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• Parker sets NCAA assists record in Sacred Heart victory

  01-12-2019 23:50
  
  FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Cameron Parker set an NCAA record with 24 assists and Koreem Ozier had a career-high 30 points as Sacred Heart routed Division III-member Pine Manor 101-57 on Sunday.
  Parker, a 6 foot-2 sophomore guard out of Beaverton, Oregon, broke the record of 22 held by four players — Oklahoma’s Trae Young, Syracuse’s Sherman Douglas, Charleston Southern’s Tony Fairley and Southern University’s Avery Johnson.
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• Buie leads balanced Hofstra attack past Holy Cross 1-69

  01-12-2019 23:49
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Desure Buie made all nine of his free throw attempts and scored 21 points and Hofstra beat Holy Cross 91-69 on Sunday at Boca Raton Beach Classic game.
  Eli Pemberton and Jalen Ray each scored 16 and Tareq Coburn and Isaac Kiante each scored 12 for the Pride (5-3).
  Hofstra never trailed.
  Joe Pridgen and Marlon Hargis led Holy Cross (0-7) with 16 points apiece, Austin Butler scored 13 and Blake Verbeek 10.
  Despite a 29-of-54 (53.7%) shooting effort, the Crusaders comm
  
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• Onyenwere, Miller lead No. 11 UCLA women past Virginia 73-62

  01-12-2019 23:47
  
  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Michaela Onyenwere had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Lauryn Miller also had a double-double and No. 11 UCLA took control in the fourth quarter to defeat Virginia 73-62 on Sunday and go 2-0 in the Cavalier Classic.
  Onyenwere opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer that pushed the Bruins’ lead to 58-52, Miller followed with a layup and Japreece Dean had a pair of baskets to make it 64-52 with 7:07 to play. UCLA outscored the Cavaliers 18-10 in the final peri
  
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• Man with metal detector finds ring lost in sand for 50 years

  01-12-2019 23:44
  
  WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A man using a metal detector on a Florida beach found a high school ring that another man lost nearly 50 years ago.
  Kenneth Board says he lost the Auburndale High School ring on Cocoa Beach the day after the 1970 senior prom.
  The Ledger reports Jerry Pope was sweeping his metal detector across the sand on Melbourne Beach, some 20 miles (32 kilometers) from Cocoa Beach two weeks ago when he found the ring. He cleaned the green growth off of it and discovered the in
  
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• Leonardo DiCaprio refutes Brazilian president’s claim that he funded Amazon wildfires

  01-12-2019 23:44
  
  LOS ANGELES – Leonardo DiCaprio has refuted bizarre and false claims from Brazil’s right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro that the actor financed the wildfires in the Amazon, playing into a ploy by the World Wildlife Fund to generate donations.
  DiCaprio posted a statement on Instagram Saturday that “while worthy of support, we did not fund the organizations targeted.”“This Leonardo DiCaprio is a cool guy, right?” Bolsonaro said, according to Reuters, during a bri
  
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• Heat score final 10 points, edge Nets 109-106

  01-12-2019 23:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 20 points, Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 16 rebounds and the Miami Heat scored the final 10 points to pull out a 109-106 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
  Goran Dragic led the Heat with 24 points, starting the closing 10-0 burst with a three-point play.
  Miami trailed 106-99 after a 3-pointer by Joe Harris with 1:45 remaining, but pitched a shutout from there and got the victory thanks largely to the aggressiveness of Butler. He kept attacking the
  
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• Traffic delayed on westbound I-10 near Casa Blanca after fatal crash

  01-12-2019 23:35
  
  TUCSON—A fatal vehicle collision is causing major traffic delays on westbound I-10 near milepost 178.
  The roadway is currently blocked and multiple secondary injury collisions have been reported.
  Officials say a horse trailer lost its cargo, but the horse was corralled.
  The cause of the collision is under investigation.
  Details are limited at this time, stay with News 4 Tucson for the latest updates.
   
