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By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pipeline operator has been indicted for a leak that spilled up to 25,000 gallons of crude oil off the Southern California coast. On Wednesday, a federal grand jury charged Houston-based Amplify Energy Corp. and two subsidiaries with a misdemeanor for discharging oil
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MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and the short-handed Sacramento Kings beat the slumping Washington Wizards 119-105. Harrison Barnes added 19 points, 15 in a dominant fourth quarter when he had a pair of three-point plays and a 3-pointer to help Sacramento end a three-game losing streak. Tristan
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MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and the short-handed Sacramento Kings beat the slumping Washington Wizards 119-105. Harrison Barnes added 19 points, 15 in a dominant fourth quarter when he had a pair of three-point plays and a 3-pointer to help Sacramento end a three-game losing streak. Tristan
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Pro Football Writer JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Urban Meyer’s tumultuous NFL tenure ended after just 13 games — and two victories — when the Jacksonville Jaguars fired him early Thursday because of an accumulation of missteps. Owner Shad Khan made the move hours after ex-Jaguars player Josh Lambo told a Florida
Continue Reading PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half as New Mexico State steadily eroded a double-digit Washington State lead to come away with a 64-61 victory. The Aggies trailed by 18 after Washington State opened the second half with three straight 3-pointers. Rice scored the next seven
Continue Reading By JAMES LAPORTA and JASON DEAREN Associated Press An Associated Press investigation has shown how U.S. troops have stolen guns and explosives from the military — and the weapons of war ended up on America’s streets. One insider theft case involves two men who’d forged a deep bond on the battlefields of Afghanistan. Several years
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS — Bryce Hamilton had 26 points as UNLV beat Nebraska Omaha 84-71. Felix Lemetti led the Mavericks with a career-high 20 points.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS — Bryce Hamilton had 26 points as UNLV beat Nebraska Omaha 84-71. Felix Lemetti led the Mavericks with a career-high 20 points.
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Ho, CNN Five children died and four suffered serious injuries when they fell 32 feet (10 meters) from a bouncy castle lifted into the air by wind at a school event in Australia on Thursday. Children at Hillcrest Primary School in Devonport, on the north coast of Tasmania, were attending an end-of-school activity
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored 28 points with 12 rebounds and nine assists as Nevada defeated Minnesota Duluth 98-62. Desmond Cambridge Jr. added 25 points, Will Baker 17 and Kenan Blackshear scored 13 points and collected 11 rebounds for the Wolf Pack, who won their fourth straight. Charlie Katona scored 15 points, Drew
Continue Reading RENO, Nev. (AP) — Grant Sherfield scored 28 points with 12 rebounds and nine assists as Nevada defeated Minnesota Duluth 98-62. Desmond Cambridge Jr. added 25 points, Will Baker 17 and Kenan Blackshear scored 13 points and collected 11 rebounds for the Wolf Pack, who won their fourth straight. Charlie Katona scored 15 points, Drew
Continue Reading By EMMA H. TOBIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say pets and another animals can get the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but the risk of them spreading it to people is low. Dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, otters, hyenas and white-tailed deer are among the animals that have tested positive, in most cases
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — States and the federal government carried out 11 executions this year. That’s the fewest since 1988. Pandemic-related disruptions partly accounted for the low number of executions this year, but 2021 marked the seventh consecutive year when there were fewer than 30 executions and fewer than
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — States and the federal government carried out 11 executions this year. That’s the fewest since 1988. Pandemic-related disruptions partly accounted for the low number of executions this year, but 2021 marked the seventh consecutive year when there were fewer than 30 executions and fewer than
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Addressing a group of visiting French lawmakers, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is calling for greater unity among democratic nations in the face of rising authoritarianism. Tsai on Thursday also said the self-governing island republic would take on greater responsibilities to contribute to regional and global peace and stability. The visit by
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko had two goals, including the game-winner with 2:18 left, and the New York Rangers scored twice on the power play in the final six minutes to beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2. Mika Zibanejad added a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who had
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kaapo Kakko had two goals, including the game-winner with 2:18 left, and the New York Rangers scored twice on the power play in the final six minutes to beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2. Mika Zibanejad added a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who had
Continue Reading OGDEN, Utah — Steven Ashworth had a career-high 27 points as Utah State beat Weber State 95-80. Brock Miller and Brandon Horvath added 20 points each for the Aggies. Koby McEwen led the Wildcats on Wednesday night with 26 points.
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors are expected to wrap up their case Thursday against the Minnesota police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s death. That will set the stage for a defense that at some point will have Kim Potter directly addressing the jury. Potter has said she meant
Continue Reading By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — The Rev. Wes Fowler rode out the violent tornado that devastated Mayfield, Kentucky, in a tunnel under their church. Emerging afterward, they found devastation stretching for blocks: Crackling power lines, piles of rubble and calls for help they couldn’t pinpoint in the darkness. Later, safe back
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