Winter Olympians champion climate, peace amid muted activism
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Around the world, athletes are throwing their support behind political and social causes, part of a…
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Halfpipe skier Margulies an Olympian after 7 knee surgeries
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle halfpipe skier Carly Margulies is on her way to Beijing Olympics after…
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Halfpipe skier Margulies an Olympian after 7 knee surgeries
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — American freestyle halfpipe skier Carly Margulies is on her way to Beijing Olympics after…
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Presidente del Consejo de Ministros de Perú acusa a sector del Congreso de urdir un golpe de Estado
olivertapia (CNN Español) — El presidente del Consejo de Ministros de Perú, Aníbal Torres, acusó este lunes a “un sector…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest 47 of the remaining protesters in Ottawa
By Paula Newton, Jay Croft and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Police say they have made 47 arrests in Ottawa Saturday as they cleared downtown, a day after a…
Continue Reading ‘Next Gen’ car modernizes NASCAR, potentially levels field
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR was long overdue to revamp its aging, arguably outdated race car. The previous…
Continue Reading No. 22 Wyoming aims to extend expectations-defying rise
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wyoming has gone from being picked to finish at the bottom of the Mountain West Conference to playing this week…
Continue Reading HBCUs to glitter on NBA’s All-Star stage with game, events
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — The NBA’s All-Stars are sharing their stage this weekend in Cleveland. Expanding on its…
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Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but…
Continue Reading Russians scoff at Western fears of Ukraine invasion
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — While the U.S. warns that Russia could invade Ukraine any day, the drumbeat of war is all but…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise on easing of Ukraine tensions, cheaper oil
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are higher, buoyed by hopes for a diplomatic solution instead of a Russian invasion…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise on easing of Ukraine tensions, cheaper oil
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are higher, buoyed by hopes for a diplomatic solution instead of a Russian invasion…
Continue ReadingAirAsia flight in Malaysia rerouted after snake found on board plane
By Lilit Marcus, CNN An AirAsia flight in Malaysia was re-routed after a snake was found on the plane, the airline has confirmed. The domestic flight…
Continue Reading Six months of Taliban: Afghans safer, poorer, less hopeful
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan has undergone a dramatic transformation in half a year of Taliban rule. The…
Continue Reading Honduras ex-President Hernández arrested at US request
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Police have arrested former Honduran President Juan…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated Djokovic could skip French Open, Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is prepared to skip the French Open and Wimbledon if vaccination against the coronavirus is required for him…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated Djokovic could skip French Open, Wimbledon
LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic says he is prepared to skip the French Open and Wimbledon if vaccination against the coronavirus is required for him…
Continue Reading US hasn’t verified Russian pullback of troops near Ukraine
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, YURAS KARMANAU and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he welcomes a…
Continue Reading Su joins Gu with Olympic big air gold for host China
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Su Yiming gave host China its second gold medal at Big Air Shougang to match Eileen Gu with a…
Continue Reading Activist jailed by Egypt sees wider struggle for rights
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Ramy Shaath is an outspoken opponent of Arab dictatorships and Israeli rule over the…
Continue Reading Skinner’s first shutout leads Oilers past Sharks 3-0
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Stuart Skinner made 20 saves in his first career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers beat the San…
Continue Reading Skinner’s first shutout leads Oilers past Sharks 3-0
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Stuart Skinner made 20 saves in his first career shutout and the Edmonton Oilers beat the San…
Continue Reading Australia urges China to denounce Russia over Ukraine
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has urged China to denounce Russian threats against Ukraine. Morrison on…
Continue Reading `I felt guilty’: Neighbors recall Arbery’s killing in court
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Neighbors of the three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery testified at the…
Continue Reading Tory Burch mixes daywear and sportswear for luxury line
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Tory Burch says she’s noticed women don’t want to have rules about what they can…
