BOSTON (AP) — The man identified by law enforcement as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor had been planning the attack for months and left behind videos in which he confessed to the murders, according to information released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of …
Read More »Montana State beats Illinois State 35-34 in overtime for first FCS title since 1984
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Montana State finally found a way to answer when it mattered most for the program’s first national championship since 1984. A year ago, Montana State missed winning its first title in 40 years when a slow start doomed it in a shootout loss to North Dakota …
Read More »Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself “the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela. “I was captured,” Maduro said in Spanish as translated …
Read More »Judge spares Tennessee lawmaker prison time in corruption case where Trump pardoned ex-speaker, aide
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday reduced a prison sentence to probation for a former Tennessee lawmaker whose testimony helped convict the former state House speaker and his onetime aide of public corruption. Although her cohorts were pardoned by President Donald Trump, Republican Rep. Robin Smith had been …
Read More »Maduro pleads not guilty in US court, telling the judge ‘I am a decent man, the president of my country’
NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself the “president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power. “I was captured,” Maduro said in Spanish as translated …
Read More »The Latest: Trump says US will run Venezuela at least temporarily after military option
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would run Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations. The dramatic action …
Read More »US strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in an extraordinary nighttime operation that was accompanied by a flurry of strikes following months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the oil-rich South American nation. The U.S. is now deciding next steps …
Read More »Yildizoglu scores 22, VMI beats Chattanooga 79-71
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Tan Yildizoglu scored 22 points as VMI beat Chattanooga 79-71 on Saturday. Yildizoglu added six assists for the Keydets (6-9, 1-1 Southern Conference). TJ Johnson scored 17 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Alexander Daushvili had 14 points and shot 3 for 8 and …
Read More »Officials believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited fatal bar fire when they came too close to ceiling
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Officials believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited fatal bar fire when they came too close to ceiling. Investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited a fatal fire at a Swiss ski resort when they came too close to the ceiling of a …
Read More »Mississippi beats Georgia 39-34 in the Sugar Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trinidad Chambliss passed for 362 yards and two touchdowns, and Lucas Carneiro kicked his third field goal of the game with 6 seconds left to put No. 6 Mississippi in front for good in a 39-34 victory over third-ranked Georgia in a College Football Playoff in …
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