PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A senior police officer and two wanted Pakistani Taliban members died in an intense shootout set off when police raided a militant hideout early Tuesday in the country’s northwest, a local police official said. Two other police officers were wounded in the shootout early Tuesday in Mardan, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The local official, …
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Dodgers will pay Minnesota $6 million to $8 million as part of the Margot trade with the Twins
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay Minnesota $6 million to $8 million as part of the trade that moved Manuel Margot to the Twins. The cash reduces the cost of the outfielder to the Twins to $4 million. Minnesota acquired Margot and minor league shortstop Rayne Doncon on Monday for minor league shortstop Noah Miller. …
Read More »Bridges and the Nets take on conference foe Orlando
Brooklyn Nets (22-35, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (32-26, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Magic -8.5; over/under is 215.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Brooklyn Nets visit Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic in Eastern Conference action Tuesday. The Magic are 22-15 against Eastern Conference opponents. Orlando has a …
Read More »Ferguson, Missouri, agrees to pay $4.5 million to settle ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis suburb where Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of operating a so-called debtors’ prison. The legal nonprofit ArchCity Defenders announced the settlement Tuesday with the city of Ferguson, Missouri. The preliminary agreement calls for the money …
Read More »Long-stalled Geneva motor show revs again as Renault, MG, BYD electrics roll onto its smaller stage
GENEVA (AP) — The century-old Geneva motor show is back in action for the first time in five years, and organizers are desperately trying to rev up its fortunes. The show skidded off track in 2020 — canceled at the last minute because of the coronavirus outbreak — and had been stalled until now. A handful of automakers, including fabled …
Read More »Corte rusa condena a 30 meses a colíder de grupo de derechos por criticar la guerra en Ucrania
Un veterano activista de derechos humanos que habló en contra de la guerra en Ucrania fue condenado el martes a dos años y medio de prisión en una corte de Moscú. Oleg Orlov, de 70 años, fue condenado por “desacreditar de forma reiterada” al ejército ruso en un artículo que escribió en contra de la invasión de Ucrania. Él ha …
Read More »Kansas State lets 25-point lead slip away before beating West Virginia 94-90 in overtime
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Tylor Perry scored 29 points and made six 3-pointers, Cam Carter added 19 points and Kansas State let a 25-point lead slip away before …
Read More »Brown, Gray propel Nicholls to 92-82 victory over Incarnate Word
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Robert Brown III had 28 points and Michael Gray Jr. scored 25 to help Nicholls defeat Incarnate Word 92-82 on Monday night. Brown and …
Read More »Warriors’ Chris Paul returns vs. Wizards after missing 21 games with broken hand
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Paul returned for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards after missing 21 games with a broken left hand that required surgery. The 38-year-old point guard finished with nine points and six assists in 22 minutes in Golden State’s 123-112 victory — not far off his season averages of 8.9 points and …
Read More »Roberts, Clark lead Texas A&M-CC over Houston Christian 91-79
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Roberts had 25 points, Garry Clark scored 22 and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Houston Christian 91-79 on Monday night. Roberts shot 8 for 12 …
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