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Klobuchar makes quick trip to Iowa in midst of impeachment

By MARGERY A. BECK | January 28, 2020

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Amy Klobuchar is still fighting to gain ground in Iowa's presidential caucuses that are now just days away.The Minnesota senator took a last-minute, late afternoon flight to western Iowa on Tuesday following arguments in...

Clark drives Virginia past No. 5 Florida State, 61-56

By HANK KURZ Jr. | January 28, 2020

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark scored 15 points, including a go-ahead layup with 59 seconds left, and Virginia ended No. 5 Florida State's 10-game winning streak, 61-56 on Tuesday night.Mamadi Diakite had 19 points and nine rebounds for Virginia,...

Autistic futures trader who triggered crash spared prison

By MICHAEL TARM | January 28, 2020

CHICAGO (AP) — A U.S. judge Tuesday sentenced a socially awkward math whiz-turned-futures trader who earned tens of millions of dollars over several years and helped trigger a U.S. stock market “flash crash” from his parents’ suburban London home...

Cumberland’s 28 points lead Cincinnati over SMU 65-43

By JOE KAY | January 28, 2020

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jarron Cumberland is finally feeling healthy, and it shows in his shooting.The American Athletic Conference's reigning player of the year had a season-high 28 points Tuesday night, and Cincinnati led the whole way during a 65-43 victory...

Diggs lifts Bowling Green over Ball St. 67-61

January 28, 2020

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Trey Diggs hit 5 of 8 3-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points and Bowling Green beat Ball State 67-61 on Tuesday night to win its seventh straight, it's longest Mid-American Conference win streak in 40 years.Justin Turner...

Kent State rallies to beat Toledo 83-70 behind

January 28, 2020

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Troy Simons scored 21 points with four assists and four steals and Kent State rallied from 21 points down to beat Toledo 83-70 on Tuesday night for a season sweep of the Rockets.Antonio Williams scored 21 points with four assists...

Mag 7.7 quake hits between Cuba and Jamaica, but no injuries

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN | January 28, 2020

HAVANA (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but there were no reports of casualties or heavy damage.The quake was centered...

BKC–Richmond-VCU

January 28, 2020

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — xx beat crosstown rival xxRichmondBlake FrancisJacob Gilyard, who scored 29 points in a loss to No. 7 Dayton on Saturday,Nick SherodGrant GoldenRichmond trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half, but took its first lead...

Bloomberg creates a parallel presidential race. Can he win?

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and ANDREW DeMILLO | January 28, 2020

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When the leading Democratic presidential candidates marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by linking arms and marching through South Carolina's capital, Michael Bloomberg was nowhere near the early primary state.The former New York...

GOP lacks votes to block trial witnesses, McConnell concedes

By ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER, and LISA MASCARO | January 28, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded late Tuesday, a potentially major hurdle for Trump's hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal....

Mack, Clemson rally past Syracuse for 71-70 victory

By PETE IACOBELLI | January 28, 2020

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Tevin Mack had a carer-high 32 points and Clyde Trapp hit a go-ahead driving layup with 2.5 seconds left as Clemson rallied from 10-points down in the second half to defeat Syracuse 71-70 on Tuesday night.Mack, a grad transfer who...

Murder charge for officer accused of killing handcuffed man

January 28, 2020

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland police officer who fatally shot a handcuffed man in the front seat of a police cruiser will face a murder charge, the police chief said Tuesday.Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski said during a news...