NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (AP) — Ontario’s Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April. The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be the first to touch the province since 1979, and Niagara Falls was declared by National
Continue ReadingBy DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George hit decisive jump shots in the final seconds for the Los Angeles Clippers, the Orlando Magic did not, and LA won for the fifth time in six road games, 100-97 on Friday night. The Clippers, who have lost five straight at
Continue ReadingNEW WINDSOR, N.Y. (AP) — High winds and turbulence have forced a United Airlines flight from Israel to be diverted from its destination of Newark Airport in New Jersey to Stewart International Airport in New Windsor, New York. Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus says approximately 200 passengers were onboard the flight on Friday. Some
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Unrattled by Stanford’s halftime lead, North Carolina State answered with a big third quarter and shut down All-American Cameron Brink for a spot in the Elite Eight. Aziaha James had 29 points and the third-seeded Wolfpack outscored the No. 2 Cardinal 28-10 in the
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Grant Nelson made himself a part of Alabama basketball history with his dominant performance against North Carolina. Now the senior forward is hoping for an even bigger breakthrough: a first trip to the Final Four for the Crimson Tide. Even though Alabama has relied on guards Mark Sears and
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Coach Rick Carlisle believes his Indiana Pacers are already in playoff mode. If Friday night is any indication, that could be a promising sign for a team that has lost nine straight postseason games and hasn’t won a playoff series in a decade. Pascal Siakam finished
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 23 points with four 3-pointers in his annual homecoming game and the Golden State Warriors beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-97 on Friday night for their third straight win. Curry, who grew up here and starred at nearby Davidson College before entering the
Continue ReadingSPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Police surrounded a house in a residential Sparks neighborhood Friday where they said a suspect in an officer-involved shooting was barricaded inside shortly after two law enforcement officers were shot and hospitalized with unspecified injuries. It wasn’t immediately clear if any other people or police officers were injured in the incident
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A Chinese national was arrested after driving onto the Marine base in Twentynine Palms and then ignoring orders to leave, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed to News Channel 3. The arrest happened on March 27. According to CBP, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents were called out to the Marine Corps Air Ground
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter will miss the rest of the season with a left shoulder injury, coach Mike Brown confirmed on Friday. Huerter plans to undergo left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum that he sustained on March 18 after taking contact from Memphis’
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It’s a three-way for first tie after 18 holes of play in Rancho Mirage at the 2nd edition of The Galleri Classic presented by Spotlight 29 Casino. Amazing round of play at the Galleri Classic today. I followed Alker Stricker and Clarke early on. Alker ends the day at -6 tieing it up with Goose
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An employee of the Beaumont Unified School District was arrested after accusations of sending explicit pictures to a minor. Michele Carrillo, 29, was arrested Thursday afternoon in Beaumont, according to jail records. She was released on $30,000 bail. Carrillo is accused of sending harmful material to seduce a minor and contacting a minor with intent
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A London appellate justice refused former President Donald Trump’s request to appeal the dismissal of his case against retired British spy Christopher Steele’s company over his controversial 2016 dossier. The former president had sought permission to appeal Judge Karen Steyn’s February judgement that Trump’s data privacy case — which argued that
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has denied a request by former president Jair Bolsonaro that his passport be returned to him so that he can travel to Israel. According to a Supreme Court document released on Friday and signed by De Moraes, “it is absolutely
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A probationer who provided a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 15-year-old girl was sentenced today to 12 years in state prison. James Leon Dailey, 51, of Banning was arrested last July following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of the young girl, also of Banning. Dailey last week pleaded guilty
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — In a rare legal victory for wild horse advocates, a judge has ruled U.S. land managers failed to adopt a legal herd management plan or conduct the necessary environmental review before 31 mustangs died during the roundup of more than 2,000 horses in Nevada last summer.
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A 32-year-old man suspected of torturing and killing his 7-month-old son in Indio re-entered not guilty pleas today to felony charges including murder. Jawhon Sherod Burts is also charged with one felony count each of torture and assault on a child under 8 with great bodily injury resulting in death, according to court records. He
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Wrtier BOSTON (AP) — Illinois’ season could have ended up a lot different. The Illini opened the season thriving behind Terrence Shannon Jr., who established himself as one of the premier scorers in the nation. And then they were thrust into uncertainty in December when Shannon was charged with rape
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors suggested Friday that Donald Trump violated a gag order in his hush-money criminal case this week by assailing the judge’s daughter and making a false claim about her on social media. The Manhattan district attorney’s office asked Judge Juan M. Merchan to “clarify
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Laurie Anderson and the president of the Harlem School of the Arts, James C. Horton, are being honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Goodwin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, is receiving a Gold Medal for biography. Anderson, the avant-garde performer,
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