By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton had a career-high 26 points and eight rebounds, Myreon Jones added 14 points and No. 20 Florida ended a two-game skid with an 85-55 victory against North Florida on Wednesday night. Coming off a stunning home loss to previously winless Texas Southern, the
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By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A judicial board has ruled that the more than 300 lawsuits that have been filed so far in Houston following a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival that left 10 people dead will be handled by one judge. The consolidation order was issued Tuesday by a
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — El Senado votó este miércoles por la noche para revocar el mandato de vacunación o pruebas del presidente Joe Biden dirigido a empresas privadas con 100 o más empleados. Si bien es probable que no se convierta en ley, ya que sus posibilidades de obtener un voto en la Cámara
Continue Reading HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Taevion Kinsey had 21 points as Marshall romped past Bluefield College 100-57. Jermiah Jenkins led the Ramblin’ Rams on Wednesday night with 20 points.
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S.-based private cybersecurity company says it has uncovered evidence Chinese hackers, likely state-sponsored, have been broadly targeting government and private-sector organizations across Southeast Asia, including those closely involved with Beijing on infrastructure development projects. Specific targets included the Thai prime minister’s office and the Thai army,
Continue Reading MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas man has been acquitted of murder in the 2019 fatal shooting of a police officer who was shot while checking a security alarm at the man’s home. A Midland County jury deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding David Wilson not guilty of murder Wednesday in the death
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The university told the approximately 75 residents this fall of its plans to close the apartment building on Hitt Street. The move drew criticism from the Coalition of Graduate Workers, a group that advocates for graduate student causes on campus.
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Zach Freemantle had 24 points as Xavier easily defeated Ball State 96-50. Tyler Cochran led the Cardinals with 10 points.
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a Maryland woman charged along with her husband in a scheme to sell Navy submarine secrets to a foreign government are pushing back on prosecutors’ arguments that she was motivated to leave the United States because she was afraid of getting caught. The attorneys for
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By Matthew Chance, CNN Ukrainian defense officials say Russia has increased troop numbers near the Ukrainian border to 120,000 people, including additional army, air force and naval personnel. According to its latest ongoing security assessment — shared with CNN by Ukrainian security sources — the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense said “combat and other military equipment,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las autoridades que buscan a un estudiante universitario de Georgia que lleva desaparecido más de 45 años recibieron una gran noticia después de que su automóvil fuera encontrado en un arroyo de Alabama, junto con su cartera, su tarjeta de identificación y presuntos restos humanos. Kyle Clinkscales, estudiante de la Universidad
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has narrowly approved a resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. The Democratic-led House is unlikely to take it up, which means the mandate would
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By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has narrowly approved a resolution to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. The Democratic-led House is unlikely to take it up, which means the mandate would
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By David Williams and Amy Simonson, CNN A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stood in the heart of Charlottesville, Virginia, for almost a century will be melted down into bronze ingots that will be used to create new public art. The City Council voted 4-to-0 early Tuesday to hand over the statue
Continue ReadingBy Iyani Hughes Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — An Atlanta man is behind bars after obtaining a fraudulent PPP loan for $160,000, then using a portion to purchase a Range Rover. Brandon Ridge, 37, of Decatur, was sentenced to serve two years in prison, to be followed by three years
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Taysom Hill says he’s competing as hard as he can to maintain his starting quarterback spot for the New Orleans Saints while dealing with an injured middle finger on his throwing hand. Hill says he can accept if coaches deem his finger a liability in
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Tech women’s basketball associate head coach Tasha Butts has been diagnosed with advanced-stage breast cancer. The 39-year-old Butts says she was diagnosed last month. She intends to keep coaching while she’s being treated. When Butts is unable to be with the team, women’s basketball chief
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN Part of a $60 million security assistance package, including small arms and ammunition, was delivered to Ukraine on Thursday, according to a State Department official in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, but a final delivery containing four counter mortar radars is still scheduled for early next year. President Joe Biden approved
Continue Reading BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie says he tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms. Guthrie said in a news release that he took a test for the virus “out of an abundance of caution” and it came back positive Wednesday. Guthrie says he is glad he has been fully
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Kennedy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Piedmont Park is one of Altana’s favorite park for its beautiful sights and smells, or so it was. Park goers over the weekend were shocked when they found scooter after scooter, smeared with poop. “Definitely to get away from the city it’s
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