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QB Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State beat Miami in Cheez-It Bowl
ORLANDO, Fla. — Spencer Sanders threw for 305 yards and four touchdowns, and Oklahoma State held off No. 18 Miami for a 37-34 victory in the Cheez-It Bowl on Tuesday. Brennan Presley caught three of Sanders’ TD passes, finishing with six receptions for 118 yards. Sanders also led the Cowboys...
Louisville officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death could face dismissalVideo
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of two officers connected to Breonna Taylor’s death — the one who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to her apartment and another found to have opened fire. Detective Joshua Jaynes received a pretermination...
6.3 earthquake kills 7 in Croatia, leaves others missingVideo
PETRINJA, Croatia — A strong earthquake in Croatia destroyed buildings and killed at least seven people Tuesday southwest of the capital, displacing scores of area residents or making them afraid to sleep indoors as emergency teams searched for those still missing by nightfall. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center said the...
Bills’ rout of Patriots punctuates breakthrough seasonVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Don’t let the Buffalo Bills’ polite talk about how the Patriots were merely the next opponent on their schedule fool you. For the team’s longest-serving players who have known mostly failure when facing New England, Buffalo’s 38-9 primetime beatdown of the Patriots on Monday, bore the...
Colorado authorities investigate vandalism that cuts off gas in Aspen
ASPEN, Colo. — Authorities on Tuesday were investigating the vandalism of Aspen’s natural gas system that left thousands of residents and visitors without gas in the middle of the busy holiday tourist season. Investigators hope graffiti left behind might lead to those responsible. Gas valves were turned off at three...
Notre Dame seeking a jumpstart vs. Alabama in College Football Playoff semisVideo
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Brian Kelly isn’t holding back on one of the primary goals for Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff semifinal against Alabama on Friday. “We want to run the ball. We need to run the football,” Kelly said. “Based upon who we are and how we...
Titans’ Derrick Henry poised to repeat as NFL’s rushing leaderVideo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derrick Henry has been running into lots of NFL records, and now he is a game away from joining another exclusive group. Only six men have led the NFL in rushing in consecutive seasons since the league went to a 16-game season, and no one has managed...
Browns add 2 more players to crowded covid-19 list ahead of game with SteelersVideo
CLEVELAND — With their biggest game in years just days away, the Cleveland Browns added two more players to their lengthy covid-19 list. Starting safety Andrew Sendejo and rookie tight end Harrison Bryant were placed on the list Tuesday, giving Cleveland eight players on the list. It is not yet...
Feds decline charges against officers in Tamir Rice case
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it would not bring federal criminal charges against two Cleveland police officers in the 2014 killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, saying video of the shooting was of too poor a quality for prosecutors to conclusively establish what had happened. In closing the...
1st reported U.S. case of virus variant triggers questions
DENVER — The new and seemingly more contagious variant of the coronavirus that has set off alarm in Britain has been reported for the first time in the U.S., in a Colorado man who hadn’t been traveling, triggering a host of questions about how it got here and adding urgency...
Court: Parents of Cincinnati child who killed himself can sue educators
CINCINNATI — The parents of an 8-year-old student who killed himself after being persistently bullied can move forward with a lawsuit against the Cincinnati school district that alleges wrongful death and other charges, a federal appeals panel ruled Tuesday. The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court Appeals said...
Biden criticizes pace of vaccine rollout, vows to accelerate
WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden criticized the Trump administration Tuesday for the pace of distributing covid-19 vaccines and predicted that “things will get worse before they get better” when it comes to the pandemic. “We need to be honest — the next few weeks and months are going to...
Minneapolis officials outline new police disciplinary plan
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis’ mayor and police chief on Tuesday announced changes in the city’s disciplinary processes for police officers in an effort to make it easier to hold them accountable for bad behavior. Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief Medaria Arradondo, in their latest initiative to change department practices in the...
Arizona men’s basketball self-imposes 1-year postseason banVideo
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona men’s basketball program has self-imposed a one-year postseason ban related to its long-running NCAA rules infractions case. Arizona was accused of nine counts of misconduct, including five Level I violations, in a Notice of Allegations sent by the NCAA in October. The violations include a...
Christmas bombing marks another dark day for NashvilleVideo
NASHVILLE — When Sandy and Geff Lee finally saw a photo of the building that was home to their Nashville boutique on the day after the Christmas morning bombing, a quiet came over the room. The rubble was overwhelming. Debris shadowed familiar details. Geff Lee pulled up a map to...
West Virginia pulls away from Northeastern in 2nd half for victoryVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Derek Culver scored 18 points, Oscar Tshiebwe had 12 points and 15 rebounds and No. 9 West Virginia used its size advantage to beat Northeastern, 73-51, on Tuesday. Emmitt Matthews added 13 points for the Mountaineers (8-2). Tyson Walker scored 10 points for Northeastern (1-5) but was...
New U.S. dietary guidelines: No candy, cake for kids under 2
Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for young children. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released Tuesday, recommend feeding only breast milk for at least six months and no added sugar for children under age 2. “It’s...
Major rail safety technology installed before deadline
The railroad industry has installed an automatic braking system on nearly 58,000 miles of track where it is required ahead of a yearend deadline, federal regulators said Tuesday. Federal Railroad Administration chief Ronald Batory said railroads worked together over the past 12 years to develop and install the long-awaited technology...
No preseason, no problem as NFL rookies shine in strange yearVideo
Facing fourth-and-goal at the 1 in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Rams, the New York Jets turned to veteran Frank Gore — along with rookie Mekhi Becton. The critical play called for Gore to run behind Becton, a 6-foot-7, 363-pound left tackle and the 11th overall pick in...
Winter storm could bring several inches of snow to Upper MidwestVideo
DES MOINES, Iowa — A strong winter storm began making its way Tuesday across the Upper Midwest, creating treacherous travel conditions and spurring warnings urging people to stay off the roads. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings for parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Wisconsin and...
Boeing Max returns to U.S. skies with first passenger flight
American Airlines flew a Boeing 737 Max with paying passengers from Miami to New York on Tuesday, the plane’s first commercial flight in U.S. skies since it was grounded after two deadly crashes. American flight 718 carried 87 passengers on the 172-seat plane, and the return flight from LaGuardia Airport...
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews sidelined indefinitely by illness
CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss the start of training camp because of an illness, and there is no timetable for his return. The 32-year-old Toews said Tuesday he has been experiencing symptoms that have left him feeling “drained and lethargic.” “I am extremely disappointed, but it...
Stocks fall as investors turn cautious following recordsVideo
Stocks closed modestly lower Tuesday on Wall Street as investors turned cautious a day after major indexes closed at their latest record highs. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, the benchmark index’s first decline in four days. Investors shifted money away from technology companies, which have been among of the biggest...
Trump lashes out at GOP after override vote on defense bill
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lashed out at congressional Republicans on Tuesday after the House easily voted to override his veto of a defense policy bill. A total of 109 Republicans, including Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, a member of GOP leadership, joined with Democrats on Monday to approve the override,...
A record 39 holiday songs dominate Billboard Hot 100 chart
Tis the season to be jolly: A record 39 holiday songs have dominated this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart, including nine holiday tunes in the Top 10. Mariah Carey’s ubiquitous hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” leads the pack at No. 1 — marking the tune’s fifth time...
