By Elizabeth Wolfe, Jillian Sykes and Andy Rose, CNN After University of Alabama basketball player Darius Miles was charged with murder in the death of a 23-year-old mother and removed from the team, the victim’s loved ones say she was shot and killed when she declined a man trying to flirt with her. Miles, 21,
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CNN takes a look at how faith, culture and politics have impacted Ons Jabeur, Doaa Elghobashy, Ibtihaj Muhammad and Aya Medany.
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — Dominic Brewton came off the bench to score 20 points, including six in overtime, and Alcorn State beat Prairie View A&M 77-68 on Monday night. Brewton made 7 of 12 shots and all six of his free throws for the Braves (7-10, 4-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Dontrell McQuarter and Byron
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had a season-high 48 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in his third 40-point performance since turning 38 less than three weeks ago, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game skid with a 140-132 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night.
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson, Andi Babineau and Jason Hanna, CNN A Republican former candidate for New Mexico’s legislature who police say claimed election fraud after his defeat has been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating recent shootings that damaged homes of Democratic elected leaders in the state, police said. Solomon Peña, who lost his 2022 run for
Continue Reading Solomon Peña, a former Republican New Mexico House of Representatives candidate who police say claimed election fraud after his defeat, was arrested by an Albuquerque SWAT team in connection with a string of recent shootings that damaged homes of local Democratic elected leaders, city police said. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins speaks to one of the victims Adriann Barboa.
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — John Walker III scored 28 points and Chris Craig made a layup at the buzzer to lift Texas Southern over Jackson State 84-82 on Monday night. Walker shot 10 of 14 from the field and 7 for 9 from the foul line for the Tigers (5-14, 1-5 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who snapped
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TAMPA, Florida – So much for notion that Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys might not be up to the challenge of beating Tom Brady. Prescott played his best game in weeks, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another to answer critics of “America’s Team” with a 31-14 rout of Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFC wild-card playoff
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and Amanda Jackson, CNN Seventeen migrants were taken onboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Saturday after it encountered a small vessel adrift on its way to the Bahamas, according to a statement from the cruise line. The Liberty of the Seas was sailing to the Bahamas when it encountered a small vessel
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — If Tom Brady retires in the offseason, he’ll walk away following one of the worst playoff games of his career. The seven-time Super Bowl champion had a tough night against Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys, tossing his first red-zone interception with the Buccaneers
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — So much for notion that Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys might not be up to the challenge of beating Tom Brady. Prescott played his best game in weeks, throwing for four touchdowns and running for another to answer critics of “America’s Team” with a
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Quincy Olivari scored 30 points, including six in overtime, Max Fiedler had a triple-double and Rice defeated UTSA 88-81 on Monday night. Olivari had eight rebounds for the Owls (13-5, 4-3 Conference USA). Fiedler finished with 24 points on 12-of-14 shooting, 13 rebounds and 11 assists. Travis Evee made three 3-pointers
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed four straight extra points in Monday night’s NFC wild-card game against Tampa Bay, becoming the first player in NFL history to miss that many in a game. Maher’s misses were the only thing going wrong for the Cowboys, who led the Buccaneers 24-0 after his
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Tylor Perry scored 17 points as North Texas beat Florida International 64-57 on Monday night. Perry also grabbed seven rebounds for the Mean Green (15-4, 6-2 Conference USA). Abou Ousmane finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and four steals. Jayden Martinez hit two 3-pointers and scored 13. Denver Jones led the way
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jamiel Lynch, CNN One person was killed and seven others were shot at a block party packed with more than 1,000 people celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Fort Pierce, Florida, Monday, police said. All eight of those shot were adults and they were ferried to the hospital for treatment,
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Frank Thomas, a three-time All-Star with his hometown Pittsburgh Pirates who later became the top hitter on the expansion New York Mets, died Monday. He was 93. Both teams announced Thomas’ death. The Mets said he died Monday morning in Pittsburgh. No cause was given.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso NFL fans are watching Monday’s Wild Card matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at The District Pub and Kitchen on North Mesa. The two teams nabbed the Monday night football spot, which is being played in Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers stand at 8-9 while the
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dallas coach Pete DeBoer promised his team Sunday night to down a Bud Light if the Stars won the next day. The Stars knew what Monday’s game meant to DeBoer — his first back in Vegas since being fired by the Golden Knights. And after
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN Multiple schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, are under investigation after allegedly failing to give students their National Merit Scholarship recognition in a timely manner, before many students submitted college applications. State Attorney General Jason Miyares launched the investigation on January 4 against Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Popularity continues to grow for a unique sport, Slap fighting. UFC President Dana White recently announced a new venture, a television series named ‘Power Slap.’ It’s set to debut on Jan 18. The series puts eyes on the rare sport. The sport concept includes two opponents facing each other at
Continue Reading By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday. The Rev. Bernice King, who leads The King Center in Atlanta,
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nose tackle Vita Vea, cornerback Carlton Davis, safety Mike Edwards and offensive tackle Donovan Smith are among several key Tampa Bay players who sat out the Buccaneers’ regular-season finale but are active for Monday night’s NFC wild-card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys. Linebacker Carl Nassib and safety Logan Ryan are
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – The UTEP men’s basketball team overcame a 13-point first half deficit on the way to handing Charlotte its first home loss of the season with a 60-58 victory at Halton Arena Monday afternoon. The Miners (10-8, 3-4 C-USA) wrapped a 16-2 run around halftime to turn a 25-20 deficit into a
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — A 14-year-old girl fatally shot an 11-year-old boy at a Dallas apartment complex parking lot after retrieving a gun during an argument with another child, police said. Police said that the 14-year-old shot in the direction of the girl she was fighting with, but the shot ended up striking the 11-year-old bystander
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tae Hardy had 19 points and UTEP beat Charlotte 60-58 on Monday night. Hardy was 8 of 13 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 0 for 3 from the line for the Miners (10-8, 3-4 Conference USA). Calvin Solomon scored 10 points and added five rebounds and four
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By MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Since the day in early November when President Joe Biden’s lawyers first found documents with classified markings at his private office in Washington, DC, the extraordinarily small number of aides kept in the loop have adhered to one rule: Say nothing publicly that could jeopardize the investigation. For
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN The Memphis Police Department and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have launched investigations into the action of officers involved in a traffic stop arrest of a man who later died and plan to take “immediate and appropriate action” against them, according to a release from the city. On January 8, the police
Continue Reading Michelle Watson and Aaron Eggleston, CNN A man was arrested in Beech Grove, Indiana, after video was shown on live TV of a toddler, reportedly the man’s son, waving and pulling the trigger of a handgun. The video was aired by Reelz series “On Patrol: Live,” during the TV show’s live broadcast on Saturday, January
Continue Reading No injuries are reported after a four-year-old is seen on camera with a gun….but his father is taken into custody.
Continue Reading An Indiana man is facing a charge of felony neglect after his son was seen walking around playing with a handgun.
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