By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Freshman Jada Walker matched her season-high with 21 points leading five Wildcats in double figures, and Kentucky beat Mississippi State 83-67 Thursday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament. The seventh-seeded Wildcats won their seventh straight and improved to 5-0
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Pete Davidson might be headed to space. The “Saturday Night Live” star is in talks with Jeff Bezos to join one of his upcoming Blue Origin space flights, a source with knowledge of the conversations told CNN. This source said the idea came about when Davidson and his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian,
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police say a man suspected in a shooting that killed four people in Portland last year has been arrested in Texas. The Portland Police Bureau said Thursday that detectives worked with U.S. Marshals and local law enforcement to arrest 27-year-old Jeremy Lenoire in Frisco, Texas. Lenoire was named as a suspect
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, N.Y. — Jack Ferguson had a career-high 28 points as Colgate easily defeated Bucknell 96-68 in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament. Xander Rice led the Bison with 17 points and six assists.
Continue ReadingANDERSON, Calif. (AP) — Police say a car has smashed into a Northern California preschool, sending 19 children and an employee to the hospital. Two children are in intensive care. However, police say none of the injuries are life-threatening. Police say an SUV plowed into Great Adventures Christian Preschool around 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Anderson,
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Veronica Burton had 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, Lauryn Satterwhite added 15 points and a late block and No. 7 seed Northwestern beat 10th-seeded Minnesota 65-60 in the second round of the Big Ten Conference tournament. Northwestern advances to play Caitlin Clark and 12th-ranked Iowa in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Continue ReadingWEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Max Brooks had 29 points plus 17 rebounds as UMass Lowell got past Hartford 83-73. David Shriver led the Hawks on Thursday night with 22 points.
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Amy Simonson, CNN Philadelphia police provided more details Wednesday on a deadly incident, in which officers chased and shot a boy after a shot was fired into the officers’ car. Police identified the boy as 12-year-old Thomas Siderio, and said in a statement he was shot in the back by an
Continue ReadingBy Gianluca Mezzofiore, Katie Polglase and Paul P. Murphy, CNN Three schools shelled, one of them with a gaping hole on the side of the building. Multiple rockets raining on panicking shoppers outside a supermarket. People walking through a park forced to rush to safety as shells explode around them. These were some of the
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi House has divided largely along lines of race and party in passing a bill that would limit how race can be discussed in classrooms. Senate Bill 2113 passed 75-43 Thursday after a six-hour debate. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has said he will
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Destiny Harden and Lola Pendande teamed up for nine straight points that gave Miami the lead for good in the fourth quarter as the Hurricanes defeated Duke 61-55 in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The seventh-seeded Hurricanes will take on second-seeded and fourth-ranked Louisville in Friday’s quarterfinals
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — One-time Nicaragua presidential aspirant Cristiana Chamorro and one of her brothers were among five people formally placed on trial Thursday. Chamorro, 68, has been under house arrest since June 2. She was taken under heavy guard to the notorious El Chipote prison in the capital, according to the Nicaraguan Center for
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California woman whose disappearance and mysterious reappearance set off a frantic three-week search more than five years ago has been arrested. Sherri Papini was arrested Thursday on charges of lying to federal agents about being kidnapped and defrauding the state’s victim compensation board of
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics forward Aaron Nesmith was helped off the court after spraining his right ankle Thursday night against Memphis. Nesmith was hurt going for a defensive rebound with 6:53 left in the first quarter. He remained on the court for several minutes before members of the Celtics’ training staff helped him to
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Olya Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Russian troops have occupied Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant, with managers working at “gunpoint” after a fire caused by their attack was extinguished, according to Ukrainian nuclear officials. Countries around the world swiftly condemned the episode, with the United States embassy in Ukraine warning
Continue ReadingBy MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — A man in the Ukraine port city of Mariupol collapses in grief as he mourns the death of his 16-year-old son, Iliya, killed after shelling on a soccer field near a school. Iliya was fatally wounded Wednesday while playing soccer in Mariupol when shelling started amid
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State women’s basketball coach Charli Turner Thorne is retiring after 25 years. Turner Thorne announced her retirement Thursday, a day after the Sun Devils lost to Oregon State in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. Turner Thorne turned Arizona State
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Climate scientists in the U.S. Pacific Northwest warned Thursday that much of Oregon and parts of Idaho can expect even tougher drought conditions this summer than in the previous two years, which already featured dwindling reservoirs, explosive wildfires and deep cuts to agricultural irrigation.
Continue ReadingBy JOYCE LUPIANI Click here for updates on this story STONECREST, Georgia (WGCL) — A 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged with the murder of 24-year-old security guard Henry Ashley in a car dealership parking lot at 8455 Mall Parkway. DeKalb County Police say they received tips from the community, which led to the
Continue ReadingNEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — A stretch of the iconic oceanside Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island has been closed to the public after a 20-foot section collapsed Thursday. There were no injuries. The walk is a major tourist draw offering breathtaking views of the ocean and Newport’s famed Gilded Age mansions. The collapse occurred to
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