MONTROSE, Iowa (AP) — A train struck a barge in southeast Iowa late Saturday night, knocking several cars off the tracks and spilling coal into the Mississippi River. BNSF railroad officials told the Burlington Hawk Eye that two coal cars landed in the river and three others were partially in the water after the collision
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Keylan Boone scored 12 points off the bench and Moussa Cisse scored 10 and Oklahoma State bounced back beating Prairie View A&M 72-59. Kalib Boone made a layup and 1 of 2 free throws and Keylan Boone made a 3-pointer and two foul shoots in successive possessions and Oklahoma State (2-1)
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Phil Mickelson birdied three of the final holes Sunday to win the season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship, and Bernhard Langer held on to win his sixth PGA Tour Champions season points title. Mickelson shot a 6-under 65 at Phoenix Country Club, getting up-and-down from short of
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in north-central Mexico say gunmen assaulted a house and killed five family members, including a 14-year-old boy, and wounded an 8-month-old baby. Prosecutors in the state of Guanajuato said Sunday that the killings occurred Saturday in the town of Apaseo El Grande, where drug gangs have been fighting turf battles.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Police shot and killed one man as they responded to a shootout in downtown Columbia that left five people injured early Sunday morning. Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones said two people were exchanging gunfire outside the Vibez Lounge around 3 a.m. Sunday. One of the suspects fired into a crowd of
Continue Reading GREENVILLE, N.C. — Tristen Newton had a career-high 30 points as East Carolina beat Western Carolina 95-79. Nick Robinson led the Catamounts with a career-high 28 points.
Continue Reading By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-106 on Sunday. Talen Horton-Tucker scored 17 points in his season debut for the Lakers, and Carmelo Anthony and Wayne Ellington each had 15 points. Los Angeles
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals resigned forward Nic Dowd to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.3 million. The Capitals announced the move Sunday before their game against Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old has one goal this season, but provided good depth for Washington in the 2020-21 season, with a career-high 11
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Pedro Capó presentó este viernes “Gracias”, el primer sencillo de su sexta producción discográfica. El tema, escrito por Capó y en el que cuenta con la colaboración de Ale Zabala y Diego Contento, tiene a la gratitud –lo indica su nombre– como tema central. ¿Por qué está agradecido Pedro Capó?
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys rookie Nahshon Wright got a touchdown when he touched a blocked punt this time. It was another special teams blunder for the Atlanta Falcons in their 43-3 loss at Dallas. Wright dived on the ball in the end zone after it was blocked
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By Eliza Anyangwe, Editor of As Equals In 2020, the global skin whitening market was reportedly valued at $8.6bn. It is projected to grow to $13.7bn by 2025. If we live in a culture where market size is synonymous with societal importance, then why aren’t we talking about skin whitening? In the aftermath of the
Continue Reading By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A newly founded anti-corruption party holds a narrow lead in the preliminary vote count from Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections. A parallel count conducted by Gallup International on Sunday gave the centrist We Continue the Change party 26.3% of the vote. That was a lead of a little
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — USA Basketball swept the gold medals at the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup, earning the American men and women qualifying spots for next year’s World Cup. The U.S. teams both topped the teams from Brazil in the finals Sunday. The U.S. men prevailed 21-15, and the U.S. women won 21-9. Both American teams went
Continue Reading THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s premier film festival took an unexpected turn when anti-vaxxers showed up outside the theater in Thessaloniki where the awards ceremony was about to begin and shouted obscenities at arriving moviegoers and festival personnel. Police intervened Sunday night to keep back the 400 or so protesters who had been marching through
Continue Reading NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Noah Freidel had 25 points as South Dakota State beat Stephen F. Austin 83-71. Gavin Kensmil led the Lumberjacks on Sunday with 23 points and 13 rebounds.
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Strong serving and consistent baseline play propelled U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev to a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win over first-time qualifier Hubert Hurkacz in the opening match of the ATP Finals. Medvedev served 15 aces and didn’t face a single break point against the seventh-seeded Hurkacz. Alexander Zverev won when
Continue Reading By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Karolina Pliskova has rallied from a set and a break down to beat Barbora Krejcikova and remain in contention for a semifinal spot at the WTA Finals. The third-seeded Pliskova will advance if Anett Kontaveit beats Garbiñe Muguruza in Sunday’s late match. Kontaveit won her opening
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — A right knee injury to Baker Mayfield left the Cleveland Browns with no hope of beating the New England Patriots. Their hopes for the rest of the season took a big blow, too. The departure of the Browns quarterback was a demoralizing way to complete
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa — ShanQuan Hemphill registered 14 points as Drake easily beat South Dakota 99-50. Xavier Fuller led the Coyotes with 11 points.
Continue Reading BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Right when it looked as though Nelly Korda had thrown away her chance to win, she recovered to win a four-way playoff. Korda was tied for the lead when she made triple bogey on the 17th hole. But the 23-year-old American birdied the 18th. That got her into a playoff at
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