By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — When Richard Pitino took over the downtrodden University of New Mexico men’s basketball program last March at the start of the pandemic, he couldn’t hit the recruiting trail to improve a team rich in tradition and light on recent success. His timing, however, couldn’t have
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has drawn up plans to help people better understand when they are seeing political ads online and who is responsible for them. The proposals are aimed at ensuring fair and transparent polls or referendums. They would ban political targeting and methods used to reach
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un barco en el Mediterráneo que transporta a 430 migrantes se está desintegrando, y la Marina de Túnez está en camino para ayudar, según Maurice Stierl, un funcionario de Alarm Phone que habló con CNN por correo electrónico este jueves. Stierl también dijo que, según personas a bordo de la embarcación,
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police have fired tear gas to break up a protest by women in Istanbul who were marching to press for Turkey’s return to a landmark treaty that aims to protect women from violence. The protesters marched along Istanbul’s main pedestrian street, Istiklal, Thursday to mark the Nov. 25 International Day for
Continue ReadingBy Fox 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT, Oregon (KPTV) — A sea otter that found its way to the Oregon Coast is getting a lot of attention this month. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the otter was first spotted at Yaquina Head, just north of Newport. Since
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies say a fire at a Siberian coal mine has killed 52 miners and rescuers. Officials previously said that rescuers found 14 bodies and the search for 38 people missing was halted for safety reasons Thursday, because of a buildup of explosive methane gas and
Continue Reading By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian news agencies say a fire at a Siberian coal mine has killed 52 miners and rescuers. Officials previously said that rescuers found 14 bodies and the search for 38 people missing was halted for safety reasons Thursday, because of a buildup of explosive methane gas and
Continue ReadingBy Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — The pop duo “Dan + Shay” performed at the T-Mobile Center last weekend. The two already have ties to the area. Dan Smyers is married to a Shawnee Mission East and Mizzou grad. Now after their last local performance they
Continue ReadingBy Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — No people were hurt in a Thanksgiving morning house fire in Kansas City, but firefighters rescued two animals. Crews responded at 4:34 a.m. to a two-story house on Charlotte Street just north of 31st Street. Firefighters worked quickly to knock
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Utah can finish with an 8-1 mark in Pac-12 play for the second time in three seasons with a victory over Colorado. The Utes have already clinched their third Pac-12 South title in four seasons. Utah is rolling on offense, averaging 38.4 points and 456.3 yards per game against league opponents.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los científicos que estudian enfermedades antiguas han descubierto uno de los primeros ejemplos de contagio, cuando una enfermedad salta de un animal a un ser humano, y le ocurrió a un hombre de Neandertal que probablemente enfermó por cortar o cocinar carne cruda. Los investigadores estaban reexaminando los huesos fosilizados de
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — A rights group says Israeli authorities appear to have put plans to build a large Jewish settlement at an abandoned airport in east Jerusalem on hold, at least for now. Plans for the Atarot settlement called for building 9,000 housing units marketed to ultra-Orthodox Jews in an open area next to three
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — Czech President Milos Zeman has been readmitted to hospital after he tested positive for COVID-19, just hours after he had been discharged following more than a month’s treatment for an unspecified illness. The presidential office said Zeman was tested after he arrived at his official residence in Lany, west of Prague, Thursday
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM and KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press The video of Ahmaud Arbery’s shotgun death was a shocking piece of evidence that suddenly brought the Black man’s killing into the national consciousness. But the murder convictions of the three white men may have been secured by their own words to investigators the day of the
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 72 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths as of Wednesday evening. The tribe is urging residents on the vast reservation to limit in-person gatherings to help prevent the spread of the virus during the Thanksgiving holiday. In all, 39,158 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,536 deaths
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El snowboarder Marko Grilc murió luego de un accidente en la estación austriaca de esquí de Sölden, confirmaron dos de sus patrocinadores. Un comunicado de prensa de la policía en Tirol, Austria, dijo que un hombre esloveno de 38 años sufrió heridas mortales en la cabeza en un accidente de snowboard
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The International Tennis Federation says a member of Spain’s team at the Davis Cup Finals tested positive for the coronavirus and was put in isolation a day before its first match. The federation did not say who tested positive in the Spanish squad. The team is composed of Carlos Alcaraz, Pablo Carreno
Continue Reading ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Freshman Daron Holmes II scored 12 of his 15 points in the first half, Elijah Weaver scored all 14 of his points in the second half and Dayton beat Miami 76-60 at the ESPN Events Invitational. Weaver finished 4 of 5 from distance as the Flyers hit 11 of 19. Malachi
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys offensive line coach Joe Philbin and assistant strength and conditioning coach Kendall Smith are in COVID-19 protocols and will miss the Thanksgiving game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Cowboys will be missing a coach for the second time in three games because of health and safety protocols. Running
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys offensive line coach Joe Philbin and assistant strength and conditioning coach Kendall Smith are in COVID-19 protocols and will miss the Thanksgiving game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Cowboys will be missing a coach for the second time in three games because of health and safety protocols. Running
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