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Trump’s 'beautiful' new law means states have big decisions this year on Medicaid, SNAP and taxes 01/08/2026 01:07am • States have major decisions to make in 2026 about the social safety net and taxes in the aftermath of a sweeping law President Donald Trump signed last year. The federal government is shifting more responsibilities to states over the next few years, and states must prepare for greater costs in the Avdija has 41 points, Trail Blazers hold on to beat Rockets 103-102 01/08/2026 01:06am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Deni Avdija had a season-high 41 points and the Portland Trail Blazers won their fourth straight with a wild 103-102 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. It appeared Tari Eason scored on a tip-in for Houston at the buzzer and the Rockets emptied the bench in Wednesday's Scores 01/08/2026 12:57am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Bishop Brossart 50, Highlands (KY) 41 Breathitt Co. 61, Owsley Co. 37 Bullitt East 86, Washington Co. 38 Campbell County (KY) 72, Bracken Co. 16 Central Hardin 56, LaRue Co. 37 East Carter 56, Mason Co. 50 Green Co. 60, Fort Knox 17 Greenup Co. 52, Ironton, Ohio 32 Lou. Brown Winning numbers drawn in Wednesday’s Powerball 01/08/2026 12:55am • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The winning numbers in Wednesday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 15-28-57-58-63, Powerball: 23, Power Play: 2 (fifteen, twenty-eight, fifty-seven, fifty-eight, sixty-three, Powerball: twenty-three, Power Play: two) Estimated jackpot: $104 million For more Wednesday's Scores 01/08/2026 12:54am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Abingdon 78, Blacksburg 38 Bassett 50, Martinsville 39 Bayside 62, Booker T. Washington 11 Castlewood 45, Northwood 27 Chelsea Academy 67, Highland-Warrenton 39 Chilhowie 39, Fort Chiswell 36 Christiansburg 70, Auburn 45 Colonial Beach 47, Lackey, Md. 30 Dobyns-Bennett, Tenn. Wednesday's Scores 01/08/2026 12:54am • BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Altavista 57, Brookville 46 Appalachian Christian 82, Shenandoah Valley Academy 57 Bayside 54, Booker T. Washington 41 Bishop Ireton 77, St. Mary's Ryken, Md. 47 Bruton 84, Grafton 74 Castlewood 60, Northwood 56 Charlottesville 65, Harrisonburg 38 Dan River 54, Jefferson Forest Wednesday's Scores 01/08/2026 12:48am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Grafton 50, Port Washington 43 Living Word Lutheran 67, Catholic Central 20 Milwaukee Hamilton 58, Milwaukee Languages 40 Milwaukee Vincent 79, Milwaukee North 44 ___ Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/ Wednesday's Scores 01/08/2026 12:48am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Cecilia 53, Comeaux 31 Central Lafourche 46, St. Mary's Academy 34 Chapelle 61, Hannan 55 East St. John 52, Kentwood 38 H.L. Bourgeois 31, E.D. White 20 Hackberry 51, Vinton 8 Helix Mentorship Academy 47, Louisiana School for the Deaf 18 JS Clark Leadership Academy 62, Lafayet Wednesday's Scores 01/08/2026 12:48am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Arapahoe 84, Mountain Vista 41 Bear Creek 49, Summit 43 Buena Vista 44, Florence 21 Colo. Springs Christian 62, La Junta 22 D'Evelyn 57, Heritage 17 DSST: Cedar 48, Peak to Peak 38 Denver Christian 64, Elbert 14 Eagle Ridge Academy 56, Weld Central 26 Liberty Common 42, Lovela Wednesday's Scores 01/08/2026 12:48am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Andrew Jackson 74, Lewisville 23 Batesburg-Leesville 31, Ridge Spring-Monetta 26 Bishop England 56, Hilton Head Island 25 Blythewood 72, Lugoff-Elgin 28 Broome 40, High Point Academy 31 Clover 64, York Comprehensive 25 Colleton Prep 37, Holly Hill Academy 36 Darlington 58, Lak Wednesday's Scores 01/08/2026 12:48am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Albuquerque High 61, Cleveland 26 Del Norte 49, Cibola 26 Eldorado 62, West Mesa 35 Fort Sumner 46, Grady 32 Gallup 59, Piedra Vista 20 Grants 63, Thoreau 33 Highland 63, Atrisco Heritage 12 Hobbs 67, La Cueva 35 Hope Christian 58, Rio Grande 32 Kirtland Central 78, Volcano Vi Moore and Murphy help the Blackhawks beat the Blues 7-3 for their 4th straight win 01/08/2026 12:43am • CHICAGO (AP) — Oliver Moore and Connor Murphy scored during Chicago's four-goal second period, and the Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 7-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth consecutive win. Moore, Murphy, Louis Crevier and Landon Slaggert each had a goal and an assist as Chicago improved to Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teen 01/08/2026 12:40am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged calm Wednesday after a bus driver ran over and killed a teenage boy during a protest by thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish demonstrators against a law seeking to draft them into Israel’s military. “I call for restraint to preven Ames native Tamin Lipsey a big part of first 15-0 start for No. 3 Iowa State 01/08/2026 12:35am • WACO, Texas (AP) — Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey, the senior who grew up near campus in Ames, is now part of something that had never been done by the Cyclones. They have a 15-game winning streak to start the season. “I’ve been a Cyclone all my life. Just got on the court four years ago Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler lead Warriors past Bucks, 120-113 01/08/2026 12:34am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 31 points, highlighted by a step-back 3-pointer with 26 seconds left, and added seven assists and seven rebounds to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 120-113 on Wednesday night. De’Anthony Melton added 22 points off the bench, Jimmy Bu