By Nicole Goodkind, CNN The Federal Reserve approved a half-point interest rate hike on Wednesday, a smaller increase than in recent months and an acknowledgment that inflation is finally easing. The increase marks a shift for the central bank after an unprecedented year that includes seven-straight rate hikes as part of an aggressive campaign to
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By Don Riddell and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN They’re known as The Atlas Lions, the Moroccan football team that’s ripped up the history books at the FIFA World Cup. Their run has upended all expectations, advancing deep into uncharted territory, further than they or any other African team has ever managed before. Cartographers of the beautiful
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN “World of Warcraft” fans in China will have to back up their playing history as the distributor of the hit game winds down its agreement with Blizzard Entertainment. In a letter to users on Tuesday, John Hight, general manager of Blizzard’s Warcraft franchise, said the team was “working hard to develop
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Meek Mill played football inside the Philadelphia Eagles’ practice facility with 35 area children from families caught in the criminal justice system. The Philly rapper and social activist says it was important to let the kids know they’re not forgotten as their parents or guardians sort
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Raised in the Philly hood, Meek Mill never attended an Eagles game growing up, much less tossed footballs inside the team’s practice facility. Given the chance to show off his arm, the 35-year-old rapper and philanthropist lined up some area kids and had them go deep
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By Brad Lendon, CNN The US military activated its first Space Force command on foreign soil on Wednesday in South Korea, with the unit’s new commander saying he is ready to face any threat in the region. The creation of the US Space Forces Korea gives the newest branch of the US military its first
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By Dan Heching, CNN Jay Leno has opened up for the first time about the accident that left him with severe burns to his face and body. In an interview with Hoda Kotb from “Today,” his first since the November 12 incident, the comedian, 72, said he was working underneath an antique 1907 car alongside
Continue Reading By The Associated Press College athletes from foreign countries represent a noteworthy piece of Division I sports. According to the NCAA’s most recent data, there were more than 113,000 athletes across Division I sports for the 2019-20 season. International students accounted for more than 12% of that total. That figure increases when it comes to
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Phil Mattingly, CNN As administration officials considered a border proposal reminiscent of the Trump era this month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, with concerns, according to three sources with knowledge of the call. The call — one of many that have come
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez and Phil Mattingly, CNN As administration officials considered a border proposal reminiscent of the Trump era this month, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, with concerns, according to three sources with knowledge of the call. The call — one of many that have come
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Marta Suarez stepped in front of the white backdrop, rotated the basketball to put the logo forward and propped it against her hip. She looked into the camera and smiled, her head tilting slightly to the right. Flashes came in quick succession. Music streamed
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Marta Suarez stepped in front of the white backdrop, rotated the basketball to put the logo forward and propped it against her hip. She looked into the camera and smiled, her head tilting slightly to the right. Flashes came in quick succession. Music streamed
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Marta Suarez stepped in front of the white backdrop, rotated the basketball to put the logo forward and propped it against her hip. She looked into the camera and smiled, her head tilting slightly to the right. Flashes came in quick succession. Music streamed
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Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court on Wednesday upheld the Netherlands’ ban on assisted suicide, a setback for activists who said the prohibition infringes on their right to determine when their lives end. The Hague District Court rejected the activists’ argument that the ban violated the European Convention
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN Former England cricket captain Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has been hospitalized after an accident during filming of the popular motoring show “Top Gear.” The incident occurred at the Dunsfold Aerodrome track in Surrey, southern England, which features regularly in the BBC show. “Freddie was injured in an accident at the Top Gear
Continue Reading By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer They’ll have what she’s having. The 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” is one of 25 films chosen this year to enter the National Film Registry, a list that ranges from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” to a 1898 silent documentary, long thought lost, about the Mardi Gras parade in
Continue Reading By Lauren Kent and Lianne Kolirin, CNN The UK may have been blanketed with snow this week, but you wouldn’t know it from the image on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Christmas card. The photograph, posted on the royal couple’s official social media accounts, shows them on a sunny family walk with their
Continue Reading HELSINKI (AP) — Three Latvian parties have signed a deal to form a coalition government more than two months after a general election in the Baltic country that was shaped by neighboring Russia’s war in Ukraine and economic woes. The new Cabinet will be led by Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins’ ruling center-right New Unity party,
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Video of what appears to be a previously unreported violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops at their disputed Himalayan border has emerged online, offering a rare window into the long-simmering territorial tensions between the two Asian powers. The video, according to a serving Indian military officer with knowledge of the
