NEW YORK – Dan Hurley wants everyone to know that the Big East was robbed. On Sunday, after seeing the performances of his conference as opposed to others, the UConn head coach said he wasn’t pleased with the committee’s decision to exclude Big East teams, notably St. John’s and Seton Hall. “Look what we’ve done in non-conference games. Seton Hall …

Washington’s drive to make the United States a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations that are deterring developers and hampering efforts to break China’s control of the critical minerals sector. Across Texas, Louisiana and other mineral-rich states, it’s unclear who owns the millions of metric tons of lithium locked in salty …

Nashville authorities say Riley Strain’s death was likely “accidental” and not the result of foul play, according to local news. Workers along the Cumberland River in West Nashville found Strain, a 22-year-old University of Missouri senior who went missing on March 8 after going out downtown, in the water on the morning of March 22. The Metro Nashville Police Department …

A search for a 6-year-old girl who fell into a creek in Chester, Pennsylvania, and was swept away in the rushing water on Saturday evening has shifted from a rescue to a recovery mission, officials said Sunday. The child fell into the rain-swollen Chester Creek around 7 p.m. after she was believed to have slipped in the mud near the …

Former President Trump will appear in a Manhattan court on Monday, where he is expected to renew his push for a delay in his hush money payments trial. The trial is currently scheduled for April 15, a date that was already delayed 30 days thanks to the discovery of new evidence material in early March. In a separate case, Trump …

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The chief of the Philadelphia Department of Prisons is leaving the job after a series of inmate deaths and escapes. Blanche Carney, who has overseen the city’s four prisons and jails since 2016, told staffers in a letter on Monday that her last day will be April 5, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. A department spokesperson confirmed Carney’s …

Thailand delivered its first batch of humanitarian aid to war-torn Burma on Monday, in what officials hope will be a continuing effort to ease the plight of millions of people displaced by fighting. But critics charge that the aid will benefit only people in areas under the Burma military’s control, providing it with a propaganda boost while leaving the vast …

Northern California mom Sherri Papini, who was released from federal prison in August after a kidnapping hoax that triggered a national media blitz and costly multi-state search, has failed to pay over $300,000 in restitution and now faces wage garnishment, according to court records. Assistant U.S. Attorney Robin Tubesing filed an application for a writ of garnishment in the amount …

Bob Stoops, a former college football head coach who won a national championship at Oklahoma and the current leader of the United Football League’s Arlington Renegades, called for a commissioner to lead the sport. Stoops said in an interview with 92.3 The Fan that the current college football model as it relates to coaches is “not sustainable” – a similar …

Fox News host Jesse Watters argues the lawfare tactics used on former President Trump are causing him to gain more support in his presidential campaign Monday on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” JESSE WATTERS: Every indictment helps Trump,and every court victory helps him even more. We’re witnessing a political injustice and every day that he survives, he looks stronger, and Joe Biden …