Memphis area high school basketball top performers for Week 17 of the 2021-22 season

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US aircraft carrier enters South Korean port as show of force
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived at the southern city of Busan in South Korea on Sunday as a show of force, South Korea's navy said. The visit was part of the "ironclad" commitment of the United States to extended deterrence and to show readiness by the military alliance between Seoul and Washington against North Korea, according to the navy. The nuclear-powered vessel belonging to Carrier Strike Group 1 was joined by the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton and the USS Sterett guided-missile destroyer, the navy said.
AFP
'Under my wing': mums and daughters serving together in Ukraine
As snow falls in a park in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, Natalia fixes Veronika's military hood.They are based in Kharkiv region in northeastern Ukraine, where Olga works in a mobile dental clinic for soldiers and Maria is an officer in an administrative role.
CBS News
Truck computer contains clues to motive in murder, prosecutors say
The state argues an "infotainment system" is a window into the brain of a South Carolina man who mowed down his estranged wife's boyfriend.
CBS News
How an oil trail led to suspect in South Carolina hit-and-run homicide
A trail of clues — including an oil leak, security video and data from a truck's onboard computer — lead S.C. investigators to a jealous man suspected of running down a romantic rival.
CBS News
Utah woman's hopes of flipping mansion flop after murder charge
Utah woman accused of murdering husband loses $12 million real estate deal after his death.
Reuters
Russia gambles to keep military bases in post-Assad Syria
For years, soldiers from Russia's Hmeimim Air Base in Syria roamed freely through coastal cities. War planes flew from the complex to bombard Islamist rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's repressive regime. With Assad gone, at both Hmeimim and at Russia's Soviet-era Tartous Naval Base 60 km (37 miles) south, small groups of former rebels guard the entrances, their Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Islamist force now in control of the country.
CBS News
Did Utah mom poison her husband, then write a children's book on grief?
When her husband Eric died in March of 2022, Kouri Richins wrote a children's book to help her sons cope with the loss of their father – then she was charged in his death. Follow the timeline for a deep dive into the history of Eric and Kouri's relationship.
CBS News
Did Utah mom charged in husband's death poison him with a cocktail?
A medical examiner ruled Eric Richins, a Utah father of three, died of a lethal dose of fentanyl. His wife Kouri was charged in his death.
Associated Press
Israel says it is stopping the entry of all aid and supplies into the Gaza Strip
Israel said Sunday it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip. The prime minister's office did not elaborate on the decision but warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas does not accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for an extension of the ceasefire. The first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, which included a surge in humanitarian assistance, expired on Saturday.
CNN
Hazel Dukes, lifelong New York civil rights advocate and NAACP leader, dies at 92
Dukes, who led the New York State NAACP for nearly five decades, fought tirelessly for voting rights, economic development, fair housing and education through her career.
Associated Press
Transgender women near Rome pray for Pope Francis, celebrate his outreach
Moira Camila Garnica and a group of fellow migrant transgender women have been gathering at their parish church to pray for Pope Francis as he continues to battle pneumonia in a Rome hospital, about an hour away from this modest seaside town. Many grew up Catholic in Argentina like Francis, and their prayers encompass gratitude for his outreach – several met him in person – as well as hope that the door he opened toward a doubly marginalized community will not be shut in the future. “The biggest fear is that you never know how things will be in the future, should he no longer lead the church, that it might go backwards,” said Garnica, 47.
AFP
Trump's deportation threats send shivers through farmworkers
With planting season well under way in California, the leading US food-producing state, fear is taking root among thousands of migrants who labor to feed a country that now seems ready to deport them.President Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric has left people like her "depressed, sad, anxious" and fearful of being deported, she said.
NBC News
Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful', judge rules
President Donald Trump's effort to remove the head of a federal watchdog agency was "unlawful," a federal judge in Washington, D.C., said Saturday.
Associated Press
Loss, worry, relief and prayers for better days as Ramadan begins in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire
