PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Residents in the foothills of the towering Blue Mountains in rural northeast Oregon were plucked from their flooded homes by helicopter and others rode to safety in the bucket of a front-end loader as relentless rain and melting...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets rookie goalie Elvis Merzlikins is racking up some impressive stats since becoming the starter by attrition on New Year's Eve.Merzlikins, who took over after Joonas Korpisalo was injured, got a fifth shutout...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Democrats are recovering from a number of disappointments after Monday's Iowa caucuses, though one has received less attention than the others.About 176,000 Iowans attended their precinct caucuses, a slight uptick from 2016...

HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) — E.J. Crawford had 18 points as Iona rolled past Quinnipiac 73-52 on Friday night.Isaiah Ross added 16 points for the Gaels, while Dylan van Eyck chipped in 15.Isaiah Washington had 13 points for Iona (6-12, 4-7 Metro Atlantic Athletic...

NEW YORK (AP) — Pauly Paulicap had a season-high 20 points as Manhattan beat Niagara 77-59 on Friday night.Paulicap hit 8 of 10 shots and grabbed eight rebounds.Warren Williams had 14 points and eight rebounds for Manhattan (10-10, 6-5 Metro Atlantic...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal's last-second layup handed the Dallas Mavericks another loss without Luka Doncic.They felt as though things slipped away well before that.Beal made a layup with 0.2 seconds left to finish with 29 points and give the Washington...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 Democratic presidential debate and the upcoming primary in New Hampshire (all times local):10:15 p.m.Billionaire Michael Bloomberg didn’t qualify for the Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Coach Pat Pecora earned his 617th career victory on Friday night, breaking a 46-year-old record for most wins in college wrestling at any level.The University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown coach passed former Oregon State coach Dale...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Elijah Burns had 21 points as Siena won its 10th consecutive home game, beating Fairfield 65-49 on Friday night.Burns shot 10 for 11 from the line.Manny Camper had 14 points and eight rebounds for Siena (11-10, 7-5 Metro Atlantic...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Eugene German had a season-high 27 points as Northern Illinois narrowly defeated Kent State 57-54 on Friday night.Tyler Cochran scored on a driving layup with 13 seconds left to cap the scoring for Northern Illinois. Danny Pippen...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — President Jovenel Moise said Friday that he is optimistic that negotiations with a coalition of his political opponents will succeed in forging a power-sharing deal to end months of deadlock that have left Haiti without...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge has prohibited U.S. immigration authorities from relying on databases deemed faulty to ask law enforcement agencies to hold people in custody, a setback for the Trump administration that threatens to hamper how it carries...