PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tre Mitchell scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Erik Stevenson added 15 points and West Virginia beat Florida 84-55 in the Phil Knight Legacy tournament’s fifth-place game. Stevenson made 6 of 8 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3-point range, and had seven rebounds. Emmitt Matthews Jr. scored
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, Rosa Flores, Amir Vera and Rebekah Riess, CNN The city of Houston on Tuesday lifted the boil water notice issued two days earlier after water quality testing confirmed that tap water now “meets all regulatory standards and is safe to drink,” the city said. Residents no longer need to boil water before
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The government says a rocket carrying three astronauts to finish construction of China’s space station will blast off Tuesday. The China Manned Space Agency said the crew includes a veteran of a 2005 space mission and two first-time astronauts. It said the Shenzhou-15 mission will be launched late Tuesday night. Officials say
Continue ReadingBy MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Andrei Kuzmenko scored at 1:12 of overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Kyle Burroughs and Ilya Mikheyev also scored for the Canucks, and Thatcher Demko made 32 saves. Luke Kunin scored twice and Logan
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Este domingo marcó oficialmente el primer mes desde que el hombre más rico del mundo asumió el mando de Twitter. En ese periodo, Elon Musk comenzó con despidos masivos y les dio un ultimátum críptico al resto del personal, restableció las cuentas de figuras controvertidas, incluido el expresidente Donald Trump, y
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN’s Beijing bureau and Nectar Gan Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday faced unprecedented dissent after thousands of demonstrators protested in cities across China over the weekend against his zero-Covid strategy — with some daring to openly call for his removal in the streets. “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” some
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matty Beniers had a goal and two assists, Daniel Sprong scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the Seattle Kraken tied a franchise record with their fifth consecutive victory, 5-4 over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night. Jared McCann, Alex Wennberg and
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and the Milwaukee Bucks capitalized on Grayson Allen’s sizzling start to beat Dallas 124-115. The Mavericks have lost four straight games. Allen scored 22 points in the game’s first 17½ minutes while shooting 7 of 7 from 3-point range. Allen finished
Continue ReadingCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The head of Australia’s main domestic spy agency says the country has downgraded its terrorism threat level from “probable” to “possible” for the first time since 2014. Australian Security Intelligence Organization Director-General Mike Burgess says the defeat of the Islamic State group in battle in the Middle East and an ineffective
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Julian Strawther scored 23 points, including 10 in the final 4:07, and No. 6 Gonzaga beat Xavier 88-84 on Sunday in the third-place game of the Phil Knight Legacy men’s tournament. Each of Gonzaga’s starters scored in double figures. Drew Timme and Anton Watson had 16 points apiece. Nolan Hickman finished
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Hannah Sarisohn, Kevin Dotson and Tina Burnside, CNN NFL free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was removed from a Los Angeles-bound American Airlines flight Sunday morning at Miami International Airport after refusing to comply with safety protocol, according to a statement from the Miami-Dade Police Department. Officers were notified of a
Continue ReadingKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Derrick Walker put up a double-double and Nebraska pulled away from Florida State in the second half to win the seventh-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational, posting a 75-58 victory. Walker converted 10 of his 12 field-goal attempts and scored 20 points to lead five Cornhuskers into double-figure scoring and
Continue ReadingESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Emily Kiser scored 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds, Laila Phelia added 20 points and Michigan scored the final 11 points to beat No. 21 Baylor 84-75 in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Showcase. Maddie Nolan scored seven of her 12 points in a 20-5 run
Continue ReadingBy SEAN HIGHKIN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deja Kelly scored 29 points to power No. 8 North Carolina to a 17-point comeback over No. 5 Iowa State and win 73-64 in the championship game of the Phil Knight Invitational tournament Sunday. Kennedy Todd-Williams added 17 points to help the Tar Heels (6-0) complete
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Happy Sunday evening, Central Oregon! We have a few days ahead of us with snow expected, including a possibility of a foot of fresh snow in the Cascades. Our highs will be in the upper 30s for the start of the week, with lows in the 20s and possibly in the teens. The east slopes
Continue ReadingBy KALANI TAKASE Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Ashten Pretchel scored 12 of her season-high 17 points in the first half to help No. 2 Stanford easily defeat Hawaii 68-39 on the final day of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown Sunday. The Cardinal (7-1) erased an early deficit and held the Rainbow Wahine (1-6) to a
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Five days have passed since Lorenzo Gamble was killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. His mother, Linda Gamble, hasn’t been able to do much of anything, including eat, because she misses him so much. “It’s been really hard because I never,
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business Global markets fell on Monday after widespread protests in China against the country’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions roiled investor sentiment. European markets opened broadly lower, tracking the performance of Asian shares. The FTSE 100 dropped 0.7%, the CAC 40 fell 0.6%, and the DAX was down 0.5%. Earlier, Hong Kong’s benchmark
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Deaton, CNN Business Edward Lawrence, a journalist at the BBC, was arrested by police in Shanghai at the scene of protests on Sunday night, according to the BBC and as captured on what appears to be mobile phone footage of the arrest. While he has since been released, a BBC spokesperson has
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a season-high 27 points, and No. 19 UCLA routed Bellarmine 81-60 despite the absence of leading scorer Jaylen Clark. Clark sat out for the first time this season because of a non-COVID-19 illness. The junior is averaging 15.7 points and 7.7
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