Wednesday No. 1 Arizona (22-0) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (20-1) did not play. Next: vs. Penn State, Thursday. No. 3 UConn (22-1) did not play. Next: at No. 22 St. John’s, Friday. No. 4 Duke (21-1) did not play. Next: at No. 14 North Carolina, Saturday. No. 5
Continue ReadingWednesday No. 1 UConn (23-0) at DePaul. Next: vs. Butler, Saturday. No. 2 UCLA (21-1) vs. Rutgers. Next: at No. 8 Michigan, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (22-2) did not play. Next: vs. Mississippi State, Thursday. No. 4 Texas (21-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 LSU, Thursday. No. 5 LSU (21-2) did not
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By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles on Wednesday to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires. Last week the president signed an executive
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By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nude photos. The names and faces of sexual abuse victims. Bank account and Social Security numbers in full view. All of these things appeared in the mountain of documents released Friday by the U.S. Justice Department as part of its effort to comply with a law
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Several Toronto police officers have been arrested and a neighboring police force said it will announce details of an investigation into organized crime and corruption on Thursday. Clayton Campbell, president of Toronto’s police union, said Wednesday he is aware of “several of its members who were arrested”
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The former Prince Andrew has moved out of his longtime home on crown-owned land near Windsor Castle earlier than expected after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation of Jeffrey Epstein revived questions about his friendship with the convicted sex offender. The 65-year-old brother of
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By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Guan Heng, a Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released from federal detention more than five months after being swept up in the Trump administration’s mass immigration enforcement operation. Guan was released and reunited with his mother on Tuesday, nearly a
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of vocal group The 5th Dimension, whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and ’70s, has died. He was 90. McLemore died Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas surrounded by family,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” game were: 0, 4, 7, 9 (zero, four, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 2, 7, 8 (two, seven, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Close the cover on the CIA World Factbook: The spy agency announced Wednesday that after more than 60 years, it is shuttering the popular reference manual. The announcement posted to the CIA’s website offered no reason for the decision to end the Factbook, but it follows a
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By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican U.S. House member Barry Loudermilk, who has been active in efforts to discredit Democratic-led investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, announced Wednesday that he won’t seek reelection this year. Loudermilk has served in Congress since 2015. He is part of a wave of
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE and BILL BARROW Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking steps toward installing near the White House a replica of a statue of famed explorer Christopher Columbus that had been tossed into Baltimore’s harbor during his first term amid protests against institutional racism. John Pica, a Maryland lobbyist
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of vocal group The 5th Dimension, whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and ’70s, has died. He was 90. McLemore died Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas surrounded by family,
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By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton, a crewcut-wearing Indiana Democrat from southern Indiana who was a leading foreign affairs voice during three decades in Congress and helped oversee investigations of the Sept. 11 attacks, died Tuesday. He was 94. Hamilton, a moderate lawmaker respected by Democrats and Republicans
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TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been arrested in Texas after authorities said he violated his probation from a conviction for driving while intoxicated.
Continue ReadingOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Compass Minerals International Inc. (CMP) on Wednesday reported profit of $18.6 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Overland Park, Kansas-based company said it had profit of 43 cents. The minerals producer posted revenue of $396.1 million in the period. _____
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $605.2 million. On a per-share basis, the Springfield, Missouri-based company said it had net income of 71 cents. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Wednesday met with a freed American-Israeli hostage whose plight she featured in her new film, which includes footage from a meeting last year with the man’s wife. Keith and Aviva Siegel were among some 251 people taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, after Hamas
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump on Wednesday met with a freed American-Israeli hostage whose plight she featured in her new film, which includes footage from a meeting last year with the man’s wife. Keith and Aviva Siegel were among some 251 people taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, after Hamas
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer With the search for “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother continuing, NBC says that veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo will replace Guthrie as co-host on Friday’s telecast of the opening ceremonies for the Winter Games. The mystery of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearanc e — investigators believe she was taken
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TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been arrested in Texas after authorities said he violated his probation from a conviction for driving while intoxicated. Patrick “Pat” Mahomes Sr., 55, was arrested Tuesday during a meeting with his probation officer after a warrant was obtained for a probation
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TYLER, Texas (AP) — The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been arrested in Texas after authorities said he violated his probation from a conviction for driving while intoxicated. Patrick “Pat” Mahomes Sr., 55, was arrested Tuesday during a meeting with his probation officer after a warrant was obtained for a probation
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By The Associated Press Art museum curator and director David A. Ross has left his post at the School of Visual Arts in New York after the latest release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein revealed his friendship with the convicted sex offender. Ross, who was chair of the MFA art practice program, resigned Tuesday, the
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration. No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, which
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, according to new international polling from Gallup, a situation that sets the country apart from other rich and powerful nations. About one-third of Americans rated politics and government as the top issue facing their nation, behind
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, according to new international polling from Gallup, a situation that sets the country apart from other rich and powerful nations. About one-third of Americans rated politics and government as the top issue facing their nation, behind
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government agreed Wednesday to release documents casting light on the decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, as it tries to stem mounting anger over the revelations. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced the wrath of
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By MINGSON LAU, MARYCLAIRE DALE and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware man who was once married to former first lady Jill Biden decades ago remains in jail on first-degree murder charges as authorities investigate the death of his wife, who was found unresponsive in their home late last year. William
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