By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had her 68th career double double with 11 points and 10 rebounds to keep No. 1 South Carolina undefeated in a 102-39 victory over Coastal Carolina. Boston played only 13 minutes as she moved four double-double games away from the program’s all-time mark
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday they secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in Congress’s fiscal year 2023 omnibus appropriations package, which is expected to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed into law by President Biden this week.
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A Harford County woman convicted of setting a town home on fire, killing four people, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday. Bobbie Sue Hodge was convicted of setting a deadly fire to a three-story Edgewood house along Simons Ct. back
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars face Zach Wilson and the New York Jets in Week 16 for the second straight season. Both teams have come a long way since the previous meeting. This year, the Jaguars and Jets are in the middle of a playoff race in
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Police arrested a man for intentionally setting an elderly woman’s garage on fire in Aberdeen in October. Jacob Kyle Hickman, 25, was taken into custody on Tuesday. Hickman has been charged with two counts of second-degree arson, two counts of first-degree
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm the new U.S. ambassador to Russia. The vote to confirm Lynne M. Tracy as the new ambassador came hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was expected to arrive Wednesday in Washington for a historic visit. Senators voted to 93-2 to confirm the career diplomat in
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Congress has halted a bill that would have allowed Native American tribes in Maine to get the same benefits of future federal laws that tribes across the rest of the U.S. do. The U.S. House approved the proposal earlier but it was not included in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Forrest Brown, CNN Warm thoughts of young romance — not the cold, harsh possibilities of a Midwestern road trip in winter — were on Dawn O’Hair’s mind as she left Chicago for Indianapolis to see her boyfriend. Her weekend visit, back in the winter of 1997-98, did not go well. After a spat
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Para ganar una medalla de oro en deportes olímpicos como los saltos de trampolín o la gimnasia, el último paso clave es lograr el aterrizaje perfecto. Lo mismo ocurre con las series de televisión, que, por muy populares que hayan sido en su momento, pueden dejar un gusto amargo si estropean
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Dallas Stars forward Denis Gurianov is taking an indefinite leave of absence for unspecified family reasons. The team says it will not provide further details on the 25-year-old Gurianov’s absence. Gurianov is in his sixth season with the Stars. He is one of the team’s fastest skaters but has been in and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York is set to open Dec. 29, marking a long-awaited launch of a cannabis industry that could become one of the country’s most lucrative. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that Housing Works, a minority-controlled nonprofit in Manhattan that serves people with HIV
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Board of Regents has ordered a review of university campus events and its policy on minors attending them after a drag show at South Dakota State University last month faced criticism from conservative lawmakers for being advertised as family-friendly. The Board of Regents
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL WULFF Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The largest Slavic church in the country is located in Sacramento, and they are asking for your help in serving the thousands of immigrants here and overseas trying to escape the war in Ukraine. Volunteers at Bethany Slavic Missionary Church prepped gift
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In response to the forecast extreme cold weather, Shepherd’s House Ministries will open a daytime warming shelter in Redmond from 7:00 am-5:00 pm on Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Women’s college basketball has long had players stick around compared to men’s players making frequent early exits to the pros. Now there are more fifth- and sixth-year players thanks to extra eligibility granted because of the pandemic. No. 11 UCLA had the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class headlined by point
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Chance the Rapper visited West Africa earlier this year, he initially thought his trip with fellow Chicago hip-hop artist Vic Mensa would be just another vacation getaway. Instead, the Grammy winner connected with Mensa’s father’s family in Ghana and other natives from the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is slapping sanctions on Iran’s chief prosecutor, four other Iranian officials and a company that supports the country’s security forces for their roles in an ongoing violent crackdown on antigovernment protests. The Treasury Department announced Wednesday that it is targeting the Prosecutor-General of Iran, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, two senior
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Republicans will flock to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from July 15-18, 2024, for their national convention to formally select their party’s next presidential nominee, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Republican National Committee. “We look forward to our continued work with the beautiful city of Milwaukee to make this convention week a
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Turn over a new leaf this January to strike a balance between environment and economy.
Continue ReadingBy KCTV5 Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It appears at least one senior citizen has the hots for Travis Kelce. Martha, a 99-year-old resident at Hickory Estates in Hermitage, Missouri, wrote a letter to Santa asking for one thing: to have the Chiefs tight end visit her.
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