By DAVID SMALE Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Nijel Pack scored 14 points, Mark Smith made a key 3-pointer with just over a minute left, and Kansas State ended a four-game losing streak, beating No. 19 Texas Tech 62-51. Smith finished with 12 points and Mike McGuirl had 10 for the Wildcats, who failed
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Greg Elliott made a tiebreaking free throw with 1.8 seconds left and Marquette withstood a long second-half drought to beat No. 20 Seton Hall 73-72 for its fourth straight victory. The game was tied at 72-all when Elliott leaned forward and drew a foul on Seton
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By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban are promising to try to open all schools for girls across Afghanistan after the Afghan New Year, which starts in late March. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the country’s new rulers, says their education departments are looking to restart high school and university education for
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ryan Young had 18 points and eight rebounds, helping Northwestern hold on to beat No. 10 Michigan State 64-62 for its first road win over a top 10 team in nearly five years. The Wildcats won after Michigan State’s Malik Hall missed a 3-pointer
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Police say a woman was apparently pushed to her death in front of a subway train at New York’s Times Square station. Police have someone in custody in connection with the woman’s death Saturday morning. They say she was waiting for a southbound R train when she was apparently shoved. Names
Continue Reading By CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Music and thoughtful tributes filled a portion of The National WWII Museum where family and friends gathered Saturday to remember Lawrence Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran who died earlier this month. Brooks, who died Jan. 5, was 112. During the service, Brooks’ flag-draped coffin
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan menswear designers seem to have decided on the answer, but the question remains: Have the pandemic lockdowns emboldened men to embrace a more feminine silhouette, including skirts, mini-dresses and cape coats? The Milan Fashion Week of previews for next winter and fall continued for the
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By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan menswear designers seem to have decided on the answer, but the question remains: Have the pandemic lockdowns emboldened men to embrace a more feminine silhouette, including skirts, mini-dresses and cape coats? The Milan Fashion Week of previews for next winter and fall continued for the
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Martins Dukurs of Latvia and Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands will likely be the favorites in the Olympic skeleton races at the Beijing Games. They were the World Cup overall champions this season. Skeleton is the headfirst sliding sport. Athletes can typically reach speeds around 80 mph, sliding with
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Freshman Caroline Ducharme scored 20 points, Christyn Williams added 19 and No. 10 UConn routed Xavier 78-41 on Saturday to win its 165th straight conference game. Olivia Nelson-Ododa also filled up the stat sheet for UConn (9-3, 4-0 Big East), scoring 11 points, blocking eight
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Ciro Immobile has scored two goals and had a hand in another as Lazio won at last-placed Salernitana 3-0 in Serie A. Immobile scored his two within three minutes to get Lazio off to the perfect start. Manuel Lazzari added a third in the second half. Lazio
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By Betsy Klein, CNN Marlon Bundo, the beloved pet rabbit of the Pence family, has died, former second daughter, Charlotte Pence announced Saturday. “He taught me how to always try to be kind first and never stop making an effort to get along. We had some wild times together, and I’m forever grateful. Rest in
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By Phil Black, Hannah Ritchie and Ben Rothenberg, CNN Tennis star Rafael Nadal has said decisions have “consequences,” and while he respects his close rival Novak Djokovic, those in the public eye “need to be responsible.” In an interview with CNN on Saturday, the 35-year-old, who is in Melbourne ahead of next week’s Australian Open,
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La mayorÃa de los viajeros han aprendido por las malas cuáles objetos no se pueden llevar en un avión, por ejemplo, sabemos que una botella de agua no pasará más allá de la seguridad del aeropuerto. Sin embargo, algunas personas simplemente no entienden qué es lo que está permitido llevar. Para
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Shaun White finished third at the Laax Open in Switzerland, marking his first podium finish since he won his third Olympic gold medal in 2018 and all but cementing his spot at next month’s games in Beijing. White did not try his toughest combination of tricks in Saturday’s final,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline says it has rejected an unsolicited 50 billion-pound ($68.4 billion) bid from Unilever for its consumer healthcare goods unit. The unit is a joint venture in a partnership with Pfizer, which holds a minority interest. GSK said Saturday that it rejected three bids from Unilever last year –
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and its main Shiite ally say they are ending their boycott of Cabinet meetings after three months. The deadlock has worsened the small Mideast nation’s unprecedented economic meltdown. The two Shiite groups said in a joint statement on Saturday they will attend Cabinet sessions to approve a new
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group and its main Shiite ally say they are ending their boycott of Cabinet meetings after three months. The deadlock has worsened the small Mideast nation’s unprecedented economic meltdown. The two Shiite groups said in a joint statement on Saturday they will attend Cabinet sessions to approve a new
Continue Reading By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Some relatives of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are spending the holiday named for him in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation. Martin Luther King III, his wife and their 13-year-old daughter took part Saturday in an on-the-ground campaign for
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Saint-Etienne’s French league campaign has taken a turn for the worse after conceding deep in injury time and losing at home to Lens 2-1. Rock-bottom Saint-Etienne has won only two games and lost 12, leaving it four points behind 19th-placed Metz. Captain Seko Fofana curled the
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