GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Alyssa Ustby scored 15 points with six rebounds, four assists and two steals and 18th-ranked North Carolina, the seventh-seed, pulled away from Clemson for a 68-58 win the second round of the ACC Tournament. The Tar Heels face 13th-ranked and second-seeded Duke on Friday in the quarterfinals. Deja Kelly scored 14
Continue Reading GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Diamond Battles scored 14 of her 18 points in the second quarter, Alisha Lewis had a career-high 12 assists with eight points and five steals and No. 7 seed Georgia eased past 10th-seeded Auburn 63-47 in the SEC Tournament. Georgia (21-10) moves to the quarterfinals on Friday to face fourth-ranked LSU,
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By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Leading up to Alex Murdaugh’s guilt conviction Thursday of two counts of murder, the public attention on the case had intensified. Investigations stemming from the June 7, 2021, shooting deaths of Murdaugh’s wife and son revealed that the prominent South Carolina lawyer stole millions
Continue Reading By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cameron Brink had 22 points and 11 rebounds as No. 6 Stanford overcame a lot of early misses and beat Oregon 76-65 in the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinals. Stanford made just three of 20 shots in the first quarter. Brink and the Cardinal found their rhythm after
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The installation of new leaders and the need to shore up a flagging economy will dominate the annual session of China’s rubber-stamp parliament that kicks off Sunday. The nearly 3,000 delegates attending the meeting of the largely powerless National People’s Congress will hear reports on the work of government that lay out
Continue Reading By MICHAEL PHILLIS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court issued a warrant to execute a prisoner even though the state’s new Democratic attorney general tried to withdrew her Republican predecessor’s request to carry out the execution. The decision to schedule the execution of Aaron Gunches came six weeks after Attorney General Kris
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A New Hampshire woman pleaded guilty Thursday to sending a series of threatening texts to a Michigan election official in the wake of the 2020 election, according to the Justice Department. Katelyn Jones, 25, made multiple threats to the chair of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers in November 2020, according
Continue Reading SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Second-seeded Francisco Cerundolo has been eliminated from the Chile Open. Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Cerundolo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the clay court tournament. His next opponent will be Dusan Lajovic, who beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (2). Laslo Djere topped Riccardo Bonadio 7-5, 7-5.
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Canada Soccer and the women’s national team have agreed on an interim funding agreement that is retroactive to 2022 after players threatened to boycott team activities at last month’s SheBelieves Cup tournament. The two sides issued a joint statement which said the terms of the agreement include “per-game
Continue ReadingBy Marybel Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Fred Cohen loves to introduce people to his favorite animals with special close encounters, like showing guests at Zoo Miami the right way to feed the giraffes. He started out in the 1960s at Crandon Park Zoo as a zookeeper. Now at
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Celia Cuccittini, la madre de Lionel Messi, habló con la periodista Maite Peñoñori de CNN Radio Argentina luego el ataque a balazos contra el negocio de la familia política del futbolista en Rosario y dejó un mensaje de tranquilidad. “Estamos bien, fue en el supermercado del papá de
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN Camila Alves McConaughey was a passenger on the Lufthansa flight Wednesday that experienced severe turbulence. The model, entrepreneur and wife of Matthew McConaughey posted on Instagram Thursday to share her experience. “On Flight last night, plane dropped almost 4000 feet, 7 people went to the hospital, Everything was flying everywhere.” She
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN The group of jurors who on Thursday convicted Alex Murdaugh of killing his wife and son had a day earlier visited the sprawling Islandton, South Carolina, property where the 2021 murders took place. The massive estate, known as Moselle, was at the heart of the trial — and played a big
Continue Reading By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former pro wrestler pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal charge related to misspending of welfare money that was supposed to help needy families in Mississippi, one of the poorest states in the U.S. Brett DiBiase faces up to five years in federal prison and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW and STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writers Two-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Jonathan Quick has been traded for a second time in under 48 hours. Vegas acquired Quick from Columbus for a seventh-round pick in 2025 and journeyman goalie Michael Hutchinson. Quick was traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Blue Jackets earlier
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a century of American music, has died. He was 89. Shorter died Thursday surrounded by his family in Los Angeles, said Alisse Kingsley, a representative for the
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer and Alayna Treene, CNN In his quest to prove the federal government has been “weaponized” against conservatives, Republican House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan has touted the allegations of what he claims are “dozens” of whistleblowers who have come to his office with stories of discrimination and bias. While little is known about
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Los miembros del jurado declararon culpable al exabogado Alex Murdaugh por los asesinatos de su esposa e hijo, tras llegar a un veredicto este jueves en menos de tres horas de deliberaciones. Por qué Alex Murdaugh asesinó a su esposa y a su hijo, según la Fiscalía Murdaugh, de 54 años y
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The jury in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh has found him guilty of murdering his wife and son, the grisliest and most severe of the allegations faced by the disgraced former South Carolina attorney.
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