By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer NEWELL, Iowa (AP) — The streets of Newell and Fonda are quiet. Rural decline has taken a toll on these northwest Iowa towns with main street storefronts shuttered and vacant houses scattered here and there. Yet the heart of these communities separated by 9 miles isn’t hard to find.
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By The Associated Press The number of girls high school basketball players in the United States has dropped at least 21% since 2000 based on National Federation of State High School Associations’ annual participation surveys. The federation, which relies on individual schools to self-report numbers for each sport, said girls high school basketball participation declined
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By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer NEWELL, Iowa (AP) — The streets of Newell and Fonda are quiet. Rural decline has taken a toll on these northwest Iowa towns with main street storefronts shuttered and vacant houses scattered here and there. Yet the heart of these communities separated by 9 miles isn’t hard to find.
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in Haiti’s capital has tripled in the past four years as gang violence surges across the troubled Caribbean country, a health charity warned Wednesday. Doctors Without Borders said it was “alarmed and outraged” by the overwhelming
Continue ReadingBy LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If you haven’t heard of gay ice hockey TV drama “Heated Rivalry” and its two lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie yet … then get your skates on. What started as a word-of-mouth hit in the U.S. and Canada in December 2025 has spread to become
Continue ReadingBy LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — If you haven’t heard of gay ice hockey TV drama “Heated Rivalry” and its two lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie yet … then get your skates on. What started as a word-of-mouth hit in the U.S. and Canada in December 2025 has spread to become
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump has endorsed U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s open race for governor, solidifying the congressman’s front-runner status in the Republican primary in the battleground state while also bolstering Democrats’ attempts to tie Tiffany to unpopular elements of the president’s agenda. Trump announced the
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By The Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to warn Congress that President Donald Trump is ready to take new military action against Venezuela if the country’s interim leadership strays from U.S. expectations. In prepared testimony for a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Rubio says the U.S. is not at war
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sarah Mullally walked into St. Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday morning as the bishop of London. When she walked out in the afternoon as bells rang out, she was the spiritual leader of millions of Anglicans around the world. Mullally, 63, became the archbishop of Canterbury, making her
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the devastating effects of climate change — a sweeping victory for the islanders. The Hague District Court, in a stunning rebuke
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By KAMILA HRABCHUK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new report warns that the number of soldiers killed, injured or missing on both sides of Russia’s war on Ukraine could hit 2 million by the spring, with Russia suffering the largest number of troop deaths recorded for any major power in any conflict since
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MOSCOW (AP) — Syria’s interim leader arrived in Moscow on Wednesday for his second visit in less than four months for talks expected to focus on the future of Russian military bases in the country. Interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa first visited Russia in October. He led a swift rebel offensive in December 2024 that ousted
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By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki expressed defiance Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw Washington’s support for Iraq if he returns to power. “We reject the blatant American interference in Iraq’s internal affairs and consider it a violation of its sovereignty,” al-Maliki, who is
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LONDON (AP) — Spain winger Adama Traoré switched London clubs on Wednesday by joining West Ham from Fulham — and said a movie about his new team taught him about the passion of its fans. “I’ve been seeing West Ham for a long time,” the 30-year-old Traoré said. “It’s a massive club, a massive fanbase.
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Stifel Financial Corp. (SF) on Wednesday reported net income of $264.4 million in its fourth quarter. The St. Louis-based company said it had earnings of $2.31 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $2.63 per share. The brokerage and investment banking firm posted
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By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s currency, the rial, fell to a record low of 1.6 million to $1 on Wednesday, a month after the start of nationwide protests sparked by the country’s economic woes, according to local currency traders. On Tuesday, the rial fell to 1.5 million rial
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Jan. 28. 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 ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 4 Evening” game were: 2, 2, 8, 9 (two, two, eight, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 4” game were: 0, 0, 2, 7 (zero, zero, two, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Iowa Pick 3 Evening” game were: 0, 5, 9 (zero, five, 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 Tuesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 5” game were: 9, 19, 24, 30, 32 (nine, nineteen, twenty-four, thirty, thirty-two) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press A third round of “No Kings” protests is coming this spring, with organizers saying they are planning their largest demonstrations yet across the United States to oppose what they describe as authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. Previous rallies have drawn millions of people, and organizers said they expect even greater
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Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 115 Portland 111 Final New York 103 Sacramento 87 Final Oklahoma City 104 New Orleans 95 Final Philadelphia 139 Milwaukee 122 Final Detroit 109 Denver 107 Final Phoenix 106 Brooklyn 102 Final L.A. Clippers 115 Utah 103 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Show Me Ca$h” game were: 10, 22, 28, 30, 38 (ten, twenty-two, twenty-eight, thirty, thirty-eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday evening’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Evening” game were: 1, 2, 5, 8 (one, two, five, eight) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Tuesday’s drawing of the “Nebraska Pick 3” game were: 2, 6, 9 (two, six, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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