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By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Brandon Williams scored 23 points and Ben McLemore added 21 as the patchwork Portland Trail Blazers ended a four-game losing streak with a 119-115 win over the Detroit Pistons. Detroit, which trailed by 23 in the third, took a 106-105 lead on Luka Garza’s free throw with
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By DAKE KANG Associated Press KUNMING, China (AP) — No survivors have been found as the search continued Tuesday of the scattered wreckage of a China Eastern plane carrying 132 people that crashed a day earlier in a forested mountainous area in China’s worst air disaster in a decade. “Wreckage of the plane was found
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The first public hearing for the proposed La Quinta surf park, called Coral Mountain Resort, will take place on Tuesday. It’s set to be built is about 400 acres of undeveloped space at the base of Coral Mountain off Madison Avenue between Avenues 58 and 60. The private resort would include a nearly 17-acre wave
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball and Terry Rozier each scored 17 points and the Charlotte Hornets came back to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 106-103 for their fifth straight win. Miles Bridges added 15 points and Mason Plumlee had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte, which trailed
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We now know the name of the Living Desert’s baby giraffe… it’s Cole! Monday marked Cole’s one-month birthday, so the zoo took the chance to celebrate by revealing her name. Zoo officials said Cole’s naming rights were secured at The Living Desert’s Wild Times Gala live auction by Susan and Jim Gould, Board member of
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“This is seriously like a childhood dream come true, like a wild dream that you don’t expect to actually happen,” said Taylor Fritz. Well, it did. A career defining moment for sure. And how cool that it happened here, a place Taylor calls his home tournament, a place where a proud father got to watch
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 38 points, notched another triple-double and sparked memories of his time in Cleveland, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 131-120 win over the Cavaliers. It was James’ only visit home this season and the star from nearby Akron thrilled fans who warmly
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 38 points, notched another triple-double and sparked memories of his time in Cleveland, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 131-120 win over the Cavaliers. It was James’ only visit home this season and the star from nearby Akron thrilled fans who warmly
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Republican grievances run deep. On the first day of hearings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson, GOP senators went beyond complaints about the 2018 Brett Kavanaugh and 2020 Amy Coney Barrett hearings. They dredged up the 1987 Robert Bork and
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sara Puckett hit a 3-pointer with 17.5 seconds left to put Tennessee ahead to stay as the fourth-seeded Lady Vols held off neighbor Belmont 70-67 Monday night to advance to their first Sweet 16 since 2016. The Lady Vols improved to 23-1 on their
Continue Reading By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Senate committee has revived and advanced a wide-ranging election bill that would eliminate nearly all forms of early voting and require ballots to be counted by hand. Republicans passed the bill out of the Senate Government Committee in a 4-3 party-line vote, but it
Continue Reading CONWAY, S.C. — Rudi Williams scored 24 points as Coastal Carolina topped Florida Gulf Coast 84-68 in the second round of The Basketball Classic. Essam Mostafa added 23 points for the Chanticleers. Tavian Dunn-Martin led the Eagles on Monday night with 17 points.
Continue ReadingBy Vern Glenn Click here for updates on this story SPOKANE, Washington (KPIX) — This NCAA Tournament run is extra special for Stanford seniors Lexie and Lacie Hull as the twin sisters are playing their final college season as the Cardinal go for a second straight national championship. The Hulls have been teammates their entire
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Two 20-year-old men accused of gunning down the owner of a Cathedral City convenience store during a robbery must stand trial for murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Charles Lamar Campbell of Beaumont and Joel Ortiz Hidalgo of Desert Hot Springs were arrested a year ago for the alleged slaying of 61-year-old Chris
Continue Reading Former Green Bay outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith has been in Minnesota for a free agent visit with the Vikings. Smith was released by the Packers a week ago. His 2021 season was ruined by a back injury. He played in only one game. The Vikings could use another proven pass rusher but lack salary cap
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN A group of retired federal judges — including two Republican appointees — told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday night that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson‘s record on child pornography sentencing is “entirely consistent” with the records of other judges across the country, rejecting criticism from Missouri GOP
Continue Reading RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi to an eight-year extension, which would keep the 21-year-old forward with the franchise through the 2029-30 season. The team said the deal will have an average-annual value of $4.82 million. Carolina announced the deal Monday, the same day the Hurricanes acquired forward Max
Continue Reading ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Authoities rescued a man who said he’d been trapped for two days in a 16-inch underground storm drain pipe in Northern California. Contra Costa County fire officials say nearly 50 people needed 3 1/2 hours to rescue the man on Sunday evening in Antioch. He wasn’t injured. Authorities say the man
Continue ReadingBy KRISTINE JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — As we continue to celebrate and honor women this month, Monday we do it for laughs with a comedy club pioneer. CBS2’s Kristine Johnson introduces us to Caroline Hirsch, the woman with her name in lights, who’s given voice to some
Continue Reading ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a man who was trapped 15 feet underground in a San Francisco Bay Area storm pipe the width of a large pizza for two days was rescued in an effort that lasted hours and involved at least 50 firefighters, police officers and rescue personnel. Officials in Antioch freed the
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