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN At least three people have died and more than a dozen were left injured across Louisiana over the past 24 hours as severe weather moves across the South carving a path of destruction. A tornado touched down in New Orleans around 4 p.m. CT Wednesday, the
Continue Reading By Kevin Dotson, CNN The NFL and the NFL Players Association are looking into an incident in which an apparent head injury to New England Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker seemingly went unnoticed by medical staff and spotters, league spokesman Brian McCarthy tells CNN. In the first quarter of Monday night’s game between the Patriots
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A small boat laden with migrants capsized in the dark in the English Channel Wednesday, killing four and increasing calls on the British government to do more to prevent people from risking their lives trying to cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Helicopters and lifeboats
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for a “humble” Christmas this year, with savings from reduced spending on gifts donated to Ukrainians. Francis called Wednesday for “concrete gestures” of charity for Ukrainians this holiday season during his weekly general audience. Francis has spoken out frequently about the “martyred” people of Ukraine ever since Russia invaded
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou have detained at least four people for more than a week after they attended protests against COVID-19 restrictions in late November, according to activists, family members and friends of the detained. On the night of Nov. 27, hundreds
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Nueva Zelandia aprobó un histórico proyecto de ley contra el tabaquismo en el Parlamento el martes que prohíbe la venta de tabaco a cualquier persona nacida a partir del 1 de enero de 2009. La prohibición tiene como objetivo evitar que las generaciones futuras empiecen a fumar y es parte de un
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz says it’s in the interest of Germany and Europe for the remaining countries of the Balkans to join the European Union. Speaking to Parliament ahead of a one-day summit of the 27-nation bloc in Brussels, Scholz welcomed the revival of EU accession talks with the six Western Balkan countries
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer It’s been nearly three decades since so few teams were on the positive side of the point ledger this late in the season. What’s really surprising is the 10-win Minnesota Vikings aren’t one of them. Thanks to a 9-0 record in games decided by eight points or fewer,
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Argentina and Lionel Messi fans in India and Bangladesh are overjoyed after the soccer team secured its place in the World Cup final by beating Croatia. Fans poured onto the streets in Bangladesh’s Dhaka and India’s Kolkata waving Argentina flags and wearing the
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Argentina and Lionel Messi fans in India and Bangladesh are overjoyed after the soccer team secured its place in the World Cup final by beating Croatia. Fans poured onto the streets in Bangladesh’s Dhaka and India’s Kolkata waving Argentina flags and wearing the
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. inflation has eased in November but is still stuck near a 40-year high. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices rose 10.7% in the 12 months through November, down from 11.1% in October. The figures offer little relief for consumers as the high
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. inflation has eased in November but is still stuck near a 40-year high. The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices rose 10.7% in the 12 months through November, down from 11.1% in October. The figures offer little relief for consumers as the high
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — As one deadly conflict in Ethiopia begins to calm, another is growing, challenging a government that’s eager to persuade the international community to lift sanctions and revive what was once one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies. Even as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends the U.S.-Africa summit
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Un guardia de seguridad originario de Kenya que presuntamente se cayó mientras estaba de servicio en el estadio Lusail de Qatar murió en el hospital, confirmó su familia a CNN. Su empleador había notificado a la familia del trabajador inmigrante el sábado que John Njue Kibue, de 24 años, se había caído
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Cheng Cheng, CNN China’s abrupt and under-prepared exit from zero-Covid could lead to nearly 1 million deaths, according to a new study, as the country braces for an unprecedented wave of infections spreading out from its biggest cities to its vast rural areas. For nearly three years, the Chinese government has
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang, Cheng Cheng and Wayne Chang, CNN Empty streets, deserted shopping centers, and residents staying away from one another are the new normal in Beijing — but not because the city, like many Chinese ones before it, is under a “zero-Covid” lockdown. This time, it’s because Beijing has been hit with
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fijians voted Wednesday in an election that pitted two former military coup leaders against each other at a time the nation is trying to recover from a severe economic downturn. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama is seeking to extend his 16-year hold on power. He first
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh and Rob Shackelford, CNN A massive cross-country storm is producing damaging tornadoes in the South, where a child has died, and punishing blizzard conditions in Colorado and the Plains that have resulted in shuttered interstates and snarled travel. The storm system moving east across the nation — currently lingering over the central
Continue Reading By Amir Vera, Joe Sutton and Jason Hanna, CNN At least three people have died and more than a dozen were left injured across Louisiana over the past 24 hours as severe weather moves across the South carving a path of destruction. A tornado touched down in New Orleans around 4 p.m. CT Wednesday, the
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Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street as markets registered their dismay over the Federal Reserve’s warning that still higher interest rates are in store following its latest increase. Oil prices fell while U.S. futures edged higher. Japan reported its trade deficit in
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Thursday after a retreat on Wall Street as markets registered their dismay over the Federal Reserve’s warning that still higher interest rates are in store following its latest increase. Oil prices fell while U.S. futures edged higher. Japan reported its trade deficit in
