BEIJING (AP) — About 16 million residents in Shanghai are being tested for the coronavirus as a staged lockdown shifts to the western half of China’s biggest city and financial capital. Meanwhile, eastern districts that were supposed to be ending their lockdown were told it might be extended in spots where COVID-19 cases are found.
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — North Carolina sophomore guard Caleb Love has helped power a Final Four push through his fearlessness. Love is the team’s No. 2 scorer at 15.7 points on the season. And he’s averaging 18 points per game in the NCAA Tournament. Love has shown the ability
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who is known for his iconic images of some of the 20th century’s most glamorous women died Thursday at the age of 78, according to a statement posted to his official Instagram account. No cause of death was specified. In a statement to CNN, New York’s Staley-Wise
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski isn’t the only one retiring after the Final Four. It’s also the last games for Bob Fishman, who is in the director’s chair for the 39th time for CBS and Turner’s coverage of the NCAA Tournament. Fishman will direct the TBS coverage of Saturday’s national semifinals
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — People across the United Kingdom will face tough choices in coming months as energy costs for millions of households are set to rise by 54% on Friday. It’s the second big jump in energy bills since October, and a third may be ahead as
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer This year’s Final Four includes quite a collection of big-name programs — but this hasn’t been a particularly dominant group this season. In fact, the top three teams in the current Pomeroy rankings — and five of the top six — are absent. That’s a change from last year,
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is bringing sales of recreational marijuana to the doorstep of Texas as the movement toward broad legalization sweeps across more of the American West. As of Friday, anyone 21 and older in New Mexico can purchase up to 2 ounces of marijuana —
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge made the go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left and Xavier won its first NIT championship in 64 years, rallying for a 73-72 victory over Texas A&M at Madison Square Garden. Colby Jones scored 21 points for the Musketeers and was selected the tournament’s most outstanding player. Dwon Odom added
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press African refugees say the recent decision to grant refugee status and other humanitarian protections to Ukrainians fleeing war underscores the racial bias inherent in American immigration policy. Wilfred Tebah says he and other immigrants from Cameroon have long been deserving of similar humanitarian considerations. They also argue that Congo and
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jamie Benn scored 53 seconds into overtime and the Dallas Stars completed a two-game sweep of the skidding Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory. Benn skated past two Ducks and converted a pass from Miro Heiskanen for his 17th goal of the season for the
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jamie Benn scored 53 seconds into overtime and the Dallas Stars completed a two-game sweep of the skidding Anaheim Ducks with a 3-2 victory. Benn skated past two Ducks and converted a pass from Miro Heiskanen for his 17th goal of the season for the
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican and American officials met amid disagreements about an electrical power reform. The Mexican bill seeks to limit foreign-built renewable energy plants and grant a majority market share to Mexico’s state-owned power utility. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador met Thursday with U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry, but the Mexican leader
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan Clarkson scored 19 points, Mike Conley added 18 and Bojan Bogdanovic 11
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points and Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 17 rebounds as the Utah Jazz snapped a five-game losing streak with a 122-109 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan Clarkson scored 19 points, Mike Conley added 18 and Bojan Bogdanovic 11
Continue Reading MONTCLAIR, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say four people have been injured after a fire and a series of explosions at a Southern California metal recycling yard. The blasts Thursday morning in Montclair also sent blackened compressed gas canisters and shrapnel raining down on the surrounding neighborhood. Some cars were damaged and one man says debris
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Lias Andersson scored the deciding goal in the shootout, Cal Petersen made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings edged the Calgary Flames 3-2. Alex Iaffalo and Viktor Arvidsson scored in regulation for Los Angeles, which moved within five points of Pacific Division-leading Calgary. The Flames have three games in hand.
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Lias Andersson scored the deciding goal in the shootout, Cal Petersen made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings edged the Calgary Flames 3-2. Alex Iaffalo and Viktor Arvidsson scored in regulation for Los Angeles, which moved within five points of Pacific Division-leading Calgary. The Flames have three games in hand.
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The Chevron Championship brings in the world’s best women’s golfers to Rancho Mirage. But it also brings in Judy Callaway. A San Diego resident that has been coming here for decades. Not alone, but with her flowers. “Over 23 years,” said Judy Callaway. “I usually do a thousand at each tournament. I actually make them
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A 12-year-old student was fatally shot by a classmate at a South Carolina middle school, officials said on Thursday. The victim has been identified as Jamari Cortez Bonaparte Jackson. His family said they were “devastated” by the tragedy, according to a statement from a family spokesperson. The suspected shooter, also 12,
Continue Reading A federal jury in San Francisco has awarded $504,000 to a one-legged jail inmate who was forced to hop to a cell. Wednesday’s verdict came in an excessive force lawsuit filed by Vincent Bell against the city. Bell is awaiting trial in connection with the 2012 murder of a man who was kidnapped, shot and
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