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Ephrata PD chief, city reach separation agreement after dispute over leadership, communication
EPHRATA — When former Ephrata Police Chief Erik Koch submitted a letter Sept. 15 seeking a separation agreement wi…
Johnson lifts E. Illinois over Murray St. 74-68
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Marvin Johnson had 22 points as Eastern Illinois beat Murray State 74-68 on Thursday night.
Chinese court finds #MeToo allegations defamed journalist
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In a potential blow to the #MeToo movement in China, a court ruled that two former journalists defamed a third journalist by publishing an account accusing him of sexual misconduct.
Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slaves
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II, the first such ruling exp…
Cockburn leads No. 12 Illinois past Northwestern 81-56
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Illinois coach Brad Underwood went to talk to his team at halftime and saw exactly what he needed to see.
Winning numbers drawn in 'Lucky For Life' game
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the "Lucky For Life" game were:
Stevens scores 25 to lift Colorado St. past UNLV 74-71
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Stevens had 25 points and made a pair of free throws with seven seconds left as Colorado State rallied from 13 down to spoil UNLV's Mountain West Conference opener 74-71 on Thursda…
The Latest: China city offers rewards to root out untested
BEIJING — A city in northern China is offering rewards of 500 yuan ($77) for anyone who reports on a resident who has not taken a coronavirus test.
No. 8 Texas A&M women beat No. 10 Kentucky 77-60
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jordan Nixon scored a career-high 19 points to lead No. 8 Texas A&M to a 77-60 win over No. 10 Kentucky on Thursday night.
Asia Today: Australia cuts traveler numbers to stop variant
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australia is nearly halving the number of passengers allowed to arrive by plane in a bid to prevent the spread of a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first identified in Britai…
Kispert's 23 points lead No. 1 Gonzaga past rival BYU 86-69
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Jalen Suggs put up plenty of impressive numbers for No. 1 Gonzaga against BYU, but after the game, his coach and teammates wanted to talk about something that doesn't always show up on the sta…
Cool scores 20 to lift Idaho St. over N. Arizona 73-69
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tarik Cool had 20 points as Idaho State came out of two weeks of quarantine to narrowly defeated Northern Arizona 73-69 on Thursday night.
Head of Chinese bank behind foreign building spree jailed
BEIJING (AP) — The former chairman of the main Chinese state bank behind Beijing's initiative to build railways and ports across dozens of Asian countries has been sentenced to life in prison on corruption charges,…
Simon & Schuster drops book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley
NEW YORK (AP) — A planned book by Sen. Josh Hawley, who objected to President-elect Joe Biden’s win and backed baseless claims that the election was stolen, has been canceled by its publisher in the wake of the ins…
Drummond's double-double leads Cavs past Grizzlies 94-90
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Andre Drummond had 22 points and 15 rebounds, Larry Nance Jr. added 18 points on 7-for-7 shooting from the field and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 94-90 on Thursday ni…
King leads E. Kentucky past Jacksonville St. 69-66 in OT
RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) — Tre King tallied 16 points and 10 rebounds and Eastern Kentucky scored the last six points in overtime to beat Jacksonville State 69-66 on Thursday night.