Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos agregó este miércoles a legisladores y funcionarios del Gobierno de Nicaragua a la llamada “lista de actores corruptos y antidemocráticos”. En un comunicado, el Gobierno estadounidense dijo estar “profundamente preocupado por la injusticia y la falta de transparencia que se muestran en los
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Darius Maddox buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Virginia Tech held off a furious rally by Clemson for a 76-75 victory in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Clemson, the 10th seed, trailed 43-32 at halftime and 57-45 with 9:15 remaining in regulation after a
Continue ReadingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Adam Buksa scored twice and the New England Revolution beat Liga MX’s Pumas 3-0 in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday night. The Revolution’s first appearance in the Champions League since 2008 came amid a steady snow shower at Gillette Stadium. The second leg will be
Continue ReadingNEW YORK — Julian Champagnie had 26 points as St. John’s topped DePaul 92-73 in the first round of the Big East Conference Tourney. Javon Freeman-Liberty led the Blue Demons on Wednesday night with 17 points and six rebounds.
Continue ReadingBy AYAH GALAL Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — School districts all over the country are dealing with staffing shortages. In an effort to help fill vacancies in Hartford Public Schools, the district is recruiting teachers from Puerto Rico. Interviews are taking place on the island this week. As we
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Devin Booker scored 23 points, Mikal Bridges added 21 and the Phoenix Suns shook off a slow start to beat the Miami Heat 111-90 on Wednesday night in a matchup of the NBA’s conference leaders. Phoenix clinched a playoff berth. Booker returned from a four-game absence
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods already is the greatest of his generation. Now he’s enshrined with the best of all time. Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He choked up talking about his late father who instilled the need to work
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story LUMPKIN COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A former leader of the Ku Klux Klan – who also spent time in prison – is running for public office in North Georgia. Chester Doles says he’s a changed man. In most cases, convicted felons cannot hold office in
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man whose wife and two children were killed by mortar fire in Ukraine as they tried to flee has returned to Kyiv to bury them. But he says their funerals must be postponed because the morgues are full of civilians. Sergii Perebeinis held photos of his family in a Facebook
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man whose wife and two children were killed by mortar fire in Ukraine as they tried to flee has returned to Kyiv to bury them. But he says their funerals must be postponed because the morgues are full of civilians. Sergii Perebeinis held photos of his family in a Facebook
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored 21 points, Malik Curry added 17 points and No. 9 seed West Virginia beat eighth-seeded Kansas State 73-67 in the opener of the Big 12 Conference tournament. West Virginia advances to play top-seeded Kansas on Thursday. The Mountaineers lost at Kansas 85-59 in January and again at
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS — Orlando Robinson had 31 points as Fresno State narrowly beat San Jose State 69-67 in overtime in the Mountain West Conference Tournament first round. Omari Moore led the Spartans on Wednesday with 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists.
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. — Ben Shungu had 23 points as Vermont routed Binghamton 74-42 in the America East Conference Tourney semifinals. Jacob Falko led the Bearcats on Wednesday night with 13 points.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Leonardo DiCaprio has donated to humanitarian organizations supporting Ukraine, though an earlier widely circulated report was inaccurate. In recent days, reports have circulated online that DiCaprio donated $10 million to an organization to benefit Ukraine, which those reports said was his grandmother’s native country. Neither
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 16 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter and the Boston Celtics defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115-101 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win. Tatum, coming off a 54-point performance against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday, made 16 of 24
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 16 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and the Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 114-108 on Wednesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Zach LeVine added 25 points for the Bulls, and Nikola Vucevic had 21 points. They won despite
Continue ReadingFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Kierstan Bell had a double-double and Kendall Spray and Kerstie Phills combined for all 21 of their points in the second half as No. 23 Florida Gulf Coast pulled away from Stetson in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament semifinals. The top-seeded Eagles were down 34-28 at the half but hit
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE — Szymon Wojcik had 19 points off the bench to lift Maryland-Baltimore County to an 80-60 win over Hartford in the semifinals of the America East Conference Tourney. Jared Kimbrough led the Hawks on Wednesday night with 16 points and nine rebounds.
Continue ReadingATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Dwight Murray, Jr. had 21 points as Rider narrowly beat Iona 71-70 in the Metro Atlantic Conference Tourney quarterfinals. Tyson Jolly led the Gaels on Wednesday night with 19 points.
Continue ReadingBy Bryant Reed Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Thousands of love stories locked on the Roberto Clemente Bridge are now removed. Workers said it was a necessary part of the bridge’s rehab and 11,000 “love locks” are coming to an end. However, those love stories tied to them will
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