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Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Star shortstop Carlos Correa and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $350 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The 28-year-old Correa also was a free agent one year ago after leaving the Houston Astros, and he reached a $105.3
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN Investors withdrew as much as $3 billion from Binance on Tuesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, as a deluge of negative headlines about the cryptocurrency industry rattled users of the world’s largest exchange. Andrew Thurman, content lead for Nansen, told CNN that at its peak, Binance saw “as high as
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN Investors withdrew as much as $3 billion from Binance on Tuesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Nansen, as a deluge of negative headlines about the cryptocurrency industry rattled users of the world’s largest exchange. Andrew Thurman, content lead for Nansen, told CNN that at its peak, Binance saw “as high as
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Bonino scored for the fourth straight game, James Reimer won in his return from injury and the San Jose Sharks beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2. Tomas Hertl and Bonino scored in a span of 1:02 early in the first period to set the
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Keion Brooks scored a career-high 30 points and Washington needed a second-half run to beat Cal Poly 74-68. PJ Fuller II’s 3-pointer with 10:31 left started a 12-0 run and turned a 51-44 deficit into a 56-51 lead with 6:47 remaining and Washington stayed ahead the rest of the way. Up to
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — A fan was ejected following a complaint by Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green during a game at Milwaukee on Tuesday night. The Bucks said they are investigating the incident and consulting with the NBA. Security personnel removed the man, who was sitting a few rows beyond the baseline, during a stop
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Tilmon scored 14 points and Jaylen Bates scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds and Florida A&M beat Division II-level Edward Waters 58-47. The Rattlers overcame a 22-18 deficit at halftime with a 40-point second half. Tavares Oliver Jr. scored 17 points for Edward Waters.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — A man who raped and killed a 16-year-old girl in Mississippi was put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the second inmate executed in the state in 10 years. Thomas Edwin Loden Jr., 58, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. by Sunflower
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG and KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S. killed at least three people in Louisiana, spinning up tornadoes that battered the state from north to south, including the New Orleans area where memories of 2021’s Hurricane Ida and a tornado in
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By JAKE BLEIBERG and KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S. killed at least three people in Louisiana, spinning up tornadoes that battered the state from north to south, including the New Orleans area where memories of 2021’s Hurricane Ida and a tornado in
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG and KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S. killed at least three people in Louisiana, spinning up tornadoes that battered the state from north to south, including the New Orleans area where memories of 2021’s Hurricane Ida and a tornado in
Continue Reading By SOPHIE AUSTIN and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — After more than a year delving into history and studies to make its case for reparations to California descendants of enslaved Black people, a first-in-the-nation task force began deliberations Wednesday to quantify how financial compensation might be calculated and what might
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 44 points, Jaylen Brown added 25 and the Boston Celtics blew a 20-point lead in the second half before rallying from a late 13-point deficit for a thrilling 122-118 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. Marcus Smart hit four 3-pointers and
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region Wednesday as their air defense system destroyed 13 explosive-laden drones, although wreckage damaged five buildings, without causing casualties. The attempted strikes underlined how vulnerable Ukraine’s capital remains to the
Continue Reading Compiled by CNN Staff They were pianists and painters, swimmers and dancers, budding readers, little brothers and big sisters. Then, in a flash of violence, their 20 bright smiles were snuffed out forever in a rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary that haunts the nation to this day. Also stolen that chilly Friday — just 11
Continue Reading By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become “impossible” to track with mass testing no longer required. That’s another step in the country’s uncertain exit from some of the world’s strictest antivirus policies. China last week announced its most significant easing yet of
Continue Reading By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become “impossible” to track with mass testing no longer required. That’s another step in the country’s uncertain exit from some of the world’s strictest antivirus policies. China last week announced its most significant easing yet of
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The Thunder Ridge Titans remain unbeaten roughly one month into the season, as the Titans took down the Skyline Grizzlies 70-50 Tuesday night.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rates of mothers and newborn babies dying during pregnancy, at birth or postpartum are much higher in states that currently ban or restrict abortions than in states preserving access, according to a new report. The researchers analyzed data on deaths and other health outcomes using the most recent data available
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Long Covid leaves some people with long-term symptoms, but it can be deadly, too. It played a part in at least 3,544 deaths in the United States in the first 30 months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report says. The report is the first official attempt by the US Centers
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The red-hot Rigby Trojans continue to win, as Rigby took down the Idaho Falls Tigers Tuesday night on home court 72-61.
