BOCA RATON, Fla. — North Texas held off Florida Atlantic for a 54-51 win on Thursday night, the Mean Green’s 11th straight victory. Michael Forrest hit a pair of foul shots with 2:25 left to help the Owls pull within 1, but they wouldn’t get any closer. Thomas Bell recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Terrence Edwards scored 18 points as James Madison topped Charleston 71-63. Alonzo Sule and Vado Morse added 15 points each for the Dukes on Thursday night. Dimitrius Underwood led the Cougars with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — El Departamento de Defensa Civil de Río de Janeiro informó que la cifra de fallecidos por los deslaves de este martes en Petrópolis ascendió a 120. Asimismo confirmó que las labores de rescate fueron suspendidas temporalmente por temor a nuevos movimientos de tierra causados por otra tanda de lluvias que hizo que
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — There was an unofficial men’s bobsled training session at the Beijing Olympics earlier this month. It was an opportunity for most drivers to pay and take a couple of extra trips down the track. Everybody who showed up that day chose to drive their two-man sleds.
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La presidenta de Honduras, Xiomara Castro, solicitó a la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) el apoyo para instalar la Comisión Internacional Contra la Corrupción e Impunidad en Honduras (CICIH). La Presidencia de Honduras reiteró este jueves en un comunicado el compromiso de la mandataria de luchar contra la corrupción
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CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Rishi Iyengar and Michelle Toh, CNN Business US stocks slid Friday as investors continued to track geopolitical developments in Eastern Europe following Thursday’s steep selloff. The Dow closed down nearly 233 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ended the day with losses of 0.7% and 1.2%. All three
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By Rishi Iyengar and Michelle Toh, CNN Business US stocks slid Friday as investors continued to track geopolitical developments in Eastern Europe following Thursday’s steep selloff. The Dow closed down nearly 233 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite ended the day with losses of 0.7% and 1.2%. All three indexes finished the
Continue Reading CINCINNATI — David DeJulius had 17 points and six assists as Cincinnati got past Wichita State 85-76. Ricky Council IV led the Shockers on Thursday night with 17 points.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Chris Lammons become the fourth suspect arrested in connection with an assault at a Las Vegas nightclub that prompted the Feb. 6 arrest of New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara. Lammons turned himself in Thursday in Las Vegas and was briefly booked into the Clark County
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Esta semana, la modelo Sofía Jirau, de 24 años, se convirtió en la primera persona con síndrome de Down que aparece en una campaña de Victoria’s Secret. La modelo puertorriqueña apareció junto a otras 17 mujeres para promocionar la nueva colección Love Cloud, que la marca espera que “refuerce el compromiso
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By Steve Almasy and David Close, CNN An NFL photographer who fell Wednesday from a stage at the Rams’ Super Bowl rally in Los Angeles has a fractured spine, according to a GoFundMe page raising money for her bills. Kelly Smiley’s fall at the Super Bowl champions’ victory celebration was caught on video and some
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By Brad Parks and Amir Vera, CNN A 30-mile stretch of highway in Illinois was closed Thursday after over 100 cars were involved in multiple crashes. Interstate 39 southbound from Normal to Minonk will be closed for about 12 hours due to the pileup, Illinois State Police tweeted Thursday. Normal Illinois is part of the
Continue Reading MIAMI — Josh Jefferson registered 15 points as Middle Tennessee defeated Florida International 71-65. Tevin Brewer led the Panthers on Thursday night with 17 points and nine assists.
Continue Reading LORETTO, Pa. — Tre Wood had 18 points to lead five Long Island players in double figures as the Sharks topped St. Francis (Pa.) 81-63. Eral Penn added 17 points for the Sharks on Thursday night. Isaac Kante chipped in 14, Kyndall Davis scored 13 and Ty Flowers had 11. Josh Cohen led the Red
Continue Reading By Ellie Kaufman, CNN Reports of sexual assault increased by 25% and reports of sexual harassment increased by 150% at US military academies during the 2020-2021 academic year compared to the previous academic year, according to a Defense Department report released Thursday. The three US military academies received 161 reports of sexual assault compared to
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 10 points and 12 rebounds for her 18th straight double-double, Zia Cooke scored 20 points and No. 1 South Carolina won its 12th straight with a 75-38 victory over Auburn. Boston moved within a game of the Southeastern Conference’s record streak of
Continue Reading BOONE, N.C. — Efe Odigie recorded 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead Troy to a 67-61 win over Appalachian State. Adrian Delph led the Mountaineers on Thursday night with 17 points.
