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In its 75th year, the AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll is still driving discussion across the sport

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

When the first AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll was published in January 1949, Saint Louis was installed at No. 1 ahead of mighty Kentucky, thanks to a head-to-head win a few weeks earlier in New Orleans.The poll did exactly what was intended, and what it has continued to do for 75 years: It sparked debate.Were the Billikens of coach Eddie Hickey — the defending NIT champions at a time when that tournament was more prestigious than the NCAA Tournament — really deserving of the top spot? Would the Wildcats of Adolph Rupp win a rematch? And what of Western Kentucky, Minnesota and Oklahoma A&M, some of the other powerhouse programs of the era?“It was a case of thinking up ideas to develop interest,” Alan J. Gould, then the sports editor for The Associated Press, explained years later. “Sports was then living off controversy, opinion, whatever. This was just another exercise in hoopla.”Gould had dreamed up the AP college football poll in 1936, when he asked newspaper ed...

Michigan Supreme Court will not hear appeal in Trump case, allowing him to appear on primary ballot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Supreme Court will not hear appeal in Trump case, allowing him to appear on primary ballot.Source

EE.UU. monitorea la gran caravana de migrantes y dice que los grandes grupos por lo general se dividen antes de llegar a la frontera

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

(CNN) — La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (CBP) está monitoreando los informes de una caravana de miles de migrantes que se ha formado en el sur de México y advierte que estos grupos generalmente se mueven lentamente y luego se fragmentan antes de llegar a la frontera sur de Estados Unidos, dijo la agencia en un comunicado a CNN.“La CBP continuará monitoreando los acontecimientos en coordinación con nuestras contrapartes extranjeras e interinstitucionales, como lo hemos hecho con movilizaciones anteriores de migrantes”, dijo la CBP.¿Cómo es y dónde queda Eagle Pass? Esta es la realidad de una de las ciudades fronterizas donde se agolpan inmigrantes en EE.UU.La Administración Biden ha estado lidiando con un elevado número de cruces de migrantes que han agotado los recursos locales, estatales y federales durante varias semanas. CBP ha aumentado los recursos a la frontera y suspendido temporalmente las operaciones en varios puertos de ent...

Stock market today: Wall Street aims for gains to close 2023 in subdued holiday trading

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

Wall Street aimed for a winning week to close out the year in subdued holiday trading Wednesday. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each edged less than 0.1% lower before the bell, but markets so far are holding on to gains for the week with little in the way of new economic data or corporate earnings. On Tuesday the S&P 500 rose 0.4% to 4,774.75, finishing less than 0.5% below its all-time high set nearly two years ago. The benchmark index is coming off eight straight weekly gains, its longest winning streak since 2017.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4% to 37,545.33, while the Nasdaq composite ended 0.5% higher to 15,074.57.Trading was relatively light as U.S. markets reopened following the Christmas Day holiday. Still, the latest gains were widespread, with advancers outnumbering decliners by nearly 3 to 1 on the New York Stock Exchange.With just three trading days to go in 2024, the S&P 500 is now up more than 24% for the year, while ...

Denver denies plans to house migrants in Wheat Ridge hotel

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) -- A so-called emergency town hall meeting was set to take place in Wheat Ridge to discuss whether a hotel should house migrants coming into Denver. According to a flyer FOX31 received from people living in the neighborhood, there was an “emergency” town hall meeting scheduled for Wednesday night that was supposed to discuss the possibility of a Wheat Ridge hotel becoming home to Denver migrants. Denver food pantries stretched thin helping migrants with rising demand Those organizing the meeting were concerned about the potential of hundreds of migrants being housed in Wheat Ridge. However, when FOX31 reached out to the city of Denver, they said: "While we had conversations about a Denver-run location in Jefferson County, we never advanced past that initial stage. Also, we would not open a shelter in a surrounding community without first communicating with its leaders."Due to Denver dropping its plan to house migrants there, the meeting has been ...

Missing 2-year-old girl accompanied with father found safely

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

Two-year-old Ava Gantt, and her father, Dante Torres, were found safely on Wednesday morning after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Missing Child Alert for the young one.Just before 11 a.m., the Miami-Dade Police Department stated in an email that Gantt and Torres have been safely recovered. According to Miami-Dade Police Department officials, Torres made suicidal threats, though not to to harm his child. No arrested have been made as making suicidal threats is not a criminal offense.

Powerball jackpot swells to $685 million for tonight’s drawing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

(CNN) — The Powerball jackpot has grown to $685 million, with the next drawing set for Wednesday at 10:59 p.m. ET.The top prize carries a lump-sum option of an estimated $344.7 million, according to the multistate game operator.Monday’s drawing yielded no grand prize match of all six numbers, according to Powerball. Two tickets took home the $2 million Match 5+ Power Play Prize in Colorado and Georgia, and three got the $1 million Match 5 in California, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.The Powerball jackpot was last won on October 11, when a ticket in California won a $1.765 billion grand prize. The odds of winning the grand prize are 1 in 292,201,338, according to Powerball.Tickets cost $2 per play and are sold in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.

Death investigation underway, suspect arrested after woman dies following incident at Lunenburg trailer park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

Authorities in Lunenburg say a death investigation is underway and a suspect is in custody after police were called to a trailer park Tuesday night.In a news release, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said the investigation was launched after police were called to a trailer park complex on Massachusetts Avenue around 8:45 p.m. No details on the nature of the call were mentioned in the release, but upon arriving at the trailer park, police were reportedly able to locate a female victim, according to the DA’s office.The victim was then taken to a hospital where she was later pronounced dead.No details on what may have led up to the victim’s death have been released, but the DA’s office said that a male suspect was taken into custody by police afterwards and charged in connection with the death.Citing the domestic nature of the case, authorities said no names were to be released as of Wednesday morning.Per the news release, the suspect was expected to be...

Driver in fatal 2022 Hingham Apple store crash due in court after prosecutors say bail conditions violated

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

The driver whose SUV crashed into an Apple store in Hingham in November of last year, killing one person and injuring 19 others, is set to appear in court Wednesday after prosecutors say he violated the conditions of his bail.Bradley Rein, 53, of Hingham, was charged with motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation and reckless operation of a motor vehicle, according to the Plymouth County district attorney. He was released in December 2022 on $100,000 bail with a stipulation that he not drive, that he would wear a GPS tracking device, could not leave the state without approval, and could not own weapons. Rein was arrested after his 2019 Toyota 4Runner crashed into the store’s front window in Hingham. The victim who died was identified as Kevin Bradley, 65, of New Jersey.Rein’s attorney described the crash as a horrific accident. Rein told investigators that his foot became stuck on the accelerator while he was looking for an eyeglass store, officials said.This is a developing...

How Bailey Zappe responded to Patriots viral video with Bill Belichick

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:59:24 GMT

Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe and head coach Bill Belichick have moved past handshakes.A video went viral after the Patriots’ Week 14 win over the Steelers showing the contrast in how Zappe celebrated with offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien and Belichick. Zappe and O’Brien slapped hands and hugged with big smiles on their faces, while Zappe walked up to Belichick stonefaced to shake the head coach’s hand.The difference between how Zappe greeted O’Brien and then Belichick after Thursday’s win is just so good.O’Brien? Like he’s one of the boys.Belichick? Like he’s Zappe’s military father-in-law who will never forgive Zappe for not asking for his blessing.(via @Patriots) pic.twitter.com/7QEn0NeUvV— Andrew Callahan (@_AndrewCallahan) December 8, 2023Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Hunter Henry’s injury played a factor in Patriots’ latest roster move New England Patriots | Patriots-Broncos film review: How Ba...