By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s sports minister and the president’s nephew, Namal Rajapaksa, has resigned from his position amid growing public outrage over the country’s economic crisis and shortages of food, fuel and medicines. Education Minister Dinesh Gunawardena told reporters late Sunday that the entire
Continue ReadingBy KATHY GANNON and MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister has thrown the country into political limbo, accusing the United States of attempting to oust him and cancelling a no-confidence vote he was poised to lose. He then ordered the National Assembly dissolved so new elections can be held. The moves
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Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — COVID-19 cases in China’s largest city of Shanghai are still rising with millions isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown, as the draconian “zero tolerance” approach to the pandemic increasingly draws complaints from residents fed up with the restrictions. Health officials on Sunday reported 438 confirmed cases, along with 7,788 asymptomatic ones.
Continue ReadingBy OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and NEBI QENA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Bodies with bound hands, close-range gunshot wounds and signs of torture lay scattered in a city on the outskirts of Kyiv after Russian soldiers withdrew from the area. Ukrainian authorities accused the departing forces on Sunday of committing war crimes and leaving behind
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Estelle Harris, who hollered her way into TV history as George Costanza’s short-fused mother on “Seinfeld” and voiced Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise, has died. She was 93. As middle-class matron Estelle Costanza, Harris put a memorable stamp on her recurring role. Harris’
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Caleb Love and North Carolina proved they could play their outside-shooting finesse style better than Duke could play bully ball. And that helped the Tar Heels claim a titanic third battle this year in the Final Four — their first meeting ever in the NCAA
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN UNC will play Kansas in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game after defeating Duke 81-77 Saturday night in the Final Four. The win by No. 8 seed North Carolina effectively ends Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s legendary career. In a back-and-forth thriller, Tar Heels guard Caleb Love finished with 28 points,
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For the 48th time over 47 years of unparalleled coaching, Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski took the slow walk to midcourt and shook the hand of the North Carolina coach who beat him. After that, he found his wife, Mickie, and they made the slow, sad walk,
Continue ReadingARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Bob Baffert won the sixth race at Santa Anita, sending the Hall of Fame trainer out a winner two days before his 90-day suspension begins. Baffert was in the winner’s circle with Shaaz after the $72,000 race. He was joined by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who was aboard for
Continue ReadingCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Lalas Abubakar scored the game-tying goal for the Colorado Rapids in a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake. The Rapids are now 2-1-2 and RSL is 3-1-2.
Continue ReadingBy JOE STIGLICH Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 36 points and the Golden State Warriors erased a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 111-107. Jordan Poole added 31 and Andrew Wiggins had 17 as the Warriors snapped a four-game losing streak and clinched a playoff spot. The Warriors have
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — At least three people are dead following a shooting and subsequent confrontation with police at a beachside restaurant in Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco. The prosecutor’s office in Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located, said two gunmen killed two men at a beachside restaurant Saturday. Police then chased the attackers
Continue ReadingNORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police say a man was killed and two women were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia mall. Norfolk police were called to MacArthur Center on Saturday evening. Authorities say the women were taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening. Police Chief Larry Boone says the
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Brent Kallman scored the game-winning own goal in the Seattle Sounders’ 2-1 win over Minnesota United. The Sounders are now 2-2-1 with the victory and United dropped to 2-1-2.
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cade Cowell scored the tying goal for the San Jose Earthquakes in a 2-2 draw against Austin. The Earthquakes are now 0-3-2 and Austin is 2-1-2.
Continue ReadingKEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Erik Haula scored his second goal of the game with just under 4 minutes left to break a tie and the Boston Bruins beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Saturday night in the first of a home-and-home between the teams. Brad Marchand scored his 31st of the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, Kyle Lowry and Tyler Herro added 19 apiece, and the Eastern Conference-leading Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 127-109. Bam Adebayo scored 16, and the hot-shooting Heat reached the 50-win mark for the first time since the 2013-14 season. Miami also
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