By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kellan Grady made six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 23 points, Oscar Tshiebwe grabbed a Rupp Arena-record 28 rebounds and No. 20 Kentucky used an 18-2 second-half run to blow out Western Kentucky 95-60. TyTy Washington Jr. added 20 points and Jacob Toppin scored
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There are 31 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including one in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 5,590, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Grant Anticevich scored 16 of his career-high 25 points in the second half and California closed out the game on a 21-2 run to defeat Pacific 73-53. Pacific pulled within 52-51 on a basket by Jeremiah Bailey with 7:42 remaining in the game. Andre Kelly answered with a layup and a
Continue ReadingMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Sean McNeil hit four 3-pointers in five minutes, two in a 14-0 run when he scored the last eight points, and West Virginia raced past Youngstown State in the second half for an 82-52 win. McNeil, who only attempted one shot in the first half, made all four of his 3s
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. appeals court has affirmed a ban against cockfighting in U.S. territories. The ruling Wednesday rejects a Guam businessman’s 2019 lawsuit arguing the ban is unconstitutional. Sedfrey Linsangan argued in his lawsuit cockfighting is part of his culture. He appealed after a U.S. judge in
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Business) — En una serie de tuits en la noche de este martes, Bill Gates compartió que planea cancelar la mayoría de sus planes para las festividades y advirtió que Estados Unidos “podría estar entrando en la peor parte de la pandemia”. Minuto a minuto: el avance de la variante ómicron y la situación
Continue ReadingCNN, SNOW COLLEGE By Michelle Watson, CNN A missing college student was found and reunited with her family on Saturday after she went missing on December 13, Snow College officials said in a news conference Sunday. Madelyn Allen was found at a house in Wayne County, Utah, college police said. Brent Brown, a 39-year-old man
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Santa traerá el regalo de otro río atmosférico a la árida costa oeste de Estados Unidos esta semana, con fuerte nieve y lluvias, además condiciones de viento, pronosticadas para lugares desde Canadá hasta México. El primer sistema de tormentas, más cálido, se desarrollará de miércoles a jueves y dejará nieve en los lugares
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Wendell Green Jr. and Jabari Smith both had double-doubles and No. 12 Auburn beat Murray State 71-58 for its eighth straight win. Auburn held Murray State to 28 points below its season average and out-rebounded the Racers 48-33. Green had 13 points and a career-best 10 rebounds off the bench for
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will hold a special session in just over two weeks to hear arguments on the Biden administration’s vaccine or testing requirement for large employers and a separate vaccine requirement for health care workers. The announcement comes amid rising coronavirus cases. The high
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A California woman who punched a flight attendant in the face and broke her teeth during a flight has pleaded guilty to a federal charge. Prosecutors say 28-year-old Vyvianna Quinonez of Sacramento entered a plea Wednesday to interfering with a flight attendant. Quinonez was on a Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Jaiden Delaire scored 17 points, Spencer Jones added 15 and Stanford held off Wyoming 66-63 in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic. Stanford will play Liberty in a semifinal Thursday while Wyoming will take on Northern Iowa in the consolation bracket. Wyoming’s Graham Ike scored 25 points and grabbed 11
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Federal authorities argue that new state law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws is hampering efforts to protect the public. A blistering court brief filed Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice outlines multiple examples. The brief said that after an Independence police officer was killed in a
Continue ReadingFT. LAUDERDALE, FL (AP) — Guyanese-born Gajanand Singh scored 65 runs from 42 balls to lead the United States to a 26-run upset victory over Ireland in the first of two Twenty20 cricket internationals. The U.S. won the toss and elected to bat but got off to a terrible start by losing four wickets for
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES — Josiah Woods had 26 points as Bethesda broke its season-opening eight-game losing streak, narrowly beating Cal State Northridge 82-80. Elijah Hardy led the Matadors on Wednesday with a career-high 27 points.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Young Kim is running for reelection in a newly redrawn district in Southern California, the latest move by a House member following a reshaping of congressional districts finalized this week. The South Korean immigrant and former state legislator says she will run
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A raid this week on a house on North Highway 97 in Redmond turned up a variety of items stolen around the city, including a motorcycle and scooter from Walmart and gear from a Redmond DJ. But the homeowner wasn’t home and is still being sought, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden said Wednesday that a rematch against former President Donald Trump in 2024 only increases his desire to run for reelection. In an interview with ABC News, Biden once again says he intends to run for reelection in 2024, though he left a little wiggle room in his answer.
Continue ReadingOLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas prosecutors say a 21-year-old Democratic state lawmaker who is charged with domestic battery in a disturbance involving his brother is no longer eligible for diversion. Johnson County Assistant District Attorney Samantha Shannon said in a Zoom hearing on Wednesday that the issue is that a warrant was issued for Aaron
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts tribe’s long-disputed reservation was reaffirmed by the Biden administration on Wednesday. The decision by the U.S. Interior Department confirmed the status of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe’s Reservation, Tribe Chairman Brian Weeden said in a written statement. The decision means the tribe’s reservation has remained in federally protected trust status
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