April 3 (Reuters) – A Nevada judge on Friday extended a ban on prediction market operator Kalshi from offering event-based contracts that would allow the state’s residents to place bets on sports and other matters without the company obtaining a gaming license. Judge Jason Woodbury at the end of a court hearing in Carson City …
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A man who spent decades on death row in Utah asked a judge Friday to throw out his aggravated murder case after the state Supreme Court last year ordered a new trial due to misconduct by investigators. Douglas Stewart Carter, 70, was sentenced to death in 1985 after a jury found …
WASHINGTON (AP) — China is stepping up its diplomacy on the Iran war, putting forward a five-point proposal with Pakistan, rallying support from Gulf countries and opposing a United Nations proposal to use any force necessary to open the Strait of Hormuz. It is China’s latest push for a more prominent role in global affairs, …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A pair of NBA head coaches defended Memphis and its culture Friday following criticism by Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James that the Grizzlies should just relocate to Nashville. Current Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo and Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic, an assistant in Memphis before taking over as head coach of Toronto, …
President Trump on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security to find a way to pay “each and every employee” of the agency, which has faced an almost two-month-long shutdown due to a congressional impasse, leaving thousands without paychecks. The president’s memo directs DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell …
NEW YORK (AP) — A second suspect in the stray-bullet killing of a 7-month-old baby on a Brooklyn street was arrested Friday, police said, two days after a shooting the police commissioner called “a tragedy that truly shocks the conscience.” Matthew Rodriguez, 18, was apprehended in Pennsylvania by New York Police Department detectives working with …
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Robert MacIntyre added the Valero Texas Open this year to be sharp for the Masters, and he looked every bit of that Friday with four birdies in his last five holes for an 8-under 64 and a four-shot lead over Ryder Cup teammate Ludvig Aberg. MacIntyre felt comfortable with his swing …
PHOENIX (AP) — UConn’s Geno Auriemma was not a happy man. With the officiating. With his team’s performance. With South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. The Huskies coach ripped into the officiating crew during a live TV interview and then got into a heated argument with Staley in the final seconds of their 62-48 loss to …
PHOENIX (AP) — Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game. The Gamecocks will face the winner of Texas and UCLA semifinal on Sunday for …
Ta’Niya Latson scored 16 and Agot Makeer added 14 points and South Carolina played stifling defense to beat UConn 62-48 on Friday night, ending the Huskies’ 54-game winning streak and advancing to the women’s NCAA Tournament championship game. The Gamecocks will face the winner of Texas and UCLA semifinal on Sunday for the title, capping …