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• Florida woman fakes medical issue on plane to get bigger seat, police say

  01-12-2019 23:34
  
  NBC News — A Florida woman is in custody after faking a medical issue during a flight, which ultimately forced the plane to be diverted, in order to get a bigger seat.
  The woman, who has not been identified, falsely claimed to have a medical issue during a Friday morning American Airlines flight from Pensacola to Miami in an attempt to get a bigger seat.The pilot declared an emergency and turned the plane back to Pensacola after the woman reported having trouble breathing, Pensacola Police
  
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• HIV vaccine in 2021? Leading experts ‘optimistic’ about ongoing trials

  01-12-2019 23:30
  
  NBC News — On Sunday, World AIDS Day, the global fight against the human immunodeficiency virus is poised to make important advances thanks to three experimental HIV vaccines that are entering the final stages of testing at sites across the globe.
  While any of these three late-stage HIV vaccine trials — known as HVTN 702, Imbokodo and Mosaico — could fail, scientists say they are more hopeful than at any time since 1984, when Secretary of Health and Human Services Margaret Heck
  
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• Bragg helps New Mexico hold off Montana 72-63

  01-12-2019 23:26
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Carlton Bragg Jr.’s double-double and six straight points late in the second half helped New Mexico hold off pesky Montana 72-63 on Sunday.
  Bragg had 20 points and 14 rebounds, while JaQuan Lyle added 16 points for the Lobos (7-2).
  Sayeed Pridgett totaled 25 points and 10 rebounds and Josh Vasquez scored 16 for the Grizzlies (3-5).
  Bragg hit four straight foul shots in the midst of a 7-0 New Mexico run that put the Lobos up for good at 56-50 with six minutes
  
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• Morris’ basket gives No. 16 DePaul women victory, 70-68

  01-12-2019 23:18
  
  EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Sonya Morris’ short jumper in the final minute lifted No. 16 DePaul to a 70-68 victory over Northwestern on Sunday, handing the Wildcats their first loss and giving Doug Bruno his 700th victory as the Blue Demons’ coach.
  Northwestern’s Veronica Burton missed a pair of free throws with 43 seconds left then Morris scored on the other end for a 69-68 lead. A turnover gave the ball back to Blue Demons (6-1) and Northwestern (5-1) had to foul five times t
  
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• Guise, Redskins hold on to beat Panthers 29-21

  01-12-2019 23:01
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Derrius Guice ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns and the Washington Redskins made a late goal-line stand to secure a 29-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday for their second straight victory.
  Adrian Peterson added 99 yards and a score as the Redskins (3-9) piled up 248 yards on the ground and scored their most points this season.
  The Panthers’ (5-7) fourth straight loss could put coach Ron Rivera’s job in jeopardy.
  The Redskins spotted the Pa
  
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• Alabama unveils statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks

  01-12-2019 22:56
  
  MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has been dedicated in Alabama’s capital city.
  News outlets report that Steven Reed, who recently became the first African American mayor of Montgomery, took part in an unveiling ceremony Sunday. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey also attended.
  The ceremony coincided with the anniversary of Parks’ Dec. 1, 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man. Her arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus B
  
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• Substitute teacher lectures Utah child over his 2 dads

  01-12-2019 22:54
  
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah parents say a substitute teacher berated their fifth grader after he said he was thankful that he’s finally going to be adopted by his two dads.
  The boy’s classmates say the teacher said, “that’s nothing to be thankful for” and lectured the 30 kids in the class about her views on homosexuality. She said that “two men living together is a sin” and “homosexuality is wrong.”
  Parent Louis van Amstel tells the Salt
  
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• Heisman winner, former coach Pat Sullivan dies at 69

  01-12-2019 22:52
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Pat Sullivan, a former TCU and Samford head coach who won the 1971 Heisman Trophy as a quarterback at Auburn, has died. He was 69.
  Sullivan’s family released a statement saying he “died peacefully at home” Sunday morning, surrounded by relatives. Sullivan had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2003 and the statement said he “fought a long and difficult battle as a result of his treatments.”
  Sullivan was a College Football Hall of Fame
  
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• Blocked field goal helps Titans turn table with win at Indy

  01-12-2019 22:51
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tye Smith returned a blocked field goal 63 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 5:02 left to play Sunday, helping Tennessee turn the tables at Indianapolis with a 31-17 victory.
  The Titans (7-5) snapped a three-game losing streak in the series, winning for only the third time in the past 17 meetings. It also allowed Tennessee to leapfrog the Colts in the AFC South.
  Adam Vinatieri missed three field goals for Indy (6-6), with two being blocked including the decisive kic
  
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• Olympic champion Mayer edges Paris for World Cup super-G win

