US skier Kyle Smaine killed in avalanche in Japan

Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Kyle Smaine, a U.S. professional skier who was the halfpipe gold medalist in the 2015 world championships, died Sunday in an avalanche in Japan, according to his wife and a fellow skier who was also caught in th…

Black education activist slams DeSantis over canceling AP course

Stella/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Black education activist slammed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ move to ban AP African American studies from the state’s high schools and warned that the move could erase key historical lessons from the classroom.
“It’s …

Scoreboard roundup — 1/30/23

iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events:

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Orlando 119, Philadelphia 109
Brooklyn 121, LA Lakers 104
Sacramento 118, Minnesota 111 (OT)
Washington 127, San Antonio 106
Golden State 128, Oklahom…

‘Laverne & Shirley’ star Cindy Williams dead at 75

Brian Gove/Getty ImagesCindy Williams, who played the perky but straitlaced Shirley Feeney on TV’s Happy Days and its spinoff, Laverne & Shirley, has died. She was 75.

In a statement provided to ABC News, her children Emily and Zak said via a spokespe…