Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots, Jason Zucker scored the game’s only goal, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Los Angeles Kings 1-0 on Wednesday night. Luukkonen had six saves in the first period, six in the second and 12 in the third to get his first shutout of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday dropped heavy snow and record rain, flooding some areas, after killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned the risk of flash flooding and rockslides would continue, and scores of flights
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday dropped heavy snow and record rain, flooding some areas, after killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned the risk of flash flooding and rockslides would continue, and scores of flights
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — James Harden scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Clippers won their sixth game in a row at their new arena, beating the Orlando Magic 104-93 on Wednesday night. Harden shot just 5 of 14 from the field, but he made 11 of 12 free throws to go
Continue ReadingBy Casey Tolan, Scott Glover and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — A California woman told police that Trump Cabinet pick Pete Hegseth physically blocked her from leaving a hotel room, took her phone, and then sexually assaulted her even though she “remembered saying ‘no’ a lot,” a police report obtained by CNN shows. The 22-page
Continue ReadingSANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Devon Barnes’ 23 points helped UTEP defeat UCSB 79-76 on Wednesday night. Barnes shot 5 of 12 from the field, including 3 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 10 for 14 from the free-throw line for the Miners (3-1). Otis Frazier III added 21 points while going 9 of
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points, Stephen Curry added 23 points and eight assists and the Golden State Warriors beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-97 on Wednesday night. Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Buddy Hield contributed 11 points off the bench. Jalen Johnson led the
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Langston Reynolds had 18 points in Northern Colorado’s 79-68 win against Cal Baptist on Wednesday night. Reynolds went 9 of 17 from the field (0 for 3 from 3-point range) for the Bears (4-2). Brock Wisne scored 16 points while shooting 7 of 12 from the field and added six rebounds.
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Mor Seck scored 18 points as Fresno State beat Prairie View A&M 94-83 on Wednesday night in a campus game of the Acrisure Holiday Invitational. Seck had 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (2-2). Jalen Weaver scored 17 points and added five assists. Elijah Price shot 4 of 12 from the field
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation at talks in Pyongyang this week. North Korean state media reported the agreement was signed Wednesday between its senior trade officials and a Russian delegation led by Alexandr Kozlov, the country’s minister of natural resources and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A new draft text released early Thursday which will form the basis of any deal reached at United Nations climate talks on money for developing countries to transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change left out a crucial sticking point: how much wealthy nations will pay. Negotiators
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian defense chiefs are meeting with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance in its claim to most of the South China Sea is leading to more confrontations. The closed-door talks put U.S. Secretary of
Continue ReadingSTANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Maxime Raynaud had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Stanford held off a second-half rally, and the Cardinal defeated Norfolk State 70-63 on Wednesday night. After trailing by as many as 14 points in the first half, Norfolk State went ahead 42-40 shortly after halftime. Stanford responded, particularly on defense, holding the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A man who was charged with murdering his father’s fiancee when he was just 11 years old is suing four state troopers. Trial in Jordan Brown’s lawsuit against the former Pennsylvania State Police troopers is scheduled to get underway in Pittsburgh early next month. Brown spent seven years in juvenile custody for the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Boston auctioneer is taking bidders out to the ballpark with an auction of a team executive’s Red Sox memorabilia — including four World Series trophies. Items belonging to former Red Sox President and CEO Larry Lucchino will be auctioned starting Saturday with proceeds going to his family foundation, which funds charities throughout
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Brooklyn Hicks scored 16 points off of the bench to help lead UNLV over Pepperdine 80-59 on Wednesday night. Hicks shot 7 for 11, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Rebels (3-1). Jeremiah Cherry scored 14 points while going 5 of 7 and 4 of 4 from
Continue ReadingMORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Harry Wessels scored 14 points off of the bench to help lead Saint Mary’s (CA) over Division-II Stanislaus State 78-38 on Wednesday. Wessels shot 5 of 7 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Gaels (5-0). Augustas Marciulionis scored 13 points, going 5 of 8
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a female hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden and made obscene gestures before being put to death in the nation’s third execution using nitrogen gas. Fifty-year-old Carey Dale Grayson was pronounced dead shortly after 6:30 p.m. Thursday at a south
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a rail station in Serbia has raised tensions across the Balkan county. It has fueled widespread anger toward the government and protests after the failure claimed 15 lives in the northern city of Novi Sad. The station was recently renovated as
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer Two television networks with “NBC” in their names — MSNBC and CNBC — will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News once a spinoff formally takes effect in about a year. Comcast is cutting loose several of its cable companies into a separate company in order to improve its bottom
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