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Actor Mark Hamill joins CNN's Jim Acosta to discuss his thoughts about a potential spinoff series based around his legendary "Star Wars" character Luke Skywalker.

LSU star Angel Reese defended the gesture she aimed at Iowa Hawkeyes' Caitlin Clark near the end of the Tigers' first NCAA women's basketball national championship victory on Sunday, saying "I don't take disrespect lightly."

Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh broke the world record for the 400m individual medley at the Canadian swimming trials on Saturday -- just days after breaking the world record for the 400m freestyle.

Slumped on his club, head buried in his arm, Rory McIlroy looked on the verge of tears.

Skier Francis Zuber sprang into action when he noticed a snowboarder had become trapped upside down in a tree well. Zuber, whose reaction has been applauded as a textbook example of what to do in such a situation, urged others to take up rescue courses.

After a March Madness filled with twists and surprises -- all four No. 1 seeds failed to reach the Elite Eight for the first ever time in NCAA men's basketball tournament history -- it is time for the grand finale as UConn faces San Diego State on Monday for the title.

Shania Twian is standing up for others in country music.

MANILA, Philippines --- Pastor Apollo Quiboloy has refuted the sexual abuse allegations made by former members of his religious sect. He made his denial in a 36-minute video statement on Wednesday. The televangelist said he is only being accused of rape because he rejected the women who were "fighting over" him. Quiboloy is the founder and leader of the Davao-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC). He alleged the women who are supposedly maligning him are suffering from what he called a "Potiphar's wife syndrome." "Ako po ay hindi nag-asawa. Ngayon, inaakusahan ako ng napakaraming babae," he said. (I did not marry. Now, I am being accused by so many women.) "Ito po ...

Keep on reading: Quiboloy on rape: Too many women fight over me, ‘pinag-aagawan ako’

    Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko called on law enforcement agencies on Tuesday to organize patrols with small arms on the streets of Belarusian cities to ensure the safety of people. "People should feel safe at home, at work, on the street, at any time of the day," Lukashenko said in a video from a meeting with the country's top security bodies, posted on Pul Pervovo, a state outlet that reports on Lukashenko's activities. Lukashenko said that while the crime rate in Belarus was decreasing, the country was at risk of crimes of an "extremist nature". READ: Belarus new doctrine provides for using nuclear weapons for first time "Today, this is t...

Keep on reading: Belarus calls for armed street patrols, warns of ‘extremist’ crime

NBA Scores, News, Schedules NEW YORK --- Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks hasn't given up on his team making the playoffs this season, and now Kevin Ollie will be tasked with leading it there. Ollie was named Tuesday as Brooklyn's interim coach, replacing Jacque Vaughn, who was fired a day earlier. The Nets are 11th in the Eastern Conference standings, 2 1/2 games behind Atlanta for the final play-in spot with 28 games remaining. Marks said the decision to replace Vaughn with Ollie during the All-Star break was based on "the direction of the team and where it's potentially trending." Marks spoke with reporters for almost 20 minutes prior to the team's practice Tuesd...

Keep on reading: Nets turn to Kevin Ollie seeking to salvage NBA season

NBA Scores, News, Schedules SANTA CRUZ, California --- Nicholas Kerr is focused and serious as he paces the sidelines in front of the scorer's table near his team bench. "Get back! Get back! Get back! Get back!" he shouts, urging the Santa Cruz Warriors to hustle down and play defense. Then there's a moment Kerr finally lets his guard down a little, cracks a smile and starts chatting to people keeping statistics and working the game. Each day, the young coach strives to find a balance between fun and fire while leading Golden State's development G League team, which has none of the big stars --- like Stephen Curry --- that his famous father gets to coach every day just a coupl...

Keep on reading: NBA: Steve Kerr’s son finding way in coaching not far from his dad

MANILA, Philippines --- A police officer, a candidate for village chief, and 10 others allegedly involved in an election-related killing of three people in Cotabato City last year are now out on bail. Police Master Sergeant Pauti Dianal Mamalapat, village chief candidate Juhalidin Ladesla Abdul, and 10 others have already been granted temporary freedom, Bangsamoro Police Regional Director Brig. Gen. Allan Nobleza said during the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on Wednesday. The other suspects are Mishal Mamalapat, Dixie Mahinay Garcia, Arman Mamalangkal, Ronda Midtimbang Bansuan, Jayson Manguda Bansuan, Surin Alon Kamad, Daniel Gumat Paguital, Nordin Gu...

Keep on reading: 12 suspects in killing of Cotabato village bets out on bail

NBA Scores, News, Schedules PHOENIX --- The Phoenix Suns signed forward Thaddeus Young on Tuesday, giving the team another veteran presence as they scramble for playoff position in the crowded Western Conference race. The 35-year-old Young has played 1,162 career games, which ranks third among active players behind only LeBron James and Chris Paul. The 6-foot-8, 235-pounder played 23 games for the Toronto Raptors earlier this season, including six starts, averaging 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. The Suns are currently in the No. 6 position in the Western Conference playoff race. The top six teams in each conference automatically advance to the first best-of-seven ...

