By JACOB BENGE Associtated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Abbey Ellis made a season-high five 3 pointers and Purdue earned its first top-five road victory in program history, beating No. 2 Ohio State 73-65. Leading by as many as 17 points early in the third quarter, the Boilermakers saw their lead dwindle as Ohio State
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MULBERRY, Fla. (AP) — Florida authorities found a newborn girl wrapped in a blanket and still attached to a placenta on a hill outside a trailer park early Saturday morning. Polk County deputies responding to a call about a baby crying outside near Mulberry, east of Tampa, found the girl about an hour after she
Continue ReadingBy Samiar Nefzi Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Memphis Police Department announced Saturday it has deactivated its SCORPION (Street Crimes Operations to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhood) Unit. The department has faced criticism of the unit following the death of Tyre Nichols. The five now former officers
Continue Reading FAIRFAX, Va. — Erik Reynolds II scored 30 points to lead Saint Joseph’s to a 79-76 victory over George Mason. Reynolds was 9-of-18 shooting, including 5 for 12 from distance, and went 7 for 10 from the free-throw line for the Hawks (10-11, 4-5 Atlantic 10 Conference). Lynn Greer III pitched in with 18 points
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jared Bynum scored 19 points and hit a key jumper and two free throws late to help No. 23 Providence defeat Villanova 70-65. Ed Croswell scored 14 points for the Friars, who improved to 17-5. Cam Whitmore had 21 points to lead Villanova, which returned to the
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By Meghan Danahey Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — One Asheville woman calls a new option helping women and children escape homelessness “a miracle.” ‘It’s a miracle:’ Woman shares story of survival and resilience thanks to local program Jennifer is a domestic violence survivor and she was homeless
Continue Reading By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has suggested his country might approve Finland’s application for NATO membership before taking any action on Sweden’s, while the Turkish government issued a travel warning for European countries due to anti-Turkish demonstrations and what it described as Islamophobia. The travel warning published late Saturday followed
Continue ReadingBy Yenny Sanchez, CNN The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off. For $10, the zoo will name a cockroach after your not-so-special someone and feed it to an animal — a cold, but direct message that you’re no longer interested. The annual “Cry Me
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los mundos del tenis y el K-pop chocaron, de todos los lugares posibles, en el Instagram de Roger Federer cuando publicó una foto de sí mismo con las estrellas del K-pop Blackpink en París. “Mis hijos dijeron que esta era una publicación definitiva de IG”, comentó el ganador de 20 Grand
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy delivered an exhibition of short iron play to shoot 7-under 65 in his third round and build a three-stroke lead at the Dubai Desert Classic. The top-ranked McIlroy made eight birdies at Emirates Golf Club and none of the birdie putts were from more than 7 feet.
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has become the latest high-profile club to exit the FA Cup as the defending champions conceded a goal in the second minute of stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Brighton in the fourth round. Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma drove a close-range finish into the roof of the net
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Liverpool has become the latest high-profile club to exit the FA Cup as the defending champions conceded a goal in the second minute of stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Brighton in the fourth round. Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma drove a close-range finish into the roof of the net
Continue Reading UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Jalen Pickett scored 25 points with eight rebounds and eight assists, Andrew Funk surpassed 1,500 points and Penn State raced past Michigan 83-61. Seth Lundy scored 22 points for the Nittany Lions, who matched last season’s win total. Penn State, which lost the first meeting 79-69, was shooting 58% and
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Murray and Michelle Watson, CNN Another wild mountain lion, this time in the Santa Monica Mountains, has been found dead following a possible “vehicle strike,” California officials said in a statement Friday. The lion, which wore a radio collar and was known to scientists as P-81, was found on the Pacific Coast Highway
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN All five of the former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating of Tyre Nichols were members of a recently created unit that was tasked with tackling rising crime in the city. When it was launched in 2021, the SCORPION unit — Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ryan Reynolds went from joy to despair, and punch-the-air ecstasy to desolation. The unlikely new love of his life — Welsh soccer club Wrexham — put the movie star on an emotional roller coaster Sunday in a thrill-a-minute FA Cup match that had an ending not quite in the
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Ryan Reynolds went from joy to despair, and punch-the-air ecstasy to desolation. The unlikely new love of his life — Welsh soccer club Wrexham — put the movie star on an emotional roller coaster Sunday in a thrill-a-minute FA Cup match that had an ending not quite in the
Continue Readingurielblanco Nota del editor: Jessica J. González es co-CEO de Free Press, una organización de defensa de los medios de comunicación, y cofundadora de la coalición Change the Terms. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo son suyas. (CNN) — El miércoles, Meta justificó su decisión de restaurar las cuentas de Facebook e Instagram de Donald
Continue Reading By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER, LEAH WILLINGHAM and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Members of Mt. Olive Cathedral Church in Memphis gathered for worship on Sunday, two days after Tyre Nichols’ parents spoke from the sanctuary and called for peace following the release of video showing their son’s fatal beating at the hands of
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Acura dominated the debut of hybrid engines in North American sports car racing with a 1-2 finish Sunday at the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Helio Castroneves and the automaker won the prestigious endurance race for a third consecutive year. Castroneves won the Rolex
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