Thomas posts another triple-double as Sun beat Mercury 87-63
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas posted her second triple-double in less than two weeks and the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 87-63 on Tuesday...
Two top House Dems decline to say Biden should run in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Two powerful House Democrats from New York each declined Tuesday to say that President Joe Biden should run for the White House...
‘Distressing’ letter warns of landslide risk to West Coast settlement but locals ‘not worried’
CHRIS SKELTON/Stuff The small township of Granity sits on the coast in northern Buller. Residents of a small West Coast town have been called to a...
Public transport to get cheaper, easier in Wellington as council debates new fares
Ross Giblin/Stuff Wellington public transport is set to get cheaper and easier, with plans for greater discounts during off-peak hours, free travel for children on weekends...
Police welcome not catching drink-drivers in region-wide checkpoints
ANDY MACDONALD/Stuff Sergeant Kayanna Holley breath tests a driver at a checkpoint in Hāwera on Tuesday. Police failed to find any drink-drivers among the more than...
Assessment of West Coast town’s flood protection now a matter ‘of urgency’
JOHN BISSET/Stuff An aerial view of the West Coast town of Reefton, with the Inangahua River on the right. Floodwalls in Reefton are not being maintained...
Red Sox to pay Hosmer minimum, Padres owe more than $43.56M
NEW YORK (AP) — The Red Sox will be responsible for paying Eric Hosmer only the major league minimum salary after acquiring him from the Padres....
Province, Norway House Cree Nation sign historic timber deal
NORWAY HOUSE CREE NATION — The scent of freshly cut white spruce and the buzz of two saws tucked away off a gravel road signal potential...
Suárez plays for Nacional in Copa Sudamericana home loss
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Luis Suarez went on as a substitute in his first match since returning to Nacional, but couldn’t help his Uruguayan club avoid...
Producer Janet Yang elected president of film academy
NEW YORK (AP) — Producer Janet Yang has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group’s board of governors announced...