By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Voters in the U.S. who go on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or other platforms to learn about Tuesday’s pivotal midterm elections are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay and misinformation. Experts who study misinformation say users can learn to navigate social media without falling for misleading claims. They urge people to rely
Continue Reading By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Sandinista National Liberation Front completed its political domination of Nicaragua on Monday as electoral officials said it had won control of all the country’s 153 municipalities in elections that critics called unfair. Coming into Sunday’s elections, the party of President Daniel Ortega already controlled 141
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — The No. 16 Villanova Wildcats beat La Salle 81-68 and won their first game under coach Kyle Neptune. Neptune replaced Jay Wright in the wake of the Hall of Fame coach’s sudden retirement. Caleb Daniels scored 24 points and Eric Dixon had 20 for the
Continue Reading By BOB TRIPI Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Hunter Dickinson scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and freshman Jett Howard added 21 points Monday to power No. 22 Michigan to a 75-56 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in the season opener for both schools. Dickinson who made nine of 11 field goals
Continue Reading By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jada Boyd scored 14 points as No. 10 North Carolina State led wire-to-wire in a season-opening 82-45 victory over Quinnipiac on Monday night. Boyd shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. The junior forward also had five rebounds, a block
Continue Reading By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Colorado will face off in the U.S. Supreme Court against a Christian web designer who does not want to create custom wedding websites for same-sex couples. Lorie Smith says that Colorado’s anti-discrimination law would compel her to create same-sex marriage websites, thereby violating her
Continue Reading COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s navy says about 300 suspected migrants have been rescued by Singapore authorities after their boat started sinking. A navy spokesperson says a Sri Lankan citizen on the boat contacted the navy Monday and said they were in distress. The Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Colombo sought help from
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By Dan Heching, CNN Zac Efron is abs-olutely going for it in the first photo from his upcoming drama “Iron Claw.” The actor shared the first-look image from the A24 film to his Instagram on Monday, showing him hurtling through the air in a blue Speedo as he lands a drop kick on an opponent
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution establishing November 18th as a day to spotlight the sexual exploitation and abuse of children. It will also highlight the need for prevention, for perpetrators to be brought to justice, and for victims to be given a
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday accused the United States of cooking up a “plot-breeding story” on its alleged arms transfer to Russia, arguing it has never sent artillery shells to Moscow. Last week, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby accused North Korea of
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By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman’s campaign has gone to a federal court to try to have Pennsylvania voters’ mail-in ballots counted if they weren’t signed with a valid date. The question of whether mailed ballots with incorrect or missing dates can be counted is one of
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Freshman Grace VanSlooten scored 20 points and No. 20 Oregon downed Northwestern 100-57 to start the season. It was Oregon’s 10th straight season-opening win, and ninth straight under coach Kelly Graves. Jennah Isai added 17 for the Ducks, who went 20-12 overall last season
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Junto a las numerosas repercusiones de la pandemia de covid-19 en la atención pediátrica, los investigadores han observado un marcado aumento de los adultos jóvenes que buscan tratamiento para trastornos de la alimentación. En todo Estados Unidos, las hospitalizaciones de adultos jóvenes y adolescentes con trastornos de la alimentación aumentaron a
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Hawks guard Trae Young was unable to play Monday against Milwaukee because of right shin soreness. Young, a two-time All-Star, was hurt during Atlanta’s overtime win over New Orleans on Saturday. He ranks ninth with a 28.2 scoring average and third with 9.4 assists per game. Young led the NBA in total
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The jury for a woman accused of killing a child under her supervision will come from outside Cole County. According to public court records — the jurors for Quatavia Givens’ trial will be selected from people living in Pulaski County. Her trial will be in Cole County. Prosecutors charged Givens with first-degree murder, endangering the
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN. Photographs by Rachel Woolf and video by Lacey Russell, CNN Dr. Jill Gibson is jogging from patient to patient through the complicated maze of exam rooms, wearing navy scrubs, protective booties and a magenta shirt reading “I Stand with Planned Parenthood.” Gibson, Planned Parenthood Arizona’s Medical Director, saw nine patients the
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe, last season’s consensus national player of the year, was sidelined for the fourth-ranked Wildcats’ opener against Howard on Monday. The school announced before the game that the 6-foot-9 Tshiebwe (right knee) and guard Sahvir Wheeler (right leg) were out along with sophomore forward Daimion Collins (personal
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Canada coach John Herdman plans to announce his World Cup roster on Sunday. That’s 10 days before Canada opens play in Qatar against No. 2 Belgium. Herdman can name up to 26 players. The roster limit was 23 at past tournaments. Herdman currently is holding a camp in Bahrain for out-of-season
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has settled a lawsuit against a German company stemming from the emissions scandal that tarred Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler. German auto supplier Bosch will pay $25 million to settle allegations by the state and California Air Resources Board under a court complaint and settlement agreement
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly and Nicole Chavez, CNN Less than 48 hours after video of a Black University of Kentucky student enduring racial slurs from a White student went viral, she addressed a crowd of supporters. “My name is Kylah Spring.” With tears in her eyes, the college freshman had a message during a rally Monday
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