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Intense airstrikes target Islamic State group's de facto capital of Raqqa in northern Syria
US women's soccer team cancels exhibition in Hawaii because of poor field conditions
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, United States' Megan Rapinoe waves to fans before a friendly soccer match against Brazil, in Seattle. American World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe has torn a ligament in her right knee that will require surgery, putting her Olympic chances in doubt. The U.S. Soccer Federation announced Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, that the Seattle Reign midfielder tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during Friday training in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, FILe)
Canadian speed skater McLean earns bronze for first World Cup medal
South Carolina hires ex-Florida coach Will Muschamp agrees to take over Gamecocks program
FILE - In this April 18, 2015, file photo, Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp walks around the football field in the first quarter of their spring NCAA college football game in Auburn, Ala. A person with direct knowledge of the decision says Muschamp has agreed to become South Carolina’s next head football coach, and he could be formally introduced as early as Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
The Latest: Virgin CEO says failure of Paris climate talks 'too horrible to contemplate'
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses the media after a meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, French Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius and French lawmakers at the National Assembly in Paris, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. Schwarzenegger is in France as part of the COP21, the United Nations Climate Change conference, taking place in Le Bourget near Paris. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)
Bruins blank Canucks 4-0
Boston Bruins left wing Brad Marchand (63) celebrates his goal with teammates Patrice Bergeron (37) and Joe Morrow (45) during first period NHL action against the Vancouver Canucks in Vancouver, B.C. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015.
Teen urges new Liberal government to help secure release of dad detained in UAE
Canadian Salim Alaradi and his son, Mohamed Alaradi are shown on a family vacation in the United Arab Emirates in a 2013 family handout photo. An Ontario teen is calling on the new Liberal government to secure the release of her father, who has been languishing in a United Arab Emirates prison without charge for more than a year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
The Latest: Pope lights candle to symbolize hope for migrants
An exhausted man disembarks from a dinghy on a beach next to the town of Mytilene, after crossing a part of the Aegean sea from the Turkey's coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Greece is the main point of entry into the EU for people fleeing war and poverty at home, with the vast majority of the 700,000 people who have entered the country this year reaching Greek islands from the nearby Turkish coast. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)
Consideration of race in college admissions is again in line of fire at Supreme Court
FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2012, file photo, Abigail Fisher, the Texan involved in the University of Texas affirmative action case, accompanied by her attorney Bert Rein, talks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington. Consideration of race in college admissions is again in line of fire at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, for the second time in three years, in the case of Fisher, a white Texas woman who was rejected for admission at the University of Texas. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Investigators say wife may have radicalized husband, acted as driving force in California plot
This undated combination of photos provided by the FBI, left, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook. The husband and wife died in a fierce gun battle with authorities several hours after their commando-style assault on a gathering of Farook's colleagues from San Bernardino, Calif., County's health department Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.
Actor Morgan Freeman and pilot unhurt in forced plane landing; FAA says plane went off runway
FILE - In this April 25, 2011, file photo, actor Morgan Freeman poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Freeman said he was aboard his plane when it had to make an unexpected landing in Tunica, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, but nobody was injured. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
Azerbaijan: 29 workers still missing from offshore oil platform that continues to burn
Map an oil rig that caught fire in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan; 1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;
Friedrich leads another German sweep in second four-man bobsled World Cup event
Councilwoman rescinds resignation after tree-lighting ceremony renamed to include 'Christmas'
Seychelles: Presidential poll head to a run off after no candidate wins a clear majority
Villarreal's Bakambu scores 2 goals in comeback win over Rayo to move 5th in Spain
Arbitrator orders Egypt to pay Israeli company $1.76 billion for halting gas supplies
Top security officials from India, Pakistan hold talks, signalling resumption of peace dialogue
FILE-In this July 21, 2015 file photo, Indian and Pakistani flags are lowered during a daily retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan joint border check post of Attari-Wagah near Amritsar, India.The top security officials from India and Pakistan held bilateral talks in Thailand's capital on Sunday, signaling a resumption of the rival countries' on-again, off-again peace dialogue.(AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill, file) EDITORIAL USE ONLY
The Latest: Mood is dour among supporters of Venezuela's ruling party as results near
A man sits next to a graffiti that reads in Spanish "On Dec. 6. Chavez wins" in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. As Venezuelans get ready to vote on Dec. 6, in congressional elections, polls show the opposition coalition holding a 30 point lead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
UK police probe 'terrorist' knife attack that injured 2 at London Underground station
Police cordon off Leytonstone Underground Station in east London following a stabbing incident, Saturday Dec. 5, 2015. The stabbing is being treated as a "terrorist incident," the London police said Saturday. The London police counterterror command said in a statement that it is investigating the incident in which a man was threatening people with a knife at around 7 p.m. (1900 GMT; 2 p.m. EST). One person sustained serious injuries and two others received minor injuries. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVE
