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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former Memphis recruit Mikey Williams has entered the transfer portal five weeks after reaching a plea agreement in a gun case. The school confirmed Monday that the former star from San Ysidro High has decided to transfer. “The University process for him to join the men’s basketball program was underway, but

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A California man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison for seeking to win a $100 million lawsuit by making false sexual assault claims against Hollywood executives. Rovier Carrington, 34, of Los Angeles was sentenced in Manhattan federal court after he pleaded guilty to making

By CLAIRE RUSH, DAVID KOENIG and TOM KRISHER Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — United Airlines said Monday it found loose bolts and other “installation issues” on a part of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jets that were inspected after a mid-flight fuselage blowout on a similar Alaska Airlines jet Friday. The inspections are focused

LOS ANGELES (AP) — JuJu Watkins of No. 9 Southern California has tied a record with her eighth selection as Pac-12 freshman of the week in the first nine weeks of the season. Watkins led the Trojans (12-1, 2-1 Pac-12) in a home sweep of the Oregon schools. She scored 28 points and had a

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Reviews have been poor for Sunday’s 81st Golden Globes, but the telecast pulled in an average of 9.4 million viewers, up about 50% from last year, according to CBS. The ceremony had the benefit of an NFL lead-in, as well as an especially starry gathering

CHICAGO (AP) — United says it found loose bolts on door plugs of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets grounded since Alaska Airlines midair blowout.

By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Randy Moss and Larry Fitzgerald were among 19 players and three coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame class announced Monday. Warrick Dunn of Florida State, Toby Gerhart of Stanford, Julius Peppers of North Carolina and Danny Woodhead of Chadron State also were elected to the Atlanta-based

By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever so tiny nanoplastics, detected and categorized for the first time by a microscope using dual lasers. Scientists long figured there were lots of these microscopic plastic pieces, but until researchers at Columbia and Rutgers

By CLAIRE RUSH and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights. Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from

IMPERIAL, Calif. (AP) — The death of an incarcerated man who guards said was assaulted by two fellow inmates at a Southern California prison is being investigated as a homicide, state corrections officials said Monday. Officers used seven applications of pepper spray to quell the attack Sunday on Enrique Saucedo in the recreational yard at

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal on U.S. aid for Ukraine and policy changes at the border with Mexico was left uncertain Monday as Congress returned with Senate negotiators struggling to reach an agreement and House Republicans trying to interject their own hardline immigration demands. Senate negotiators met Monday and had

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Tiger Woods has gone from “Hello, world,” to saying goodbye to Nike. Woods ended months of speculation by making it official Monday that the partnership between golf’s biggest star and the powerful Swoosh brand is ending after 27 years, a move that raises questions about the future of both

By The Associated Press Tiger Woods and Nike indicated Monday they have parted ways after more than 27 years. Woods in a social media post thanked Nike co-founder Phil Knight for his “passion and vision” that brought Nike and the Nike Golf partnership with Woods together. “Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start

By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll and is now one of three unbeaten teams left. The New Year began with seven undefeated teams, but only South Carolina, No. 2 UCLA and No. 4 Baylor remain. The Gamecocks (14-0) received 34 of

By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — RJ Barrett took some of the talking points from film study and applied them as he continues to adjust and find his way in a new system. Barrett scored a season-high 37 points in his fourth game since being traded to his hometown Toronto team,

By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer They may not have had lukewarm chardonnay on the tables, as nominee Jennifer Lawrence had predicted. But the 81st Golden Globes had a bit of everything else: Some silliness, some seriousness, a bit of history, a few good jokes and many bad ones, loads of stars — and one

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Golden Globe Award s likes to think of itself as the party of the year, but instead of a debauched, champagne-fueled romp, it can sometimes feel more like a strange high school reunion for the extremely famous. Some are catching up with old

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barack Obama won his second Emmy, John Mulaney won his third, and Carol Burnett took her seventh Sunday on night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Obama won the Emmy for best narrator for his Netflix documentary series, “Working: What We Do All Day,”

By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for gun rights urged the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham restricting people from carrying guns at public parks and playgrounds in the state’s largest metro area and address gun violence as a public health