By Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Native American tribes, who have “suffered some of the worst consequences of the opioid epidemic of any population in the United States,” have reached a settlement in principle with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals and three drug distributors, attorneys representing the tribes said Tuesday. The settlement — which has been
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By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kennedy Chandler scored 16 points, Olivier Nkamhoua added 15 and No. 22 Tennessee beat Texas A&M 90-80. The Volunteers led by as many as 13 points in the first half. However, the Aggies cut the lead to one point with 8:49 left in the game. That’s
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ATHENS, Ohio — Ben Vander Plas had 18 points and seven rebounds and Jason Carter scored 18 points and Ohio cruised past Ball State 87-63. Jalen Windham scored 17 points and Payton Sparks scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Cardinals
Continue Reading MT. PLEASANT, Mich. — Cameron Healy and Kevin Miller scored 21 points apiece as Central Michigan narrowly beat Bowling Green 78-74. Myron Gordon led the Falcons on Tuesday night with a season-high 24 points.
Continue Reading YPSILANTI, Mich. — JT Shumate had 24 points as Toledo won its ninth straight game, rolling past Eastern Michigan 86-66. Noah Farrakhan led the Eagles on Tuesday night with 17 points.
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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A major winter storm was expected to affect a huge swath of the United States, with heavy snow starting in the Rockies and freezing rain as far south as Texas before it drops snow and ice on the Midwest. The forecast comes nearly a year
Continue Reading By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — David McCormack and Dajuan Harris each scored 14 points as No. 10 Kansas defeated No. 20 Iowa State 70-61 on Tuesday night. McCormick made all seven of his shots and had 13 rebounds for the Jayhawks (18-3, 7-1 Big 12). Kansas was without Ochai Agbaji because
Continue Reading KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Trendon Hankerson, Keshawn Williams and Adong Makuoi scored 15 points apiece as Northern Illinois defeated Western Michigan 75-56. Lamar Norman Jr. led the Broncos on Tuesday night with 24 points.
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Defender Carlos Salcedo was acquired by Toronto from Mexico’s Tigres and agreed to a three-year contract as a designated player. The deal for the 28-year-old includes a 2025 option. Salcedo has made 48 appearances for Mexico and has played for Salt Lake, Chivas, Fiorentina and Eintracht Frankfurt. Designated players have only a
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ryan Hawkins scored 23 points and Creighton upset No. 17 UConn 59-55. Hawkins hit eight of his 12 shots, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range for the Bluejays (13-7, 5-4 Big East), who moved over .500 in conference play and snapped a two-game losing
Continue Reading DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Lorela Cubaj had 15 points and seven rebounds, Eylia Love added 14 points and eight rebounds, and No. 12 Georgia Tech beat Duke 59-46. Both teams shot under 39% from the floor. Georgia Tech held Duke to 22.2% shooting in the first quarter to build a 20-5 lead behind 10 points
Continue Reading CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark scored 19 points, Jayden Gardner added 17 points and Virginia beat Boston College 67-55. Clark beat the halftime buzzer with a floater along the baseline to give Virginia a 30-25 lead, and he opened the second-half scoring with two free throws during a 12-2 run for Virginia’s first double-digit
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By Jay Croft, CNN Former NFL coach Brian Flores filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against the league and three teams, alleging racial discrimination against Black coaches — which the NFL strongly denies. In the class-action lawsuit, Flores specifically cites the league’s Rooney Rule as being a “well-intentioned failure.” Here’s what you need
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — New England coach Bruce Arena expects Matt Turner’s transfer to Arsenal will soon be complete, a deal that will move the goalkeeper to England next summer. Arena says: “If it hasn’t been fully executed it will be.” Arena spoke as the Revolution trained ahead their Major League Soccer opener at the
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Spieth hates missing the cut. And there was one time he recalls how much he hated to see it happen to someone else. Spieth was an 11-year-old in Dallas when he went out to the Byron Nelson Classic on a Friday afternoon. He
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jordan Spieth hates missing the cut. And there was one time he recalls how much he hated to see it happen to someone else. Spieth was an 11-year-old in Dallas when he went out to the Byron Nelson Classic on a Friday afternoon. He
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AUSTIN, Texas — With freezing weather expected to hit a large portion of Texas this week, Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday tried to assure Texans that the state is better prepared this year than last, but said there could be local power outages throughout the state. “Either ice on power lines … could cause a
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — If anyone has an appreciation for the long winding road the Cincinnati Bengals have taken to their first Super Bowl in 33 years, it is Andrew Whitworth. But if the Los Angeles Rams left tackle wants to win his first championship, he will have to
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. team has embraced the cold during this special winter session of World Cup qualifying play. The Americans will face a stiff test on Wednesday night when they host Honduras in St. Paul, Minnesota. The forecast is for a high of 8 degrees,
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The water contained in California’s mountain snow is now at 92% of its historical average after a January without significant amounts of rain or snow. That’s a dramatic swing from December, when heavy precipitation put the snowpack’s water content at 160% of the average. The state
Continue Reading By Kevin Dotson, CNN Brian Flores, the former head coach of the Miami Dolphins, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL, the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and the Miami Dolphins organizations alleging racial discrimination. Flores, who is Black, says in his lawsuit that the Giants interviewed him for their vacant head coaching job
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Board of Governors for the National Women’s Soccer League has approved its first-ever collective bargaining agreement with players. The players association said Monday night it had ratified the agreement, which includes a significant league minimum salary and step-ladder increases for players above the minimum. The approval came
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Board of Governors for the National Women’s Soccer League has approved its first-ever collective bargaining agreement with players. The players association said Monday night it had ratified the agreement, which includes a significant league minimum salary and step-ladder increases for players above the minimum. The approval came
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Óscar Maúrtua, el hasta ahora ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Perú, dijo este martes ante el pleno del Parlamento que no existe intención del gobierno peruano de ceder territorio marítimo a Bolivia. “No, repito, no es una política de Estado y por ende tampoco una política del gobierno de presidente
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Minor League Baseball is launching an outreach program focused on the Black community called “The Nine,” which is designed to honor and celebrate the historic impact of Black baseball pioneers and civil rights leaders. The Nine is named in honor of the number Jackie Robinson wore during his only season playing
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fled to the United States because of a protest in Ottawa by a group of truck drivers and others opposed to vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale, CNN Rep. Chip Roy, a Texas Republican, has twice in the past three days promoted a fictional online rumor that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau fled to the United States because of a protest in Ottawa by a group of truck drivers and others opposed to vaccine mandates, Covid-19 restrictions and Trudeau
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Ken Dorsey is staying in Buffalo. One week after receiving a ringing endorsement from Josh Allen, Dorsey was hired as the Bills offensive coordinator on Tuesday. Dorsey will take on the role that was previously held by Brian Daboll, who is now the head coach of the New York Giants. Dorsey
Continue Reading By Hannah Ryan, CNN Almost 200 examples of human spines threaded onto reed posts have been discovered in Peru, revealing a unique way of treating the dead that has never previously been documented in the region, according to a new study. An international team of researchers working in the Chincha Valley, on Peru’s southern coast,
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Washington (CNN) — El FBI recomendó a los atletas olímpicos a dejar sus teléfonos personales en casa y, en su lugar, llevar teléfonos desechables a los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno en Beijing este mes, citando el potencial de “actividades cibernéticas maliciosas”. “El FBI recomienda a todos los atletas a que mantengan sus teléfonos
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