By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Frederik Andersen made 32 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0. Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and an assist as the Hurricanes stretched their points streak to six
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico— On Friday cannabis sales begin for recreational use. Recreational use of marijuana has been legal in New Mexico since June 2021, but sales were not. R. Greenleaf, a Las Cruces dispensary, plans to be the first dispensary to open at 12:01 a.m. City officials did not create operating hours just yet, which allows R.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo has accepted a contract offer to become the new coach at George Washington, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday night. The school and Caputo were working out final contract details including length of the
Continue Reading By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist and Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock also scored as New
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 10 of his 20 points in the final 4:23 as the Detroit Pistons pulled away down the stretch and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-94. The Pistons had a 39-8 edge in scoring off the bench. Cade Cunningham scored 27 for Detroit, which snapped a
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By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signaled support for stripping Disney of its 55-year-old special status that allows the entertainment company to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme park. It’s the latest fallout in the feud between DeSantis, a Republican widely seen as a potential 2024 presidential contender,
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CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signaled support for stripping Disney of its 55-year-old special status that allows the entertainment company to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme park. It’s the latest fallout in the feud between DeSantis, a Republican widely seen as a potential 2024 presidential
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Perú censuró este jueves al ministro de Salud, Hernán Condori Machado, por “falta de idoneidad y capacidad para el ejercicio del cargo”, según señala el texto de la moción aprobada. Fueron 71 legisladores los que votaron a favor de la censura, 32 en contra y 13 se
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By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Navy can no longer separate service members who are unvaccinated and have sought a religious exemption from getting a Covid-19 vaccine, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Monday. A group of Navy SEALs brought the original suit against the US government last fall after the US military implemented
Continue Reading CNN By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Navy can no longer separate service members who are unvaccinated and have sought a religious exemption from getting a Covid-19 vaccine, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Monday. A group of Navy SEALs brought the original suit against the US government last fall after the US military
Continue Reading By Rob McLean, CNN Business Skippy Foods, LLC, is recalling thousands of pounds of Skippy peanut butter because of stainless steel fragments possibly contaminating “a limited number of jars.” The company, which is owned by Hormel Foods, said Wednesday that it was recalling more than 9,000 cases of reduced fat peanut butter voluntarily. That amounts
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a downtown Los Angeles building where an explosion injured 12 firefighters has been allowed to enter a judicial diversion program that allows him to avoid jail time. A court commissioner on Wednesday granted Steve Sungho Lee’s request to enter the two-year program. Lee owned a commercial building that
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Anna Davis was among just nine players who have finished two rounds of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Rain was so heavy that it didn’t start until 3 p.m. Davis shot 76 and was the clubhouse leader at 2-over par. Three players were tied
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EL PASO, Texas – Former UTEP star Tim Hardaway will finally take his rightful place among the very best to ever play the game of basketball. Thursday, it was revealed that Hardaway will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The official announcement will be made at the Final Four in New
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Después de que Will Smith abofeteó al comediante Chris Rock en el escenario el domingo en la ceremonia de los premios de la Academia, los policías de Los Ángeles estaban preparados para arrestar a Smith, según una entrevista con el productor de la entrega de premios, pero el comediante insistió en
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Both NHL players named Sebastian Aho scored goals for their teams. And at nearly the exact same time Thursday night. Both also gave their teams 1-0 leads in the first period. Sportsnet Stats said Islanders defenseman Sebastian Aho scored his first goal of the season at 7:14 p.m. EDT in New
Continue Reading By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Upholding a Trump-era environmental policy, the Environmental Protection Agency says it will not regulate a drinking water contaminant that has been linked to brain damage in infants. The agency says the Trump administration’s decision in 2020 not to regulate perchlorate in drinking water was made with the
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand, CNN A hostage taken by the ISIS terror cell known as the “Beatles” testified Thursday in a trial against one of the alleged members, El Shafee Elsheikh, who is accused of assisting in the kidnapping, torture and death of several Americans, Europeans and other foreign nationals from 2012 to 2015. During the
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former minor league pitcher was the ringleader of an illegal sports betting operation in California that used former pro athletes as bookies and active players as clients. Prosecutors said Thursday that Wayne Nix has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run
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By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former minor league pitcher was the ringleader of an illegal sports betting operation in California that used former pro athletes as bookies and active players as clients. Prosecutors said Thursday that Wayne Nix has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to run
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under 65 for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open. Knox closed out his round with a seven-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC San Antonio, and was one
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Russell Knox recorded four straight birdies on the back nine and fired a 7-under 65 for a one-shot lead after the opening round of the Valero Texas Open. Knox closed out his round with a seven-foot putt to save par at the par-5 18th at TPC San Antonio, and was one
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CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Irpin, which the Ukrainian military describes as “one of the most dangerous places” in the war-torn country.
Continue Reading By TALIA GOODMAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins honored Tuukka Rask before their game against the New Jersey Devils. The longtime Bruins goaltender announced his retirement midseason after a setback in his comeback from a hip injury. Rask was accompanied by his wife and three daughters when he dropped the ceremonial first
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Hard to believe April arrives Friday – our driest month of the year, on average. Lots of sunshine and warmer temperatures are in the forecast for Friday and through the weekend. The winds will increase as we look ahead to next week. Windy conditions are expected Monday through Wednesday.
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey is refusing to say if he thinks transgender people actually exist. At a news conference Thursday, he twice dodged that exact question just a day after signing legislation limiting transgender rights. The Republican instead defended his signatures on bills barring transgender girls and
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A number of Democratic senators are growing increasingly wary of the administration’s plan to repeal Trump-era pandemic restrictions on the US-Mexico border that effectively blocked migrants from entering the US, setting up a rare clash between President Joe Biden and some members in his own party. Known as
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – New Mexico State Police are looking for the driver they believe damaged a fiber-optic line on Pete Domenici Memorial Highway Thursday morning, causing damage that had drivers stuck in traffic for more than an hour. According to witnesses, a red commercial motor vehicle was going north on the highway when
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By Kathleen Toner, CNN As Covid-19 infection rates and restrictions are waning in some places and a variant is surging in others, it’s difficult to understand where we are in the pandemic. But two years ago, the situation was clear: for many people, coronavirus had brought the world to a stop. That’s when pediatric surgeon
Continue Reading By Kathleen Toner, CNN As Covid-19 infection rates and restrictions are waning in some places and a variant is surging in others, it’s difficult to understand where we are in the pandemic. But two years ago, the situation was clear: for many people, coronavirus had brought the world to a stop. That’s when pediatric surgeon
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