  01-12-2019 22:45
  
  LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Olympic champion Matthias Mayer ended Dominik Paris’ victory streak to win the first World Cup super-G of the Alpine ski season on Sunday.
  Mayer raced down the sun-bathed Canadian course 0.40 seconds faster than Paris, who won the previous three super-G races last season, including taking gold at the world championships.
  Italy’s Paris was knocked out of the leader’s box into the runner-up spot and there was another tie for third place.
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• Source: Boston College fires coach Steve Addazio

  01-12-2019 22:33
  
  BOSTON (AP) — A person with knowledge of the decision says Boston College has fired coach Steve Addazio after seven seasons in which the Eagles never surpassed seven wins.
  The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been announced.
  Addazio was 44-44 since taking over in 2013. The Eagles beat Pittsburgh on Saturday for a sixth win that made them eligible for a bowl game, but it was not enough to save Addazio’s job.
  The 60-year-old coach spent much o
  
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• Boston College fires coach Steve Addazio

  01-12-2019 22:33
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Boston College fired coach Steve Addazio on Sunday after seven seasons in which the Eagles never surpassed seven wins.
  Wide receivers coach Rich Gunnell will serve as interim coach.
  Addazio was 44-44 since taking over in 2013, reaching bowl eligibility for the sixth time in seven years after beating Pittsburgh 26-19 on Saturday. The 60-year-old coach spent much of his postgame news conference talking about the program’s future, insisting, “It’s not about me.
  
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• Bucs turn Foles’ turnovers into touchdowns, beat Jags 28-11

  01-12-2019 22:32
  
  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nick Foles, Doug Marrone and the Jacksonville Jaguars reached a new low in their first home game in more than a month.
  Foles ended his first three drives with turnovers that Tampa Bay turned into touchdowns, costly mistakes that propelled the Buccaneers to a 28-11 victory over the Jaguars on Sunday.
  It was Jacksonville’s fourth consecutive loss by at least 17 points and could mean the end of Marrone’s tenure with the team. At the very least, the skid w
  
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• Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski out with shoulder injury

  01-12-2019 22:26
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski is expected to miss four weeks with a shoulder injury.
  The team said the 22-year-old Werenski was hurt in the first period of Saturday night’s 2-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Werenski has been bothered by shoulder problems in the past.
  Werenski leads all Columbus defensemen in scoring this season with six goals and 10 assists in 26 games. His goal, assist and point totals rank third overall on the club.
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• Lawson’s career-high effort lifts Tulane past Southern

  01-12-2019 22:20
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — K.J. Lawson scored a career-high 30 points on 10-of-12 shooting and Tulane beat Southern 82-65 on Sunday.
  Amel Kuljuhovic had 15 points for the Jaguars (3-5). Lamarcus Lee added 11 points.
  Tulane (6-1) plays Southern Miss on the road on Wednesday. Southern faces Akron on the road next Sunday.
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• Davis, Burrell score 18, No. 20 Lady Vols ground Air Force

  01-12-2019 22:20
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rennia Davis and Rae Burrell scored 18 points apiece and No. 20 Tennessee remained unbeaten with an 81-54 win over Air Force on Sunday.
  Kasiyahna Kushkituah added 13 points as the Lady Vols (7-0) had five players in double figures. Burrell and Kushkituah, both reserves, combined to go 15-of-18 shooting as Tennessee shot 55% while the Falcons were below 30%.
  Riley Snyder led the Falcons (1-7) with 20 points.
  Kushkituah had seven points and Burrell four in an 11-0 run
  
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• Dingle scores 21 to lead Penn over Long Beach St. 95-79

  01-12-2019 22:19
  
  Jordan Dingle had 19 of his 21 points in the second half as Penn topped Long Beach State 95-79 in the Wooden Legacy on Sunday.
  Max Martz had 17 points for Penn (5-3), Devon Goodman added 16, 12 in the second half, and AJ Brodeur 11.
  The game was tied at 43 at halftime but the Quakers shot 56% in the second half, going 8 of 18 from 3-point range. Six different players hit from behind the arc with Dingle connecting three times.
  Dingle opened the second half with a 3, added a layup to cap a 7-0 run
  
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• Belgian Carnival town renounces UNESCO title over racism row

