By JEAN-FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Voters in the Central African Republic cast their ballots to elect a new president and federal lawmakers Sunday, with incumbent President Faustin Archange Touadéra seen as likely to win a third term after trying to stabilize the country with the help of Russian mercenaries.
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CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guineans voted on Sunday to choose a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win for junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya. Sunday’s election was the culmination of a transition process that began four years ago after
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By The Associated Press NFL Monday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG LA Rams 8½ 7½ (49½) at ATLANTA College Football Monday Birmingham Bowl Birmingham, Ala. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Georgia Southern 3½ 7½ (59½) Appalachian State Tuesday Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Louisiana Tech 6½ 9½ (51½) Coastal Carolina Music
Continue Reading No. 1 UConn (12-0) did not play. No. 2 Texas (14-0) did not play. No. 3 South Carolina (12-1) did not play. No. 4 UCLA (11-1) did not play. No. 5 LSU (13-0) did not play. No. 6 Michigan (10-1) did not play. No. 7 Maryland (13-0) did not play. No. 8 Oklahoma (12-1) beat
Continue Reading No. 1 Arizona (12-0) beat Bethune-Cookman 107-71. No. 2 Michigan (11-0) did not play. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) did not play. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. No. 5 Purdue (11-1) did not play. No. 6 Duke (11-1) did not play. No. 7 Gonzaga (12-1) did not play. No. 8 Houston (11-1) did
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 4, 7, 8 (four, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 4, 4, 6 (two, four, four, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Albany Alexander 58, Jackson 50 Apple Creek Waynedale 48, Jeromesville Hillsdale 9 Arcadia 67, Old Fort 27 Archbold 51, Kalida 39 Ashtabula Edgewood 62, Ashtabula St John 4 Athens 37, Zanesville W. Muskingum 33 Attica Seneca E. 34, Upper Sandusky 31 Aurora 51, Mantua Crestwood 29 Bay (OH) 37,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 2, 3, 5, 28, 31 (two, three, five, twenty-eight, thirty-one) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 0, 1, 4, 4 (zero, one, four, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 5, 7, 9 (two, five, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Evening” game were: 3, 4, 5 (three, four, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 0, 7, 9 (zero, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 13, 23, 25, 30, 35 (thirteen, twenty-three, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingAll Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 12 3 0 .800 410 300 x-Buffalo 11 4 0 .733 434 344 e-Miami 6 9 0 .400 317 369 e-N.Y. Jets 3 12 0 .200 282 426 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Jacksonville 11 4 0 .733 410
Continue ReadingAll Times EST AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div x-New England 12 3 0 .800 410 300 5-3-0 7-0-0 7-3-0 5-0-0 3-1-0 x-Buffalo 11 4 0 .733 434 344 6-1-0 5-3-0 8-3-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-Miami 6 9 0 .400 317 369 4-4-0 2-5-0 3-8-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 e-N.Y.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 8, 9, 9 (eight, nine, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 1, 5, 6 (one, five, six) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 0, 8, 8, 8 (zero, eight, eight, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By TIAN MACLEOD JI and GRANT PECK Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country. Final results won’t be known until
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By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Right-handed reliever Hunter Harvey agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Saturday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical. The addition of Harvey
Continue Reading EAST Army 41, Uconn 16 SOUTH East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17 Penn St. 22, Clemson 10 MIDWEST Virginia 13, Missouri 7 SOUTHWEST Houston 38, LSU 35 FAR WEST BYU 25, Georgia Tech 21 Fresno St. 18, Miami (Ohio) 3 North Texas 49, San Diego St. 47
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A growing number of countries on Saturday rejected Israel’s recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation a day earlier, the first by any country in more than 30 years. It wasn’t known why Israel made the declaration Friday or whether the country was expecting something in return.
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A plane pulling an advertising banner crashed into the sea off Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday afternoon, killing the pilot, local authorities said. The pilot’s body was sent to a medical examiner’s office for identification, officials said. Fire department rescue teams were working at the site using
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By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Barefoot children played on chilly sand as Gaza ’s thousands of displaced people prepared threadbare tents on Saturday for another round of winter rain. Some families in the central town of Deir al-Balah said they had been living in tents for about two years,
Continue Reading Saturday, Dec. 27 EAST Duquesne 99, Cleary Cougars 49 SOUTH UNC Wilmington 100, Columbia (SC) Fighting Koalas 56 ___
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By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian judge on Saturday issued house arrest orders for 10 people who have been convicted and sentenced for participating in a plot to keep former President Jair Bolsonaro in power after he lost the 2022 election. The decision by Supreme Court
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CAIRO (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen warned Saturday it would immediately respond to any military movements of separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates that undermine de-escalation efforts in the southern region of Yemen, as the United States urged diplomacy. “Any military movements that violate these efforts will be dealt with directly and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Dec. 28 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 2 p.m. TNT — Winthrop at Texas Tech TRUTV — Winthrop at Texas Tech 6 p.m. BTN — Old Dominion at Maryland 8 p.m. BTN — Omaha at Oregon COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ACCN — Wofford
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 21 9 .700 — 8-2 W-1 15-2 5-7 17-8 Boston 19 11 .633 2 8-2 W-4 10-5 9-6 15-8 Toronto 18 14 .563 4 3-7 L-1 8-7 10-7 16-10 Philadelphia 16 13 .552 4½ 6-4 L-2 9-8
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