Mostly clear skies will be with us after the sun sets at 7:05 p.m. Please send any sunset photos you take to share@kesq.com! Temperatures will steadily cool into the mid-70s around 9:00 p.m. with lows dropping into the upper 50s overnight. Temperatures will hem and haw over the next couple of days. Today was warmer
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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer Shaheeen Holloway is leaving Saint Peter’s for Seton Hall just days after helping the little Jesuit school make history by becoming the first No. 15 seed to reach the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. Seton Hall announced the hiring of the 45-year-old early Wednesday evening. It was hardly a surprise.
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is throwing his weight behind a primary opponent to freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn — an extraordinary broadside against a fellow Republican from his home state, as internal frustration with the controversial MAGA firebrand reaches a boiling point. “It comes down
Continue Reading WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor standout freshman Kendall Brown and point guard James Akinjo are entering their names into the NBA draft. The players revealed their decisions on their social media accounts Wednesday. Akinjo still had another season of eligibility at Baylor, where he transferred last year after leading Arizona in scoring in his only
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials have approved a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in Montana amid objections from some ranchers and elected officials. Wednesday’s announcement will allow the American Prairie to graze bison on U.S. Bureau of Land Management land in north-central Montana and to
Continue Reading By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Come Sunday at Mission Hills, the winner will take the last traditional victory leap into Poppie’s Pond — and the women’s major golf tournament best known as the Dinah Shore will be history in the desert. Unable to find a sponsor willing to remain
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By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Come Sunday at Mission Hills, the winner will take the last traditional victory leap into Poppie’s Pond — and the women’s major golf tournament best known as the Dinah Shore will be history in the desert. Unable to find a sponsor willing to remain
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Albert Pujols got a good hit and then some good news about his wife’s health. The 42-year-old smacked the first single of his second act with the St. Louis Cardinals, then received a text message minutes later saying Deidre Pujols’ brain surgery was a success. Deidre
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Albert Pujols got a good hit and then some good news about his wife’s health. The 42-year-old smacked the first single of his second act with the St. Louis Cardinals, then received a text message minutes later saying Deidre Pujols’ brain surgery was a success. Deidre
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has ended the state of emergency he declared at the start of the coronavirus pandemic more than two years ago. The formal end of the statewide emergency came as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dip to levels not seen since summer 2020. Deaths are
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El embajador de Estados Unidos en México, Ken Salazar, reconoció en entrevista con CNN que en el pasado su país hacía cosas en territorio mexicano que no respetaban la soberanía del país. “Lo que pasaba es que en esos tiempos se hacían cosas aquí en México que de veras no
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — La guerra en Ucrania provocó un éxodo masivo de empresas de Rusia nunca antes visto. Corporaciones que pasaron años abriéndose camino en el creciente mercado de consumo se retiraron casi de la noche a la mañana, con sus lucrativas operaciones de repente viéndose como pasivos. El éxodo pone
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer Shaheeen Holloway is leaving Saint Peter’s for Seton Hall just days after helping the little Jesuit school make history by becoming the first No. 15 seed to reach the NCAA Tournament’s Elite Eight. Seton Hall announced the hiring of the 45-year-old early Wednesday evening. It was hardly a surprise.
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A year ago, glaring inequities were revealed at the women’s NCAA Tournament. NCAA President Mark Emmert says he is happy with progress made since then, but there is work to be done. He says there have only been “preliminary discussions” about distributing tournament revenues to women’s
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has “initiated disciplinary proceedings” against actor Will Smith over his actions at Sunday’s Oscars, the group announced on Wednesday. “Board of Governors today initiated disciplinary proceedings against Mr. Smith for violations of the Academy’s Standards of Conduct, including inappropriate physical
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A jury has awarded $102.5 million to two women who sued a Northern California school district over what they said was officials’ failure to stop a middle school teacher from sexually grooming and abusing them as minors. Parents had repeatedly complained about the former music teacher. The Mercury News reported
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By Virginia Langmaid and Nick Valencia, CNN A former Louisiana State Police officer, who on body camera video can be heard saying that he “beat the ever-living f**k out of” dead Black motorist Ronald Greene, told investigators during an interview 16 months after the incident that he was “scared” and portrayed himself as a victim,
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said that Will Smith was asked to leave Sunday’s Oscars after hitting Chris Rock but refused. Many have questioned why Smith was allowed to remain seated front row at the Academy Awards after the incident. The academy’s
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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three days after Saint Peter’s magical NCAA Tournament ride ended, the mayhem still has not stopped for university president Eugene Cornacchia. The campus bookstores and suppliers can’t keep up with the demand for Peacocks’ merchandise. Plans for a parade Friday in Jersey City, New
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