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NFL’s top offense, defense clash as Patriots host CowboysVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As a young football fan growing up in California, it didn’t take Tom Brady long to dislike the Dallas Cowboys. “I’ve really not liked the Cowboys since coming out of the womb as a Niner fan,” Brady joked this week. “They’ve got a lot of great players...
Sacar Anim scores 14 to lift Marquette past Robert Morris
MILWAUKEE — Sacar Anim finished with 14 points and six rebounds as Marquette slipped past Robert Morris, 66-62, on Saturday. Markus Howard had 11 points for the Golden Eagles (3-1). Koby McEwen and Brendan Bailey pitched in with 10 points apiece. Dante Treacy topped the Colonials (1-6) with 14 points...
West Virginia falls to Brown, Hubbard, No. 22 Oklahoma State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dru Brown threw two touchdown passes in his first start, Chuba Hubbard surpassed 100 yards rushing for the ninth consecutive game and No. 22 Oklahoma State beat West Virginia, 20-13, on Saturday. Brown and national rushing leader Hubbard generated just enough offense for the Cowboys (8-3, 5-3...
Penn State loses to Ohio State in marquee Big Ten matchupVideo
COLUMBUS, Ohio — After cruising through the first 10 games against teams that didn’t put up much a fight, No. 2 Ohio State found itself in a slugfest with No. 9 Penn State. The Buckeyes responded, winning with defense. Justin Hillard intercepted Penn State backup Will Levis’ pass, and the...
Iowa woman gets 50 years in prison for 1992 beating death
MUSCATINE, Iowa — An Iowa grandmother convicted of the 1992 killing of her former boyfriend has been sentenced to 50 years in prison, which was the maximum allowed. The Muscatine Journal reports that 56-year-old Annette Cahill showed no emotion when she was sentenced Friday. Following a mistrial earlier this year,...
Memorial unveiled to victims of Texas Walmart mass shooting
EL PASO, Texas — A memorial was unveiled Saturday honoring the 22 people who were killed in a recent mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. The 30-foot tall golden obelisk, called the “Grand Candela,” or “Big Candle,” was revealed to the public during a morning ceremony in...
Feds fight back as Epstein death conspiracy theories swirl
NEW YORK — At another time in history, the indictment of two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself might have served as an emphatic rebuttal to suspicions that the wealthy sex offender was actually murdered. Not in 2019. Conspiracy theories continued to flourish, even...
Bloomberg vows to refuse donations, presidential salary
NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg will not accept political donations if he runs for president and he will not take a salary if he wins, according to senior aides who offered new details on Saturday about the New York billionaire’s plans to navigate his wealth as he marches toward a...
Till memorial, others taking security steps amid vandalism
A commission behind a memorial for teenage lynching victim Emmett Till in Mississippi was forced to get a new sign with a glass bulletproof front and add cameras and alarms after previous markers were riddled with bullet holes. It’s one of numerous monuments to U.S. civil rights figures or events...
3 wounded in shooting outside Salt Lake City concert venue
SALT LAKE CITY — Three people were wounded in a shooting outside a downtown concert venue in Utah’s capital, not far from the unrelated Friday night evacuation of an NBA arena, police said. The shots were fired shortly after 10 p.m. from a car as the three left The Complex,...
From air, pope greets leaders of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis managed an airborne diplomatic dance by sending telegrams of greetings to the leaders of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan as he flew through their airspace on his way from Thailand to Japan. Francis made sure not to offend Beijing in the telegrams Saturday,...
5 states resisting creation of panels to promote the census
ORLANDO, Fla. — With billions in federal aid and seats in Congress at stake, some states are dragging their feet in carrying out one of the Census Bureau’s chief recommendations for making sure everyone is counted during the 2020 census. Five states — Florida, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas...
Marcus Weathers scores 12 to lift Duquesne over Air Force in Bahamas
BIMINI, Bahamas — Marcus Weathers and Michael Hughes combined for 21 points and 17 rebounds as Duquesne defeated Air Force, 69-6,3 at the Junkanoo Jam on Friday night. Weathers buried 6 of 8 shots from the floor and grabbed eight rebounds for the unbeaten Dukes (5-0). Hughes hit 5 of...
Browns’ Jarvis Landry: Myles Garrett inquiry by NFL unfairVideo
BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry called the NFL for two penalties — false start and illegal procedure in its handling of Myles Garrett’s suspension. “It was not fair to Myles,” Landry said. Garrett was banned indefinitely by the league for striking Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph...
Jim Brown, Walter Payton unanimous RB picks on NFL’s All-Time Team
Jim Brown and Walter Payton are unanimous choices at running back for the NFL’s All-Time Team. As part of its celebration of its centennial season, the league announced Friday night the first portion of the squad. A 26-member panel is selecting the team. Also chosen were two coaches, Paul Brown...
Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard brings run show to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia defensive lineman Reese Donahue is feeling all the emotions this week as he and 21 other seniors prepare for their final home game. Donahue is bittersweet about suiting up one last time at Mountaineer Field on Saturday against No. 22 Oklahoma State (7-3, 4-3 Big...
Officials: Don’t eat romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California
U.S. health officials on Friday told people to avoid romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California, because of another food poisoning outbreak. The warning comes almost exactly one year after a similar outbreak led to a blanket warning about tainted romaine. The officials urged people not to eat the leafy green...
Syracuse University, shaken by racism, welcomes the holiday break
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Benny Callahan didn’t leave her dorm for two straight days this week. The Syracuse University freshman didn’t feel safe, she said, away from home and under siege, it seemed, by day-after-day reports of racism in campus residence and academic halls. “My parents are freaking out,” Callahan, who...
Trump denigrates U.S. diplomats, pushes conspiracy theories
Offering his own take on five long days of public hearings, President Donald Trump brushed off the impeachment inquiry as “total nonsense” on Friday and bad-mouthed a number of the U.S. diplomats who testified to Congress about his Ukraine pressure campaign. In one breath, Trump said House Democrats looked like...
Spacewalking astronauts slice into cosmic ray detector
Spacewalking astronauts ventured out Friday for the second week in a row to repair a cosmic ray detector, this time actually cutting into the $2 billion instrument. The International Space Station’s Luca Parmitano sliced through eight stainless steel tubes, using hardware store-type bolt cutters. That set the stage to install...
Jerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years, same as before
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was resentenced Friday to 30 to 60 years in prison, the same penalty as before, for sexually abusing children. Sandusky, 75, was sentenced by Judge Maureen Skerda at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte. He wore a yellow jumpsuit and entered court...
Former Boston College student charged in boyfriend’s suicide pleads not guilty
BOSTON — A former Boston College student made her first court appearance Friday to face charges that she encouraged her boyfriend to take his own life in what prosecutors describe as a toxic and abusive relationship. Inyoung You, 21, pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Suffolk County Superior Court...
Police: Pregnant woman forced to drink toilet water, bleach
ST. PETERS, Mo. — An eastern Missouri man is accused of holding his pregnant girlfriend captive, punching her and forcing her to drink toilet water and bleach. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 40-year-old Ronnie William Howard of St. Peters is charged with kidnapping, domestic assault and unlawful use of...
Supreme Court will hear case over no-fly list
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take up the Trump administration’s bid to end a lawsuit filed by Muslim men who say they were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they refused to serve as FBI informants. The three foreign-born men claim in the lawsuit that their religious convictions...
FBI lawyer suspected of altering Russia probe document
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday touted news reports that a former FBI lawyer is suspected of altering a document related to surveillance of a former Trump campaign adviser in 2016. The Associated Press has confirmed reports by CNN and The Washington Post that the finding is part of...
