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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The United States name-checked some of China’s biggest companies, including platforms operated by Tencent and Alibaba, for allegedly dealing in “counterfeit and pirated goods,” and added their businesses to its list of “notorious markets.” In an announcement on Thursday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) said that
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Almasy and David Close, CNN An NFL photographer who fell Wednesday from a stage at the Rams’ Super Bowl rally in Los Angeles has a fractured spine, according to a GoFundMe page raising money for her bills. Kelly Smiley’s fall at the Super Bowl champions’ victory celebration was caught on video and
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a family that died of heat exhaustion during a grueling summer hike in Northern California sent a last, desperate text pleading for help. The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday released information pulled from the cellphone of Jonathan Gerrish, who died last August along with Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old
Continue Reading TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jalen Graham, DJ Horne and Kimani Lawrence combined for 38 second-half points when Arizona State raced away from Oregon for an 81-57 win. Graham finished with 18 points and Horne, Lawrence and Marreon Jackson had 16 each for the Sun Devils, who shot 57%, made 9 of 20 3-attempts and outrebounded
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POCATELLO, Idaho — Liam Sorensen registered 13 points and nine rebounds as Idaho State narrowly beat Northern Colorado 61-58. Sorensen and AJ Burgin combined to score the game’s last four points, each making a layup. Zach Bloch missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for Northern Colorado. Brayden Parker had 11 points for Idaho State (6-18,
Continue ReadingCNN By Jim Sciutto and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The latest US intelligence assessment indicates that Russia is continuing with preparations to invade Ukraine, according to a senior US official with direct knowledge and another source directly familiar with the intelligence. The assessment — described as “bleak” by the senior official — indicates Russia could attack
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joel Embiid had 42 points, 14 rebounds and five assists and the Philadelphia 76ers regrouped after squandering a 15-point lead to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 123-120 on Thursday night. Embiid put the 76ers ahead for good at 117-116 with a 10-footer with 2:32 left. Giannis Antetokounmpo
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US military has approved religious exemptions to its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for 15 service members out of approximately 16,000 requests, according to the latest data from the services. The Marine Corps has approved religious exemptions for six Marines and the Air Force has approved nine requests for
Continue Reading By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Diamond Johnson scored 16 points, and No. 4 North Carolina State moved closer to an Atlantic Coast Conference title with a 92-61 victory over Wake Forest. The Wolfpack racked up 37 points in the third, which was the most in any quarter this season. N.C. State
Continue Reading By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Dobson and Mathew Barzal each scored and had an assist, helping the New York Islanders snap a three-game skid with a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves, Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored and the Islanders kicked off a two-game homestand with
Continue Reading WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Josh Morrissey scored the tiebreaking goal with 6:10 left in the third period and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3. Dominic Toninato, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Blake Wheeler also scored for Winnipeg. Kyle Connor, who assisted on Morrissey’s goal, added an empty-net goal at the buzzer. Eric Comrie stopped 20-and
Continue Reading CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Gus Okafor had 32 points plus 13 rebounds as Southeastern Louisiana topped Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 83-74. Isaac Mushila led the Islanders on Thursday night with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kendal Coleman had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Northwestern State rolled to an 88-64 victory over Incarnate Word. Coleman made 9 of 11 shots from the floor for the Demons (8-19, 5-8 Southland Conference). Cedric Garrett had 14 points. Brandon Swaby had 18 points and nine rebounds to pace the
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu and Anaëlle Jonah, CNN “The Little Prince” has arrived in Paris, nearly eight decades after it was written. The iconic novella was penned by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery in New York during World War II, and now 30 handwritten pages of the original manuscript are on display at the Museum of
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN The US ambassador to the United Nations said Thursday that Russia’s “intentions are very clear” with Ukraine, hours after Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the UN Security Council in a tense meeting that Moscow was laying the groundwork to justify starting a war and preparing to launch an attack on
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a cruise ship passenger who jumped from her balcony into the sea and is missing in the Gulf of Mexico. An airplane had been conducting search patterns, but Coast Guard officials said Thursday night that the search had been called off. The
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have mostly fallen in Asia as investors remain anxious over the possibility that Russia could invade Ukraine. Benchmarks were moderately lower in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney and Seoul. Oil prices fell and U.S. futures were higher. In New York on Thursday, the S&P 500 fell
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police on Thursday released 26 seconds of body camera footage of last week’s ambush and barricade situation that left five patrol officers shot and four others injured by shrapnel or ricochets. The graphic footage shows a police officer walking toward a home where a woman had been shot around 2 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN An unnamed New York state trooper who was part of former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s protective detail and told investigators he touched her inappropriately has filed a lawsuit against Cuomo, former Secretary to the Governor Melissa DeRosa, and her employer, New York State Police. In the suit, the trooper, who is
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Freshman Olivia Miles finished with 18 points and eight assists, Dara Mabrey scored six of her 11 points in overtime and No. 19 Notre Dame upended No. 16 Georgia Tech 72-66. Mabrey grabbed a rebound and fed Miles for a layup to open the scoring in the extra period and the Fighting
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