By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard and Ryan McLeod each had a goal and an assist in the first period, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the San Jose Sharks 5-0 on Thursday night. Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for Edmonton in the opener of a
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — An activist who advocated for Hong Kong independence and was jailed under its sweeping national security law has fled to Britain to seek political asylum. Tony Chung was among the first convicted under the Beijing-imposed law that was introduced after the 2019 pro-democracy protests. He was
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Logan Thompson made 32 saves, bouncing back from a shaky performance, and the Vegas Golden Knights stopped a four-game slide by holding off the Los Angeles Kings for a 3-2 victory Thursday night. Jack Eichel, Michael Amadio and William Karlsson scored for Vegas — all
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just months after filing for bankruptcy, SmileDirectClub announced it was shutting down its global operations and halting its teeth-aligner treatments. That leaves existing SmileDirectClub customers with a lot of questions. There is no more customer care support from the company and few details about possible
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 17 points and 11 assists two days before his 39th birthday, Anthony Davis had 26 points and eight rebounds and the Los Angeles Lakers sent the Charlotte Hornets to their ninth straight loss with a 133-112 victory Thursday night. Rui Hachimura scored
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Aboubacar Traore had 23 points and 22 rebounds, Lassina Traore added 16 points and 17 rebounds and Long Beach State defeated CSU Fullerton 81-71 on Thursday in a Big West Conference opener. Traore recorded the third 20-20 game in the last 30 years for Long Beach State.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Andre Henry’s 23 points helped UC Irvine defeat UC Riverside 73-66 on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener. Henry shot 7 for 9 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free throw line for the Anteaters (8-5). Carter Welling scored
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman is being sought on suspicion of killing her two young children and wounding a third. Authorities in Colorado Springs said on Thursday that an arrest warrant has been issued for 35-year-old Kimberlee Singler alleging murder, attempted murder and child abuse. She was last seen on Dec. 24.
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A large pool of dark liquid festering on the floor. No fresh air. Computer displays that would overheat and ooze out a fishy-smelling gel that nauseated the crew. Asbestos readings 50 times higher than the Environmental Protection Agency’s safety standards. These are just some of the past
Continue ReadingDAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A former college student accused of stabbing two people to death and wounding a third in Northern California was found competent to stand trial, a prosecutor said Thursday. Carlos Reales Dominguez will return to court on Jan. 5 and criminal proceedings will be reinstated if there isn’t any challenge to his
Continue ReadingDAVIS, Calif. (AP) — A former college student accused of stabbing two people to death and wounding a third in Northern California was found competent to stand trial, a prosecutor said Thursday. Carlos Reales Dominguez will return to court on Jan. 5 and criminal proceedings will be reinstated if there isn’t any challenge to his
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in muted trading on Friday, the last trading day of the year, with some regional markets logging solid gains in 2023 while many sagged. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 gave up 0.2% to 33,464.17. It gained 27%
Continue ReadingBy SONJA CHEN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tyler Herro had 26 points and seven rebounds to help the short-handed Miami Heat beat the Golden State Warriors 114-102 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory. Star forward Jimmy Butler sat out his fourth straight game because of a strained left calf, while Kyle
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bryce Pope scored 23 points as UC San Diego beat CSU Bakersfield 76-64 on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener. Pope also contributed five rebounds for the Tritons (7-6). Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones scored 17 points while shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 3 for
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Dionte Bostick had 22 points in CSU Northridge’s 83-73 win over Cal Poly on Thursday night in a Big West Conference opener. Bostick also contributed three steals for the Matadors (10-3). De’Sean Allen-Eikens scored 19 points and added five rebounds. Jasman Sangha had 19 points
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Dylan Andrews scored 11 of his 13 points in the second half, Adem Bona also had 13 points and UCLA took control after halftime for a 69-62 win over Oregon State in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night. The Bruins (6-6), who ended a four-game losing streak,
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The former leader of a Hong Kong pro-independence group said Thursday he had fled to Britain to seek asylum in breach of a police supervision order, joining a growing list of pro-democracy activists living in self-imposed exile overseas following Beijing’s crackdown on the city. In a Facebook
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — Alfred King was lying in the parking lot of a small apartment building, mortally wounded when police in Alexandria, Louisiana, got to the intersection of 12th and Magnolia streets shortly before 1:30 a.m., Jan. 20. The 34-year-old was the first fatal shooting of 2023 in the
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Four days of waiting in UNC Hospitals’ psychiatric emergency room left Callum Bradford desperate for an answer to one key question. With knots in his stomach, the transgender teen asked: “Will I be placed in a girls’ unit?” Yes. The answer provoked one of the
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that devastated Hawaii’s historic town of Lahaina this summer. Two months later, as travelers began to trickle back to nearby beach resorts, she went to work at a different eatery. But she soon quit,
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