Missouri man convicted at 14 of killing mom gets parole
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing his mother…
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Could Beijing bring the Miracle on Ice: Part II?
With a squad full of college players and even some teenagers, the U.S. men’s hockey team is the youngest in decade. Sam Brock talks to the team…
Continue ReadingUN court orders Uganda to pay Congo $325M for violence
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Court of Justice has ordered Uganda to pay $325 million in…
Continue Reading3 authors named winners of Science + Literature awards
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The National Book Foundation has teamed with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to honor books that…
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Defending gold medalists Team USA opens 2022 Olympics with men’s curling win over ROC
Team USA men’s curling began play at the 2022 Winter Olympics against the ROC looking to defend its gold medal from four years…
Continue ReadingPolice: Officer thought handgun was stun gun in shooting
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Hollywood police say an initial review of a shooting last July shows an officer thought he was deploying his stun gun when…
Continue ReadingSara Takanashi: Japanese ski jumper apologizes amid ‘too big’ suit disqualification controversy
By Ben Morse, CNN Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi has issued an emotional apology after she was disqualified for violating suit regulations at…
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U.S. finishes last in short track women’s 3000m relay semi
The American team of Kristen Santos, Maame Biney, Corrine Stoddard and Julie Letai finished last in their short track women’s 3000m relay semifinal…
Continue ReadingSpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar storm
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being…
Continue ReadingSpaceX satellites falling out of orbit after solar storm
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being…
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Decker impressed with U.S. effort vs. Canada in prelims
Brianna Decker gives an update on how she’s doing after breaking her leg in the first U.S. hockey game of the 2022 Winter Olympics and shares what…
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Inside Irwin’s historic biathlon finish in Olympic debut
Deedra Irwin was honored to become an Olympian. But when her seventh-place finish in the women’s 15km individual event marked the U.S.’s best Olympic…
Continue ReadingGermany’s diplomacy pivots toward fighting climate change
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says the nation’s diplomatic priorities will tilt toward addressing the threat of climate change…
Continue ReadingSamsung unveils new phones as premium market share shrinks
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Samsung is trying to reclaim lost ground in the coveted high end of the smartphone…
Continue ReadingMan granted immunity for leading police to body of 3-year-old Major Harris
By Kristen Barbaresi Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — New details were released Tuesday, Feb. 8…
Continue ReadingA 12-year-old Black girl made a ‘Black Lives Matter’ swimsuit for a competition and refused to change when an official said she’d be disqualified
CNN By Joe Sutton and David Williams, CNN A 12-year-old Black girl was disqualified from a Wisconsin swim meet over the weekend for wearing a…
Continue ReadingBurned Labradoodle, Will, showing improvements on journey to recovery
By Mariya Murrow Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Dog Days Rescue, the organization caring for a…
Continue ReadingWrestler gives opponent a special moment during dual meet
By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEWTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A display of sportsmanship during a…
Continue ReadingCzechs ditch COVID-19 pass rules, ease limits on crowds
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has moved forward with easing coronavirus restrictions, cancelling a requirement for people to present a…
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Germany’s ‘Two Tobis’ threepeat with doubles gold
Germany’s ‘Two Tobis’ – Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt – threepeat with doubles luge gold, and broke a track record in the process. Germany’s Toni…
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