Texas oil billionaire William ‘Tex’ Moncrief Jr. dead at 101
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — William Alvin Moncrief Jr., a Texas wildcatter who helped build a father-son venture into an oil…
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Texas oil billionaire William ‘Tex’ Moncrief Jr. dead at 101
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — William Alvin Moncrief Jr., a Texas wildcatter who helped build a father-son venture into an oil…
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Gobierno de Perú ordena el cierre de playas el 31 de diciembre y el 1 de enero por casos de covid-19
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El gobierno de Perú anunció este miércoles que cerrarán el acceso a playas, lagunas y ríos del país el…
Continue Reading Alerta de tornado para varios estados del sur de EE.UU.
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una alerta de tornado está vigente para partes del norte de Mississippi, el suroeste de Tennessee, el sur…
Continue Reading California gets more snow, rain before New Year’s break
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More snow and rain is falling on California, causing travel disruptions on mountain routes and…
Continue Reading Remains of missing amateur MMA fighter found by man searching for deer antlers
By Carma Hassan and David Williams, CNN Police in Branson, Missouri, say they’ve identified the remains of David Koenig, an amateur mixed…
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Holiday returns will cost retailers 59% more than last year
by Kwegyirba Croffie, CNN As Americans bring back unwanted holiday gifts, those returns will cost retailers upwards of 50% more than they did last…
Continue ReadingFossil discovery of 5 mammoths along with Neanderthal tools reveals life in ice age
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The bones of five mammoths were discovered with Neanderthal stone tools at a quarry near Swindon, providing a revealing…
Continue Reading Judge postpones penalty trial for Parkland school gunman
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A judge has postponed the penalty trial for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz to Feb. 21. Circuit Judge Elizabeth…
Continue Reading More cruise ships under CDC investigation due to COVID cases
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more cruise ships due…
Continue Reading More cruise ships under CDC investigation due to COVID cases
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating more cruise ships due…
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Tight ends take center stage in College Football Playoff
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Tight ends could play a big role in the College Football Playoff this…
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Los padres de Aptos High presentan reclamos en contra de PVUSD después del apuñalamiento que mató a su hijo
Los padres del estudiante de Aptos High que fue asesinado en un apuñalamiento en agosto está, reclamando daños contra el Distrito Escolar de…
Continue Reading Another round of snow before thaw comes to frigid Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — A thaw-out is coming for the frozen Seattle and Portland, Oregon, but not before another round of snow that could compound problems…
Continue Reading Another round of snow before thaw comes to frigid Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — A thaw-out is coming for the frozen Seattle and Portland, Oregon, but not before another round of snow that could compound problems…
Continue Reading Another round of snow before thaw comes to frigid Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — A thaw-out is coming for the frozen Seattle and Portland, Oregon, but not before another round of snow that could compound problems…
Continue Reading Special ‘Sauce’: Bearcats’ lockdown CB faces biggest test
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner goes into the College Football Playoff semifinal against Alabama as one of the…
Continue Reading Driver accused of killing 2 kids causes scene in courtroom
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 27-year-old Florida man accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed two children and injured four others caused a…
Continue Reading In passing league, some teams still find success on ground
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Relying on a big-play quarterback to carve up opposing defenses in the passing game…
Continue Reading ‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the…
Continue Reading ‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the…
Continue Reading ‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the…
Continue Reading Georgetown transfer joins Iowa State, will play next season
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says Georgetown transfer Tre King has joined the Cyclones and will be…
Continue Reading WHO chief worried about ‘tsunami’ of omicron, delta cases
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization says he’s worried about the omicron and delta variants…
Continue Reading Putin: New Germany-bound pipeline may help reduce prices
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a new pipeline to Germany has been fully filled…
Continue Reading Putin: New Germany-bound pipeline may help reduce prices
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says that a new pipeline to Germany has been fully filled…
Continue Reading Sandra Jaffe, co-founder of Preservation Hall, dies
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The woman who co-founded Preservation Hall in New Orleans has died. Sandra Jaffe and her…
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What parents should know about sending kids back to school during Omicron
By Holly Yan, CNN Millions of American kids will head back to classrooms in the coming days — just after new pediatric Covid-19…
Continue Reading QB Lamar Jackson limited at practice for Ravens
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens won’t ever return to full strength this season, but with two games to play, perhaps the worst…
Continue Reading QB Lamar Jackson limited at practice for Ravens
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The Baltimore Ravens won’t ever return to full strength this season, but with two games to play, perhaps the worst…
Continue Reading ESPN Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson dies of cancer at 44
CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Dickerson, a sports reporter who covered the Chicago Bears for ESPN for two decades, has died at the age of 44. Dickerson died…
Continue Reading Belgium reverses COVID cultural rules: The show must go on!
