By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 47 points and Khris Middleton tied Milwaukee’s franchise record for career 3-pointers in the Bucks’ 109-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Middleton returned after missing eight games due to COVID-19 and made consecutive 3-pointers 30 seconds apart early in the
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 47 points and Khris Middleton tied Milwaukee’s franchise record for career 3-pointers in the Bucks’ 109-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Middleton returned after missing eight games due to COVID-19 and made consecutive 3-pointers 30 seconds apart early in the
Continue ReadingCNN, HOUSE TV, TWITTER By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Republican Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger broke ranks on Wednesday to join all Democrats in voting for a resolution that both censured Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and stripped him of his two committee assignments. The vote came after Gosar posted of a photoshopped anime
Continue ReadingCNN By Toyin Owoseje, CNN The longtime girlfriend of slain Memphis rapper Young Dolph has broken her silence following his death. Mia Jaye, the mother of his daughter Aria and son Tre Tre, expressed her grief in a series of posts shared on her Instagram Stories, a day after he was gunned down in a
Continue Reading STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Iverson Molinar and Shakeel Moore combined for 38 points and Mississippi State defeated Detroit Mercy 77-64. Behind Molinar’s 13 points in the first half, the Bulldogs (3-0) had a 15-point lead before the Titans closed within 39-31 at the break. Moore had 16 points in the second half. Both players scored
Continue Reading By DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — James Harden scored 27 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 and Kevin Durant 23 to help the Brooklyn Nets beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 109-99 on Wednesday. Patty Mills added 21 points to give the Nets four 20-point scorers for the first time this season. Brooklyn
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are close to completing a deal to hire Billy Eppler as general manager, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person said Wednesday night the sides were nearing a four-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are close to completing a deal to hire Billy Eppler as general manager, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. The person said Wednesday night the sides were nearing a four-year contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Jeremi Grant scored 19 points and Cory Joseph added 18 as the Detroit Pistons rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 97-89. Cade Cunningham added 16 points for Detroit, and Saddiq Bey scored 15. Malcolm Brogdan had 19 points for Indiana. Caris LeVert scored 18, and Domantas Sabonis
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says a coronavirus surge is likely during the upcoming holiday season and urges residents to get vaccinated to keep case numbers and hospitalizations down. Garcetti just returned from quarantine overseas after developing COVID-19 in Scotland. Los Angeles County case numbers, hospitalizations
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — John Collins scored 20 points, Cam Reddish and Kevin Huerter had 19 apiece and the Atlanta Hawks won third straight game with a 110-99 victory over the Boston Celtics. The Celtics missed a chance to climb above .500 for the first time this season. Trae Young
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have mostly declined after indexes shuffled lower on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in early trading in Japan, China and South Korea, but edged up in Australia. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fell 0.3% after earlier drifting between tiny gains and declines. It’s sitting
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have mostly declined after indexes shuffled lower on Wall Street. Benchmarks fell in early trading in Japan, China and South Korea, but edged up in Australia. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fell 0.3% after earlier drifting between tiny gains and declines. It’s sitting
Continue Reading By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s top diplomat says the fizzled attempt by young activists to encourage anti-government protests this week was a failure in political communication by the organizers, who he accuses of being supported by U.S. interests. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez made the comments in an interview with The Associated
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CNN, WSVN, WBBH, WLUK, WJLA By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN Travis McMichael, one of three men charged with murder in 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery’s death, testified Wednesday he shot the Black jogger in self-defense, saying Arbery attacked him and grabbed his shotgun. McMichael testified about the moments that led
Continue Reading CNN By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN When defense attorney Kevin Gough attempted to ban Black pastors from the courtroom during the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, Pastor Jamal H. Bryant said it was an affront to all Black pastors across the country. Bryant said since the civil rights movement, Black ministers have always
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business More than 10,000 workers at John Deere will end a five-week strike and return to work after voting nearly two-to-one in favor of an offer very similar to one they rejected at the start of this month. The United Auto Workers union announced Wednesday that 61% of members at Deere
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Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co. to $86.2 million in damages to a couple who developed cancer after spraying the company’s Roundup weed-killer in their yards for 30 years. The state Supreme Court’s denial of review essentially upholds an appeals court’s ruling in favor
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s highest court rejected on Wednesday a challenge by Monsanto Co. to $86.2 million in damages to a couple who developed cancer after spraying the company’s Roundup weed-killer in their yards for 30 years. The state Supreme Court’s denial of review essentially upholds an appeals court’s ruling in favor
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