Month: January 2019

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters today, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming to hold the presidency and socialist President Nicolas Maduro digging in for…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Naomi Osaka never made it past the fourth round at any of the first 10 Grand Slam tournaments of her career. Now, still just 21, she’s suddenly on the verge of…

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grant Williams scored a career-high 43 points and finished off a three-point play with 31.6 seconds left in overtime to put top-ranked Tennessee ahead to stay, and the Volunteers barely avoided…

TOPEKA, Kan. — Imagine no longer “falling back” or “springing ahead.” Imagine a world where you don’t have to figure out how to set your microwave or dashboard clock. If you live in Kansas, imagine…

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball has transformed at dizzying speed since Edgar Martinez took his final swing and Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera and Roy Halladay threw their final pitches. “We don’t have enough time to…

HUMBOLDT — The Sunflower Quilter’s Guild meeting begins with a board meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Humboldt United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 806 N. Ninth St. The guild meeting follows at 10 o’clock.…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid stretched his balky back each time he had a moment’s rest. Those vital health breaks were fleeting — Embiid gutted out nearly 40 minutes, showing again that the days of…

Armed with a grant from the Community Foundation of SEK, Tri-Valley Developmental Services has acquired a pair of practice automated external defibrillators (AEDs). The defibrillators will be used to help employ Tri-Valley employees and other…

Last year, a high-profile overhaul of NCAA transfer rules stopped short of creating free agency in college sports. A much quieter change, however, helped quarterback Shea Patterson play for Michigan and will determine whether Justin…

Precision isn’t always possible when it comes to retirement planning. That doesn’t mean you have to wing it and hope your savings don’t expire before you do. Looking at the income, living expenses and life…