  01-12-2019 22:16
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The famed Belgian Carnival town of Aalst is renouncing its place on the U.N. cultural heritage list, saying it is sick of widespread complaints that this spring’s edition contained blatant anti-Semitism.
  Town officials say the float objected to was making a joke and contend no one should try to muzzle humor of any kind.
  Aalst mayor Christoph D’Haese said Sunday that city officials “have had it a bit with the grotesque complaints and Aalst will renounce its
  
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• Rodgers throws 4 TDs, Packers beat skidding Giants 31-13

  01-12-2019 22:15
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes in the snow and the Green Bay Packers rebounded from a dismal West Coast performance to beat New York 31-13 Sunday.
  The Packers sent the Giants to their eighth straight loss, their worst skid since 2004.
  Rodgers finished 21 of 33 for 243 yards with no interceptions on a slippery, snowy day at MetLife Stadium. Rodgers hit Davante Adams on touchdown passes of 8 and 17 yards, found a wide-open Allen Lazard for 37 yards and
  
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• Kotsar leads South Carolina past George Washington

  01-12-2019 22:12
  
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Maik Kotsar continued his strong stretch with 17 points, nine rebounds and two blocks as South Carolina broke a two-game losing streak with a 74-65 win over George Washington on Sunday.
  The Gamecocks’ power forward, a four-year starter, has been the only constant through a stretch of three losses in four games, and with leading scorer A.J. Lawson turnover-prone on Sunday, South Carolina needed him to be as productive. Kotsar used his size and tender hook shot to
  
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• Agency investigates video of deer beaten by apparent hunters

  01-12-2019 22:12
  
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission says it is investigating a video circulated on social media showing two males apparently beating an injured deer.
  In a Facebook post Sunday, the commission called the conduct portrayed in the video “reprehensible and potentially a violation of the law.”
  In the video, the two appear to kick the animal in the face repeatedly and rip off one of its antlers.
  Game wardens are investigating and asked anyone with information to c
  
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• No. 5 Maryland beats Marquette to win Orlando Invitational

  01-12-2019 21:51
  
  LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 22 points and backcourt mate Darryl Morsell helped fifth-ranked Maryland limit Marquette star Markus Howard to six points as the Terrapins remained unbeaten with an 84-63 victory over the Golden Eagles on Sunday in the championship game of the Orlando Invitational.
  Howard scored 91 points in his first two games of the eight-team tournament at Disney World. However, Marquette’s all-time scoring leader was just 1 of 12 from the fie
  
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• Miedema scores 6 to lead Arsenal to record 11-1 WSL win

  01-12-2019 21:47
  
  LONDON (AP) — Vivianne Miedema scored a double hat trick to lead Arsenal to a record Women’s Super League 11-1 victory over Bristol City on Sunday.
  Miedema netted three times in each half and also provided four assists as the reigning champion moved top of the standings.
  Lisa Evans netted twice, while Jordan Nobbs, Leah Williamson and substitute Emma Mitchell were also on target for Joe Montemurro’s side.
  The result surpassed Liverpool’s 9-0 win over Doncaster Belles in 2
  
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• The Latest: Weather delays South Dakota plane crash probe

  01-12-2019 21:46
  
  CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on South Dakota Plane Crash (all times local):
  2:45 p.m.
  Harsh wintry weather is keeping federal investigators from reaching the site in South Dakota where a single-engine plane crashed, killing nine people and injuring three others.
  Peter Knudson with the National Transportation Safety Board says three investigators are stuck Sunday in Sioux Falls, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) east of the crash site in Chamberlain.
  Knudson says the plane was bound f
  
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• The Latest: Plane in deadly crash registered to Idaho firm

  01-12-2019 21:46
  
  CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on South Dakota Plane Crash (all times local):
  4:20 p.m.
  The single-engine airplane that crashed in South Dakota, killing nine people and injuring three others, was registered to an Idaho company.
  FlightAware, an online aircraft tracking site, listed the plane that crashed Saturday near Chamberlain as registered to Conrad & Bischoff Inc., a petroleum products distributor based in Idaho Falls.
  Authorities haven’t released the names of the victim
  
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• The Latest: Company: South Dakota crash kills 9 in family

  01-12-2019 21:46
  
  CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. (AP) — The Latest on South Dakota Plane Crash (all times local):
  4:45 p.m.
  An Idaho-based company says its two founders and seven of their relatives died in a weekend plane crash in South Dakota.
  Travis Garza, president of the wellness company Kyani, said in a Facebook post that the crash near Chamberlain on Saturday afternoon killed founders Jim and Kirk Hansen. Garza says the wreck also killed Jim Hansen’s father, Jim Hansen Sr.; Kirk Hansen’s children, Stoc
  
