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Kyle Lowry stayed with the Toronto Raptors, and the Miami Heat got Victor Oladipo instead. On a trade deadline day where moves were getting made right up until the last possible moment, the Denver Nuggets took a big swing at getting better for a playoff run while the Orlando Magic began a rebuild. Lowry — perhaps the biggest prize on the market — did not get traded. The Raptors apparently were unable to find enough assets to their liking. Miami was one of the biggest pursuers for Lowry, who they may still target as a free agent later this year and wound up adding Oladipo from the Houston Rockets.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would likely seek reelection in 2024, but the 78-year-old Democrat left open the possibility of stepping aside after one term. “My plan is to run for reelection. That’s my…

A series of tornadoes have pummeled Alabama, reducing some homes to rubble and leaving at least three dead and thousands without power. Emergency workers braced for more storms Thursday while trying to account for all residents in the affected areas. State news outlets are quoting Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade as saying that at least three people were killed and multiple people injured. More injuries have been reported in Shelby County, near Birmingham, where homes were flattened. Storm warnings are in effect from eastern Mississippi, across Alabama and into western Georgia.

The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google have faced a grilling as congressional lawmakers tried to draw them into acknowledging responsibility for helping fuel the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and rising COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. In a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee, lawmakers pounded Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg; Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, which owns YouTube; and Twitter chief Jack Dorsey over their content policies, use of consumers’ data and media use by children. There is increasing support in Congress for legislation to rein in Big Tech companies. 

GIBRALTAR (AP) — With its hospital free of COVID-19 patients and only one new coronavirus infection reported in a full week, the tiny British overseas territory of Gibraltar is allowing itself some prudent celebration. The territory of 33,000, located in…

Texas officials have raised the death toll from February’s winter storm and blackouts to at least 111 people. That's nearly double the state’s initial tally following one of the worst power outages in U.S. history. The majority of the deaths are associated with hypothermia, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The number could continue to rise as officials link more deaths to the storm that knocked out power to more than 4 million customers in Texas. Many homes went without power or drinkable water for days after subfreezing temperatures, failing power plants and record demand for heat pushed Texas’ electric grid to the breaking point. Texas officials had put the initial tally of deaths at 57 but warned it would increase. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday misstated the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border when he asserted that “nothing has changed” when it comes to the number of children coming to the United States since his predecessor, Donald Trump,…

Max Abmas and Kevin Obanor have pushed each other to greatness. Oral Roberts’ star players room together on road trips and have formed a bond through it. It shows on the court. They have led 15th-seeded Oral Roberts to upset wins over No. 2 seed Ohio State and No. 7 seed Florida. Their Golden Eagles could keep defying the odds when they play No. 3 seed Arkansas on Saturday in the Sweet 16.

Buffalo Sabres interim coach Don Granato and assistant Matt Ellis have been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. That means general manager Kevyn Adams will take over behind the bench for Buffalo’s game at Pittsburgh. The team made the announcement two hours before the opening faceoff. This marks the second time the Sabres have been hit by COVID-19 in two months. Buffalo’s season was paused for two weeks in early February after nine players and then-coach Ralph Krueger were placed in the protocol. Krueger was fired last week. The Sabres are on a 0-13-2 winless streak, a franchise record.

Loyola Chicago guard Lucas Williamson is lending his voice and perspective to an upcoming documentary. The film is about the Ramblers’ barrier-breaking team that won the 1963 NCAA championship. Filmmaker Patrick Creadon calls Williamson “our storyteller” whose “very unique perspective” helps connect the past and the present. Along with his work on “The Loyola Project,” he has another task at hand: Loyola is playing in the Sweet 16 in its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2018 Final Four. The Ramblers face Oregon State on Saturday.

President Joe Biden isn't ruling out the possibility of U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan through the end of the year. His comments at a White House new conference came not long after one of his top generals told Congress that Afghanistan’s military forces need American assistance to successfully counter the Taliban. Biden repeated his assessment that it will be hard for the U.S. to meet the May 1 deadline for full American troop withdrawal that was laid out in a peace agreement between the Trump administration and the Taliban. When asked whether U.S. troops will still be in Afghanistan next year, he said, ”I can’t picture that being the case.”

A Georgia man says he was given $915 worth of pennies as a form of payment from his previous employer. Andreas Flaten says he was shocked to see a pile of oily coins at the end of his driveway earlier this month. Atop the pile was an envelope with Flaten’s final paystub and an explicit parting message. Flaten says he left his job at A OK Walker Autoworks in November but had difficulty getting his final paycheck, even turning to the Georgia Department of Labor for help. In mid-March, Flaten says he found the pennies in the driveway. Shop owner Miles Walker says he doesn't remember dropping off the pennies. 

State legislatures are being forced to confront long standing dress codes that are increasingly viewed as sexist and racist. A Latino state senator in Rhode Island objects to his chamber’s jacket and collared shirt edict as a form of white oppression. Female lawmakers in Montana complain proposed rules dealing with skirt lengths and necklines are overly sexist. And a state representative in Iowa wore jeans to highlight the irony of legislative leaders refusing to mandate facemasks on the chamber floor but still banning casual clothes. The National Conference of State Legislatures says roughly half of state legislatures have a dress code.

Chicago White Sox slugger Eloy Jiménez is expected to be sidelined for five to six months because of a ruptured left pectoral tendon.  Jiménez was hurt trying to make a play in the outfield during an exhibition game Tuesday and the injury has put his season in jeopardy. The 24-year-old Jiménez needs surgery and general manager Rick Hahn says the team will know when he begins the rehab process. Hahn says Jiménez's injury is “a difficult loss.”  Jiménez batted .296 with 14 homers and 41 RBIs in 55 games during the pandemic-shortened season.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wrapping up the most tumultuous Senate start in recent memory, new Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took stock Thursday of accomplishments including the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue while vowing action ahead on voting rights, hate crimes and mounting…