EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Tyson Walker scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half and Michigan State beat Nebraska 74-56 for its 10th straight victory in the series. Walker had a personal 7-0 run to reach 14 points through the opening 11 minutes of the game as Michigan State led 26-13. The
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By Katherine Dillinger and Evan Perez, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is allowing certified pharmacies to dispense the abortion medication mifepristone to people who have a prescription. Mifepristone can be used along with another medication, misoprostol, to end a pregnancy. Previously, these pills could be ordered, prescribed and dispensed only by a certified
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star outfielder Andrew Benintendi and the Chicago White Sox have finalized a $75 million, five-year contract. He is due a $3 million signing bonus, as well as $8 million in 2023, $16.5 million each season from 2024-26 and $14.5 million in 2027. The 28-year-old helped Boston
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Led by Olivier-Maxence Prosper’s 29 points, the Marquette Golden Eagles defeated the St. John’s Red Storm 96-85 on Tuesday night. The Golden Eagles are now 12-4 on the season, while the Red Storm fell to 11-5.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN A Louisiana police officer was charged with negligent homicide after he crashed into a vehicle carrying three teenagers while in pursuit of a suspect in a different vehicle during a high-speed chase, according to the District Attorney for the 18th Judicial District of Louisiana. Addis Police Department Officer,
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MONTARA, Calif. (AP) — The driver of a car that plunged off a cliff in Northern California, seriously wounding two children and a second adult after the 250-foot drop, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Dharmesh A. Patel of Pasadena will be booked into San
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de Estados Unidos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) permitirá a las farmacias certificadas vender la pastilla para abortar mifepristona a las personas que tengan una receta médica, confirmaron los dos fabricantes del medicamento a CNN este martes. La mifepristona se puede usar junto con
Continue Reading By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Santiago Vescovi scored 14 points, Zakai Zeigler had 11 points and 10 assists, and No. 8 Tennessee beat Mississippi State 87-53 on Tuesday night. The Volunteers (12-2, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) had five players score in double figures as they won for the 24th consecutive time at
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KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested and charged after the Chariton County Sheriff’s says he brought a handgun to a school. Christian Logue, 18, of Keytesville, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon. A sheriff’s deputy met with Logue in the principal’s office of Keytesville School on Thursday, Dec. 15. Logue allegedly told
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of a former teacher in Vancouver, Washington, concluding that his wearing a hat supporting former President Donald Trump to school was protected speech under the First Amendment. Court documents show that science teacher Eric Dodge brought the “Make America Great Again”
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pelé played for most of his career. Pelé died last
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Failing to elect party leader Kevin McCarthy as the new speaker of the House, Republicans adjourned in disarray Tuesday night, ending a raucous first day of the new Congress but hoping to somehow regroup Wednesday from his historic defeat. The abrupt end
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By Brad Lendon, CNN The interception of a United States Air Force reconnaissance jet by a Chinese fighter over the South China Sea last month should be seen as a potential warning of how easily, and quickly things can go terribly wrong — raising the risk of a deadly military confrontation between the two powers,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House later this month for economic and security consultations. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the Jan. 13 meeting will include discussions of North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, amid concerns over the potential for another nuclear
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By Adrienne Broaddus, Elizabeth Wolfe and Jason Hanna, CNN After suffering a cardiac arrest during a game on Monday, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin remains in critical condition in intensive care, with “signs of improvement” noted over the past day, his team tweeted Wednesday afternoon, while uneasy supporters across the nation awaited word of his
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las medallas de oro siguen acumulándose. Por sexto año consecutivo, la dieta mediterránea se llevó el título como la mejor a nivel general, según las clasificaciones para 2023 que anunció este martes U.S. News & World Report. Los platillos del soleado Mediterráneo también ocuparon el primer puesto en las categorías de
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Walter Cunningham, astronauta retirado de la NASA y piloto del primer vuelo tripulado del programa Apolo de la agencia espacial, falleció este martes a los 90 años, informó la NASA. Cunningham fue uno de los primeros miembros del programa de vuelos espaciales tripulados de la NASA: fue miembro de su tercera promoción
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN New York Mayor Eric Adams was hit with new fines over a rat infestation at one of his properties in Brooklyn, just one day after a different rodent infestation ticket at the same property was dismissed. According to two summonses from the New York Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH)
Continue ReadingHeather Chen, CNN The Philippine government has announced that it will launch an official investigation into what led to a severe outage at the country’s largest airport on New Year’s Day that disrupted hundreds of flights and left thousands of travelers stranded. Technical issues were detected at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) on the
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Jeremy Renner, estrella de “Hawkeye”, agradeció las palabras de aliento que ha recibido en su primera publicación en redes sociales desde su accidente quitando nieve el día de Año Nuevo. En una breve publicación en Instagram, donde compartió una selfie que mostraba algunos moretones en la cara, Renner escribió: “Gracias a todos
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