By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Viktor Arvidsson scored four minutes into overtime to complete a hat trick and give the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 victory over the quick-strike Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. Dustin Brown also scored and Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots for the Kings to help the
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BEIJING (AP) — China is raising its defense spending in 2022 by 7.1% to $229 billion, up from a 6.8% increase the year before. Saturday’s announcement marks a continuation of the robust spending that has given China an increasingly powerful military that is challenging the U.S. armed forces’ dominance in the Indo-Pacific region. China has
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jeff Skinner scored twice 4:20 apart in the third period and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild. Kyle Okposo and Casey Mittlestadt had a goal and assist each and Victor Olofsson sealed the win with an empty-net goal with
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mikhail Sergachev scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period on a power play and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1. Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos also scored for Tampa Bay, Victor Hedman had three assists, and backup Brian Elliott made
Continue Reading By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin made 32 saves, Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad each had a goal and assist, and the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1. Filip Chytil also scored for the Rangers, who won the final two games of their three-game homestand and
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CNN’s Arwa Damon reports on the dangerous effort to evacuate sick children, who spend most of their time in the hospital, out of Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.
Continue Reading By Arwa Damon, AnneClaire Stapleton and Alex Platt, CNN The medical team is not entirely sure what to expect as the train creaks to a stop in the darkness near the Ukraine-Polish border, just inside Ukraine. A bus’ headlights inch forward. Eugenia Szuszkiewicz can feel the anxiety balling up in her stomach. The doctor’s stress
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — De’Andre Hunter scored 26 points and Trae Young added 25 to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 117-114 on Friday night. The Wizards never led, but they pulled to within one with 5.3 seconds left when Raul Neto made a 3-pointer. Young then made
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey made five 3-pointers and scored 33 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their fifth straight win,. They beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-119. The 76ers improved to 4-0 with James Harden in the lineup. Harden had 24 points and 11 assists. Joel Embiid had
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 25 points, Cade Cunningham had 20 points and nine rebounds and the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-106 on Friday night. Marvin Bagley III added 18 points for Detroit. The Pistons have won five of seven, winning at Toronto on Thursday
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Barbara Starr, CNN Russia is poised to deploy up to 1,000 more mercenaries to Ukraine in the coming days and weeks, as a senior Western intelligence official warned Moscow could “bombard cities into submission,” an escalation that could lead to significant civilian casualties. The US has already seen “some
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Corea del Norte lanzó el sábado un proyectil no identificado hacia aguas frente al este de la península de Corea, que se cree que fue un misil balístico, según el Estado Mayor Conjunto de Corea del Sur. Inicialmente no estaba claro cuántos proyectiles se habían lanzado, pero el Estado Mayor Conjunto
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are hiring ESPN analyst Brian Griese as their new quarterbacks coach. A person familiar with the move says that Griese will leave the “Monday Night Football” booth to join coach Kyle Shanahan’s staff. The person spoke on condition of
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EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers thwarted five separate attempts to smuggle fentanyl into the United States. CBP officers working at the Ysleta Port of Entry on Feb. 24 encountered a 31-year-old woman who concealed about less than half a pound of fentanyl. A drug sniffing dog alerted officers to the
Continue Reading ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — Jalen Adaway had 21 points as Saint Bonaventure defeated Richmond 72-65. Tyler Burton led the Spiders on Friday night with 21 points.
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 32 points, and Kentucky never trailed beating No. 6 LSU 78-63 Friday night in the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament quarterfinals. Kentucky won its eighth straight to reach the semifinals for the second time in three seasons and 17th overall. The Wildcats
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN, Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Elsa Klensch, who was among the first to bring fashion to TV screens with CNN’s “Style with Elsa Klensch” in the 1980s, has died at 92 in New York City, CNN has confirmed. For two decades, she gave CNN viewers a front row seat to runways all over
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Monika Czinano scored 21 points, Caitlin Clark had a double-double and No. 12 Iowa pulled away from Northwestern for a 72-59 win in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament. The Wildcats, on the NCAA Tournament bubble, trailed by 3 when Veronica Burton made a layup with four minutes left in
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has cut its annual economic growth target to its lowest level in decades as Beijing tries to reverse a slump at a time when Russia’s war on Ukraine is pushing up oil prices and roiling the global economy. The country’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Keqiang,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A man is accused of shooting a woman and leading police on a chase that ended in a crash in Las Cruces Friday afternoon. Police told ABC-7 it started with a domestic dispute at about 5:30 p.m. on the 700 block of Shannon Street, not far from Lynn Middle School
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Jessie Yeung, CNN North Korea fired a single ballistic missile into waters off the east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the country’s ninth such test of the year. “The South Korean military is maintaining a readiness posture by monitoring
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EL PASO, Texas – The City of El Paso said beginning March 7 the mega testing sites and the convention center site will adjust their hours of operation. A marked decline in the demand for testing is the reason for the reduction. The UTEP, Nations Tobin Park, and Don Haskins Recreation Center mega testing sites
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Destiny Harden hit a turnaround jumper as time expired to cap a one-woman comeback as Miami scored the game’s final 17 points to stun No. 4 Louisville 61-59 in Friday night’s quarterfinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. Louisville led 59-44 with 5:44 left. But
Continue Reading KENT, Ohio — Sincere Carry had 20 points as Kent State stretched its winning streak to 12 games, edging past Buffalo 70-65. Jeenathan Williams led the Bulls on Friday night with 18 points.
Continue Reading LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — American William Gebauer set a track record in the men’s 500 meters, while Team Poland captured a pair of gold medals in team pursuit at the FISU World University Speed Skating Championship. Gebauer outclassed the 17-skater field with a time of 36.74 seconds. Kota Mitsui of Japan took silver and
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EL PASO, Texas – The Willie Cager Endowed Basketball Scholarship is being funded by Don Scott in honor of Cager. The two formed a friendship during the 2021-22 Men’s basketball season. “Willie is an amazing individual,” Scott said. “His heart is as big as anything. He wants to leave a legacy behind.” The scholarship ensures
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Fewer people in New Mexico are donating their bodies to science when they die, making it harder to train medical students preparing for their careers. The University of New Mexico Anatomy Lab said Friday that it needs about 75 donated cadavers each year to train future doctors, but it currently only
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The winds reached gusts from 40-50 mph across the El Paso and Las Cruces area today with some reduced visibilities due to blowing dust and sand. Winds will gradually decrease through Saturday morning but pick up a bit by the afternoon to 30 mph. The winds get stronger Sunday with gusts around 40 mph and
Continue Reading SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is looking to join other U.S. governors and lawmakers in numerous states who are seeking to add to the financial squeeze on Russia over its war against Ukraine. The Democrat announced Friday that she is urging the directors of the state’s permanent funds and
Continue Reading STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer’s death has been ruled a suicide. The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the cause of death. The popular goalie who led the Cardinal to the 2019 NCAA College Cup championship game was 22. Stanford announced Tuesday that Meyer had died in her campus residence. Her
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