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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The New Orleans Pelicans are defying the odds. The Pelicans are the first NBA team in 46 years to finish a season 10 or more games under .500, then go on to win at least two playoff games. The last team to pull off such a feat was the

ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the crash of one of two planes that were part of a Red Bull stunt in which two pilots attempted to swap planes in mid-air on Sunday evening. One plane spun out of control over the Arizona desert. The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot of the plane

By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Phoenix Suns — playing without injured star Devin Booker — 118-103 in Game 4 on Sunday night to tie the first-round series. Jonas Valanciunas reasserted himself

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Tylor Megill threw 6 2/3 impressive innings, Francisco Lindor got two hits and the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2. The Mets took two of three games against the D-backs for their fifth straight series win to start the season, matching a franchise record

By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court will be argued Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court. President Joe Biden halted the “Remain in Mexico” policy on his first day in office. A judge forced him to reinstate

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed emergency declarations as 20 wildfires continued to burn Sunday in nearly half of the state’s drought-stricken 33 counties. One wildfire in northern New Mexico that started April 6 merged with a newer fire Saturday to form the largest blaze in the state,

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Faulk scored his second goal 30 seconds into overtime and the St. Louis Blues stretched their franchise-record points streak to 15 games with a 5-4 win over the Arizona Coyotes after blowing a three-goal lead. St. Louis built leads of 3-0 and 4-1 against

By PAUL DAVENPORT and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press New Mexico’s governor says the state faces a long and potentially devastating wildfire season as Southwestern wildfires cause destruction and force people from their homes. Hundreds of New Mexico structures have been lost in a growing number of wind-driven blazes across the drought-stricken state. Gov. Michelle Lujan

By CEDAR ATTANASIO and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Flames from wind-driven wildfires on Saturday were burning tinder-dry forest and grassland and putting numerous small villages in New Mexico in the path of danger. A fire information officer for two wildfires in rural northern New Mexico said Saturday those blazes had

By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As voters get ready for hundreds of elections of local and national importance this year, officials and voting rights advocates are bracing for a repeat of the misinformation that overwhelmed the 2020 presidential election. This year, the voting advocacy group Common Cause hopes to rely on thousands

By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Starling Marte legged out an RBI single in the 10th inning that lifted the New York Mets over the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5. Marte’s hustle single, scoring Jeff McNeil, was needed after New York’s bullpen blew a 5-1 lead. Arizona’s Daulton Varsho hit a game-tying solo homer

By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Conor Sheary scored in the first period and Vitek Vanecek got his fourth shutout of the season as the Washington Capitals beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-0 for their seventh win in nine games. John Carlson scored his 16th into an empty net with 25 seconds remaining.

By PETER FINNEY JR. Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Chris Paul scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Phoenix Suns overcame Devin Booker’s absence to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 114-111 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round series. Deandre Ayton added 28 points and 17 rebounds

By FELICIA FONSECA and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Destructive U.S. Southwest fires have burned dozens of homes in northern Arizona and put numerous small villages in New Mexico in the path of danger, as wind-fueled flames chewed up wide swaths of tinder dry forest and grassland and plumes of smoke