NEW YORK (AP) — Valerie Boyd, the author of a well regarded biography of Zora Neale Hurston and editor of an upcoming collection of Alice Walker’s journals, has died at age 58. Boyd was a former arts editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution whose “Wrapped in Rainbow: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston” was published in
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored a season-high 25 points, including 14 in the decisive third quarter, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Golden State Warriors 119-104. Mann was 6 of 7 from the field in the third as the Clippers outscored the Warriors 33-19. The third-year
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points. Bojan Bogdanovic added 22 and Rudy Gobert returned for the Utah Jazz in their 135-101 win over the Houston Rockets. Gobert had 14 points and seven rebounds before being ejected with his second technical foul in the fourth quarter. The
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U.S. snowboarder Chris Corning earned a 92.00 for landing a backside quad cork 1800 on his first run of the men’s big air final. Corning, who finished seventh overall, is the only rider to land a quad at the Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he welcomes a security dialogue with the West as his military reported pulling back some of its troops near Ukraine. But U.S. President Joe Biden said the U.S. had not verified Russia’s claim and that an
Continue ReadingLORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Darrious Agnew scored 14 points to lead Alcorn State to a 68-56 victory over Florida A&M. Keondre Montgomery added 11 points for the Braves. Dimingus Stevens led Florida A&M with 12 points.
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Norway’s Nordic combined star Jarl Magnus Riiber finally gets his shot at an Olympic medal in the large hill/10km competition after he tested positive for COVID-19 upon his arrival to the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sofia Goggia has come back less than a month after a bad crash and serious leg injury to compete in the downhill at the Beijing Olympics and earn the silver medal behind champion Corinne Suter. Goggia won the downhill for Italy four years ago at the
Continue ReadingWINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored his 28th goal midway through the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1. DeBrincat beat Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck with a high shot at 9:42 to break a 1-all tie. Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Hagel added an empty-netter.
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Sofia Goggia of Italy won silver in the women’s downhill just 23 days after a crash left her with multiple knee injuries.
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 23 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans shot a season-best 58.4% to defeat the Toronto Raptors 120-90. Brandon Ingram had 10 points and 11 rebounds. His eight assists left him two short of his first career triple-double when he was pulled after
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Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of February 14-18.
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Jaylen Sims tossed in 26 points and Shykeim Phillips scored a career-high 24 to power UNC Wilmington to an 80-73 victory over William & Mary in overtime. Phillips hit a 3-pointer and had two three-point plays for the Seahawks (18-7, 12-2 Colonial Athletic Association) in the extra period. He added seven
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Candidates for South Korea’s presidential election began their formal, 22-day campaigns Tuesday in a race tainted by intense political strife over allegations involving the main candidates and their families. Liberal governing party candidate Lee Jae-myung and his conservative opposition rival Yoon Suk Yeol are the
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The U.S. men’s curling team moved one step closer to securing a spot in the semifinals with a comeback win over Switzerland in Session 9 of play.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters in Nashville are facing the potential of congressional representation mostly at odds with their political views. A new Republican-drawn map will split the liberal city into three districts. The city’s longtime congressman, Democrat Jim Cooper, has said he won’t seek reelection because even he can’t
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Springs-based nonprofit that turns guns into garden tools has disabled more than 1,000 firearms across the country since its inception in 2013. The group called RAWtools formed shortly after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and draws inspiration from the Bible verse
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability to speculate on the stock market. Public anger over congressional stock trading has mounted since the first tremors of the pandemic. That’s when lawmakers stirred outrage by collectively buying and selling millions of dollars
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability to speculate on the stock market. Public anger over congressional stock trading has mounted since the first tremors of the pandemic. That’s when lawmakers stirred outrage by collectively buying and selling millions of dollars
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Julia Fox, fresh from her breakup with the artist formerly known as Kanye West, opened LaQuan Smith’s New York Fashion Week show Monday night. She wore a black evening dress with revealing cutouts as Smith honored his beloved late mentor, Andre Leon Talley, with a moment
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