Keep on reading: NBA: Suns sign veteran forward Thaddeus Young for playoff chase

  LUCENA CITY --- Three motorcycle riders died, including a 7-year-old girl, after their vehicle collided Tuesday night with a passenger bus in Tagkawayan town in Quezon province. Quezon police reported that motorcyclist Dennis Cambel, with two back-riders, was negotiating at 10:40 p.m. a section of the Quirino Highway in Barangay San Diego. The motorcycle occupied the opposite lane and consequently collided with an oncoming passenger bus driven by Gilberto Santos, the police said. All riders suffered grave injuries and Cambel died on the spot. READ: Rider dead in bus-motorcycle collision in Quezon province The two back-riders were taken to the Ma. Lourdes Elea...

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SANTA BARBARA, California---A judge has declared that Kevin Costnerand his wife of nearly two decades, Christine Baumgartner, are now legally divorced, according to court records filed Tuesday, Feb. 20. The couple's marriage ended, and both became single, on Friday, nine months after she filed for divorce, a judgment entered in Santa Barbara County court showed. In the first months after their split, Costner And Baumgartner fought in court over child custody and support payments and appeared to be headed for a contentious trial. But they reached a settlement agreementin September that allowed them to avoid it. The two will have joint custody of their sons, ages 16 and 15, an...

Keep on reading: Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner are now legally divorced after nearly 20 years of marriage

  SAN FRANCISCO --- The most stolen books from San Francisco public libraries' shelves are not the hottest new novels or juicy memoirs, they are books about recovering from addiction. Now, city officials want to provide universal access to free drug recovery books, including Alcoholics Anonymous' 12-step recovery book. San Francisco City Supervisor Matt Dorsey on Tuesday introduced legislation to expand a pilot program to distribute addiction recovery books for free at the city's 28 public libraries. A record 806 people died of a drug overdose in the city last year. If approved, San Francisco would be the first city in the nation to do so as communities coast to coast c...

Keep on reading: San Francisco mulls free drug recovery books at public libraries

    A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature's venom turns out to have been the cause. Christopher Ward, 34, was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters on Feb. 12. He was soon placed on life support and died Friday, Lakewood Police Department spokesman John Romero said Tuesday. Jefferson County coroner's officials declined Tuesday to comment on the death, including if tests showed yet whether Ward died from the pet's venom or from some other medical condition.   READ: Dog suffers bite while protecting owner f...

Keep on reading: A Colorado man is dead after a pet Gila monster bite

MANILA, Philippines---The shift in policy on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) from Rodrigo Duterte's appeasement to Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr's assertiveness has raised fears, baseless or not, over the row's impact on China's investments in and trade with the Philippines. Here's why. According to a report by the Research and Special Studies Division of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), "research focusing on the People's Republic of China and its use of economic statecraft, including economic coercion, has started to emerge in recent years." "With its increasing economic clout, being the second largest economy in the world, the world's largest trading ...

Keep on reading: WPS economic sanctions to hurt PH, but China even more

LUCENA CITY --- A retired Army soldier was killed Tuesday after he shot and wounded a husband and wife in this city. Lucena police report said one alias Janeth, 56, was walking her way home in Barangay 5 around 8:30 p.m. when alias "Noel," 66, a former Army soldier, shot her in the head using a caliber .38 gun. After shooting Janeth, the gunman proceeded to her house and also shot her husband, "Fernando," 54, hitting him on the back of his body. Though wounded, Fernando was able to grab the gun and shoot and kill Noel. The report did not provide further information about Noel. READ: Ex-Army soldier slain in Lucena drug sting The wounded couple were taken to Quezon Med...

Keep on reading: Ex-Army soldier killed after shooting couple in Lucena City

Ivana Alawi announced that she will be treating one lucky Swiftie to a VIP ticket and an all-expense paid trip to Singapore for Taylor Swift's "The Eras Tour" concert. "Mamimigay tayo ng all-expense paid trip to Singapore from March 6 to March 8 para makanood ng Taylor Swift [concert]. Kasama na do'n ang VIP ticket mo, ang airplane ticket mo, and also your food and your hotel," Alawi said via a video on her Instagram page last Saturday, Feb. 17. (I will be giving away an all-expense paid trip to Singapore from March 6 to March 8 for Taylor Swift's concert. The giveaway prize includes a VIP concert ticket, an airplane ticket, as well as budget for food and hotel accommodation.) ...

Keep on reading: Ivana Alawi to give away Taylor Swift VIP concert ticket