By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The cold open of “Saturday Night Live” featured comedian James Austin Johnson considering possible jail time as an indicted former President Donald Trump. “Well folks it happened. I got indicted,” Johnson said, later poking at rhetoric from the former president, saying, “What the radical left Democrats are doing to me is
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged his Russian counterpart, in a rare phone call between the diplomats since the Ukraine war, to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan, the State
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN As Finland prepares to go to the polls on Sunday, the country’s left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin is fighting for her political life. Marin broke the mold to become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister in 2019 at the age of 34. She leads the country’s Social Democrats party, heading Finland’s
Continue ReadingFRISCO, Texas (AP) — Franck Boli scored in the second minute of second-half stoppage time to rally the Portland Timbers to a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas on Saturday night. Portland (1-3-2) was staring at its seventh loss in the last nine road matches against Dallas before Boli took a pass from Dairon Asprilla and
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — UConn doled out another drama-free basketball beatdown Saturday, getting 21 points and 10 rebounds from Adama Sanogo to dispatch Miami 72-59 and move one win from the school’s fifth national title. Jordan Hawkins overcame his stomach bug and scored 13 for the Huskies, who came into
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Nobody was guarding UConn’s best player. So Adama Sanogo spun the ball to get his fingers just right, set his feet behind the 3-point line and splashed in the shot. Then, less than a minute later, he did it again. It was as much basketball clinic
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Miami earned its way to the Final Four in part by having one of the nation’s best offenses with multiple options for hitting big shots. That unit never got going in time to extend the Hurricanes’ terrific postseason run to the final Monday night of the
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Dougie Hamilton, Erik Haula, Jesper Boqvist and Timo Meier each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Saturday night for their second straight victory. Ryan Graves also scored and Dawson Mercer added a empty-netter for the Devils.
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer and Matt Carpenter added a two-run double to back fellow newcomer Michael Wacha and lead the San Diego Padres to their first victory this season, 8-4 against the Colorado Rockies. Petco Park was already in a festive mood after
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Goalkeeper Chris Brady had three saves for the Chicago Fire and Tyler Miller stopped two shots for D.C. United as the two teams played to a scoreless draw. The Fire (1-1-3) were coming off back-to-back three-goal matches before being blanked by Miller. DC United (1-3-2) earned a measure of revenge after the
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trayce Thompson hit three home runs and become the first player to drive in eight or more runs in a season debut since the RBI became an official statistic in 1920, helping Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers roll to a 10-1 victory over the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lamont Butler hit the biggest shot in San Diego State history, putting the Aztecs in the national championship game for the first time. The next step, in Monday’s title game, will be a difficult one. UConn has been the dominant team all through the bracket, delivering
Continue ReadingCARSON, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Morris scored his league-leading eighth goal of the season, Léo Chú added a goal and an assist and the Seattle Sounders held off the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on Saturday night. Morris found the net — with assists from Chú and Nicolás Lodeiro — in the 21st minute to put
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay Alam Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to the non-profit Presidium Network. The UK non-profit which “provides support to communities in crisis” tweeted Saturday that they have been working with the families of two of the detained men “in support of finding a resolution and release
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Karim Khan, fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional, anunció este sábado que la investigación del caso Venezuela continuará por considerar que existe una base razonable para creer que se han cometido crÃmenes de lesa humanidad en la actuación de los cuerpos de seguridad en medio de protestas antigubernamentales
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two people died and a girl was injured after the hot air balloon they were riding in caught fire near Mexico City. Officials in the state of Mexico, which borders the capital, said Saturday that the girl suffered burns and a broken arm. According to a video of the incident posted
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored four goals to reach 40 for the season, Alex Lyon made 21 saves for his first shutout and the Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-0 on Saturday night to move into the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. Sam Reinhart added a
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — FAU’s debut at the Final Four ended in the most excruciating manner imaginable. The Owls led for the last 27 minutes, 25 seconds of Saturday night’s game against San Diego State, only to watch their dream of a title become a nightmare when Lamont Butler’s jumper
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Paul Stastny had a goal and an assist, Antti Raanta got his fourth shutout of the season, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-0. Sebastian Aho and Brady Skjei also scored to help the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes snap a three-game skid (0-2-1) and get their second win in six games.
Continue ReadingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Talles Mango scored late in the second half to help New York City FC earn a 1-1 draw with the New England Revolution. Neither team scored until Carles Gil took a pass from Bobby Wood and scored in the 70th minute to put the Revolution (4-1-1) on top. Mango scored the
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