Continue Reading Valerie Boyd, Zora Neale Hurston biographer, dead at 58
NEW YORK (AP) — Valerie Boyd, the author of a well regarded biography of Zora Neale Hurston and editor of an upcoming collection of Alice…
Continue Reading Mann scores season-high 25, Clippers defeat Warriors 119-104
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored a season-high 25 points, including 14 in the decisive third quarter, and the…
Continue Reading Mann scores season-high 25, Clippers defeat Warriors 119-104
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terance Mann scored a season-high 25 points, including 14 in the decisive third quarter, and the…
Continue Reading Gobert back, Mitchell leads way for Jazz in win over Rockets
By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points. Bojan Bogdanovic added 22 and Rudy Gobert returned for…
Continue Reading Agnew scores 14, Alcorn State tops Florida A&M 68-56
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Darrious Agnew scored 14 points to lead Alcorn State to a 68-56 victory over Florida A&M. Keondre Montgomery added 11…
Continue Reading Jokic nets 26, Denver’s balanced scoring too much for Magic
By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 26 points to lead six Denver players in double figures, and the Nuggets beat…
Continue Reading On bad knee, Goggia gets Olympic downhill silver; Suter wins
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — Sofia Goggia has come back less than a month after a bad crash and serious leg injury to…
Continue Reading DeBrincat’s 28th goal snaps tie in 3rd, Blackhawks down Jets
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Alex DeBrincat scored his 28th goal midway through the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets…
Continue Reading McCollum leads hot-shooting Pelicans past Raptors, 120-90
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 23 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans shot a season-best 58.4% to defeat…
Continue Reading Sims, Phillips lead UNC Wilmington past William & Mary in OT
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Jaylen Sims tossed in 26 points and Shykeim Phillips scored a career-high 24 to power UNC Wilmington to an 80-73 victory…
Continue Reading South Korean presidential hopefuls begin official campaigns
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Candidates for South Korea’s presidential election began their formal, 22-day…
Continue Reading Man accused of lifting $25K dinosaur claw at Tucson gem show
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been arrested for allegedly stealing a fossilized dinosaur claw valued at $25,000 from an Arizona…
Continue Reading GOP positions to grab left-leaning Nashville in US House map
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Voters in Nashville are facing the potential of congressional representation mostly at…
Continue Reading Guns to garden tools: Colorado group seeks change, healing
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado Springs-based nonprofit that turns guns into garden tools has disabled more than 1,000…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on Congress to curb lawmaker stock trading
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on Congress to curb lawmaker stock trading
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure is building for Congress to pass legislation that would curtail lawmakers’ ability…
Continue Reading Julia Fox, post Ye breakup, walks LaQuan Smith’s runway
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Julia Fox, fresh from her breakup with the artist formerly known as Kanye West, opened LaQuan…
Continue Reading Julia Fox, post Ye breakup, walks LaQuan Smith’s runway
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Julia Fox, fresh from her breakup with the artist formerly known as Kanye West, opened LaQuan…
Continue Reading Senators eye resolution backing Ukraine amid Russia tension
By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate is considering a resolution in support of Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading San Francisco residents voting for new Assembly member
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — People in some parts of San Francisco are voting on a new state legislative Assembly member in a special election Tuesday. The…
Continue Reading Lyons scores 18 to carry Southern over Texas Southern 70-58
HOUSTON — Tyrone Lyons had 18 points as Southern defeated Texas Southern 70-58. Joirdon Karl Nicholas led Texas Southern with 14…
Continue Reading San Francisco votes on city’s scandal-plagued school board
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another chapter has opened in the saga of San Francisco’s scandal-plagued school board as…
Continue Reading San Francisco votes on city’s scandal-plagued school board
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Another chapter has opened in the saga of San Francisco’s scandal-plagued school board as…
Continue Reading Gasser jumps past Sadowski Synnott for Olympic big air gold
By JAKE SEINER AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Anna Gasser of Austria executed a massive cab 1260 on her final jump to overtake Zoi Sadowski…
Continue Reading Marner reaches 400 career points, Leafs top Kraken 6-2
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Mitch Marner scored once and added two assists, Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist and the…
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