By KEN RITTER Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson, the football star and Hollywood actor acquitted of charges he killed his former wife and her friend in a trial that mesmerized the public and exposed divisions on race and policing in America, has died. He was 76.The family announced …
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Lady Mocs Head Coach Poppie Going to Clemson
From news.gomocs.com The following message was sent campus wide confirming reports that Coach Shawn Poppie is going to Clemson as head coach of their women’s basketball program. THANK YOU, COACH POPPIE “We thank Shawn for his dedication to our program & community. He bought in to all that makes Chattanooga …
Read More »NCAA removes game official at halftime because of background conflict
By BOB SUTTON Associated PressRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA changed one of the officials at the half of the Chattanooga-N.C. State game Saturday because of a background conflict.Tommi Paris was removed from the NCAA Tournament first round game and replaced by Angelica Suffren, who had worked the first contest …
Read More »Aziaha James stars as NC State beats Chattanooga 64-45 in NCAA women’s tourney
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aziaha James scored each of her 19 points in the second half, and North Carolina State pulled away from Chattanooga for a 64-45 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Saniya Rivers scored 16 points and River …
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Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
By BRIAN MELLEY and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said Friday in a stunning announcement that follows weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts. Her condition was disclosed in a video message recorded Wednesday in …
Read More »Police find Missouri student Riley Strain’s body in Tennessee river; no foul play suspected
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Tennessee’s capital for nearly two weeks, has been found dead in a river, police announced Friday. No foul play is suspected, investigators said.Metro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain’s body had …
Read More »Police search for a University of Missouri student in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee are searching for a University of Missouri student who was last seen by friends at a Nashville bar Friday night.Metropolitan Nashville Police released video Tuesday that shows Riley Strain, 22, crossing a downtown street Friday night. Police have said Strain was last seen …
Read More »April’s total solar eclipse is a month away. Here’s why it’s worth the watch and how to stay safe
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse. The peak spectacle on April 8 will last up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds in the path of total darkness — twice as …
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