No. 7 Kentucky uses hot shooting to top Mississippi 83-72
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Oscar Tshiebwe had 18 points and 15 rebounds, Sahvir Wheeler added 16 points and No. 7…
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Hawaii to lift COVID-19 travel quarantine rules this month
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii plans to lift its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers later this month. Starting…
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Ex-police union head fired over leaked false Hardesty news
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has fired the former head of the city’s police union for leaking allegations against City…
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the designated survivor for Biden’s State of the Union
By Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak, CNN Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the designated survivor for President Joe Biden’s first State of the…
Continue Reading Los Angeles names its first female fire department chief
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed the appointment of Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley to be the first…
Continue Reading Texas begins investigating parents of transgender teens for child abuse, according to a lawsuit. One parent works in the department involved in the investigations
By Gregory Lemos, Andy Rose and Raja Razek, CNN The state of Texas has begun investigating the parents of transgender teens for child abuse,…
Continue Reading Daniels helps No. 11 Villanova top No. 9 Providence 76-74
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Caleb Daniels scored 20 points and Eric Dixon scored 15 points to lead No. 11 Villanova past…
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The showers return tonight
Happy first day of March, Central Oregon! Tuesday night’s lows will be in the 30s and we will see a chance of showers by morning. The heaviest part…
Continue Reading Judge overturns Washington state’s new capital gains tax
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A judge has overturned a new capital gains tax on high profit stocks, bonds and other…
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No new snow — for now
As our temperatures drop, our chance for snow goes…
Continue Reading Kent Waldrep, TCU rusher paralyzed during a game, dies at 67
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for disabled people after a spinal injury during a game left him…
Continue Reading Kent Waldrep, TCU rusher paralyzed during a game, dies at 67
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became an advocate for disabled people after a spinal injury during a game left him…
Continue Reading James has career-high 23 points, No. 13 Vols beat Georgia
By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Josiah-Jordan James scored a career-high 23 points and No. 13 Tennessee overcame a slow start…
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A slow trek to flee Ukraine: How an American basketball player traveled 5,000 miles to make it home
By Sara Smart, CNN About a week ago, a US basketball player from Maryland was in Ukraine playing in the international leagues. Little did he know…
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Pacific Power files for Oregon rate hike; if PUC approves, residential rates would rise 14.3%
Pacific Power filed a general rate case, along with its annual power cost forecast, with the Oregon Public Utility Commission on Tuesday that, if…
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A slow trek to flee Ukraine: How an American basketball player traveled 5,000 miles to make it home
By Sara Smart, CNN About a week ago, a US basketball player from Maryland was in Ukraine playing in the international leagues. Little did he know…
Continue Reading Cain Velasquez, former UFC champion, arrested in Bay Area shooting
By Sarah Moon, CNN Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested in connection with a shooting in California’s Bay Area, police…
Continue Reading New York GOP picks Rep. Lee Zeldin as gubernatorial nominee
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Republican Party leaders nominated U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate…
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Kamala Harris to mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary in Selma
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Alabama this weekend to commemorate a key moment of the civil rights movement.…
Continue Reading Born in Ukraine, Victoria Spartz using her perch in Congress to push the US to do more
By Melanie Zanona, CNN When Rep. Victoria Spartz was elected to the House in 2020, she became the first Ukrainian-born member of Congress. Little did…
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