INDIANAPOLIS — Aaron Thompson made a layup with 1:06 left to give Butler the lead en route to a 56-53 win over Georgetown. Simas Lukosius had 13 points off the bench to lead the Bulldogs. Aminu Mohammed led the Hoyas with 16 points and six rebounds.
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NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Cook made three foul shots with six seconds remaining to lift Tulane to a 67-66 win over Wichita State on Saturday. Jalen Cook scored 23 points to lead the Green Wave. Kevin Cross added 20 points. Tyson Etienne led the Shockers with 21 points.
Continue Reading NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Cook made three foul shots with six seconds remaining to lift Tulane to a 67-66 win over Wichita State on Saturday. Jalen Cook scored 23 points to lead the Green Wave. Kevin Cross added 20 points. Tyson Etienne led the Shockers with 21 points.
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By Ray Sanchez and Athena Jones, CNN National Transportation Safety Board investigators descended into a wooded ravine in Pittsburgh Saturday where a snow-covered bridge collapsed one day earlier. Investigators also flew a drone over the area in search of answers as to why the 52-year-old steel frame bridge collapsed in the predawn darkness Friday, leaving
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in Southern California is the lucky winner of the $426 million jackpot prize. The California State Lottery says a single ticket sold at a Chevron gas station in the Woodlands Hills section of Los Angeles matched all six numbers drawn Friday night.
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YUMA, Ariz. (AP) — A 22-year firefighting veteran has become the first female fire chief in the 75-year history of Rural Metro Fire, a private firefighting company based in Scottsdale. Melissa Hilpert assumed her duties of overseeing Rural Metro’s fire stations in the Yuma area of southwestern Arizona this month. Hilpert said as a woman
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Dimitri Payet sent Dimitry Bertaud the wrong way as Marseille beat Montpellier 5-4 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarterfinals of the French Cup. Payet’s calmly taken strike clinched it for 10-time Cup winner Marseille after the match went straight to penalties after ending 1-1
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Dimitri Payet sent Dimitry Bertaud the wrong way as Marseille beat Montpellier 5-4 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarterfinals of the French Cup. Payet’s calmly taken strike clinched it for 10-time Cup winner Marseille after the match went straight to penalties after ending 1-1
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon is preparing to push the CEOs of America’s largest defense companies to accelerate hypersonic weapons development by hosting a high-level meeting next week with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. The purpose is to “light a fire underneath the entire hypersonic industry” and “encourage industry to pick up
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — United States forward Timothy Weah was unable to travel to Canada for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier because he did not meet the vaccination requirements to cross the Canadian border. Weah was involved in the play that led to the winning goal in Thursday’s 1-0 victory over El
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — United States forward Timothy Weah was unable to travel to Canada for Sunday’s World Cup qualifier because he did not meet the vaccination requirements to cross the Canadian border. Weah was involved in the play that led to the winning goal in Thursday’s 1-0 victory over El
Continue Reading DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon has marched on at the African Cup of Nations with a brace by striker Karl Toko Ekambi sending the tournament host into the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Gambia. Toko Ekambi scored his goals in the space of seven minutes in the second half at the Japoma Stadium in
Continue Reading DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon has marched on at the African Cup of Nations with a brace by striker Karl Toko Ekambi sending the tournament host into the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Gambia. Toko Ekambi scored his goals in the space of seven minutes in the second half at the Japoma Stadium in
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire and Evan Perez, CNN An American woman from Kansas who allegedly joined ISIS and led an all-woman battalion in Syria has been arrested and charged by federal prosecutors with providing and conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, was apprehended in Syria earlier and was transferred
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While many like to spend Saturday mornings in bed, others got up Saturday and went for a run. The Yuma Territorial Marathon went down at 6:00 a.m Saturday morning.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Ecuador informó este viernes sobre la activación de un comité para el manejo de crisis tras la ruptura de un conducto de petróleo de la empresa Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados, OCP, en el sector Piedra Fina, provincia de Napo, provocada por el desprendimiento de rocas que dejó
Continue ReadingBy Andrew James Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The need for foster families in Western North Carolina is great. More than 300 children are in foster care in Buncombe County alone, and the county does not have enough licensed foster parents to keep up with the demand.
Continue Reading By Jay Croft, CNN Cold weather is relative to where you are, right? A freezing wind chill in Minneapolis might be a warm snap. People in the Northeast are being crushed by a legitimate blizzard. And way down south in South Florida, all the way down to South Beach, the high temp Saturday will be
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By Hannah Ryan, CNN Singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer — a legend of the Latin American music scene — has died at the age of 70. On Thursday, Verdaguer’s daughter, Ana Victoria, and wife, Amanda Miguel — who are also singers — both confirmed that the Mexican-Argentinian star had passed away and issued a statement on the
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — The transfer window for many big soccer leagues in Europe is coming to an end and many talented and young Brazilian players hope to join this January. They could be bargains for clubs seeking last-minute deals. Some of them are among the best of the
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