PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Ben Martin birdied six of the last eight holes for a 6-under 66 and the first-round lead Thursday in the PGA Tour’s windy Corales Puntacana Championship. After opening his morning round with a bogey and making the turn in even par, Martin began the run with birdies on the
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration has filed a third lawsuit in Texas over voting rights. The latest challenge announced Thursday is over newly drawn county precincts in the tourist hub of Galveston. The Justice Department says the changes discriminate against minority voters by eliminating the only precinct
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Miami coach Jim Larrañaga is in a familiar spot with the 10th-seeded Hurricanes set to face No. 11 seed Iowa State in the Midwest Region semifinals on Friday. It’s the first Sweet 16 for Miami since 2016 and the third in 11 years under Larrañaga. A
Continue ReadingBy Anica Padilla Click here for updates on this story ESTES PARK, Colorado (KCNC) — Some called him Bruno. To others, he was “Kahuna” or “Incredibull.” And many who didn’t know his name had seen his picture. The iconic bull elk, a favorite of photographers who visited Rocky Mountain National Park, was found dead this
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York plans to light up One World Trade Center, Niagara Falls and other state landmarks blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine Thursday. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the date marks one month since the beginning of the Russian invasion. Other landmarks that will shine blue and yellow include the New
Continue Reading…but we still see a chance Sunday into Monday for some light accumulation.
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that torched several rows of seats and a suite area at the Denver Broncos’ stadium. The fire broke out on the fourth level at Empower Field at Mile High on Thursday afternoon and spread to the third level, where it burned at
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Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! Our skies will stay pretty clear the next several days. Winds will stay light and our temperatures will be above average, in the mid to upper 60s through the weekend. Lows will be in the 30s and low 40s, as well. We are still looking at a slight chance for showers on Sunday, which
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Beer and a good cause: Former Portland Trail Blazers player Brian Grant is partnering with Von Ebert Brewing and the Moda Center to raise money for those with Parkinson’s disease. The “Rasta Monsta Tropical Pils” – in honor of Grant’s nickname
Continue ReadingRENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have signed cornerback Justin Coleman and linebacker/special teams standout Joel Iyiegbuniwe. Both players signed one-year deals. For Coleman it’s a return to Seattle where he first earned consistent playing time as a nickel cornerback. Coleman spent the 2019-20 seasons with Detroit and last season in Miami. Coleman was
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN For eight years, a school district in Texas has celebrated its LGBTQIA+ students, staff and families through a Pride Week. But this year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says the activities are breaking state law. In a Tuesday letter to the Austin Independent School District’s superintendent, Paxton, a Republican, wrote, “The
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland has hired Tony Skinn as an assistant for new basketball coach Kevin Willard’s staff. Skinn spent this past season at Ohio State after working with Willard at Seton Hall prior to that. Skinn has also been an assistant at Louisiana Tech. A native of Takoma Park, Maryland, Skinn played
Continue ReadingBy Tom Sater, CNN Meteorologist You may have heard of the proverb ‘March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.’ Well, the last weekend of March has the lamb wearing a tank-top and flip-flops out West. The western United States will experience a highly unusual event — record-breaking and extremely early-season heat
Continue ReadingPORTO, Portugal (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal moved a big step closer to the World Cup with a hard-fought 3-1 home win over Turkey in the playoffs of European qualifying. Portugal opened a two-goal lead in the first half but only salvaged the victory after Turkey missed an 85th-minute penalty kick at the Estádio
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — In this year’s lightning-round version of spring training, just two weeks remain until Major League Baseball’s opening day on April 7. That’s not much time to get hitters and pitchers ready for a 162-game season, especially since games just started a week ago. The sport’s 99-day
Continue ReadingPALERMO, Sicily (AP) — European champion Italy will miss the World Cup. Again. The unthinkable happened in Palermo as the Azzurri were beaten 1-0 by North Macedonia following a last-gasp goal by Aleksandar Trajkovski in their playoff semifinal. It was North Macedonia’s only real opportunity after a completely dominant performance by Italy. The Azzurri missed
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko scratches his head after a conference call with another foreign leader, the bags under his eyes revealing the sleepless nights the Russian assault on the Ukrainian capital have afforded him. Nevertheless, he’s undeterred. “This is our homeland, we have to be here,” he told CNN, in
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Spencer Dinwiddie is thriving in Dallas since a trade that has proven to be a boost for the playoff-bound Mavericks. The eight-year veteran has been stung by suggestions he was a locker room problem in Washington before the deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis to the Wizards.
Continue ReadingLIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian judge has banned former President Alberto Fujimori from leaving the country for 18 months as soon as he leaves a prison where he has been serving a 25-year sentence for murder. Fujimori is expected to be released soon under a Constitutional Court order that last week revived a humanitarian
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans attorney says a 21-year-old man accused of killing a high school student and the teen’s stepsister was gunned down on his way to a pretrial hearing. John Fuller tells The Times-Picayune / The New Orleans Advocate that Hollis Carter was killed on Wednesday and his mother critically wounded
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