By The Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Led by Aaron Deloney’s 20 points, the Vermont Catamounts defeated the Ball State Cardinals 78-73 on Friday. The Catamounts improved to 2-5 with the victory and the Cardinals fell to 3-2.
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By JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents in eastern Congo are waiting to see whether a cease-fire would take effect as planned after weeks of fighting between government forces and a shadowy rebel group. Regional leaders called for the stop in violence at a summit earlier this week in Angola, and warned
Continue ReadingBy Rashad Walker, Karol Suarez and Melissa Alonso, CNN An arrest warrant has been issued in Mexico for a woman suspected of fatally assaulting a friend from North Carolina while on vacation last month in San Jose del Cabo, a prosecutor says. Shanquella Robinson, 25, was traveling with college friends from Winston-Salem State University when
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un ataque en dos escuelas del municipio de Aracruz, en el estado de Espíritu Santo, Brasil, dejó este viernes al menos tres personas muertas y 11 heridas, informó la estatal Agencia Brasil. La Policía Militar de Espírito Santo, en Brasil, informó este viernes que detuvo a un sospechoso de ser
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The show is over already for the Qatar team, which was eliminated Friday from the World Cup less than a week after it opened the tournament and launched the first version of soccer’s biggest event in the Middle East. Qatar lost 3-1 to Senegal for
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons and Washington Commanders are meeting after Thanksgiving in a meaningful game with potentially significant playoff implications. That seemed unlikely after the Falcons looked to be rebuilding and the Commanders got off to a 1-4 start. But Atlanta and Washington sit just outside
Continue Reading BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland starting cornerback Greg Newsome II will miss his second straight game with a concussion when the Browns host Tampa Bay on Sunday. Newsome was injured when he collided with a teammate two days before the Browns lost to Buffalo. He hasn’t cleared NFL protocol and will sit out when Cleveland
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Tamar Bates celebrated his best college game, first with his teammates and then with his 8-month-old daughter, Leilani, who sat on his lap as he answered postgame questions. For Bates, it was the epitome of holiday weekend he’ll never forget. The sophomore guard made four
Continue Reading By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The two men were sitting at a bar on Nov. 21, sipping drinks for relief from the scorching heat of Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, when police officers barged in and arrested them for allegedly torching trucks and an ambulance with Molotov cocktails. One man attempted
Continue Reading By STEVE BITTENBENDER Associated Press LOUISVILLE. Ky. (AP) — Chrislyn Carr scored 17 points to lead No. 10 Louisville in a 100-37 rout of Longwood on Friday. The Cardinals (5-2) were without Hailey Van Lith, who did not play because of an unspecified injury. The star junior guard, whose 21.2 scoring average was tied for
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Authorities have announced that 16-year-old Fernando Chavez-Barron was among the six killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, when a manager opened fire in the store with a handgun. Among the other victims is a 43-year-old custodian and father of
Continue Reading MÁLAGA, Spain (AP) — Australia and Croatia will play doubles to decide their Davis Cup semifinal after they split the two singles in Malaga. Australian pair Jordan Thompson and Max Purcell will face Croatia’s Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic to determine who reaches Sunday’s final. Borna Coric put Croatia ahead by beating Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4,
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. official currently in Syria is calling for an “immediate de-escalation” following days of deadly airstrikes and shelling along the Syria-Turkey border. Nikolas Granger, the U.S. senior representative to northeastern Syria, said in comments posted on Friday that the actions destabilize the region and undermine the
Continue Reading By MARIAM FAM Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues in the tournament in Qatar is over rainbow colors. In the first week of the tournament, seven European teams lost the battle to wear multi-colored “One Love” armbands during World
Continue Reading By MARIAM FAM Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Aside from the competition for the World Cup title, one of the most hotly contested issues in the tournament in Qatar is over rainbow colors. In the first week of the tournament, seven European teams lost the battle to wear multi-colored “One Love” armbands during World
Continue Reading By The Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. — Led by Xavier Brown’s 17 points, the James Madison Dukes defeated the Coastal Georgia Mariners 100-54 on Friday. The Dukes moved to 5-1 with the victory and the Mariners fell to 0-2.
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story ARCADIA, Los Angeles (KCAL, KCBS) — A Monrovia man was arrested for attempted murder after driving through the front doors of a 7-Eleven store in Arcadia Thanksgiving morning. The car crashed through the front of the store on the 1000 block of South Baldwin Ave.,
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers have weighed proposals to ease tensions between France and Italy over migrants arriving without authorization. The proposals include a possible crackdown on charity-run ships doing search and rescue work in the Mediterranean Sea. In recent weeks, several hundred people hoping to enter Europe
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate Republican, has twice withstood challenges from more conservative factions of her party; more than a decade ago, she mounted a historical write-in campaign to beat a tea party favorite, and this year she won reelection after inflaming the ire of
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have benched Davis Mills and will start Kyle Allen at quarterback Sunday against the Dolphins. Coach Lovie Smith announced the decision Friday. Mills is a third-round pick out of Stanford and has started each game this season for the Texans. He has thrown
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