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Wisconsin voters approve ban on private money support for elections
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Private money to fund elections will be banned in Wisconsin after voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday put forward by Republicans in reaction to grants received in 2...
Apr 02, 2024
Top recruits Sarah Strong, Joyce Edwards lead East over West in McDonald's girls' basketball game
HOUSTON (AP) - Sarah Strong, the top-ranked girls' basketball recruit for the class of 2024 who has not yet committed to a college, had 11 points and 12 rebounds in the East team's 98-74 win over the ...
Apr 02, 2024
Russell leads Lakers past Raptors 128-111; Toronto's losing skid stretches to 14
TORONTO - D'Angelo Russell scored 25 points and added seven assists as the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Toronto Raptors 128-111 on Tuesday. LeBron James had 23 points and nine assists as Los Ang...
Apr 02, 2024
Eller wins Republican runoff in Mississippi 2nd District, will face Democratic Rep. Thompson
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Ron Eller won a Republican primary runoff Tuesday in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District and will face longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in the Nov. 5 general electio...
Apr 02, 2024
A strong earthquake shakes Taiwan, damaging buildings and causing a tsunami
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - A powerful earthquake rocked the entire island of Taiwan early Wednesday, collapsing buildings in a southern city and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese i...
Apr 02, 2024
Canada's Edey of Purdue, Newton of UConn among 5 finalists for John R. Wooden Award as nation's best
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Canadian Zach Edey of Purdue and Tristen Newton of UConn are among the five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as the nation's outstanding men's college basketball player of the...
Apr 02, 2024
CF Montreal's Waterman fined for failing to leave pitch in timely manner
NEW YORK - Major League Soccer fined CF Montreal defender Joel Waterman an undisclosed amount Tuesday for failing to leave the field in a timely manner in last Saturday's match against D.C. United. Wa...
Apr 02, 2024
Calgary gang leader gets 6.5 years for trafficking woman from N. Battleford
An unnamed woman from North Battleford is one of several people victimized by a human trafficker in Calgary. The woman, who was identified as SS in court documents, was homeless and addicted to drugs ...
Apr 02, 2024
Woman dies in La Ronge homicide
A 52-year-old woman is dead after an incident on the Far Reserve Road in La Ronge on Easter Sunday. RCMP were told of the injured woman, identified as Sharon Brown, at 12:15 a.m.Officers responded to ...
Apr 02, 2024
Northern ice roads starting to close for 2024
Northern ice roads in Saskatchewan are starting to close for the year.An emailed statement from the Ministry of Highways says while the ice road from Fond du Lac to Uranium City is closed for the seas...
Apr 02, 2024