CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have identified a southeastern Pennsylvania police officer wounded in an exchange of gunfire that killed a suspect over the weekend. The Delaware County District Attorney’s Office on Sunday identified the wounded officer as Chester Police Detective Steve Byrne, saying in a social media post that officials were “deeply saddened” by Saturday afternoon’s events but “enormously …
Read More »Norfolk State defeats South Carolina State 71-67 in OT
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. NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Jamarii Thomas’ 18 points helped Norfolk State defeat South Carolina State 71-67 in overtime on Saturday night. Thomas shot 5 for 10 (1 for …
Read More »Republican opponent of US aid to Ukraine brings his case to an international conference
MUNICH (AP) — A Republican opponent of new U.S. funding for Ukraine argued at an international security conference Sunday that the package stuck in Congress wouldn’t “fundamentally change the reality” on the ground and that Russia has an incentive to negotiate peace. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and others have advocated passage of the $60 billion …
Read More »Hungary’s government declines offer to meet US senators seeking approval for Sweden’s NATO bid
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators made an official visit to Hungary’s capital Sunday and called on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden’s request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO’s 31 existing members not to have ratified Sweden’s bid. The Hungarian government faces mounting pressure to act after delaying the move …
Read More »Curbelo puts up 24, Southern Miss takes down Texas State 78-74
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. HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Andre Curbelo scored 24 points as Southern Miss beat Texas State 78-74 on Saturday night. Curbelo also added five rebounds for the Golden Eagles …
Read More »Swiatek, 1ra del ranking, logra su 3er título seguido en el Abierto de Qatar
DOHA (AP) — Iga Swiatek, primera del escalafón mundial, se coronó el sábado en el Abierto de Qatar por tercer año consecutivo, con un triunfo de 7-6 (8), 6-2 sobre la kazaja Elena Rybakina. Rybakina, cuarta del ranking, ganaba por 4-1, pero sufrió una herida en una pierna al realizar un saque y requirió de atención médica. Ella misma se …
Read More »Harper quiere un contrato largo con los Filis y jugar hasta los 40 años. Aceptaría ser 1B
CLEARWATER, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — Bryce Harper quiere terminar su carrera con los Filis de Filadelfia, jugando hasta los 40 años y tal vez recibir un tiro en la primera base para el último out de una Serie Mundial. Al llegar a los entrenamientos de primavera el domingo, Harper indicó que aceptó su cambio a la inicial desde los jardines, …
Read More »‘Oppenheimer’ wins 7 prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards
LONDON (AP) — Atom bomb epic “Oppenheimer” won seven prizes, including best picture, director and actor, at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, cementing its front-runner status for the Oscars next month. Gothic fantasia “Poor Things” took five prizes and Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” won three. British-born filmmaker Christopher Nolan won his first best director BAFTA …
Read More »No. 1 UConn hosts No. 4 Marquette following Kolek’s 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. Marquette Golden Eagles (19-5, 10-3 Big East) at UConn Huskies (23-2, 13-1 Big East) Hartford, Connecticut; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Huskies -6.5; over/under is 147.5 …
Read More »Un nuevo honor le espera a Bam Adebayo de Miami, ser titular en el Juego de Estrellas
INDIANÁPOLIS (AP) — Un nuevo honor le espera a Bam Adebayo de Miami: Será titular en el Juego de Estrellas por primera vez. Adebayo fue anunciado el sábado como reemplazo de Joel Embiid de Filadelfia en la alineación titular de la Conferencia Este para el duelo del domingo. Embiid —reinante MVP y dos veces líder encestador— se perderá el juego …
Read More »Iowa beats No. 20 Wisconsin 88-86 in overtime on last-second shot
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. IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tony Perkins’ layup with 1.3 seconds left gave Iowa an 88-86 overtime win over No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday. Perkins drove the right …
Read More »Willis QB Lagway and Desoto DL Abrams named Texas Class 6A prep football players of year
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Willis quarterback D.J. Lagway and DeSoto defensive lineman Keylan Abrams were named the Blue Bell/Texas Sports Writers Association’s Class 6A prep football players of the year on Friday. Willis threw for 4,604 yards with 58 touchdowns and eight interceptions. The Florida signee also rushed for 957 yards, averaging 9.7 yards per carry for the 12-1 Wildkats. …
Read More »Baylor Scheierman’s 27 points powers No. 17 Creighton to 79-57 rout of Butler
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. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Baylor Scheierman finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds, his sixth consecutive double-double, and Ryan Kalkbrenner added 21 points as No. 17 Creighton rolled past …
Read More »Ciunys’ 22 help UMBC knock off Albany (NY) 80-75
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. BALTIMORE (AP) — Regimantas Ciunys scored 22 points as UMBC beat Albany 80-75 on Saturday. Ciunys added five rebounds for the Retrievers (9-18, 4-8 America East Conference). Marcus …
Read More »WWII Monuments Men weren’t all men. The female members finally move into the spotlight
DALLAS (AP) — After World War II, the U.S. Army’s art experts set out to find and return millions of works stolen by the Nazis. Known as the Monuments Men, they included Mary Regan Quessenberry, who from her base in Berlin traveled to examine stolen works, tracked looting cases and investigated suspicious art dealers. Decades later, Quessenberry and the other …
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