SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Madison Hayes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:11 remaining and No. 6 North Carolina State withstood a second-half rally to beat Syracuse 56-54. Georgia Woolley of Syracuse had a chance tie the game with five seconds to go, but converted just one of two free throws to cut the deficit to
Continue Reading By LUKE OLSON Associated Press SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — Adem Bona scored 18 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added another 17, and No. 11 UCLA defeated Washington 74-49 to kick off the new year. It was the Bruins’ 10th straight victory. David Singleton added 14 points for the Bruins and Tyger Campbell had 15 points and
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — This isn’t how the NFC North champion Minnesota Vikings hoped to perform as they get ready for the playoffs. Minnesota lost 41-17 to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. The Vikings won the division title thanks to 11 victories in one-score games, but they
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By Sara Murray, Annie Grayer and Tierney Sneed, CNN The House January 6 committee on Sunday released another wave of witness interview transcripts. The new release is part of a steady stream of transcript drops from the House select committee in recent days, complementing the release of its sweeping 845-page report. The latest transcript drop
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Después de años de batallas legales, pontificando y teorizando, las declaraciones de impuestos del expresidente Donald Trump de 2015 a 2020 ahora forman parte del registro público. Muchos críticos y opositores políticos han teorizado que Trump luchó contra la divulgación pública de sus declaraciones de impuestos porque potencialmente proporcionaron evidencia de
Continue Reading By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Jayden Taylor’s 24 points off of the bench led Butler to an 80-51 victory against Georgetown that snapped a three-game losing streak and handed the Hoyas their 24th consecutive loss in Big East play. Georgetown hasn’t won a conference game since beating Xavier 72-66 on March 2, 2021. The
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Pine Hill Cemetery in St. James was vandalized by a group of teens. With the help of the Phelps County Sheriff, the cemetery board and the Phelps County Monument Company, the damaged headstones were repaired. Cemetery Board Member Chester Crider said headstones were pushed over twice before the cemetery installed security
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Only a few tourists crisscrossed the wavy black and white paving of Macao’s historic Senado Square on a recent weekday and many of the shops were shuttered. The gaming hub on China’s south coast near Hong Kong has endured some of the world’s strictest anti-virus controls for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At the start of the New Year, several new laws and taxes will impact Missourians. Minimum wage increases The minimum wage in Missouri increased to $12 an hour starting Jan. 1. This is thanks to Proposition B, passed by Missouri voters in 2018. Under Prop B, minimum wage increased by 85 cents
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from the balcony at the Imperial Palace on Monday in the return of a celebration halted for the past two years by the pandemic. Naruhito offered prayers for people’s happiness and world peace in
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By John Miller, CNN The 19-year-old being held by New York City police as the suspect in a New Year’s Eve machete attack against three police officers just outside a Times Square security screening zone carried a handwritten diary that expressed his desire to join the Taliban in Afghanistan and die as a martyr, law
Continue Reading RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians say Israeli forces killed a militant and a teenage boy during clashes that erupted when troops entered a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank. A hospital official in Jenin identified the two Monday as Samer Houshiyeh, 21, who was shot with several gunshots in the chest, and Fouad
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The United States life expectancy has dropped for the second consecutive year due to COVID-19 and drug overdoses. According to the CDC, the average life expectancy in the U.S. dropped from 77.0 to 76.1 years. In 2020, the average life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years, resulting in the lowest life expectancy since
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Geno Smith threw two first-half touchdowns, Kenneth Walker III rushed for 133 yards and the Seattle Seahawks kept alive their postseason hopes with a 23-6 win that eliminated the New York Jets from playoff contention. Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak and ensured its Week 18
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers and the Packers suddenly are just a win away from an improbable playoff berth. He has his defense to thank for continuing Green Bay’s reversal of fortune. Rodgers threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and the Packers shut down
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Delia Ramírez camina hacia el micrófono decidida a hacer escuchar su mensaje. “Ya es hora, ya es hora de que cumplamos la promesa que les hemos hecho a nuestros dreamers”, dice. En una fresca mañana de principios de diciembre, Ramírez está de pie a unos pasos del Capitolio de EE.UU., con
Continue Reading By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff threw two of his three touchdown passes to Brock Wright in the first half, and the Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Bears 41-10 to remain in the playoff chase. The Lions have won seven of nine to give themselves a shot at earning a
Continue Reading By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press MACAO (AP) — Gambling haven Macao’s relaxation of border restrictions after China rolled back its “zero-COVID” strategy is widely expected to boost its tourism-driven economy. The gaming hub on China’s south coast near Hong Kong has endured some of the world’s strictest anti-virus controls for nearly three years. Now, China’s
Continue Reading By GEORGE RICHARDS Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Mika Zibanejad scored twice and the New York Rangers snapped a two-game skid with a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers. Chris Kreider, Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin also scored for New York, which had gone 0-1-1 coming out of the holiday break. Jaroslav Halak finished
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Josh Shapiro had a massive spending advantage and a weak Republican opponent, but the incoming Pennsylvania governor thinks Democrats should still take note of how he made voters see his fight-for-the-little-guy speeches as more than just talk — and racked up the party’s biggest margin in any swing-state race of 2022.
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