By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Mustapha Amzil and DaRon Holmes II each scored 20 points and No. 24 Dayton pulled away late for a 74-62 win over SMU. Kobe Elvis and Mike Sharavjamts each scored 10 points, and Toumani Camara had 18 rebounds as Dayton took down the Mustangs for
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 34 points, eight rebounds and five assists and the Boston Celtics extended their season-best win streak to five games by beating the Denver Nuggets 131-112. It was Tatum’s third straight game with at least 30 points and seventh time this season with 30-plus.
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Zia Cooke added 18 points to lift No. 1 South Carolina to an 81-56 victory over No. 17 Maryland. Boston led her team to a fairly routine victory in its first real test of the
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Toussaint scored 18 points, Erik Stevenson added 16 and West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 81-56 in the Backyard Brawl. West Virginia won its sixth straight over Pittsburgh), the longest streak in the series between the schools 75 miles apart. Pittsburgh went nearly five minutes without a field goal, allowing West Virginia to
Continue Reading By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Wendell Carter Jr. had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic beat the Phoenix Suns 114-97. Terrence Ross scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter as Orlando earned a second straight win for the first time this season. Franz Wagner had
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Freshman forward Jarace Walker scored 23 points, and No. 3 Houston routed Saint Joseph’s 81-55 in the Veterans Classic. J’Wan Roberts added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Cougars, who have yet to trail this season. Houston’s biggest obstacle was the slippery floor conditions that
Continue Reading BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored 17 points, Sara Scalia added 15 points and No. 11 Indiana beat UMass Lowell 93-37for the fourth largest margin of victory in program history. Indiana pulled away in the second quarter as UMass Lowell went nine-plus minutes without a field goal. The Hoosiers went on a 23-3 run
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN More than 100 new plaintiffs affected by water contamination at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii have been included in a lawsuit against the United States government. The lawsuit was originally filed earlier this year with the US District Court for the District of Hawaii, and included the names
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BY HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes, one author isn’t enough to write a novel. You might need two, four or even six. Dhonielle Clayton is a bestselling young adult author who brought in five of her well-known friends, including Tiffany D. Jackson, Nicola Yoon and Angie Thomas, to collaborate on
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain says hackers have targeted websites in the island kingdom just hours before a planned parliamentary election. The Interior Ministry did not identify the websites targeted Saturday, but the country’s state-run Bahrain News Agency could not be reached online, nor could the website for
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A career police officer and sheriff in Las Vegas who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump has been elected governor in Nevada. Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo’s narrow victory over Democrat Steve Sisolak became clear Friday, after several days of ballot counting. That was partly
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By Maeve Reston, CNN Republican Joe Lombardo, the popular sheriff of Clark County, will defeat Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak after arguing that he did not do enough to get the economy moving after the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Nevada has been a battleground state since the early 1990s, but Joe Biden narrowly clinched
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland has added two new characters in wheelchairs to “It’s a Small World.” The animatronic dolls were unveiled on the iconic ride Friday. One is in the Latin American section and the other appears in the finale. Disney Resorts says it’s part of an ongoing effort to accurately reflect diversity. While
Continue Reading By JILL COLVIN, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is suing the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol to avoid cooperating with a subpoena requiring him to testify. The suit filed Friday evening contends that, while former presidents have voluntarily agreed to
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz, Sara Murray and Gabby Orr, CNN Former President Donald Trump has sued the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, as a way to challenge its subpoena for documents and his testimony, according to filings in a federal court in Florida. Trump is challenging both the legitimacy of the committee — which
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Después de tres días bajo alerta por huracán, Tiffany Trump dio un suspiro de alivio. El tiempo en Palm Beach, Florida, por fin estaba mejorando y el pronóstico para el sábado, el día de su boda, parece soleado y cálido. Dos personas familiarizadas con el estado de ánimo de la futura
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Democratic Rep. Susie Lee has survived a stiff challenge from Republican April Becker in a key swing district the GOP has targeted nationally as a priority in its bid to take control of the U.S. House. Lee joined fellow Democratic Reps. Dina Titus and Steven
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Este viernes hubo escenas de júbilo en la ciudad de Jersón, en el sur de Ucrania, cuando las fuerzas ucranianas avanzaron por gran parte de la ciudad y sus alrededores, aparentemente encontrando poca o ninguna resistencia al recuperar la única capital regional capturada por Rusia este año. Las fuerzas rusas se
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass has pulled ahead of developer Rick Caruso in their back-and-forth contest to become mayor of Los Angeles. The billionaire Caruso had been leading by less than a point, but returns released Friday showed Bass gaining the edge as counting continued,
Continue ReadingBy Alex Hardie, CNN A man in Scotland is a rape suspect wanted in the United States, a Scottish court ruled Friday, despite the man’s claims that he is not the person authorities are looking for and that he never visited the US in his life. An Edinburgh Sheriff’s Court judge said that that the
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