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Authorities are planning to return him to Wisconsin, where the teen would be tried as an adult. Under Wisconsin law, anyone 17 or older is treated as an adult in the criminal justice system. Rittenhouse faces five felony charges, including first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree reckless homicide. He is also facing a misdemeanor charge for possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor. Open carry of guns is legal in Wisconsin for adults over 18....

Kickoff will be 1 p.m. ET on the Buffalo campus. MORE: Week 13 college picks | These coaches must win … or else | Heisman blunders Meanwhile, Buffalo and its environs continued to dig out of the storm. Sunday’s NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets hoped to go off on schedule, but shovelers were being sought for either game tickets or $22 per hour work at Ralph Wilson Stadium in suburban Orchard Park, N....

In September, Democrats alleged that Kentucky’s Board of Elections had been secretly “deactivating” registered voters ahead of the state’s November 5 election. After attempts to resolve the issue outside of the legal system apparently broke down, the Kentucky Democratic Party filed suit against the State Board of Elections on Thursday. On Monday Franklin Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate issued a temporary injunction that returns the names of around 175,000 voters to a master list of voters....

Laettner’s last-second shot to beat Kentucky in the 1992 East Regional final is undoubtedly the highlight of his basketball career and a highlight that will never go away for college basketball fans. But that moment of glory for Laettner and generations of Duke fans is simply the worst for UK fans. So if one wants to rip a fellow Kentuckian, just call him/her “Christian Laettner” — like one Kentucky gubernatorial candidate called a local businessman....

Rosa, who had denied the charges made against him in July, runs Italy-based company Rosa & Associati. Kenya, renowned for its distance runners, has faced frequent allegations of doping with some 40 cases reported in the past four years. “The case is withdrawn,” Bernard Ochoi, Nairobi’s principal magistrate, said in a statement delivered in court before Rosa’s trial began. The statement was sent to Reuters by Rosa’s lawyer James Nyiha....

The Toffees have confirmed that they will tour East Africa specifically Tanzania to play against the tourney’s champions as a jump starter of a series of their pre-season training. In this effect, they will travel to Tanzania on July 13 ahead of the fixture which could be against Gor Mahia, AFC Leopards, Tusker or National Super League side Nakuru AllStars. The four teams were named on Wednesday to face four others from Tanzania in knockout fixtures which start on June 5 running to June 11 with a prize money of Sh3 million in store for the eventual champions....

The residents at Taunton had the chance to witness such a situation yesterday evening, as Keshav Maharaj’s heroics led opponents Somerset to a downward spiral from the path of victory to what eventually ended up as a tie, of all results. Maharaj has been consistent for South Africa over the past one year, and in the recent Sri Lankan tour where all the other bowlers failed to create an impact, Maharaj remained the exception....

In the face of such sorrow, Thunder players did their best to raise the spirits of the victims. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Enes Kanter visited OU Children’s Hospital, while Nick Collison, Mitch McGary, Anthony Morrow, Cameron Payne and Andre Roberson met with families at the OU Medical Center. MORE: Woman charged with murder in Oklahoma State parade crash Well done, OKC.

NBA star Kevin Durant, a noted Washington fan, was spotted in a burgundy jersey — Washington was wearing white for the game — and team toque with a pom-pom. Recently cleared to return to the court for the Thunder after three foot surgeries, Durant had the opportunity to have some fun before training camp opens next week. MORE: Classic photos of Kevin Durant | Durant an underrated trash talker, says Draymond Green...

And while there was an uproar that came directly from Wade, who responded to Durant's comments via Instagram, Durant has not backed off his original statement. The Thunder star was in Europe with his team when he was asked about his current stance on the situation, and his answer was no different (via South Florida Sun Sentinel). Durant said, as seen in the video, that he saw it as a passing of the guard, from Wade to Harden, and did not mention Wade as a slight....

KDE Plasma 5.26 Is “All About the Widgets” The KDE Community took to Twitter to announce the new release, touting its new features: The theme of KDE Plasma 5.26 is its desktop widgets. The official announcement page even says that it’s “all about the widgets.” “The clock and calendar in your panel, the notifier, your KDE Connect monitor, the volume control; these are all widgets, and all can be added elsewhere, moved around, removed and, in true Plasma fashion, modified to an extreme degree,” the announcement page said....

Pogba v. Pogba a sideshow as Ibra takes centre stage The Pogba brothers played against other for the first time in the Europa League encounter on Thursday night. And though Keane’s former side United emerged victorious, winning 3-0 by virtue of a Zlatan Ibrahimovic hat-trick, the former firebrand midfielder was not impressed with the world’s most expensive footballer. When asked on ITV if he was bothered by the show of affection between the brothers Pogba, Keane said he was, then elaborated....

According to promoters, the fight will be staged on March 12 at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, reports Xinhua. Thurman, holding a record of 26-0 with 22 knockouts, will make the second defence of the title he won last March by beating compatriot Robert Guerrero with a unanimous decision. Thurman beat US boxer Luis Collazo after seven rounds last July in his first title defence. Porter, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title holder, has a 26-1-1 record with 16 knockouts....

The next thing Chris Petersen knew, Moore was in charge of Dak Prescott as quarterbacks coach of the Dallas Cowboys not too long after sitting third on the depth chart behind the 2016 NFL offensive rookie of the year. “When I heard that, I think, ‘Really? You’re sitting next to the guys and now you’ve got the chalk and you’re telling them exactly what to do?’” said Petersen, now at Washington after coaching Moore at Boise State....

Kellogg announced that they plan to split into three spinoff companies in order to focus each one on cereals, snack foods and plant-based foods. The cereal and plant-based food companies have yet to be named, but Kellogg CEO Steve Cahillane stated the individual companies will be better equipped to reach their standalone potential. “These businesses all have significant standalone potential, and an enhanced focus will enable them to better direct their resources toward their distinct strategic priorities,” Cahillane said in a press release....

But as the card turns 25 years old, how many copies of the card does Griffey Jr. himself own? "I got a few ... over 100," Griffey Jr. told Sporting News. "I have the bigger version of that. A couple of those, too. I don't have a hundred, but I have a couple." — SN selects the most iconic moment for every MLB team Although more than two decades have passed, Griffey still remembers a great deal about that particular card....

Levine elaborated on the development of this unreleased game in a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine. Apparently, Irrational started work on a game with Zelda-like gameplay features for PS2 and Xbox right after it finished System Shock 2. The game was called The Lost, and would have featured a dark story about a desperate, mourning mother, who makes a deal with the devil to travel to Hell in an attempt to bring her dead daughter back to life....

Starr’s family said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon that he died at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston of complications from surgery. While the lawyer’s Whitewater investigation led to Clinton’s impeachment, he more recently served on former President Donald Trump’s legal team during his impeachment. Prior to Starr’s involvement in the investigation into the Clintons’ business dealings from 1994 to 1998, he was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington, D....