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Siena hires former Syracuse standout Gerry McNamara as its new coach 03/29/2024 10:55am • Gerry McNamara has signed a deal to take over as coach at Siena, deciding to leave Syracuse after two decades as a standout player, assistant and eventually ascending to associate head coach for the Orange. McNamara's signing was announced by Siena on Friday and makes him a collegiate head coach for A tropical cyclone makes landfall in northern Madagascar, killing 18 people 03/29/2024 10:50am • ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) ��� A tropical cyclone that swept across Madagascar has killed 18 people and left four missing after making landfall on the north of the Indian Ocean island nation earlier this week, authorities said on Friday. The storm has also caused severe flooding that partly subm Russia launches barrage of 99 drones and missiles on Ukraine���s energy system, officials say 03/29/2024 10:38am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine���s energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine���s armed forces said. Air raid warnings rang out across the nation, with 10 Ukrainian regions coming und Magnitude 2.8 earthquake shakes southern Illinois; no damage or injuries reported 03/29/2024 08:12am • GERMANTOWN, Ill. (AP) ��� An earthquake of magnitude 2.8 has been reported in southern Illinois, near the Missouri state line, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The earthquake was detected about 6:55 p.m. Thursday north of Germantown, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of St. Louis, at a depth o A moderately strong earthquake has struck southern Greece. No injuries are reported 03/29/2024 07:34am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck southwestern Greece off the coast of the western Peloponnese on Friday. Minor damage but no injuries were reported from the quake, which was also felt in the Greek capital and as far away as the southern island of Crete. The quake was centere He didn���t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead 03/29/2024 06:10am • PATERSON, N.J. (AP) ��� Jameek Lowery entered the dimly lit lobby of the city���s police headquarters in a panic. He was having a mental breakdown ��� and needed help. Barefoot and wearing only pajama pants and a sweatshirt in the pre-dawn hours of Jan. 5, 2019, Lowery pulled out his cellphone and b A Filipino villager is nailed to a cross for the 35th time on Good Friday to pray for world peace 03/29/2024 05:54am • MANILA, Philippines (AP) ��� A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ���s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea. On Friday, over a hundred people w Bus plunges off a bridge in South Africa, killing 45 people. An 8-year-old is the only survivor 03/29/2024 05:40am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities sai Charlotte FC faces Cincinnati after shutout win 03/29/2024 02:16am • FC Cincinnati (3-0-2) vs. Charlotte FC (2-2-1) Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Charlotte FC +121, FC Cincinnati +223, Draw +234; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Columbus Crew 2-0, Charlotte FC hosts Cincinnati. Charlo Disputed foul tip that put Rangers behind in opener not reviewable. Heim makes up for miscue 03/29/2024 01:12am • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) ��� Texas Rangers catcher Jonah Heim was going down to block a low pitch when he heard the ball tip off the bat and saw it change directions. Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild didn't hear or see the same thing in the ninth inning of the season opener for the World Series champio Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight 03/29/2024 12:42am • BOSTON (AP) ��� The rematch turned into another UConn mismatch. Stephon Castle had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the defending NCAA champions, and the top-seeded Huskies advanced to the Elite Eight with another double-digit victory, beating San Diego State 82-52 on Thursday night in a rematch of las The Moscow concert massacre was a major security blunder. What's behind that failure? 03/29/2024 12:04am • Hours before gunmen last week carried out the bloodiest attack in two decades in Russia, authorities made an addition to a government register of extremist and terrorist groups: They included the international LGBTQ+ ���movement.��� That addition to the register followed a Russian Supreme Court cour 4 people die on Spain's coastlines after falling into sea during high winds 03/28/2024 10:10pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Four people have died after falling into the sea in three incidents on Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, emergency services said Thursday. The deaths came amid warnings of strong winds and widespread rain across many parts of the country and warnings of high waves on Portuga Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in deadly Rockford rampage 03/28/2024 08:46pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a frenzied stabbing and beating rampage that left four people dead in a matter of minutes in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Christian Soto is also charged with seven counts of atte Chun says he had a different Big Ten school in mind, but Washington is where he's 'supposed to be' 03/28/2024 08:18pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Pat Chun finished his opening remarks with a phrase that drew applause from a crowd of supporters clad in purple. ���Go Dawgs,��� he said. Yes, it sounded odd. Chun was introduced Thursday as the new athletic director at the University of Washington, leaving behind six years in the