By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The self-professed white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting was pleased to be charged with terrorism and wanted to be described as a terrorist, his former lawyer told a court deciding if the man was in a fit state to
Continue ReadingMonday No. 1 UConn (25-0) did not play. Next: vs. Creighton, Wednesday. No. 2 UCLA (23-1) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Michigan State, Wednesday. No. 3 South Carolina (24-2) did not play. Next: at No. 6 LSU, Saturday. No. 4 Texas (23-2) beat No. 18 Kentucky 64-53. Next: at No. 5 Vanderbilt, Thursday.
Continue ReadingMonday No. 1 Arizona (23-0) at No. 9 Kansas. Next: vs. No. 16 Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (22-1) did not play. Next: at Northwestern, Wednesday. No. 3 Houston (21-2) did not play. Next: at Utah, Tuesday. No. 4 Duke (21-2) did not play. Next: at Pittsburgh, Tuesday. No. 5 Iowa State (21-2) did
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have begun tentative talks with the White House on their demands for “dramatic” new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, discussing a possible agreement just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 4 Midday” 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 Monday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 1, 3, 4 (one, three, four) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Monday’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Midday” game were: 3, 6, 7 (three, six, seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Monday it’s waiting to find out how much of the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the world organization the Trump administration intends to pay and when the money will arrive. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned last week that the
Continue ReadingMOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — Two people were convicted of forgery and other crimes Monday in an election petition scandal that spoiled the candidacies of five Republicans who were running for Michigan governor in 2022. The petitions were rife with bogus signatures and, as a result, the candidates didn’t have enough valid ones to qualify
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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing bestselling British fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children’s nanny in New Zealand four years ago. Scarlett Pavlovich filed a lawsuit against Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, in Wisconsin in February 2025, accusing Gaiman of multiple
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By The Associated Press Timothée Chalamet starring as a table tennis wizard in “Marty Supreme” and Charli xcx’s soundtrack to Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated
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By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The general counsel for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday warned the attorney for an anonymous government employee not to directly share a top-secret complaint about Gabbard’s handling of classified material with members of Congress. The letter to attorney Andrew Bakaj is the latest escalation
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By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press The morning after the Seahawks became Super Bowl champions, people spent Monday trying to figure out who had won the other widely talked about competition of the night: Dueling halftime performances between Bad Bunny and conservative darling Kid Rock. Nielsen figures won’t be released until Tuesday on how many people
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $517 million. On a per-share basis, the Des Moines, Iowa-based company said it had net income of $2.32. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.19 per share. The results did not meet
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By CLAIRE RAFFORD/Mirror Indy Mirror Indy David Geeslin can still remember what it felt like to start learning American Sign Language as a toddler. “My world became much clearer and more colorful,” Geeslin said through an ASL interpreter. “It wasn’t black and white anymore.” Sign language opened up opportunities for Geeslin. When he was 3
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer New York (AP) — To better understand some of the significance of Bad Bunny’s historic Super Bowl halftime performance on Sunday night, start at the end. “God Bless America,” were the first and few English-language words uttered by the Spanish-language performer, who then proceeded to list countries in the
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara died from a pulmonary embolism, with cancer as the underlying cause. A Los Angeles County death certificate issued Monday lists the pulmonary embolism, which occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery in the lungs, as the immediate cause of the actor’s Jan.
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By DIDI TANG and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The children of Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, said Monday that a possible visit by President Donald Trump to Beijing in April could be “crucial” in securing the release of their 78-year-old father. Lai’s son and daughter
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance translated into an immediate surge in global listening, with new data from Apple Music showing sharp gains across streaming charts, playlists and music discovery platforms in the hours following the show. Apple Music, a Super Bowl halftime show
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(AP) — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, begin this week.
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By BEN FINLEY, MICHAEL BIESECKER and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded a sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea as part of an oil quarantine meant to squeeze Venezuela, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday. Venezuela had faced U.S. sanctions on its
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By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicated that if President Donald Trump ended her prison sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Bill Clinton had done anything wrong
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By RICARDO ZUNIGA Associated Press For his Super Bowl halftime show, Bad Bunny transported the field in Northern California around 3,500 miles, transforming it into the fields of Puerto Rico. Even before he launched into “Tití Me Preguntó,” the Puerto Rican superstar had suffused the set with symbols of the island — and a sense
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Monday, Feb. 9 EAST Arcadia 65, Delaware Valley 56 Bluefield State 63, Bowie State 54 Fairmont State 80, Concord 73 Navy 76, Bucknell 60 St. John’s 87, Xavier 82, OT Trinity College 112, Anna Maria 56 Yale 87, Howard 81, OT SOUTH Central Arkansas 72, North Alabama 65 Davidson 114, Mid-Atlantic Christian 53 Florida A&M
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA STATE-TCU DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays TCU at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. 150 words, more on
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA STATE-TCU DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays TCU at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. 150 words, more on
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA STATE-TCU DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays TCU at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. 150 words, more on
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–IOWA STATE-TCU DESCRIPTION: Iowa State plays TCU at Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena. 150 words, more on
Continue Reading The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. Arizona (59) 23-0 1475 1 2. Michigan 22-1 1416 2 3.
Continue Reading The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (31) 25-0 775 1 2. UCLA 23-1 742 2
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