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Historymaking Republican Winsome EarleSears began her tenure presiding over the Virginia Senate on Monday as the state's first woman to serve as lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide office.

On Friday, North Korea fired two railway-borne tactical guided missiles.

Elissa Cunane scored 23 points to help No. 4 North Carolina State beat No. 16 Duke 8460 on Sunday, keeping the Wolfpack unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Diamond Battles and Tay Sanders combined to score 37 points and UCF knocked off No. 24 South Florida 6751 on Sunday.

Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles looked like a team that didnt belong in the playoffs.

Grace Berger scored 24 points and Aleksa Gulbe added 21 as No. 6 Indiana rallied to beat Purdue 7368 in overtime Sunday.

Real Madrid won't be going a second consecutive season without a title.

Savion Flagg totaled 19 points, six rebounds and four steals to lead Sam Houston to a 4941 victory over Stephen F. Austin in Western Athletic Conference play on Saturday.

Milan menswear designers seem to have decided on the answer, but the question remains: Have the pandemic lockdowns emboldened men to embrace a more feminine silhouette, including skirts, minidresses and cape coats?

Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster.

The Pakistan government also invited Sikhs in Canada and US under its new scheme

During the later part of 2021, after the Taliban takeover in August, ATMs dried up and people were seen queued up in front of banks outside Afghanistan's cities

If this is the end of the line for Jerry Hughes career, the Buffalo Bills defensive end is primed for the playoffs.

A decaying, 122yearold Victorian marketed as the worst house on the best block of San Francisco has sold for nearly $2 million an eyecatching price that the realtor said was the outcome of overbidding in an auction.

Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld has entered the NBA's health and safety protocols, and assistant Pat Delany is taking over as acting head coach starting with Saturday night's game against Portland.

The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear the case of a former Seattlearea football coach who was removed from his job because he refused to stop praying on the field.