MADISON, Wisc. (AP) — Julie Pospisilova scored 25 points and Wisconsin made 12 of 14 free throws in the final two minutes to upset No. 12 Michigan 78-70 to close the Big Ten regular season. Maty Wilke added 15 points for the Badgers, who secured the No. 10 seed for the league tournament and avoided
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By The Associated Press A family member says Madonna’s eldest sibling, Anthony Ciccone, has died. The announcement was made Saturday on Instagram by musician Joe Henry, who is married to Madonna’s sister. Henry says Ciccone “exited this earthly plane” Friday night. No details about how or where he died were included. Madonna liked the Instagram
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NORMAL, Ill. — Seneca Knight had 26 points in Illinois State’s 72-53 win over Evansville. Knight also contributed five rebounds for the Redbirds. Darius Burford added 15 points. Kendall Lewis had 13 points and 11 rebounds. The Redbirds broke a six-game slide. The Purple Aces were led by Kenny Strawbridge, who recorded 12 points and
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX and NASA have called off an astronaut launch to the International Space Station after an issue with the rocket’s ground system was detected. With about two minutes left on the countdown clock, the launch was called off because of a problem related to the TEA-TEB ignition fluid, which is used
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TONIGHT: Spotty showers early with widespread storms and heavy rain overnight. Damaging winds possible after midnight with gusts of 60 mph. Lows near 50. A Weather Alert Day is in effect through 7AM Monday. TOMORROW: Rain clears out early with gusty winds lingering throughout the day. Highs reach near 60 degrees with wind gusts between
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City’s vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s electoral law reforms that they say threaten democracy and could mark a return to the past. The plaza is normally thought to hold nearly 100,000 people, but many protesters who couldn’t fit
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has issued an arrest warrant for rapper Kodak Black for failing a drug test while on bail for a drug charge, court records show. The warrant was issued Thursday after Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, did not appear for a scheduled drug test in early
Continue ReadingBy Polo Sandoval and Nicole Grether, CNN Yeva Hrytsak, a ballet student at the American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in New York City, remembers the “unthinkable” phone call she received on February 24, 2022, from her family in Ukraine four days after arriving in Switzerland, where she was temporarily studying at Zurich Dance
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH — Led by Grant Huffman’s 16 points, the Davidson Wildcats defeated the Duquesne Dukes 71-67 on Sunday. The Wildcats are now 14-14 with the victory and the Dukes dropped to 19-10.
Continue Reading Gordon Pinsent, an award-winning Canadian actor acclaimed for his performance as a heartbroken husband in the film “Away From Her,” has died at 92. His family said in a statement that Pinsent died in his sleep Saturday. “Gordon Pinsent was one of Canada’s most iconic actors,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday on Twitter. “He
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo San Benito, Texas (CNN) — Raúl Rodríguez dice que nunca olvidará el momento en que se dio cuenta de que su vida estaba construida sobre una mentira. Estaba conmocionado. En cuestión de segundos, un secreto familiar había hecho añicos su forma de ver el mundo y su lugar en él. “Ese día nunca
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Led by Kendle Moore’s 22 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Indiana State Sycamores 66-62 on Sunday. The Bears improved to 16-14 with the victory and the Sycamores fell to 20-11.
Continue Reading TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Led by Kendle Moore’s 22 points, the Missouri State Bears defeated the Indiana State Sycamores 66-62 on Sunday. The Bears improved to 16-14 with the victory and the Sycamores fell to 20-11.
Continue Reading By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer lifted No. 6 Iowa to an 86-85 win over No. 2 Indiana on Sunday. Clark, who scored 34 points and added nine rebounds and nine assists, took the inbound pass from Kate Martin with 1.5 seconds left while coming off a
Continue Reading ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian authorities have closed all roads connecting the country’s mainland with the Adriatic Sea coastline because of heavy snow and strong winds that sparked traffic chaos in the country and elsewhere in the region. A sudden winter spell in Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia this weekend came after days of unseasonably warm
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a new House select committee on China defended Democratic Rep. Judy Chu on Sunday, saying it was abhorrent and unacceptable for a GOP lawmaker to question her loyalty to the United States based on her Chinese heritage. “One of my colleagues, unfortunately, attacked Judy Chu, the first Chinese American
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By Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Ukrainian refugees are still fleeing to the St. Louis region because of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Isabella Gipkhin and Eugene Koblents have been taking in Europeans long before Russian invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Once the war started,
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Two men were killed and three other people were injured in a second shooting outside gatherings to mourn loved ones in St. Paul this weekend. The St. Paul Police Department said all five people were shot around 5 p.m. Saturday during an altercation after a celebration-of-life event. One of the
Continue Reading CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Ja’Kobi Gillespie helped lead Belmont past Northern Iowa on Sunday with 24 points off of the bench in an 83-75 victory. Gillespie added three steals for the Bruins (21-10, 14-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Keishawn Davidson added 17 points while going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 4
Continue Reading CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Ja’Kobi Gillespie helped lead Belmont past Northern Iowa on Sunday with 24 points off of the bench in an 83-75 victory. Gillespie added three steals for the Bruins (21-10, 14-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Keishawn Davidson added 17 points while going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 4
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