By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press A Louisiana jury Thursday convicted a career criminal of raping a police informant who had been sent into a drug house in a sting that went unmonitored and unprotected by law enforcement. Jurors in Alexandria looked away at times as prosecutors played graphic footage of a sexual assault that happened
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The ball New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run has gone up for auction. Cory Youmans, who caught the ball, sold its rights to the auction house Goldin. Founder Ken Goldin says the ball will “almost certainly” bring in the highest price ever paid
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Dallas Stars scored four goals in the first period and held off the Florida Panthers 6-4 on Thursday night despite losing starting goalie Scott Wedgewood to injury. Wedgewood was carted off the ice by paramedics not long after making a save on Anton Lundell in the second period. There was
Continue Reading By KEITH TAYLOR Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — CJ Fredrick scored 17 points to lead No. 4 Kentucky to a 106-63 win over South Carolina State on Thursday night. The Wildcats (3-1) easily bounced back from an 86-77 double-overtime loss to unranked Michigan State two nights earlier in the Champions Classic. Fredrick scored Kentucky’s
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov had two goals, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 4-1. Steven Stamkos had a goal and an assist, and Philippe Myers also scored for the Lightning. Mikhail Sergachev picked up two assists and has five assists
Continue Reading By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Juuso Parssinen had two goals and an assist and the Nashville Predators extended their winning streak to three games with a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders. Filip Forsberg, Colton Sissons and Nino Niederreiter also scored for Nashville, and Juuse Saros made 29 saves. Roman
Continue Reading By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Sidney Crosby had two goals and two assists for a season-high four points and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 6-4 on Thursday night. Ryan Poehling, Kris Letang, Brock McGinn and Jake Guentzel also scored for the Penguins and Tristan Jarry stopped 19 shots.
Continue Reading By MATT O’BRIEN, FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Twitter continued to bleed engineers and other workers after new owner Elon Musk gave them a choice to pledge to “extremely hardcore” work or resign with severance pay. While it’s not clear exactly how many of Twitter’s already-decimated staff took Musk up on his
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) dio por primera vez una certificación de seguridad a la carne cultivada en laboratorio. Upside Foods, una empresa con sede en California que fabrica carne a partir de células de pollo cultivadas, podrá empezar a vender sus
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s high office should shield him from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, making a turnaround from Joe Biden’s passionate campaign trail denunciations of the prince over the brutal
Continue Reading By BRENDAN McGAIR Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — David Krejci scored twice in the third period and the surging Boston Bruins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Thursday night. Tomas Nosek scored for the second straight game and Jake DeBrusk also had a goal to help the Bruins win their fifth straight and improve to
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Corea del Norte lanzó el viernes un presunto misil balístico intercontinental (ICBM), la segunda prueba de misiles del régimen de Kim Jong Un en dos días, en acciones condenadas como inaceptables por el primer ministro japonés, Fumio Kishida. El presunto misil balístico intercontinental fue lanzado alrededor de las 10:15 a.m. hora
Continue Reading By LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed Thursday that Major League Baseball is looking into potentially improper communication between the New York Mets and Yankees regarding star free agent Aaron Judge. He says he is confident the inquiry will find no issues. The Athletic first reported MLB was
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders are seeking common ground on the war in Ukraine and other dire threats to humankind in an annual meeting that began Friday in Bangkok. The annual summit of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is the last of three back-to-back meetings
Continue Reading TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The Indiana State Sycamores defeated the North Dakota State Bison 101-75 on Thursday night led by Courvoisier McCauley’s 30 points. The Sycamores are now 3-0 on the season, while the Bison dropped to 0-4.
Continue Reading PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Led by Kino Lilly Jr.’s 19 points, the Brown Bears defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves 64-53 on Thursday night. The Bears are now 1-3 on the season, while the Seawolves dropped to 1-3.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) You’ll want to make sure to get your shopping done early as several grocery stores will be closed on Nov. 24, Thanksgiving Day. Hy-Vee, Schnucks, Prenger Foods, Aldi, Target and Walmart will all be closed. Walmart, Target and Sam’s Club are also closing for the holiday. There will be some stores open, including Gerbes
Continue Reading By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Xin Xin, the last panda in Latin America, is not your average bear. A native of Mexico, she’s the only remaining member of a diaspora descended from giant pandas China gifted to foreign countries during the 1970s and 1980s. Mexico’s Chapultepec Zoo is one of only
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As it gets deeper into the winter months, it is crucial to have a shelter in Columbia, that people in need can go to get warm. In October, the city approved the purchase of the VFW building on 1509 Ashley St. for the Room at the Inn Como to use as a winter-weather shelter.
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By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Led by Jaykwon Walton’s 20 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Richmond Spiders 56-53 on Thursday night. The Shockers are now 2-1 on the season, while the Spiders fell to 2-2.
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