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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A sixth inmate has died at Wisconsin's oldest prison, less than a year after the then-warden and multiple members of his staff were charged with misconduct and felony inmate abuse.
The state Department of Corrections offender website notes that 23-year-old Damien Evans died Tuesday at the Waupun Correctional Institution. The site does not offer any details. A Corrections spokesperson didn't immediately return a message Wednesday. Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt said in an email to The Associated Press that his agency is investigating Evans' death but he had no information to share.
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A winter storm has dumped heavy snow across northern Arizona, playing a major factor in a more than 15-mile backup on a major interstate. Semitrucks and other vehicles were stalled on Interstate 40 westbound between Flagstaff and Williams for at least an hour late Friday as the sun set. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the snow along with a two-vehicle crash that caused an injury contributed to the backup. The storm was the biggest of the winter season so far, following a dry stretch that left Flagstaff and many other cities across the West well below normal for precipitation to date.
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Red Wings didn't do everything they wanted to do before Friday's NHL trade deadline, but they're hoping they took care of some issues.
Aliaksei Protas had two goals and an assist in the third period to key the Washington Capitals rallying to beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2, extending their winning streak to three games. Taylor Raddysh got the Capitals on the board after falling behind 2-0, and, after Protas tied it in the first minute of the third, Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal 66 seconds later. Logan Thompson bounced back from a rough start to stop 18 of the 20 shots he faced as Washington padded its lead atop the Eastern Conference.
Nikolaj Ehlers scored for the third consecutive game and had two assists, Kyle Connor added his 33rd goal of the season, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the New Jersey Devils 6-1. Ehlers connected on a wrist shot with 30 seconds left in the second period, putting the Jets up 3-0. Ehlers had an assist on Josh Morrissey’s power-play goal earlier in the second and Cole Perfetti’s goal in the third, giving him five points in his last three games. Alex Iafallo and Adam Lowry also scored for the Jets, who have won back-to-back games after dropping three in a row. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots for his NHL-leading 37th victory. Dawson Mercer scored for the Devils, who have lost three straight.
TAMPA, Fla. — Lightning general manager Julien BriseBois offered some poetic words about regret after trading a pair of first-round draft picks to the Kraken for forwards Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand Wednesday.
Authorities have revealed that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease, and his wife died of hantavirus. They say he showed severe signs of Alzheimer’s disease a full week after his wife died of a rare infection in their New Mexico home. Hackman and Betsy Arakawa were found dead Feb. 26. In the days that followed, mystery swirled around the deaths. Then authorities in New Mexico released the causes Friday. They proposed a simple but tragic theory for the deaths: Shortly after Arakawa’s death from a rare infection, Hackman died, apparently unable to seek help after his wife died.
By NICHOLAS KOMU and ZELIPHA KIROBI - Associated Press
Maasai girls are taking up martial arts to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence stemming from early marriage. The training at a boarding school in Transmara in western Kenya is an incentive for parents to allow their daughters to stay in school instead of undergoing the female genital cutting ritual that is still common in Maasai girls between the ages of 8 and 17.
Tallon Griekspoor upset No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4) in a second-round match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. The loss came eight days after Zverev also was the top seed when he was upset by American teenager Learner Tien 6-3, 6-4 in Acapulco, Mexico. The Zverev-Griekspoor match lasted 3 hours, 7 minutes. Griekspoor collapsed on the court after converting his sixth match point. The 28-year-old from the Netherlands improved to 2-6 against Zverev, who's currently ranked No. 2.
Actor Emily Osment has filed for divorce from her husband of less than five months, musician Jack Anthony Farina. The 32-year-old Osment filed the petition to end her marriage to the 42-year-old Farina in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. The filing says the two were married in October and separated in December. They have no children. It was the first marriage for Osment, who came to fame as a star of the Disney Channel’s “Hannah Montana." She's also appeared in the sitcoms “Young & Hungry,” “Young Sheldon” and “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage.” The divorce was first reported by TMZ.
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s company sued Capital One Financial Corp., accusing it of illegally “de-banking” him for political reasons by abruptly canceling hundreds of accounts for his sprawling real estate business after his first term ended in 2021.
LOS ANGELES — When flames erupted in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was more than 7,000 miles away, on a diplomatic mission to Africa.
Dezayne Mingo scored 19 points and Obinna Anochili-Killen had a go-ahead three-point play with one second left to rally No. 5 seed Marshall to a 79-76 victory over eighth-seeded Georgia State in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Thundering Herd (20-12) will play No. 4 seed Arkansas State in Saturday’s quarterfinals with the winner advancing to play top-seeded South Alabama on Sunday.
Jada Walker scored 18 points to help 17th-ranked Baylor beat No. 7 seed Iowa State 69-63 to advance to the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. It was Baylor’s first Big 12 quarterfinal victory in three seasons after Iowa State knocked them out the past two times. Walker made a wide open 3-pointer from the corner with 4:20 remaining in the fourth to give Baylor a 63-61 lead. It snapped a string of 13 straight misses from 3-point range. Yaya Felder added a floater on the baseline and Walker sank a jumper from the free-throw line to make it 67-61 with 2:10 left. Iowa State went scoreless for three minutes before Audi Crooks pulled her team within 67-63 with 1:23 left. Walker sealed it at the line.
Josephine Stratman and Chris Sommerfeldt - New York Daily News (TNS)
NEW YORK — Allies of socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani have launched a super PAC in his support, according to state Board of Elections filings.
Led by Toyaz Solomon's 21 points, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs defeated the Charleston Southern Buccaneers 80-60 in the Big South Conference Tournament on Friday.
