By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of women in cities across Brazil rallied against gender-based violence Sunday as a record number of female victims and a series of recent high-profile cases have shocked the country. Women of all ages and some men took to the streets in Rio
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Sunday No. 1 Purdue (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Minnesota, Wednesday. No. 2 Arizona (8-0) did not play. Next: at No. 12 Alabama, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Villanova, Tuesday. No. 4 Duke (10-0) did not play. Next: TBA. No. 5 UConn (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. No.
Continue Reading All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div New England 11 2 0 .846 351 241 5-2-0 6-0-0 6-2-0 5-0-0 3-0-0 Buffalo 9 4 0 .692 376 293 6-1-0 3-3-0 6-3-0 3-1-0 2-2-0 Miami 6 7 0 .462 281 296 4-3-0 2-4-0 3-6-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-N.Y.
Continue Reading All Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 11 2 0 .846 351 241 Buffalo 9 4 0 .692 376 293 Miami 6 7 0 .462 281 296 e-N.Y. Jets 3 10 0 .231 256 349 South W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville 9 4 0 .692 328
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press A video of a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean that killed two survivors of the initial attack shows “nothing remarkable,” the Republican who leads the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday, and he would not oppose its public release if the Pentagon were to declassify
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 28 16 10 2 34 88 73 8-7-0 8-3-2 3-1-1 Boston 30 17 13 0 34 96 94 11-5-0 6-8-0 7-5-0 Montreal 27 15 9 3 33 89 95 7-6-1 8-3-2 5-3-0 Detroit 29 15 11
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Washington 29 17 9 3 37 101 75 9-5-1 8-4-2 6-2-1 Carolina 27 17 8 2 36 93 78 9-4-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 N.Y. Islanders 29 16 10 3 35 86 81 7-6-2 9-4-1 4-4-2 Tampa Bay 28 16 10 2
Continue Reading Sunday No. 1 UConn (9-0) beat DePaul 102-35. Next: at No. 16 USC, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (10-0) beat Prairie View A&M 101-42. Next: at UT Rio Grande Valley, Wednesday. No. 3 South Carolina (9-1) beat North Carolina Central 106-42. Next: vs. Penn State, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (9-1) beat Oregon 80-59. Next: TBA. No.
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By JIM MUSTIAN and JACK BROOK Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and protests against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public “sentiment” surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records
Continue Reading Sunday, Dec. 7 EAST Army 111, Gallaudet 53 Bowdoin 72, Rochester 70 Carnegie Mellon 70, Middlebury 57 Daemen 94, Molloy 62 Elms 70, Massachusetts 56 Emory 90, Berry 65 Iona 81, Sacred Heart 69 Manhattanville 84, Medgar Evers 48 Marist 80, Manhattan 68 Mercyhurst 80, Bethany (WV) 51 Merrimack 74, Fairfield 63 Navy 61, Air
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By DEREK GATOPOULOS, EFREM LUKATSKY and DMYTRO ZHYHINAS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The commander of sea-drone operations for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency says more complex strikes against Russian forces are expected next year, after Kyiv’s uncrewed fleet succeeded in curbing the movements of Russia’s once-dominant Black Sea navy. In an interview with The
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Five Nights at Freddy’s” has powered up the box office once again. The sequel opened in 3,412 theaters in the U.S. and Canada this weekend and far surpassed expectations with $63 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Seemingly immune to widely negative reviews, “Five Nights at
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Hamas is ready to discuss “freezing or storing” its arsenal of weapons as part of its ceasefire with Israel, a senior official said Sunday, offering a possible formula to resolve one of the thorniest issues in the U.S.-brokered agreement. Bassem Naim, a member
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Rafael Ithier, a beloved musician and a founder of the legendary salsa band El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico, whose hits have inspired Bad Bunny and other icons from the U.S. territory and beyond, has died. He was 99. An attorney for the Ithier
Continue Reading The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Indiana (66) 13-0 1650 2 2. Georgia 12-1
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By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Sunday welcomed the Trump administration’s new national security strategy in comments by the Kremlin spokesman published by Russia’s Tass news agency. Dmitry Peskov said the updated strategic document was largely in line with Moscow’s vision. “There are statements there against confrontation and in favor
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 8 p.m. SECN — Southern U. at Texas COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: Florida St. vs. Stanford, Championship, Kansas City, Mo. NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Phoenix at Minnesota NFL
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — It has been nearly three decades since a Democrat held the mayor’s office in Miami, a span of futility the party is hoping to reverse during a special runoff election this week in one of the last electoral showdowns before next year’s midterms. While it is
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 19 5 .792 — 7-3 W-2 10-2 8-3 14-5 New York 15 7 .682 3 7-3 W-2 12-1 3-6 11-7 Toronto 15 9 .625 4 6-4 L-2 8-4 7-5 13-5 Boston 14 9 .609 4½ 8-2 W-4 8-4 6-5 10-6
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 15 7 .682 — Toronto 15 9 .625 1 Boston 14 9 .609 1½ Philadelphia 13 9 .591 2 Brooklyn 6 17 .261 9½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 14 9 .609 — Miami 14 10 .583 ½ Atlanta 14
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 15 7 .682 — 7-3 W-2 12-1 3-6 11-7 Toronto 15 9 .625 1 6-4 L-2 8-4 7-5 13-5 Boston 14 9 .609 1½ 8-2 W-4 8-4 6-5 10-6 Philadelphia 13 9 .591 2 6-4 W-3 7-6
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 28 16 10 2 34 88 73 Boston 30 17 13 0 34 96 94 Montreal 27 15 9 3 33 89 95 Detroit 29 15 11 3 33 91 102 Toronto 28 13 11 4 30 95 93
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By MELANIE LIDMAN and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are “very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire,” after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza. Netanyahu spoke during a news conference
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The gala crowd at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala cheered the season premiere of Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk ” with a 12-minute standing ovation Sunday, as the storied theater synonymous with the Italian repertoire opened with a Russian melodrama for the second time since Moscow’s 2022
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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Seven decades after Rosa Parks was thrust indelibly into American history for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, new photos of the Civil Rights Movement icon have been made public for the first time, and they illustrate aspects of her legacy that
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sylvester Stallone, Kiss and Gloria Gaynor are among the luminaries being celebrated Sunday at the annual Kennedy Center Honors, with Donald Trump hosting the show, the first time a president will command the stage instead of sitting in an Opera House box. Since returning
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By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Milan’s storied Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere Sunday with a Russian opera for the second time since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. But this year, instead of drawing protests for showcasing the invader’s culture, a flash mob will demonstrate for peace. La Scala’s music
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By MATT O’BRIEN and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Police body cameras equipped with artificial intelligence have been trained to detect the faces of about 7,000 people on a “high risk” watch list in the Canadian city of Edmonton, a live test of whether facial recognition technology shunned as too intrusive could have a place in
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungarian László Krasznahorkai, who won the Nobel Prize in literature for his surreal and anarchic novels that combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, gave a lecture in Stockholm on Sunday in one of his rare public appearances. The lecture was part of the Nobel week that is underway in Stockholm
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By VIRGILE AHISSOU and OPE ADETAYO Associated Press COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Benin President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country’s army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou. A group of soldiers appeared on Benin ’s state
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