By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer There were plenty of critics when CBS announced four years ago that it would produce a kids-centric broadcast of an NFL playoff game on Nickelodeon. Now, if a league or network isn’t doing something to appeal to younger fans, they are behind the times. Nickelodeon will air its fifth
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member country that doesn’t meet spending guidelines on defense in a stunning admission he would not abide by the collective-defense clause at the heart of the alliance if
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Jaylen Searles’ 33 points led Utah Tech past California Baptist 85-78 on Saturday night. Searles added eight rebounds, four assists and four steals for the Trailblazers (10-14, 6-7 Western Athletic Conference). Beon Riley scored 12 points and Tanner Christensen added nine. Scotty Washington led the way
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s strategy for spending and investing a multibillion-dollar annual surplus linked closely to oil production has come into sharper focus. On Saturday, a legislative panel advanced an annual spending plan toward a Senate floor vote. Legislators are tapping the brakes on recent double-digit budget
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse, Mark Morales, Nic F. Anderson, Samantha Beech and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged as an adult after he shot and injured a Brazilian tourist at a Times Square store and fired at law enforcement officers while fleeing, according to the New York Police Department. The
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will she make it in time? Intrepid flight trackers online seem to think so. On social media, fans of Taylor Swift and aviation journalists believe they’ve identified Swift’s private jet, labeled “The Football Era.” It arrived from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Los Angeles’
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Kaylynne Truong scored 13 points with eight assists and No. 19 Gonzaga used a strong start to race past Loyola Marymount 71-47 on Saturday to keep three streaks alive. The Bulldogs have won 18 straight games, the third-longest streak in the country. They won their 32nd straight game at home, the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Modestas Kancleris and Kaleb Higgins each scored 13 points and Cal State Bakersfield defeated Cal State Fullerton 73-71 on Saturday night. Kancleris added six rebounds for the Roadrunners (10-14, 5-8 Big West Conference). Kaleb Higgins shot 3 of 10 from the field and 6 for 6 from
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Wilson and Rosa de Acosta, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 million voters are expected to head to the polls Wednesday to choose Indonesia’s next leader. The world’s third-largest democracy and fourth-largest population — home to more than 275 million people — will elect a new president and vice president from three pairs
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A series of slow-moving winter storms that wreaked havoc in Southern California and left 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow in northern Arizona made its way Saturday into New Mexico, where a stretch of U.S. highway south of the Colorado line was closed and as much as a foot (30
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A series of slow-moving winter storms that wreaked havoc in Southern California and left 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow in northern Arizona made its way Saturday into New Mexico, where a stretch of U.S. highway south of the Colorado line was closed and as much as a foot (30
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Xavier Dusell had 29 points in Fresno State’s 68-66 win over Air Force on Saturday night. Dusell shot 8 for 11 (7 for 8 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free throw line for the Bulldogs (11-13, 4-7 Mountain West Conference). Jalen
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By ADAM BEAM and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press The CEO of one of Nigeria ‘s largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Bank, was among the six people on
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A 15-year-old accused of shooting a Brazilian tourist in the leg in Times Square Thursday night and then firing at a police officer is being charged as an adult with two counts of attempted murder. The New York Daily News reports the teenager, identified by police as a resident of a
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As the Senate continues its debate over a national security supplemental funding bill, advocates are calling on lawmakers to approve an amendment that would give Afghans who were evacuated during the US’ withdrawal of Afghanistan a path to permanent legal residency in the US. The amendment, introduced by Democratic Sen. Amy
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs placed All-Pro left guard Joe Thuney on injured reserve and activated running back Jerick McKinnon on Saturday, finalizing the roster that they will take into the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. The Chiefs ruled Thuney out for Sunday’s game earlier in the week because of
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 33 points, Kawhi Leonard added 24 and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 112-106 on Saturday. The Clippers opened the game on a 12-2 run before the Pistons tied it up and outplayed the
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — In his first public comments since his cancer diagnosis, King Charles III expressed gratitude to the public for their support, saying it brought him “the greatest comfort and encouragement,” according to a statement. “I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An infant in Missouri died when her mother mistakenly put her down for a nap in an oven. Mariah Thomas of Kansas City is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. The charges were announced Saturday. Court records do not yet show if Thomas has an attorney. Police were
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday ramped up his criticism of special counsel Robert Hur’s decision not to charge President Joe Biden over his handling of classified documents, while repeatedly questioning his successor’s mental acuity and peddling conspiratorial claims about former President Barack Obama. Less than two days after
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