PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Caleb Spencer scored 15 points, Clifford Omoruyi had 14 points and nine rebounds and Rutgers defeated Wake Forest 81-57. Caleb McConnell added 13 points, Paul Mulcahy had 10 points and seven assists and Aundre Hyatt also scored 10 points for the Scarlet Knights, who shot a season-high 58%. Their nationally-ranked top-five
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Morocco’s miraculous World Cup run is over. The Atlas Lions made history by becoming the first African team to reach the World Cup semifinals. But Morocco lost to Croatia 2-1 in the match for third place at Khalifa International Stadium. Morocco was also the
Continue ReadingCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Wong scored 22 points and No. 25 Miami beat St. Francis (Pa.) 91-76. Wooga Poplar added a career-high 20 points while Bensley Joseph and Norchad Omier each scored 14 points for the Hurricanes (11-1), who won their seventh straight. It is the first week the Hurricanes earned an in-season
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Gradey Dick scored 20 points to lead six Kansas players in double figures scoring, Dajuan Harris Jr. added 10 points and 10 assists and the eighth-ranked Jayhawks roared to an 84-62 victory over No. 14 Indiana on Saturday. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 11 points and
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una nueva tendencia de pago se está extendiendo por Estados Unidos, lo que hace que la experiencia sea cada vez más incómoda: las propinas digitales. Pides un café, un helado, una ensalada o una porción de pizza y pagas con tu tarjeta de crédito o con tu teléfono. Luego, un empleado
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Mitch Trubisky will start at quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they travel to Carolina. Trubisky will get the call with starter Kenny Pickett out with a concussion. Trubisky began the season as Pittsburgh’s starter before losing the job midway through a Week 4 loss to the New York Jets. He has
Continue ReadingANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Leigha Brown scored 16 points with eight assists, six rebounds and two steals and No. 19 Michigan recovered from its first loss to beat Appalachian State 77-49. Emily Kiser led the Wolverines with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting. A’Lea Gilbert scored 15 points for the Mountaineers. Kiser had 12 points
Continue ReadingLONDON, Ontario (AP) — The London Knights and the Ontario Hockey League say center Abakar Kazbekov has died at the age of 18. No other details were immediately provided. Kazbekov, who was from Russia, played in a 5-2 home victory over the Owen Sound Attack on Friday. The Moscow native had been a member of
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Negotiators at a United Nations biodiversity conference Saturday have still not resolved most of the key issues around protecting the world’s nature by 2030 and providing tens of billions of dollars to developing countries to fund those efforts. The United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP15, is set to wrap up
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Billie Eilish brought out Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl for a touching tribute to Taylor Hawkins at her Los Angeles show on Thursday night. Eilish was performing at Kia Forum arena when she invited Grohl on stage. Grohl recalled the 2022 Grammys, where Eilish performed on stage in a Hawkins shirt,
Continue ReadingMIDLAND, Texas (AP) — The Texas Railroad Commission, which oversees the state’s oil and gas industry, has sent investigators to west Texas following a 5.4 magnitude earthquake near Midland. The commission said Saturday that inspectors will examine disposal activity at injection well sites near the Friday earthquake. Midland County Emergency Management Coordinator Justin Bunch said
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Rihanna was hacked — by her adorable kiddo. The musician and entrepreneur welcomed her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky in May of this year. The couple has not yet announced the baby’s name, and in the months since the birth, the two have refrained from posting any images of their
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 in the third-place playoff on Saturday as the African side’s historic 2022 World Cup ended in defeat. It took Croatia just seven minutes to open the scoring through a header from Joško Gvardiol, before Achraf Dari equalized two minutes later. In an open and exciting game, Croatia
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Josko Gvardiol made a play to be Croatia’s next go-to guy in what may have been Luka Modric’s final World Cup match. Modric has been the key player for Croatia for more than a decade but he is now 37. Modric was again central
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reversed a decades-old decision to revoke the security clearance of Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist called the father of the atomic bomb for his leading role in World War II’s Manhattan Project. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the 1954 decision by the Atomic Energy Commission was
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN After a nor’easter dropped more than a foot of snow across many parts of interior New England, more is on its way Saturday as officials warn of dangerous travel conditions the weekend before Christmas. The storm — part of a weather system that upended several communities in the South with deadly
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Iranian authorities arrested one of the country’s most renowned actresses Saturday on charges of spreading falsehoods about nationwide protests that grip the country, state media said. The report by IRNA said Taraneh Alidoosti, star of the Oscar-winning movie “The Salesman,” was detained a week after she made a post on Instagram expressing
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A prominent video game creator who helped lead Facebook’s expansion into virtual reality has resigned from the social networking service’s corporate parent after becoming disillusioned with the way the technology is being managed. John Carmack cut ties with Meta Platforms, a holding company created last
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Los argentinos no solo son —quizá— los hinchas más apasionados del fútbol en todo el planeta, sino que su pasión la viven con mucha superstición. Y cuando de la selección se trata, mucho más. Mantienen sus cábalas para que el equipo gane, algunos usan la misma ropa o no lavan
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A federal safety agency said Saturday that four people who died when a small plane crashed north of Seattle last month were conducting test flights to gather baseline information before the Cessna 208B was modified with a new aerodynamic drag reduction system. The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Saturday
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