Banks scores 18 as UMBC defeats NJIT 79-60

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Marcus Banks’ 18 points helped UMBC defeat NJIT 79-60 on Thursday night. Banks had nine rebounds for the Retrievers (11-19, 6-9 America East Conference). …

Read More »

Wembanyama, Spurs beat Thunder 132-118 to snap 5-game skid

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio rookie sensation Victor Wembanyama punctuated snapping a five-game skid by shouting an explicative into a live house microphone to let Spurs fans know how much he missed playing in front of them. “I think just let him be him,” San Antonio point guard Tre Jones said, laughing. “We don’t want to change that. Look …

Read More »

Voyles leads Marshall against Georgia State after 22-point showing

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Marshall Thundering Herd (12-18, 7-10 Sun Belt) at Georgia State Panthers (13-16, 7-10 Sun Belt) Atlanta; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Marshall faces the Georgia State Panthers …

Read More »

Guatemala: el gobierno pide retirar la inmunidad a la cuestionada fiscal general

CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (AP) — El gobierno del presidente guatemalteco, Bernardo Arévalo, pidió a la justicia que le retire la inmunidad a la fiscal general, Consuelo Porras, por no atender una solicitud del Ejecutivo para que responda sobre la política del Ministerio Público en materia de derechos humanos. El pedido fue presentado el jueves por el procurador general Julio Saavedra …

Read More »

Video shows person of interest in explosion outside Alabama attorney general’s office

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Authorities have released a video showing a person of interest in their investigation of an explosive device that detonated outside the Alabama attorney general’s office last weekend. The short security camera clip shared by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday shows a person strolling down a sidewalk, wearing a facemask, stocking cap, dark jacket and …

Read More »

Columbia visits Princeton after Pierce’s 22-point game

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Columbia Lions (13-11, 4-7 Ivy League) at Princeton Tigers (21-3, 9-2 Ivy League) Princeton, New Jersey; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Princeton plays the Columbia Lions after …

Read More »

Lawmakers fault Defense Secretary Austin for a failure of leadership over his secret hospital stay

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced pointed bipartisan criticism at a congressional hearing Thursday for his failure to promptly notify President Joe Biden and other U.S. leaders about his hospital stay last month. Republicans demanded to know why no one has been disciplined. Members of the House Armed Services Committee condemned the lapse as an embarrassment and a …

Read More »