By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Betsy McCaughey, a Republican former lieutenant governor of New York who switched parties in an unsuccessful 1998 bid to unseat then-Gov. George Pataki, is now running for governor of Connecticut. McCaughey, 77, currently a conservative host on Newsmax and columnist for the New York Post, filed
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A top ICE official resigned her job on Thursday in hopes of ousting the longest-serving woman in Congress, Democrat Marcy Kaptur, this fall. In a video launching her campaign for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, former ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan said she had stopped more
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes intends to be ready for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Mahomes had surgery in mid-December to repair two torn ligaments in his left knee, and he said during a Zoom call Thursday that his rehab is
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer The Pentagon said Thursday that it is changing the independent military newspaper Stars and Stripes so it concentrates on “reporting for our warfighters” and no longer includes “woke distractions.” That message, in a social media post from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s spokesman, is short on specifics and does not
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief lashed out Thursday at countries that violate international law and called the concentration of power and wealth by the world’s richest 1% “morally indefensible.” At the start of his final year at the helm of the United Nations, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer David Linde, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and CEO of Participant Media, has been named CEO of the Sundance Institute. The nonprofit organization said Thursday that Linde will assume the role on Feb. 17, after this year’s festival concludes. “I am honored to join Sundance Institute as CEO
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By EMMA BURROWS AP European Security Correspondent NUUK, Greenland (AP) — For several weeks, international journalists and camera crews have been scurrying up to people in Greenland’s capital to ask them for their thoughts on the twists and turns of a political crisis that has turned the Arctic island into a geopolitical hot spot. President
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UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion on a residential street in the center of the Dutch city of Utrecht injured at least four people Thursday, an emergency services official said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. The explosion, which caused a fire and widespread damage, sent people running into nearby shopping streets.
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez used her first state of the union message Thursday to advocate for opening the crucial state-run oil industry to more foreign investment following the Trump administration’s pledge to seize control of Venezuelan crude sales. For the first time, Rodríguez laid
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Thursday, Jan. 15 EAST Albany 69, Binghamton 53 Babson 73, Wheaton College (MA) 55 Bryant 79, UMBC 74, OT Clark 82, Emerson 63 Colby 76, Rhode Island College 63 Drexel 73, Monmouth 51 East Stroudsburg 102, Mansfield 76 Millersville 69, Shepherd 60 NJIT 73, UMass Lowell 64 Northeastern 85, Elon 78 Shippensburg 65, Kutztown 60
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–BAYLOR-KANSAS DESCRIPTION: Baylor plays Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 01/16/2026 07:00
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–BAYLOR-KANSAS DESCRIPTION: Baylor plays Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 01/16/2026 07:00
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–BAYLOR-KANSAS DESCRIPTION: Baylor plays Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 01/16/2026 07:00
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–BAYLOR-KANSAS DESCRIPTION: Baylor plays Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse. 150 words, more on merit. UPCOMING: By 01/16/2026 07:00
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US-MED–Overdose Deaths US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals SUMMARY: U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year,
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US-MED–Overdose Deaths US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals SUMMARY: U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year,
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US-MED–Overdose Deaths US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals SUMMARY: U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year,
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US-MED–Overdose Deaths US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals SUMMARY: U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year,
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By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — No pursuit of nuclear weapons. Confronting drug trafficking. An immediate recognition of the state of Israel. Exporting copious amounts of oil and gas. Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi laid out his aspirations Thursday for Iran if its theocracy is toppled — and experts say they
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In this world, it’s just him: Harry Styles has announced that his long-awaited, fourth studio album will arrive this spring. Titled “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” and out March 6, the album is Styles’ first full-length project in four years. It follows the 2022,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s starting to look like an exodus.
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Talk to any Wisconsin Democrat about their hopes for 2026 and it’s not long before the T-word comes up. No, not Trump. Trifecta. Democrats think new district boundaries in the Senate and Assembly ordered by the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court, an open race for governor and
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his final State of the State speech on Thursday — but it may not have been a farewell. As the rare Republican who has defied President Donald Trump and thrived, Kemp is still trying to mold politics in the battleground state in
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is imposing a new round of sanctions against Iranian officials accused of repressing nationwide protests that challenge Iran’s theocratic government. Included in Thursday’s sanctions is the secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security, whom the Treasury Department accuses of being one of the first
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court raised 10 times as much last year as her Republican-endorsed opponent, putting in stark relief the challenge conservatives face in winning the race in the battleground state. The reports filed this week offer the first glimpse at one key
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a nearly four-year musical hiatus, the K-pop giants BTS are back. Well, almost. On Thursday morning, the entertainment company BigHit Music shared on social media that the septet — RM, Jin, Jimin, V, Suga, Jung Kook and j-hope — will release a new album
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The Associated Press Moscow agrees with U.S. President Donald Trump’s view that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal to end the almost four years of fighting since Russia invaded its neighbor, a Kremlin official said Thursday. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “Yes, we can agree with it, it’s indeed so.” His comments came after
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV sought Thursday to console the families of Italian teenagers who were killed or injured in the New Year’s fire in a Swiss ski resort bar, acknowledging their anguish and urging them to try to find hope in “the darkest and most painful moments” of
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — US is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian officials accused of repressing protests.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Jan. 16 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. CBSSN — Toledo at Kent St. FS1 — Creighton at Providence 8 p.m. FOX — Baylor at Kansas 8:30 p.m. CBSSN — Ohio at Ball St. ESPN2 — Loyola of Chicago at Dayton FS1
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