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Minix scores 30 points and grabs 15 rebounds to help Morehead State knock off Western Illinois 78-57

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Riley Minix scored 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Morehead State past Western Illinois 78-57 on Thursday night. Jordan Lathon added 25 …

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New Hampshire faces conference rival NJIT

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. NJIT Highlanders (7-17, 3-9 America East) at New Hampshire Wildcats (14-10, 6-5 America East) Durham, New Hampshire; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -11; over/under is …

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UK Parliament is in turmoil after a debate over a Gaza cease-fire raised fears for lawmakers’ safety

LONDON (AP) — The chaotic debate over a cease-fire in Gaza reverberated through Britain’s Parliament on Thursday as the speaker of the House of Commons faced calls to resign, and lawmakers said they feared for their safety amid pressure from all sides of the issue. After more than six hours of sometimes heated debate on Wednesday, both the governing Conservative …

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Hawks’ front-line depth takes another hit with Okongwu out for ‘foreseeable future’

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks are preparing to be without center Onyeka Okongwu for an indefinite period of time, leaving the team with serious front-line depth issues as it returns from the All-Star break. Coach Quin Snyder said following Thursday’s practice Okongwu, who missed the final game before the break with a sprained left toe, “is not going to …

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The EU is watching Albania’s deal to hold asylum seekers for Italy. Rights activists are worried

MILAN (AP) — Albania has agreed to host two migrant processing centers on its territory that will be fully run by Italy, under a deal that worries many human rights activists. The European Union, however, sees the agreement as a possible template for the future. Italy has long complained about not getting enough help from its EU partners in dealing …

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Families bid farewell to miners killed in Venezuela’s worst mining accident in years

LA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — Families and friends began burying loved ones on Thursday who were among at least 16 people killed in the collapse of an illegally operated gold mine in a remote area of central Venezuela. The tributes come as anger mounts at the government’s slow response helping the injured and recovering bodies from Tuesday’s accident — one …

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