February, 2024

• 7 February

  Jacksonville faces Central Arkansas following McCray’s 22-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. Central Arkansas Bears (8-17, 4-5 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (11-12, 2-7 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Jacksonville faces the Central Arkansas Bears after Robert …

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• 7 February

  Jam Master Jay’s business partner says he grabbed a gun and sought whoever had killed the rap star

  Rap legend Jam Master Jay lay, mortally wounded, on his studio floor. One of his aides was in pain from a gunshot to the leg. Another was crying and screaming on the floor. Dashing in from an adjoining room, Randy Allen took in the bloody scene, grabbed a gun and charged outside to seek whoever had done it, he testified …

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• 7 February

  What to know about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s banishment from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

  For the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Last week, the Oglala Sioux Tribe said the Republican governor was no longer welcome on tribal lands, and its leaders referred to her rhetoric linking immigration and crime as opportunistic and dangerous. “Our people are being used for her political …

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• 7 February

  Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines, saying it doesn’t have jurisdiction

  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish officials said Wednesday that they have decided to close their investigation into the September 2022 explosions on the underwater Nord Stream gas pipelines which were built to carry Russian natural gas to Germany, saying they don’t have jurisdiction. Sweden’s investigation was only one of three into the explosions. Denmark and Germany are also examining the …

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• 7 February

  Santa Anita postpones Friday’s card in wake of historic rains in Southern California

  ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Santa Anita has postponed Friday’s nine-race card to give time for horses to return to a normal routine after training was suspended since last weekend. Regular training will resume Friday and racing will be held Saturday. This Friday’s races will be run on Feb. 15. “We got over 10 inches of rain since Sunday afternoon, but …

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• 7 February

  Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?

  

  A push to ask Arizona voters to add a right to abortion to the state constitution took on new stakes this week when the state’s Supreme Court ruled that the state can enforce a ban on abortion in all stages of pregnancy. Arizona is one of several states where abortion might be on the ballot this year. Across the country, …

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• 7 February

  Free Agent Signings

  

  NEW YORK (AP) — The 75 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, terms for major league contract base salaries are in parentheses: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — Signed Craig Kimbrel, Philadelphia, to …

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• 7 February

  Jones and the CSU Fullerton Titans take on conference foe UC Davis

  

  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. CSU Fullerton Titans (11-11, 4-6 Big West) at UC Davis Aggies (14-8, 9-2 Big West) Davis, California; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Max Jones and the CSU …

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• 7 February

  US Homeland chief joins officials in Vegas declaring Super Bowl a ‘no drone zone’

  Las Vegas (AP) — While police were pursuing and apprehending a man who climbed a Las Vegas Strip landmark, local, federal and NFL officials met with the media on Wednesday to outline hardened security measures and declare the Super Bowl a “no drone zone.” League, FBI and Secret Service officials and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said there have not …

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• 7 February

  Prosecutor: Man accused of killing 2 Alaska Native women recorded images of both victims

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man accused of murdering two Alaska Native women recorded images of both of his victims, and the break in the case came when a third woman stole the man’s phone and provided police with photos and videos of one of the killings, a prosecutor told jurors during opening statements in the case Tuesday. Brian Steven …

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