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By JEFFREY BERNSTEIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 42 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Houston Rockets 118-105 on improve their position in the race for play-in seeding. Irving had 17 points in the fourth quarter. Kevin Durant added 18 points, Bruce Brown had 15 and Cam Thomas 13 for
Continue Reading By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and the Colorado Avalanche clinched a playoff spot with a 6-4 win against the Pittsburgh Penguin. The Avalanche became the first NHL team to 50 wins this season. J.T. Compher, Darren Helm, Josh Manson and Artturi Lehkonen also scored for Colorado. Darcy
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN The topic of masculinity — and perceived threats to it — appears to be increasingly sensitive in today’s China. The country’s state broadcaster has moved to ban shows portraying “effeminate styles,” education officials have proposed ways to combat “feminization” in schools and state media has decried the “sickly aesthetics” that propel young
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ‘n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Tuesday. Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in a suburb of his hometown of Philadelphia, according to a statement posted by
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam had 31 points and 13 rebounds, Scottie Barnes had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors clinched a playoff berth by beating the Atlanta Hawks 118-108. Chris Boucher scored 18 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 14, Fred VanVleet 12, and Precious Achiuwa 11.
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Austin Watson scored twice and the Ottawa Senators had three goals in the third period of a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Tim Stutzle, Brady Tkachuk, Drake Batherson and Colin White also scored for Ottawa. Anton Forsberg made 27 saves as the Sens downed the Habs for the first time this
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democrats lined up more than 1,000 amendments in a symbolic attempt to delay a vote on a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges. Between the four boxes of amendments and a tornado warning
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By Amy Simonson and Nicole Chavez, CNN South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at restricting the teaching of “inherently divisive concepts” in K-12 schools. The move makes South Dakota the latest Republican-controlled state to restrict how history and systemic racism can be taught in schools. Noem, a Republican, had recently
Continue Reading By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Mo Bamba had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Ignas Brazdeikis scored 20 off the bench and the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-115 to stop a six-game losing streak. Moritz Wagner scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter for the Magic. Darius
Continue Reading COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland is losing Angel Reese and Ashley Owusu — the team’s top two scorers this past season — to the transfer portal. Owusu announced her intention to enter the portal Tuesday on social media. A team spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday night that Reese had entered the portal as well. The departures
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Joel Embiid had 45 points and 13 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers made a franchise-record 17 3-pointers in the first half of a 131-122 victory over the Indiana Pacers that moved them into a tie with Boston atop the Atlantic Division. Embiid banked in a 3-pointer
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson and Omar Jimenez, CNN The Minneapolis Police Department will officially be prohibited from executing all no-knock search warrants starting April 8, according to the mayor’s office. Mayor Jacob Frey’s new policy will prohibit the MPD from requesting no-knock search warrants and from responding to requests of similar searches from other jurisdictions, according
Continue Reading By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Victor Olofsson had a goal and an assist in the third period to lead the Buffalo Sabres past the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2. Jeff Skinner, Casey Mittelstadt and Dylan Cozens also scored for the Sabres, and Craig Anderson made 32 saves in the opening game of a
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Artemi Panarin set up two first-period power-play goals to give him 65 assists this season and the New York Rangers posted a 3-1 victory over the rival New Jersey Devils. Chris Kreider scored his 47th goal, Justin Braun got his first with the Rangers and
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Justin Danforth scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period, Elvis Merzlikins stopped 47 shots and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 to end a seven-game skid. Sean Kuraly added an empty-netter for Columbus in the final seconds.Brendan Gaunce and Carson Meyer
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Londres (CNN Business) – Los líderes europeos han planeado eliminar gradualmente las importaciones de carbón ruso en respuesta a las escenas desgarradoras en Bucha, un suburbio de Kyiv. Este martes, la Comisión Europea propuso una prohibición gradual de 4.000 millones de euros (US$ 4.300 millones) a las importaciones de carbón ruso al año,
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Is crime on the rise in the Coachella Valley? If you regularly scroll through the social media site “Nextdoor” you might believe it’s true. While there are daily posts about lost pets or questions about how to find a handyman, the most popular have to do with crime. I-Team Reporter Karen Devine spoke with La Quinta resident Ray
Continue Reading VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A state appeals court says a California hospital can be held responsible for sexual abuse by an employee, upholding a jury’s award of $6.75 million to two elderly patients who were abused at a psychiatric hospital. The court also ruled that damage awards for pain and suffering by victims who are
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) – El Servicio Nacional de Atención Integral a Personas Adultas Privadas de la Libertad y a Adolescentes Infractores de Ecuador (SNAI) informó que la tarde de este martes se registraron “eventualidades” y “manifestaciones” en cuatro cárceles del país ubicadas en las provincias de Esmeraldas, El Oro, Santo Domingo y Cotopaxi. Según
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Sara Murray, CNN The ex-wife of Missouri Republican Senate candidate Eric Greitens says in a new court filing that she has photographs of injuries to their child in 2019 and other documentation of Greitens’ alleged abuse. In a document filed in Boone County Circuit Court on March 31, Sheena Greitens says
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