By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO DE YARE, Venezuela (AP) — As Venezuelan detainee Diógenes Angulo left a prison in San Francisco de Yare after a year and five months behind bars, his family appeared to be in shock. He was detained two days before the 2024 presidential election after he posted a
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Walker Howe, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose “What Hath God Wrought” became a widely acclaimed chronicle of the vast technological and social changes in the U.S. in the first half of the 19th century, has died at age 88. Walker died on Dec. 25,
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Walker Howe, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose “What Hath God Wrought” became a widely acclaimed chronicle of the vast technological and social changes in the U.S. in the first half of the 19th century, has died at age 88. Walker died on Dec. 25,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country. The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside partner forces, occurred around 12:30 p.m. ET, according to U.S. Central Command.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Brian J. Cole Jr., of Woodbridge, Virginia, entered the plea at a brief hearing on
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country.
Continue ReadingSaturday No. 1 Arizona (15-0) at TCU. Next: vs. Arizona State, Wednesday. No. 2 Michigan (14-1) lost to Wisconsin 91-88. Next: at Washington, Wednesday. No. 3 Iowa State (15-0) vs. Oklahoma State. Next: at No. 22 Kansas, Tuesday. No. 4 UConn (16-1) beat DePaul 72-60. Next: at Seton Hall, Tuesday. No. 5 Purdue (15-1) beat
Continue ReadingSaturday No. 1 UConn (16-0) did not play. Next: at Creighton, Sunday. No. 2 Texas (18-0) did not play. Next: at No. 12 LSU, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (16-1) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Nebraska, Sunday. No. 5 Oklahoma (14-2) did
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DUARTE, Calif. (AP) — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film “The Thing” and “Punky Brewster” on television, has died at the age of 69. Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Just after 8 p.m. Thursday, Iran’s theocracy pulled the plug and disconnected the Islamic Republic’s 85 million people from the rest of the world. Following a playbook used both in demonstrations and in war, Iran severed the internet connections and telephone lines that connect
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Saturday, Jan. 10 EAST Albany 71, Bryant 46 Anna Maria 81, Massachusetts 66 Babson 89, US Coast Guard 41 Boston University 100, Army 91 Brandeis 88, New York University 85 Carnegie Mellon 87, Case Western Reserve 69 Central Connecticut 69, Le Moyne 59 Chatham 73, Thiel 56 Dartmouth 102, Cornell 91 Dean 89, Rivier 78
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BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A man who grabbed then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s podium and posed with it for photographs during the U.S. Capitol riot is running for county office in Florida. Adam Johnson filed to run as a Republican for an at-large seat on the Manatee County Commission on Tuesday. That was the fifth anniversary
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Jan. 11 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon FOX — Illinois at Iowa USA — Saint Joseph’s at Richmond 1 p.m. ESPN2 — Memphis at FAU 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Wright St. at Oakland ESPNU — North Texas at Wichita St. 5 p.m.
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 44 27 14 3 57 152 133 15-8-1 12-6-2 10-3-0 Montreal 44 25 13 6 56 151 144 12-9-1 13-4-5 8-4-1 Detroit 45 26 15 4 56 141 142 15-8-1 11-7-3 7-3-2 Tampa Bay 42 26 13 3 55
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 44 25 13 6 56 151 144 Detroit 45 26 15 4 56 141 142 Tampa Bay 42 26 13 3 55 146 112 Buffalo 42 23 15 4 50 135 131 Boston 45 24 19 2 50 151 146
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Boston 24 13 .649 — 8-2 W-1 12-6 12-7 17-8 New York 24 14 .632 ½ 4-6 L-1 16-4 7-10 18-11 Toronto 23 16 .590 2 6-4 L-1 12-8 11-8 20-11 Philadelphia 21 15 .583 2½ 6-4 W-2 10-9
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Montreal 44 25 13 6 56 151 144 12-9-1 13-4-5 8-4-1 Detroit 45 26 15 4 56 141 142 15-8-1 11-7-3 7-3-2 Tampa Bay 42 26 13 3 55 146 112 12-9-0 14-4-3 6-3-1 Buffalo 42 23 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 24 13 .649 — New York 24 14 .632 ½ Toronto 23 16 .590 2 Philadelphia 21 15 .583 2½ Brooklyn 11 24 .314 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 20 17 .541 — Orlando 21 18 .538 — Atlanta 19
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 28 9 .757 — 7-3 W-3 14-3 13-6 20-6 Boston 24 13 .649 4 8-2 W-1 12-6 12-7 17-8 New York 24 14 .632 4½ 4-6 L-1 16-4 7-10 18-11 Toronto 23 16 .590 6 6-4 L-1 12-8 11-8 20-11
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By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — For nearly 20 years, Brazil’s largest soy producers assured buyers that their harvest — the world’s biggest — wasn’t grown on land cleared from Amazonian forests. The pledge, known as the soy moratorium, has been widely credited with helping curb rainforest loss. That changed this
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike sparked a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region, officials said Saturday, after Russia launched a powerful hypersonic missile along with drones and other weapons that disrupted Kyiv’s power supply and heating. There were no immediate reports of casualties, Volgograd Gov. Andrei Bocharov was
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some 250 years after “Common Sense” helped inspire the 13 colonies to declare independence, Thomas Paine might receive a long-anticipated tribute from his adopted country. A Paine memorial in Washington, D.C., authorized by a 2022 law, awaits approval from the U.S. Department of Interior. It
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of masked men armed with sticks beat and injured a Palestinian in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when they attacked a plant nursery, according to people who saw the attack and video footage obtained by The Associated Press. Video filmed by security
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests sweeping across Iran reached the two-week mark early Sunday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world. With the internet down in Iran and phone
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 10. 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
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 10. 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 ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 10. 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
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By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Hollywood couple Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors received Guinean citizenship after tracing their ancestry to the West African country through DNA testing. The couple was awarded citizenship in a private ceremony in the capital of Conakry on Friday. They are scheduled to tour the country’s tourist
Continue Reading Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Miami at Indiana 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Detroit 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Chicago 8 p.m. San Antonio at Boston 8 p.m. Charlotte at Utah 9:30 p.m. Final Cleveland 146 Minnesota 134 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Anaheim at Buffalo 7 p.m. Detroit
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