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• USF fires coach Charlie Strong after 3-season slide

  01-12-2019 21:45
  
  South Florida has fired coach Charlie Strong after three seasons in which the Bulls won fewer games each year.
  USF made the move Sunday, two days after finishing a 4-8 season with a blowout loss to rival UCF. That left Strong 21-16 overall but 4-14 since starting the 2018 season with seven straight victories.
  The former Texas and Louisville coach was hired by USF to replace Willie Taggart after the 2016 season. He led the Bulls to a 10-2 record in that first year behind star quarterback Quinton
  
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• AP source: USF fires Charlie Strong after 3-season slide

  01-12-2019 21:45
  
  A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that South Florida has fired coach Charlie Strong after three seasons in which the Bulls won fewer games each year.
  The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Sunday because an official announcement was in the works. USF finished a 4-8 season on Friday with a blowout loss to rival UCF. That left Strong 21-16 overall but 4-14 since starting the 2018 season with seven straight victories.
  The former Texas and Louisville co
  
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• Hamilton won’t rule out future move to Ferrari

  01-12-2019 21:36
  
  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Six-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton appeared to open the door for a possible future move to Ferrari when he refused to deny meeting with its chairman John Elkann.
  Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport reported Saturday that the Mercedes driver has met Elkann twice this year, and that they discussed Hamilton potentially replacing Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari from 2021 onward.
  Both four-time champion Vettel and Hamilton have yet to renew con
  
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• UConn forces 28 turnovers in 64-40 win over Maine

  01-12-2019 21:26
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Freshman James Bouknight, playing his first home game, scored 15 points and UConn pulled away in the second half to beat Maine 64-40 on Sunday
  Alterique Gilbert added 13 points and Tyler Polley had 12 for the Huskies (5-2), who were playing in Connecticut for the first time in two weeks.
  Andrew Fleming led all scorers with 16 points for Maine (2-5), which shot just 35% from the floor and made just six baskets in the second half.
  UConn led by seven points at halftime,
  
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• Gun control advocates nervous as Supreme Court takes up first 2nd Amendment case in a decade

  01-12-2019 21:23
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday is set to wade into the highly charged gun control debate for the first time in nearly a decade, hearing oral arguments in a dispute over a New York City gun restriction that could have major implications for gun rights nationwide.
  The court has steadfastly declined to take up any gun rights cases since ruling in 2008’s Washington, D.C. v. Heller that the Second Amendment provides a right to keep a handgun at home for self
  
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• Court takes up first 2nd Amendment case in a decade

  01-12-2019 21:23
  
  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday is set to wade into the highly charged gun control debate for the first time in nearly a decade, hearing oral arguments in a dispute over a New York City gun restriction that could have major implications for gun rights nationwide.
  The court has steadfastly declined to take up any gun rights cases since ruling in 2008’s Washington, D.C. v. Heller that the Second Amendment provides a right to keep a handgun at home for self
  
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• Homeowners relish tree at heart of California Christmas rite

  01-12-2019 21:20
  
  FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Residents are trying to save a struggling deodar cedar tree that lies at the heart of an annual California Christmas tradition.
  The Fresno Bee reports Sunday that homeowners Greg and Dana Pratt have hired an arborist to tend to the first tree of what today is known as Christmas Tree Lane.
  The tree was first decorated in 1920 by William and Mae Winning in memory of their teenage son who died from a fall. Neighbors decorated trees in front of their homes in solidarity w
  
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• Brandon scores 16 to lift Canisius over Mercer 76-66

  01-12-2019 21:19
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Majesty Brandon came off the bench to score 16 points to carry Canisius to a 76-66 win over Mercer on Sunday in the Boca Raton Beach Classic.
  Freshman Jacco Fritz also had 16 points, a career-high, for Canisius (4-2), which earned its fourth consecutive victory. Malik Johnson added 14 points and seven rebounds.
  It was a 67-65 less than 2½ minutes to go but Brandon fed Jalanni White for a dunk and then Fritz grabbed a defensive rebound and was fouled, with his
  
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• Arizona State offensive coordinator Likens won’t return

