ATLANTA — Jalen Thomas registered 16 points as Georgia State extended its winning streak to seven games, beating Louisiana-Lafayette 65-58. Greg Williams Jr. led the Ragin’ Cajuns with 18 points.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Volodymyr Zelensky se acercó a un atril bajo luces brillantes, preparándose para entregar un mensaje al pueblo ucraniano. “Hoy comenzaré con unas palabras muy esperadas, que deseo anunciar con orgullo”, dijo. “Finalmente”, continuó. “Ucrania está unida… Esta es nuestra victoria”. El discurso era ficción. Es de la escena final de “Servant
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Just days from a Redmond teen’s 16th birthday which prompted his mom’s public plea for mailed birthday cards, the community has come through, big-time, with over 500 cards and several gifts, for which both are very thankful.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La invasión de Rusia a su vecino en Ucrania es el ataque militar convencional más grande que se ha visto desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, dijo el jueves el alto funcionario de defensa que describió las observaciones de Estados Unidos sobre el desarrollo del conflicto. “No hemos visto un movimiento
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA MENDOZA Associated Press Writer SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Two of California’s congressional representatives are asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to launch a health safety and drinking water investigation at Fort Ord on the Central Coast. The move follows an Associated Press investigation published this week about potential health impacts
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. — Tyler Burton had 23 points to lead Richmond past Saint Louis 68-66. Francis Okoro converted a two-point play with 2:45 left to pull Saint Louis within two, but the Spiders were able to hold off the Billikens. Francis Okoro led Saint Louis with a career-high 23 points.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Terry Rozier and Kelly Oubre Jr. each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets emerged from the All-Star break looking reenergized with a 125-93 rout of the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Montrezl Harrell added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Hornets. They never
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he’s ending the mask mandate for Illinois schools effective Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer urging people to wear masks in most indoor settings, including schools, where COVID-19 poses a “low” or “medium” risk to the general public and the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Yaryna Arieva y Sviatoslav Fursin se casaron pocas horas después de que Rusia lanzara la invasión a su país. Pasaron su primer día como pareja casada recogiendo rifles y preparándose para defender a Ucrania. Se suponía que la boda iba a ser en mayo, pero la pareja ya no está segura
Continue ReadingUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Dallion Johnson made five 3-pointers for all 15 of his points, John Harrar had 11 points and a career-high 20 rebounds and Penn State beat Northwestern 67-60. It was a defensive battle through the first 13 minutes as Northwestern led 48-43. Penn State then started making 3-pointers — five of
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Albert Ramos-Viñolas of Spain has advanced to the semifinals of the Chile Open. The second-seeded player beat Argentina’s Facundo Bagnis 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final four of the clay-court tournament in Santiago. Ramos-Viñolas will face another Argentinian in the next round, Sebastián Báez, who earlier won 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 against
Continue ReadingBy Maria Cartaya and Dakin Andone, CNN A Florida jury acquitted retired Florida police captain Curtis Reeves in the shooting death of a man in a movie theater eight years ago. Reeves was accused of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in the 2014 killing of 43-year-old Chad Oulson, who was on a movie date with
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored eight points in 12 minutes in her return from a knee injury that kept her out for more than two months. She helped No. 7 UConn to a 93-38 rout of St. John’s. The reigning national player of the year had not
Continue ReadingCHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Doug Kalitta moved into position for his first No. 1 qualifier in nearly three years Friday in the NHRA Arizona Nationals. The 57-year-old Kalitta had a 3.657-second run at 329.58 mph to lead the Top Fuel field at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. He has 49 career Top Fuel victories and
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially ended multiple state emergencies. But he said the coronavirus emergency lives on and won’t end anytime soon. Newsom on Friday officially ended 12 different emergency declarations. An emergency declaration gives the governor authority to change or suspend state laws. Newsom
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN The most hotly contested statewide primary in Texas on Tuesday centers on the future of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican who spearheaded a notorious failed legal challenge to the 2020 election results and, with a slew of corruption allegations hanging over his campaign, is now facing the prospect of
Continue ReadingATHENS, Ohio — Ali Ali had 22 points as Akron defeated Ohio 91-83. Greg Tribble had 17 points for Akron. Mark Sears led Ohio with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
Continue ReadingBy ERICA HUNZINGER AP Sports Writer The NCAA has relaxed the amount of THC an athlete can have to trigger a positive test, and is recommending less-stringent penalties for athletes who do test positive for marijuana. The threshold levels for THC, which is the active ingredient in marijuana, will go from 35 nanograms per milliliter
Continue ReadingEVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Washington state Sen. Marko Liias has apologized to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for disparaging her in a radio interview. The Daily Herald reports Brown, also a Democrat, opposes a 6 cent tax on exported fuel that is proposed in Washington Democrats’ $16 billion transportation package. Most of Oregon’s fuel comes from
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Officials from a southeast Alaska school district say a pep club’s “country” theme for a basketball game against a school from Alaska’s only Indian reserve wasn’t intended to be “racially provocative” but had a negative effect that was predictable and should have been prevented. The Ketchikan
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