By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning caucuses in Idaho and Missouri and sweeping the delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan. Trump earned every delegate at stake on Saturday, bringing his count to
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Desi-Rae Young scored 19 of her 21 points in the first half and No. 24 UNLV raced away early from San Diego State in a 100-41 win on Saturday for the Lady Rebels’ 11th straight victory. Young shot 9 of 10 and Lady Rebels (26-2, 16-1 Mountain West) were 38 of
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Freshman Isaiah Collier scored a career-high 31 points, including eight in the final 2 1/2 minutes, and USC defeated Washington 82-75 on Saturday. A 3-pointer by Koren Johnson got Washington within 72-68 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining, just 3 minutes after Southern California had built a 15-point lead. Collier took over a
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson has received Donald Trump’s formal endorsement in his bid for governor, several months after the former president pledged to do so. Trump had a rally in Greensboro on Saturday that Robinson also attended and spoke at. The former president
Continue ReadingBy DORANY PINEDA Associated Press MECCA, Calif. (AP) — When Limba Contreras moved to the desert community of Oasis, California, about 50 years ago, her family relied on a water cooler to keep temperatures inside their home comfortable. Other times, they sprayed each other with a hose outside. But when the heat topped 100 degrees
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Daniel Strauss, CNN Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump won all 39 delegates at stake at a Michigan Republican convention Saturday, as officials there sought to move past a leadership battle that has split the state party into rival factions. The party chairman, former Ambassador and Congressman Pete
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have promoted assistant Nick Sorensen to defensive coordinator and hired former Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley for a role on the team’s staff, a person familiar with the hirings told The Associated Press. The person confirmed the hirings
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Timea Gardiner scored 16 of her 19 points in a dominating second half, leading scorer Raegan Beers returned to action and No. 11 Oregon State closed the regular season with a 79-56 win over California on Saturday. Gardiner scored 11 points in the third quarter when the Beavers poured in 27
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A tractor-trailer that was knocked dangling off a bridge over the Ohio River — prompting a dramatic rescue of the driver — was struck by a vehicle that had crossed into opposing traffic, Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said Saturday. Breathtaking photos and video captured the rescue Friday of the driver in
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that E. Jean Carroll can’t have it both ways in arguing that he was rich enough for the jury to award her $83.3 million in damages in her defamation trial but now saying he shouldn’t be permitted to delay posting bond because he hasn’t provided evidence
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved by the state Senate that would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of some drugs. The law, which took effect in 2021, decriminalized possession and personal use of all drugs, including small
Continue ReadingSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — San Francisco Giants right-hander Tristan Beck is scheduled to have surgery Monday to remove an aneurysm in the upper part of his pitching arm. He will have the procedure at Stanford, where he was examined by a vascular specialist this week, and the timetable for his return to the mound is
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The JuJu Watkins show has enthralled college basketball for much of the season, with the Southern California freshman sensation pouring in points at a clip rarely seen by such a young player. Now that the Trojans are heading to the postseason, it might be time
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — The University of Maryland has ordered fraternities and sororities on campus to suspend social and recruitment activities after the school received multiple reports of unsafe activities. A letter sent Friday from university officials to fraternity and sorority presidents informing them of the suspension did not describe the alleged misconduct as
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior U.S. administration official said Saturday, a day before talks to reach an agreement were
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Republicans awarded all 39 of the state’s remaining presidential delegates to Donald Trump during a convention Saturday. The overwhelming support for Trump was a sign of the firm grasp he continues to hold on the swing state’s base ahead of November. Donald Trump won
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning the Missouri caucuses and sweeping the delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan. Idaho Republicans planned to caucus later. Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador who is
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE HESS and KEN RITTER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets” howled in the Sierra Nevada mountains, closing a long stretch of Interstate 80 in Northern California, forcing ski resorts to shut down, and leaving thousands of homes without power. More than
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE HESS and KEN RITTER Associated Press TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — A powerful blizzard that a meteorologist termed “as bad as it gets” howled in the Sierra Nevada mountains, closing a long stretch of Interstate 80 in Northern California, forcing ski resorts to shut down, and leaving thousands of homes without power. More than
Continue ReadingBETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say three trains were involved in a collision and derailment in eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday morning that caused no reported injuries or evacuations but left some railroad cars scattered along a riverbank and at least one partially in the river. Officials in Northampton County said the derailment was reported at
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