LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cameron Gooden scored 22 points and Frank Staine scored 18 points and Utah Tech surprised Stephen F. Austin 80-76 in overtime in a Western Athletic Conference Tournament opener. Dancell Leter threw down a dunk to start the extra session and Utah Tech led for the remainder. Latrell Jossell scored 17 points
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A blacksmith in the Russian-controlled eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk is practically beating swords into ploughshares, and turning one man’s trash into treasures. Viktor Mikhalev takes weapons and ammunition and produces what he calls the flowers of war. Mikhalev, who trained as a welder, lives and works in a house whose fence and door are
Continue Reading TAICHUNG, Taiwan (AP) — The 20-team World Baseball Classic got underway after a six-year absence with the Netherlands defeating Cuba 4-2 in a Group A game in Taiwan to open the tournament. Play in Group B begins on Thursday in Tokyo with South Korea playing Australia and host Japan — led by Angels star Shohei
Continue Reading HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Brantly Stevenson scored 28 points and Cal Poly erupted in the second half and went on to beat Long Beach State 88-68 in an opening-round contest in the Big West Conference Tournament. Long Beach State led 40-35 at halftime before Cal Poly unleashed a 53-point second half and cruised to the
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By Josh Campbell, Elizabeth Wolfe, Rosa Flores and Andy Rose, CNN Two of the Americans who were kidnapped at gunpoint in a Mexican border city on Friday have returned to the US and are being treated at a hospital, while the remains of the two Americans who were killed are expected to be brought back
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Officials in California are imploring residents to prepare for a powerful storm set to lash the region with torrential rain later this week as the state continues to recover from colossal amounts of snow that trapped mountain communities. Previous severe weather was responsible for the death of one person in the
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho (AP) — RaeQuan Battle scored 17 points and his dunk off a lob from Darius Brown II with 1.6 seconds left in the second overtime lifted Montana State past Weber State 60-58in a Big Sky Conference semifinal matchup. Battle then blocked Steven Verplancken Jr.’s shot attempt as time expired. Dillon Jones scored 18
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By Brad Lendon and Marc Stewart, CNN China should not be surprised Washington and its allies in Asia are deepening military ties given Beijing’s aggressive behavior toward many of its neighbors, the US ambassador to Japan said Wednesday in an exclusive interview with CNN. “You look at India, you look at the Philippines, you look
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Elon Musk ofreció este martes una imagen optimista de cómo Twitter puede mejorar el negocio de la publicidad que él ayudó a descarrilar y aumentar sus resultados, al tiempo que admitió que mantener la red social en funcionamiento está resultando un reto después de múltiples rondas de despidos. En su intervención
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday as investors fretted that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates faster if pressure stays high on inflation. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.5% to finish at 28,444.19. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.8% to 7,307.80. South Korea’s Kospi dropped
Continue Reading ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Patrick Gardner scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Marist controlled from the start beating Manhattan 61-50 in an opening round contest of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament. After a 36-17 Marist lead in the first half, Manhattan closed within four on two occasions — 48-44 and 50-46
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis had 30 points and 22 rebounds, Dennis Schröder added 17 points and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers moved into ninth place in the Western Conference with a 112-103 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves scored 17 points
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Jared McCann scored his fifth goal in the past five games, Daniel Sprong scored for the first time since Jan. 17, and the Seattle Kraken beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Back home after sweeping a four-game road trip,
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Buttery, smooth, oaky. These are characteristics of the best bourbons, and a growing cult of aficionados is willing to pay an astonishing amount of money for these increasingly scarce premium American spirits — and even bend or break laws. Premium spirits have always
Continue Reading LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Demarcus Sharp scored 31 points and distributed nine assists and Northwestern State beat New Orleans 74-70 in Southland Conference semifinal tournament contest. Jamond Vincent’s three-point play with 5:49 left brought New Orleans to a 62-all tie, but Isaac Haney countered with a 3-pointer 16 seconds late and the Demons stayed
Continue Reading By The Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. — Led by Antavion Collum’s 16 points, the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners defeated the CSU Northridge Matadors 51-47 in a Big West Conference Tournament opener.
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By Dakin Andone, Steve Almasy, Nick Valencia and Mark Morales, CNN The release of more video from the January traffic stop that led to the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols was delayed Wednesday, according to a court order, as the US Department of Justice announced it would perform a review of the Memphis Police
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A federal jury on Wednesday evening concluded its first day of deliberations to determine whether the convicted terrorist who carried out a fatal attack on a New York City bike path in 2017 will get the death penalty. Jury deliberations began Wednesday afternoon. The panel is expected back in court
Continue Reading CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he plans to meet with President Joe Biden in the United States following a trip to India this week, amid speculation the leaders will make an announcement on Australia’s plans to build nuclear-power submarines. Albanese gave few details of the U.S. trip, saying there would
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU and JOHNSON LAI Associated Press NANGAN, Taiwan (AP) — In the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-lin had to tell his guests he couldn’t provide them with the internet. Others living on Matsu, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands closer to neighboring China, had to struggle with paying electricity bills, making
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