Two-time defending gold medalist David Wise of the U.S. recorded the best Run 1 of freeski halfpipe qualifying with an 88.75, throwing leftside and rightside double cork 1260s and a switch left 720 with Taipan grab.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Monte Morris hit a 3-pointer over Stephen Curry from the right wing as the final buzzer sounded and the basket held up on replay review, sending the Denver Nuggets past the Golden State Warriors 117-116 in a frenzied final minute.Curry hit an off-balanced 20-foot jumper
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Zach Edey had 14 points and eight rebounds, and No. 5 Purdue moved into first place in the Big Ten with a rugged 70-64 victory over Northwestern. Capping a stretch of eight games in 21 days, the Boilermakers shot 45% from the field and committed
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have mostly fallen in Asia as investors remain anxious over the possibility that Russia could invade Ukraine. Benchmarks were moderately lower in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were higher. In New York on Thursday, the S&P 500 fell
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have mostly fallen in Asia as investors remain anxious over the possibility that Russia could invade Ukraine. Benchmarks were moderately lower in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were higher. In New York on Thursday, the S&P 500 fell
Continue ReadingLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin Obanor scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half and finished with 13 rebounds as 11th-ranked Texas Tech beat No. 7 Baylor 83-73. The 20-6 Red Raiders completed a regular-season series sweep of the reigning national champion Bears. Obanor had missed 11 consecutive 3-pointers over 2 1/2 games
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In her regular update on the city of Bend’s various efforts to deal with a rising number of homeless, City Councilor Megan Perkins announced Wednesday evening that the controversial Northeast Ninth Street and Juniper Ridge sites have been dropped from consideration for temporary outdoor shelters.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has added the U.S.-based far-right extremist group National Socialist Order and plans to add the entirety of the Palestinian group Hamas to its list of outlawed terrorist organizations. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said Thursday that the National Socialist Order joins Islamist groups Hay’at Tahrir
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach has offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case preventing them from receiving their silver medals. Two people familiar with the events told The Associated Press that Bach reiterated to
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and LORNE COOK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fears of a new war in Europe resurged as U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could invade Ukraine within days. Violence also spiked Thursday in a long-running standoff in eastern Ukraine that some worried could provide the spark
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Hilary Knight scored an enormous shorthanded goal for the U.S. in its gold medal game against Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans in the Florida House of Representatives have approved a ban on abortions after 15 weeks, moving to tighten access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could limit abortion rights in America. The GOP-controlled House early Thursday passed the 15-week abortion
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer SMETHPORT, Pa. (AP) — The Democratic Party’s brand is so toxic in some parts of rural America that liberals are removing bumper stickers and refusing to acknowledge their party affiliation publicly. The political climate is symptomatic of a larger problem threatening the Democratic Party ahead of the 2022
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Más de una de cada cuatro mujeres menores de 50 años ha reportado haber sufrido violencia doméstica por parte de una pareja íntima masculina al menos una vez en su vida, según un nuevo estudio. El estudio, publicado en la revista The Lancet el miércoles, utilizó estimaciones basadas en datos que
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Canada captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored a huge goal off a big rebound for her second goal of the gold medal game against the United States.
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Marcus Shaver Jr. had 20 points as Boise State rolled past Air Force 85-59. Max Rice had 14 points for the Broncos (20-6, 11-2 Mountain West Conference). Boise State scored 45 first-half points, a season best for the team. A.J. Walker had 19 points for the Falcons (10-14, 3-10), who
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Holland Woods and Jovan Blacksher Jr. scored 16 points apiece, Sean Miller-Moore added a double-double and Grand Canyon turned back California Baptist 65-60. Miller-Moore finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Antelopes (18-6, 8-4 Western Athletic Conference). Ty Rowell had 16 points for the Lancers (14-12, 4-9).
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — A woman and her husband have pleaded not guilty to charges in the death of an 11-year-old boy last month. Phoenix TV station ABC15 reports that 51-year-old Stephanie Davis and 33-year-old Thomas Desharnais had a court hearing Tuesday. Court records show the two have both been indicted on one count of first-degree
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN A South Florida appeals court Wednesday overturned the conviction of a former North Miami Police Department officer who was found guilty of negligence for shooting an autistic man’s caretaker in 2016, court documents show. Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal overturned a “conviction for misdemeanor culpable negligence” for Jonathan Aledda after
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By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jusuf Nurkic had 32 points and eight rebounds, Anfernee Simons added 31 points and six assists and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame Ja Morant’s 44-point game and beat the Memphis Grizzlies 123-119. Josh Hart added 22 points, six assists and seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers,
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