S. Korea marks deadliest day of pandemic as omicron looms
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has set a new record for COVID-19 deaths as officials warn that the highly…
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Cockburn, Plummer lead llinois past Missouri 88-63
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kofi Cockburn scored 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for his fifth straight double-double and Illinois breezed to an 88-63…
Continue Reading Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright’s death
By AMY FORLITI and SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she confused her handgun for her…
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Hong Kong’s famous Tiananmen Square ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue removed from university
Helen Regan, Wayne Chang, Teele Rebane and Karen Smith, CNN For more than 20 years the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture stood as a memorial to…
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Roberts scores 26 to power Bradley past UTEP 73-66
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Terry Roberts had a season-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds as Bradley defeated UTEP 73-66 in the Don Haskins Sun Bowl…
Continue Reading Roberts scores 26 to power Bradley past UTEP 73-66
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Terry Roberts had a season-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds as Bradley defeated UTEP 73-66 in the Don Haskins Sun Bowl…
Continue Reading Traore, George spark BYU to 54-39 victory over South Florida
HONOLULU (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 11 points and nine rebounds, Gideon George off the bench to score 11 and BYU breezed to a 54-39 win over South…
Continue Reading Fausett lifts Southern Utah over Dixie State 87-59
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Maizen Fausett had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lift Southern Utah to an 87-59 win over Dixie State. Tevian Jones had 18…
Continue Reading US Navy says it seizes arms from Iran likely bound for Yemen
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy says it has seized a large cache of assault rifles and ammunition…
Continue Reading Perfectly preserved baby dinosaur discovered curled up inside its egg
CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN An unprecedented fossil of a baby dinosaur curled up perfectly inside its egg is shedding more light on the links between…
Continue Reading Banchero, No. 2 Duke beat Virginia Tech 76-65 in ACC opener
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 23 points and second-ranked Duke shot 62% after halftime to beat…
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2021 was a dramatic year for Indian IPOs. The hype won’t go away next year
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s stock market celebrated an extraordinary year as some of the country’s buzziest tech firms made…
Continue Reading Carlton scores 20 as No. 13 Houston beats Texas State 80-47
HOUSTON (AP) — Josh Carlton scored a season-high 20 points, Kyler Edwards added 14 and No. 13 Houston defeated Texas State 80-47. Marcus Sasser had…
Continue Reading No. 20 Notre Dame women fend off DePaul 91-86
CHICAGO (AP) — Maya Dodson scored 28 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Maddy Westbeld scored 22 and 20th-ranked Notre Dame held off DePaul for…
Continue Reading Mensah lifts San Diego St. over UC San Diego 78-57
SAN DIEGO — Nathan Mensah scored 19 points with nine rebounds and Keshad Johnson recorded 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks and San Diego…
Continue Reading Montana State tops American Indian College 124-73
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Nick Gazelas came off the bench to tally 18 points to lead Montana State to a 124-73 win over American Indian College. Gazelas…
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El Pasoans struggle to get their tamal fix ahead of Christmas
EL PASO, Texas — Tamales play an important part in our El Paso holiday traditions. This year, there seems to be a shortage of this Mexican delicacy.…
Continue Reading Lemetti scores 22 to lead Omaha over W. Illinois 84-78
OMAHA, Neb. — Felix Lemetti had a career-high 22 points and Omaha snapped its 11-game losing streak, beating Western Illinois 84-78. Trenton…
Continue Reading As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
CNN By Eliza Mackintosh and Nilly Kohzad, CNN Illustration by Alberto Mier, CNN In the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, Nilofar,…
Continue Reading Bucks snap 2-game skid with 126-106 victory over Rockets
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 24 points, Khris Middleton added 23 in his return from injury and the…
Continue Reading Bucks snap 2-game skid with 126-106 victory over Rockets
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jrue Holiday scored 24 points, Khris Middleton added 23 in his return from injury and the…
Continue Reading Gilgeous-Alexander’s triple-double leads Thunder past Denver
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had his second career triple-double with 27 points, 11 rebounds and 12…
Continue Reading Gilyard II leads Kansas City over South Dakota 68-57
VERMILLION, S.D. — Evan Gilyard II had a career-high 31 points with five 3-pointers as Kansas City defeated South Dakota 68-57. Mason Archambault…
Continue Reading Daniels lifts Abilene Christian past Longwood 74-58
ABILENE, Texas — Damien Daniels had 17 points off the bench to lead Abilene Christian to a 74-58 win over Longwood, the Wildcats’ ninth…
Continue Reading Daniels lifts Abilene Christian past Longwood 74-58
ABILENE, Texas — Damien Daniels had 17 points off the bench to lead Abilene Christian to a 74-58 win over Longwood, the Wildcats’ ninth…
Continue Reading Boise State pulls away in final 2 minutes, beats WSU 58-52
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Abu Kigab scored 19 points and Boise State pulled away in the final two minutes to beat Washington State 58-52 for its sixth…
Continue Reading Hitchon carries Canisius over Florida Gulf Coast 97-90 in OT
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scott Hitchon had 28 points plus 11 rebounds as Canisius defeated Florida Gulf Coast 97-90 in overtime. Tavian Dunn-Martin led the…
Continue Reading Wilson carries South Dakota State over Oral Roberts 82-76
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Douglas Wilson had 21 points as South Dakota State extended its home win streak to seven games, defeating Oral Roberts 82-76.…
Continue Reading Carlton scores 20 as No. 13 Houston beats Texas State 80-47
HOUSTON (AP) — Josh Carlton scored a season-high 20 points, Kyler Edwards added 14 and No. 13 Houston defeated Texas State 80-47. Marcus Sasser had…
Continue Reading Brown scores 34 points, Celtics beat Cavaliers 111-101
KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 34 points and the Boston Celtics beat depleted Cleveland 111-101 on Wednesday night…
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