General news

• Warriors roll past Grizzlies 101-86 in Game 1 of West semis

  03-05-2015 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry had 22 points and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors wore down the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies in a 101-86 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals Sunday.
  
  Read more

• Cable, pay-per-view problems leave viewers fighting mad

  03-05-2015 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For some boxing fans, the big fight Saturday night turned out to be between them and their cable companies.
  
  Read more

• Baltimore mayor says 'we are resilient' as cleanup after riots continues

  03-05-2015 23:51
  
  Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake applauds ‘communities coming together’But some stores remain closed: ‘The damage was deep’First-person: My 49 hours in a Baltimore police cell – for being a reporter Related: Baltimore mayor lifts curfew imposed over Freddie Gray protests At Mondawmin Mall on Sunday afternoon, there was hardly a trace of the damage that was inflicted by rioters last Monday night, when protests over the death of Freddie Gray turned violent. Related: Freddie Gray protester
  
  Read more

• Giant billowing aerial sculpture installed over Boston park

  03-05-2015 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A giant aerial sculpture is floating over a park in Boston's Financial District, bringing a shimmer of spring where snowplow piles towered just weeks ago.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Italy says 10 migrants die, 5,800 rescued in ongoing mission

  03-05-2015 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) - Nearly 5,800 migrants were plucked from boats off the coast of Libya and 10 bodies were recovered in less than 48 hours, Italy's coast guard said, in one of the biggest rescue operations this year. Two weeks after nearly 900 boat people drowned in the worst Mediterranean shipwreck in living memory, the flow of people desperate to reach a better life in Europe has accelerated as people smugglers take advantage of calmer seas. Seven bodies were found on two l
  
  Read more

• Wizards shock top-seeded Hawks

  03-05-2015 23:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The well-rested Washington Wizards shook off injury scares for Bradley Beal and John Wall on Sunday to shock the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in game one of their NBA second-round playoff series. Beal battled through a right ankle sprain to score 28 points and Wall shrugged off a left wrist injury to add 18 as the Wizards downed the Hawks 104-98 in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference set. Wall also handed out 13 assists and three blocks for the Wizards, who had been off for a week after sweeping th
  
  Read more

• Iberian lynx cubs born in the wild bring hope for the world's most endangered feline species

  03-05-2015 23:29
  
  Conservation groups have hailed the birth of two Iberian lynx cubs as a breakthrough in a costly project to save a species that many fear could become the first feline mammal to die out for 2,000 years.
  
  Read more

• Inbee Park wins North Texas Shootout for 2nd time

  03-05-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Inbee Park won the LPGA Tour's North Texas Shootout for the second time in three years Sunday, closing with a bogey-free 6-under 65 for a three stroke victory.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Astros win 10th in row, Gattis homers twice to beat Mariners

  03-05-2015 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Evan Gattis homered twice and the Houston Astros won their 10th straight game, boosting the best record in the American League by beating the Seattle Mariners 7-6 Sunday.
  
  Read more

• Arctic mission monitors ice shift

  03-05-2015 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's David Shukman reports on a mission to monitor how ice cover is changing in the far north.
  
  Read more

• Suspect in NYPD officer shooting spent over 5 years in jail

  03-05-2015 23:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man who served five years in prison for attempted murder was arraigned Sunday on charges that he shot a New York City police officer in the head.
  
  Read more

• With rescue near, Boko Haram stoned Nigerian girls to death

  03-05-2015 23:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Even with the crackle of gunfire signaling rescuers were near, the horrors did not end: Boko Haram fighters stoned captives to death, some girls and women were crushed by an armored car and three died when a land mine exploded as they walked to freedom.
  
  Read more

• Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn split

  03-05-2015 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods and his skiing champion girlfriend Lindsey Vonn have split up, they have announced.
  
  Read more

• France sells 24 Rafale warplanes to Qatar

  03-05-2015 23:03
  
  President François Hollande will sign a €6.3bn contract today to sell 24 Rafale warplanes to Qatar – continuing a flurry of export triumphs for an aircraft long dismissed as too elaborate and too ambitious.
  
  Read more

• Murphy one frame up in final thriller

  03-05-2015 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shaun Murphy holds a narrow 9-8 lead over Stuart Bingham after a thrilling first day of the World Championship final at the Crucible.
  
  Read more

• AmEx to roll out loyalty program Plenti on Monday

  03-05-2015 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — American Express will roll out its new loyalty program, Plenti, on Monday, allowing U.S. shoppers for the first time to earn rewards points through a variety of purchases, from paying a phone bill to filling up at the pump.
  
  Read more

• Dale Earnhardt Jr. cruises to 1st Talladega win since 2004

  03-05-2015 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. cruised to his first win of the season at an old familiar place that has always been good to his family.
  
