By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Air pollution in the Indian capital has hit dangerous levels again this winter, as thick, gray smog obscures the sky and monuments and high-rises are swallowed by a blanket of haze. The New Delhi government ordered the closing of schools for a week and construction sites
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish authorities say migrants who tried to cross the border from Belarus attacked Polish police officers with stones, hitting one in the helmet. In a separate incident some three hours earlier, about 50 migrants broke through a border barrier by force near a different border village. Police said they detained 22
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HONOLULU — Noel Coleman had a career-high 21 points as Hawaii got past Pacific 73-61. Jeremiah Bailey led the Tigers with 16 points.
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO — Francis Nwaokorie had 19 points off the bench to lead UC San Diego to a 75-55 win over George Washington. Ricky Lindo Jr. led the Colonials with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Continue Reading NATCHITOCHES, La. — Kendal Coleman posted 19 points and 11 rebounds to lift Northwestern State to a 91-62 win over Champion Christian College. Ariyon Williams led the Tigers with 14 points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas — Nicolas Elame scored 17 points as Texas-Arlington routed Mary Hardin-Baylor 104-75. David Azore and Shemar Wilson added 15 points each for the Mavericks. Carson Hammond led the Crusaders with 16 points.
Continue Reading MURRAY, Ky. — Tevin Brown had 29 points as Murray State beat Bellarmine 78-59. Garrett Tipton led the Knights with 15 points.
Continue Reading By ADAM PEMBLE and MATTHIAS SCHRADER BOHONIKI, Poland (AP) — Maciej Szczęsnowicz cried when he saw migrants at the border for the first time, hungry and exhausted from the ordeal of being stuck while trying to enter from Belarus. The chairman of the local Muslim community in the eastern Polish village of Bohoniki, Szczęsnowicz saw
Continue Reading PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is holding runoff municipal elections in almost two-thirds of the country after the center-right opposition parties dominated in the first round. About 1.26 million voters in the small Balkan nation can cast ballots in the second round to elect mayors in 21 out of 38 municipalities. The governing left-wing Self-Determination
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. — Tyler Robertson had 19 points as Portland edged past Alcorn State 62-58. Byron Joshua led the Braves with 20 points.
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Va. — Alex Morales had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Wagner topped VCU 58-44. KeShawn Curry led the Rams  with 12 points.
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The year 2021 marks 100 years since the discovery of insulin, a game-changing drug in the fight against diabetes. Despite a century of advancements in treatment, education and prevention, World Diabetes Day 2021 occurs in the wake of grim statistics. One in 10 adults around the world — some 537 million
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Tre Armstrong had 17 points off the bench to lift California Baptist to a 95-66 win over Mississippi Valley State. Robert Carpenter led the Delta Devils with 17 points.
Continue Reading BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Kaleb Higgins posted 17 points as Cal State Bakersfield romped past Life Pacific 85-60. Pedro Leal-Cruz led the Warriors with 12 points.
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — For most of his 27 years as the authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko has disdained democratic norms, making his country a pariah in the West and bringing him the sobriquet of “Europe’s last dictator.” Now, his belligerence is directly affecting Europe. Angered by European Union sanctions
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — In much of Eastern Europe, coronavirus deaths are high and vaccination rates are low, but politicians have hesitated to impose the measures to curb the virus that experts are calling for. A World Health Organization official declared earlier this month that Europe is
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — Greg Bell had 16 carries for 104 yards and Matt Araiza kicked a 35-yard field goal with 1:21 to play to help No. 22 San Diego State beat Nevada 23-21. San Diego State (9-1, 5-1 Mountain West) took sole possession of first place in the West Division, a half-game ahead of
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Brown Jr. threw for 135 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 123 yards and another score, and No. 5 Oregon rallied in the second half to beat Washington State 38-24 on Saturday night. The Ducks have won five straight and extended their
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Theodore John Conrad showed up for work as a bank teller in Cleveland. At the end of his shift, the then 20-year-old stole $215,000, stuffed it into a paper bag — and vanished, authorities said. That was in July 1969, and he stole the equivalent of $1.7 million today in one
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By Arpit Goel and Ally Barnard, CNN Schools in India’s capital Delhi — often ranked as one of the world’s most polluted capitals — will be physically closed for a week from Monday as severe air pollution blankets the city, the chief minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, said Saturday. “Virtual
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