By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer No. 19 Texas Tech has now beaten consecutive top-10 opponents in the Big 12. They are getting help from some seniors who were playing at smaller programs last year. Adonis Arms, Kevin Obanor and Bryson Williams and Davion Warren all played key parts in Tech’s 65-62 win that ended
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer No. 19 Texas Tech has now beaten consecutive top-10 opponents in the Big 12. They are getting help from some seniors who were playing at smaller programs last year. Adonis Arms, Kevin Obanor and Bryson Williams and Davion Warren all played key parts in Tech’s 65-62 win that ended
Continue ReadingBy Alex McLoon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha police are investigating a 21-year-old driver who hit an Air Force veteran who was parked on Interstate 80 near 60th Street with a flat tire Saturday afternoon. Police say they’re looking into alcohol and speeding as factors in the crash
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Top prospect Lukas Reichel is slated for his NHL debut when the Chicago Blackhawks host Montreal on Thursday night. The 19-year-old Reichel was added to Chicago’s taxi squad after he was recalled from Rockford of the American Hockey League. Interim coach Derek King said he plans to put the young forward in
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By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Sen. Harry Reid has been remembered at the U.S. Capitol as a “legendary leader.” And President Joe Biden has paid silent tribute as Reid lay in state at the Capitol Rotunda. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Reid spoke softly but carried the “force
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea has reached the League Cup final after a 1-0 victory over Tottenham completed a 3-0 aggregate victory. The only goal of the second leg was scored by Antonio Rüdiger’s header in the first half. Tottenham had two penalties and an equalizer correctly overturned by
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ‘n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group The Ronettes, has died. She was 78. Spector died Wednesday after
Continue Reading BATH, Maine (AP) — The last of a new class of warships has departed a Maine shipyard. The USS Lyndon B. Johnson was constructed at Bath Iron Works and departed Wednesday. It is the last in a class of three ships the U.S. Navy has described as the largest and most technologically sophisticated destroyers in
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By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Wednesday appeared before the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The meeting was virtual. McEnany, who worked in the Trump White House and was a spokesperson for Trump’s 2020 reelection
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TONIGHT Temperatures cool into the 30’s again tonight, with a westerly breeze under partly cloudy skies. A weak front will pass through overnight into Thursday, but we stay dry, and minimal impact is expected on temperatures. THURSDAY More partly cloudy skies are in store for Thursday. Temperatures will likely bounce back to near 50 degrees
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The Boone County Treasurer has turned in his resignation after six and half years as treasurer.
Continue Reading RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Federico Valverde has scored in extra time as Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 3-2 in the semifinals of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. It is Madrid’s 100th win over Barcelona in their storied rivalry. The Catalan club twice equalized in regular time but couldn’t recover after Valverde scored from
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dos policías de Los Ángeles perdieron una apelación y sus empleos después de un juego de Pokémon GO en abril de 2017. En lugar de responder a una llamada cercana, Louis Lozano y Eric Mitchell fueron sorprendidos buscando personajes de Pokémon a través de la aplicación Pokémon GO, según una sentencia
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By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Nigeria will lift its ban on Twitter from midnight, the government said Wednesday, a move that will give millions of people in Africa’s most populous country access to the social media platform once again. The decision was made after Twitter agreed to meet all conditions set by the
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story WAYNE COUNTY, Illinois (KMOV) — A life-size copper sculpture of Jesus was found after being stolen from a grave in Wayne County, Illinois. The sculpture was reported stolen on June 30, 2021 from a grave at the Poplar Creek Cemetery near the Marion County line.
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has acknowledged that his Australian travel declaration form contained incorrect information, as the government nears a decision on whether to deport the Serbian tennis star, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, on public interest grounds. The men’s tennis No. 1 had
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La participación del tenista serbio Novak Djokovic en el Abierto de Australia 2022 ha causado polémica en los últimos días y descontento entre los australianos luego de que recibiera una exención a la vacunación. Además, la controversia ha abierto un debate sobre el cumplimiento de los mandatos de vacunación en todo el mundo y qué excepciones
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona coach Adia Barnes has used honesty and positivity to rebuild her alma mater into a national powerhouse. The Wildcats played in last season’s national championship game and have hardly slowed down. Arizona has lost just once this season and has reached as high as
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Este miércoles el Servicio Nacional Aeronaval (Senan) de Panamá informó en su cuenta de Twitter que rescataron a 12 personas que cayeron al mar tras el naufragio de una embarcación, una persona permanece desaparecida. El Mayor Olmedo Escudero del Senan indicó que la embarcación se dirigía a Ciudad de Panamá
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth says he won’t seek reelection to the southern Indiana congressional seat that he first won in 2016 despite criticism that the wealthy Tennessee transplant had little connection to the state. Hollingsworth has been mentioned as a possible candidate for Indiana governor in the 2024 election and alluded to
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