Shooting outside downtown Indianapolis mall wounds 7 youths, police say

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Seven young people between the ages of 12 and 17 were wounded in a shooting outside a shopping mall in downtown Indianapolis late Saturday night, police said. Police officers patrolling the area heard shots fired near the Circle Centre Mall shortly after 11:30 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Tanya Terry said. The officers found “a …

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Minnesota State edges Nova Southeastern 88-85, claims both D-II championships

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Kyrese Willingham buried a 3-pointer with a second remaining and Minnesota State beat Nova Southeastern 88-85 to win its first Division II championship at …

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Tampa Bay takes on New York, looks to extend home win streak

New York Islanders (31-26-15, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (40-25-7, fourth in the Atlantic Division) Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning, on a three-game home winning streak, host the New York Islanders. Tampa Bay is 40-25-7 overall and 22-9-4 in home games. The Lightning have allowed 236 goals while scoring …

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Some cancer patients can find it hard to tell family and friends

Ever since Anthony Bridges found out he had prostate cancer six years ago, he hasn’t stopped talking about it. He told his Facebook friends immediately. Now, the 68-year-old man from Georgia spends time working with others to encourage other men to talk to their doctor about getting screened. Not everyone is as eager to share, for cultural or privacy reasons …

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Triple doble de LeBron lleva a Lakers a victoria sobre Grizzlies, 136-124

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, EE.UU. (AP) — LeBron James logró un triple doble con 23 puntos, 14 rebotes y 12 asistencias, y los Lakers de Los Ángeles amasaron una gran ventaja en el tercer periodo para derrotar el miércoles 136-124 a los Grizzlies de Memphis. Rui Hachimura sumó 32 puntos por los Lakers, que venían de imponerse el martes 128-124 a Milwaukee …

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Books on the impact of the internet and AI are finalists for the first-ever Women’s Nonfiction Prize

LONDON (AP) — Books about the dizzying impact of the internet and artificial intelligence are among finalists for a new book prize that aims to help fix the gender imbalance in nonfiction publishing. The shortlisted six books for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Nonfiction, announced on Wednesday, include Canadian author-activist Naomi Klein’s “Doppleganger,” a plunge into online misinformation, and British …

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Video from 2022 misrepresented as footage of Baltimore bridge collapse

CLAIM: A video taken on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge shows a large explosion that occurred before the structure fell into the water below. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video circulated online in 2022, identified as showing security footage of an explosion that caused the partial collapse of the Kerch Bridge, which links the Crimean Peninsula with Russia. It was shared …

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Pac-12’s remaining schools finalize financial agreement with 10 departing members

Oregon State and Washington State have finalized a settlement over financial distributions with the 10 schools leaving the Pac-12 . The departing schools will have $5 million withheld during the 2024 fiscal year for a total of $50 million under the deal announced Monday. The departing schools also will pay a $1.5 million “supplemental contribution” to the conference that will …

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Autoridades griegas incautan 3,75 millones de cápsulas de analgésico

ATENAS (AP) — La Guardia Costera de Grecia incautó más de 3 toneladas del medicamento controlado pregabalina, utilizado para tratar el dolor neuropático, y confiscó un yate registrado en Reino Unido, informaron autoridades griegas el sábado. La operación se realizó la noche del jueves en el puerto de Lavrio, a 70 kilómetros (43 millas) al sureste de Atenas, indicó la …

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