Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Lo que Rusia no puede ganar en el campo de batalla, lo trata de ganar con oscuridad y frío cuando comienza un largo invierno. El resultado es una dura batalla de desgaste: bombardeos de misiles rusos en Ucrania mientras los ingenieros eléctricos trabajan durante días a temperaturas bajo cero para restaurar
Continue ReadingSTOCKTON, Calif. — Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 16 points off of the bench to lead the Pacific Tigers past the Fresno State Bulldogs 76-72 on Saturday night. The Tigers moved to 4-7 with the win and the Bulldogs fell to 3-6.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Keldon Johnson scored 21 points, Romeo Langford added 19 and the San Antonio Spurs celebrated the 26th anniversary of Gregg Popovich’s first game as coach by beating the Miami Heat 115-111 on Saturday. Devin Vassell scored 18 for the Spurs, including a jumper with 1:13 left
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Kendric Davis scored a season-high 27 points, DeAndre Williams added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Memphis ended 11th-ranked Auburn’s season-opening eight-game win streak 82-73. Davis’ jumper beat the shot clock buzzer to make it 60-50 with 11:18 remaining, and Memphis (8-2) was never threatened again.
Continue ReadingCHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Jake Stephens led seven Chattanooga players scoring in double figures with 15 points along with nine rebounds, Sam Alexis had 10 points and 11 rebounds and the Mocs defeated Johnson University (Tenn.) 97-47. Brody Robinson and Jamal Johnson scored 14 points each, Khristion Courseault had 13, Demetrius Davis 11 and Randy
Continue ReadingBy BOB SUTTON Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Tyrese Proctor and Dariq Whitehead each scored 15 points and No. 15 Duke rolled past Md.-Eastern Shore 82-55 while using an all-freshman starting lineup for the first time in program history Saturday. Kyle Filipowski added 14 points as Duke (10-2) won its fourth game in a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Zeke Mayo drove left, spun back to his right and leaned into a jumper in the lane with two seconds left to cap a 23-point South Dakota State comeback to edge Eastern Washington, 77-76 on Saturday night. Ethan Price drilled a 3-pointer with just under nine minutes
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is losing its second elections director in as many years with the current one announcing her resignation, saying the job is extremely challenging and citing uncertain funding. Elections Director Deborah Scroggin told Secretary of State Shemia Fagan in her resignation letter Friday that “we are
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is losing its second elections director in as many years with the current one announcing her resignation, saying the job is extremely challenging and citing uncertain funding. Elections Director Deborah Scroggin told Secretary of State Shemia Fagan in her resignation letter Friday that “we are
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is losing its second elections director in as many years with the current one announcing her resignation, saying the job is extremely challenging and citing uncertain funding. Elections Director Deborah Scroggin told Secretary of State Shemia Fagan in her resignation letter Friday that “we are
Continue ReadingGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Alex Schumacher hit the winning jumper as time expired in overtime, Cameron Tyson scored 24 points, and Seattle U defeat North Dakota 80-78 on Saturday night. With time running out in the extra period, Tyson missed a 3-pointer but Schumacher grabbed the rebound and hit a fall-away 16-footer to win
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a pioneering Black feminist, child welfare advocate and lifelong community activist who toured the country speaking with Gloria Steinem in the 1970s and appears with her in one of the most iconic photos of the second-wave feminist movement, has died. She was
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un evento fluvial atmosférico que traerá grandes cantidades de humedad al oeste de EE.UU. este fin de semana, se moverá gradualmente por todo el país y creará un tiempo peligroso que afectará a millones de personas. La fuerte tormenta comenzará en el oeste con fuertes nevadas, ráfagas de viento e inundaciones
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Led by Jelani Jackson’s 15 points, the Division II Georgian Court Lions defeated the Delaware State Hornets 75-69. The Lions moved to 1-0 with the victory and the Hornets fell to 1-9.
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A vice president of the European Union’s parliament was suspended from her duties on Saturday after being caught up in an investigation into influence peddling at the EU assembly allegedly involving officials from Qatar. Eva Kaili, a 44-year-old Greek former TV news anchor, was suspended by her
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. The blue checkmark was originally given to companies,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media platform said it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue check mark and access special features starting Monday. The company owned by billionaire Elon Musk has
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Nils Lundkvist scored with 31 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. David Perron scored a goal for Detroit in his 1,000th career NHL game. The Stars won late in overtime for the second time in less than 48
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Seattle Kraken defenseman Jamie Oleksiak was suspended by the NHL on Saturday for three games for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals defenseman Alexander Alexeyev. Oleksiak will miss the rest of Seattle’s road trip, games on Sunday against Florida, Tuesday at Tampa Bay and Thursday versus Carolina. He
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored a season-high 22 points and Braden Smith made four free throws in the last 28 seconds of overtime to give No. 4 Purdue a 65-62 victory over Nebraska. The Boilermakers have won two straight to open conference play for the first time
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