By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Dejounte Murray had 23 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs made 15 3-pointers as they rolled past the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-96. It was Murray’s eighth triple-double of the season and 12th of his career. Doug McDermott scored 20 points and
Continue Reading By JIM HOEHN Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and Khris Middleton scored 27 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 126-114 victory over the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies. Memphis, which had won 12 of 13, was without two of its leading scorers, Dillon Brooks and Desmond Bane. Ja
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CNN By Clare Foran, Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett, CNN Senate Democrats suffered a major defeat Wednesday evening in their efforts to pass voting rights legislation — a key issue for the party, which is under pressure to take action ahead of the midterm elections just months away. An attempt by Democrats to change filibuster
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Sahvir Wheeler scored 12 points and No. 12 Kentucky used a strong second half to outlast Texas A&M 64-58. The victory extends Kentucky’s winning streak to four games and snaps an eight-game winning streak for Texas A&M (15-3, 4-1 SEC). The Aggies were dominate
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Sahvir Wheeler scored 12 points and No. 12 Kentucky used a strong second half to outlast Texas A&M 64-58. The victory extends Kentucky’s winning streak to four games and snaps an eight-game winning streak for Texas A&M (15-3, 4-1 SEC). The Aggies were dominate
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By Eric Bradner, CNN Just weeks from the first primaries of the 2022 midterm elections, the fight over voting rights is unfolding again at the state level — with Republicans in several swing states proposing new measures that would make it harder to vote. Seizing on former President Donald Trump‘s lies about widespread voter fraud,
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps will spend $732 million to expand a congested lock and dam in Missouri. Federal officials said adding a second lock in Winfield, Missouri, will reduce travel time for barges and allow for two-way traffic. Funding for the lock’s construction was part of
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Nikola Vucevic added 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the struggling Chicago Bulls ended the game on a 14-2 run to hold off the surging Cleveland Cavaliers 117-104 on Wednesday night. The Bulls steadied themselves after losing a season-high four straight
Continue Reading CNN By Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military released videos Wednesday of the botched August 29 drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 Afghan civilians, including seven children. The newly released videos show the view from above Kabul as the military tracked a white Toyota Corolla through parts of the city, believing
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — In a press conference today, New Mexico Governor Michelle Grisham announced the ‘Supporting Teachers and Families initiative.’ The initiative was created to provide critical support for New Mexico schools and child care facilities who have been facing extreme staffing shortages. According to the governor, the initiative encourages state workers and
Continue Reading STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Rondel Walker buried a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left and added two free throws with 4 seconds remaining as Oklahoma State scored the final seven points of the game to stun TCU 57-56. Oklahoma State (10-7, 3-3 Big 12 Conference) trailed 56-50 after TCU’s Francisco Farabello made two free throws with
Continue Reading STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Rondel Walker buried a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left and added two free throws with 4 seconds remaining as Oklahoma State scored the final seven points of the game to stun TCU 57-56. Oklahoma State (10-7, 3-3 Big 12 Conference) trailed 56-50 after TCU’s Francisco Farabello made two free throws with
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By Amir Vera, Leyla Santiago and Alta Spells, CNN The top official for Florida’s Department of Health in the Orlando area has been placed on administrative leave after he sent an email expressing his frustration at the low vaccination rate among his colleagues. The email on January 4 by Dr. Raul Pino, the director of
Continue Reading By VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Reaves scored twice, Adam Fox had two goals and an assist, and the New York Rangers scored three times in the third period to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 for their seventh win in nine games. Chris Kreider got his 25th goal,
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — LaMelo Ball had a triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 111-102 victory over the Boston Celtics. Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 28 points, Miles Bridges scored 22 and Kelly Oubre Jr. added 18 for the Hornets, who
Continue Reading Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sidney Curry returned from injury to score 13 points, Noah Locke and Jae’Lyn Withers each added 10 points and Louisville beat Boston College 67-54 on Wednesday night to end a three-game losing streak. The Atlantic Coast Conference game started 75 minutes late as workers repaired a leak in the
Continue Reading CARBONDALE, Ill. — Lance Jones registered 14 points and six rebounds as Southern Illinois got past Indiana State 63-55. Xavier Bledson led the Sycamores on Wednesday night with 21 points, tying his season high.
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. — Tahlik Chavez registered 17 points as Charleston Southern ended its seven-game losing streak, edging past High Point 70-66. John-Michael Wright led the Panthers with a career-high 34 points.
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Terry Roberts had 18 points and Rienk Mast scored 17 and grabbed eight rebounds and Bradley beat Drake 83-71. Tucker DeVries had 17 points for the Bulldogs.
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Helen Regan, CNN North Korea said it will bolster its defense against the United States and evaluate “restarting all temporally suspended activities,” according to state media KCNA on Thursday. The announcement is a possible reference to its self-imposed moratorium on testing nuclear weapons, which has been in place since
Continue Reading TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Keon Ellis made two free throws with 5 seconds left, and Alabama survived a late comeback bid by No. 13 LSU to win 70-67 on Wednesday night and snap a three-game skid. LSU trailed by eight points with 1:08 remaining, but Alabama missed four straight free throws and Brandon Murray made
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees. Under the new guidelines, approved by the NCAA Board of Governors, transgender participation for each sport will be determined by the policy for the sport’s national governing body. It will
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Daniil Medvedev overcame Nick Kyrgios and all his tricks and the constant noise of a boisterous crowd to advance to the third round of the Australian Open. The second-seeded Medvedev had to work hard for his 7-6 (1), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win over 115th-ranked Kyrgios.
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 23 of his 37 points in the third quarter, sparking Atlanta’s comeback, and the Hawks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-122. Young had 14 assists. The Hawks opened the second half with a 20-2 after the Timberwolves led 73-61 at halftime. Minnesota’s big lead
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una prueba PCR a menudo se considera el estándar de oro para detectar la infección por coronavirus. Es la prueba que algunos empleadores quieren que los trabajadores se hagan antes de regresar a su puesto después de tener covid-19, y la que algunas personas se apresuran a programar para saber si
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — Queen Egbo scored 19 points, NaLyssa Smith had a double-double and No. 15 Baylor defeated Oklahoma State 67-49. Egbo had 10 points in the first quarter when the Bears took an 18-12 lead and had 17 points by halftime, when Baylor was up 34-26. Smith had 16 points and 13 rebounds
Continue Reading HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Tyler Stevenson matched his career high with 29 points as Southern Miss routed Southeastern Baptist 100-50. Stevenson hit 13 of 17 shots from the floor for the Golden Eagles (6-11). Jaron Pierre Jr. had 15 points, while DeAndre Pinckney scored 14. Larry Holmes had 16 points for the Chargers.
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinian foreign minister is criticizing U.S. President Joe Biden for moving too slowly to reverse all of the Trump administration’s adverse policies against the Palestinians and not using America’s special relationship to pressure Israel to abandon “its rejection of a two-state solution and peace
Continue Reading CNN By Ariane de Vogue, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for the release of presidential records from the Trump White House to a congressional committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol. The court’s order means that more than 700 documents will be transferred
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 22 of his 30 points in the first half, and the Brooklyn Nets held off Washington 119-118 when Kyle Kuzma and Spencer Dinwiddie missed 3-pointers in the final seconds. Washington trailed by as many as 16 points, but a 3-pointer by Kuzma cut
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