Wednesday No. 1 UConn (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. DePaul, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 North Carolina, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (7-1) did not play. Next: at No. 22 Louisville, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Sunday. No. 5 LSU (8-0)
Continue ReadingWednesday No. 1 Purdue (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Iowa State, Saturday. No. 2 Arizona (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 20 Auburn, Saturday. No. 3 Michigan (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 4 Duke (9-0) did not play. Next: at No. 7 Michigan State, Saturday. No. 5
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 26 16 8 2 34 85 67 Ottawa 26 13 9 4 30 84 86 Detroit 27 14 11 2 30 82 93 Boston 28 15 13 0 30 87 91 Montreal 25 13 9 3 29 84 92
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The pledge by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to “work, work, work, work and work” for her country has been named the catchphrase of the year. The ultraconservative Takaichi uttered the phase in October when she was elected as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Many
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday released 11 mariners held since a July attack on the ship Eternity C in the Red Sea, an assault that killed four on board and sank the vessel. The Iranian-backed Houthis, who have been targeting ships during the Israel-Hamas
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By TIM SULLIVAN and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of White House contempt was a shock Wednesday in the country’s largest Somali community. “They contribute nothing. I don’t want them in our country,” President Donald Trump
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three Omaha police offers were wounded and a suspect killed Wednesday in an exchange of gunfire at a gas station. The suspect, a man in his 20s, had earlier shot a 61-year-old man several times in the chest about noon at a grocery store, Police Chief Todd Schmaderer said. Officers obtained
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The redrawing of California’s congressional map to boost Democrats’ chances has left Republicans scrambling for political survival. Some are digging in for tough races, but one is considering a particularly audacious step — moving to Texas. Rep. Darrell Issa, a wealthy car alarm magnate,
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By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Steve Cropper, the lean, soulful guitarist and songwriter who helped anchor the celebrated Memphis backing band Booker T. and the M.G.’s at Stax Records and co-wrote the classics “Green Onions,” “(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay” and “In the Midnight Hour,” has died. He was
Continue ReadingBy STELLA MARTANY Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The United States inaugurated a massive new consulate compound Wednesday in Irbil, the capital of northern Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region. The move highlighted Washington’s diplomatic and strategic engagement in the Kurdish region, particularly as the U.S. moves troops that had been stationed elsewhere in Iraq as
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By ELÉONORE HUGHES and LUCAS DUMPHREYS Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Towering talipot palms in a Rio de Janeiro park are flowering for the first and only time in their lives, decades after famed Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx introduced them in the 1960s. Towards the end of its life — which
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By LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike, according to two people familiar with the matter. The rationale for the second strike was that it was
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The Dallas Cowboys’ 31-28 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Day averaged 57.23 million viewers on CBS, making it the most-watched regular-season game in NFL history. The early game between Green Bay and Detroit — won by the Packers 31-24 — averaged 47.7 million, making it the
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(AP) — A former suburban St. Louis police officer admitted that over several months last year, he pulled over 20 women’s vehicles and searched their phones for nude photos and videos.
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — If there were any doubt, the first few days of Hollywood’s year-end awards has already made it abundantly clear: Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” is the Oscar front-runner. On Monday, “One Battle After Another” won best film at the 35th Gotham Awards. On
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press A former suburban St. Louis police officer admitted that over several months last year, he pulled over 20 women’s vehicles and searched their phones for nude photos and videos. In a deal with federal prosecutors entered Tuesday, former Florissant Officer Julian Alcala pleaded guilty to 20 counts of willfully depriving
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For Eric Adams, one unwritten perk of being mayor of New York City has been the chance to live out his boyhood “dream of traveling the globe.” He would hold onto that wanderlust through his federal indictment — focused, in part, on allegations
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man alleged to be the founder and leader of a Haitian gang was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for orchestrating the kidnapping of 17 people, including five children, who were on a missionary trip to the Caribbean country. Joly Germine declined to say anything
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed first-round pick Josh Simmons on injured reserve Wednesday following surgery to repair a fractured and dislocated left wrist, leaving them without their starting left tackle as they try to claw back into the postseason picture. The Chiefs are 6-6
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. imposed sanctions Wednesday on alleged affiliates of the Tren de Aragua gang and increased the reward to as much as $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of one of the leaders of the criminal group that the Trump administration has designated
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case on Wednesday, citing what he called a “weaponized” justice system. Trump, who has argued that his own legal troubles were a partisan witch hunt, said on social
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve’s regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before taking office, a move that could give the White House more power over the independent agency. In
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By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister said Wednesday that his country was “far from” diplomatic normalization or economic relations with Israel, despite a move toward direct negotiations between the two countries aimed at defusing tensions. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s comments to a small group of journalists in Beirut came in
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman urged senators on Wednesday to take swift action on his bid to lead NASA, after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump. Isaacman appeared before the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in Washington eight months after his first
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — An American imprisoned in Russia after being convicted of beating a police officer had his sentence extended Wednesday when he was found guilty of assaulting prison guards, news reports said. Robert Gilman, who was identified in Russian media as a former U.S. Marine, was initially handed a 3 1/2-year sentence in 2022
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Ira Sachs’ “Peter Hujar’s Day,” which recreates an interview with the 1970s photographer, led the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations with five nods, including best feature, director, as well as lead and supporting performances for Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall. The organization announced nominees for the 41st edition of
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Wednesday, Dec. 3 SOUTH Lipscomb 83, Tennessee Tech 80 NC Wesleyan 100, Regent 66 MIDWEST Arkansas-Pine Bluff 63, UIC 62 FAR WEST Chaminade 71, Hawaii Pacific 68 ___
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