By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Miller scored 27 points and made a series of crucial foul shots down the stretch as Miami rallied to an 88-81 victory over Texas for a spot in the Final Four. Miller finished 7 of 7 from the field and 13 of 13
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miami joins Florida Atlantic, UConn and San Diego State in Final Four; first time with no team seeded better than No. 4.
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Miami joins Florida Atlantic, UConn and San Diego State in Final Four; first time with no team seeded better than No. 4.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing at least one ballistic missile toward the sea off its eastern coast, adding to a recent flurry in weapons tests as the United States steps up its military exercises with the South to counter the North’s growing threat. Seoul’s Joint Chiefs
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una presencia vibrante. Siempre sonriente, siempre travieso. Un soñador con planes de algún día convertirse en enfermero. Así recuerda Sandy Smith a su hijo de 19 años, Stephen, cuya voz no escucha desde hace más de siete años. Su cuerpo fue encontrado en medio de una carretera rural del condado de
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Alaa Elassar, CNN Six people, including five children, were killed and one woman was injured in a car crash on Interstate 24 in Tennessee early Sunday morning. Emergency medical services responded to a collision of two vehicles at the interstate’s westbound mile marker 23 in Robertson County, according to a news
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities across the country Sunday night in a spontaneous outburst of anger after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leader’s judicial overhaul plan. Protesters in Tel Aviv blocked a
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae, Emi Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Monday morning, South Korean authorities said, the latest in series of missile firings as South Korean and United States forces engage in their largest military exercises since
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — As a deadly tornado tore through the lower Mississippi Delta, the Rev. Mary Stewart clung to a door in the hallway of her Rolling Fork home, shielding herself from the branches and chunks of debris that came flying through her shattered windows. Friday’s storm flattened
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign. Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for
Continue Reading By Tara Subramaniam and Daniel Dale, CNN Former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday with a rally speech in Waco, Texas, that was littered with false claims — many of which he has made before. Trump also delivered unsubstantiated attacks on the integrity of the criminal investigations into
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Medios de comunicación oficialistas, como El 19 Digital y Canal 4 Nicaragua –controlados por el Gobierno de Daniel Ortega–, difundieron este sábado fotografías y un video de lo que dijeron fue una reunión entre el encarcelado obispo de Matagalpa, monseñor Rolando Álvarez, y dos personas a quienes identificaron como sus hermanos.
Continue Reading By Arlette Saenz, CNN The White House is elevating a key spokesperson from the National Security Council to serve in a senior communications role for the office of the chief of staff, CNN has learned. Saloni Sharma, previously a deputy spokesperson for the National Security Council and experienced Capitol Hill and presidential campaign aide, is
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess and Paradise Afshar, CNN A Delta Air Lines passenger was arrested after opening one of the plane’s doors and sliding down an emergency exit slide as the plane prepared for takeoff from Los Angeles to Seattle Saturday, officials said. The incident on Delta Flight 1714 took place around 10:40 a.m. local time,
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Florence museum housing Michelangelo’s Renaissance masterpiece the David on Sunday invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign. Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Quizá compartiste ese video viral de Kimberly “Sweet Brown” Wilkins diciéndole a un reportero tras escapar por poco de un incendio en un apartamento: “¡Nadie tiene tiempo para eso!”. Tal vez publicaste ese meme de la supermodelo Tyra Banks explotando de rabia en “America’s Next Top Model” (“¡Te estaba animando! ¡Todos te
Continue Reading By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis poured into the streets of cities across the country on Sunday night in a spontaneous outburst of anger after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly fired his defense minister for challenging the Israeli leader’s judicial overhaul plan. Protesters in Tel Aviv blocked
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Kelly Clarkson has a story to tell and, naturally, she’s telling it through her music. The “American Idol” alum posted a video to her verified social media accounts on Sunday revealing that “Chemistry” is the title of her upcoming album, and that listeners can expect to hear both the new album
Continue Reading By DAVID BILLER Associated Press Some 200 protesters gathered beneath Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Sugarloaf Mountain to protest the ongoing construction of ziplines aimed at boosting tourism, alleging it will cause unacceptable impacts. The four steel lines will run 755 meters (almost 2,500 feet) over the forest between Sugarloaf and Urca Hill, and riders will
Continue Reading DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say an early morning fire has damaged a commercial building complex housing a former airplane factory founded by the Wright Brothers in Ohio. Fire crews were dispatched early Sunday to a heavy fire in the complex. The Dayton Daily News reports they remained on the site for several hours. Dayton
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