By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Dorka Juhasz scored 22 points and Christyn Williams added 20 as No. 8 UConn bounced back from its first conference loss in eight years with an 84-60 win over DePaul on Friday night. Aaliyah Edwards had 19 points for the Huskies, who were once again
Continue ReadingMOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Jamal Cain scored 29 points as Oakland edged past Robert Morris 71-68. Trey Townsend had 18 points for Oakland. Brandon Stone had 17 points and eight rebounds for Robert Morris.
Continue ReadingMARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A plea hearing has been scheduled for a Navy nuclear engineer accused of trying to sell information about nuclear-powered warships to a foreign country. Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, Diana Toebbe, of Annapolis, Maryland, were arrested last October in West Virginia. They later pleaded not guilty to espionage-related charges that carry
Continue ReadingBy DEBRA GIL Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Oregon Senate approved a bill Thursday that establishes job protections for school superintendents. Two local superintendents were recently fired by their school boards without cause, but those appeared to reflect rifts over COVID-19 restrictions and politics. Senate Bill 1521 creates
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan and Micah J. Bray Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Two separate police cruisers were struck during a pursuit that involved a man who waved an axe out the driver’s side window of the van he was driving. North Kansas City police tell KCTV5 News
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los reportes sobre el posible mal manejo de los documentos federales por parte del expresidente Donald Trump que fueron encontrados en su complejo de Mar-a-Lago han llevado a los expertos legales esta semana a cuestionar: ¿Se podría acusar a Trump de un delito? Algunos se apresuraron a especular que sí, aunque
Continue ReadingBy TYLER FINGERT Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The final preparations are underway at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel ahead of Friday’s first parade. Their spot on Royal Street a prime location to watch Mardi Gras return to the Port City. Inside, there is a lot of hustling as
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Billionaire developer Rick Caruso is entering the crowded field of candidates hoping to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. The 63-year-old promises in a statement on Twitter that the city can end homelessness and reverse a spike in crime. One rival quickly attacked
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A southwest Bend homeowner who lived through one of the most destructive wildfires in area history over 30 years ago is still worried about traffic gridlock during an emergency. He wants Deschutes County to update its plans now, for future evacuations.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Sahith Theegala made up for a messy finish Friday morning in the suspended first round of the WM Phoenix Open in a hurry — and kept on going. Making his tournament debut on a sponsor exemption, Theegala shot a 7-under 64 to take a two-stroke
Continue ReadingNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma woman convicted of enabling child abuse in the 2020 death of her 2-year-old son has been sentenced to 16 months in prison under the state’s failure-to-protect law. Cleveland County Judge Michael Tupper sentenced 30-year-old Rebecca Hogue on Friday. With time served, she will be released in 13 months. Hogue
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The highest-ranking U.N. official to visit Ethiopia since war began in the Tigray region in 2020 says she thinks Tigrayan fighters are hopeful of ending the conflict. And she senses that top government officials are not just more hopeful but making a greater effort to
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The U.S. says it will open an embassy in the Solomon Islands, laying out in unusually blunt terms a plan to increase its influence in the South Pacific nation before China becomes “strongly embedded.” The reasoning was explained in a State Department notification to Congress
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is leading an effort to pressure the state to immediately pay for temporary homeless shelters a week after announcing a planned crackdown on homeless camps near busy roadways. Wheeler joined Mosier Mayor Arlene Burns and Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis in introducing the idea to other mayors at
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ja’Marr Chase has turned in quite the debut season. He has rewritten Cincinnati rookie records, earned a Pro Bowl nod and scratched off another goal to earn the AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Chase says he put that on his
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press American midfielder Brenden Aaronson scored his second league goal of the season, helping Red Bull Salzburg come from behind in a 2-1 win at Rapid Vienna as the season resumed following a two-month winter break. The 21-year-old from Medford, New Jersey, scored a tying goal from near the penalty spot in
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El exvicecanciller de Nicaragua Víctor Hugo Tinoco y el líder estudiantil Max Jerez fueron declarados culpables del delito de conspiración para cometer menoscabo de la integridad nacional, durante juicios celebrados en la Dirección de Auxilio Judicial, según informó el Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (Cenidh). “Otra aberración jurídica, esta vez
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Tax receipts from surging gun and ammunition sales have boosted money for a U.S. conservation program to a record level. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says excise taxes on guns, ammunition and archery equipment brought in $1.1 billion to be doled out in state grants in 2022 for wildlife conservation
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — People attending the Beijing Winter Olympics can’t visit Tibet because they’re in China’s “closed loop” system for foreign visitors. But some visitors, including part of the Associated Press’ Olympics team, are getting a taste of the region because they’ve been assigned to the Tibet Hotel. The hotel
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — People attending the Beijing Winter Olympics can’t visit Tibet because they’re in China’s “closed loop” system for foreign visitors. But some visitors, including part of the Associated Press’ Olympics team, are getting a taste of the region because they’ve been assigned to the Tibet Hotel. The hotel
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