If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor Andy Magee. Except it’s not quite Magee’s voice. It’s a synthetic voice clone generated by artificial intelligence. As video game worlds get more expansive, some game studios …

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard came to Indianapolis with one purpose — to win. On Sunday, the first-time All-Star starter headed home with a rare All-Star weekend sweep. Lillard earned MVP honors by scoring 39 points, making 11 3-pointers and finishing with six assists, three rebounds and one steal, in the East’s record-breaking 211-186 win over the …

HONG KONG (AP) — Lionel Messi mandó el lunes otro mensaje conciliador a las aficionados en Hong Kong y China continental mediante un mensaje de video en las redes sociales en el que explicó el motivo de su ausencia en un partido amistoso este mes, e insistió que la política no terció en la toma de su decisión. Messi decepcionó …

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Edmonton missed on a few early scoring opportunities and found itself trailing as the game turned to the third period. Evander Kane scored a quick goal, Zach Hyman followed with another and the Oilers poured it on to race away from a team mired in a long losing streak. Kane scored two of Edmonton’s four goals …

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com Monday, Feb. 19 NORTHEAST Connecticut Mohawk Mountain — Wed 9:06a machine groomed 25 – 40 base 27 of 27 trails 100% open, 5 …

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times was honored Monday with George Polk Awards for Foreign Reporting and Photojournalism for its coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas. Photographers Samar Abu Elouf and Yousef Masoud captured “gripping and unforgettable images” as they chronicled the conflict from its opening hours on Oct. 7 until they escaped from Gaza two …

2024 — East 211, West 186 2023 — Team Giannis 184, Team LeBron 175 2022 — Team LeBron 163, Team Durant 160 2021 — Team LeBron 170, Team Durant 150 2020 — Team LeBron 157, Team Giannis 155 2019 — Team LeBron 178, Team Giannis 164 2018 — Team LeBron 148, Team Stephen 145 2017 — West 192, East 182 …

Aproximadamente a las 2 a.m. del martes pasado, el senador republicano Ron Johnson se presentó en el pleno del Senado y explicó por qué se oponía a enviar más ayuda para apoyar a Ucrania a defenderse de la invasión lanzada en 2022 por el presidente ruso Vladímir Putin. “No me gusta esta realidad”, dijo Johnson. “Vladímir Putin es un criminal …

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have spoken to Zack Wheeler’s representation about a new contract as the pitcher heads into the final season of a $118 million, five-year deal. Wheeler said last week he prefers reaching an agreement before the season starts March 28. “Zack would not mislead you. Of course, we’ve talked,” president of operations Dave Dombrowski …

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — El gobierno de Bolivia se comprometió el lunes ante los empresarios a liberar las exportaciones de alimentos básicos, que hasta ahora debían primero garantizar el abastecimiento interno, en un intento por contrarrestar la escasez de dólares que está debilitando la economía del país. Los agroexportadores, el segundo rubro de las exportaciones bolivianas, ya no estarán …

2024 — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee 2023 — Jayson Tatum, Boston 2022 — Stephen Curry, Golden State 2021 — Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee 2020 — Kawhi Leonard, L.A. Clippers 2019 — Kevin Durant, Golden State 2018 — LeBron James, Cleveland 2017 — Anthony Davis, New Orleans 2016 — Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City 2015 — Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City 2014 — Kyrie Irving, …

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. TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — No. 4 Arizona has extended coach Tommy Lloyd’s contract by five years through 2029. The deal announced Monday is pending approval by the Arizona …

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Early every morning, just as she reaches her workplace at a labor union in Buenos Aires, Ángeles Celerier heads to the chapel and prays to Saint Cajetan, Saint Teresa and Eva Perón. Perón — unlike the others — has not been canonized by the Vatican, but this doesn’t matter to Celerier. “For me, she is …

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dr. Anne Zink, who was a public face of Alaska’s pandemic response, is resigning as the state’s chief medical officer. Zink plans to continue working full-time in the role until early April, the Anchorage Daily News reported. An email seeking comment was sent to a state health department spokesperson by The Associated Press on Monday, a …

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A tribal clash in Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands in which at least 26 people were killed has put a growing internal security problem under the microscope in the strategically vital South Pacific island nation that has garnered closer military attention from the United States and China. The rival powers are increasingly keen to strike security …