STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Myles Rice finished with a season-high 35 points, Isaac Jones scored 24 and Washington State won for a third straight time at Maples Pavilion, dispatching Stanford with a wire-to-wire 89-75 victory on Thursday night. Rice buried 15 of 24 shots, including 5 of 10 from 3-point range, setting the freshman
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and even sent a plane skidding off a taxiway were expected to sock both coasts with another round of weather chaos on Friday. New York City — which only
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Elijah Pepper’s 27 points helped UC Davis defeat CSU Fullerton 67-65 on Thursday night. Pepper also had 10 rebounds and three steals for the Aggies (11-7, 6-1 Big West Conference). Ty Johnson added 14 points, five rebounds and four steals while going 3 of 8 from the floor, including 1 for
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan O’Reilly had a power-play goal and an assist, Gustav Nyquist also scored and the Nashville Predators beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Thursday night. Roman Josi had an assist for the fifth straight game and Juuse Saros made 33 saves as the Predators won
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Graham Ike scored 24 points and Gonzaga completed a season sweep over Pepperdine with an 86-61 victory on Thursday night. Ike made 11 of 17 shots and added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (12-5, 3-1 West Coast Conference). Nolan Hickman was 7 of 16 shooting, including 3
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Friday claimed it had successfully tested an underwater nuclear weapons system earlier this week in response to naval drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan. According to North Korean state media, its military conducted a new test of its
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years, authorities said Thursday – including a higher number of youth and members of the North Korean elite. South Korea’s Unification Ministry recorded 196 defectors
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Corey Stephenson finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds to help Cal State Bakersfield defeat UC Riverside 80-56 on Thursday night. Kaleb Higgins added 17 points and six assists for the Roadrunners (6-11, 1-5 Big West Conference). Marvin McGhee had 14 points and was 5 of 8
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 25 points and the short-handed Indiana Pacers held off the Sacramento Kings 126-121 on Thursday night. Indiana was without newly acquired forward Pascal Siakam, who had yet to join the team following a trade from Toronto, while fellow All-Star Tyrese Haliburton missed his
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A 23-year-old woman is awaiting sentencing for murder and DUI crimes stemming from a 2021 Memorial Day crash. Emely Maria Bailon Castaneda was accused of driving under the influence, leading to a collision that killed a man and injured a woman, referred to in court as “Clinton P.” and “Tiffany C.” On Thursday, Castaneda was
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Tsohonis had 20 points, Jadon Jones scored 19 and Long Beach State defeated Hawaii 79-71 on Thursday night. Tsohonis shot 8 of 15 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line for the Beach (12-7, 4-3 Big West Conference). Jones made all eight
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Johnny O’Neil scored 23 points as Santa Clara beat Pacific 88-69 on Thursday night. O’Neil also contributed seven rebounds for the Broncos (13-7, 4-1 West Coast Conference). Carlos Marshall Jr. was 4 of 7 shooting (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 12 points. Adama Bal
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (AP) — Yohan Traore scored 19 points and UC Santa Barbara rolled to a 97-69 victory over Cal State Northridge on Thursday night. Traore added nine rebounds for the Gauchos (11-6, 4-3 Big West Conference). Cole Anderson scored 15 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 5 for 10
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds and No. 17 Gonzaga handed coach Lisa Fortier her 250th victory with a 72-48 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night. Calli Stokes opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play to put Gonzaga on top 52-38 and then
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, NAJIB JOBAIN and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected calls from the United States to scale back Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip or take steps toward the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war, drawing an immediate scolding from the White
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Families of the children and teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre are renewing demands for criminal charges after a scathing Justice Department report again laid bare numerous failures by police during one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. “I’m
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from indie rock heroes Sleater-Kinney and the pop-punk trio Green Day, the Finnish romantic comedy “Fallen Leaves,” and the big, fun action movie “Fast X” racing to Prime Video. There’s also a Paramount+ documentary on June Carter Cash, a Prince of Persia video
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was constructed piece by piece over nearly a decade, one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off across the country. Federal investigators said
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A small airplane that crashed into the ocean off the California coast on Sunday was constructed piece by piece over nearly a decade, one of tens of thousands of home-built aircraft that are part of a high-flying hobby taking off across the country. Federal investigators said
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — As President Joe Biden continues to urge top lawmakers to approve his $60 billion aid request for Ukraine, a grim realization has settled in for the administration that this is likely the last chance for any new US military funding to flow to the
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