MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks have signed guard Rayjon Tucker. The 6-foot-3 Tucker appeared in three games with the Denver Nuggets this season while on a 10-day contract. He averaged 2 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 9.7 minutes. He also played 14 games for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2020-21 and 20 games for
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — More than 28% of Major League Baseball players were born outside the 50 states for the second straight season. MLB says 275 of 975 players on expanded 28-man, opening-day rosters, injured lists, the restricted list and the bereavement list were born outside the 50 states. The Dominican Republic led with 99
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La legendaria banda de rock Pink Floyd lanzó su nuevo sencillo “Hey Hey Rise Up” este viernes en apoyo al pueblo de Ucrania, dijo la banda en un comunicado este jueves. Es la primera canción nueva de la banda desde 1994, y todas las ganancias se destinarán a la ayuda
Continue ReadingToyin Owoseje, CNN Pablo Picasso‘s “Femme nue couchée” (“Naked woman reclining”), a portrait of his lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter, could sell for more than $60 million when it makes its auction debut next month. The work, painted in April 1932, could become one of the most valuable portraits of Walter ever offered at auction
Continue ReadingWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue’s board of trustees has approved a $6.7 million renovation plan for Mackey Arena. Construction is expected to begin following next basketball season. The funding will come entirely from private donations. The updates include reconfigured locker rooms and players lounges for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, an expansion of
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Transgender kids and their parents say they feel attacked by a wave of Republican-sponsored legislation and policies aimed at trans youth. Bills have been introduced to ban gender-affirming care and block transgender children from using school restrooms or playing on sports teams that don’t match their
Continue ReadingGRAMBLING, La. (AP) — New Grambling volleyball coach Chelsea Lucas has cut more than half of the team’s scholarship players and told incoming recruits that the previous coach’s commitments would not be honored. Athletic director Trayvean Scott defended Lucas’ right to reshape the program as she deems appropriate and also has sought to refute reports
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Butler Bulldogs have hired Austin Parkinson as their new women’s basketball coach. Parkinson will stay in Indianapolis after spending the past 12 seasons at nearby IUPUI. The move comes a little more than two weeks after athletic director Barry Collier fired Kurt Godlevske. Parkinson won two Horizon League Tournament championships over
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has chosen a past rival to be his running mate in October’s election. The pick is seen as aimed at improving the leftist’s traction among centrist voters and shoring up his lead in early polls over incumbent President
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A group of inter-generational stars from film, TV, sports and music — including Bruce Springsteen, Hugh Jackman, Elton John and Jon Bon Jovi, Jonas Brothers and Billie Eilish — have signed up for a social media campaign to show support for Ukraine. The Global Citizen-organized
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to two felony charges in one of the most prominent criminal cases against an organized far-right group that participated in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. Charles Donohoe, 34, is the first person in the Proud Boys leadership to
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN On a beach vacation, a venomous sea slug probably isn’t high on your must-see list. That’s exactly what San Antonio resident Erick Yanta came across on his trip to Mustang Island, an 18-mile-wide stretch of land in the Gulf of Mexico near Corpus Christi, Texas. While strolling along the beach, Yanta
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury has begun deliberating in the case against a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. The jury for the trial of former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson deliberated for
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will build an electric vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi. He also told a crowd at a party celebrating the opening of a Texas factory that Tesla will start making three new vehicles next year. Musk didn’t give details of the robotaxi other
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will build an electric vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi. He also told a crowd at a party celebrating the opening of a Texas factory that Tesla will start making three new vehicles next year. Musk didn’t give details of the robotaxi other
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Suzie is a sweet and loving senior calico cat waiting for a new home at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Un polémico nuevo estudio desde Gran Bretaña busca resolver algunas de las dudas más frecuentes sobre el covid-19. La investigación, que presentó dilemas éticos al infectar deliberadamente a adultos sanos con el nuevo coronavirus, arrojó resultados esclarecedores de cómo se comporta la enfermedad en el cuerpo humano. Entre ellos,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A North Carolina man has become the second member of the Proud Boys to plead guilty to conspiring with other members of the extremist group to stop Congress from certifying the Electoral College vote. Charles Donohoe pleaded guilty Friday to charges of conspiracy and assaulting federal officers
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees say they failed to reach an agreement with Aaron Judge before his deadline to get a long-term deal by opening day. They hope to resume talks after the season. General manager Brian Cashman says the Yankees had offered Judge an eight-year
Continue ReadingAfter a beautiful day on the slopes yesterday, the next system rolls in today. Snow showers will pick up with the current system, with snow in the forecast for the next few days. The heaviest snow is expected Monday and Monday night. 5-10″ of fresh snow will accumulate between today and Sunday night. That much
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