By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Ricky Council scored 25 points and Joseph Pinion scored 13 off the bench as No. 13 Arkansas rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 20 Missouri 74-68 on Wednesday night. Council, who entered as the SEC’s third-leading scorer, had just four points at halftime.
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By Jack Forrest, CNN House Republicans’ failure to elect a speaker after days of voting has frozen business in the chamber — and some GOP members are now warning that the impasse has implications on national security-related briefings and oversight. The speaker position is traditionally filled on the first day of a new Congress, followed
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher following a rally on Wall Street as investors assessed minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting of policymakers and welcomed encouraging data on U.S. jobs. Worries over China’s economic slowdown were weighing on regional sentiment. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.4%
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Sadaidriene Hall’s 18 points helped SFA defeat New Mexico State 69-60. Hall also had three blocks for the Lumberjacks. Latrell Jossell scored 15 points, making 5 of 10 from 3-point range. Roti Ware finished with 11 points. The Aggies were led in scoring by Xavier Pinson, who finished with 20 points and
Continue Reading CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Marcus Domask scored 21 points and sealed the victory with a 3-pointer with 31 seconds left as Southern Illinois knocked off Drake 53-49 on Wednesday night. Domask also contributed eight rebounds for the Salukis (12-4, 4-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Xavier Johnson scored eight points while going 3 of 7 (1 for
Continue Reading By The Associated Press AMHERST, Mass. — Led by Noah Fernandes’ 26 points, the UMass Minutemen defeated the Saint Louis Billikens 90-81 on Wednesday night. The Minutemen improved to 10-4 with the win and the Billikens fell to 9-6.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Broadway Brewery announced on its Facebook page on Wednesday that it will reopen 4 p.m. Thursday. Lushen Claridge, the son of owner Walker Claridge, died in a car accident over the weekend. Broadway Brewery posted a photo of Lushen in its announcement. The brewery had initially closed on Saturday and posted a
Continue Reading LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Holly Kersgieter and Zakiyah Franklin scored 26 points apiece, Taiyanna Jackson had another double-double and No. 21 Kansas defeated Texas Tech 77-59. Kersgieter got the Jayhawks off to a quick start, Franklin did her damage on 11-of-16 shooting and Jackson had 15 points and 18 rebounds. Bre’Amber Scott scored led the
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Chance Moore scored 19 points off of the bench to help lead the Missouri State Bears over the Evansville Purple Aces 85-62 on Wednesday night. The Bears are now 8-7 on the season, while the Purple Aces dropped to 4-12.
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The suspect in the November slayings of four University of Idaho students has arrived in Idaho, where he is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary. Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old doctoral student at Washington State University, was flown by Pennsylvania State Police to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Esta semana vimos noticias de pasajeros varados en Filipinas después de un corte de energÃa, de retrasos en los vuelos en Florida y Denver, asà como de la saga en curso por la crisis de Southwest Airlines durante las festividades. Bienvenidos a 2023, donde una aerolÃnea realmente puntual es una noticia
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN After a change to US Food and Drug Administration rules, major pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens say they plan to seek certification to distribute abortion pills where legally allowed. The FDA said on its website Tuesday that pharmacies that become certified to dispense mifepristone, which may be used in a medication
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Mexican man who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents in 2017 despite his participation in a program designed to protect those brought to the U.S. illegally as children will be allowed to remain in the country for at least the next four years under a settlement
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Caleb Daniels made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, Brandon Slater added 14 points and Villanova beat Georgetown 73-57 to extend the Hoyas’ regular-season conference losing streak to 25 games. The Georgetown loss broke a tie with DePaul for the longest regular-season losing streak in Big East Conference history. The Hoyas went
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Milwaukee and Toronto started very slowly. Phoenix and Cleveland weren’t much better. In a season where teams are scoring more per game than at any point in more than 50 years, the Suns-Cavaliers and Bucks-Raptors games didn’t exactly get off to flying starts on Wednesday night. They turned in
Continue Reading NORFOLK, Va. — Led by Kris Bankston’s 20 points, the Norfolk State Spartans defeated the Penn State-Wilkes Barre Nittany Lions 85-60 on Wednesday night. The Spartans improved to 10-5 with the victory.
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 30,000 Gremio fans filled the Brazilian club’s arena in Porto Alegre to welcome striker Luis Suárez. The 35-year-old signed a two-year contract in a free transfer after his contract with Uruguay’s Nacional ended. Three-time Copa Libertadores winner Gremio will return to Brazil’s top
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Caleb Grill scored 20 points and No. 25 Iowa State held on to beat Oklahoma 63-60 on Wednesday night. Osun Osunniyi added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Cyclones (11-2, 2-0 Big 12). Jalen Hill scored 16 and Tanner Groves had 15 points and
Continue Reading By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Caleb Grill scored 20 points and No. 25 Iowa State held on to beat Oklahoma 63-60 on Wednesday night. Osun Osunniyi added 12 points and eight rebounds for the Cyclones (11-2, 2-0 Big 12). Grill shot 5 of 9 on 3-pointers, hitting a big one
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 19 points and set a pair of Iowa State records in leading the No. 11 Cyclones to a 70-50 victory over West Virginia on Wednesday night. Joens, named to the Wooden Award midseason watch list on Wednesday, made two 3-pointers for 288 in her career and passing Heather
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