Before the war, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was a festive time of increased worship, social gatherings and cheer for Fatima Al-Absi. Together with her husband, the resident of Jabaliya in Gaza said she used to do Ramadan shopping, visit relatives and head to the mosque for prayers. “Everything has changed,” she said on Saturday as her family observed the first day of Ramadan.
Associated Press
Miami Beach mayor says no to getting back together a year after breaking up with spring breakers
Miami Beach broke up with spring break last year and city leaders still aren't interested in couples counseling. Officials recently announced they were bringing back enhanced security measures for practically the entire month of March, including parking restrictions and increased fees for nonresidents. The new rules were introduced last year after three consecutive years of spring break violence.
Associated Press
Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire
Iraqi Kurdish villagers, displaced by fighting between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants that has played out for years in northern Iraq, are finally allowing themselves to hope they will soon be able to go home. The truce — if implemented — could not only be a turning point in neighboring Turkey but could also bring much needed stability to the volatile region spanning the border between the two countries.
AFP
Rescue efforts enter third day at India avalanche site
Indian rescuers hurried in sub-zero temperatures Sunday to dig out four missing workers presumed buried by an avalanche in a remote border area, with snowfall increasing the risk of more sliding snow.State chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had directed officials to move other workers from high-risk areas to safer locations due to continuous snowfall, the Times of India newspaper reported Sunday.
Associated Press
White House row with Ukraine raises stakes for European summit in London
It was supposed to cap a week of whirlwind diplomacy advancing the prospect of peace in Ukraine. “There's a real problem for European leaders to pick up the pieces and try and move forward,” Peter Ricketts, the former British national security adviser, told BBC radio on Saturday. The meeting at Lancaster House, a 200-year-old elegant mansion near Buckingham Palace, follows a charm offensive last week to engage with Trump at the White House to put Ukraine at the center of negotiations and tilt his allegiances toward Europe.
CNN
Zelensky to meet King Charles and European leaders in UK after nightmare Trump meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet European leaders at a vital summit in London on Sunday, after his extraordinary argument with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office left Western allies reeling and threw the future of the Russia-Ukraine war into deep uncertainty.
Associated Press
In address to congress, Argentine President Milei promises IMF deal and lauds economic wins
Argentina’s libertarian president Javier Milei signaled late Saturday that a new deal with the International Monetary Fund was imminent, as he used his annual address to congress to project an optimistic picture of his economic overhaul following a divisive first year in office and recent swirl of controversies. In a speech that played to the sentiments of his right-wing base but included little in the way of new policy, Milei promised the crisis-stricken nation that, in the coming days, he would “ask congress to support the government in this new agreement with the International Monetary Fund" even as it seemed Argentina had yet to close the deal. Revisiting the economic themes of his 2023 presidential campaign ahead of crucial midterm elections in October, Milei declared: “We went from talking about hyperinflation to talking about long-term stability.”

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Utah woman's hopes of flipping mansion flop after murder charge

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Did Utah mom poison her husband, then write a children's book on grief?

Did Utah mom charged in husband's death poison him with a cocktail?

Israel says it is stopping the entry of all aid and supplies into the Gaza Strip

Hazel Dukes, lifelong New York civil rights advocate and NAACP leader, dies at 92

Transgender women near Rome pray for Pope Francis, celebrate his outreach

Trump's deportation threats send shivers through farmworkers

Trump's effort to fire government watchdog 'unlawful', judge rules

Loss, worry, relief and prayers for better days as Ramadan begins in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire

Miami Beach mayor says no to getting back together a year after breaking up with spring breakers

Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire

Rescue efforts enter third day at India avalanche site

White House row with Ukraine raises stakes for European summit in London

Zelensky to meet King Charles and European leaders in UK after nightmare Trump meeting

In address to congress, Argentine President Milei promises IMF deal and lauds economic wins