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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Enfield’s success in turning around Southern California’s basketball program has earned him a six-year contract extension. Athletic director Mike Bohn announced that the extension runs through the 2027-28 season. The 21st-ranked Trojans open play in the Pac-12 Tournament on Thursday in Las Vegas. The
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova guard Collin Gillespie has won his second consecutive Big East player of the year award, and Ed Cooley was selected coach of the year after guiding Providence to its first regular-season championship. Injured point guard Ryan Nembhard of Creighton took freshman of the year
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By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Two hate crime charges have been filed against an individual for allegedly assaulting a 29-year-old Asian man at a subway station in New York City Tuesday, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Christian Jeffers, 48, was charged with attempted assault in the first degree as a hate crime and attempted
Continue ReadingBy Corinne Dorsey, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has restored California’s authority to implement its own greenhouse gas emission standards and zero-emission vehicle sales mandates, the agency announced Wednesday. It is also allowing other states to adopt California’s stricter standards in lieu of the federal rules. This move officially reverses a Trump-era action that had
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO and MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writers A person with direct knowledge of the situation tells the Associated Press the Washington Commanders have agreed to acquire Carson Wentz from the Indianapolis Colts. The deal cannot be finalized until the start of the new league year next week. A different person with direct knowledge
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Kevin Magnussen will make a surprise return to Formula One this season with the same team that fired him a year ago. The Danish driver was rehired Wednesday by Haas F1 to replace Russian driver Nikita Mazepin, who was fired over the weekend following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former White House senior adviser Stephen Miller filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block a subpoena for his phone records from the House Select Committee investigating January 6, becoming the latest among dozens of people who have gone to court to protect their information from Capitol
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Cole Swider had 28 points and 13 rebounds in 28 minutes, Joe Girard added 16 points and No. 9 seed Syracuse beat eighth-seeded Florida State 96-57 in the second round of the ACC tournament. It was Syracuse’s second largest margin of victory in a conference tournament game in program history. Syracuse
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is restoring California’s authority to set its own tailpipe pollution standards for cars, reversing a Trump administration policy and likely ushering in stricter emissions standards for new passenger vehicles nationwide. A waiver approved Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency allows California to set tough
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Norm Maciver is returning to the Chicago Blackhawks after he was hired as associate general manager under new GM Kyle Davidson. The 57-year-old Maciver had been working as the director of player personnel for the Seattle Kraken. Maciver will oversee Chicago’s scouting operation, reporting directly to
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El gobierno de Estados Unidos sancionó este miércoles al expresidente de Ecuador Abdalá Bucaram Ortiz (1996-1997) “debido a su participación en actos de corrupción significativos, incluida la apropiación indebida de fondos públicos, la aceptación de sobornos y la interferencia en procesos públicos”, dijo el portavoz del Departamento de Estado, Ned
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco will stop requiring proof of vaccination to enter some indoor businesses, including restaurants, bars, fitness centers and gyms. Health officials announced that as of Friday it will be up to businesses to require proof of vaccination or a negative test from their staff and customers. The San Francisco Department
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La Comisión de Planificación de Desert Hot Springs dio luz verde para que se construya un enorme almacén en un terreno de 94 acres que lo convertirá en el almacén más grande de Estados Unidos. La estructura se ubicará sobre la Calle de los Romos entre las Avenidas 19 y 20 cerca de la I-10
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Tina Burnside, CNN Ryan Coogler was detained by police in January after being mistaken for a bank robber. The “Black Panther” director was in Atlanta, attempting to make a withdrawal from his account with Bank of America. The teller received an alert on his account, according to the police report obtained
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players made their latest counteroffer to Major League Baseball after Commissioner Rob Manfred let pass his deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season. The sides negotiated on and off for 16 1/2 hours until 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, then broke
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiators for locked-out players made their latest counteroffer to Major League Baseball after Commissioner Rob Manfred let pass his deadline to reach a deal preserving a 162-game season. The sides negotiated on and off for 16 1/2 hours until 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, then broke
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The United States is increasing its readiness in the Indo-Pacific region against North Korea, intensifying “intelligence, readiness and surveillance collection activities” related to North Korea following recent ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang, US Indo-Pacific Command announced Wednesday. US Indo-Pacific Command said it is stepping up its intelligence and
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With another day of sky high, record breaking prices at the pump in California Wednesday, Governor Newsom says he’s working on a plan for some relief. Gas prices in California are the highest in the nation right now. The statewide average rose more than 11 cents per gallon in 24 hours Wednesday. In Riverside County,
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Russian Formula One driver Nikita Mazepin says he’s still shocked about being fired from the Haas team following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is creating a foundation to help excluded athletes. Mazepin was fired last Saturday following F1’s decision to terminate its contract with the Russian GP. He
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is bluntly opposed to a Polish plan to provide fighter jets to Ukraine. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told the Polish minister of defense that the US does not support the transfer of MiG-29 fighter jets to the Ukrainian air force “at this time,”
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