  Read more

• Italy rescues thousands of migrants in Med in huge weekend operation

  03-05-2015 22:49
  
  More than 5,500 people rescued off the coast of Libya on Saturday and Sunday in more than a dozen separate operations led by the Italian navyThe Italian coastguard has coordinated one of its largest rescue operations to date, saving 5,500 people on Saturday and Sunday as smugglers took advantage of calm seas to send migrants across the Mediterranean.A total of 3,427 migrants were rescued from seven wooden boats and nine rubber dinghies off the coast of Libya on Saturday, in 16 separate operation
  
  Read more

• World kept guessing name of Britain's baby princess

  03-05-2015 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Prince William and his wife Kate showed off their new baby daughter to their loved ones on Sunday as royal watchers were made to wait to hear the newborn British princess's name. The announcement is expected from Monday as a spokesperson for the family's home, Kensington Palace, said there would be no further announcements on Sunday. Both sets of grandparents came to visit William and Kate, known officially as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, their one-year-old son George and the new
  
  Read more

• Caravan, A Great British Love Story

  03-05-2015 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The very British world of caravanning
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: China's old art of Peking Opera

  03-05-2015 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fu Wenyu is one of few young students trying to stop the old theatrical art of Peking Opera from dying out.
  
  Read more

• Greece cites progress in talks with EU/IMF lenders, aims for May deal

  03-05-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Negotiations between Greece and its international lenders over reforms to unlock remaining bailout aid have made headway and an agreement could be closer this month, a government official said on Sunday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's three-month-old government is under growing pressure at home and abroad to reach an agreement with European and IMF lenders over reforms to avert a national bankruptcy. "There were very important steps made at the Brussels Group (talks) which bring an ag
  
  Read more

• Suspect in NYPD officer shooting held without bail

  03-05-2015 22:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of shooting a New York City police officer in the head was ordered held without bail Sunday on charges including attempted murder.
  
  Read more

• Mayweather takes his $100 million check and runs

  03-05-2015 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The check was for $100 million, a payday so mind boggling that Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn't help but show it to a few reporters when the night was done.
  
  Read more

• A classroom of firsts

  03-05-2015 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  If you are the first woman in your family to go to college
  
  Read more

• Troll or hero? The sex blogger who's offending Muslims

  03-05-2015 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sex blogger who insults Muslims in the name of free speech
  
  Read more

• Intuit drafting another small business for Super Bowl TV ad

  03-05-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Intuit is looking to draft another small business for some air time in football's biggest game.
  
  Read more

• Community leaders: Nigerian troops kill dozens of civilians

  03-05-2015 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  JOS, Nigeria (AP) — Community leaders have accused Nigerian troops of killing dozens of civilians and razing homes to avenge the deaths of six soldiers.
  
  Read more

• Republican who changed his mind on climate receives JFK award for courage

  03-05-2015 22:11
  
  Bob Inglis, who lost his seat in Congress, accepts JFK award from 35th president’s grandson for ‘decision to sacrifice political career to demand action’ Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• LeBron, Cavs ready to take on raging Bulls

  03-05-2015 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James embraces challenges, big or small, personal or professional. They drive him, push him, make him dig deeper.
  
  Read more

• NYPD officer shooting suspect arraigned, officer critical

  03-05-2015 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of shooting a New York City police officer in the head has been arraigned on charges including two counts of attempted murder of a police officer.
  
  Read more

• The Latest: Baltimore lifts curfew after days of tension

  03-05-2015 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  3 p.m.
  
  Read more

• With rescue near, Boho Haram stoned Nigerian girls to death

  03-05-2015 22:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Even with the crackle of gunfire signaling rescuers were near, the horrors did not end: Boko Haram fighters stoned captives to death, some girls and women were crushed by an armored car and three died when a land mine exploded as they walked to freedom.
  
  Read more

• Turkish delight for Federer in Istanbul

  03-05-2015 22:02 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Globetrotting Roger Federer added Turkey to his list of countries where he has won a tournament by beating Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay Sunday to claim the inaugural Istanbul Open Sunday.
  
  Read more

• Baltimore lifts curfew imposed after unrest, relieving many

  03-05-2015 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Scott Malone and Ian Simpson BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The mayor of Baltimore on Sunday lifted a night curfew imposed on the city last week to stem a spate of looting and arson that followed the funeral of a young black man who died from injuries suffered while in the police custody. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said she believed sufficient calm had returned to allow her to end the 10 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew, which took effect last Tuesday after protests over the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray tu
  
  Read more

• Israeli Ethiopian protest against racism turns violent

  03-05-2015 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Several thousand people from Israel's Jewish Ethiopian minority protested in Tel Aviv against racism and police brutality on Sunday, shutting down a major highway and clashing with police on horseback long into the night.
  
  Read more

• Tiger Woods, Lindsey Vonn split

  03-05-2015 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former world number one Tiger Woods and his skiing star girlfriend of three years Lindsey Vonn have separated, it was confirmed Sunday. Vonn announced the split in a statement on her Facebook page, saying the couple had parted due to incompatible schedules. "After nearly three years together, Tiger and I have mutually decided to end our relationship," Vonn said. Woods, 39, and Vonn, 30, had emerged as the golden couple of American sport since news of their relationship three years ago.
  
