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By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — PJ Hayes led San Diego with 15 points and Wayne McKinney III hit a 3-pointer with two seconds remaining for the lead as the Toreros defeated Pepperdine 57-52 on Friday night in the West Coast Conference Tournament. After McKinney’s basket, he was fouled defending Pepperdine’s inbounds pass
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Iowa star Caitlin Clark is taking her records to the postseason. Iowa defeated Penn State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Friday in Minneapolis. Clark has 3,709 career points as the all-time NCAA Division I scoring leader, men or women. She climbed into the top 10 scorers of
Continue ReadingCLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities investigating a fire and explosions that rocked a suburban Detroit building filled with vaping industry supplies are urging residents not to pick up any debris because they still pose potential hazards. One man was killed in the explosive blaze that sent gas canisters soaring miles away. Clinton Township officials
Continue ReadingLIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — Firefighters in Hawaii have gotten control of a large fire at a biomass plant on Kauai Island. KITV Island News reports crews were called to the plant at about 3:30 p.m. on Friday. They got the fire under control about two hours later. An image of the fire shows red flames
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in a surprising ruling has dismissed a Texas lawsuit against a Biden administration policy that allows migrants of certain nationalities to fly to the United States if they have US sponsors. The lawsuit focused on a parole program that permits migrants from Cuba,
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden. The attack Friday targeted the bulk carrier Propel Fortune, which continued on its way. That’s according to the United States military’s Central Command, which
Continue ReadingLA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — The military says a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas has crashed, killing two National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent. Another soldier on board has been injured. The UH-72 Lakota helicopter was assigned to the federal government’s border security mission when it went down near Rio
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Romeo Zaragoza until a year ago lived in the Bay Area, and like two teams dear to his heart, he found his way to Las Vegas. First it was the Raiders leaving Oakland for Las Vegas before the 2020 season, and in roughly four years
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hannah Jump scored 20 points and No. 2 Stanford rallied from a 16-point first-half deficit to beat No. 13 Oregon State 66-57 in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals Friday. The Cardinal outscored Oregon State 23-8 in the third quarter and held off a late surge by the
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The BNP Paribas Open honored all the women for International Women’s Day. With plenty of moms, fans and much more, the BNP had a pannel of BNP executives, current players, legends, and the number one pickleball player. Happy International Women’s Day at the BNP Paribas Open. Such a great panel with FILA sponsored WTA player
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has posted a $91.63 million bond as he appeals the judgment against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. The notice of Trump’s bond and appeal was made with the federal court in New York on Friday. In January, a federal jury awarded Carroll
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has posted a $91.63 million bond as he appeals the judgment against him in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case. The notice of Trump’s bond and appeal was made with the federal court in New York on Friday. In January, a federal jury awarded
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A Vermont man accused of killing actor Treat Williams in a 2023 vehicle crash plead guilty Friday to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting and will avoid prison time. Koss’ sentencing will be deferred for a year, Judge Kerry Ann McDonald-Cady said, and his license to
Continue ReadingLA GRULLA, Texas (AP) — A helicopter carrying three National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent has crashed along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, killing three of the people on board. That’s according to Starr County Judge Eloy Vera, the county’s top local official. Vera says a fourth person on board is in critical
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By Eve Brennan and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s “repression of peaceful protests” and “institutional discrimination against women and girls” has led to human rights violations, some of which amount to “crimes against humanity,” according to a United Nations’ report. Such violations and crimes include “extrajudicial and unlawful killings and murder, unnecessary and disproportionate
Continue ReadingBRUCE SHIPKOWSKI TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey court has denied an appeal from a high school that lost a state basketball tournament game when referees wrongly overturned a buzzer-beating basket. The state appellate division ruled late Friday that it would not grant Manasquan school officials’ petition stemming from this week’s loss to Camden.
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A United Airlines jetliner headed to Mexico City from San Francisco made an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Friday after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, in the fourth emergency involving a United Airlines flight this week. The plane landed safely at Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A United Airlines jetliner headed to Mexico City from San Francisco made an emergency landing in Los Angeles on Friday after the crew reported a hydraulics issue, in the fourth emergency involving a United Airlines flight this week. The plane landed safely at Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — An Ohio man was arrested on Friday afternoon while trying to enter the US Capitol with a hammer, US Capitol Police said in a news release. Christopher Snow, 33, of Canton, Ohio, “became combative” after a USCP officer spotted the hammer in his backpack as it went through
Continue ReadingDEWHURST, Wis. (AP) — A crash at a western Wisconsin highway intersection involving a semitrailer and a van has reportedly killed nine people. KSTP reports the Clark County sheriff’s office told the station nine people died in the Friday accident. The sheriff’s office didn’t return messages from The Associated Press. The Wisconsin State Patrol referred
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