NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sacha Washington scored a career-high 16 points to go with 11 rebounds, Jordyn Cambridge had 14 points, five rebounds, five assists and six steals, and Vanderbilt beat Florida 63-59 to snap a six-game losing streak. Florida guard Kiara Smith sank an open 3-pointer with 10.1 seconds left but Vanderbilt freshman Iyana
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By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sally Kellerman, the Oscar nominated actor who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman’s 1970 film “MASH,” has died. Kellerman’s publicist says she died Thursday of heart failure in Los Angeles. She was 84. Kellerman had a career of more than 60 years
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pekka Rinne can’t wait to bring his young son back to Nashville in a few years and share stories from his playing days. The highlight will be pointing to his No. 35 hanging in the rafters. Rinne said it gives him goosebumps to even
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El jefe de la agencia espacial de Rusia dice que las nuevas sanciones de Estados Unidos tienen el potencial de “destruir nuestra cooperación” en la Estación Espacial Internacional. Actualmente hay cuatro astronautas de la NASA, dos cosmonautas rusos y un astronauta europeo que viven y trabajan a bordo de la
Continue Reading KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tamari Key tied her career high with 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked six shots to lead No. 16 Tennessee to an 86-64 win over Mississippi State. Tess Darby added a career-high 17 points for the Lady Vols, who were up 30-27 at halftime before scoring 30
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Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher, CNN The head of Russia’s space agency says new US sanctions have the potential “to destroy our cooperation” on the International Space Station. There are currently four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts and one European astronaut living and working on board the orbiting outpost. After President Joe Biden announced new sanctions Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Holt Click here for updates on this story SOUTH YARMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A bubble parade and cheers for Isaiah Celin of South Yarmouth, who clearly doesn’t mind the attention. The celebration for the seven-year-old included hugs and well wishes from the team at Franciscan Children’s. The road to get to this moment
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate has voted to prohibit gender reassignment surgeries for minors. Republicans approved the measure in a 16-12 party-line vote on Thursday. Advocates for transgender youth say decisions about health care should be left to children, their parents and their doctors. Supporters of the legislation say teenagers shouldn’t undergo irreversible surgeries.
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says he is willing to support a half-point interest rate hike at the central bank’s next meeting in March. That’s if upcoming data suggests inflation is worsening. Waller’s comments came in a speech at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They
Continue Reading DOUGLAS, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a migrant who died from multiple gunshot wounds after reportedly being shot by Border Patrol personnel in southern Arizona. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is solely conducting the criminal investigation of the fatal shooting. The migrant killed has been identified as 32-year-old Carmelo Cruz-Marcos from
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Kim Kardashian is making it clear she wants to move on from her marriage to Kanye West. The reality star turned business mogul first petitioned for divorce from West in February 2021 and their legal battle is ongoing. “I very much desire to be divorced,” a new filing in their divorce
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN At least 5.2 million children globally have lost a parent, grandparent or family member who helped care for them to Covid-19, a new study says. The study, published Thursday in the medical journal The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, looked at Covid-19 mortality data from 21 countries from the start of
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN American Petroleum Institute CEO Mike Sommers insisted on Thursday that US oil companies would not seek to capitalize on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Our companies would never take advantage of this kind of situation,” Sommers, who leads the most powerful US energy trade group, told CNN in a phone interview. Earlier
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Buncombe County District Attorney’s Office has launched a diversion program to help homeless people charged with minor, nonviolent crimes. The idea is to get resources that can offer a way out of homelessness rather than send them to jail.
Continue Reading By ALAN SAUNDERS Associate Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Emily Engstler had 17 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 4 Louisville overcame a slow start to beat Pittsburgh 66-55. Hailey Van Lith scored 13 points for the Cardinals, who have won two straight since losing last week at then-No. 24 North Carolina. Liatu King led the
Continue Reading OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens re-signed safety Tony Jefferson. The team announced the move Thursday. Jefferson joined the Ravens late this past season and played in four games for injury-ravaged Baltimore. In a previous stint with the Ravens, Jefferson played 35 games for them from 2017-19, starting all of them. He spent
Continue ReadingBy WENDELL EDWARDS Click here for updates on this story HAMDEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — All February, Channel 3 brought viewers stories celebrating Black history. In that history, being the first, is always significant. That’s what happened in Hamden back in the early 60s. A Black man broke the color barrier to become the first person
Continue Reading By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A battle over getting a school vouchers question before voters in Nevada is returning to state court. A lawsuit filed Tuesday aims to block the state’s top elections official from putting measures on the 2022 ballot to let parents use state money to pay for private
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Ken Burrough, the former Houston Oilers receiver who was the last NFL player to wear No. 00, died Thursday. He was 73. Burrough’s family announced the death, saying died at his home in Jacksonville, Florida. Burrough was the 10th overall pick in 1970 by New Orleans, but played just one season for
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