Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La FiscalÃa general del estado mexicano de Chihuahua confirmó este domingo la muerte de al menos 17 personas como resultado de un ataque armado que derivó en un motÃn y en una posterior fuga de reos en una prisión de Ciudad Juárez. Según la FiscalÃa, entre los muertos
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JIMMY ROBERTSON Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Georgia Amoore hit three free throws with 1.8 seconds remaining to lift No. 7 Virginia Tech to a 68-65 victory over No. 13 North Carolina on Sunday. Amoore finished with a game-high 24 points, connecting on 7 of 17 from the floor, including a career-high six 3-pointers
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New Orleans Saints beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-10 on Sunday. The Saints were eliminated from winning the NFC South when Tampa Bay beat Carolina. They still have a slim chance at earning a playoff berth. Their chances depend on on a variety of scenarios that
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By Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy outlined some of the concessions that he has agreed to in his campaign for speaker on a Sunday evening conference call — including making it easier to topple the speaker, according to multiple GOP sources on the call. But McCarthy could not say
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AUBURN, Ala. (KMIZ) The Mizzou women’s basketball team came out on top in a back and forth fight with Auburn on Sunday. The Tigers downed the other Tigers 62-56 at Auburn Arena. Hayley Frank continues to impress in her senior season, as she put up her second-straight 20 point game. The forward finished with 23
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite a new coach calling the shots and other changes on the Denver sideline, the result Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs was very familiar. The Broncos committed too many mistakes, turned the ball over too many times and failed to stop the Chiefs
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite a new coach calling the shots and other changes on the Denver sideline, the result Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs was very familiar. The Broncos committed too many mistakes, turned the ball over too many times and failed to stop the Chiefs
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Despite a new coach calling the shots and other changes on the Denver sideline, the result Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs was very familiar. The Broncos committed too many mistakes, turned the ball over too many times and failed to stop the Chiefs
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time in three years, David Blough trotted on the field as a starting quarterback. His first victory will have to wait. Blough did a commendable job on short notice leading the Arizona offense. But the banged-up Cardinals lost their sixth in a row
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By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just in time for the New Year, New York lawmakers have become the highest paid state legislators in the nation under a bill signed Saturday. Members of both houses are getting a pay raise of $32,000, for a base salary of $142,000, under a
Continue Reading CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Genesis Bryant scored 24 points, Makira Cook added 20, and resurgent Illinois defeated No. 12 Iowa 90-86 on Sunday. After trailing 18-13 through one quarter, Illinois outscored Iowa 31-15 in the second quarter and held on to win in a dramatic fourth quarter that saw the Hawkeyes get within one point.
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ten guards and four inmates were killed early Sunday when gunmen in armored vehicles attacked a state prison in Ciudad Juarez across the border from El Paso, Texas, according to state officials. The Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that around 7 a.m. various armored vehicles arrived at the
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for tonight ahead of the threat for isolated severe thunderstorms across Mid-Missouri. Isolated large hail up to quarter size, 50-60 mph winds, and a low threat of a weak tornado are the main concerns. Flooding impacts will be higher across far southern Missouri.
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Donovan Clay had 15 points in Missouri State’s 52-49 win against Drake on Sunday. Clay also contributed eight rebounds, five assists, and four blocks for the Bears (7-7, 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Kendle Moore scored 13 points, shooting 4 for 11, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc. Chance Moore
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Donovan Clay had 15 points in Missouri State’s 52-49 win against Drake on Sunday. Clay also contributed eight rebounds, five assists, and four blocks for the Bears (7-7, 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Kendle Moore scored 13 points, shooting 4 for 11, including 3 for 7 from beyond the arc. Chance Moore
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Kenny Albert and Eddie Olczyk are veterans when it comes to calling outdoor games. Yet, the Winter Classic still resonates for them as one of the biggest games of the season. This will be the fifth time Albert has done the Winter Classic, but only his second on television.
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was arrested Thursday by the Phelps County Sheriff for allegedly possessing child pornography. Phelps County Sheriff’s Office shared on Facebook that 43-year-old Ian Wood was arrested in the 500 Block of West 2nd Street for allegedly promoting and possessing child pornography. On Friday, Wood was charged by the
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Angel Reese had 21 points and 17 rebounds to maintain her streak of double-doubles in every game this season, and ninth-ranked LSU remained unbeaten with an 88-63 victory over Vanderbilt. Alexis Morris added 15 points to go with 12 assists and three steals to
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Residents of a Northern California community were ordered to evacuate ahead of imminent flooding, and evacuation warnings were in place elsewhere in rural parts of the region on New Year’s Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City are investigating whether a man who attacked three police officers with a machete at a New Year’s Eve celebration, striking two of them, was inspired by radical Islamic extremism, according to a law enforcement official
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