49+ min ago (180+ words) Northern Colorado Bears (5-1) at Air Force Falcons (3-4) Colorado Springs, Colorado; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado visits Air Force after Zack Bloch scored 32 points in Northern Colorado's 97-93 victory over the CSU Fullerton Titans. The Falcons are 3-3 on their home court. Air Force is 2-4 against opponents over .500. The Bears are 2-0 in road games. Northern Colorado ranks seventh in the Big Sky shooting 34.3% from 3-point range. Air Force averages 7.7 made 3-pointers per game, 2.2 more made shots than the 5.5 per game Northern Colorado gives up. Northern Colorado has shot at a 48.5% rate from the field this season, 3.9 percentage points higher than the 44.6% shooting opponents of Air Force have averaged. TOP PERFORMERS: Lucas Hobin is scoring 13.1 points per game with 2.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists for the Falcons. Eli Robinson is averaging 12.6 points and 7.1 rebounds while shooting 55.7%. Quinn Denker is shooting 44.4% and averaging 18.0 points for the…...

48+ min ago (187+ words) Colorado State Rams (4-1) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-0) Nassau, Bahamas; Wednesday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colorado State and Virginia Tech square off in Nassau, Bahamas. The Hokies have a 5-0 record against non-conference oppponents. Virginia Tech scores 92.2 points while outscoring opponents by 19.4 points per game. The Rams have a 4-1 record against non-conference oppponents. Colorado State is fifth in the MWC with 35.2 rebounds per game led by Carey Booth averaging 9.2. Virginia Tech makes 47.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.5 percentage points higher than Colorado State has allowed to its opponents (44.2%). Colorado State averages 12.4 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.6 more made shots on average than the 7.8 per game Virginia Tech allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Amani Hansberry is shooting 43.1% and averaging 16.0 points for the Hokies. Jaden Schutt is averaging 9.0 points. Josh Pascarelli is shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc with 3.2 made 3-pointers per…...

14+ hour, 6+ min ago (825+ words) Also Monday, Israel's defense minister clashed publicly with the military's chief of staff over the army's latest probes of its failures in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian militants that sparked the Israel-Hamas war. The operations of the GHF were shrouded in secrecy during its short time in operation. Launched with U.S. and Israeli backing as an alternative to the United Nations, the group never revealed its sources of funding and little about the armed contractors who operated the sites. It said its goal was to deliver aid to Gaza without it being diverted by Hamas. Palestinians, aid workers and health officials have said the system forced aid-seekers to risk their lives to reach the sites by passing Israeli troops who secured the locations. Soldiers often opened fire, killing hundreds, according to witnesses and videos posted to social media. The…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (254+ words) Wat Rat Prakhong Tham, a Buddhist temple in the province of Nonthaburi on the outskirts of Bangkok, posted a video on its Facebook page, showing a woman lying in a white coffin in the back of a pickup truck, slightly moving her arms and head, leaving temple staff bewildered. He said they heard a faint knock coming from the coffin. "I was a bit surprised, so I asked them to open the coffin, and everyone was startled," he said. "I saw her opening her eyes slightly and knocking on the side of the coffin. She must have been knocking for quite some time." According to Pairat, the brother said his sister had been bedridden for about two years, when her health deteriorated and she became unresponsive, appearing to stop breathing two days ago. The brother then placed her in a…...

49+ min ago (177+ words) Denver Pioneers (2-4) at Wyoming Cowboys (5-1) Laramie, Wyoming; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wyoming hosts Denver looking to prolong its five-game home winning streak. The Cowboys have gone 5-0 in home games. Wyoming is third in the MWC with 18.2 assists per game led by Leland Walker averaging 4.3. The Pioneers are 2-3 on the road. Denver is 1-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 11.2 turnovers per game. Wyoming's average of 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season is the same per game average that Denver gives up. Denver averages 8.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.1 more made shots on average than the 5.7 per game Wyoming allows. TOP PERFORMERS: Walker is shooting 42.1% and averaging 12.0 points for the Cowboys. Uriyah Rojas is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers. Jeremiah Burke is shooting 42.4% from beyond the arc with 2.3 made 3-pointers per game for the Pioneers, while averaging 15 points. Carson…...

