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Trump says he’ll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the election. The cathedral is set to reopen Saturday after more than five years of reconstruction following a devastating fire in 2019 that engulfed and nearly destroyed the soaring Paris landmark. The ceremonies being held Saturday and Sunday will be high-security affairs, with about 50 heads of state and government expected to attend. Trump announced that he will be among them in a...

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Police say a Hawaii woman disappeared voluntarily and traveled to Mexico

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Hawaii woman who vanished after landing in Los Angeles three weeks ago disappeared voluntarily as she sought to “step away from modern connectivity” and was last seen crossing into Mexico with her luggage, police said at a news conference where they urged her to contact her distraught family. Hannah Kobayashi, 30, appeared unharmed as she walked alone into a tunnel at the San Ysidro crossing about 125 miles (201 kilometers) southwest of Los Angeles around...

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Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. The projectiles were apparently the first time that Hezbollah took aim at Israeli forces after the 60-day ceasefire went into effect last Wednesday. The increasingly fragile truce aimed to end more than a year...

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Cougars fall to Halifax team

West Virginia fires coach Neal Brown after going 37-35 in six seasons

West Virginia fired coach Neal Brown on Sunday as the Mountaineers continue to flounder in the Big 12, finishing the season 6-6. Athletic director Wren Baker announced the firing in a statement, wishing Brown and his family “the very best in their next endeavor.” Brown had an overall record of 37-35 in his six seasons leading the Mountaineers. His teams never competed for a Big 12 championship or were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll. They lost nine consecutive times...

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No. 5 Texas tops No. 12 West Virginia 78-73 to win Gulf Coast Showcase championship

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Aaliyah Moore scored 20 points to lift fifth-ranked Texas to a 78-73 victory over No. 12 West Virginia in the Gulf Coast Showcase championship on Sunday. Madison Booker added 19 points, Kyla Oldacre 13 and Justice Carlton 10 for the Longhorns. J.J. Quinerly scored 29 points, Jordan Harrison 20 and Sydney Shaw 10 for West Virginia (8-1). Texas (7-0) had numerous 11-point leads, but a 10-1 Mountaineers run drew them within 48-46 after a Kyah...

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Conference newcomers to play for titles in Power Four. Oregon-Penn St, Texas-Georgia top-5 matchups

The first season of major conference expansion has produced an intriguing set of championship games this week, and not only because they will determine which teams get automatic bids and first-round byes in the College Football Playoff. Four of the nine games Friday and Saturday match teams that already squared off in the regular season. Texas-Georgia in the Southeastern Conference game in Atlanta is one of those rematches and also one of two games matching teams in the top five...

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Marshall beats JMU 35-33 in 2OT, clinches program’s first berth in Sun Belt Championship

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Tychaun Chapman scored on a 10-yard run and Braylon Braxton hit Charles Montgomery for the 2-point conversion to help Marshall beat James Madison 35-33 in double overtime Saturday night to clinch a spot in the Sun Belt Championship for the first time in program history. Marshall (9-3, 7-1 Sun Belt Conference) won the East Division and will play Louisiana-Lafayette on Dec. 7 for the conference title. George Pettaway scored on a 5-yard run, Alonza Barnett III...

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Thedford scores 19 off the bench, Western Kentucky beats Marshall 90-82

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Julius Thedford scored 19 points off of the bench to lead Western Kentucky over Marshall 90-82 on Saturday night. Thedford shot 6 for 8 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 7 from the free-throw line for the Hilltoppers (4-3). Tyrone Marshall scored 18 points while going 6 of 9 from the floor, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and 3 for 4 from the line and added five rebounds. Babacar Faye...

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Tahj Brooks shines in final home game as Texas Tech routs West Virginia 52-15

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tahj Brooks ran for a season-high 188 yards and three touchdowns in the final home game for Texas Tech's all-time leading rusher, and the Red Raiders rolled to a 52-15 victory over West Virginia on Saturday. Texas Tech (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) briefly kept alive faint hopes for a bid in the Big 12 championship game before getting eliminated a few hours later by Arizona State's victory over Arizona. The Red Raiders, who have eight regular-season...

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Deputy kills shooter after being fired at in West Virginia, officials say

BOLT, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia sheriff's deputy shot and killed a person on Friday who fired at him as he was responding to a 911 call, authorities say. The individual who died wasn't immediately identified by the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office, which released a statement about the shooting on Facebook. It said officials were notifying next of kin. Law enforcement responded to a residence in the community of Bolt, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) south of Charleston, West...

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