India opener Murali Vijay fined for showing dissent to umpire in Delhi test
Indian batsman Murali Vijay reacts with frustration as he walks back to the pavilion after his dismissal on the third day of the fourth test cricket match between India and South Africa in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (AP Photo /Tsering Topgyal)
AP-NORC Poll: For many Americans, religion and environmentalism are a natural mix
FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2015 file photo, a man visits the Climate Generations Areas, part of the COP21, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Le Bourget, north of Paris. As a group, the most religious Americans are less likely than others in the U.S. to trust the science of global warming. Yet a significant number of the faithful not only believe the threat is real but also feel obliged to help save the earth’s climate, an AP analysis shows. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
Syria's Assad says British airstrikes against Islamic State are illegal and will fail
In this Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview with Venezuela's state-run Telesur network, in Damascus, Syria. Syrian President Bashar Assad says British airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State group are illegal and doomed to fail. Assad said in an interview with Britain's Sunday Times that IS cannot be defeated with airstrikes alone unless there is coordination with forces on the ground. (AP Photo/SANA)
Armenian voters support amendments to give president's powers to the prime minister
FILE - In this file photo taken on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, Armenian President Serge Sarkisian is sworn in during his inauguration ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Armenia was holding a referendum Sunday on proposed constitutional changes that would give more powers to the prime minister and parliament at the expense of the president, who would become largely a figurehead, but the opposition has seen the reform as an attempt by President Serzh Sargsyan to extend his rule. (AP Photo/Davit Hakobyan, PanARMENIAN, File)
German official says Saudi Arabia needed as partner, but criticizes funding of Wahhabi mosques
Newspaper investigation: US donors pump millions into Israel's West Bank settlements
FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 file photo, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, looks on as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office, in Jerusalem. On Saturday, Kerry warned Israel about the dangers of the possible collapse of the Palestinian Authority, saying it would lead to a situation that would threaten the security of Israel and the Palestinian people. (Atef Safadi/Pool via AP)
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US Vice-President Biden makes trip to Ukraine in sign of Washington's support
President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, pauses while making a statement on Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Strict California gun laws failed to stop mass shooting, prompting search for more safeguards
Police crime photos are displayed during a news conference near the site of yesterday's mass shooting on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, Calif. A husband and wife on Wednesday, dressed for battle and carrying assault rifles and handguns, opened fire on a holiday banquet for his co-workers, killing at least 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others in a precision assault, authorities said. Hours later, the couple died in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Guy Turcotte found guilty of second-degree murder in deaths of his kids
Isabelle Gaston fights back tears as she speaks to journalists at the St. Jerome courtroom after the conviction of her ex husband, Guy Turcotte, for the second degree murder of their two children in 2009, on Sunday, December 6, 2015, as prosecutor Ren Verret, right, looks on. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
Far right National Front dominates first round of French regional elections, pollsters say
People walk past electoral posters of far right National Front party regional leader for southern France, Marion Marechal-Le Pen, left, and French right-wing party Les Republicains candidate Christian Estrosi, in Nice, southeastern France, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. The two-round elections that begin tomorrow and end Dec. 13 are the first for the 13 "super regions" created by President Francois Hollande from 22 smaller ones. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
Japan LPGA wins 6 singles matches to capture The Queens match-play tournament
Japan LPGA team members led by its captain Momoko Ueda, right, jump hands in hands in celebration after capturing the inaugural Queens match-play tournament between teams from different women's golf tours, in Nagoya, central Japan, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. The Japan took six of 18 singles matches and finished 41 points, ahead of Korea on 38, the Ladies European Tour team on 12 and the Australia Ladies Professional Golf team with seven. (Mizuki Ikari/Kyodo News via AP) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY
SNL gets Canadian Christmas opening from Ryan Gosling and Mike Myers
Scott's late TD ruins No. 4 Iowa's plan as No. 5 Michigan St takes Big Ten title, 16-13
Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard throws during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Michigan State, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Refs' blown call costs Tar Heels shot at beating No. 1 Tigers for ACC title
Clemson's Mackensie Alexander tackles North Carolina's Mack Hollins (13) during the second half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)
Poland denies it wants US nukes after official says Defence Ministry considering request
Commuter train slams into passenger bus in Indonesia's capital; 18 dead, 6 seriously injured
Rescuers remove the wreckage of a passenger minibus after it was hit by a commuter train in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Police say the train slammed into the bus at a railroad crossing killing and injuring number of people. (AP Photo)
No. 18 Texas A&M struggles with shooting, loses 67-54 to Arizona State on the road
Northern Iowa advances in the FCS playoffs with 29-17 win over Portland State
Northern Iowa defensive lineman Preston Woods (61) holds up a fumbled ball he recovered during the first half of a second-round NCAA FCS playoff game against Portland State at Providence Park on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Steve Dykes)
