By Sophie Tanno, CNN As Finland prepares to go to the polls on Sunday, the country’s left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin is fighting for her political life. Marin broke the mold to become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister in 2019 at the age of 34. She leads the country’s Social Democrats party, heading Finland’s
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LOS ANGELES, Ca. (KMIZ) The No. 14 ranked Mizzou gymnastics team saw its season come to a close in the NCAA Regional Finals on Saturday night, but the year ended on a high note with the Tigers recording their highest regional score ever. Mizzou finished the day with a total score of 197.6 with the
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By Jacob Lev, CNN The Final Four delivered on drama as UConn and San Diego State advanced to the NCAA men’s basketball championship game with victories over Miami and Florida Atlantic respectively. While fourth seed UConn cruised to a 72-59 win over No.5 Miami, earlier on Saturday No. 5 San Diego State stunned No. 9
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By Hande Atay Alam Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to the non-profit Presidium Network. The UK non-profit which “provides support to communities in crisis” tweeted Saturday that they have been working with the families of two of the detained men “in support of finding a resolution and release
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Karim Khan, fiscal de la Corte Penal Internacional, anunció este sábado que la investigación del caso Venezuela continuará por considerar que existe una base razonable para creer que se han cometido crÃmenes de lesa humanidad en la actuación de los cuerpos de seguridad en medio de protestas antigubernamentales
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Nobody was guarding UConn’s best player. So Adama Sanogo spun the ball to get his fingers just right, set his feet behind the 3-point line and splashed in the shot. Then, less than a minute later, he did it again. It was as much basketball clinic
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two people died and a girl was injured after the hot air balloon they were riding in caught fire near Mexico City. Officials in the state of Mexico, which borders the capital, said Saturday that the girl suffered burns and a broken arm. According to a video of the incident posted
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CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake and Sporting Kansas City’s Tim Melia both finished four saves in a scoreless draw. Melia held Philadelphia’s Dániel Gazdag in check. Gazdag entered play with a league-best 28 goal contributions since the beginning of July with 13 of his 17 goals coming at home. Sporting KC
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 35 points and 12 assists, Cody Zeller added 20 points and the Miami Heat held off the Dallas Mavericks 129-122 on Saturday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Max Strus and Kevin Love each scored 18 and Tyler Herro added 15 for
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — San Diego State’s vaunted defense staggered well into the second half as free-flowing Florida Atlantic breezed to a 14-point lead. The Aztecs found their teeth again to get back into the game. Then Lamont Butler delivered at the very end. Butler hit a buzzer-beating jumper for
Continue Reading By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Dougie Hamilton, Erik Haula, Jesper Boqvist and Timo Meier each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Saturday night for their second straight victory. Ryan Graves also scored and Dawson Mercer added a empty-netter for the Devils.
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Yerson Mosquera scored during first-half stoppage time and Roman Celentano made it stand up as FC Cincinnati blanked Inter Miami 1-0. Cincinnati (4-0-2) has won three straight at home for the first time in club history. Inter Miami (2-4-0) is the third club in league history — joining the Chicago Fire (1998)
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities across the South and Midwest, tearing a path through the Arkansas capital, collapsing the roof of a packed concert venue in Illinois and stunning people
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 38 saves, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos scored 1:48 apart midway through the second period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning earned their sixth straight playoff berth with a 5-0 win over the New York Islanders. Tampa Bay will play Toronto in the first
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Tuch had his second career hat trick, Jeff Skinner had a goal and an assist, and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3. Jordan Greenway and Kyle Okposo also scored, and Casey Mittelstadt added three assists for Buffalo in its fourth win in five games.
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fafà Picault scored in the first half, reigning MVP Hany Mukhtar added some second-half insurance and Nashville SC defeated Orlando City 2-0. Picault took a pass from Mukhtar and scored in the 28th minute to give Nashville (3-2-1) a 1-0 lead at halftime. Mukhtar picked up his first goal of the
Continue Reading By NICOLE KRAFT Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored four goals to reach 40 for the season, Alex Lyon made 21 saves for his first shutout and the Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-0 on Saturday night to move into the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. Sam Reinhart added a
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — FAU’s debut at the Final Four ended in the most excruciating manner imaginable. The Owls led for the last 27 minutes, 25 seconds of Saturday night’s game against San Diego State, only to watch their dream of a title become a nightmare when Lamont Butler’s jumper
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The wheels may be about to come off Paris’ ubiquitous for-hire electric scooters. Zipping around the City of Light on one of them, wind in the hair, or romantically but naughtily e-scooting à deux on one machine when the gendarmes aren’t looking could soon be over if
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The No. 13 Alabama Crimson Tide secured the series win against Mizzou in a 4-0 win in nine innings on Saturday night in Columbia. The Tiger loss comes despite a standout performance from junior pitcher Laurin Krings. Krings held off the Alabama bats for eight innings of action. She ended her day
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