By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The top-seeded Denver Nuggets eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves with a 112-109 win in Game 5 of their playoff series at Ball Arena on Tuesday night. The Nuggets got a triple-double from Nikola Jokic and 35 points from Jamal Murray to hand Michael Malone his 25th playoff
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Bud Light may have fumbled its attempt to broaden its customer base by partnering with a transgender influencer. But experts say inclusive marketing is simply good business — and it’s here to stay. “A few years from now, we will look back on this ‘controversy’ with the same embarrassment
Continue ReadingCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — The Calgary Flames will get a new arena to replace the aging Saddledome under a deal between the team’s ownership and city and provincial governments. Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corp. announced the deal, as did the city of Calgary and the Alberta government. The price tag for the arena was estimated
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is gearing up for an electrification shift in North America with two models developed with General Motors going on sale next year, and a bigger EV with a new platform in 2025, a year earlier than initially announced. President Toshihiro Mibe outlined a sprawling set
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN After stepping down as leader of New Zealand earlier this year, Jacinda Ardern has revealed that she is swapping the rough and tumble of politics for a stint of quiet reflection within academia overseas, heading to Harvard University this fall under two fellowships. She was appointed to dual fellowships at the
Continue ReadingBy GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Charlie Morton pitched seven strong innings, Ozzie Albies homered twice and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 7-4. One night after Spencer Strider took a no-hitter into the eighth in an 11-0 victory, the 39-year-old Morton allowed three hits and one run with two walks
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josiah Gray pitched six overpowering innings and batterymate Keibert Ruiz homered to help the Washington Nationals beat the listless New York Mets 5-0. Luis García had a two-run double and Joey Meneses added a pair of RBI singles among his three hits. Ruiz also finished
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Oregon Zoo guests got their first glimpse of Winter the bontebok’s 3-week-old calf Monday morning as the youngster frolicked around with mom, exploring his grassy habitat in the zoo’s Africa Savanna area.
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Several musical instruments surround a gazebo at Prineville’s Stryker Park now.
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN Prosecutors with the Manhattan district attorney’s office have asked the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s criminal case to impose a protective order restricting the former president’s ability to publicize information about the investigation. In a motion, prosecutors told the judge that Trump’s team would not consent to a protective order. “The risk
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Brock Nelson scored by knocking in an airborne puck that had bounced off the face of Carolina’s Sebastian Aho as the New York Islanders beat the Hurricanes 3-2 and extended their first-round playoff series. The Islanders trailed 3-1 in the best-of-seven series before staving off
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Tyler Seguin and Jason Robertson both had a power-play goal and an assist, Roope Hintz had three assists for the second game in a row and the Dallas Stars beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0 in Game 5. Jake Oettinger had 27 saves in his second career
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to death in 2018 for abetting the trafficking of 1 kilogram
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The words “impressive” and “awesome” were common refrains from a group of entertainment reporters who were among the first to see the upcoming DC superhero movie “The Flash.” Warner Bros. screened the film for the first time at CinemaCon Tuesday for theater owners, exhibitors and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Reaction poured in Tuesday from heads of state, civil-rights leaders and the entertainment world following the death of Harry Belafonte at age 96. As a prominent activist, charismatic singer, Hollywood leading man, Broadway star and trailblazing Black entertainer, Belafonte’s loss was felt across a wide swath of
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Central Oregon Community College is readying the starter’s air horn for two upcoming running events on the Bend campus: the four-mile or two-mile Jungle Run on May 11 and the two-mile Storm the Stairs on May 18.
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SmartAsset examined U.S. Census Bureau migration data to uncover where retirees are moving.
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Experience Life compiled seven ideas for making social connections.
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Experience Life identified 18 ways to live with less plastic.
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Stacker cited data from Climate Power to look at green energy and infrastructure projects that have been announced since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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