  01-12-2019 21:14
  
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State offensive coordinator Rob Likens will not return next season.
  Sun Devils coach Herm Edwards announced the decision on Sunday, a day after Arizona State beat rival Arizona 24-14.
  Edwards said receivers coach Charlie Fisher and tight ends coach Donnie Yantis also will not be back.
  Edwards said the moves were based on offensive philosophy and not wins and losses. He wants the offense to be built around quarterback Jayden Daniels, who had a solid freshman seas
  
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• The Latest: 4 more shot in New Orleans, hours after 10 hurt

  01-12-2019 21:12
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on shootings in New Orleans (all times local):
  2:10 p.m.
  New Orleans police are investigating a shooting that killed two men and wounded two others, hours after a separate shooting in the city that left 10 people wounded.
  Authorities made no immediate connection between the two incidents.
  The police department’s public information officer, Aaron Looney, says investigations are continuing.
  The first shooting of 10 people happened early Sunday near the Fre
  
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• At least 21 killed in bloody gunfights in northern Mexico

  01-12-2019 21:00
  
  MEXICO CITY – At least 17 suspected cartel gunmen and four police were killed during shootouts over the weekend in a Mexican town near the U.S. border, days after U.S. President Donald Trump raised bilateral tensions by saying he would designate the gangs as terrorists.
  The government of the northern state of Coahuila said state police clashed at midday Saturday with a group of heavily armed gunmen riding in pickup trucks in the small town of Villa Union, about 40 miles southwest of the b
  
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• Henderson Jr. lifts Campbell over North Dakota 58-56

  01-12-2019 20:47
  
  FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Cedric Henderson Jr. had 16 points as Campbell narrowly defeated North Dakota 58-56 on Sunday at the FGCU Classic.
  Messiah Thompson added 10 points for Campbell (6-2).
  Marlon Stewart had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Fighting Hawks (4-5). Filip Rebraca added 14 points.
  Henderson gave Campbell the lead for good with two free throws with 1:47 remaining then scored 30 seconds later to put the Camels up 55-51. Stewart twice cut the lead to one with free throws in
  
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• Maine man dies after being shot by his own booby trap

  01-12-2019 20:42
  
  A Maine man was killed after being shot by a device he had installed on the front door to protect his home from intruders.
  On Thursday evening, the Van Buren Police Department dispatched officers to the home of Ronald Cyr, 65, who reported that he had been shot, according to officials.
  Officer Chandler Madore and the Van Buren Ambulance Service arrived to provide medical assistance to Cyr, and discovered that the front door of Cyr’s home had been “outfitted with a device designed to
  
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• Minneapolis police: 4 dead in ‘domestic related incident’

  01-12-2019 20:41
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four people are dead following what Minneapolis police call a “domestic related incident.”
  Police spokesman John Elder says officers responded to reports of a shooting Sunday morning and found two children shot outside a home. Officers were able to get the victims into the squad cars, but they were later pronounced dead.
  Elder says police on the scene heard gunfire coming from inside a house and set up a perimeter, believing it to be a hostage situation.
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• Minneapolis police: 2 boys killed, hostage situation likely

  01-12-2019 20:41
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say two boys have been shot to death outside a house in Minneapolis and a male suspect could be holding someone hostage inside the property.
  Police spokesman John Elder describes the two boys as “not yet teenagers.” He says it appears they had been playing in the snow “when the suspect pulled up and shot them both” shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday.
  He says officers believe more people could be inside the home and that it “appears to
  
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• New Orleans police: 10 shot on edge of French Quarter

  01-12-2019 20:36
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans police say 10 people were hit in an early morning shooting on the edge of the city’s famed French Quarter.
  A police release says two people are in critical condition and no arrests have been made. Police Supt. Shaun Ferguson tells The New Orleans Advocate/The Times-Picayune that a person of interest has been detained.
  The shooting took place on a busy commercial block of Canal Street that has streetcar tracks and is near many hotels. Ferguson says polic
  
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• The Latest: Malta leader to resign next month amid protests

  01-12-2019 20:22
  
  VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The Latest on Malta’s politics amid public pressure for truth on reporter’s slaying (all times local):
  8:20 p.m.
  Malta’s prime minister says he will resign in January following pressure from citizens for the truth about the 2017 car bombing that killed a journalist.
  Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, in a televised message Sunday night, said he has informed the nation’s president that he will quit as leader of the governing Labor Party on Jan. 12 a
  
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