By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 47 points, knocking down seven 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 116-113 to snap a five-game losing streak. Andrew Wiggins had 25 points and Klay Thompson added 16 for the Warriors before Curry made two free throws
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 18 points to lead No. 12 Texas to a 72-57 season-opening win over UTEP in the Longhorns’ new arena. The transfer from Iowa State made six of eight shots and had five rebounds. Ze’Rik Onyema scored 10 points to lead UTEP. The
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By SHAMEKA DUDLEY-LOWE and SCOTT McFETRIDGE The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball drawing was delayed Monday and it’s likely that the official results won’t be known until later Tuesday, the Multi-State Lottery Association said in a statement. The record-breaking $1.9 billion Powerball drawing was delayed because a participating lottery had issues
Continue Reading STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bryce Thompson scored 18 points, Kalib Boone scored 15 and Oklahoma State beat UT Arlington 77-66 in a season opener. The Cowboys led 27-22 at halftime and used a 15-0 outburst after intermission to build a 42-22 advantage. Oklahoma State continued the onslaught, and Woody Newton’s 3-pointer with 11:56 left made
Continue Reading By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 10 assists, Michael Porter Jr. added 24 points and the Denver Nuggets defeated the San Antonio Spurs 115-109 for their third straight victory. Denver point guard Jamal Murray added 19 points, six assists and five rebounds. Murray had six points
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Police in northeastern China said that seven people have been arrested following a clash between residents and authorities enforcing COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. The violence comes as China reports new cases nationwide, with 2,230 cases reported Tuesday in the southern manufacturing and technology hub of Guangzhou. While the numbers remain relatively low, China
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Nae’Qwan Tomlin and Markquis Nowell scored 14 points apiece and Kansas State opened the season under new coach Jerome Tang with a 93-59 romp over UT Rio Grande Valley. Tang took over the Wildcats’ program after serving as an assistant to Scott Drew at Baylor from 2003-2022. Nowell sank all three
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Chris Harris’ 16 points helped Southeast Missouri State defeat South Florida 64-61 in the season opener. Harris added six rebounds for the Redhawks. Phillip Russell shot 3 for 11 (3 for 9 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to add 11 points. Josh Earley shot
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A controversial proposal to change the pay structure for servers and other workers at Washington’s bars and restaurants goes before voters Tuesday. The vote comes four years after approval of an identical ballot issue that was overturned by the D.C. Council. Initiative 82 would eliminate the tipped
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN MIAMI (AP) — For two years, Venezuela’s socialist government has been fighting to extricate from the U.S. justice system an insider businessman it claims was on an ultra-secret mission to Iran when he was arrested on a U.S. warrant during a routine fuel stop in Africa. The campaign to win the release
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kobe Brown scored 20 points to lead six players in double figures, and added 14 rebounds and Missouri opened the season under new coach Dennis Gates by holding off Southern Indiana 97-91. Gates picks up his first win at Missouri after a successful three-year run at Cleveland State. The Tigers are
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser is poised to coast to a third term after a campaign focused on her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and on her history as one of the faces of the ongoing quest for statehood. In June, Bowser defeated a pair of challengers
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Evans may have put down Captain America’s shield but he’s got a new badge of honor: he’s been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive. People’s selection was announced Monday night on Stephen Colbert’s late night show and on the magazine’s website. Evans, who for nearly a decade played Captain America
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Powerball announces delay to record-breaking $1.9B drawing, saying extra time needed for “required security protocols.”
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By Shania Shelton, CNN The 2022 midterm elections will decide control of Congress, dozens of statewide positions and ballot measures on key issues in many states. This is a guide by poll-closing time for the notable races — both competitive and not — that are on the ballot. See race ratings for Senate, House and
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday ahead of the U.S. midterm elections with trading likely to stay bumpy in a week that brings new inflation data and other events that could shake markets. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% to 27,876.20 on strong earnings reports. The Kospi in
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN. Photographs by Rachel Woolf and video by Lacey Russell, CNN Dr. Jill Gibson is jogging from patient to patient through the complicated maze of exam rooms, wearing navy scrubs, protective booties and a magenta shirt reading “I Stand with Planned Parenthood.” Gibson, Planned Parenthood Arizona’s Medical Director, saw nine patients the
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By Tara Subramaniam, CNN It’s not unusual for temperatures in India’s Thar Desert to reach 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit). Even when they drop, hot winds sweep across the bare plains. The soil here is infertile, water is scarce. This place is near unlivable for humans — but it’s ideal for one of the
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark scored 20 points as No. 4 Iowa opened the season with an 87-34 win over Southern on Monday night. Clark, a junior guard who was a unanimous Associated Press preseason All-American, shook off a couple of early injuries to finish with a 6
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who slaughtered 51 Muslim worshippers during the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand’s history is appealing his conviction and sentence. New Zealand’s Court of Appeal has confirmed Tuesday that gunman Brenton Tarrant had filed the appeal last week. Tarrant, a white supremacist, gunned
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