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Penn State students raise more than $11 million in annual dance marathonVideo
STATE COLLEGE — Hundreds of Penn State students have raised almost $11.7 million dollars for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance marathon known as Thon. The $11,696,942.38 total was announced Sunday afternoon at the conclusion of the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, billed as the world’s largest...
Michigan sexual misconduct claims eerily similar to Ohio State caseVideo
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Michigan announced last week allegations of decades-old sexual misconduct by a sports doctor were under investigation, former wrestler Mike DiSabato was stunned by the parallels to an abuse scandal at his alma mater, Ohio State. The accusations by several people against Dr. Robert E. Anderson...
Tyson Fury gives boxing something to sing aboutVideo
LAS VEGAS — The world has never seen a heavyweight champion like Tyson Fury, the British behemoth who gave Deontay Wilder a beat down to win the heavyweight title and then celebrated by leading fans in a chorus of “American Pie” from the ring at the MGM Grand hotel. He...
Alarms raised on reliability, security of pricey ballot-marking voting machines
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. voters will cast ballots this year on devices that look and feel like the discredited paperless voting machines they once used, yet leave a paper record of the vote. But computer security experts are warning that these so-called ballot-marking devices still pose too much of...
Man drives Jeep off 6-story roof of Los Angeles-area garage
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A man drove his Jeep off the the sixth floor of a Los Angeles-area parking garage early Sunday and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, authorities said. When officers arrived shortly after midnight, they found the destroyed vehicle up against a McDonald’s restaurant across...
Trump expresses optimism for U.S. peace deal with Taliban
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday he’s ready to sign a peace deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan if a temporary truce holds in America’s longest war. “Time to come home,” he said. “They want to stop. You know, they’ve been fighting a long time. They’re tough people. We’re...
B. Smith, model turned lifestyle guru, dead at 70
NEW YORK — Barbara “B.” Smith, one of the nation’s top black models who went on to open restaurants, launch a successful home products line and write cookbooks, has died at her Long Island home at age 70 after battling early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Smith’s family announced on social media...
No. 9 Penn State falls to Indiana for 2nd straight lossVideo
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In a game full of wild swings, Indiana boxed out No. 9 Penn State. The Hoosiers let a 19-point first-half lead disappear, fell behind by six and then rallied for a 68-60 victory Sunday. It was the second straight loss for the Nittany Lions (20-7, 10-6 Big...
Man skeptic of world being round dies in California rocket crash
BARSTOW, Calif. — A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth. “Mad” Mike Hughes was killed on Saturday afternoon...
Passage to India: Trump ready for warm embrace, adulation
WASHINGTON — It was the Trumpiest of offers. A rally at one of the world’s largest stadiums. A crowd of millions cheering him on. A love fest during an election year. President Donald Trump’s packed two-day visit to India promises the kind of welcome that has eluded him on many...
Trump says he was not told that Russia was helping Sanders
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has never been briefed about Russian efforts to help Bernie Sanders win the Democratic presidential nomination and he accused the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee of leaking election security information from a classified briefing. Sanders acknowledged on Friday that...
Italy cancels Venice Carnival in bid to halt spread of virus
CODOGNO, Italy — Italy stepped up measures Sunday to ban public gatherings amid rapidly rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country and a third death from the virus, calling off the famed Venice Carnival attended by thousands of revelers. The decision to call off the Carnival was announced by...
UNLV hands No. 4 San Diego State 1st loss of seasonVideo
SAN DIEGO — Malachi Flynn sat slumped in his chair and glared straight ahead, the sting of San Diego State’s first loss of the season still painfully fresh. “We lost. It was the first time it happened, so it doesn’t feel good,” Flynn said moments after the fired-up UNLV Runnin’...
Sanders on top: Key takeaways from the Nevada caucuses
LAS VEGAS — Sen. Bernie Sanders cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses, heartening his supporters and stoking alarm among moderates who fear he is too liberal and would lose to President Donald Trump. Takeaways from the Nevada caucuses: SANDERS’ PRESIDENTIAL BID GETS ROCKET FUEL Sanders’ convincing win means there...
No. 3 Kansas ends No. 1 Baylor’s 23-game winning streakVideo
WACO, Texas — Udoka Azubuike and No. 3 Kansas returned the favor in a Big 12 showdown that lived up to the hype. The Jayhawks share the Big 12 lead again and could return to the No. 1 spot in the AP poll, as well. Azubuike had 23 points and...
700 club: Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin scores for milestone goalVideo
NEWARK, N.J. — With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin stands where few in hockey have been. He became the eighth NHL player to score 700 career goals, reaching the milestone in the third period of the Washington’ Capitals’ 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. “It’s...
Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead
LAS VEGAS — Bernie Sanders scored a resounding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses on Saturday, cementing his status as the Democrats’ national front-runner amid escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Donald Trump. While Sanders scored a strong victory, a cluster of candidates fought for a distant...
Justin Thomas builds 1-shot lead in Mexico as Jon Rahm makes his moveVideo
MEXICO CITY — Justin Thomas has done just about everything at the Mexico Championship except win. Even with a one-shot lead going into the final round, Saturday was enough of a reminder that no lead is safe at Chapultepec Golf Club, and nothing comes easily. Thomas was five shots behind...
NASCAR drivers slide back into rhythm after Newman wreckVideo
LAS VEGAS — Some levity returned to NASCAR on a rainy Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As drivers idled inside waiting for the eventual cancellation of qualifying for Sunday’s race, Kevin Harvick went on Twitter to defend reigning Cup Series champion Kyle Busch’s participation in the Truck Series. Busch...
Charter bus rollover kills 3, injures 18 outside San Diego
PALA MESA, Calif. — A charter bus swerved on a rain-slicked Southern California highway and rolled down an embankment Saturday, killing three people and injuring 18 others, authorities said. Several passengers were thrown from the bus, and one of the dead was trapped under the vehicle after it landed on...
Duquesne hangs with No. 5 Dayton, can’t keep up in 2nd halfVideo
DAYTON, Ohio — Dayton coach Anthony Grant was unhappy with his team at halftime of Saturday’s game against Duquesne, and he let them know it. Duquesne held a 38-36 lead at the intermission, and Grant had to make his team understand if the No. 5 Flyers didn’t pick up the...
Jamie Dixon, TCU defeat No. 17 West Virginia in OTVideo
FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Samuel scored six of his 19 points in overtime, and TCU extended No. 17 West Virginia’s Big 12 road woes with a 67-60 victory over the Mountaineers on Saturday. The Horned Frogs (15-12, 6-8 Big 12) thought they had won for just the second time...
After learning of Whitey Bulger LSD tests, juror has regrets
EASTHAM, Mass. — One of the jurors who convicted notorious crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger says she regrets her decision after learning that he was an unwitting participant in a covert CIA experiment with LSD. Bulger terrorized Boston from the 1970s into the 1990s with a campaign of murder, extortion,...
Couple who vanished during California getaway found alive
INVERNESS, Calif. — An academic couple who vanished during a getaway in the woods of Northern California was found Saturday by search-and-rescue workers who spent almost a week looking for them and gave up hopes of finding them alive. The Marin County Sheriff’s office tweeted that two helicopter crews airlifted...
Case of missing children tied to doomsday beliefs, 3 deaths
HONOLULU — Family members used to describe Lori Vallow as an attentive mother who had her kids’ best interests at heart. But that was before she reportedly declared herself a god sent to prepare the world for an imminent apocalypse. Before three untimely deaths of people surrounding her. Before her...
