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Louisville moved up to sixth for its best ranking in four years in The Associated Press women’s Top 25 basketball poll released Monday.UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 from the 31-member national media panel. The Huskies are the lone undefeated team in women’s college basketball and kept that streak going Sunday with a 96-66 rout of then-No. 15 Tennessee. UConn has won 39 consecutive games dating to last season. UCLA, South Carolina and Texas remained behind the Huskies in an unchanged top four.The Bruins had an impressive win over then-No. 8 Iowa on Sunday. The Hawkeyes dropped to 10th. The…
Pakistan’s government has announced the country will boycott its match against India in the Twenty20 World Cup, even while competing in the rest of the cricket tournament.Pakistan has not explicitly stated a reason for pulling out of the game with India, which was scheduled to take place on February 15.Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of listHowever, Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan’s interior minister and chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has blamed India for attacks in Balochistan on Saturday in which at least 31 civilians, 17 security personnel and 145 fighters were killed, according to authorities.Pakistan’s decision on Sunday to…
The 25th Winter Olympics will be held in Milan-Cortina, Italy.About 3,500 athletes will participate in 116 events, 16 disciplines, with the event staged over 19 days.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listHere’s all to know before the Games:When do the Winter Olympics start?The Winter Olympics officially begin on Friday.The first qualifying rounds begin on Wednesday, with the first medals awarded on Saturday. The games will conclude with the closing ceremony at the Verona Olympic Arena on February 22.When and where will the opening ceremony take place?The Olympics will be officially launched at the opening ceremony on Friday.For the first…
Ring’s AI-powered “Search Party” feature, which leverages the company’s network of cameras to find lost dogs, is now available to all Ring customers in the U.S. For the first time, the feature will be made available to those who don’t own a Ring camera, too. Launched last fall, Search Party uses AI to find possible matches for lost dogs across neighbors’ camera footage. When a neighbor reports a lost dog in the Ring app, nearby outdoor cameras use AI to scan for possible matches. If a match is found, that camera owner receives an alert and can optionally choose to…
Verdict comes ahead of elections on February 12 with ousted leader Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League barred from taking part.Published On 2 Feb 20262 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareA Bangladesh court handed down jail sentences to exiled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her niece, UK lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, on corruption charges.The court in Dhaka on Monday sentenced Hasina to 10 years after she was accused by the country’s corruption watchdog of illegally securing property in a government land project near the capital for herself and family members.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listHasina has been in…
Published On 2 Feb 20262 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharePresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has ordered Ukraine’s military leaders to respond after a spate of Russian attacks targeting railway infrastructure and logistics routes.His comments on Monday come after Russian forces stepped up attacks, including on a train last week that killed five people in a railway car in the eastern region of Kharkiv.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listUkraine has managed to keep its nationwide rail network running despite almost four years of war. Russian forces have prioritised the capture of train hubs, such as Kupiansk…
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in Arizona are searching for the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who was reported missing over the weekend.Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said at a news conference Sunday night that Nancy Guthrie was last seen around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at her home in the Tucson area. Her family reported her missing around noon Sunday. Nancy Guthrie has some physical ailments, but no cognitive issues, he said.Searchers were using drones and search dogs to look for Nancy Guthrie, Nanos said. Search and rescue teams were supported by volunteers and Border Patrol and the…
Islamabad, Pakistan – When meeting United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in September, Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, opened a briefcase with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif standing next to him.Inside were a set of glistening minerals. Their display was part of Pakistan’s latest offer to the Trump administration: The country was willing to open up its minerals to US investment.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listLess than five months later, a cloud has moved over that promise. Most of Pakistan’s richest mineral deposits are in the province of Balochistan. The province – the country’s…
Disney posted a strong first quarter, powered by box-office hits “Zootopia 2” and “Avatar: Fire and Ash.”But the entertainment giant cautioned that in the second quarter its Experiences division, which includes its theme parks, will likely see modest operating income growth due in part to a decline in visits from international tourists to the U.S. There’s been a drop in foreign visitors to the U.S. attributed to several factors, including President Donald Trump’s return to the White House, tariffs, an immigration crackdown and repeated jabs about the U.S. possibly trying to acquire Canada and Greenland.The Walt Disney Co. earned $2.4…
Sometimes, you might be sitting on a hot product and not know it until the market demands it. After launching as a digital business card that doubled as a lead capture tool for sales teams, Birmingham, Alabama-based Linq pivoted a few times before landing on an idea last year: helping businesses better communicate with their customers by upgrading from SMS (text) to iMessage and RCS. Now, Apple already lets businesses do this via its Messages for Business service, and Twilio has built a $18.26 billion business by helping companies text their customers. But users can always tell when they’re talking…