PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Russia’s desperate attempt to get 45 banned athletes — including several medal favorites — into the Pyeongchang Olympics failed just hours before Friday’s opening ceremony. The International Olympic Committee had banned Russia because of a massive doping scheme at the 2014 Sochi Games, but gave individual athletes the chance to apply for admission to compete as…
Syed Jamal was arrested in his yard as he was getting ready to take his children to school. KCTV-TV LAWRENCE, Kan. — An adjunct chemistry instructor living in Kansas who was arrested last week by immigration officials and faced imminent deportation to Bangladesh has been granted a temporary stay of removal but that doesn’t mean he will be allowed to…
Since a truce stopped the Korean War in 1953, contact between North and South Koreans has been rare, but every year hundreds of North Korean defectors cross into the South. Now, 473 North Koreans are officially in the South as part of an Olympic delegation including 22 athletes in Pyeongchang. South Korea is wealthy, a democracy, and one of the…
A photo released by the Crime Suppression Division of the Thailand Police, Sergey Medvedev, 31, center, is arrested outside his Bangkok apartment, Feb. 2, 2018, for his alleged role in an international identity theft ring that sold stolen credit card information on the dark web, leading to losses of over $530 million. AP/handout BANGKOK — Police in Thailand announced Friday…
Pita Taufatofua of Tonga carries the national flag in the opening ceremony at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium, February 9, 2018, during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. REUTERS PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Pita Taufatofua has shown once again he’s willing to give the shirt off his back for Tonga in Olympic conditions, whether it be sun, snow…
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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — In a stunning turn of events, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister arrived in South Korea Friday to be her brother’s special envoy to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Kim Yo Jong, who is probably Kim’s closest confidant and is a senior cadre in North Korea’s ruling party, is the first member of the Kim dynasty…
Last Updated Feb 9, 2018 8:35 AM EST PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — In an extraordinary moment that could hardly be fathomed one month ago, North and South Korea entered the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium together on Friday, marking the official start of the 2018 Winter Games. South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics officially open during a ceremony…
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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Making his Olympic debut at the age of 19, American ski jumper Casey Larson never figured he would be making any historic records at the Pyeongchang Games. But Larson has become the 100,000th man to compete at the Olympics, according to historian Bill Mallon. Mallon, a former professional golfer and a leading authority on the history…
8 Photos American journalist James Foley, of Rochester, N.H., who was killed by ISIS militants in northwest Syria, poses for a photo in Boston, May 27, 2011. AP LONDON — The mother of slain hostage James Foley said Friday that she wants two British men who were part of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) cell that killed…
BEIJING — Global stock prices sank Friday after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points, deepening a week-long sell-off. Markets followed U.S. stocks down after the Dow, coming off a record high, entered a correction – or a 10 percent decline from its latest peak – for the first time in two years. In early…
South Korea — Vice President Pence is using his appearance at the Winter Olympics to call on the international community to take a tougher stance on North Korea’s nuclear program and human rights abuses. He arrived Friday in Pyeongchang to cheer on American athletes, but Pence said he was warning the world against falling for the glossy image of the two…
TODAY: Cloud cover increases through the day. Scattered showers develop in the late afternoon, evening, and overnight. Highs in the 60s, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40%. WEEKEND: A round of soaking rain this weekend. Saturday looks to be a total washout. We may get some breaks in the rain Sunday, but the chance for rain will…
This was Shelton’s first Neighborhood Watch meeting as the chief of police.
Prentiss County rivals Booneville and Baldwyn square off in boys’ and girls’ basketball to earn Skunk Bowl bragging rights.
The choir will perform Sunday at North Side Christian Church in West Point at 11 a.m.
TUPELO, MISS. (WCBI) – A sharp rise in residential construction, along with steady economic growth over the past five years are some highlights Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton talked about in his annual “State of the City ” Address. The mayor delivered the report at the Bancorpsouth Conference Center, to hundreds of city employees and department heads. Mayor Shelton said the city…
Pine Grove will close out the regular season on Friday when they travel to Hickory Flat.
Freshman Promise Taylor breaks Ole Miss school-record with ten blocks against #14 Texas A&M.
#2 Mississippi State outscored Florida 56-21 in the second half.
Europe has hosted 30, North America 12. Asia has hosted seven with two more on the horizon.
Hamilton’s Carl Bailey gets in on the National Signing Day action, Thursday.
Most bills that survived the deadline are going to a committee in the opposite chamber for more debate.