A 21-point effort from a freshman -- paired with the mettle of his reigning national champion teammates -- helped guide UConn past Alabama and back into the men's basketball tournament finale Saturday in Glendale, Ariz. Zach Edey constantly used his 7-foot-4 frame to wrestle routes to the rim, while also altering shots on defense, to lead Purdue to a wire-to-wire Final Four win over North Carolina State on Saturday in Glendale, Ariz. Tens of thousands of anti-government protestors rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday evening calling for a Gaza hostage deal after Israeli forces recovered the body of one of the hostages. Police in Burlington, Vt., say they are investigating a possible arson after a fire was intentionally set outside Sen. Bernie Sanders' office on Friday. Israel Defense Forces recovered the remains of Elad Katzir, who was among more than 200 hostages captured during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Suspended Louisiana State University running back Trey Holly won't face an attempted murder charge but has been indicted on a felony weapons violation by a grand jury, his lawyer says. A rare double-emergence of cicada broods is about to swarm the eastern United States in the coming weeks, scientists say. Despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, 2023 saw another steady increase in the amount recorded in the Earth's atmosphere, according to a new report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A gunman and security guard are dead and seven others were injured Saturday in a shootout involving police at a nightclub in the Miami area, police said. No hazardous substances were involved in a fire at a steel mill in Pueblo, Colo., that produced thick clouds of smoke and caused officials to issue a shelter in place order, the Environmental Protection Agency says. Russian authorities have ordered citizens to evacuate parts of the Ural mountains city of Orsk after a dam burst, according to official media. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Saturday announced the suspension of diplomatic relations with Ecuador after Ecuadorian police stormed Mexico's embassy in Quito Friday evening. President Joe Biden's re-election campaign said Saturday it raised a thumping $90 million in March, a multimillion-dollar advantage over Republican rival Donald Trump's operation during the same time period. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has demanded Israel take "full accountability" for the airstrike that killed seven humanitarian workers, including one Australian, in what she described as a "deadly failure." Officials in Maryland have recovered the body a third missing construction worker from the water around the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Dozens of aftershocks continued shaking New Jersey residents on Saturday following the previous day's rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in the Garden State's Readington Township. The United States and China have reached an agreement to combat money laundering and address economic imbalances, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen confirmed Saturday after meetings with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. The final countdown was underway until the moon's shadow casts part of the United States into darkness for a few fleeting moments on Monday, but forecasters say clouds and severe weather could get in the way. NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, Belarus's Marina Vasilevskay and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky successfully returned to Earth Saturday after spending time on the International Space Station. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested Saturday during a climate demonstration blocking a highway in the Hague, the Netherlands, photos showed. Peter Claffey from "Bad Sisters" and Dexter Sol Ansell from "Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" have signed on to star in HBO's "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight." Frances Bean Cobain posted a heartfelt tribute to her late dad Kurt Cobain, 30 years after the Nirvana front man fatally shot himself. Missing "1923" actor Cole Brings Plenty -- nephew of "Yellowstone" actor Mo Brings Plenty -- has been found dead at 27. Rappers Future and Metro Boomin's "We Don't Trust You" is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Sci-fi sequel series, "Quantum Leap," is not returning to NBC for a third season, according to social media posts from its stars. |
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