Australian Nathan Holman wins Australian PGA in 3-way playoff at tough Royal Pines
Kucherov scores twice to lead Lightning to 4-3 victory over Sharks
Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov scores a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Saturday's Scoreboard
Baldwin scores 20 as North Dakota needs 2OT to beat Bradley 65-59
WHL Roundup: Gutierrez, Millette both score twice as Hurricanes down Rebels
Do-it-all McCaffrey helps No. 7 Stanford crush No. 24 USC's Pac-12 dreams with 41-22 win
Southern California quarterback Cody Kessler (6) scores on a 12-yard run against Stanford during the second half of a Pac-12 Conference championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Santa Clara, Calif. Stanford won 41-22. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Sutlive leads 4 Cal Poly players in double figures for 77-65 win over Fresno State
No winning ticket for $7-million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 6-49
Crawford scores 16 of 32 points in 4th quarter to help Clippers beat Magic 103-101
Los Angeles Clippers forward Wesley Johnson shoots as Orlando Magic guard Victor Oladipo defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Bareback rider Peebles wins second consecutive round at National Finals Rodeo
Michael Phelps wins 200 butterfly in US Winter National Championships
Michael Phelps starts the 200-meter butterfly event at the U.S. Winter National Championships at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way, Wash., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (Larry Steagall/Kitsap Sun via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
Atwood scores 15 points, balanced Arizona State knocks of No. 18 Texas A&M 67-54
Texas A&M guard Admon Gilder (3) drives against Arizona State guard Gerry Blakes during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Mays scores 24, grabs 14 boards for CSU Bakersfield in 72-55 win over Northern Arizona
WBA middleweight champ Daniel Jacobs stops Peter Quillin in 1st round
Peter Quillin, left, is knocked out by a right thrown by Daniel Jacobs during the first round of the WBA middleweight championship boxing bout in New York on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst tweets congratulations to Hawkeyes after they lose Big Ten championship
Nate Kratch's big night carries Santa Clara over San Jose State 78-75
Bruins blank Canucks 4-0 to hand Vancouver its fifth straight loss
The Boston Bruins celebrate their 4-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks following the third period NHL action Vancouver, B.C. Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Drmic scores 24 to lead Boise State in final road game of 2015, pulls away from Portland 81-71
Derrick Favors scores career-high 35 points as Utah Jazz beat Indiana Pacers 122-119 in OT
Indiana Pacers forward Paul George (13) shoots as Utah Jazz guard Alec Burks (10) defends in the second quarter during an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Murray Jr. scores 21 points; Pepperdine beats CS Northridge 70-55 for first road win
Playoff bound: Top-ranked Clemson stays undefeated, beats UNC 45-37 for ACC title
Clemson's Ben Boulware, left, reaches for North Carolina quarterback Marquise Williams, right, during the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Scott, No. 5 Michigan St reach likely playoff spot, edge No. 4 Iowa 16-13 for Big Ten title
Michigan State running back LJ Scott (3) carries during the second half against Iowa in the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Obama, in rare Oval Office address, vows to defeat terror threat that has entered 'new phase'
In this Dec. 3, 20156 photo, President Barack Obama sits with FBI director James Comey in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, before making a statement on the mass shooting in San Bernandino, Calif. The U.S. government’s ability to review and analyze five years’ worth of telephone records for the married couple blamed in the deadly shootings in California lapsed when the National Security Agency’s controversial mass surveillance program was formally shut down, four days before the deadly California shootings. Under a court order, those historical calling records at the NSA are now off-limits to agents running the FBI terrorism investigation even with a warrant. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Venezuela opposition celebrates victory ahead of official results in legislative elections
A man smokes a cigar at a parking lot decorated, top right, with a graffiti depicting the eyes of the late Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. As Venezuelans get ready to vote on Dec. 6, in congressional elections, polls show the opposition coalition holding a 30 point lead.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Gregory has career-high 21 points, Garth 18, Lamar finishes strong to beat Idaho State 82-70
Houston investigating after video of security guards assaulting fan who rushed field surfaces
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McGee scores 24 points, Southern Utah rides hot FT shooting to 68-54 win over Utah Valley
Canada's Santo Condorelli wins 100 metre freestyle at U.S. Nationals
Balentine scores 32 points as Evansville takes out Murray State 85-81 in OT
College Football Today
Kevin Hervey scores 18 points and Texas-Arlington beats UTEP 76-62
Moore runs for 2 TDs; Appalachian State wins 10th game with 34-27 victory over South Alabama
OHL Roundup: Senyshyn completes hat trick in OT as Greyhounds beat Generals
Arizona AD uses Twitter to announce Rodriguez turns down South Carolina job
Brown, Baker score 14 each as Wichita St snaps 3-game losing streak, beats Saint Louis, 68-53
Aldridge scores 17, Spurs stay unbeaten at home with 108-105 victory over Celtics
San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili (20) drives to the basket against Boston Celtics center Tyler Zeller (44) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Do-it-all McCaffrey leads No. 7 Stanford to Pac-12 title with 41-22 win over USC
Southern California's Ronald Jones II, left, runs against Stanford during the second quarter of a Pac-12 Conference championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Briscoe throws 3 TDs, Sam Houston State ends McNeese State's perfect season with 34-29 win
Jackson gets 14 points, UALR extends win streak to 7 with 64-54 victory at Idaho
Babineaux scores 21, White 17 with clutch foul shot, Jacksonville beats Jacksonville St. 86-82
Michael Carter-Williams scores 20 points as Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 106-91
New York Knicks' Jose Calderon drives against Milwaukee Bucks' O.J. Mayo during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
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