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signaling more hikes to come. But it announced a smaller hike than it had in its past four meetings at a time when inflation is
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signaling more hikes to come. But it announced a smaller hike than it had in its past four meetings at a time when inflation is
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Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 24 points, including 21 in the second half, to lead No. 4 Alabama to a 91-88 win over Memphis. Miller hit a 3-pointer and then dunked after rebounding his own miss in the final two minutes for the Crimson Tide, sporting the
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Malik Beasley made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and the Utah Jazz cooled off Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans with a 121-100 victory on Tuesday night. Williamson scored 26 points in 26 minutes and Jonas Valanciunas scored 15, but the Pelicans’ seven-game
Continue Reading By MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Malik Beasley made five 3-pointers and scored 21 points, and the Utah Jazz cooled off Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans with a 121-100 victory on Tuesday night. Williamson scored 26 points in 26 minutes and Jonas Valanciunas scored 15, but the Pelicans’ seven-game
Continue Reading CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has signed a new security deal with Oceania island country Vanuatu as part of an ongoing competition with China for influence in the Pacific. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who announced the deal, is leading a bipartisan delegation to Vanuatu and two other Pacific nations. The new security pact covers
Continue Reading CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has signed a new security deal with Oceania island country Vanuatu as part of an ongoing competition with China for influence in the Pacific. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who announced the deal, is leading a bipartisan delegation to Vanuatu and two other Pacific nations. The new security pact covers
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen had a short-handed goal and an assist, Pavel Francouz stopped 26 shots and the banged-up Colorado Avalanche beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2. Devon Toews and J.T. Compher also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche, who’ve won consecutive games for the first time
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Washington Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3. Nic Dowd, Anthony Mantha, Trevor van Riemsdyk and Dmitry Orlov also scored as Washington earned its fifth straight win. Conor
Continue Reading By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Hyman had a hat trick, Leon Draisaitl scored twice and added three assists and Connor McDavid had a goal and three assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 6-3 victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. Jack Campbell made 29 saves for Edmonton,
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Soaked with beer and still wearing his No. 8 jersey, Alex Ovechkin held three pucks in his right hand as he posed for a picture with the rest of the jubilant Washington Capitals in the visiting locker room at the United Center. Three pucks that added
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MURRAY, Ky. — Led by Jacobi Wood’s 24 points, the Murray State Racers defeated the Chicago State Cougars 66-65 on Tuesday night. The Racers improved to 6-4 with the win and the Cougars fell to 3-9.
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Kobe Young’s 16 points off of the bench helped Boise State to a 91-50 victory against New Orleans on Tuesday night for the Broncos’ eighth straight win. Young was 5 of 8 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Broncos (9-2).
Continue Reading BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Kobe Young’s 16 points off of the bench helped Boise State to a 91-50 victory against New Orleans on Tuesday night for the Broncos’ eighth straight win. Young was 5 of 8 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Broncos (9-2).
Continue Reading STOCKTON, Calif. — Led by Luke Avdalovic’s 23 points, the Pacific Tigers defeated the Cal State Stanislaus Warriors 80-56 on Tuesday night. The Tigers improved to 5-8 with the victory.
Continue Reading SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Led by Riley Miller’s 19 points, the St. Thomas Tommies defeated the Green Bay Phoenix 82-61 on Tuesday night. The Tommies are now 9-4 on the season, while the Phoenix moved to 2-9.
