By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Sunday, Jan. 18 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon BTN — Penn St. at Maryland ESPNU — FAU at Temple 2 p.m. ESPNU — Wichita St. at South Florida 5 p.m. ESPN2 — North Texas at Tulane 6 p.m. ESPNU — UTSA at Memphis
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 46 29 13 4 62 162 119 12-9-0 17-4-4 6-3-1 Detroit 49 29 16 4 62 153 150 17-8-1 12-8-3 8-4-2 Montreal 49 27 15 7 61 168 164 13-10-1 14-5-6 9-6-1 Boston 49 28 19
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 46 29 13 4 62 162 119 Detroit 49 29 16 4 62 153 150 Montreal 49 27 15 7 61 168 164 Boston 49 28 19 2 58 164 150 Buffalo 47 26 16 5 57 157 148
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 49 30 15 4 64 171 144 17-8-1 13-7-3 11-3-0 Tampa Bay 46 29 13 4 62 162 119 12-9-0 17-4-4 6-3-1 Detroit 49 29 16 4 62 153 150 17-8-1 12-8-3 8-4-2 Montreal 49 27 15 7 61
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Boston 26 15 .634 — 7-3 W-2 12-7 14-8 19-9 New York 25 17 .595 1½ 2-8 L-3 16-5 8-12 18-11 Toronto 25 18 .581 2 6-4 L-1 13-10 12-8 22-12 Philadelphia 22 18 .550 3½ 6-4 L-2 10-11
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 26 15 .634 — New York 25 17 .595 1½ Toronto 25 18 .581 2 Philadelphia 22 18 .550 3½ Brooklyn 12 27 .308 13 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 23 18 .561 — Miami 22 20 .524 1½ Atlanta 20
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 30 10 .750 — 6-4 W-2 16-4 13-6 21-6 Boston 26 15 .634 4½ 7-3 W-2 12-7 14-8 19-9 New York 25 17 .595 6 2-8 L-3 16-5 8-12 18-11 Toronto 25 18 .581 6½ 6-4 L-1 13-10 12-8 22-12
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By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY Associated Press At a time when productivity means optimizing every second and screens blur the line between work and home, some people are slowing down and disconnecting by looking to communication devices from the past. Tactile activities ranging from writing letters and typewriter clubs to TikTok communities showcasing calligraphy skills and wax
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By IAIN SULLIVAN and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain (AP) — Hundreds of Spaniards watched horses gallop through towering flames, hours before pet owners in Madrid on Saturday took their dogs and cats to church to be blessed with holy water. The contrasting Spanish traditions take place every January to honor
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, EMMA BURROWS and DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of their opposition to American control of Greenland, setting up a potentially dangerous test of U.S.
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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Two of President Donald Trump’s closest confidants, a former British prime minister, an American general and a collection of top officials from Middle Eastern governments are at the forefront of the U.S. Gaza ceasefire plan. The White House this week announced the members of a
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By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. In a speech broadcast by state television, Khamenei said the protests had left “several thousand” people
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By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian delegation arrived in the United States for talks Saturday on a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war as Russian attacks again took aim at Ukraine’s power grid, cutting electricity and heating in freezing temperatures. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukrainian President
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A truck plunged into a canal and a passenger bus overturned, in separate road crashes hours apart in Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 24 people and injuring 45 others, officials said. The first crash happened in Sargodha, a city in the eastern Punjab province, where a truck carrying passengers and cargo
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates. With just days to go, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White
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By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From toppling Venezuela’s leader to ordering mass deportations, from turning once independent government entities into rubber stamps to demolishing the East Wing for a White House ballroom, President Donald Trump spent his first year back in office trampling political norms and testing institutional checks and balances. Some
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By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Journalists, editors and owners of media outlets in Bangladesh on Saturday demanded that authorities protect them following recent attacks on two leading national dailies by mobs. They said the media industry in the South Asian country is being systematically targeted in the interim government headed by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 17. 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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Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Saturday, Jan. 17. 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 Dallas 138 Utah 120 Final Boston 132 Atlanta 106 Final Detroit 121 Indiana 78 Final Phoenix 106 New York 99 Final San Antonio 126 Minnesota 123 Final Miami 122 Oklahoma City 120 Final Golden State 136 Charlotte 116 Final Denver 121 Washington 115 Final Portland 132 L.A.
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By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni won his seventh term with 71.65% of the vote, according to official results Saturday, in an election marred by a days-long internet shutdown and rigging claims by his youthful challenger, who rejected the outcome and called for peaceful protests. The musician-turned-politician best
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By SARAH EL DEEB and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Robina Aminian’s family believes the college student was killed by a bullet fired by Iranian security forces straight into the back of her head. But her death in the nationwide protests that challenged the Islamic Republic’s theocracy was only the start of the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at NEW ENGLAND 2½ 3 (40½) Houston LA Rams 4½ 3½ (48½) at CHICAGO College Football Monday CFP National Championship Miami Gardens, Fla. FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Indiana 7½ 8½ (47½) Miami (FL) NBA Sunday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Orlando 4½ (231) at
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By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield’s attorneys told a court Friday he should be released while he awaits the outcome of child sex abuse charges against him because an independent investigation undermined the state’s allegations, the parents of his accusers have a history of fraud and dishonesty,
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By STEVEN SLOAN and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Thom Tillis isn’t holding back during his final year in Washington. “I’m sick of stupid,” the two-term Republican from North Carolina said from the Senate floor recently as he derided President Donald Trump’s advisers for stoking a potential U.S. military takeover in Greenland.
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By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia’s first female governor after centuries of men holding the state’s top office. The inauguration of Spanberger, who defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin,
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