BOISE, Idaho — Nearly three years after her arrest on the steps of the Idaho Capitol, abortion rights protester Avalon Hardy said she is still seeking justice for what she alleged were unlawful actions taken by law enforcement.
All-America forward Madison Booker scored 19 points, and No. 1 Texas held on to beat Mississippi 70-63 in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Kyla Oldacre scored 12 points and Shay Holle added 11 for Texas, which stretched its winning streak to 14 games. Kirsten Deans scored 20 points to lead the Rebels, and Madison Scott had 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Efforts to recover the three men who died in an avalanche Tuesday while they were on a guided heli-ski trip in the Chugach Mountains near Girdwood were halted because of dangerous conditions and difficult terrain — and may not resume until conditions improve, Alaska State…
Reilly Smith was traded back to Vegas by the Rangers on Thursday in exchange for Brendan Brisson and a third-round draft pick in 2025 and said he felt right at home when taking the ice with the Golden Knights. An original “Golden Misfit” of the inaugural team that made its league debut in 2017, Smith was welcomed by fans attending the team’s morning skate, eight hours before he was expected to suit up against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the team Vegas traded him to less than a month after he helped the team win the Stanley Cup in 2023.
New York Knicks small forward Jalen Brunson is expected to miss at least two weeks with a right ankle sprain. The Knicks say Brunson will be evaluated in two weeks after suffering the injury in overtime in the Knicks’ 113-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Brunson rolled his right ankle with 1:24 remaining in overtime after landing on the foot of Lakers guard Austin Reaves on a drive to the basket. Brunson was fouled on the play and made both free throws to finish with 39 points and 10 assists.
Led by German Plotnikov's 23 points, the Hofstra Pride defeated the North Carolina A&T Aggies 77-55 in the Coastal Athletic Association Tournament on Friday.
Utah has sent a bill to its Republican governor that would do away with the state's universal mail-in voting system. The Legislature has approved a proposal requiring voters to opt in to receive their ballots in the mail, meaning they would no longer get them automatically. Voters who want to return their ballots by mail or to a drop box would need to include an ID number. If Gov. Spencer Cox signs the bill into law, it would drastically change the voting system in the only Republican-led state that allows all elections to be conducted by mail without a need to opt in.
For Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands, the collection of the biggest skeleton medals is complete. Bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, silver at the world championships two years ago and now, finally, she has gold. Bos is the new world champion of her sport, turning in the fastest times in Friday’s final two runs to win the title at Mount Van Hoevenberg — the fifth different woman to win the season’s biggest skeleton race in the last five years.
Alex Holt scored the game-winning layup with four seconds left and racked up 24 total points to lead the Mercer Bears past the Western Carolina Catamounts in the Southern Conference Tournament 67-66 on Friday.
Led by Tyler Lundblade's 14 points, the Belmont Bruins defeated the Illinois State Redbirds 76-63 in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament on Friday.
Geno Smith is heading to the Las Vegas Raiders. That's according to a person with knowledge of the trade who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams hadn't announced the deal and said the Raiders are sending the Seattle Seahawks a third-round pick for Smith. The 34-year-old, two-time Pro Bowl quarterback reunites with new Raiders coach Pete Carroll in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the Seahawks will seek a new starter. Smith threw for 4,320 yards and 21 touchdowns with 15 interceptions last season.
By NADIA LATHAN - Associated Press/Report for America
Hundreds of thousands of state employees across the U.S. are being ordered back into the office as governors move to shadow President Trump’s mandate for federal workers. The directives in California and Texas have raised more questions than answers as employees navigate concerns around office space and medical exemptions. The two states boast some of the country’s largest state workforces and are expected to affect more than 350,000 employees. Across the country, governors have cited a desire for more efficiency in pivoting away from remote work.
Tiger Woods won't be at The Players Championship next week. That wasn't a big surprise. Woods has not played in the PGA Tour's flagship event since 2019 and it would have been big news if had decided to play. But this was the last year of Woods' exemption to The Players from winning the Masters in 2019. That means if he plays in the Masters next month, it will be his first tournament since he missed the cut at the British Open last July. Woods says he has touched golf clubs only three times since his mother died on Feb. 4.
A company owned by President Donald Trump is suing Capital One. It claims the bank unjustifiably terminated over 300 of the Trump Organization’s accounts without cause shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The suit had been filed Friday by the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust and Eric Trump in Miami-Dade Circuit Court. The Trump Organization claims the decision by Capital One to close the accounts was an attack on free speech and free enterprise. The suit also claims the decision was a response to Trump’s political views. Capital One said in a statement that it has not and does not close customer accounts for political reasons.
Just when it looked like the Colorado Avalanche made a big move by getting center Brock Nelson, their chief rivals in the Central Division answered with serious salvos in the hours before the NHL trade deadline. League-leading Winnipeg got center Brandon Tanev and rugged defenseman Luke Schenn. Aa year removed from a trip to the Western Conference, Dallas acquired Mikko Rantanen and signed the certified playoff performer to a long-term extension. And, for what it's worth, the Avalanche weren't done, also getting Charlie Coyle to shore up their lineup down the middle.
Katherine Legge has raced in just about every series possible during her 25-year journey in professional motorsports, ranging from dirt tracks to IndyCar. Even so, she doesn’t mind admitting to being nervous about potentially rubbing fenders with the likes of Joey Logano, Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell in her first NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. Legge is set to become the first woman in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick made her final start in the Daytona 500 seven years ago. She’ll drive the No. 78 Chevrolet for Live Fast Motorsports.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The police department at the University of Central Florida is investigating two fraternities following allegations of hazing, a university spokesperson confirmed Friday.
