By CHARLES GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and the Milwaukee Bucks used a big fourth quarter to pull away for a 129-118 victory over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. The Warriors (18-21) rested Stephen Curry in the second night of a road back-to-back and are still
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press NAKIVALE, Uganda (AP) — Enock Twagirayesu was seeking sanctuary when he and his family fled violence in Burundi, and they found it in Uganda, the small East African nation that has absorbed thousands of refugees from unsettled neighbors. Twagirayesu’s family has grown from two children when they arrived more than
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — All prison guards and administrative employees held hostage by inmates at correctional facilities across Ecuador have now been freed, the national prisons agency said Saturday night. The prisons agency, SNAI, did not specify how many people had been freed but said they were undergoing medical evaluations
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have interviewed Las Vegas Raiders interim coach Antonio Pierce and Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald for their head coaching job. The Titans announced Saturday they completed virtual interviews with Pierce and Macdonald as they seek to replace Mike Vrabel, who was fired Tuesday after consecutive losing seasons
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Dominique Daniels Jr. scored 19 points, Blondeau Tchoukuiengo added 18 and California Baptist breezed to a 68-53 victory over Abilene Christian on Saturday night.68-53 Daniels also had five rebounds and five assists for the Lancers (10-7, 3-3 Western Athletic Conference). Tchoukuiengo shot 6 of 11 from the
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 33 points and the Milwaukee Bucks used a big fourth quarter to pull away for a 129-118 victory over the short-handed Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. The Warriors rested Stephen Curry in the second night of a road back-to-back and are still without
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard sank five 3-pointers and scored 18 points to help Oregon rally from an 18-point deficit and beat California 80-73 on Saturday night for its sixth straight victory. Couisnard had four misses from beyond the arc for the Ducks (13-3, 5-0 Pac-12 Conference). He was 0 for 4 on his
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Homeland Security Department said Saturday that Texas denied federal agents access to a stretch of border when they were trying to rescue three migrants who drowned. The federal government’s account came hours after U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar said the Texas Military Department and Texas
Continue ReadingBy Shirin Zia Faqiri, Michael Rios, Heather Chen and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland, sending molten lava into a nearby town and setting houses ablaze, authorities say, in the second eruption the area has seen in weeks. There was no immediate threat to the residents of Grindavik, a small
Continue ReadingBy GIVO ALPUTRA Associated Press AGAM, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Marapi has erupted again, spewing smoke and ash high into the air but causing no reported casualties. The Marapi Volcano Observation Post in West Sumatra province recorded an eruption on Sunday with an ash column about 4,265 feet high from its peak, followed by
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump holds a wide lead over his Republican presidential competitors among likely GOP caucusgoers in Iowa, the final Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom poll before Monday’s caucuses found. Overall, 48% of likely caucusgoers say Trump would be their first choice, 20% name former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley,
Continue ReadingBy DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin had two goals and the Detroit Red Wings handed the Los Angeles Kings their eighth consecutive loss with a 5-3 victory on Saturday night. Robby Fabbri, Patrick Kane and Andrew Copp also scored as the Red Wings improved to 4-0-1 in their last five games.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials say they have found at least eight Colombian women who were reported missing in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. The state’s governor said the women were in good health and had been taken to the state prosecutors’ offices. The women were apparently working as escorts and were sent
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored a pair of power-play goals during a 3:51 span in the second period and had an assist, NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov had three assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 on Saturday night. Stamkos has 204 power-play goals,
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Lai Ching-te, a former doctor from a poor mining family, was propelled into politics by a military crisis in the Taiwan Strait 27 years ago. Now, the soft-spoken political veteran is tasked with preventing another one from happening as the newly elected leader of the self-ruled island that China’s
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump holds a wide lead over his Republican presidential competitors among likely GOP caucusgoers in Iowa, the final Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom poll before Monday’s caucuses found. Overall, 48% of likely caucusgoers say Trump would be their first choice, 20% name former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney had 18 points in Saint Mary’s (CA)’s 73-49 victory over Santa Clara on Saturday night. Mahaney shot 7 for 14, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Gaels (13-6, 4-0 West Coast Conference). Luke Barrett scored 17 points while going 7
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump lashed out at GOP rival Vivek Ramaswamy for the first time on Saturday, arguing on social media he is “not MAGA” as the former president and his campaign have grown increasingly frustrated with what they claim are Ramaswamy’s disingenuous campaign tactics, Trump campaign advisers
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, THOMAS BEAUMONT and BILL BARROW Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley pushed across ice-cold Iowa Saturday to find voters open to an alternative to former President Donald Trump with just two days before the state’s caucuses open the Republican primary calendar. Trump, the
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — For the first time, Australians find themselves on the brink of witnessing one of their own, Princess Mary of Denmark, rise to the rank of queen when her husband, Crown Prince Frederik, is proclaimed king of that European nation. He will become King Frederik X of Denmark on Sunday, two weeks after
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