By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Collin Gillespie hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Justin Moore scored 15 points to lead No. 14 Villanova to an 82-42 win over Butler. Eric Dixon and Jermaine Samuels each scored 14 points for the Wildcats. Villanova won its sixth straight game. Chuck Harris
Continue Reading DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Sierra Leone has capitalized on a goalkeeper error deep in injury time for a 2-2 draw against two-time champion Ivory Coast at the African Cup of Nations. Ivorian goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangaré fell while trying to gather a header back from one of his defenders and the ball slipped out his
Continue ReadingBy Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Car break-ins are a huge problem in San Francisco, but now thieves are also targeting license plates and victims are receiving parking citations. Katie Lyons recently found her car without a front license plate. She believes someone unscrewed it right in
Continue ReadingBy Steven Graves Click here for updates on this story GRASS VALLEY, California (KOVR) — A Grass Valley Navy veteran wounded in Afghanistan received a custom-built home Saturday, thanks to a veteran’s charity called Homes for Our Troops. PO1 Ryan Sykes graduated from Bear River High School in 2000 and joined the Navy soon after.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Takumi Minamino gave Liverpool a 3-0 Premier League win over Brentford. Liverpool moved above Chelsea to second place but is 11 points behind Manchester City with a game in hand. Brentford remained 10 points above the relegation zone. In Sunday’s other game, Jack Harrison scored a hat trick
Continue ReadingBy Kate Raddatz Click here for updates on this story EDINA, Minnesota (WCCO) — A quick-thinking mother and a good Samaritan thwarted off would-be carjackers in Edina. “Attacking a parent at pick up from preschool is one of the more vulnerable we have in our community,” Robert Blanton said. Blanton runs Kiddie Academy in Edina
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky, Ayah Galal, Christian Colon, Lezla Gooden Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A 13 year-old Hartford boy has died after he overdosed on fentanyl at the Sports and Medical Sciences Academy. Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin made the following statement: Our city grieves for this child lost, for
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” one of the shows that solidified Bob Saget as a fixture in the living rooms of many, paid tribute to its former host Sunday. In the tribute, current host Alfonso Ribeiro introduces the piece, which honors Saget, who died suddenly last week. In a press release, ABC,
Continue Reading By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” one of the shows that solidified Bob Saget as a fixture in the living rooms of many, paid tribute to its former host Sunday. In the tribute, current host Alfonso Ribeiro introduces the piece, which honors Saget, who died suddenly last week. In a press release, ABC,
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The University of Kansas suspended two fraternities for hazing earlier this month, but officials don’t plan to share their investigation with police. Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Theta were both suspended from campus for five years because of the incidents university officials found, which included assaults, sleep deprivation, forced workouts,
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By Daniel Dale Last week, some Republican lawmakers wrongly described Washington DC’s new proof-of-vaccination policy — incorrectly tweeting that the Democratic-run city is requiring people to show photo identification to buy milk or even to leave their homes. Their inaccurate tweets, however, came after Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser herself used overly broad language in a
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a month at the top of the box office, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has finally been overtaken by “Scream.” Sunday studio estimates say the Paramount Pictures reboot grossed $30.6 million over the weekend. Paramount forecasts that “Scream” will total $35 million over the four-day
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a month at the top of the box office, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has finally been overtaken by “Scream.” Sunday studio estimates say the Paramount Pictures reboot grossed $30.6 million over the weekend. Paramount forecasts that “Scream” will total $35 million over the four-day
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament has approved a law that will exclude unvaccinated people from restaurants, sports arenas and other venues. It’s the central measure of French government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. Centrist President Emmanuel Macron had hoped to push the bill through
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament has approved a law that will exclude unvaccinated people from restaurants, sports arenas and other venues. It’s the central measure of French government efforts to protect hospitals amid record numbers of infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant. Centrist President Emmanuel Macron had hoped to push the bill through
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Kalentek Click here for updates on this story MONTVILLE, Connecticut (WFSB) — Montville Police were called to Horton Cove early Sunday morning. When police arrived on scene, they found a deer stuck on the ice. According to officers, every time the deer would try to get up, it would slip and fall. Officers
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Although Monday is when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated, his actual birthday was Saturday. Despite the rain, groups all across the Port City honored King’s legacy Saturday with a day of service. Many volunteers, including students from
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story LAKE MARTIN, Alabama (WALA) — Dozens took the Polar Plunge at Alabama’s Lake Martin Saturday morning. It’s a race where participants must swim out into the lake, go around a buoy, and come back to grab an item from a hook to win a $100
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced government websites and it alleged that Russia is engaged in a “hybrid war” against the country. The statement from Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Development came a day after Microsoft said dozens of computer systems at an unspecified
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced government websites and it alleged that Russia is engaged in a “hybrid war” against the country. The statement from Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Development came a day after Microsoft said dozens of computer systems at an unspecified
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