SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State women’s volleyball program was banned from postseason play for a year and docked scholarships amid a series of penalties handed down by the NCAA. The infractions occurred under the watch of longtime coach Melissa Stokes, who resigned in 2019 amid an independent investigation commissioned by the school that
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. survey of astronomers puts the search for extraterrestrial life at the top of their to-do list for the next 10 years. The National Academy of Sciences released the survey’s results Thursday. In the report, astronomers stress the need to continue the hunt
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Igor Danchenko, a Russian analyst who was a source for the 2016 dossier of allegations about former President Donald Trump, was arrested and indicted Thursday for allegedly lying to the FBI, as part of Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation into the origins of the FBI’s Russia
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN This morning’s October jobs report is expected to contain good news. An estimated 450,000 jobs were added last month, more than in both September and August. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson and Carma Hassan, CNN A juror was dismissed in Kyle Rittenhouse’s homicide trial Thursday morning after he told a joke to a deputy earlier this week about the police shooting of Jacob Blake. The incident occurred when a male juror made a joke about the shooting while being escorted to his
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Cleveland Browns visit the Cincinnati Bengals for a critical AFC North matchup on Sunday. Both are coming off tough losses. The Bengals (5-3) blew a fourth-quarter lead and lost to the previously 1-5 New York Jets last week 34-31. The Browns (4-4) dropped one to the Steelers 20-15. The division
Continue ReadingBy ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A group of independent researchers is warning of a rise in torture and enforced disappearances in Burundi in “a clear pattern” of abuses that it says undermines limited rights improvements under President Evariste Ndayishimiye. Members of the national intelligence service as well as the police
Continue ReadingCNN By John Keefe, Rachel Ramirez and Angela Fritz, CNN After months of unrelenting drought, precipitation is bringing minor relief to the West, particularly in the Pacific Northwest and northern California. While some of the drought and fire conditions have been alleviated, the rain and snow has not yet been enough to replenish reservoirs, and
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs had seen enough of Melvin Ingram dragging down their quarterbacks over the years that it made sense to chase the three-time Pro Bowl defensive end when he became a free agent last offseason. They didn’t manage to land him when
Continue ReadingAKRON, Ohio (AP) — Akron has fired football coach Tom Arth two days after the Zips fell to 2-7 to clinch another losing season. Arth was 3-24 at the Mid-American Conference school since taking over in 2019. Athletic director Charles Guthrie says associate head coach Oscar Rodriguez Jr. will take over as interim coach. The
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Patriots running back Damien Harris has run for at least 80 yards in the last three games and has a touchdown rushing in four straight games. He’ll lead the Patriots’ running attack on Sunday when New England visits Carolina. Harris ranks tied for third in the NFL with a career-high six TDs
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Wisconsin will bring a four-game winning streak to SHI Stadium on Saturday when it takes on Rutgers. The Badgers have turned things around after starting the season with one win in their first four games. It was their worst start since 1990. The Scarlet Knights
Continue ReadingBy MARIAM FAM and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press As a wary world watches to see the Taliban’s policies for women, many girls and young women in Afghanistan are afraid the future they’ve envisioned may become out of reach. They worry about missing out on big career goals as well as little freedoms and hobbies that
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A French astronaut has used a video call from space to sound the alarm about worsening repercussions from climate change that he can see from the International Space Station. Thomas Pesquet told French President Emmanuel Macron during the video link-up Thursday that he has been shocked by the extreme weather and climate
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press The juror dismissed from Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder trial apparently was trying to be funny when he cracked to a court security officer about the shooting of a Black man that set off the protests where Rittenhouse shot three people. When Judge Bruce Schroeder said Thursday that the joke showed bias
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Christian Pulisic is back on the roster for the United States’ World Cup qualifier against Mexico next week after recovering from a sprained ankle, and defender Sergiño Dest will miss the match because of a back injury. Joe Scally, an 18-year-old defender who has become a starter for Borussia Mönchengladbach this season,
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GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A powerful storm pushing into the Pacific NW has already made for a rainy morning, and we will see more wind-driven rain through the day. Highs will be in the upper 40’s to mid 50’s. SW winds will ramp up to 20-30 mph with gusts as high as 50-60 mph, prompting
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Las Vegas Raiders are returning from a bye week to face the New York Giants Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The Raiders are 5-2 and lead the AFC West. The Giants are 2-6 after dropping a Monday night game to the Kansas City Chiefs. Rich Bisaccia of the Raiders can become
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson has left Myanmar after finishing a private humanitarian mission in which he sought to boost the Southeast Asian country’s efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic and facilitate the delivery of aid. His Richardson Center for Global Engagement says he
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Twitter suspended Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson for posting blatant misinformation about the Covid-19 vaccine, including claims the shots contain tracking devices linked to the devil. “Dear Christians: the vaccines contain a bioluminescent marker called LUCIFERASE so that you can be tracked. Read the last book of the New
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