BOISE, Idaho — RaeQuan Battle had 17 points off the bench to lift Montana State to a 69-66 win over Weber State in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament. Dillon Jones led the Wildcats with 18 points and nine rebounds.
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A court in El Salvador has ordered the capture of former President Alfredo Cristiani in relation to the 1989 massacre of six Jesuit priests and two others by soldiers. Prosecutors allege that Cristiani knew of the military’s plan to eliminate the priests and did
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The Summit Storm won their 27th straight Friday at the Chiles Center in Portland, defeating Mountainside 73-61 and moving on to Saturday’s championship contest between the No. 2-seed Storm and the top-seed Tualatin Timberwolves. The 5A Redmond boys, sadly, lost 50-36 to Silverton. Jordan Williams will be live with scores and highlights at 10 and
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn. CNN Prosecutors will drop a second-degree murder charge for a Denver security guard who shot a man at a political rally in October 2020, according to a statement from the Denver District Attorney’s office. Matthew Dolloff and his attorney, Doug Richards, have claimed Dolloff was acting in self-defense when he shot Lee
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mark Friedman’s first goal in 10 months early in the third period broke open a tie game and Bryan Rust’s 20th goal of the season provided some late cushion as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Vegas 5-2. Mike Matheson, Jeff Carter and Evan Rodrigues also scored for
Continue ReadingBy DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mo Bamba scored 27 points, Markelle Fultz and Mo Wagner did most of Orlando’s scoring in a big second-half rally and the Magic beat Minnesota 118-110 on Friday night to end the Timberwolves’ winning streak at six games. During a 23-4 run over a stretch of
Continue ReadingBy Teele Rebane, CNN As Ukrainians around the country gathered glass bottles for Molotov cocktails and armed themselves against the Russian onslaught, Pavlo Servetnyk headed for the kitchen. For the past two weeks since the Russians invaded, he’s been barely sleeping, working 20 hours a day to feed the people of Russian-occupied Kherson. Each day,
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 18 points and 11 rebounds and No. 7 Duke held off Miami with free throws in the final minute as the Blue Devils and retiring coach Mike Krzyzewski advanced to the Atlantic Coast Conference championship with a 80-76 victory. Top-seeded
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas — Kendric Davis had 24 points as SMU easily defeated Tulsa 83-58 in the American Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals. Sam Griffin led Tulsa with 16 points.
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The city of Bend followed up an earlier 2-week notice with posted 72-hour notices Friday that the Northeast Second Street campsites will be removed and the area cleaned, starting Monday, due to public health and safety concerns along the city right of way.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Bingham Jr. matched his career high with 19 points and Tyson Walker scored nine of his 11 points in the final 93 seconds to send seventh-seeded Michigan State over No. 12 Wisconsin 69-63 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. The Spartans lost five of their
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Kaluma scored 17 points and keyed an overwhelming blitz that sent Creighton into the Big East championship game with a stunning 85-58 blowout of No. 11 Providence in the semifinals. Alex O’Connell had 18 points and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 15 points and nine rebounds
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools interim superintendent Brent Jones will be the district’s next leader, making him the district’s first Black male superintendent in decades. The Seattle Times reports the school board voted 6-1 to approve Jones’ contract at a special meeting Friday. Jones’ contract will last until June 30, 2024, and his annual
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Ethan Cohen, CNN Democratic Party officials charged with setting the presidential nominating calendar argued Friday for major changes that would move more diverse and competitive states earlier in the process and would favor primaries over caucuses. Such changes would likely upend Iowa’s long-standing status as the first state to vote. The
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ochai Agbaji curled off a screen and was wide open for a rim-rattling ally-oop dunk, the inbound play perfectly executed if only Kansas teammate Dajuan Harris had lofted him the ball in the Big 12 quarterfinals. Harris didn’t make the same mistake against TCU
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A truck-driver shortage and now soaring gas prices can bring more business for the City of Prineville Railway, though General Manager Matt Wiederholt said that trucks are still a key part of the system.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Gustavo Cárdenas’ years-long “nightmare” came to an end Tuesday night when he and another American citizen were freed from detention in Venezuela. “This terrible situation has caused a lot of suffering and pain, much more than I can explain with my words,” he said in a written statement following his release.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — From Bradley Cooper to Steven Spielberg, some of Hollywood’s brightest stars came together to relax and sip wine in a fancy ballroom where everyone ended up walking away a winner at the American Film Institute Awards on Friday. The annual AFI invite-only luncheon
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Police say in court documents that a 23-year-old man killed his 73-year-old lover, poured cement over his body in a bathtub and planned to fraudulently take ownership of his car and home in one of Hawaii’s most exclusive gated communities. According to court documents filed Friday,
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Citigroup, the major US bank with the biggest footprint in Russia, said Monday it will expand its exit from Russia to go beyond the long-planned sale of its consumer bank there. Citi said in a statement it has decided to “expand the scope” of its exit process to
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