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 Kentucky shot 60% before holding off Mississippi 83-72 in its home finale. Kentucky took control after four minutes behind hot shooting, hitting 9 of its first 12 attempts
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii plans to lift its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for travelers later this month. Starting on March 26, travelers within the U.S. won’t have to show proof of vaccination or a negative test to avoid a five-day quarantine. Hawaii is the only U.S. state to implement a coronavirus
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has fired the former head of the city’s police union for leaking allegations against City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in retaliation for her criticism of officers. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Wheeler and Chief Chuck Lovell outlined the termination in a Feb. 28 letter to Brian Hunzeker. The Oregonian/OregonLive
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein and Kevin Liptak, CNN Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is the designated survivor for President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address, CNN has learned from a source, staying away from the US Capitol in an undisclosed location during Biden’s remarks. Every year the administration appoints one member of the Cabinet to
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed the appointment of Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley to be the first woman to lead the LA Fire Department. Crowley will replace Ralph Terrazas, who became the department’s first Latino chief in 2014 and promoted Crowley several times. Mayor Eric Garcetti nominated Crowley
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Lemos, Andy Rose and Raja Razek, CNN The state of Texas has begun investigating the parents of transgender teens for child abuse, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas and LGBTQ civil rights organization Lambda Legal that aims to stop the practice. The move
Continue ReadingBy 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 No. 9 Providence 76-74 in a tight Big East battle. Collin Gillespie had 14 points for the Wildcats. Jared Bynum led Providence with 19 points. The Big East
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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 of this system will hit us Wednesday, when we see our best chance of rain. Rain is likely to stretch through Wednesday night. With lows dipping close
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A judge has overturned a new capital gains tax on high profit stocks, bonds and other assets that was approved by the Washington Legislature last year, ruling that it is an unconstitutional tax on income. In his written decision issued Tuesday, Douglas County Superior Court
Continue ReadingAs our temperatures drop, our chance for snow goes up.
Continue ReadingFORT 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 paralyzed, has died. He was 67. His mother, Denise Waldrep, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that her son had died Sunday in Natchitoches, Louisiana. TCU confirmed his death
Continue ReadingFORT 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 paralyzed, has died. He was 67. His mother, Denise Waldrep, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that her son had died Sunday in Natchitoches, Louisiana. TCU confirmed his death
Continue ReadingBy 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 to beat struggling Georgia 75-68. James hit back-to-back 3-pointers that gave the Vols the lead early in the second half. Yet another 3 from James capped Tennessee’s 11-0 run for
Continue ReadingBy 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 that within days he would urgently start a journey to get back to his home, nearly 5,000 miles away. Lucious “Lucky” Jones had been playing professional basketball in Ternopil,
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Pacific Power filed a general rate case, along with its annual power cost forecast, with the Oregon Public Utility Commission on Tuesday that, if approved, would be the utility’s first general rate hike in nearly a decade and would raise residential customer rates by a total 14.3%, the utility said.
Continue ReadingBy 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 that within days he would urgently start a journey to get back to his home, nearly 5,000 miles away. Lucious “Lucky” Jones had been playing professional basketball in Ternopil,
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Moon, CNN Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested in connection with a shooting in California’s Bay Area, police said. The victim was taken Monday to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the San Jose Police Department. Velasquez was booked into the Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of attempted
Continue ReadingBy MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s Republican Party leaders nominated U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin as their candidate for governor. At a convention on Long Island Tuesday, Zeldin said he’s running “so the people feel they are back in control of their government again.” He could still face a primary challenger
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Alabama this weekend to commemorate a key moment of the civil rights movement. Harris will speak in Selma at an event marking the 57th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” That was the day in 1965 when white police attacked Black voting rights marchers in that
Continue ReadingBy 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 she know that after just one year on the job, that distinction would take on even greater significance as Russia brutally invades her home country and the United States debates
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