  Read more

• 100 days of solitude: Syriza struggles as Greeks once again stare into the abyss

  03-05-2015 21:37
  
  As Syriza nears its 100th day in office, Alexis Tsipras walks a fine line between eurozone compromise and being accused of submitting to Angela Merkel In the countdown to Syriza marking 100 days in office, Greece got its first crisis monument. Arms outstretched, mouth wide open, his face locked in despair, the sculpture depicts a man dangling from a financial index in free fall. Below, his world of concrete and stone lies broken and smashed.Officially known as the “crisis work”, the art piec
  
  Read more

• Beal leads well-rested Wizards past Hawks 104-98 in Game 1

  03-05-2015 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Bradley Beal shook off a sprained ankle to score 28 points and the Washington Wizards remained unbeaten in the postseason, knocking off the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks 104-98 Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
  
  Read more

• Halep, Bouchard crash in Madrid as Serena, Sharapova cruise

  03-05-2015 21:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  World number two Simona Halep crashed to a shock 7-6 (8/6), 6-3 defeat to France's Alize Cornet, whilst Eugenie Bouchard's slump continued in the first round of the Madrid Open on Sunday. Sharapova showed no signs of her recent struggles as she beat Switzerland's Timea Bacsinszky 6-2, 6-3.
  
  Read more

• 'Progress' in Greek debt talks after Varoufakis sidelined

  03-05-2015 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Greece and its European creditors are finally making progress only days after combative Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis was effectively sidelined from talks on its enormous debt, EU sources told AFP Sunday. Negotiators said there were "encouraging" signs from meetings over the weekend in Brussels on reforms which Athens must push through in exchange for 7.2 billion euros ($8 billion) in desperately-needed bailout funds. "There has been a lot of progress, we are approaching an ag
  
  Read more

• 5,800 migrants rescued in Mediterranean

  03-05-2015 21:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Another 5,800 migrants desperate to reach Europe were rescued this weekend as they tried to cross the Mediterranean on rickety boats, more than 2,150 of them on Sunday, the Italian coastguard said. The number rescued this weekend was one of the highest recorded in recent years, raising fears that the tide of people risking their lives to reach Europe from Africa and the Middle East has not been slowed by recent disasters. Not all those trying to reach Europe made it, as the bodies of eight migra
  
  Read more

• Ex-US Rep. Inglis gets JFK courage award for climate stance

  03-05-2015 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Bob Inglis has received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for reversing his position on climate change despite the political fallout that cost him his seat in Congress.
  
  Read more

• Athens prison brawl leaves at least 2 dead, 21 injured

  03-05-2015 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a brawl at an Athens prison has left at least two inmates dead and 21 others injured, many seriously.
  
  Read more

• Vonn says relationship with Woods is over

  03-05-2015 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lindsey Vonn says she and Tiger Woods have decided to end their three-year relationship.
  
  Read more

• Egypt extends mandate by three months to deploy military abroad

  03-05-2015 21:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Egyptian government said it had extended by three months the deployment of "some elements of the armed forces" abroad, enabling it to continue participating in a Saudi-led coalition that has been launching air strikes in Yemen. Egypt, which has one of the Middle East's largest military forces, is a close ally of Saudi Arabia and has said it is participating in the alliance targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels, who are allies of Iran. Egypt initially authorized a 40-day mandate on March 26 to defe
  
  Read more

• Arab coalition 'reconnaissance' troops land in Yemen

  03-05-2015 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — With helicopter gunships hovering overhead, at least 20 troops from a Saudi-led Arab coalition, including Yemeni expatriates, came ashore Sunday in the southern port city of Aden on what military officials called a "reconnaissance" mission, as fighting raged between Iranian-backed Shiite rebels and forces loyal to the nation's exiled president.
  
  Read more

• Late show from McIlroy at World Match Play semis

  03-05-2015 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rory McIlroy produced another grandstand finish, winning the last two holes to defeat Jim Furyk 1-up in the semi-finals of the WGC World Match Play Championship at San Francisco's Harding Park Golf Club on Sunday. He then drained a 44-foot eagle putt at the last to stun the veteran American, playing in his first World Match Play semi-final at his 16th attempt. For McIlroy it will be his second World Match Play final having lost to Hunter Mahan in the 2012 championship game. In the final, Mc
  
  Read more

• Nepal earthquake: Humanitarian aid is piling up unused at Kathmandu airport because of import restrictions, UN warns

  03-05-2015 20:51
  Nepal’s government has been urged by the United Nations to relax import restrictions that are hampering the delivery of international humanitarian supplies to earthquake victims struggling to find basic food and shelter.
  
  Read more

• Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley out for Game 1 vs Warriors

  03-05-2015 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley is sitting out Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Golden State Warriors as he continues to recover from surgery to repair broken bones in his face.
  
  Read more

Follow @newslock_news on Twitter!