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Death of Adam Johnson from skate blade prompts new look at neck guard mandates in youth hockey 12/12/2023 02:45pm • SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — A day after professional hockey player Adam Johnson suffered a fatal cut to his throat during a game in England, Dan Sacco went out and ordered his 10-year-old twins new neck guards. Colton and Harper Sacco play together as squirts — 9- and 10-year-olds — for the yo Turkish club president arrested and league games suspended after referee is punched at match 12/12/2023 02:11pm • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested the president of a top-flight soccer club after he punched a referee in the face at the end of a match, prompting the Turkish Football Federation to suspend all league games. MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca attacked referee Halil Um Millennial Money: Would your documents survive a disaster? What to protect and how to do it 12/12/2023 08:23am • Floods, fires, historic storms — severe weather events are on the rise. If your home was hit by high water or a wildfire, would your important papers be safe? “Unfortunately, I’ve had clients who’ve been victims of fires, flooding, hurricanes,” says Sev Tamayo, an agent with Goosehead Insu US says Congo and rebel groups agree to a 3-day cease-fire ahead of key election, but cracks emerge 12/12/2023 07:50am • GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces and rebel groups have agreed on a 72-hour cease-fire to de-escalate tensions in the country's hard-hit east near the border with Rwanda, the White House announced just days before Congo's presidential election. But some of the region's many rebel groups Millions in opioid settlement funds sit untouched as overdose deaths rise 12/12/2023 05:00am • ▶ Watch Video: How lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, sellers are making an impact Nearly a year after Montana began receiving millions of dollars to invest in efforts to combat the opioid crisis, much of that money remains untouched. Meanwhile, the state's Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city 12/12/2023 12:15am • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The constitutional right of equal treatment under the law is at the center of a monthslong legal fight over a state-run court in part of Mississippi's majority-Black capital city of Jackson. A federal judge is set to hear arguments Dec. 19 over the Capitol Complex Improvement Red Wings forward David Perron suspended 6 games for cross-check on Ottawa's Artem Zub 12/11/2023 11:52pm • DALLAS (AP) — Red Wings forward David Perron was suspended for six games by the NHL on Monday for cross-checking Ottawa defenseman Artem Zub in the aftermath of a hit on Dylan Larkin that knocked out the Detroit captain. Perron was given a match penalty for intent to injure after cross-checking Zu Live updates | Israel says it's ready to fight for months to defeat Hamas as deaths surpass 17,700 12/11/2023 11:50pm • Israel says it's prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat Gaza's Hamas rulers, as its ground offense intensifies with more airstrikes and artillery fire. Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive has killed more than 17,700 Palestinians in Gaza, around two-thirds of the Israeli defense chief resists pressure to halt Gaza offensive, says campaign will 'take time' 12/11/2023 11:16pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s defense minister on Monday pushed back against international calls to wrap up the country’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying the current phase of the operation against the Hamas militant group will “take time.” Yoav Gallant, a member of Israel� Red Wings put captain Dylan Larkin on IR after cross-check that knocked him unconscious 12/11/2023 10:52pm • DALLAS (AP) — Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was put on injured reserve Monday, two days after being knocked unconscious when he was cross-checked in the back of the head and neck by Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph. The Red Wings also placed left wing J.T. Compher and center Klim Kostin on injur Texas woman who sought court permission for abortion leaves state for the procedure, attorneys say 12/11/2023 09:31pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal condition left the state to get an abortion elsewhere before the state Supreme Court on Monday rejected her unprecedented challenge of one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two, had spent n Palestinians hope a vote in the UN General Assembly will show wide support for a Gaza cease-fire 12/11/2023 09:02pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians are hoping that a vote Tuesday in the U.N. General Assembly on a nonbinding resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire will demonstrate widespread global support for ending the Israel-Hamas war, now in its third month. After the United States v Vic Davalillo, a 2-time World Series champion in 16 major league seasons, dies 12/11/2023 08:45pm • Vic Davalillo, a two-time World Series champion who spent 16 seasons in the major leagues and won a Gold Glove in 1964, has died. He was 84 or 87, depending on conflicting sources. Davalillo died on Wednesday in Caracas after an emergency surgery due to an intestinal obstruction and renal insufficie Two Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms' wake 12/11/2023 07:45pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a March 2020 tornado destroyed the Rev. Jacques Boyd’s Nashville church, his friend, the Rev. Vincent Johnson, lent him space to worship in. Nearly four years later, Boyd has offered to return the favor for the exact same reason. “Whatever we have is available to Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says 12/11/2023 07:42pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi, the top U.N. official in Congo warned the Security Council on Monday. Special representative Bintou Keita’s warning came shortly before the ambassa