MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic makes his day session debut at this year’s Australian Open on Sunday when he plays 35-year-old Adrian Mannarino. who is into the fourth round in Melbourne for the first time. Australia’s top player, Alex de Minaur, faces 5th-ranked Andrey Rublev. Defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka plays Amanda Anisimova. And
Continue ReadingBy Akanksha Sharma and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 people have died in a fire at a school dormitory in central China, according to Chinese state media. The fire broke out around 11 p.m. Friday evening local time at Yingcai School near the city of Nanyang, Henan province, Xinhua reported. Local authorities
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The Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers on Friday night by the final score of 4-3. Shane Wright recorded another three-point game, leading CV to the victory and a third-place tie in the Pacific Division. Goals were scored by Connor Carrick, Andrew Poturalski (PP), Ville Petman (SH) and Cameron Hughes. See the game’s full box score HERE.
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis residents were urged to boil water and New Yorkers have been warned that roads could be covered with dangerous black ice this weekend as brutal cold and inclement weather continue to sweep across parts of the U.S. Bitterly frigid air spilled into the Midwest from
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Nationwide storms have walloped the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Plains, South and Northeast with frigid temperatures, heavy snow, ice storms, freezing rain and high winds. Heavier-than-forecast snow fell in New York City, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and more bitterly cold air spilled into the Midwest from Canada
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cam Thomas scored 33 points and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 130-112 on Friday night, pulling away in a dominant second half to snap a four-game losing streak and win for the fourth time in 18 games. The Nets, who lost by
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Belarus on Friday adopted a new military doctrine that – if approved – would be the first step toward deploying nuclear weapons across the country. “The deployment of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of the Republic of Belarus is considered an important measure of the
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwin once again is staring down a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico. The lead actor and a co-producer
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A fire broke out in dorms at a boarding school for elementary students in central Henan province, and 13 students died in the blaze, Chinese state media reported Saturday. All of the dead were third grade students, a teacher told Zonglan news, a state-backed media outlet from
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press When Nikki Haley was a South Carolina legislator, she backed budgets boosted by federal aid. Running for governor, she criticized a “bailout culture” and dependence on Washington. She once called the Confederate battle flag a heritage symbol and sidestepped calls to remove it from statehouse grounds. After a racist massacre
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A politically treacherous dynamic is taking hold as negotiators in Congress work to strike a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration, with vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump threatening to topple the carefully negotiated compromise. Senators are closing in on the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A politically treacherous dynamic is taking hold as negotiators in Congress work to strike a bipartisan deal on the border and immigration, with vocal opposition from the hard right and former President Donald Trump threatening to topple the carefully negotiated compromise. Senators are closing in on the
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced proposals this month that transgender advocates say could block access to gender-affirming care provided by independent clinics and general practitioners, leaving thousands of adults scrambling for treatment and facing health risks. Ashton Colby, 31, fears the clinic where he gets the testosterone he has taken
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Muhammad Darwish, Abeer Salman, Benjamin Brown and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — The Israeli military has desecrated at least 16 cemeteries in its ground offensive in Gaza, a CNN investigation has found, leaving gravestones ruined, soil upturned, and, in some cases, bodies unearthed. In Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, where
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford’s players formed a postgame circle and Kiki Iriafen offered her celebratory teammates a little perspective on their coach, Tara VanDerveer: “Tara’s been winning since our parents were kids.” Yes, pushing five decades. A head coach since her mid-20s and still doing it now at
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The PGA rookie, Tom Whitney shot eight under par on his second day at the American Express. Starting on the back nine at La Quinta Country Club, Whitney started out hot birding his first two holes. Dropping in the rankings tying at 62nd place, Whitney’s performance at the 18th and 4th hole with a bogey
Continue ReadingBy JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili scored a season-high 37 points and had six rebounds to lead No. 20 Utah to a 78-58 victory over No. 6 Southern California on Friday night. Pili shot 13 of 16 from the field including 5 of 6 on 3 pointers. Matyson Wilke
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The American Express PGA Tournament is having a positive impact on the Coachella Valley, and on local businesses specifically. It doesn’t just bring professional golfers to the desert, but it also drives small boost in the economy. Tourists from all over the globe travel to the city of La Quinta to see their favorite athletes,
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese state media say a fire broke out in dorms at a boarding school for elementary students in central Henan province, and 13 people died in the blaze. It is not immediately clear how many of the dead were students. China’s state broadcaster CCTV says one person
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — UCLA sophomore center Lauren Betts wasn’t bothered by her hyped-up homecoming, the Buffaloes’ swarming defense, her tough shooting night or the largest crowd that had ever witnessed a Colorado women’s basketball game. Betts overcame all of that to score 20 points and grab 13 rebounds,
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