MONTREAL (AP) — Rudy Camacho and Kamal Miller scored and Montreal beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Wednesday night to keep its playoff hopes alive. Montreal (12-11-10) will face sixth-place Orlando City, two points ahead of eighth-place Montreal in the Eastern Conference, on Sunday in the regular-season finale. Houston dropped to 6-16-12.
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EL PASO, Texas — The City of El Paso announced late Wednesday that it had received 10,000 Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11 and planned to begin administering shots on Thursday at all city-operated vaccine clinics and sites by appointment. The move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and the Food and
Continue Reading By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen had 24 points and 17 rebounds, and rookie Evan Mobley added 11 points and 11 rebounds for his fourth double-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 107-104. Damian Lillard missed a fadeaway 3-pointer from the left wing with two seconds left, and
Continue Reading HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Bradley Guzan made three saves and Atlanta United played the New York Red Bulls to a 0-0 draw. A win by either Atlanta or New York would have secured their spot in the postseason. With the draw, Nashville and Philadelphia each clinched a top-four seed in the Eastern Conference, and will
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in his return to the lineup, and Seth Curry scored 22 points and hit a crucial jumper late to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 103-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Georges Niang added 18 points for
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Bass has quickly established himself as one of the Buffalo Bills’ more reliable and accurate kickers in just 18 months. He’s hit 16 of 17 field-goal attempts this season, including a 57-yarder in a 26-11 win over Miami last weekend. The field goal
Continue Reading By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 25 points, hitting a career-high 7 of 10 3-pointers, and had 13 rebounds in the Indiana Pacers’ 111-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Turner scored the first eight points of the game — and the Pacers never trailed. Caris LeVert
Continue Reading By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 33 points, OG Anunoby added 21 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 109-100 for their fifth consecutive victory. VanVleet hit 13 of 22 shots for the Raptors, who avenged a 15-point opening night loss at home to the Wizards
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr says Henry Ruggs III needs to be loved right now and needs to know he has people in his corner. Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia says it’s important to keep the focus on the fact 23-year-old Tina O. Tintor was killed
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By Angela Dewan, Angus Watson, Lauren Kent and Phil Black, CNN Graphics by Daniel Wolfe and Christopher Hickey Video by Tom Nicholson, Paul Devitt and Charlie Bell On a quiet Sunday morning, an ear-splitting roar reverberated across the English village of Eggborough as four giant concrete cooling towers imploded and crashed to the ground, transformed
Continue Reading BY JOHN DENTON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and the Boston Celtics used an 18-1 run at the start of the second half to break open a close game in a 92-79 win over the Orlando Magic 92-79. Jayson Tatum added 14 points as the Celtics ended a three-game
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CNN By Gregory Krieg and MJ Lee, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has become the first Democratic governor in more than four decades to win reelection in the Garden State, CNN projects Wednesday, narrowly surviving a closer-than-expected race that dragged well past Election Day. Murphy’s victory over Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, albeit slim, defied
Continue Reading CNN, WABC, SPECTRUM NEWS NY1, NEWS 12 BROOKLYN, WPIX By Gregory Krieg, CNN Democrat Eric Adams has been elected the 110th mayor of New York City, CNN projects, defeating Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. Adams, a retired New York Police Department captain who embraced a public safety message, will be the second Black mayor in the
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr says Henry Ruggs III needs to be loved right now and needs to know he has people in his corner. Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia says it’s important to keep the focus on the fact 23-year-old Tina O. Tintor was killed
Continue Reading By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A year after Portland’s police department underwent massive budget cuts — amid demands to defund the police — Mayor Ted Wheeler announced on Wednesday that he is seeking more than $5 million this fall for police investments, including hiring more officers and buying body-worn
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — Australia is set to host the U.S. women’s national team for the first time in 21 years in a two-game friendly series later this month. The Matildas are scheduled to play the top-ranked Americans at Sydney’s Stadium Australia on Nov. 27 and at McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle on Nov. 30. Crowds
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico says his country has “serious concerns” about the Mexican government’s attempts to limit competition in the electrical power sector. Ambassador Ken Salazar said Wednesday that he met with Mexican officials to discuss a proposed constitutional change to restrict the market share of private power generators and
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico says his country has “serious concerns” about the Mexican government’s attempts to limit competition in the electrical power sector. Ambassador Ken Salazar said Wednesday that he met with Mexican officials to discuss a proposed constitutional change to restrict the market share of private power generators and
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Mexico says his country has “serious concerns” about the Mexican government’s attempts to limit competition in the electrical power sector. Ambassador Ken Salazar said Wednesday that he met with Mexican officials to discuss a proposed constitutional change to restrict the market share of private power generators and
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg and MJ Lee, CNN New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has become the first Democratic governor in more than four decades to win reelection in the Garden State, CNN projects Wednesday, narrowly surviving a closer-than-expected race that dragged well past Election Day. Murphy’s victory over Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli, albeit slim, defied the
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s downtown business community is celebrating as the moderate candidates it backed take commanding leads in the races for mayor, city attorney and a key council race over liberals who had called to defund the police. Tuesday’s election was vastly different from city contests two years ago,
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Yong Xiong, CNN A Chinese tennis star’s explosive #MeToo allegation against a former state leader has been muffled by blanket censorship, with authorities racing to wipe out any mention of a politically sensitive scandal that has reverberated across the Chinese internet. Peng Shuai, 35, a former Wimbledon and French Open doubles
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have a 3-4 record with 10 weeks still left on the schedule. That’s plenty of time to recover. They’re one painful loss into a daunting four-game stretch, though. They’ve found themselves facing an additional opponent: gloom. The biggest blow was the
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Thomas R. Nides of Minnesota to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel. Nides is the managing director and vice chairman of Morgan Stanley. He previously served as deputy secretary of state for management and resources under Hillary Clinton from 2011 to 2013. Nides’ nomination is among
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Attorneys are still trying to reach the parents of 270 migrant children who were separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration, down from 303 in September, according to a federal court filing Wednesday. The filing from the Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union is part of an
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies declined club options for next season on outfielders Odúbel Herrera and Andrew McCutchen. Herrera gets a $2.5 million buyout rather than a $11.5 million salary, completing a $30.5 million, five-year contract. He is eligible for salary arbitration. McCutchen, signed as a free agent to a $50 million, three-year contract
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians is staying overnight in a New York City hospital after having a stent placement. The procedure came at the conclusion of his U.S. visit, according to the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, 81, of Constantinople underwent the procedure at
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By Jacob Lev, CNN The name of former Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich has been removed from the Stanley Cup, a Hockey Hall of Fame spokesperson told CNN on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson, Aldrich’s name was “X’d out” on Sunday when the names of the members of last season’s Stanley Cup Champions, the
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Von Miller spent Monday in a sentimental daze after the Denver Broncos traded him. By the time Miller boarded a plane Tuesday for the West Coast, the pass-rushing star’s eyes were dry and his vision of the future was increasingly clear. Miller participated in
Continue Reading By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press The oldest college in Louisiana is celebrating its first granting of tenure to a Black faculty member, and discussing why this racial milestone took nearly two centuries to accomplish. Centenary College of Louisiana associate professor Andia Augustin-Billy now has a lifetime appointment to teach French, literature, women’s studies and other
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