By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Two Americans imprisoned in Japan for helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn avoid trial and escape to Lebanon are hoping to serve the rest of their time in the U.S. Paul Kelly, the attorney for Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor, said the elder man
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it will merge its public television and radio broadcasters into a single new organization it hopes will be better placed to reach younger audiences. It noted the rapid changes taking place in how people consume news and entertainment. The merger represents
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By CHARLES F. GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 43 points and 12 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 124-115 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. Defending champion Milwaukee edged a half-game ahead of idle Philadelphia for second place in the Eastern Conference and moved within two
Continue Reading By TYLER MASON Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Malik Beasley made 11 3-pointers to set a Timberwolves franchise-record and finished with 33 points to help lift Minnesota to its sixth win in a row with a 132-102 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. All 17 of his shots came from 3-point range. His Timberwolves teammates
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cole Anthony scored 19 points, Gary Harris added 16 points in a reserve role, and the Orlando Magic beat the New Orleans Pelicans 108-102. Terrence Ross scored 12 of his 14 points in the fourth quarter, highlighted by a pair of 3s and a 360-degree,
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Washington (CNN) — El rápido rechazo de Estados Unidos a un plan polaco para llevar aviones de combate MiG-29 a Ucrania es el ejemplo más claro hasta ahora de las complicaciones que enfrentan EE.UU. y sus aliados de la OTAN al tratar de ayudar a Ucrania a defenderse del brutal ataque de Rusia
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A Cole County prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City man after he threatened a woman at a gas station.
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By Jacqueline Quynh Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — An 84-year-old man is out of a home and life savings after police say he was preyed upon by a funeral worker who took advantage of him following his wife’s passing. Police say 57-year-old Maribel Torres is the woman who took
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN A US bankruptcy judge approved the settlement that Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families reached with a group of states that will require the Sacklers to pay out as much as $6 billion to states, individual claimants and opioid crisis abatement, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced Wednesday. The new
Continue Reading HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Tournament MVP Jack Ferguson scored 17 points, Nelly Cummings added 15 and Colgate turned away a late Navy push to win the Patriot League championship game 74-58 and return to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Tucker Richardson scored 12 points as did Jeff Woodward, who grabbed eight rebounds.
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos agregó este miércoles a legisladores y funcionarios del Gobierno de Nicaragua a la llamada “lista de actores corruptos y antidemocráticos”. En un comunicado, el Gobierno estadounidense dijo estar “profundamente preocupado por la injusticia y la falta de transparencia que se muestran en los
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Darius Maddox buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime and Virginia Tech held off a furious rally by Clemson for a 76-75 victory in the second round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Clemson, the 10th seed, trailed 43-32 at halftime and 57-45 with 9:15 remaining in regulation after a
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Adam Buksa scored twice and the New England Revolution beat Liga MX’s Pumas 3-0 in the first leg of a CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal on Wednesday night. The Revolution’s first appearance in the Champions League since 2008 came amid a steady snow shower at Gillette Stadium. The second leg will be
Continue Reading NEW YORK — Julian Champagnie had 26 points as St. John’s topped DePaul 92-73 in the first round of the Big East Conference Tourney. Javon Freeman-Liberty led the Blue Demons on Wednesday night with 17 points and six rebounds.
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By AYAH GALAL Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — School districts all over the country are dealing with staffing shortages. In an effort to help fill vacancies in Hartford Public Schools, the district is recruiting teachers from Puerto Rico. Interviews are taking place on the island this week. As we
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Devin Booker scored 23 points, Mikal Bridges added 21 and the Phoenix Suns shook off a slow start to beat the Miami Heat 111-90 on Wednesday night in a matchup of the NBA’s conference leaders. Phoenix clinched a playoff berth. Booker returned from a four-game absence
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods already is the greatest of his generation. Now he’s enshrined with the best of all time. Woods has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He choked up talking about his late father who instilled the need to work
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By RACHEL POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story LUMPKIN COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A former leader of the Ku Klux Klan – who also spent time in prison – is running for public office in North Georgia. Chester Doles says he’s a changed man. In most cases, convicted felons cannot hold office in
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man whose wife and two children were killed by mortar fire in Ukraine as they tried to flee has returned to Kyiv to bury them. But he says their funerals must be postponed because the morgues are full of civilians. Sergii Perebeinis held photos of his family in a Facebook
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sean McNeil scored 21 points, Malik Curry added 17 points and No. 9 seed West Virginia beat eighth-seeded Kansas State 73-67 in the opener of the Big 12 Conference tournament. West Virginia advances to play top-seeded Kansas on Thursday. The Mountaineers lost at Kansas 85-59 in January and again at
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