The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Northern Kentucky Norse (16-13, 11-7 Horizon League) at Robert Morris Colonials (10-19, 6-12 Horizon League) Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Norse -2; over/under …
Read More »Michigan’s largest Arab American cities reject Biden over his handling of Israel-Hamas war
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Dearborn and two other Michigan cities with large Arab and Muslim populations turned against President Joe Biden in the state’s primary after Democratic leaders there warned for months that voters were angry about his handling of the Israel-Hamas war. While Biden won the state with more than 623,000 votes, the results in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights and …
Read More »Burton’s career-high 31 points help Notre Dame sink Wake Forest following its big win over Duke
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Freshman Markus Burton scored a career-high 31 points and Carey Booth scored 15 points and Notre Dame stunned Wake Forest 70-65 on Tuesday …
Read More »Northern Ireland judge rules that amnesty law for ‘the Troubles’ breaches human rights
LONDON (AP) — A new law that gives immunity from prosecution for most offenses committed during Northern Ireland’s decades of sectarian violence is not compliant with human rights, a judge in Belfast ruled Wednesday. The British government’s Legacy and Reconciliation Bill, passed in September, stops most prosecutions for alleged killings by militant groups and British soldiers during “the Troubles” — …
Read More »Jenkins leads St. John’s against Butler after 27-point game
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. St. John’s Red Storm (16-12, 8-9 Big East) at Butler Bulldogs (16-12, 7-10 Big East) Indianapolis; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bulldogs -1.5; over/under is 153 …
Read More »Biden acts to better protect Americans’ personal data such as health records and finances
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signing an executive order aimed at better protecting Americans’ personal data on everything from biometrics and health records to finances and geolocation from foreign adversaries like China and Russia. The move allows the Department of Justice and other federal agencies to take steps to prevent the large-scale transfer of Americans’ personal data to …
Read More »No. 13 Illinois faces Minnesota after Hawkins’ 30-point game
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Minnesota Golden Gophers (17-10, 8-8 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (20-7, 11-5 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Fighting Illini -11.5; over/under …
Read More »How ‘uncommitted’ won two delegates in Michigan’s Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dissatisfied Democratic primary voters in Michigan have cast enough protest votes to deny President Joe Biden two of the state’s 117 delegates. Michigan gives presidential primary voters an option to vote for “uncommitted,” which is listed in the last slot on the ballot. Under Democratic National Committee delegate selection rules, any candidate — as well as “uncommitted” …
Read More »Denver hosts UMKC following Tainamo’s 22-point outing
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. UMKC Kangaroos (14-15, 8-6 Summit League) at Denver Pioneers (15-14, 6-8 Summit League) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver hosts the UMKC Kangaroos after Touko Tainamo …
Read More »Abilene Christian plays Southern Utah after Dibba’s 24-point game
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Abilene Christian Wildcats (12-15, 7-9 WAC) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9-18, 4-12 WAC) Cedar City, Utah; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian takes on the Southern …
Read More »Chicago plays Cleveland in conference matchup
Cleveland Cavaliers (38-19, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (27-31, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Cavaliers -4.5; over/under is 217.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Bulls host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Eastern Conference play Wednesday. The Bulls are 15-21 in Eastern Conference games. Chicago is ninth in the Eastern Conference …
Read More »The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny will be on Friday, spokesperson says
The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony, will take place Friday in Moscow after several locations declined to host the service, his spokesperson said. His funeral will be held at a church in Moscow’s southeast Maryino district on Friday afternoon, Kira Yarmysh said Wednesday. The burial is to …
Read More »Atlético: Griezman se perderá visita al Athletic Bilbao en semifinales de la Copa del Rey
MADRID (AP) — El delantero del Atlético de Madrid Antoine Griezman se perderá el partido de la vuelta de la semifinal de la Copa del Rey ante el Athletic Bilbao debido a un esguince moderado del tobillo derecho, confirmó el técnico rojiblanco Diego Simeone. “Antoine no va a participar en el partido, necesitamos que se recupere bien”, dijo Simeone en …
Read More »Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line
KUNA, Idaho (AP) — Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the lethal injection. Creech, 73, has been in prison half a century, convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more. …
Read More »Jacksonville State takes on UTEP after Tandy’s 20-point game
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. UTEP Miners (13-15, 4-9 CUSA) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (14-14, 6-7 CUSA) Jacksonville, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville State hosts the UTEP Miners after KyKy …
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