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LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, in a case that shocked the country and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — After surviving teen homelessness and domestic violence in West Virginia, 23-year-old Ireland Daugherty was finally feeling stable: She had her own apartment, a job and was studying for a four-year degree. Ashley…

Republicans are trying to exclude people who are in the U.S. illegally from the numbers used to portion out congressional seats among the states. But a new study says their inclusion in the past four censuses has had little impact on…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire broke out at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killing at least six people, fire officials said. About 100 workers managed to evacuate the site, while another 14 were…

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man from Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife during their honeymoon in Fiji in 2022, a court official said on Friday. Bradley Robert Dawson, 40, will have to serve at…

ISINYA, Kenya (AP) — The red rose: a token of love for many, and for Kenya, a major economic sector. More than a third of Kenya's flower exports where the roses, in particular, are prized for their longevity and vase performance, the Kenyan…

Wall Street edged back from an all-time high following mixed profit reports from big companies. The S&P 500 barely budged on Friday and slipped by a hair, a day after rallying within 0.1% of its record set last month. The Dow Jones…

CJ McCollum scored 37 of his 43 points after halftime — including 11 points in overtime — and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 140-133 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Jose Alvarado and Trey Murphy III each…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Naz Reid had 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves in a 116-101 victory over Oklahoma City on Thursday night that stopped the Thunder's seven-game winning streak. Anthony…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cotie McMahon scored 25 points and Elsa Lemmila finished with six points and a pivotal last-second block as No. 9 Ohio State beat Minnesota 87-84 in overtime on Thursday night. Ava Watson scored 16 points, and Jaloni…

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Olivia Miles tied a Notre Dame record with eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points, leading the second-ranked Fighting Irish to an 88-57 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Notre Dame (13-0, 22-2 ACC) won its 17th…

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Jahnathan Lamothe led North Carolina A&T with 21 points and secured the victory with a 3-pointer with 21 seconds left as the Aggies defeated Elon 60-59 on Thursday night. Lamothe also had six rebounds and five steals…

ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Quion Williams had 16 points in Abilene Christian's 75-59 victory against Seattle on Thursday night. Williams had seven rebounds and four steals for the Wildcats (12-13, 4-6 Western Athletic Conference). Bradyn Hubbard…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Derik Queen had 24 points to lead five Maryland players in double figures and the 25th-ranked Terrapins ended Nebraska's four-game winning streak with an 83-75 victory Thursday night. Queen was 9 of 11 from the field…

CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Robert McCray's 16 points helped Jacksonville defeat Central Arkansas 77-62 on Thursday night. McCray added five rebounds for the Dolphins (16-9, 10-3 Atlantic Sun Conference). Kent Jackson shot 5 for 7, including 4 for…