PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Clifford Omoruyi scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Cam Spencer added 19 points and Rutgers rolled to a 76-46 victory over Rider. Rutgers (4-1) shot 45% from the floor after shooting just 38% in its six-point loss against Temple in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase. Omoruyi opened the second
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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols have won baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year awards. Verlander, the American League recipient, returned from Tommy John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series championship. He had the lowest ERA
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols have won baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year awards. Verlander, the American League recipient, returned from Tommy John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series championship. He had the lowest ERA
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LSU has moved up to fifth and Southern California is sixth in the College Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and TCU. The top four remained the same for the third straight week, but the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South Carolina
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BEIJING (AP) — Four people have been detained over a fire at an industrial trading company in central China that killed 38 people. Authorities say the fire Monday was caused by welding sparks that ignited cotton cloth being stored at a facility run by the firm Kaixinda. The mayor was quoted in state media as
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Police in Oklahoma say the suspect in the killings of four people at a marijuana farm has been arrested in South Florida. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says in an evening post on Facebook that Wu Chen was taken into custody without incident Tuesday afternoon by officers with the
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Modestas Kancleris finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to power Cal State Bakersfield to a 73-63 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Kancleris added five assists and four blocks for the Roadrunners (3-1). Kaleb Higgins scored 12 points with seven assists. Antavion Collum had 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting. The Islanders
Continue Reading By The Associated Press ESTERO, Fla. — Led by Shemarri Allen’s 22 points, the UMKC Kangaroos defeated the Indiana State Sycamores 63-61 on Tuesday night. The Kangaroos are now 3-4 on the season, while the Sycamores dropped to 4-1.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press ESTERO, Fla. — Led by Shemarri Allen’s 22 points, the UMKC Kangaroos defeated the Indiana State Sycamores 63-61 on Tuesday night. The Kangaroos are now 3-4 on the season, while the Sycamores dropped to 4-1.
Continue ReadingBy Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine and Scott Glover, CNN The suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado had a tumultuous upbringing in which he was bullied as a teenager and raised for a time by his grandmother, according to an emerging portrait of the alleged gunman pieced together by
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s disaster management agency says an earthquake with a magnitude 5.9 has hit a town in northwest Turkey, causing panic. The earthquake early Wednesday was centered in the town of Golkaya, in Duzce province, some 125 miles east of Istanbul. It was felt in Istanbul and in the capital Ankara. The
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Un sismo de magnitud 6,1 sacudió el noroeste de Turquía este miércoles, hora local, según el Servicio Geológico de EE.UU. (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). Al menos 22 personas resultaron heridas debido al sismo, publicó el ministro de Salud, Fahrettin Koc, en su cuenta de Twitter. “Tenemos 22 heridos en
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Columbia Public Works staffing is still down 20% from where it needs to be. “That’s by no means a bar from providing good service to the community,” Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan said. “Some other city divisions, as I’ve spoken about, are 30% down, so we’re doing pretty well… [crews] come to work on
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS Click here for updates on this story MAINE (Advocate Channel) — A transgender woman in Maine and her father have filed suit against the Department of Defense because military health insurance excludes gender-affirming surgical procedures for dependents covered by the government program. The Military Health System does not cover surgical treatments for
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WIGGINS Click here for updates on this story TEXAS (Advocate Channel) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, Equality Texas, Transgender Education Network Texas, and others filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights on Monday, alleging violations of Title IX. The ACLU is seeking an investigation
Continue Reading By The Associated Press GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Island — Led by Kevin Cross’ 22 points, the Tulane Green Wave defeated the Rhode Island Rams 78-75 on Tuesday night. The Green Wave moved to 4-1 with the win and the Rams dropped to 1-4.
Continue Reading By DAVID BILLER and CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — More than three weeks after losing a reelection bid, President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday blamed a software bug and demanded the electoral authority annul votes cast on most of Brazil’s nation’s electronic voting machines, though independent experts say the bug doesn’t affect the
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Llegó el cuarto día del Mundial de Qatar 2022. Este miércoles, la fase de grupos continúa su curso con cuatro partidos. Los encuentros marcarán el debut en esta Copa del Mundo de las selecciones que integran los grupos E y F. España – Costa Rica en el Mundial de Qatar 2022
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of a Columbia murder in 2020 now has a trial date set for that case. Rickey Murry, 50, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. The jury trial is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, March
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Quentin Tarantino has made it clear that Marvel movies are not his cup of tea, but actor Simu Liu has kindly reminded the director that the films and the studio behind them have provided underrepresented communities a chance to be seen on the big screen unlike ever before. “If the only
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