By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Zoe Martano is no stranger to misery. The 6-year-old Venezuelan girl has spent half of her life in and out of a hospital, being poked and hooked up to IV lines meant to keep her alive until her country’s crises dissipate.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — The jury at Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial was to return Friday for a fourth day of deliberations, after a quiet day behind closed doors that ended with one juror asking if she could take home the jury instructions. Thursday’s court session
Continue Reading By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer Australia’s test cricket captain has quit after being investigated by Cricket Australia for sending explicit text messages to a female co-worker four years ago. Veteran wicketkeeper Tim Paine was named in a News Corp. report as being at the center of the sexting scandal. The 36-year-old Paine appeared before
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street hit a record and Japanese inflation eased. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Hong Kong declined. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index advanced 0.3%, putting it on track for a weekly gain. Investors are shifting focus
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after Wall Street hit a record and Japanese inflation eased. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney advanced. Hong Kong declined. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index advanced 0.3%, putting it on track for a weekly gain. Investors are shifting focus
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Cooper Kaifes hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:21 left in the game, Jerome Marshall followed with a layup and Samford held off Oregon State 78-77 in nonconference play. Oregon State (1-3), trailed 42-32 at halftime, but battled back to take a 75-73 lead on a dunk by Warith Alatishe with 1:27
Continue Reading CONWAY, S.C. — Cameron Henry had 14 points and 13 rebounds to lift Indiana State to a 77-36 win over Old Dominion in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. Jaylin Hunter paced the Monarchs seven points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Collin Guggenheim rushed for 266 yards, scored three touchdowns and barreled for critical first downs in the final three minutes as Nicholls upset Southeastern Louisiana 45-42. The victory in the intense rivalry game dashed Southeastern Louisiana’s Southland Conference title hopes and dampened their playoff chances. Cole Kelley threw for 385 yards
Continue Reading By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 22 points, Seth Curry added 20 and the short-handed Philadelphia 76ers beat the Denver Nuggets 103-89 on Thursday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Playing without Joel Embiid and three other regulars, the 76ers held Nikola Jokic to three points in the second
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gay hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 points in his season debut to help the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 119-103 on Thursday night. Gay also had five rebounds while playing just 18 minutes. He missed Utah’s first 14 games while recovering from
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olivertapia (CNN) — Los Premios Latin Grammy se entregaron el jueves por la noche en Las Vegas. Esta es la lista de ganadores en categorías seleccionadas. Puedes encontrar aquí una lista completa de los ganadores en las 53 categorías. Grabación del año “Amén,” Ricardo Montaner, Mau y Ricky, Camilo and Evaluna Montaner “Dios Así Lo
Continue Reading COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Police say four people have been found dead inside a car which matched the description of a vehicle connected to a former Maryland police officer accused of taking off with his daughters in Pennsylvania. Elena Russo, spokeswoman for Maryland State Police, told a news conference that Pennsylvania State Police were attempting
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, Vedika Sud, Arpit Goel and Rhea Mogul, CNN India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday he would repeal three contentious agricultural laws that sparked more than a year of protests, in a rare apparent climb down ahead of pivotal state elections. “Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that
Continue Reading By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer Australia’s test cricket captain has quit after being investigated by Cricket Australia for sending explicit text messages to a female co-worker four years ago. Veteran wicketkeeper Tim Paine was named in a News Corp. report as being at the center of the sexting scandal. The 36-year-old Paine appeared before
Continue Reading JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Saad scored twice, Ville Husso made 26 saves and the St. Louis Blues snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. Husso was sharp while playing for the first time since Oct. 25. He was put on the COVID-19 list
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By Ray Sanchez, Eric Levenson and Omar Jimenez, CNN Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial in Wisconsin was highlighted by the emotional testimony of the 18-year-old man whose actions as a minor have become emblematic of a divided America. Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges by a jury Friday related to the unrest that followed the police
Continue Reading TULSA, Okla. — Trey Phipps had a career-high 22 points as Oral Roberts routed Haskell 89-46. Aspen LaPointe led the NAIA’s Fighting Indians with 13 points and six rebounds.
Continue Reading BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Douglas Wilson and Noah Freidel scored 14 points apiece as South Dakota State rolled past Presentation 99-62. Matt Dentlinger added 12 points, Alex Arians scored 11 and Zeke Mayo had 10 for the Jackrabbits. Denzel McDuffey led the NAIA-level Saints with 11 points.
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said his government will withdraw the controversial farm laws that prompted year-long protests from tens of thousands of farmers who said the laws would shatter their livelihoods. The demonstrations have posed one of the biggest political challenges to Modi, who
Continue ReadingCNN By Gabby Orr, CNN Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Thursday she recognizes President Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States, even as she claimed there were “lots of problems” with the 2020 election that Republican candidates should address. “Painfully, Joe Biden won the election and it’s very painful to
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