By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Gibson Jimerson scored 33 points to lead Saint Louis over Fordham 88-63 on Tuesday. Jimerson also contributed eight rebounds for the Billikens (8-6, 1-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Robbie Avila scored 19 and grabbed five rebounds. Isaiah Swope shot 7 for 12 and scored 15. Jackie Johnson III
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By ANDREW DALTON – AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history but not every legal issue between the two. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Scott J. Nord approved the agreement Tuesday, a day
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By Hartwater Aesthetics MCKINNEY, Texas, Dec. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Hartwater Aesthetics®, a leading medical aesthetic brand, announced the addition of the Geneo Glo2Facial to its comprehensive portfolio of treatment options. The Glo2Facial is designed to deliver glowing, radiant skin through a customized, non-invasive, and innovative three-step process: Oxfoliation™, Lite Ultrasound Experience (LUX), and Detox.
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS – AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock markets will remain closed on Jan. 9 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, continuing a long-held Wall Street tradition in mourning the nation’s leaders. Both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq announced this week that they plan to close their
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By NewsPress Now Several new business openings in 2024 added variety to the choices of customers in St. Joseph, but two in particular generated big interest among residents. The McBee’s Coffee N Carwash opening in August and looking ahead to the opening of the new QuikTrip building set for Jan. on Frederick Boulevard have been
Continue Reading By John Van Nostrand – The Creston News Advertiser, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 31—I’ve made it known in previous columns how I don’t like the new look of college sports. The expansions of the Big 10 and Big 12 conferences in football were not a success for me. Too many teams in conferences means there will
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By BERNARD McGHEE – Associated Press It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter ’s time in the White House only lasted one term, the decades afterward were defined by humanitarian work that affected people all around the world. Founding the Carter Center with his
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By JOE REEDY – AP Sports Writer Netflix’s first NFL Christmas Day doubleheader ended up being successful globally. The Baltimore Ravens’ 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans averaged 31.3 million while Kansas City’s 29-10 win at Pittsburgh averaged 30 million worldwide, according to Netflix’s first-party data released on Tuesday. The two games are also the
Continue Reading By Nathan Pilling – The Kansas City Star (TNS) Editor’s note: This story contains graphic details of violence. Newly filed court documents detail the gruesome scene investigators discovered when a Kansas City woman was found dead in her Martin City apartment the day after Christmas, hours after her 16-year-old daughter reported she heard sounds of
Continue Reading By AP NEW YORK (AP) — Police identify woman burned to death on New York City subway as 57-year-old from New Jersey (CORRECTS: Based on information from the New York Police Department, a previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported the age of the woman as 61).
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By MAE ANDERSON – AP Business Writer A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business. Desiree Hill, owner of Crown’s Corner Mechanic in Conyers, Georgia, started her business solo as a mobile mechanic. Sharing videos of her work on
Continue Reading By Jeff Wilford – The Oskaloosa Herald, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 27—APRIL Abu Ibrahim wins Ward 4 race OSKALOOSA — Abu Ibrahim won the special election in Ward 4 for a seat on the Oskaloosa City Council. Ibrahim beat his opponent Jimmy Carter with 165 votes to 27. Ibrahim is originally from Boston, and got his
Continue Reading By Donald Promnitz – The Oskaloosa Herald, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 31—JULY SCRAA PUTS REGIONAL AIRPORT IN HOLDING PATTERN PELLA — Unable to purchase the land it needs, the South Central Regional Airport Agency has put the regional airport in a holding pattern. SCRAA voted unanimously, and without discussion, to adopt a resolution to notify the
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By ELLEN KNICKMEYER – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. The decision puts back on track the agreements that would have
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By The Associated Press Dozens of patients and the wounded have been evacuated for treatment outside the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where the United Nations says Israel’s attacks on and around hospitals have pushed health care to the brink. The 45 patients left the European Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis early Tuesday and