9+ hour, 5+ min ago (186+ words) Cortez sanitation crews will start residential trash collection an hour early Thanksgiving morning, beginning routes at 5 a.m. instead of the usual 6 a.m. Sanitation Superintendent Colby Earley said Thanksgiving is the only day of the year crews start before 6 a.m. to allow employees to finish early and spend time with family. Residents with Thursday service should set out their trash the night before or by 5 a.m. Commercial collection will not change during the holidays. During Christmas week, residential routes will run one day early: No trash will be collected Christmas Day. Earley said residential recycling will not be collected on Thanksgiving or Christmas but will resume the following week on regular days. "I will run double trucks the following week for recycling, so you put out as much as you want, and we'll get it," Earley said. For New Year's, trash service will run on…...

2+ hour, 6+ min ago (735+ words) Driscoll, who became part of the U.S. negotiating team less than two weeks ago, is heading up the latest phase of talks involving the terms of a possible peace plan with Russia. The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations, would not offer details on how long the negotiations were expected to last or what topics were being discussed, but noted the Ukrainians were aware of the meeting and all sides have indicated they wanted to reach a deal to halt the fighting as quickly as possible. Russia fired 22 missiles of various types and over 460 drones at Ukraine overnight, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on Telegram, noting that four drones flew into Romania and Moldova. "What's crucial now is for all partners to move toward diplomacy together, through joint efforts. Pressure on Russia must inevitably work," Zelenskyy…...

14+ hour, 6+ min ago (840+ words) Officials on Monday said progress was made in urgent weekend talks on amending the U.S. peace proposal for Ukraine that many saw as favoring Russia, but the Kremlin said it hadn't seen the changes. Washington's 28-point plan presented last week caused alarm by heavily aligning with Moscow's demands in the nearly four-year war caused by its invasion. The plan pressed Ukraine to hand over some territory to Russia and reduce its army. It also sought Europe's agreement that Ukraine will never be admitted into the NATO military alliance. An adviser to Ukraine's president who attended the talks in Geneva between U.S. and Ukrainian officials told the AP they managed to discuss almost all the plan's points, and one unresolved issue is that of territory, which can only be decided at the head of state level. Ukraine and allies have ruled out territorial…...

49+ min ago (230+ words) The Shenzhou 22, which successfully docked at the Tiangong space station Tuesday, will be used sometime in 2026 by the three astronauts who arrived on Nov. 1. Earlier this month, another group of Chinese astronauts from the Shenzhou 20 mission faced a nine-day delay in their return to Earth after their craft's window was damaged. They eventually returned using the Shenzhou 21 spacecraft, which had just carried the replacement crew to Tiangong. While the three-person crew landed safely on Earth, three of their fellow astronauts on the replacement crew were temporarily left without a guaranteed way to return in case of an emergency. The Shenzhou 20 spacecraft " the damaged one, which for now remains in space " will be brought down to Earth later and assessed, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The space program determined it didn't meet safety standards for transporting the astronauts. Chinese astronauts have…...

14+ hour, 6+ min ago (813+ words) The turbulence caused by the longest U.S. government shutdown may still be fresh on the minds of travelers this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holiday crush of winter weather, heavy traffic and crowded airports can help ease the jitters. "I think the shutdown at this point is history for air travel. The airlines understand this time of year so well. They know exactly what they need to do," said Sheldon H. Jacobson, an airport and airlines operations expert. "The real challenge is making sure travelers can help themselves." Here's a guide to navigating the busiest travel week of the year: How busy could it be? Travel forecasts point to packed airports, roads and trains. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday at a news conference that air traffic controller staffing levels have stabilized in time for what he described as…...