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Soaked with beer and still wearing his No. 8 jersey, Alex Ovechkin held three pucks in his right hand as he posed for a picture with the rest of the jubilant Washington Capitals in the visiting locker room at the United Center. Three pucks that added
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Branden Carlson scored a career-high 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots as Utah rolled past UTSA 91-70 on Tuesday night for its fifth straight win. Carlson was 10 of 14 from the floor and made 6 of 7 free throws. Marco Anthony added 16 points and 10
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El misterio de los restos óseos que unos cazadores encontraron en 1991 en una granja privada en el condado de Pickaway, Ohio, permaneció durante mucho tiempo como solo eso: un enigma. Al principio, las autoridades creyeron que se trataba de una mujer nativa americana, de unos 25 años, debido a su
Continue Reading By Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Biden administration is finalizing plans to send the Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine that could be announced as soon as this week, according to two US officials and a senior administration official. The Pentagon’s plan still needs to be approved by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin before
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Nicaraguan government media site says a court has ordered a Roman Catholic bishop to remain under house arrest on charges of “conspiracy” and “spreading false news.” The government website El 19 Digital says Matagalpa Bishop Rolando Álvarez has been charged with those crimes and “damaging the Nicaraguan government and society.”
Continue Reading OREM, Utah (AP) — Justin Harmon had 19 points and Utah Valley beat SAGU American Indian 100-54 on Tuesday night. Harmon added five rebounds for the Wolverines (7-4). Aziz Bandaogo scored 15 points and added 15 rebounds and three blocks. Tim Fuller recorded 13 points and was 5 of 6 shooting and 3 of 4
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Megan Thee Stallion took the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday and told jurors that rapper Tory Lanez fired five shots at her feet, yelled at her to dance and wounded her as she tried to walk away from him in the Hollywood Hills more than two years ago. “I’m
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The mother of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in New Zealand earlier this year has pleaded not guilty to their alleged murders, her lawyer told CNN on Wednesday. Lawyer Christopher Wilkinson-Smith said he submitted the two not guilty pleas on behalf of his client, who did not appear
Continue Reading By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jake DeBrusk and David Pastrnak each scored in the shootout to give the Boston Bruins a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders. DeBrusk also had two goals and an assist. Linus Ullmark stopped 23 shots for Boston to improve his record to 17-1. The Bruins are
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Brady Skjei scored the only goal and Pyotr Kochetkov made 27 saves in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings 1-0 in the 100th career meeting between the teams. Carolina improved to 5-0-1 on its current road swing, tying a record for most wins and setting a record for
Continue Reading SAN MARCOS, Texas — Led by Josiah Johnson’s 25 points, the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders defeated the Texas State Bobcats 71-65 on Tuesday night.
Continue Reading BEAUMONT, Texas — Led by Felipe Haase’s 28 points, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles defeated the Lamar Cardinals 91-65 on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles improved to 10-1 with the victory and the Cardinals fell to 4-7.
Continue Reading LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kevin Obanor scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, De’Vion Harmon had 19 points and six steals and Texas Tech held off Eastern Washington 77-70. Texas Tech (7-2) extended its home winning streak to 27 games — with its last loss coming on Feb. 9, 2021. Steele Venters banked in a
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. — Led by Jaron Pierre Jr.’s 15 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils 71-48 on Tuesday night. The Shockers are now 6-4 on the season, while the Delta Devils fell to 1-10.
Continue Reading By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points while Bobby Portis finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Golden State Warriors 128-111 in a matchup of the NBA’s last two champions. Stephen Curry scored 20 points despite missing seven of 10 3-point attempts.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press CARBONDALE, Ill. — Led by Lance Jones’ 17 points, the Southern Illinois Salukis defeated the Lincoln (Missouri) Blue Tigers 88-51 on Tuesday night. The Salukis improved to 7-4 with the win.
Continue Reading By Jessie Gretener and Kathleen Magramo, CNN New Zealand passed a historic anti-smoking bill in Parliament on Tuesday, banning the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. The ban is aimed at preventing future generations from taking up smoking and is part of a wider government push to make the
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN A Manhattan criminal court judge held entities of the Trump Organization in criminal contempt for not complying with multiple grand jury subpoenas dating as far back as October 2020 and three court orders mandating they produce the requested evidence ahead of their recent tax fraud trial. Judge
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