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NHL roundup: Merzlikins stops 21 shots, Blue Jackets blank hot Blues 1-0
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dmitri Voronkov scored early in the third period and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped the St. Louis Blues' season-high five-game winning streak with a 1-0 National Hockey League vict...
Jan 30, 2024
House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans voted along party lines after midnight Wednesday to move toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for a "willful and systematic" refusal to ...
Jan 30, 2024
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gets 14-year prison sentence in third conviction
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife were sentenced on Wednesday to 14 years in prison for corruption, his lawyer and prison officials said, a day after another spe...
Jan 30, 2024
Raptors snap five-game skid with 118-107 win over Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) - Gary Trent Jr. scored 24, Bruce Brown added 19 points and seven rebounds and the Toronto Raptors snapped a season-high five-game losing streak with a 118-107 win over the Chicago Bulls ...
Jan 30, 2024
Criminal Code applies on ice, says B.C. minister after apparent chokehold during game
British Columbia's health minister has weighed in on hockey violence, saying the Criminal Code applies both on and off the ice, after an incident in which a player appeared to put a goalie in a chokeh...
Jan 30, 2024
Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the Senate, has died at 90
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri after she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, died Tuesday. S...
Jan 30, 2024
Emergency Alert issued for Minburn County as fire burns at oil lease site
A critical emergency alert has been issued for the County of Minburn Tuesday evening, Jan. 30.The County of Minburn is located east of Edmonton."There is an out of control fire at an oil lease site lo...
Jan 30, 2024
CPL's York United, Atletico Ottawa bolster rosters by signing Canadian internationals
Canadian Premier League sides York United FC and Atletico Ottawa have bolstered their rosters by signing Canadian internationals Frank Sturing and Kris Twardek, respectively. Sturing, a 26-year-old ce...
Jan 30, 2024
PWHL players look to showcase women's game at NHL all-star weekend
MONTREAL - NHL players don't typically bring their "A" game to all-star weekend. It's a chance to relax, have fun and take part in some light competition. But it's not that way for the women's hockey ...
Jan 30, 2024
NBA Notebook: Canada's Nembhard, Mathurin show growth for short-handed Pacers in wins
Andrew Nembhard and Bennedict Mathurin displayed growth that was welcomed by Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle last week. With all-star guard Tyrese Haliburton injured and unable to run the Pace...
Jan 30, 2024