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. Saint Louis Billikens (9-14, 2-8 A-10) at Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (15-8, 5-5 A-10) Philadelphia; Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Louis takes on the Saint Joseph’s …
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UN chief urges all nations to do everything possible to stop the ‘horrible’ war in Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief on Thursday urged the international community to mobilize and do everything possible to stop the war in Sudan, saying “what is happening is horrible.” Secretary-General António Guterres said there is no military solution to the conflict between forces supporting rival generals that began in mid-April 2023, and he stressed that continued fighting …
Read More »If the Super Bowl comes down to the kickers, it’ll be a rookie against an established standout
LAS VEGAS (AP) — In this town of favorites and underdogs, the Super Bowl kicking matchup between Harrison Butker and Jake Moody fits the narrative nicely. Moody is the challenger, a rookie who missed key kicks in a couple losses and has had some shaky moments during these playoffs. Butker is the champion, a veteran who has come through in …
Read More »Kelly Olynyk going back to Canada as part of Jazz-Raptors trade, AP source says
Kelly Olynyk is going back to his native Canada, after the Utah Jazz agreed Thursday to trade the veteran forward to the Toronto Raptors, a person with knowledge of the agreement said. Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji are going to Toronto for a first-round pick in this June’s draft, Otto Porter and Kira Lewis, the person said. The person spoke to …
Read More »Couple accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies spent cremation money on vehicles, $1,500 dinner
DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado funeral home owners accused of abandoning nearly 200 bodies took payments from families that were meant for cremations and burials and instead bought vehicles, cryptocurrency, a $1,500 dinner in Las Vegas and other personal items, prosecutors and an FBI agent said Thursday. In a courtroom packed with families of the deceased, FBI Agent Andrew Cohen …
Read More »Arizona State visits Colorado following Simpson’s 25-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. Arizona State Sun Devils (11-11, 5-6 Pac-12) at Colorado Buffaloes (15-7, 6-5 Pac-12) Boulder, Colorado; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buffaloes -15; over/under is 148.5 BOTTOM …
Read More »Charles retreats to Sandringham, an estate with brisk winds and splendid isolation
LONDON (AP) — Upon receiving his first treatment for cancer, Britain’s King Charles III retreated to Sandringham House, a private estate where the monarch has long taken refuge while walking and shooting along the windswept North Sea coast of eastern England. Sandringham, the private home of the last six British monarchs, sits amid parkland, gardens and working farms about 110 …
Read More »Lightning D Mikhail Sergachev sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery on broken leg
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery Thursday to stabilize fractures to both the tibia and fibula in his left leg. The team said there’s no definitive timetable for the 25-year-old’s return. Sergachev was injured during the second period of Tampa Bay’s 3-1 road loss to the New York Rangers …
Read More »Thailand says deliveries of humanitarian aid to war-wracked Myanmar are expected to start soon
MAE SOT, Thailand (AP) — Thailand expects to open up a humanitarian corridor in about a month to deliver aid to suffering civilians in war-torn Myanmar, Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara said Thursday after inspecting the planned staging area in the northern Thai province of Tak. The plan, initiated by Thailand with the endorsement of Myanmar and other fellow members …
Read More »AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence, a decision that sends a clear message that exploiting the technology to scam people and mislead voters won’t be tolerated. The unanimous ruling targets robocalls made with AI voice-cloning tools under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, a 1991 law restricting junk …
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