FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Souley Boum had 21 points to guide UTEP past Old Dominion 74-64 in the second round of the Conference USA tournament. Keonte Kennedy had 17 points for the Miners (19-12). C.J. Keyser had 20 points to pace the Monarchs (13-19). UTEP advances to play Middle Tennessee in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
Continue ReadingNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A preliminary report by federal investigators says the pilot of a Huntington Beach police helicopter desperately tried to keep flying before crashing into the ocean last month, killing another officer. The National Transportation Safety Board issued the brief report Wednesday but didn’t identify a cause for the Feb. 19 crash
Continue ReadingBy RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fred VanVleet had 26 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-104 on Wednesday night, delaying Gregg Popovich’s coronation as the winningest coach in NBA history. Popovich is tied with his friend and mentor, Don Nelson, with 1,335 regular-season victories. San Antonio’s next
Continue ReadingBy TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Malik Beasley made 11 3-pointers to set a Timberwolves franchise-record and finished with 33 points to help lift Minnesota to its sixth win in a row with a 132-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. All 17 of his shots came from 3-point range. His Timberwolves teammates
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has a commanding lead in crucial state polls, despite his government’s criticized handling of COVID-19, soaring unemployment and farmer protests. The early trends in poll data shared by the Election Commission on Thursday showed Modi’s
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 13 of his 14 points in the first half as 11th-seeded Vanderbilt built a big lead and routed No. 14 seed Georgia 86-51 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Vanderbilt (16-15) will look for its third win in a row when it faces sixth-seeded
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two Americans imprisoned in Japan for helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn avoid trial and escape to Lebanon are hoping to serve the rest of their time in the U.S. Paul Kelly, the attorney for Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor, said the elder man
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two Americans imprisoned in Japan for helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn avoid trial and escape to Lebanon are hoping to serve the rest of their time in the U.S. Paul Kelly, the attorney for Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor, said the elder man
Continue ReadingLouisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards decision to veto a congressional redistricting plan that didn’t create a second majority-Black district drew praise from voting rights advocates. But they also criticized the Democratic governor for not vetoing legislative district maps that don’t increase minority representation in the state House and Senate. The remap plans were passed during
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will merge its public television and radio broadcasters into a single new organization it hopes will be better placed to reach younger audiences. It noted the rapid changes taking place in how people consume news and entertainment. The merger represents
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will merge its public television and radio broadcasters into a single new organization it hopes will be better placed to reach younger audiences. It noted the rapid changes taking place in how people consume news and entertainment. The merger represents
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES F. GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points and 12 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-115 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. Defending champion Milwaukee edged a half-game ahead of idle Philadelphia for second place in the Eastern Conference and moved within two
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cole Anthony scored 19 points, Gary Harris added 16 points in a reserve role, and the Orlando Magic beat the New Orleans Pelicans 108-102. Terrence Ross scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a pair of 3s and a 360-degree,
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Washington (CNN) — El rápido rechazo de Estados Unidos a un plan polaco para llevar aviones de combate MiG-29 a Ucrania es el ejemplo más claro hasta ahora de las complicaciones que enfrentan EE.UU. y sus aliados de la OTAN al tratar de ayudar a Ucrania a defenderse del brutal ataque de Rusia
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This summer, Eugene will host the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, one of the largest sporting events in the world, with about 2,000 athletes from more than 200 nations competing for 49 gold medals. For the first time in history, the event will be hosted in the U.S. Gov. Kate Brown held a news conference Wednesday to
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Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Quynh Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — An 84-year-old man is out of a home and life savings after police say he was preyed upon by a funeral worker who took advantage of him following his wife’s passing. Police say 57-year-old Maribel Torres is the woman who took
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says he thinks rich countries can finally meet their pledge to provide $100 billion annually to help poor nations cope with climate change beginning this year — and will definitely reach that amount in 2023. That would be at least
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN A US bankruptcy judge approved the settlement that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families reached with a group of states that will require the Sacklers to pay out as much as $6 billion to states, individual claimants and opioid crisis abatement, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced Wednesday. The new
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Tournament MVP Jack Ferguson scored 17 points, Nelly Cummings added 15 and Colgate turned away a late Navy push to win the Patriot League championship game 74-58 and return to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Tucker Richardson scored 12 points as did Jeff Woodward, who grabbed eight rebounds.
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