CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired often-injured small forward Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for guard Tre Mann, forward Davis Bertans, point guard Vasilije Micic and second-round draft picks in 2024 and 2025. The deal became official late Thursday night. The Hornets signed Hayward to a four-year, $120 million contract in 2020 hoping he …

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella urged in a speech to more than a thousand Indian computer code developers on Thursday that they use the company’s artificial intelligence tools being deployed across its products. Speaking in Bengaluru, India’s “Silicon Valley,” Nadella noted that more than 13.2 million Indian developers are currently on GitHub, an internet hosting service for …

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense lawyers sought a mistrial Thursday in the case against two men charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay, saying prosecutors improperly guided a witness to testify that one defendant confessed to her decades ago that he killed the Run-DMC star and told her “people get what they deserve.” U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall …

The Dallas Mavericks made two moves to bolster their frontcourt just as star guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are healthy and playing together again in a push for the playoffs. The Mavericks agreed on trades with the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards just hours before the deadline Thursday. Dallas gets power forward P.J. Washington from the Hornets for Grant …

BOGOTÁ (AP) — La Corte Suprema de Justicia denunció el jueves el asedio por parte de partidarios del gobierno, que bloquearon por varias horas el acceso a sus instalaciones, en medio de una protesta en la que reclaman la elección de una nueva fiscal general, luego de que el presidente Gustavo Petro instara a la ciudadanía a manifestarse señalando que …

GRINDAVIK, Islandia (AP) — Un volcán del suroeste de Islandia entró en erupción el jueves por tercera vez desde diciembre, lanzando chorros de lava al cielo y provocando la evacuación del balneario terminal Laguna Azul, una de las mayores atracciones turísticas del país. La erupción comenzó alrededor de las 06:00 de la mañana a lo largo de una fisura de …

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Playing for a new team in a familiar building worked out just fine for Vancouver’s Elias Lindholm on Tuesday night. Lindholm scored two power-play goals in similar fashion in his debut with the Canucks and J.T. Miller provided the winning goal in a 3-2 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. “It’s crazy how it …

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — ExxonMobil anunció que explorará por petróleo y gas en un área disputada frente a las costas sudamericanas de donde las fuerzas venezolanas previamente habían expulsado a dos compañías estadounidenses. La medida podría agravar las tensiones entre Venezuela y Guyana, que otorgó los derechos de exploración. Guyana considera el área parte de su Esequibo, pero Venezuela insiste …

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Green Bay Phoenix (15-9, 10-3 Horizon League) at Robert Morris Colonials (9-14, 5-7 Horizon League) Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Robert Morris hosts the …