By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — The top diplomats of Australia, India, Japan and the United States say their Indo-Pacific-focused bloc is not aimed at China, but their latest words reflect growing unease over China’s influence in the region. The four foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi insisted the so-called “Quad”
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in as the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s a few key details to know about the upcoming ceremony.
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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole scored 34 points, Klay Thompson had 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors used another big second-half surge to rally past the Los Angeles Clippers 115-91 for their fourth straight victory. Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points and hit
Continue Reading By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer WEXFORD, Pa. (AP) — By the time the doors open at 4:30 p.m., a boisterous line of 50 hungry people is looping around the gymnasium foyer at Blessed Francis Seelos Academy. Their objective: to occupy tables on the basketball court and, for the parish’s first time since the pandemic
Continue Reading EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Jordan Sears led the UT Martin Skyhawks with 33 points and sealed the victory with a layup with 36 seconds left as the Skyhawks took down the SIU-Edwardsville Cougars in an Ohio Valley Conference quarterfinal.
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By Jessie Yeung and Richard Quest, CNN South Korea doesn’t need nuclear arms to deter the threat from North Korea, the country’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said in an exclusive interview with CNN — even as public opinion swings the other way amid Asia’s accelerating arms race. Several recent public surveys “definitely showed that we
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard scored 17 points to lead five in double figures as Oregon cruised past California 84-51. Couisnard was 6 of 8 from the floor and made three 3-pointers. N’Faly Dante, Nate Bittle, Rivaldo Soares and Kel’el Ware each added 10 points for Oregon (17-13, 11-8 Pac-12), which shot 55% (34
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gabe Vilardi and Anze Kopitar scored in the third period and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on Thursday night. Alex Iafallo also scored and Pheonix Copley made 19 saves to help the Kings win their fourth straight home game. Josh Anderson had
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By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich had four assists, Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3. Logan Brown, Colton Parayko, Brayden Schenn, Kasperi Kapanen and Tyler Pitlick also scored for the Blues. Thomas Greiss made 22 saves
Continue Reading By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Pavel Buchnevich had four assists, Jordan Kyrou had a goal and an assist, and the St. Louis Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 6-3. Logan Brown, Colton Parayko, Brayden Schenn, Kasperi Kapanen and Tyler Pitlick also scored for the Blues. Thomas Greiss made 22 saves
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov scored his 38th and 39th goals of the season to help the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 on Thursday night for their third straight victory. Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves for Minnesota. Kaprizov opened the scoring at 44 seconds of the first period with a backdoor
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Led by DJ Davis’ 26 points, the UC Irvine Anteaters defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders 75-65. The Anteaters are now 21-10 on the season, while the Highlanders moved to 20-11.
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Calle Jarnkrok broke a tie at 2:20 of the third period and Joseph Woll made 25 saves in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 2-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. After Jacob Markstrom stopped Morgan Rielly on a breakaway, Jarnkrok was able to score off the rebound as the net
Continue Reading By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Alston Mason’s 17 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the UIC Flames 74-57 in a Missouri Valley Conference tournament first-round game
Continue Reading By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Led by Alston Mason’s 17 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the UIC Flames 74-57 in a Missouri Valley Conference tournament first-round game
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities are investigating the cause of a huge blaze that broke out at a construction site in a popular shopping district. The fire forced around 170 people in nearby buildings to evacuate. The fire erupted at the Mariners’ Club redevelopment project at 11 p.m.
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By Christina Maxouris and Ray Sanchez, CNN Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday for the murders of his wife and son — another chapter in the downfall of the disgraced attorney whose dynastic family had significant legal reach for decades in parts of South Carolina’s Lowcountry. Judge
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By Colin McCullough and Amanda Jackson, CNN A Lufthansa flight traveling from Texas to Germany was diverted to Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday evening because of turbulence that left some passengers injured, an airport spokesperson said. Lufthansa Flight 469, which took off from Austin, experienced “significant turbulence” and landed safely at Dulles, Metropolitan
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after a Federal Reserve official raised hopes the U.S. central bank might not step up its anti-inflation fight as much as feared. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Oil prices retreated. Wall Street rose Wednesday for the
Continue Reading By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Switching political parties to choose the primary in which to vote is about to become more difficult in Wyoming. Republican Gov. Mark Gordon says he will allow a bill curtailing so-called party crossover voting to become law on Friday without his signature. Gordon says the bill’s
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