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By SHARDAA GRAY Click here for updates on this story BARRINGTON, Illinois (WBBM) — A transgender student and his boyfriend were attacked while walking to school in northwest suburban Barrington. The boy and his family believe it was a hate crime. The Barrington 220 School District held a meeting Friday to address the Orbeez TikTok
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Fritz defeated Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open for the second time in five months. Fritz is the first American to reach back-to-back semifinals at the desert tournament since Andy Roddick in
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Taylor Fritz defeated Miomir Kecmanovic of Serbia, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open for the second time in five months. Fritz is the first American to reach back-to-back semifinals at the desert tournament since Andy Roddick in
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Unified School District — the largest U.S. school district still requiring masks for staff and students — says it will lift the mandate next week as COVID-19 infection rates continue to plunge. The nation’s second-largest school district said it will drop the requirement by next Wednesday after reaching
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By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Health says the tap water in all residential areas served by the Navy’s Pearl Harbor water system is safe to drink. The judgement comes more than three months after a petroleum from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility leaked into a Navy
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will be sidelined at least two weeks with a sprained ligament in his left foot. The team says reigning scoring champion underwent an MRI exam that revealed the injury and he is scheduled to be re-evaluated in two weeks. A two-week absence for Curry would
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will be sidelined at least two weeks with a sprained ligament in his left foot. The team says reigning scoring champion underwent an MRI exam that revealed the injury and he is scheduled to be re-evaluated in two weeks. A two-week absence for Curry would
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong, CNN Wang Jixian didn’t set out to become the Chinese voice of resistance in Ukraine. The 36-year-old resident of Odesa, a key target in Russia’s invasion of the country, simply wanted to show his parents he was fine. “I’m coming back from buying groceries,” he said in a video
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The second-round matchup between No. 1 seed Gonzaga and No. 9 seed Memphis is also a clash between two likely NBA lottery picks. Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren and Memphis’ Jalen Duren are both high on the list of NBA executives looking for players in the upcoming
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Southern California coach Andy Enfield says the officials got it wrong when they awarded the ball to Miami on an out-of-bounds play with just over two minutes left in their NCAA Tournament game. Enfield said it was clear to him the ball went off Miami
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Southern California coach Andy Enfield says the officials got it wrong when they awarded the ball to Miami on an out-of-bounds play with just over two minutes left in their NCAA Tournament game. Enfield said it was clear to him the ball went off Miami
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Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, ha implorado a los aliados occidentales que proporcionen ayuda militar a su país a medida que Rusia continúa con su invasión injustificada. “Los necesitamos ahora mismo”, dijo Zelensky a los congresistas estadounidenses en una de sus últimas peticiones de ayuda ante un gobierno amigo.
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Ashley Owusu scored 24 points and Diamond Miller added 23 to lift fourth-seeded Maryland to a 102-71 rout of 13th-seeded Delaware. Jasmine Dickey led the Blue Hens with 31 points, but they couldn’t keep up with a Maryland team that looked healthy and ready
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Top-seeded Baylor is the defending national champion in a blue-blood bracket that began with the three teams that have the most national titles. North Carolina and UCLA are the tradition-rich programs with multiple titles still playing in the East Regional. Eight-time champ and second-seeded
Continue ReadingBy Camilo Rocha, CNN Two young brothers have been rescued from a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest after being lost for nearly four weeks. The children — ages 7 and 9 — were found near their hometown of Manicoré by a local resident on Thursday, their father told local media. The boys — who
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Cormac Ryan scored a career-high 29 points and 11th-seeded Notre Dame recovered from a grueling First Four win and late-night flight to beat sixth-seeded Alabama 78-64 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Ryan, a senior guard, was 10 of 13 from the field
Continue Reading STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 20 points and top-seeded Louisville never looked back as the Cardinals routed Albany 83-51 in a first round women’s NCAA Tournament game. Louisville (26-4) used runs of 13-0, 14-0 and 9-0 in the first half to build a 48-20 halftime lead. The Great
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Deshaun Watson changed his mind. The Browns have their franchise quarterback, one with some extra heavy baggage. Despite sexual misconduct allegations made by nearly two dozen women against Watson while he was with Houston, Cleveland will make him its starting QB, the face of its organization and the highest-paid
Continue Reading By MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — To say the Buffalo Bills are happy to have landed a prized free agent like Von Miller would be an understatement. With one notable exception, nearly everything has gone swimmingly for the Bills in an unexpected and surprising spending spree to open free agency. Even
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer A person with knowledge of the move says the Seattle Seahawks are reuniting with defensive lineman Quinton Jefferson, agreeing to terms on a two-year deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move. Seattle also announced it
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