By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Garrett Temple nailed four 3-pointers in a 3:50 span of the fourth quarter and rookie Herb Jones scored a career-high 26 points to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 108-104 comeback victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers led by as many as 23
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CNN, KVVU, KLAS By Dan Merica and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Harry Reid, the scrappy former Democratic Senate leader who spearheaded epic legislative battles through three decades in Congress, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his wife, Landra Reid. “I am heartbroken to announce the passing of my husband, former
Continue Reading By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dylan Disu had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in his longest appearance of the season for No. 17 Texas, which beat Incarnate Word 78-33 on Tuesday night. Disu played 20 minutes. He had missed the first eight games of the season while recovering from
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By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Dylan Disu had 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks in his longest appearance of the season for No. 17 Texas, which beat Incarnate Word 78-33 on Tuesday night. Disu played 20 minutes. He had missed the first eight games of the season while recovering from
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los talibanes prohibieron a las mujeres realizar viajes de larga distancia por carretera en Afganistán por su cuenta, exigiendo que un familiar masculino las acompañe en cualquier distancia superior a unos 70 kilómetros, según un funcionario talibán que habló con CNN. Mohammad Sadiq Hakif Mahajer, portavoz del Ministerio para la Propagación
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By LAURIE KELLMAN and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has died. He was 82 and had battled pancreatic cancer for several years. The combative boxer-turned-lawyer was widely acknowledged as one of the toughest dealmakers in Congress during a Washington career that spanned 34 years and included
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Ondrej Palat scored 36 seconds into overtime after Tampa Bay teammate Corey Perry tied it late in the third period, and the Lightning beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in the first NHL game following an extended holiday break. Perry got the equalizer with 19.7 seconds left
Continue Reading By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mitchell Robinson had 14 points and a season-high 18 rebounds, Julius Randle added 13 points and 15 boards, and the New York Knicks topped the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves 96-88. Evan Fournier scored 13, while Quentin Grimes added 11 off the bench for the Knicks in their second
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa — D.J. Wilkins registered 16 points as Drake romped past Mount Marty 82-53. Gio Diaz led the Lancers on Tuesday night with 16 points.
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Tobias Harris had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, Joel Embiid had 36 points and 11 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers hung on late to beat the Toronto Raptors 114-109 Tuesday. Georges Niang scored 19 points, Seth Curry had 12 and Furkan Korkmaz 10 as the
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — James Akinjo scored a career-high 27 points and top-ranked Baylor extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 18 in a row by beating Northwestern State 104-68 on Tuesday night. Baylor scored the game’s first 13 points. Later in the first half, Akinjo started another 13-0 run with three consecutive 3-pointers in
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — James Akinjo scored a career-high 27 points and top-ranked Baylor extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 18 in a row by beating Northwestern State 104-68 on Tuesday night. Baylor scored the game’s first 13 points. Later in the first half, Akinjo started another 13-0 run with three consecutive 3-pointers in
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen and Christina Maxouris, CNN Inside one children’s hospital in Chicago, Covid-19 cases are roughly three times higher than the hospital’s previous peak in December 2020. In the past week, hospitalizations are four times higher what the hospital typically sees. And while the number of children going into the intensive care unit at
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Sunland Park, New Mexico — Twenty-one months have passed since there was a horse race at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, and now they’re returning. On March 12, 2020, the track and casino had to close its doors due to Covid-19. “We’re hoping that this is a mark of some normality,” Eric Alwin, Sunland Park
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By Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan, Jadyn Sham and Teele Rebane, CNN Business Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News has shut down after national security police raided its office and arrested seven people associated with the publication on Wednesday. It’s yet another blow to diminishing press freedoms in the city. The independent news website announced
Continue Reading CNN By Katelyn Polantz and Whitney Wild, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has stood down on its requests for some documents from the Trump White House, after the Biden administration convinced the panel to scale back its pursuits. As a result, the committee won’t be getting hundreds of pages of National Security
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 32 points off the Miami bench, Jimmy Butler finished with 25 points and a career-best 15 assists, and the depleted Heat held off the depleted Washington Wizards 119-112. Duncan Robinson scored 26 for Miami, making eight 3-pointers on a night where the Heat
Continue Reading By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday accepted former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, which Trump had vowed to rescind if Dunleavy endorses Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. “Please tell the President thank you for the endorsement. With regard to the other issue, please tell the President he has nothing to
Continue Reading By The Associated Press John Madden has died at the age of 85. The Hall of Fame NFL coach became the league’s most revered broadcaster during a television career that lasted nearly 40 years. Reaction quickly poured in from current and former NFL players, colleagues and big names from the world of sports and entertainment.
Continue Reading By JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, Bobby Portis scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 127-110 on Tuesday night. Milwaukee has won four in a row and five of its last seven. Khris Middleton scored 21
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s decision to shorten the recommended Covid-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing pushback from El Paso’s City-County Health Authority, who said Tuesday evening that the Borderland should continue to follow the CDC’s previous 10-day isolation and quarantine guidelines. Dr. Hector
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — Demaree King scored 21 points as Jacksonville State routed Carver College 123-59. Brandon Huffman added 20 points for the Gamecocks. Dyllon Scott led the Cougars on Tuesday night with 15 points.
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported 19 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday and no additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the cases on the vast reservation to 41,121, including 34 delayed reported cases. The death toll remained at 1,583. Tribal leaders continued to push for residents to take precautions
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Colombia Ernesto Samper informó este martes a través de Twitter que fue sometido a una cirugía en la que le colocaron un marcapasos y que se recupera de manera satisfactoria. El exmandatario, de 71 años, dijo en su publicación que el procedimiento quirúrgico deriva de unos chequeos
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is being remembered by Democrats as well as Republicans as a skilled dealmaker who was both strong and compassionate. The Nevada Democrat died Tuesday at 82. His wife, Landra Reid, says her husband had battled pancreatic cancer for four years. Reid led the Senate under
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Marshall Cohen, CNN Two Trump-appointed federal judges have rejected claims from January 6 defendants that they’re being treated unfairly, because of their conservative politics, compared with left-leaning rioters in Portland, Oregon, in the summer of 2020. Judge Trevor McFadden on Tuesday became the second judge in two weeks to reject the
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El exsenador de Nevada Harry Reid murió a los 82 años, según un comunicado de su esposa, Landra Reid. “Me rompe el corazón anunciar el fallecimiento de mi esposo, el exlíder de la mayoría del Senado Harry Reid. Murió pacíficamente esta tarde, rodeado de nuestra familia, luego de una valiente batalla
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN Certain American citizens living or traveling abroad will be able to return to the United States if their passports have expired. The US State Department issued a memo December 28 that said citizens who fall under specific criteria will be able to return to their home country before March 31, 2022,
Continue Reading GETTY IMAGES, CNN, POOL, FAMILY PHOTOS, SENATE TV By Dan Merica and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Harry Reid, the scrappy former Democratic Senate leader who spearheaded epic legislative battles through three decades in Congress, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his wife, Landra Reid. “I am heartbroken to announce the
Continue Reading By Dan Merica and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Harry Reid, the scrappy former Democratic Senate leader who spearheaded epic legislative battles through three decades in Congress, has died at the age of 82, according to a statement from his wife, Landra Reid. “I am heartbroken to announce the passing of my husband, former Senate Majority Leader
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