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By BRYAN LAZARE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tari Eason led a balanced attack with 18 points and No. 19 LSU beat Northwestern State 89-49, improving to 10-0 for the first time in 22 years. Eason scored all but five of his 18 points in the second half, when LSU already had a
Continue Reading By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Olivier Nkamhoua scored 21 points to lead No. 18 Tennessee to a 96-52 victory over South Carolina Upstate Tuesday night. Kennedy Chandler had 15 points and 10 assists to help the 8-2 Vols, while John Fulkerson contributed 12 points. Tennessee shot 56% from the field and
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Los restos humanos parciales encontrados en una bolsa de basura hace casi 40 años han sido identificados como pertenecientes a Frank “Frankie” Little Jr, miembro de la banda de R&B The O’Jays, según la policía. El Departamento de Policía de Twinsburg, en Ohio, dio la noticia el martes, al informar
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By The Associated Press Melting glaciers, deadly floods in Germany, record high summer temperatures in generally mild Oregon, more urgent pleas for help from Pacific island nations. With growing urgency, the effects of climate change were felt around the world in 2021. A United Nations climate conference in Glascow, Scotland, in November ended with almost
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Two members of Congress are asking the NFL to provide evidence of Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder’s interference with an investigation into sexual harassment and other improper conduct at the club. Democrats Carolyn Maloney of New York and Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois already have asked the NFL for transparency about the
Continue ReadingBy Arnaud Siad, CNN Germany hasn’t ordered enough vaccines nor stocked enough to keep its vaccination campaign going through the first quarter of the year, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Tuesday, amid fears that the country’s fourth wave of the pandemic might continue to spiral out of control. “I have been working for days
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Ten years ago, a user posted a question on Reddit: “When Ray Allen finally retires, is Steph Curry the greatest threat to his 3P made records?” In the replies, many are skeptical. One says they don’t think Curry will reach 2,000, while another believed: “No one can even catch up to
Continue Reading By SIMMI BUTTAR AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have returned to the top spot of the AP Pro32 poll. The Packers earned five of the 12 first-place votes. Despite having more first-place votes than the Packers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are No. 2 in the poll. The Bucs
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By Rob Frehse, Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell to take over the nation’s largest police department. “Keechant Sewell is a proven crime fighter with the experience and emotional
Continue Reading MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Diego Alonso has been hired as Uruguay’s head coach to replace veteran Óscar Tabárez. Uruguay’s soccer federation appointed the 46-year-old Alonso on Tuesday. Tabárez was fired last month amid his team’s poor run in South American World Cup qualifying. Alonso was available after leaving Inter Milan in January. His previous coaching
Continue Reading STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Jahlil Jenkins had 21 points as Stony Brook easily beat Central Connecticut 87-67. Nigel Scantlebury led the Blue Devils on Tuesday night with 17 points and seven rebounds.
Continue Reading LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Malik Williams had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Louisville used balanced scoring and solid defense to beat Southeastern Louisiana 86-60. Louisville led 42-31 at halftime, holding SE Louisiana to 11 field goals with 11 turnovers. The Lions scored just eight points through the opening 11 minutes of the second half
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island police official will be New York City’s next police commissioner, becoming the first woman to lead the nation’s largest police force. Mayor-Elect Eric Adams told the New York Post on Tuesday that his choice, Nassau County Police Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell, “is a proven crime
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Since taking power 10 years ago, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has cherished his country’s nuclear and missile programs, making them the core of his absolute rule. These weapons have helped Kim solidify unity at home and receive long-desired prestige on the world stage.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, CNN Conservative lawyer John Eastman is suing Verizon and the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol over a subpoena issued by the panel for his phone records, according to court documents. Eastman argues that the committee’s subpoena is “invalid” for several reasons, and notably he attempts
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets were without seven players, including James Harden, on Tuesday night because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The Nets only had enough remaining players to take the court against the Toronto Raptors because Kevin Durant was upgraded from questionable. Aside from Harden, the Nets were missing starter
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story ARDEN, North Carolina (WLOS) — Members of the Climb Time Outdoor Classroom have been making progress on a project at Valley Springs Middle School. They planned, designed and are now building the outdoor classroom. Students said they like creating something tangible that all students can
Continue Reading By Brian Todd, Dugald McConnell and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN A man working at the Mayfield, Kentucky, candle factory demolished by a tornado Friday night told CNN as the storm closed in, a supervisor said he would be fired if he left. “I said, ‘Man, you’re going to refuse to let us leave, even if the
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials and family members have marked the renaming of the busy Las Vegas airport as Harry Reid International Airport. Reid served in the U.S. Senate for 30 years, including eight years as Democratic majority leader and was the longest-serving senator in Nevada history when he retired in 2017. He’s now 82
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Officials and family members have marked the renaming of the busy Las Vegas airport as Harry Reid International Airport. Reid served in the U.S. Senate for 30 years, including eight years as Democratic majority leader and was the longest-serving senator in Nevada history when he retired in 2017. He’s now 82
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