By Suzanne Malveaux and Chandelis Duster, CNN Civil rights leaders were pleased with President Joe Biden’s call on Tuesday to change Senate filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation, but insist they will not be satisfied until a bill is passed. “We are tired of (Biden) being quiet,” Marc Morial, president and CEO of the
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Tennis star Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted he did not immediately isolate after testing positive for Covid-19 last month — but denied knowing he had the virus when attending public events. In a statement published to social media, he also apologized for an apparently false travel declaration, saying it had been
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By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Freshman Jabari Smith scored a season-high 25 points and Allen Flanigan made four straight free throws in the final minute, lifting No. 4 Auburn to an 81-77 victory over rival No. 24 Alabamat.The Tigers lost all of a 14-point lead before managing to avoid becoming
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By ED WHITE Associated Press FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge has heard arguments from lawyers for Michigan’s former health director who wants involuntary manslaughter charges dismissed in the Flint water crisis. It’s been a year since former Gov. Rick Snyder and others were charged for their alleged roles in the switch of Flint’s water
Continue Reading MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Jalen Bridges tied a career-high 22 points making all 10 of his foul shots and Gabe Osabuohien had a season-high 12 points and West Virginia pulled away from Oklahoma State for a 70-60 win. Kedrian Johnson made two foul shot to give the Mountaineers a 53-37 lead with 11:32 left
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Anderson Kopp had 19 points as Kansas City routed Baptist Christian College 98-57. Nick Coble led the Warriors with 14 points.
Continue Reading CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Noah Carter posted 17 points as Northern Iowa beat Indiana State 80-74 in overtime. Micah Thomas led the Sycamores with 18 points.
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The northern Chinese city of Tianjin has ordered a second round of COVID-19 testing of all 14 million residents after dozens of cases of the omicron strain were found during initial screenings. The official Xinhua News Agency says authorities have carried out almost 12 million tests so far. Infections were first reported
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Nikola Vučević scored 22 points, DeMar DeRozan had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls routed the Detroit Pistons 133-87. DeRozan sat for most of the final 16 minutes but still added seven assists. Eastern Conference-leading Chicago won after its season-best nine-game winning streak ended Sunday in Dallas. Josh Jackson
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brandon Ingram capped a 33-point, nine-assist performance by hitting three 3-pointers in the final 1:13 — the last with less than a second left — and the New Orleans Pelicans edged the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-125. Josh Hart had 21 points and nine rebounds, and Jonas
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Las escuelas públicas dominicanas reabrieron este martes sus aulas para el reinicio de clases presenciales con la oposición de la Asociación de Profesores (ADP), que teme a la propagación del covid-19 en medio de la quinta ola de contagios en el país. Según la ADP, que exhortó a los
Continue Reading By JIM DIAMOND Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Duchene scored two goals, including the game-winner on a power play 3:01 into overtime, and the streaking Nashville Predators beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4. Luke Kunin also scored twice, Tanner Jeannot added a goal and Juuse Saros made 40 saves to help Western Conference-leading Nashville
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Henry Coleman III scored 18 points as Texas A&M cruised to its seventh-straight win, beating Mississippi 67-51. Texas A&M (14-2, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) is 6-0 against Ole Miss at home and off to its best start since opening 17-2 in 2015-16. Coleman made 9 of 10 shots and Tyrece Radford
Continue Reading COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Henry Coleman III scored 18 points as Texas A&M cruised to its seventh-straight win, beating Mississippi 67-51. Texas A&M (14-2, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) is 6-0 against Ole Miss at home and off to its best start since opening 17-2 in 2015-16. Coleman made 9 of 10 shots and Tyrece Radford
Continue Reading By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Andrew Jones scored a season-best 22 points and made four steals, and No. 21 Texas beat Oklahoma 66-52. Texas led by 20 points six minutes into the second half. Oklahoma cut the deficit to 11 with 5:38 left, but Timmy Allen scored inside for Texas and
Continue Reading By MARK ROSNER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Andrew Jones scored a season-best 22 points and made four steals, and No. 21 Texas beat Oklahoma 66-52. Texas led by 20 points six minutes into the second half. Oklahoma cut the deficit to 11 with 5:38 left, but Timmy Allen scored inside for Texas and
Continue Reading By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Ja Morant scored 29 points, including five in the final minute, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 116-108 for their 10th straight win. Ziaire Williams and Tyus Jones had 17 points each for Memphis. Jones keyed a fourth-quarter rally that put the Grizzlies
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By Amanda Jackson, CNN A Key West, Florida, bartender who had worked a busy New Year’s Eve shift helped police track down two men suspected of defacing the famous “Southernmost Point” buoy landmark. The anchored 20-ton concrete buoy in Key West sustained “extensive damage” after a Christmas tree was placed near it and lit on
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean and Christina Maxouris, CNN A man entered the cockpit of an American Airlines plane in Honduras and caused damage while the aircraft was at the gate, the airline said in a statement. After doing damage, the passenger attempted to jump out of a window, American Airlines spokesperson Sarah Jantz told CNN. The
Continue Reading Aviation correspondent Pete Muntean describes ‘one of the most egregious cases’ in the unruly passenger trend.
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso district judge is on the precipice of being forced to step down. A state agency – The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct, is investigating 21 complaints about Judge Marcos Lizarraga of the 168th district court’s handling of a murder trial. The trial in question is that Moises Galvan
Continue Reading By EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has kicked off a COVID-19 booster campaign for the general public, prioritizing third shots for the elderly and people with compromised immune systems. The government hopes to provide 21 million booster shots in January to people who received their second jabs at
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dajuan Harris hit a driving layup with 8 seconds left, and No. 9 Kansas got the better of a wild finish against No. 15 Iowa State to win 62-61. There were four lead changes in the final 38 seconds, and the Jayhawks survived when Iowa State’s
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has acknowledged that his Australian travel declaration form contained incorrect information, as the government nears a decision on whether to deport the Serbian tennis star, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, on public interest grounds. The men’s tennis No. 1 had
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has acknowledged that his Australian travel declaration form contained incorrect information, as the government nears a decision on whether to deport the Serbian tennis star, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, on public interest grounds. The men’s tennis No. 1 had
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Devin Booker scored 16 points, including the go-ahead basket with 1:02 remaining, and Chris Paul had 15 points and 12 assists as the Phoenix Suns beat Toronto 99-95 to snap the Raptors’ longest winning streak of the season at six games. Jae Crowder scored 19 points, Deandre Ayton had 16 and Mikal
Continue Reading JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bryce Workman had 19 points off the bench to lift Jacksonville to a 57-50 win over Stetson, the Dolphins’ eighth consecutive home victory. Christiaan Jones led the Hatters on Tuesday night with 16 points and six rebounds.
Continue Reading NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Sadaidriene Hall had 18 points off the bench to carry Stephen F. Austin to an 86-75 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley. Justin Johnson led the Vaqueros with 20 points and eight rebounds.
Continue Reading NACOGDOCHES, Texas — Sadaidriene Hall had 18 points off the bench to carry Stephen F. Austin to an 86-75 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley. Justin Johnson led the Vaqueros with 20 points and eight rebounds.
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS — Troy Green had a season-high 20 points as New Orleans romped past Dillard 93-66. Elijah Moore led the Bleu Devils with 20 points.
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