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By BRIDGET BROWN – Associated Press New York (AP) — A new year is the time to set new goals. Yet studies have shown that most people don’t tend to uphold their New Year’s resolutions much past the first month. In an attempt to reframe the thinking around new year goal-setting, a new wellness trend
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By TED ANTHONY – AP National Writer SHARPSBURG, Pa. (AP) — When did we know for sure? Was it April, when Nature Made introduced its pickle-flavored gummy vitamins? Was it November, when Petco’s “Pickle Mania” promotion offered 26 different pickle-themed toys for dogs and cats? Maybe it was the December day that a food scholar
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By The Associated Press Former U.S. Open women’s doubles champion Gabriela Dabrowski revealed on Tuesday she had played through 2024 after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She delayed part of that treatment so she could compete at Wimbledon where she reached the doubles final. “I know this will come as a shock to many, but
Continue Reading By Lindsay Smith – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 31—It’s the time between Christmas and New Year’s where you ask yourself: How late is too late to take down your Christmas lights? Some people may take them down the day after Christmas, but it’s not uncommon to see holiday lights on your street well into
Continue Reading By JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) WATERLOO — Police have charged a man who was found with large amounts of methamphetamine and cash at a Waterloo hotel in 2023. Maurice Deshun Malone, 46, was arrested Thursday on a warrant for possession of meth with intent to deliver, violation of the drug tax
Continue Reading By Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) WATERLOO — The Waterloo Public Library has announced its January events. The library will be closed Jan. 1 for New Year’s and Jan. 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Events are as followed: * 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday: A screening of “Despicable Me 4” will be shown
Continue Reading By Denise Neil – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 31—Throughout 2024, it often felt like restaurants were closing so frequently that it was impossible to keep up. And although it was a tough year — marked by an unusual number of restaurant owners deciding to retire and close their doors — my annual list of
Continue Reading By Carrie Rengers – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 30—As the city of Maize began to plan a new arts district for the community several years ago, Joanna Kilgore started to think how she might contribute to it. It’s been a rather circuitous route, but she’s decided to open a crepe restaurant across from her
Continue Reading By JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) WATERLOO — Police are investigating a report of gunfire in a Waterloo neighborhood over the weekend. Residents in the area of East Fourth and Lakeside streets called 911 around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Officers found several spent shell casings behind 500 Lakeside but didn’t locate any damage,
Continue Reading By CATHERINE CROW – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) CEDAR FALLS — With holiday festivities still going on and winter break in session, a number of events and activities are taking place across the Cedar Valley this week for children and families. A daytime New Years Eve event for children up to age 8 will
Continue Reading By Kellis Robinett – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 31—Manhattan It’s no secret that Jerome Tang and Dug McDaniel have an icy relationship. Tang has probably used more tough love on his point guard this season than he has with any other player during his three-year coaching stint with the Kansas State men’s basketball team.
Continue Reading By JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) CEDAR FALLS — A Hampton man has been found guilty of placing immigrant hunting flyers at the Cedar Falls Library. A magistrate found Daniel Alan Embree, 38, guilty of misdemeanor third-degree harassment after he missed a Dec. 19 pretrial conference, apparently because he had a knee
Continue Reading By Michael Stavola – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 31—Sedgwick County Emergency Communications will open its non-emergency line from New Year’s Eve to early New Year’s Day to handle an expected influx of calls as people celebrate with loud parties and even fireworks, which aren’t allowed in Wichita for the holiday. For emergencies, people should
Continue Reading By JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) Each December, Courier reporters look back at their favorite stories of the past year. We ask them to pick their favorites: not necessarily the biggest stories of the year, just the ones they found most interesting. Some are heart-warming. Some are amusing. Some are wistful. We
Continue Reading By JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) WATERLOO — Police detained a man who was allegedly carrying several weapons while drunk early Sunday. Officers noticed 49-year-old Wes William Weisse walking down the middle of the street in the 100 block of East Fourth Street carrying a speaker that was playing loud music and
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