Montreal Canadiens (22-26-8, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (24-21-8, seventh in the Metropolitan Division) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Penguins -225, Canadiens +184; over/under is 6.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens, on a three-game losing streak, play the Pittsburgh Penguins. Pittsburgh has gone 13-10-4 at home and 24-21-8 overall. The Penguins are 5-8-6 …
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Saint Joseph’s (PA) hosts Bishop and George Washington
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. George Washington Revolutionaries (14-11, 3-9 A-10) at Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (16-10, 6-7 A-10) Philadelphia; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawks -11.5; over/under is 158.5 BOTTOM …
Read More »Coach Thomas Tuchel to leave Bayern Munich at the end of the season
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Thomas Tuchel is leaving Bayern Munich and taking the fall for a disappointing season. The players have been warned, too. Bayern announced Wednesday that Tuchel will leave the club at the end of the season, after a run of three straight losses raised the prospect of the club’s first campaign without a trophy in 12 years. …
Read More »Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India won’t face felony charges
SEATTLE (AP) — Prosecutors in Washington state said Wednesday they will not file felony charges against a Seattle police officer who struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call — a case that attracted widespread attention after another officer was recorded making callous remarks about it. Officer Kevin Dave was driving 74 mph (119 …
Read More »UN top court shouldn’t urge Israel to immediately withdraw from Palestinian-claimed lands, US says
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United States said Wednesday the United Nations’ top court should not issue an advisory opinion that says Israel should “immediately and unconditionally withdraw” from territories sought for a Palestinian state. Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek said the 15-judge panel at the International Court of Justice should not seek to resolve the decades-long …
Read More »Arizona State hosts Washington following Brooks’ 26-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. Washington Huskies (14-12, 6-9 Pac-12) at Arizona State Sun Devils (13-13, 7-8 Pac-12) Tempe, Arizona; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington plays the Arizona State Sun Devils …
Read More »For many Ukrainians, life is split in two: Before and after the war. This is one family’s story
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kateryna Dmytryk had been waiting for this moment for almost two years — nearly all of her young son’s life. Side by side, they ran, 2-year-old Timur leading the way as snow crunched beneath their feet. A slender, pale man made his way to the pair from the military hospital. Artem Dmytryk hadn’t seen his family …
Read More »Wheeling University president suspended with pay, no reason given
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A private West Virginia university that has struggled financially said it has suspended its president with pay. The Wheeling University Board of Trustees announced in an email Tuesday that President Ginny Favede was relieved of all duties, news outlets reported. The statement gave no reason for the suspension and a school spokesperson told The Intelligencer Wheeling …
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White House weighing executive actions on the border — with immigration powers used by Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law repeatedly tapped by former President Donald Trump to unilaterally enact a sweeping crackdown at the southern border, according to three people familiar with the deliberations. The administration, stymied by Republican lawmakers …
Read More »Milan Fashion Week showcases emerging Black designers, launches initiative to fight discrimination
MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week highlighted diversity and in a new initiative that aims to promote inclusion across the industry and the return of a showcase for underrepresented designers as five days of mostly womenswear previews for Fall-Winter 2024-25 got underway on Wednesday. An agreement signed Tuesday by the Italian fashion council, a governmental anti-discrimination office, and a nonprofit …
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