By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lakers coach Darvin Ham said he excepts Anthony Davis to play Friday night in Los Angeles, adding that the eight-time All-Star big man is “not showing any signs of anything” and is not in the NBA’s concussion protocol after being hit in the head late
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 27 points and eight assists, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors staved off elimination by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Chris Stapleton has won entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards on a night where Lainey Wilson was a dominant force. Wilson won album of the year and was a frequent performer onstage, singing “Grease” and collecting an award moments later, still breathless.
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The Oregon Water Resources Department is seeking public input on updates to the states Integrated Water Resources Strategy – Oregon’s framework for better understanding and meeting the state’s instream and out-of-stream water needs.
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With the mercury on the rise toward the weekend, the Oregon State Marine Board wants to remind people to play it safe on and around the water by wearing a life jacket.
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The debate over free speech and racial equity on Wisconsin’s college campuses is intensifying. It’s mirroring a national battle as Republicans work to close campus diversity offices and demand students and faculty treat conservative speakers with respect. In just the past two weeks in Wisconsin, a
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s chaotic legislative session this year underscores the once-purple state’s leftward shift. Republican’s historically small minority was relegated to grasping for power or resorting to obstruction while Democrats faced deep, internal rifts over just how progressive Colorado should be. Such dynamics may be commonplace in
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo has somberly acknowledged to fellow Southeast Asian leaders that no progress has been made to end the civil strife gripping Myanmar. He renewed a call for an end to the violence, including a recent deadly airstrike that a
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, una de las últimas personas que vio con vida a la estadounidense Natalee Holloway en Aruba en 2005 antes de que desapareciera, será extraditado a Estados Unidos, según un comunicado de la familia hecho público este miércoles y que ha sido obtenido por CNN. “En mayo de
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — Cientos de soldados deberán comenzar una nueva misión a lo largo de la frontera sur de Estados Unidos a partir de este miércoles, mientras funcionarios y una oleada de migrantes se preparan “para lo desconocido” después de que la restricción fronteriza conocida como Título 42, que se implementó en la era
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Forrest, CNN Former President Donald Trump would not say Wednesday night who he thinks should prevail in Russia’s war against Ukraine, instead telling New Hampshire GOP primary voters that he wants “everybody to stop dying.” “I want everybody to stop dying. They’re dying. Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying,”
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN It was a late night joyride that thankfully ended without anyone getting seriously hurt. Two brothers, ages 6 and 3, took their parents’ car for a spin late Wednesday night on the Malaysian island of Langkawi, where they were picked up by local police after losing control and crashing into a
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN staff CNN hosted a town hall with 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday night in New Hampshire. Over the course of the night, Trump took questions from New Hampshire Republicans and undeclared voters who plan to vote in the 2024 GOP presidential primary about a wide range
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California’s basketball roster is getting more star-studded by the moment. The Trojans had already landed Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. Now, D.J. Rodman has announced on social media that he’s transferring to USC, which confirmed his addition on Wednesday. The son of NBA rebounding great
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN The 2024 presidential campaign is only beginning, but former President Donald Trump made clear that his third bid for the White House will feel very much like the first two. Could he stop lying about the 2020 election? Did he regret his role in the US Capitol riot
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet in Japan beginning Thursday as a standoff over the U.S. debt ceiling and potential default looms as one of the biggest potential threats to the global economy, along with the war in Ukraine. U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN Former President Donald Trump would not say Wednesday night who he thinks should prevail in Russia’s war against Ukraine, instead telling New Hampshire GOP primary voters that he wants “everybody to stop dying.” “I want everybody to stop dying. They’re dying. Russians and Ukrainians. I want them to stop dying,” Trump
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Holly Yan, CNN, and Claudia Rebaza, Jimena de la Quintana and Florencia Trucco, CNN en Español The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of the late American teen Natalee Holloway will be extradited to the US to face extortion and fraud charges, said officials in Peru, where Joran van der Sloot
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting June 1. In lowering the coronavirus alert level from “critical” to plainly “alert” starting June 1, health authorities will also lift mask mandates in pharmacies and small clinics. Wearing
Continue ReadingBy Jake Kwon, CNN When a colony of reddish-yellow furred Hodgson’s bats, once thought extinct in South Korea, was found in an abandoned gold mine in the country’s Hampyeong county in 1999, some saw a chance. It was exactly what a rural county — located 270 km (170 mi) south of Seoul — with an
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