ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Sarah Andrews scored 16 points with six assists, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs had 13 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 21 Baylor beat Saint Louis 92-58 in the Gulf Coast Showcase. Baylor opened the game on a 14-2 run, led 25-11 after one quarter and held a double-digit advantage the rest of the
Continue ReadingJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Dan Bradbury will take a one-shot clubhouse lead into the weekend after second-round play at the Joburg Open again ended early because of thunderstorms and then fading light. The Englishman shot a 5-under 66 a day after his 63 equaled the course record at Houghton Golf Club. Play was suspended for nearly
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford has announced another SUV recall, this time impacting about 520,000 Ford Escape and Bronco Sport compacts in the United States. Potential cracks in the vehicles’ fuel line could cause fires to break out under the hood of some cars, according to Ford and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods is returning with 13-year-old son Charlie to compete in the PNC Championship. The 36-hole event is Dec. 17-18 in Orlando. It’s for players who have won majors or The Players Championship with a family member as their partner. Woods and his son finished one shot behind John Daly and
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The show is over already for the Qatar team, which was eliminated Friday from the World Cup less than a week after it opened the tournament and launched the first version of soccer’s biggest event in the Middle East. Qatar lost 3-1 to Senegal for
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he will host meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mexico City early next year. López Obrador said Friday that the Jan. 9-10 North American summit would also include bilateral meetings with both countries. The Mexican president said
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he will host meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mexico City early next year. López Obrador said Friday that the Jan. 9-10 North American summit would also include bilateral meetings with both countries. The Mexican president said
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BASS RIVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Up to 2.4 million trees would be cut down as part of a project to prevent major wildfires in a federally protected New Jersey forest heralded as a unique environmental treasure. New Jersey environmental officials say the plan to thin trees in the Bass
Continue ReadingBy HILARY FOX Associated Press LONDON (AP) — “The Flatshare” stars Jessica Brown Findlay and Anthony Welsh got to do all their own stunts in their new rom-com TV series. The stunts in question? Writing Post-it notes, which sometimes required multiple takes with the leads doing all their own handwriting. Based on the bestselling book
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las festividades y el estrés parecen ir de la mano. Para hacerle frente, muchas personas suelen quedarse despiertas hasta tarde para poder cocinar, hacer compras, envolver regalos, hacer fiestas y pasar tiempo con la familia. “Incluso una o dos noches de sueño escaso pueden tener efectos a corto plazo en la
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — For 21 or so Colorado players, this weekend marks the final time to run onto Folsom Field with live mascot Ralphie leading the way. It may be the final time for interim coach Mike Sanford, too. His tenure in Boulder could draw to an end
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Ecuador striker Enner Valencia scored a World Cup-best third goal in a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands that eliminated host nation Qatar from its home tournament. The draw gave both the Dutch and Ecuador one point apiece to move them to four points in
Continue ReadingBy KATI WEIS Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Since October 1, more than 1,100 adults and children in the Denver metro area have been hospitalized with Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, according to the state health department. The Maples family, of Longmont, spent the last 24 days at a Denver
Continue ReadingBy SAKURA GRAY Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN (KOVR) — Wild Heart Ranch is giving folks in Lincoln a taste of the wild, wild west. With a whinny and a “giddy-up”, Wild Heart Ranch is gearing up for their holiday spectacular, dubbed “A Drafty Christmas.” Acrobats will be doing flips and tricks
Continue ReadingBy JONAH KAPLAN Click here for updates on this story LE SUEUR, Minnesota (WCCO) — There was a double blessing this Thanksgiving in Le Sueur: a family get-together and 106th birthday party for Grandma. Betty Majusiak spent her birthday enjoying some cake and company with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It’s true that age is just
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy took differing paths that are now crossing in this year’s edition of The Game. McCarthy was just a bit player during last year’s 42-27 Michigan victory but won the starting QB job early in the
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Matias Grez, CNN Five-time World Cup champion Brazil will be without stars Neymar and Danilo for their next match due to injury, the team announced on Friday. Brazilian team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed both players will miss the team’s next match against Switzerland on Monday, but remained hopeful they would play
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. official currently in Syria is calling for an “immediate de-escalation” following days of deadly airstrikes and shelling along the Syria-Turkey border. Nikolas Granger, the U.S. senior representative to northeastern Syria, said in comments posted on Friday that the actions destabilize the region and undermine the
Continue ReadingBy CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Authorities say a former student fatally shot three people and wounded 13 in two schools in southeastern Brazil. Espirito Santo public safety secretariat Márcio Celante said the shootings took place Friday at a public school with elementary and middle school students, and at a private school,
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers have weighed proposals to ease tensions between France and Italy over migrants arriving without authorization. The proposals include a possible crackdown on charity-run ships doing search and rescue work in the Mediterranean Sea. In recent weeks, several hundred people hoping to enter Europe
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