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Auburn a unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25, Duke up to No. 2; Michigan State into top 10, Louisville ends 4-year poll drought
Eklund posts 3-point game as Sharks beat Red Wings 6-3 and end Detroit's 7-game win streak
DETROIT (AP) — William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3 on Tuesday night. Nico Sturm scored a short-handed goal, and Jan Rutta, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro added goals...
Greece hotel pools set to switch to seawater on drought-hit islands
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hotels on Greek islands may be filling their swimming pools with seawater this summer in response to worsening drought conditions, under new legislation being debated in parliament. Greece has faced acute drought conditions over the past two years, with the...
Book Review: Kyle Paoletta’s ‘American Oasis’ offers lessons for a hotter, drier world
Albuquerque-born author Kyle Paoletta takes readers on a virtual road trip around his native region, transporting us across hundreds of years and thousands of miles in his new book “American Oasis: Finding the Future in the Cities of the Southwest.” As cities worldwide grapple...
How a week of weather extremes upended the lives of millions of Americans
It was a week of fire and ice. It began with millions of people across the U.S. shivering amid blizzard conditions and frigid air that lasted for days, thanks to a jet stream that slips out of its usual path more often these days. Then, catastrophe in California, with wind-whipped...
Ending 8-year playoff drought is sweet for Broncos veterans Sutton and Bolles
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Ending the Denver Broncos' long playoff drought was especially poignant for left tackle Garett Bolles and wide receiver Courtland Sutton. “GB and I are the two longest-tenured guys on the team, so we’ve been through the ugly,” Sutton said. “For us to...
Drought, fires and deforestation battered Amazon rainforest in 2024
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since...
With long string of losing seasons over, Broncos have good chance to end 8-year playoff drought
DENVER (AP) — One ignominious streak down, one more to go for the Denver Broncos, who turned an ugly showing into a pretty comfortable rout of the Indianapolis Colts to clinch the franchise's first winning season since 2016. Outscoring Indy 31-3 after falling behind 10-0 Sunday,...
UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought
BENGALURU, India (AP) — Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree early Saturday on a plan to deal with global droughts, made longer and more severe by a warming climate. The biennial talks, known as COP 16...
Scott Laughton scores career-high 4 goals for the Flyers' 4-1 victory over the Red Wings
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott Laughton scored a career-high four goals to break out of a drought and help the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night. After scoring just once in his previous 25 games, Laughton had his second career hat trick and became the...