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Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) pass is deflected by Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during the third quarter of game two of first round for the 2024 NBA Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images

NBA roundup: Lakers respond, even series vs. Wolves

Luka Doncic scored 31 points, added 12 rebounds and nine assists as the Los Angeles Lakers evened their Western Conference first-round playoff series with a 94-85 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: Alice Marie Johnson, who had her sentence commuted by U.S. President Donald Trump (L) after serving 21 years in prison for cocaine trafficking, thanks the press during a celebration of the First Step Act in the East Room of the White House April 01, 2019 in Washington, DC. The First Step Act passed Congress with bipartisan support in December 2018, with more than 500 inmates released as a result. Trump praised the reform legislation as proof that the United States "believes in redemption." (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Names Alice Marie Johnson As ‘Pardon Czar’ At Black History Month Celebration

President Donald Trump has appointed Alice Marie Johnson, a woman whom he pardoned during his first term, as his “pardon czar.”

xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo

Musk’s xAI unveils Grok-3 AI chatbot to rival ChatGPT, China’s DeepSeek

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI has introduced Grok-3, the latest iteration of its chatbot, as it looks to compete with DeepSeek, OpenAI, and Google.

Escapee Drew Johnson was captured on Wednesday in an area near the South Mississippi Correctional Institution. Mississippi Department of Corrections

Mississippi Prisoner Captured After Escaping On Christmas Eve

A convicted murderer who escaped from a Mississippi state prison on Christmas Eve was captured Wednesday, according to a Mississippi Department of Corrections post on Facebook.

Attempted Murder Suspect Released Without Bail

A man accused of shooting a FedEx employee in the hub parking lot has been set free without bail, despite the local district attorney asking the court to keep him behind bars.

The combo of images shows officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, and bottom row from left, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. (Photo via: Memphis Police Department)

Jurors Reach Split Decision in Case Against Memphis Officers Charged in Tyre Nichols’ Death

In federal court on Thursday, three of the five former Memphis police officers who are accused of beating Tyre Nichols to death received a mixed verdict from the jury.