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Pippen scores 20 to carry Kent State over Akron 68-67

January 31, 2020

KENT, Ohio (AP) — Danny Pippen had 20 points and 12 rebounds as Kent State narrowly defeated Akron 68-67 on Friday night in the Wagon Wheel Showdown.Philip Whittington tipped in the go-ahead basket with 20 seconds left. After a timeout, Akron dribbed...

Cotton scores 20 to lead Yale over Columbia 93-62

January 31, 2020

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Matthue Cotton came off the bench to match his career high with 20 points, including six 3-pointers, as Yale romped past Columbia 93-62 on Friday night.Azar Swain had 16 points with four 3-pointers for Yale (15-4, 3-0 Ivy League),...

Senator wants probe of Hawaii FAA office after 3 crashes

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and TOM KRISHER | January 31, 2020

HONOLULU (AP) — A whistleblower has told a Senate committee that a manager in the Federal Aviation Administration's Hawaii field office improperly let a helicopter tour company owner certify pilots for flight on behalf of the agency.The owner then approved...

Woman says Weinstein yelled, ‘You owe me!’ before raping her

By TOM HAYS, MICHAEL R. SISAK, and JENNIFER PELTZ | January 31, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — A key accuser in Harvey Weinstein’s trial testified Friday that he raped her twice, once bellowing, “You owe me!” as he dragged her into a bedroom.The first time, the heavyset Hollywood tycoon trapped her in a New York hotel room...

Roberts says he won’t break a tie in Trump impeachment trial

January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts was never going to be vote No. 51.Roberts said Friday that he had no intention of breaking a tie in President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial, dispelling something of a mystery that had hung over...

J.B. Holmes shoots 65 to take 1-shot lead in Phoenix Open

By JOHN NICHOLSON | January 31, 2020

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — J.B. Holmes roared through the fan-packed closing stretch at TPC Scottsdale on his opening nine Friday, then grabbed the lead on the mellower side of golf's biggest party.Six months after a final-round collapse and slow-play...

Media outlets push back against government’s Brexit video

By GREGORY KATZ and DAVID BAUDER | January 31, 2020

LONDON (AP) — Some prominent British and international media organizations pushed back Friday against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of a prerecorded video message to mark Britain's departure from the European Union.The Associated Press and...

Brodeur scores 20 to lead Penn past Harvard 75-72 in OT

January 31, 2020

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — AJ Brodeur had 20 points, eight rebounds and assists as Penn narrowly defeated Harvard 75-72 in overtime on Friday night.Ryan Betley had 17 points and seven rebounds for Penn (9-7, 1-2 Ivy League). Jordan Dingle and Devon Goodman...

Coast Guard officer-terror suspect sentenced for guns, drugs

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN | January 31, 2020

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A Coast Guard lieutenant accused by prosecutors of being a domestic terrorist intent on committing politically motivated killings inspired by a far-right mass murderer was sentenced Friday to more than 13 years in prison for firearms...

Trump curbs immigrants from 6 nations in election-year push

By COLLEEN LONG and NOMAAN MERCHANT | January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to meet minimum security standards, as part of an election-year push to further clamp down immigration.Officials...

Trump to tout U.S. ‘comeback’ at State of the Union speech

By AAMER MADHANI | January 31, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will use next week’s State of the Union to promote what he calls the “Great American comeback,” according to a senior administration official.The speech comes at a moment when Trump is hoping to put his...

Guardian of Monarch butterfly grounds eulogized in Mexico

By MARK STEVENSON | January 31, 2020

OCAMPO, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of farmers and agricultural workers thronged the funeral of activist Homero Gómez González on Friday, and the homage to him was like a tribute to the monarch butterfly he so staunchly defended.The butterflies' annual...