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Biden creates national monuments in Nevada, Texas mountains
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is establishing national monuments on more than half a million acres in Nevada and Texas and creating a marine sanctuary in U.S. waters near the Pacific Remote Islands southwest of Hawaii. The conservation measures are “protecting the heart...
Vrabel completes Titans coaching staff with 3 assistants
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans announced Tuesday that Mike Vrabel completed his coaching staff by hiring Tom Quinn and Anthony Levine as special teams assistants and Matt Jones as an offensive line assistant. Quinn spent the past 16 seasons with the New York Giants...
Wofford promotes Dwight Perry to men's basketball coach
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford has made Dwight Perry its full-time men's basketball coach after he led the team when Jay McAuley took a leave of absence and later resigned last December. The school announced the hire Tuesday. Perry has spent the past four seasons...
Review: A writer investigates a UFO cult in East Texas
“The Donut Legion,” by Joe R. Lansdale (Mulholland) Charlie Garner, a former private detective turned novelist, was staring through his telescope at the rural East Texas sky late one night when he received an unexpected visit from his ex-wife, Meg. Or did he? ...
College hoops staffs specialize to meet roster, NIL demands
Kelvin Sampson has been around college basketball long enough to remember when preseason practices started in October following a true offseason, teams remained largely intact for multiple seasons and players weren’t permitted to pursue endorsement deals. It might as well be a...
Minnesota moving to fortify state status as abortion refuge
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is moving to fortify its status as a refuge for patients from restrictive states who travel to the state to seek abortions — and to protect providers who serve them. The state House on Monday passed a bill by a 68-62 vote to prohibit enforcement...
March Madness: Van Lith and Louisville pummel Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Louisville rarely opens the NCAA Tournament away from home. The Cardinals could learn to love these early road trips. Faced off with No. 4 Texas on the Longhorns' home court, Hailey Van Lith and the No. 5 Cardinals delivered a swaggering, smothering, romping...
Following parents' lead, Ole Miss' McPhee-McCuin making mark
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The game finally decided, Gladstone McPhee's arms shot into the air and he released a scream of jubilation a long time coming for the proud father and lifelong basketball coach himself. His daughter is on the big stage now, beautifully representing the family and their...
Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general on Monday said he will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors, sidestepping the GOP-led Senate as it struggles to pass a law banning the practice for children completely. As hundreds of activists rallied...
Judge pauses Biden waterway protections in Texas, Idaho
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A federal judge paused the Biden administration's waterway protections in Texas and Idaho as Republicans across the country challenge the environmental regulations as vague and argue the rules would create economic burdens. The preliminary injunction by...