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have allowed for the reopening of cinemas, theaters and concert halls. The…
Continue Reading Belgium reverses COVID cultural rules: The show must go on!
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have allowed for the reopening of cinemas, theaters and concert halls. The…
Continue Reading Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Candace Parker staved off Father Time to help the Chicago Sky win the franchise’s first WNBA championship and…
Continue Reading Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Candace Parker staved off Father Time to help the Chicago Sky win the franchise’s first WNBA championship and…
Continue Reading Alabama turning to Brooks, others to fill Metchie’s void
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Alabama has been preparing young wide receivers for bigger roles in the College Football Playoffs. The top-ranked…
Continue Reading Muslim woman sues Missouri gun shop over hijab removal rule
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A federal lawsuit alleges that a Missouri firearms store and gun range refused to let a Muslim woman use a…
Continue Reading Kentucky man jailed in death of Illinois deputy, carjacking
CARLYLE, Ill. (AP) — Police have arrested a Kentucky man in connection with the fatal shooting of an eastern Illinois deputy early Wednesday and a…
Continue Reading North Carolina QB’s career comes full circle vs Gamecocks
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell’s college career has come full circle. The junior…
Continue Reading Suits against OxyContin owners on hold; negotiations ordered
GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge has kept lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own it on hold…
Continue Reading Joe Biden hablará con Vladimir Putin el jueves a petición del líder ruso
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden realizará una llamada con el presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin el…
Continue Reading Candace Parker voted AP Female Athlete of Year for 2nd time
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Candace Parker staved off Father Time to help the Chicago Sky win the franchise’s first WNBA championship and…
Continue Reading Argentina reduce a cinco días el aislamiento por contacto estrecho, sin síntomas y con esquema de vacunación completo
Sol Amaya (CNN Español)– La ministra de Salud de Argentina, Carla Vizzotti, anunció este miércoles que se consensuó con las provincias…
Continue Reading North Carolina 3-year-old who accidentally shot herself on Christmas Day has died
By Jennifer Henderson, Joe Sutton and Keith Allen, CNN Aylee Gordon, a 3-year-old girl who accidentally suffered a gunshot wound on Christmas Day,…
Continue ReadingOutreach teams help homeless during severe weather
By SARAH HURWITZ Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — In the cold weather, outreach teams are…
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US flies reconnaissance aircraft over eastern Ukraine
By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US Air Force flew a reconnaissance mission this week over eastern Ukraine to gather intelligence…
Continue Reading NHL cutting isolation time to 5 days, change applies in US
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The NHL is following other leagues and the CDC by cutting COVID-19 isolation times to five days under certain…
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The pop culture moments of 2021 we couldn’t forget if we tried
By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN We laughed, we cringed, we tweeted — these are the pop culture moments that we’ll remember…
Continue Reading Suits against OxyContin owners on hold; negotiations ordered
GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A judge has kept lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own it on hold…
Continue Reading Widespread flight cancellations continue as omicron spreads
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of flights are being cancelled as the omicron variant creates havoc both for travelers and for…
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