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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Emmett Naar scored 18 points, and Joe Rahon's late basket helped Saint Mary's beat Portland 74-72 on Thursday night.

PORTLAND, Oregon - Emmett Naar scored 18 points, and Joe Rahon's late basket helped Saint Mary's beat Portland 74-72 on Thursday night.

Donald Trump was eager to end his fight with Pope Francis — but he wanted a bigger piece of George W. Bush. The Republican presidential front-runner swatted away a report that he’d supported the Iraq war in September 2002 and tore into the last GOP president, asserting that he only went to war to finish […]

Donald Trump may have been the third candidate to appear on Thursday’s GOP town hall on CNN, but still he loomed large over the entire event. Both John Kasich and Jeb Bush, the other two candidates involved, were asked about Trump’s fight with Pope Francis, a battle which seems more like an “SNL” sketch than […]

A naked man hangs from a chain, heavy brushstrokes depicting his suspended body. Painted tears fill a woman’s eyes, while human flesh dangles from metal hook in front of her. These agonizing works are the response to the horrors of the Syrian civil war by artist Sara Shamma — her way of humanizing what she […]

Three months after being named as mines minister, Mosebenzi Zwane helped the Gupta family acquire Glencore’s Optimum colliery.

President Jacob Zuma says SA will focus on correcting domestic circumstances that have affected confidence in the economy.

Workers at cement and building materials producer Lafarge SA remain on strike despite the NUM accepting the company’s offer of an 8% salary increase.

Anglo American’s credit rating was downgraded to junk by Standard & Poor’son Thursday, making it the third agency to do so this week.

Gold Fields is pinning its growth hopes on South Deep - its only remaining South African asset.

A renewed focus on the petroleum refining business in SA has followed the announcement that Chevron is looking for a buyer for its SA business, writes Robert Stewart.

Chevron SA executive chairman Shashi Rabbipal defends the company’s move to renegotiate contracts with Caltex retailers.

City Lodge Hotels group is forging ahead with its R1bn expansion into Africa, but still believes there are opportunities in the SA market.

Grindrod expects to report a loss of between R1.35bn and R1.5bn for the year to December, a plunge in earnings of between 235% and 250%.

Google South Africa unveils a new initiative that allows a user to watch movies on an Android phone or tablet.

We need a more holistic approach to meeting SA’s international obligations to combat global warming, argue Duane Newman and Joslin Lydall.

Cosatu fears the ruling ANC made a concession on retirement reforms only as an election ploy.

“Risen” is more “The Last Temptation of Christ” than “The Greatest Story Ever Told.” It’s a film that comes wrapped in the theological teachings of the Bible but is really a procedural drama that looks to fill in the gaps…

Rainier quickly found itself in a hole.

He was aggressive and didn’t hold back when he had a clear shot at the basket.

Jim Polzin names his player of the game and notes a few key statistics.

UW shot 33.9 percent from the field and went 6 of 20 from 3-point range.

A contingent of NBA coaches and players attended the funeral of Ingrid Williams on Thursday in Oklahoma City in support of Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams.

MINOT – Special teams helped No. 2-seeded Bismarck advance to the semifinals of the West Region boys hockey tournament.

MINOT – Special teams helped No. 2-seeded Bismarck advance to the semifinals of the West Region boys hockey tournament.