By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s endorsing Nassau County’s Republican executive for governor in next fall’s New York race, just a day after the president’s longtime ally Rep. Elise Stefanik announced she was suspending her candidacy. The endorsement, while not unexpected, could help
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All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114 118 Tampa Bay 35 19 13 3 41 113 94 Boston 36 20 15 1 41 118 114 Florida 35 19 14 2 40 112 112
Continue Reading Saturday No. 1 Arizona (11-0) beat San Diego State 68-45. Next: TBA. No. 2 Michigan (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. La Salle, Sunday. No. 3 Duke (11-1) lost to No. 19 Texas Tech 82-81. Next: TBA. No. 4 Iowa State (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Long Beach State, Sunday. No. 5 UConn (11-1)
Continue Reading SOUTH Mississippi 41, Tulane 10 MIDWEST Ferris St. 42, Harding 21 SOUTHWEST Miami 10, Texas A&M 3 FAR WEST Montana St. 48, Montana 23
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Details of Lane Thomas’ $5.25 million, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals: 2026 salary: $5.25 million Performance bonuses: For plate appearances: $50,000 each for 300, 325, 350 and 375 $75,000 each for 400, 425, 475 and 525 For games: $50,000 each for 75, 85, 95g and 105 $75,000 each for
Continue Reading Saturday No. 1 UConn (12-0) beat No. 11 Iowa 90-64. Next: at Butler, Sunday, Dec. 28. No. 2 Texas (13-0) did not play. Next: at South Dakota State, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) beat Florida Gulf Coast 105-43. Next: vs. Providence, Sunday, Dec. 28. No. 4 UCLA (10-1) vs. Long Beach State. Next: at
Continue Reading Saturday, Dec. 20 EAST California (PA) 63, Lock Haven 61 Chatham 110, Pittsburgh-Bradford 86 Christopher Newport 79, Denison 73 Clarion 75, Kutztown 61 Concord 95, Fairmont State 87 Daemen 73, Saint Michael’s 61 Delaware Valley 108, Centenary (NJ) 80 Emory 95, Tcnj Lions 69 Gannon 101, West Chester 76 Harvard 81, Holy Cross 53 Indiana
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NEW YORK (AP) — Bowen Yang bid an emotional farewell to “Saturday Night Live” with music, laughter and help from his “Wicked” buddy Ariana Grande. Yang starred in the night’s final sketch, playing a retiring airport lounge worker working his final shift on Christmas Eve, serving eggnog to travelers. He sang “Please Come Home for
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Dec. 21 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon BTN — Pittsburgh vs. Penn St., Hershey, Pa. 1 p.m. CW — Vanderbilt at Wake Forest ESPN — Mississippi vs. NC State, Greensboro, N.C. TNT — Southern U. at Baylor TRUTV — Southern U. at
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SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing to ban public displays of Islamic State group flags or extremist symbols after a mass shooting driven by antisemitism killed 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Under draft laws to be debated by the state Parliament, publicly displaying the IS flag or symbols
Continue ReadingAll Times EST First Round Thursday, December 4 Miami (Fla.) 3, Tulsa 1 Kansas 3, High Point 0 Baylor 3, Arkansas St. 2 Purdue 3, Wright St. 0 Colorado 3, American 0 Indiana 3, Toledo 0 Wisconsin 3, Eastern Ill. 0 North Carolina 3, UTEP 1 Arizona St. 3, Coppin St. 0 Utah St. 3,
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 22 6 .786 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 9-4 17-5 New York 19 8 .704 2½ 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Boston 17 11 .607 5 7-3 W-2 9-5 8-6 13-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 5½ 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 19 8 .704 — 8-2 L-1 13-2 5-6 15-8 Boston 17 11 .607 2½ 7-3 W-2 9-5 8-6 13-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10 Toronto 17 12 .586 3 3-7 L-1 8-7
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 19 8 .704 — Boston 17 11 .607 2½ Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3 Toronto 17 12 .586 3 Brooklyn 7 19 .269 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 16 12 .571 — Miami 15 13 .536 1 Atlanta 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 35 22 10 3 47 119 101 11-5-1 11-5-2 8-2-0 Detroit 36 20 13 3 43 113 117 10-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Washington 35 19 12 4 42 112 93 11-6-2 8-6-2 7-2-2 Montreal 35 19 12 4 42 114
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Jordan confirmed Saturday that its air force took part in strikes launched by the United States on Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the killing of three U.S. citizens earlier this month. The U.S. launched military strikes Friday on multiple sites in in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State
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By STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — When Idalia Bisbal moved to this Pennsylvania city synonymous with America’s working class, she hoped for a cheaper, easier life than the one she was leaving behind in her hometown of New York City. About three years later, she is deeply disappointed. “It’s worse than ever,”
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LONDON (AP) — British children’s author and comedian David Walliams has denied allegations of inappropriate behavior after publisher HarperCollins dropped him. Walliams, 54, is one of the U.K.’s bestselling children’s book authors and a former judge on the TV show “Britain’s Got Talent.” In a statement on Friday, HarperCollins said: “After careful consideration, and under
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine’s emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war, The discussions are part of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Dec. 20. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Houston 115 Denver 101 Final Boston 112 Toronto 96 Final Philadelphia 121 Dallas 114 Final New Orleans 128 Indiana 109 Final Detroit 112 Charlotte 86 Final Washington 130 Memphis 122 Final OT Orlando 128 Utah 127 Final Portland 98 Sacramento 93 Final L.A. Clippers 103 L.A. Lakers
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By JEAN YVES KAMALE, EDITH M. LEDERER and MARK BANCHEREAU Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo, known as MONUSCO, for a year, as fighting in the region escalated despite a U.S.-mediated peace deal.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese authorities said Saturday the suspect who killed three people and injured 11 others in knife and smoke-grenade attacks in the island’s capital had planned the assaults and set fires at other locations earlier in the day. The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old man named Chang Wen, fell to his death
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TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — The Trump administration restricted visas for two leftist Honduran election officials, citing interference in the Central American country’s special vote count. The U.S. State Department said in a statement Friday it revoked the visa of Mario Morazán, a magistrate of the Electoral Justice Tribunal, and denied a visa application from Marlon Ochoa,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Minnesota 1½ 2½ (43½) at NY GIANTS at NEW ORLEANS 2½ 4½ (40½) NY Jets Cincinnati 2½ 1½ (50½) at MIAMI Tampa Bay 2½ 3 (45½) at CAROLINA Kansas City 11½ 3½ (37½) at TENNESSEE Buffalo 8½ 10½ (42½) at CLEVELAND at DALLAS 2½
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The only official document human rights advocate Uladzimir Labkovich had with him when he was suddenly released from a Belarus prison, blindfolded and driven to neighboring Ukraine was a piece of paper with his name and mugshot on it. “After four and half years of abuse
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 2, 8, 8 (two, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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