By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 24 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists for his latest triple-double and Michael Porter Jr. scored 25 points, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 115-109 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Jokic’s 13th triple-double in 16 games and his NBA-leading 22nd
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The UAB Blazers defeated the Rice Owls 85-57 on Thursday night led by Jordan Walker’s 32 points. The Blazers are now 21-8 on the season, while the Owls fell to 17-11.
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS — Led by DJ Jackson’s 24 points, the IUPUI Jaguars defeated the Robert Morris Colonials 81-75 on Thursday night. The Jaguars improved to 5-25 with the victory and the Colonials fell to 15-16.
Continue Reading HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Qua Grant scored 16 points to guide Sam Houston to a 56-45 victory over California Baptist. Grant added six rebounds for the Bearkats (21-6, 11-4 Western Athletic Conference). Cameron Huefner totaled 13 points and three steals, while Kaosi Ezeagu scored nine. Tre Armstrong led the Lancers (15-13, 6-8) with 10 points and
Continue Reading NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. — Jordan Minor finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds and Merrimack upped its win streak to seven with a 70-54 victory over Central Connecticut. Devon Savage had 15 points and Javon Bennett scored 14 for the Warriors (14-16, 11-4 Northeast Conference). Savage made five 3-pointers and Bennett sank four. Jayden Brown
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The Columbia Police Department responded to a call Thursday night about a possible shooting at Betty Jean Way in southern Columbia.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The creator of the hit HBO series “Succession” says the upcoming fourth season will be its last. Jesse Armstrong told The New Yorker in a piece posted online Thursday that he wanted the show’s many fans to know the end was approaching. Armstrong, who has won multiple Emmys for the series,
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A newspaper says Australia has quietly expelled a large Russian spy ring whose members were posing as diplomats. The Sydney Morning Herald reported Friday the spy ring comprised purported embassy and consular staff as well as other operatives using deep cover identities. Australia’s domestic spy agency had revealed
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By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt, Richard Harlow and Kosta Hak, CNN Under a blanket of stars, the only sound in the air is the deep hum of a pick-up truck, its headlights off. Fumes chug into frigid air from the exhaust. Only the taillights reveal the vehicle’s outline; the remotest sliver of light could spell
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt, Richard Harlow and Kosta Hak, CNN Under a blanket of stars, the only sound in the air is the deep hum of a pick-up truck, its headlights off. Fumes chug into frigid air from the exhaust. Only the taillights reveal the vehicle’s outline; the remotest sliver of light could spell
Continue Reading By DAVID FISCHER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press A man riding in a car with his cousin shot and killed another passenger then returned to the same neighborhood near Orlando hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old girl, Florida police and witnesses said. Orange County
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Han pasado casi tres semanas desde que un tren que transportaba materiales peligrosos se descarriló en East Palestine, Ohio, provocando un incendio que duró todo un día. El accidente arrojó gases tóxicos al aire, contaminó el suelo y obligó a los habitantes a abandonar sus residencias. A pesar de que las
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By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy China has reiterated its calls for a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, as Beijing comes under increasing pressure from the United States and its allies over its growing partnership with Moscow. In a newly released position paper Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry
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WICHITA, Kan. — Led by Kendric Davis’ 19 points, the Memphis Tigers defeated the Wichita State Shockers 83-78 on Thursday night. The Tigers are now 21-7 on the season, while the Shockers moved to 14-13.
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials returned two Pakistani brothers to their home country Thursday after holding them two decades without charges at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Abdul and Mohammed Rabbani were the latest detainees to be released from U.S. custody as the U.S. moves toward emptying and shutting down
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Un tribunal de justicia de El Salvador ordenó este jueves que el expresidente Mauricio Funes (2009-2014) enfrente un juicio por casos especiales de lavado de dinero y activos. La Fiscalía de El Salvador acusa a Funes de recibir una avioneta Beechcraft King Air 90, de una empresa guatemalteca, a cambio
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old girl was among seven people wounded in a shooting outside a school in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports shots were fired shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday in the city’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood. The 2-year-old was listed in stable condition at a hospital. She had been struck in the
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By Emma Tucker, CNN After weeks of testimony, a South Carolina court finally heard this week from Alex Murdaugh, who is facing two counts of murder in the deaths of his wife and son. The disgraced former attorney pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and two weapons charges in the killings of his
Continue Reading By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt, Richard Harlow and Kosta Hak, CNN Under a blanket of stars, the only sound in the air is the deep hum of a pick-up truck, its headlights off. Fumes chug into frigid air from the exhaust. Only the taillights reveal the vehicle’s outline; the remotest sliver of light could spell
Continue Reading LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Police say a suburban Chicago woman was run over and her 2-year-old son temporarily abducted by a thief who stole her SUV. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office says the woman had returned home Thursday afternoon to Libertyville with her two children and had taken one child inside when another vehicle drove
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