By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Led by Boden Skunberg’s 20 points, the North Dakota State Bison defeated the Portland Pilots 67-62. The Bison are now 2-8 on the season, while the Pilots moved to 7-5.
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Right-hander Kyle Gibson and the Baltimore Orioles finalized a $10 million, one-year contract. The 35-year-old would receive a $150,000 assignment bonus if traded, payable by the receiving team. Gibson was 10-8 with a 5.05 ERA in 31 starts for Philadelphia last season. He also pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings in two
Continue Reading By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored five of his 34 points in the final two minutes Monday night to help the Milwaukee Bucks hold off a late Orlando rally in a 109-102 win over the Magic. Bobby Portis added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, and Jrue
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Led by Shakiru Odunewu’s 23 points, the New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Simon Fraser Clan 77-35 on Monday. The Aggies are now 4-2 on the season.
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By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Parliament has passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code that criminalizes extramarital sex and applies to citizens and visiting foreigners alike. A parliamentary taskforce finalized the bill in November and lawmakers unanimously approved it Tuesday. After ratification, the new criminal code must
Continue Reading By AMANDA SEITZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is still actively searching for ways to safeguard abortion access for millions of women, even as it bumps up against a complex web of strict new state laws enacted in the months after the Supreme Court stripped the constitutional right. Looking
Continue Reading By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Matt Bradley scored 19 points and No. 22 San Diego State beat Troy 60-55. Darrion Trammell made a layup in traffic, converted two free throws and forced a key steal in the final three minutes to seal the win for the Aztecs. San Diego State
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nazem Kadri scored the game-winning goal at 15:42 of the third period and added two assists to lead the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Monday. Dillon Dube and Elias Lindholm also scored for Calgary, which has won five of its last six games at the
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By Wayne Chang It’s been nearly two months since Taiwan lifted its entry restrictions and ended mandatory quarantine, allowing most international tourists to visit the island. The government has since vowed to boost its tourism offerings and attract 10 million international visitors by 2025 after losing out on tourist revenue amid the Covid-19 pandemic. But
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top House and Senate leaders will present law enforcement officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 with Congressional Gold Medals on Tuesday, awarding them Congress’s highest honor nearly two years after they fought with former President Donald Trump’s
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green scored 27 points and Kevin Porter Jr. added 24 to lead the Houston Rockets to a 132-123 double-overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers as James Harden struggled through his return from injury. Harden had 21 points but shot 4 for 19 from the field
Continue Reading By BILL BARROW and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia voters on Tuesday are deciding the final Senate contest in the country, choosing between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican football legend Herschel Walker after a four-week runoff blitz that has drawn a flood of outside spending to an increasingly personal fight. This
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By Masrur Jamaluddin, Heather Chen and Angus Watson, CNN Indonesian lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping new criminal code on Tuesday that criminalizes sex outside marriage, as part of a tranche of changes that critics say threaten human rights and freedoms in the Southeast Asian country. The new code, which also applies to foreign residents and
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders eulogized the late Jiang Zemin on Tuesday as a loyal Marxist-Leninist who oversaw their country’s rapid economic rise while maintaining rigid Communist Party control over society. President and current party leader Xi Jinping praised Jiang in an hour-long address at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People as senior officials, military
Continue Reading By TOMMY CONMY Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and No. 18 Gonzaga closed the game on an 11-0 run to rally past Kent State 73-66. The nation’s longest home win streak was extended to 69 games but not without a major scare by the Golden
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.1% as it tries to wrestle down inflation. The increase was the bank’s eighth in a row for the bank and takes the rate to its highest level in 10 years. Still,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was arrested and charged Saturday for the stabbing of a homeless man on May 25 in Columbia. James Dillender, 54, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. He appeared for his first court appearance via
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La violencia cimbró al estado de Zacatecas, México, este fin de semana con diferentes hechos como el asesinato de un juez, el intento de fuga de una cárcel estatal y bloqueos en avenidas, lo que puso en alerta a las autoridades federales. La ola de violencia se registra luego de que
Continue Reading By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Parliament has passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal code that criminalizes extramarital sex and applies to citizens and visiting foreigners alike. A parliamentary taskforce finalized the bill in November and lawmakers unanimously approved it Tuesday. After ratification, the new criminal code must
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street pulled back as surprisingly strong economic reports highlighted the difficulty of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation. Tokyo rose, Shanghai was flat and other regional markets declined. U.S. futures gained and oil prices also advanced.
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