By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The long and unpredictable NASCAR season comes to an end Sunday with a championship race fitting for a year that saw unprecedented parity and never a clear title favorite. Chase Elliott led the standings for most of the season while winning a career-high five
Continue ReadingEASTON, Mass. (AP) — Jermaine Corbett ran for a career-high 227 yards on 16 carries and scored three touchdowns and Stonehill smothered Wagner 50-10. Corbett’s 32-yard scoring run with 7:42 left in the first quarter put Stonehill ahead 7-3. Later, his 59-yard scoring jaunt extended the lead to 14-3 just before the first ended. Damien
Continue ReadingSTONY BROOK, N.Y. (AP) — Angelo Guglielmello’s 37-yard field goal as time expired lifted Stony Brook to a 24-22 victory over Morgan State. Morgan State scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to rally from an 11-point deficit and take a 22-21 lead. Alfonzo Graham scored on a 44-yard run and Andre Crawley caught a
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Carter Center is training nonpartisan observers to monitor midterm elections in Fulton County, Georgia. The county at the heart of metro Atlanta also lies at the core of former President Donald Trump’s false assertions that the 2020 presidential election was rigged. The Center, co-founded in 1982
Continue ReadingTOWSON, Md. (AP) — Tyrrell Pigrome threw a pair of touchdown passes to Isaiah Perkins and Towson defeated Villanova 27-3. Matthew Mercurio kicked a 25-yard field goal for the game’s first points in the opening quarter but Villanova didn’t score again with the Tigers holding the Wildcats to 153 yards offense. Pigrome threw TD passes
Continue ReadingMARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Xavier Shepherd accounted for five touchdowns as Kennesaw State battled back from a 10-point deficit early in the third quarter to post a 44-27 win over No. 15 UT Martin in the first-ever meeting between the schools. Kennesaw State is now 6-0 against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference and 26-14
Continue ReadingITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Trey Flowers ran for two touchdowns, Aidan Sayin threw for two and Pennsylvania held off Cornell 28-21 on Saturday.Flowers capped a pair of short drives with touchdowns in the second quarter en route to a 124-yard day on 26 carries. The Quakers led 21-7 at the break. Sayin, who connected with
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Aaron Carter, cantante que encontró la fama por primera vez cuando era niño con canciones pop como “I Want Candy”, murió, dijo a CNN una fuente cercana a la familia. Tenía 34 años. Un portavoz del Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Los Ángeles le dijo a CNN que
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Ailym Ford rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns to lead Chattanooga to a 31-21 victory over The Citadel. Ford put Chattanooga (7-2, 5-1 Southern Conference) on top for good early in the second quarter when he capped a seven-play, 57-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to give the Mocs
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER and ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit albums starting in his teen years, was found dead Saturday at his home in Southern California. He was 34. Representatives for Carter’s family confirmed the singer’s death. His fiance, Melanie
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas and Emma Tucker, CNN Aaron Carter, a former child pop singer and younger brother of Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter, has died, a source close to the family told CNN. He was 34. A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department told CNN they responded to a call for help at Carter’s
Continue ReadingRAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli forces have shot and killed a young man in the occupied West Bank. The ministry said Saturday that 18-year-old Musab Nofal was shot in the chest and died at hospital in Ramallah. Another Palestinian was wounded. The Israeli military said the two Palestinians were
Continue ReadingBy HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has reached a record estimated high of $1.6 billion, leading longtime players and first-timers alike to flock to buy tickets ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. At Woodman’s Markets in Madison, Wisconsin, sisters Christy Bemis and Cherrie Spencer were among the dozens
Continue ReadingBy HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has reached a record estimated high of $1.6 billion, leading longtime players and first-timers alike to flock to buy tickets ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. At Woodman’s Markets in Madison, Wisconsin, sisters Christy Bemis and Cherrie Spencer were among the dozens
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney crossed the political aisle again this election year and endorsed a Democratic colleague in a competitive House race, backing former CIA officer Abigail Spanberger on Saturday as she seeks a third term in a newly redrawn district in northern Virginia. Cheney, vice
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A former corrections officer said Alabama is no longer in control of its prisons and said he believes federal officials should intervene in the system. Stacy George, who recently resigned after 13 1/2 years at Limestone Correctional Facility, spoke to reporters and activists on Friday. He described coming into work and
Continue Readingby Brian Fung, CNN Twitter on Saturday launched an updated version of its iOS app that promises to allow users to pay a monthly subscription to receive a blue checkmark on their profiles, a feature that Elon Musk, the company’s new owner, has proposed as a way to fight spam on the platform. The app’s
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk sold $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock since completing his purchase of Twitter late last month. Musk’s Tesla stock sales, totaling 19.5 million shares, have been widely anticipated ever since the Tesla CEO reached a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Musk had sold
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) de República Dominicana informó que se eleva a cuatro el número de muertos por los efectos de las lluvias registradas en el Gran Santo Domingo desde la tarde del viernes. El general Juan Manuel Méndez, director del COE, reveló que los fallecidos pertenecen
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — The bodies of three more migrants have been found in the western Aegean Sea near where an overloaded sailboat smuggling dozens of people to Europe sank in rough seas this week. Greek authorities said Saturday that raises the total death toll to 26. A coast guard statement said the number of
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