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brad Keselowski has won his first race as owner of his team. Keselowski drove his new No. 6 Ford to a win in one of the duel 150-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500. It was his first win since he bought into
Continue Reading WILMINGTON, N.C. — Nicolas Timberlake had 18 points to lead five Towson players in double figures as the Tigers easily defeated UNC Wilmington 79-55. Charles Thompson added 15 points for the Tigers on Thursday night. Jason Gibson chipped in 14, Cam Holden scored 13 and Antonio Rizzuto had 10. Jaylen Sims led the Seahawks with
Continue Reading GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kiara Smith had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Emanuely de Oliveira added 15 points and eight rebounds and No. 17 Florida beat Arkansas 76-67. Florida led by 19 points early in the fourth quarter but went without a field goal for the final six minutes as Arkansas used a
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s hospitals have reached 90% capacity and quarantine facilities are at their limit as the city struggles to snuff out a record number of new COVID-19 cases by adhering to China’s “zero tolerance” strategy. To ease the strain on the city’s healthcare system, officials say they will take a different
Continue Reading By Xiaofei Xu and Anaëlle Jonah, CNN “The Little Prince” has arrived in Paris, nearly eight decades after it was written. The iconic novella was penned by French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery in New York during World War II, and now 30 handwritten pages of the original manuscript are on display at the Museum of
Continue Reading Hello everyone and happy Thursday. I’m happy to be back in covering for Dave…doing the weather is the best part of my job. I have been tracking some rain and snow showers across the area, but they wont last for much longer- likely over by 7-8 PM tonight. The next few days, we’ll have a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — In an image taken by Associated Press photographer Matt Slocum, the Canadian women’s Olympic hockey team skates jubilantly across the ice Thursday with their newly acquired gold medals after defeating the United States. Front and center is Marie-Philip Poulin, Canada’s captain. Behind her, the smiles crisscross the frame
Continue Reading By EVAN GERIKE Associated Press BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Aleksa Gulbe scored 20 points and Grace Berger had 11 of her 15 points in the second half to help No. 5 Indiana pull away for a 69-58 win over Northwestern. Nicole Cardaño-Hillary scored 17 points, including three 3-pointers, for Indiana (19-4, 11-2 Big Ten). Mackenzie
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Kennedy Todd-Williams knocked down the go-ahead free throws with 16.2 seconds left and No. 24 North Carolina survived Louisville’s two final-play missed shots to upset the third-ranked Cardinals 66-65. Todd-Williams finished with 19 points to lead the Tar Heels, who ended an eight-game skid
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EL PASO, Texas – Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) announced $600 million in funding for the modernization and expansion of the Bridge of the Americas Land Port of Entry in south-central El Paso. The funds come from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which Congresswoman Escobar voted for on Nov. 5, 2021. “The economic prosperity of El Paso
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phil Mickelson has managed to blast the Saudis and the PGA Tour in one published report. His remarks came in a phone interview with a journalist writing his biography. Alan Shipnuck has published the remarks on his “Firepit Collective” site. Mickelson uses a vulgarity to
Continue Reading KELVIN CHAN and JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The sport of curling is steeped in centuries of tradition. At the Winter Olympics in Beijing curling is moving further into the digital age as some teams deploy the latest digital technology to crunch game stats and performance data to maximize their chances at a
Continue Reading KELVIN CHAN and JIMMY GOLEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The sport of curling is steeped in centuries of tradition. At the Winter Olympics in Beijing curling is moving further into the digital age as some teams deploy the latest digital technology to crunch game stats and performance data to maximize their chances at a
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