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Caitlin Clark leads Iowa to first Final Four since 1993

Mar. 27, 2023 08:29 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Caitlin Clark put on quite a show, having one of the greatest performances in NCAA Tournament history to help Iowa end a 30-year Final Four drought. She had 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the No. 2 seed Hawkeyes to a 97-83 win over fifth-seeded...

March Madness: Louisville tops Ole Miss 72-62 in Sweet 16

Mar. 25, 2023 01:15 AM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — Hailey Van Lith put on a show in her home state to get Louisville back to a familiar place — the Elite Eight. Van Lith scored 21 points to help the fifth-seeded Cardinals beat No. 8 seed Mississippi 72-62 on Friday night and advance to the final of the Seattle 4...

Louisville's Van Lith relishes March Madness back home

Mar. 23, 2023 19:50 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — The chatter Hailey Van Lith heard from back home started in the immediate aftermath of the NCAA Tournament bracket being unveiled. Two wins. That was the request from friends and family in her small hometown, all hoping that to see Van Lith get a trip home. ...

India revives civil militia after Hindu killings in Kashmir

Feb. 27, 2023 22:17 PM EST

DHANGRI, India (AP) — After seven Hindus were killed in early January in two back-to-back attacks in Dhangri village in disputed Kashmir, former Indian army soldier Satish Kumar described his sleepy mountainous village as an “abode of fear.” Days after the deadly violence in...

Kashmir avalanche kills 2 Polish skiers; 21 people rescued

Feb. 01, 2023 09:23 AM EST

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Two Polish skiers died in an avalanche at a Himalayan ski resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday and 21 people were rescued, police said. A total of 21 foreigners and their two Kashmiri guides were caught in a massive avalanche and buried under the...

Indian opposition's 'unity march' ends in disputed Kashmir

Jan. 30, 2023 08:19 AM EST

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India’s main opposition Congress party ended a five-month cross-country “unity march” in disputed Kashmir on Monday with hundreds of members of various opposition groups joining in a public rally in freezing temperatures. The march led by Rahul Gandhi,...

Pakistani listed by UN as terrorist denies links to al-Qaida

Jan. 19, 2023 12:38 PM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani man named by the United Nations as a global terrorist in connection to the Mumbai attacks released a video Thursday, denying any al-Qaida or Islamic State group links. He did not, however, make any mention of the 2008 terrorist attacks in India that killed 166 people....

Police: 2 kids among 6 people die in Kashmir village attack

Jan. 02, 2023 08:39 AM EST

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Two children were killed and five other civilians wounded in a blast in a village in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, a day after assailants sprayed bullets toward a row of homes, leaving at least four dead, police said. The blast occurred near one of the...