By The Associated Press NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Led by Walter Clayton Jr.’s 20 points, the Iona Gaels defeated the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers 81-51. The Gaels moved to 15-7 with the victory and the Mountaineers dropped to 7-16.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been set for a Columbia business woman accused of fraud and embezzlement. Kathryn L. Cunningham, known as Kat, 62, was charged with a total of 38 counts by a grand jury Dec. 13 in Jefferson City. Cunningham, of Rocheport, is charged with 24 counts of bank fraud, four
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal and Rob Frehse, CNN Authorities at New York’s Central Park Zoo are scrambling to recapture an Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped after its enclosure was vandalized. Officials discovered Flaco’s exhibit was vandalized and the stainless steel mesh was cut on Thursday night, the zoo said in a statement. The New York City Mayor’s
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Mike Radcliff, who was scouting director for 14 of his 35 years evaluating prospects for the Minnesota Twins, has died after a four-year bout with pancreatic cancer. The Twins said Radcliff died in suburban Kansas City, where he and his wife kept their home. He was 66. Radcliff was hired by the
Continue ReadingBy Emily Brown Click here for updates on this story FRANKENMUTH, Michigan (WNEM) — Local celebrities dusted off their archery skills to benefit a charity of their choice in an event held Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland. It’s all a part of Bronner’s Hot Shot Local Media Celebrity Archery Contest at the world’s largest Christmas shop. Contestants,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La actriz Melinda Dillon, dos veces nominada al Oscar y conocida por las películas “A Christmas Story” y “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, murió recientemente, según un servicio de cremación en Long Beach, California. Tenía 83 años. Dillon murió el 9 de enero, según Neptune Society, el proveedor de
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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — At least 13 people have died as a result of the more than 150 wildfires burning across Chile that have destroyed homes and thousands of acres of forest while the South American is in the midst of a heat wave. Four of the deaths took place in the Biobío region, around
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By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story MAPLE GROVE, Minnesota (WCCO) — A police officer went above and beyond to help a Maple Grove couple when they needed it most. It was a Friday morning, right after a snowstorm and just before Christmas. Seventy-two-year-old Bob Klick had been working in his garage.
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — When you’ve got the second-most goals in NHL history, you’re evidently permitted to bring a guest onto the ice for the All-Star Skills competition. That’s why there were two No. 8 Washington jerseys out there Friday night. Capitals star Alex Ovechkin took the ice with
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By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The arrest of a 24-year-old man accused of taking two monkeys from the Dallas Zoo has shed some light on a mysterious string of events there as police said Friday that they’ve also linked him to the escape of a small leopard and a gash in the
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER, ELEONORE HUGHES and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Only a few weeks after his supporters stormed the seat of his country’s government, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday expressed bafflement at how he could have lost October’s election, then smiled silently as a crowd of supporters cried, “Fraud!” He
Continue Reading By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISO (AP) — A jury on Friday decided Elon Musk didn’t defraud investors with his 2018 tweets about electric automaker Tesla in a proposed deal that quickly unraveled and raised questions about whether the billionaire had misled investors. The nine-member jury reached its verdict after less that two
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By Haley Britzky, CNN As the US and its Canadian partners continue to monitor a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon floating above the northern United States, one question stands out among the rest: Why hasn’t it been shot down? Officials have said that the balloon’s path carries it over a “number of sensitive sites” in the
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos named Sean Payton the 20th head coach in franchise history Friday, 40 days after firing rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett. “Sean Payton is an outstanding leader and Super Bowl champion with a brilliant offensive mind. He shares our commitment to winning
Continue Reading By Arlette Saenz and Sam Fossum, CNN President Joe Biden rallied Democrats ahead of a possible reelection bid Friday evening, leaning into the accomplishments of his first two years in office and revving up his attacks on “extreme MAGA Republicans.” “We have more to do,” Biden said at the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation announced a fish caught by Travis Uebinger of Auxvasse, set a world record. Uebinger caught an 11-pound, 5-ounce blue sucker on Jan. 15 at the Osage River, according to a press release. It’s the first Missouri record broken this year. The previous record for a blue
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska authorities say a skull found in a remote part of the state’s Interior in 1997 belongs to a New York man whose death was likely caused by a bear mauling. The Alaska State Troopers said in a statement that investigators used genetic genealogy to identify
Continue Reading HANOVER, N.H. — Led by Kino Lilly Jr.’s 23 points, the Brown Bears defeated the Dartmouth Big Green 73-61 on Friday night. The Bears improved to 11-10 with the win and the Big Green fell to 8-14.
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks was suspended one game without pay by the NBA and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell fined $20,000 for their roles in an on-court incident on Thursday night. Brooks struck Mitchell in the groin area during the third quarter after the Grizzlies guard had fallen
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department introduced its new arson dog to the community Friday morning. The arson dog — named Tony — is used to help fire investigators at the scene of a fire. Dogs use their enhanced sense of smell to find things that could be used to start a fire, specifically things
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