Prosecutors question officer in Floyd killing about training
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing…
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Shiffrin’s Olympics: 5 individual races, no medals, 3 DNFs
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in the Alpine combined and once again was unable to finish a race…
Continue ReadingRights group documents extrajudicial harassment in Vietnam
BANGKOK (AP) — Human Rights Watch says more than 170 activists have been put under house arrest, blocked from traveling and sometimes assaulted by…
Continue ReadingBroome lifts Morehead State over UT Martin 68-60
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Johni Broome had 19 points and blocked 12 shots to carry Morehead State to a 68-60 win over UT Martin. Jaylen Sebree had 13…
Continue ReadingAllen leads New Mexico State past Dixie State 75-64
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Teddy Allen had 20 points and 10 rebounds as New Mexico State stretched its home win streak to nine games, topping Dixie…
Continue ReadingTonga needs over $90 million to start repairs from volcano
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. official says 80% of Tonga’s 105,000 people were affected by the undersea…
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U.S. defeats Denmark, moves on to men’s curling semifinals
In a must-win game, the U.S. men’s curling team did what it needed to do, defeating Denmark to move on to the tournament…
Continue ReadingSmith’s 3-point barrage leads No. 2 Auburn over Vandy, 94-80
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Freshman forward Jabari Smith scored a season-high 31 points and made seven 3-pointers to lead…
Continue ReadingPistons end 8-game skid, Celtics’ 9-game winning streak
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jerami Grant hit the winning basket and scored 24 points to help the Detroit Pistons end an eight-game…
Continue ReadingVideo showing how police treat Black and White teens in mall fight sparks outrage
CNN, WCBS By Rob Frehse and Laura Studley, CNN A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a…
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Switzerland finishes round robin play with win over Sweden
Switzerland had no chance of reaching the men’s curling semifinals, but the team was still able to finish their 2022 Olympics on a high note with a…
Continue Reading4th-seed Carreño-Busta out of Rio Open, Schwartzman wins
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Spain’s Pablo Carreño-Busta, the No. 4 seed and the 18th-ranked player in the world, was eliminated at the Rio Open clay…
Continue ReadingEl precio de la gasolina en California alcanza un máximo histórico. Pronto podría llegar a US$ 5
Alejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN Business) — La gasolina en California alcanzó un récord de US$ 4,72 por galón el miércoles, y los expertos…
Continue ReadingFor Love and Hoffman, the wait for Olympic bobsled race ends
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Kaysha Love and Sylvia Hoffman have waited a couple of weeks to make their debut at the Olympics.…
Continue ReadingBlazers overcome Morant’s 44 points, beat Grizzlies 123-119
By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jusuf Nurkic had 32 points and eight rebounds, Anfernee Simons added 31 points and six…
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Great Britain beats Canada in men’s curling, seal top seed
Bruce Mouat led the British to a 5-2 victory over the Canadian men’s curling team, who conceded in the…
Continue ReadingUnion bill dies, WA legislative staffers stage sick-out
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Scores of Democratic staffers in the Washington Legislature staged a “sick-out” Wednesday after a bill that would have…
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Austria’s Scheyer leads women’s combined after downhill
At the midway point of the Alpine skiing women’s combined event it was Christine Scheyer of Austria pacing the field by 0.01 over Ester Ledecka of…
Continue ReadingPacers snap 7-game losing streak by beating Wizards 113-108
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 14 assists, Terry Taylor added 18 points and nine…
Continue ReadingSanogo scores 20 as No. 24 UConn beats Seton Hall 70-65
By NEILL OSTROUT Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Adama Sanogo had 20 points and 16 rebounds, and No. 24 UConn beat Seton Hall 70-65. It was…
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