Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El condado de Los Ángeles informó este sábado su mayor número de casos nuevos de covid-19 en una semana desde el inicio de la pandemia, lo que marca otro hito a medida que la variante ómicron impulsa un aumento en Estados Unidos. El condado registró más de 200.000 casos confirmados durante
Continue ReadingAUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Khayla Pointer finished with 24 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to power No. 13 LSU to a 76-48 romp over Auburn in Southeastern Conference play. Pointer sank 9 of 14 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for LSU, which shot 46% overall and hit 3 of 7 from beyond
Continue ReadingBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored a career-high 22 points, freshman Julian Hammond III added a season-high 14 and Colorado beat Washington 78-64 for its fifth consecutive win. Colorado coach Tad Boyle earned his 300th career victory and his 244 wins with the Buffaloes are second in program history. Jabari Walker had 11
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks Pro Bowl safety Quandre Diggs has suffered a broken right leg and dislocated ankle against the Arizona Cardinals. Diggs appeared to slip on the grass just before being blocked early in the fourth quarter on Sunday and immediately grabbed his lower leg. Players on both
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan and Max Foster, CNN This year is set to be a landmark one for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. It is her Platinum Jubilee — marking 70 years since the Queen first took the throne in 1952 and making her both the longest-reigning British monarch and the longest-serving female head of state in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s office says she has tested positive for COVID-19 and “is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home.” The Democratic congresswoman’s office says Ocasio-Cortez received a booster shot last fall, adding that she “encourages everyone to get their booster” and follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with a military parade, neighborhood parties and a competition to create a new dessert for the Platinum Jubilee. Buckingham Palace said Monday that Elizabeth will become on Feb. 6 the first British monarch to
Continue ReadingTOWSON, Md. — Cam Holden had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead five Towson players in double figures as the Tigers narrowly defeated Northeastern 70-67. Charles Thompson added 13 points for the Tigers. Juwan Gray chipped in 12, Nicolas Timberlake scored 10 and Jason Gibson had 10. Nikola Djogo led the Huskies with 17
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield watched Cleveland’s season-finale win over Cincinnati from the sideline, which was a fitting spot for his broken season. It was an anticlimactic ending for Mayfield, whose attempt to play through injuries all season led to inconsistency and has left his future with the Browns
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Brink, Gene Norman and Holly Yan, CNN As frigid, arctic air engulfs the Upper Midwest and Northeast, some Gulf Coast states are at risk for more tornadoes. About 10 million people are under wind chill advisories in parts of North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where wind chills are expected to plummet to
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, Gene Norman and Holly Yan, CNN As frigid, arctic air engulfs the Upper Midwest and Northeast, some Gulf Coast states are at risk for more tornadoes. About 10 million people are under wind chill advisories in parts of North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, where wind chills are expected to plummet to -25
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago school leaders are canceling classes for a fourth day in the nation’s third-largest school district, taking the dispute with the teachers union over remote learning and COVID-19 protocols into another week. The announcement Sunday came as individual principals of some schools had already notified some parents
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say they have charged seven people, including former top officials, in the “Fast and Furious” weapons trafficking scandal. The December 2010 murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry exposed the “Fast and Furious” program, in which agents from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives allowed criminals
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Nerea Hermosa scored 20 points, Lorela Cubaj added 17 points and 11 rebounds and No. 16 Georgia Tech beat Virginia 67-31. Mckenna Dale hit a 3-pointer early in the second quarter to give Virginia its first lead of the game at 18-16 but Eylia Love hit a 3-pointer 30 seconds later to
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Como mucha gente, el historiador A. Roger Ekirch pensaba que dormir era una constante biológica, que las ocho horas de descanso nocturno nunca variaron a lo largo del tiempo y el lugar. Pero mientras investigaba la vida nocturna en la Europa y América preindustriales, descubrió las primeras pruebas de que muchos humanos
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Mich. — Micah Parrish had 19 points as Oakland easily defeated Milwaukee 86-65. Jamal Cain, Trey Townsend and Jalen Moore added 15 points apiece for the Golden Grizzlies on Sunday. Josh Thomas led the Panthers with 17 points.
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, S.C. — John Meeks posted 19 points and seven rebounds as College of Charleston narrowly beat Elon 65-61. Hunter McIntosh led the Phoenix on Sunday with a season-high 22 points.
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Zipporah Broughton scored a career-high 28 points, Kiki Smith added 27 and they combined for 11 of Florida’s 13 points in the second overtime to lead the Gators over the No. 25 Texas A&M women 97-89. Jordyn Merritt added 17 points with a career-high five 3-pointers for the Gators, who
Continue ReadingBy DAVID GINSBURG Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A frustrating season marred by an assortment of injuries and close defeats ended in familiar, agonizing fashion for Baltimore. The Ravens played shorthanded — and valiantly — before falling 16-13 in overtime to the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was Baltimore’s sixth loss in a row, five of which
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans coach David Culley remains confident that he’ll return for a second season despite speculation that he could be fired after the team finished 4-13 with Sunday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans. Culley was hired last January to replace Bill O’Brien, spending 43 years as
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