SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned actor Jussie Smollett's conviction on charges of staging a racist and homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and lying to Chicago police, saying he should not have been charged a second time after reaching a deal with prosecutors. Court Finds...
UConn Coach Geno Auriemma Breaks NCAA Wins Record With 1,217th Victory
STORRS — Geno Auriemma soaked in the moment. UConn's Hall of Fame coach now stands alone atop the NCAA basketball wins list. Auriemma broke a tie with former Stanford women's coach Tara VanDerveer, earning his 1,217th career victory with an 85-41 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday night. "We never...
Warriors Guard De’Anthony Melton to Undergo Season-Ending Knee Surgery
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard De'Anthony Melton will undergo season-ending knee surgery. The team announced Wednesday that Melton will have his procedure soon for a sprained left anterior cruciate ligament that coach Steve Kerr said is partially torn. Melton, who had missed the last two games, thought about...
Chris Stapleton Wins 4 CMA Awards, but Morgan Wallen Is Entertainer of the Year
NASHVILLE - Chris Stapleton took home four Country Music Association Awards and hardly left the stage on Wednesday night, while an absent Morgan Wallen was shut out all evening until taking the night's biggest prize, entertainer of the year. Stapleton's wins included song of the year and single of the...
Putin Says Russia Has Tested a New Intermediate Range Missile in a Strike on Ukraine
The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv's use this week of American and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. In a televised address to the country, the Russian president warned that U.S. air defense systems...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Who Led US Crackdown on Cryptocurrencies, to Step Down
NEW YORK - Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, who was aggressive in his oversight of cryptocurrencies, will step down from his post on January 20. Gensler pushed for changes that he said protected for investors, but the industry and many Republicans bristled at what they saw as overreach....
Wiggins, Curry Power Warriors to Dominant Win Over Hawks
SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points, Stephen Curry added 23 points and eight assists and the Golden State Warriors beat the Atlanta Hawks 120-97 on Wednesday night. Trayce Jackson-Davis finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Buddy Hield contributed 11 points off the bench. Jalen Johnson led...
Sale and Skubal Claim Cy Young Awards After Historic Pitching Triple Crown Seasons
NEW YORK — Chris Sale was one of the ace left-handers Tarik Skubal idolized as a teenager. Now the two will be linked forever after winning their first Cy Young Awards on Wednesday. Skubal was a unanimous pick for the American League honor following a brilliant season with the Detroit...
What Will Happen to CNBC and MSNBC When They No Longer Have a Corporate Connection to NBC News?
NEW YORK — Comcast's corporate reorganization means that there will soon be two television networks with "NBC" in their name — CNBC and MSNBC — that will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News. How that affects viewers of those networks, along with the people who work there,...
Bitcoin Is at the Doorstep of $100,000 as Post-Election Rally Rolls On
NEW YORK — Bitcoin topped $98,000 for the first time Thursday, extending a streak of record after record highs since the U.S. presidential election. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than 40% in just two weeks. Now, bitcoin is at the doorstep of $100,000, just two years after dropping below $17,000...