LeBron James and Billie Jean King lead tributes to American journalist Grant Wahl
By Jessie Yeung, Teele Rebane and Chris Eldergill, CNN The death of prominent journalist Grant Wahl at the World Cup in Qatar has led to an…
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Germany captain Manuel Neuer breaks leg while skiing
MUNICH, Germany (AP) — Germany and Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer has been ruled out for the rest of the season after breaking his leg while…
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Court acquits Pakistan’s interior minister in drug case
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a special court for narcotics cases in Pakistan has acquitted the country’s interior minister of…
Continue Reading Russia grinds on in eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut ‘destroyed’
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have turned the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut into ruins, President…
Continue Reading Odermatt dominates World Cup GS to consolidate overall lead
VAL d’ISÈRE, France (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt dominated to win a World Cup giant slalom and consolidate his lead in the overall…
Continue Reading Julius’ Bar, the site of an essential 1960s LGBT protest, is officially a historic landmark
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Julius’ Bar, one of New York City’s oldest LGBT bars and the location of a crucial 1960s protest, has been officially…
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Strong midterm turnout in Georgia sparks new debate about a controversial election law
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN The strong turnout in Georgia’s runoff election that cemented Democrats’ control of the US Senate is sparking…
Continue Reading Bassino wins World Cup GS for 1st victory in almost 2 years
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) — Marta Bassino has won a giant slalom on home snow to claim her first World Cup victory in almost two years. Bassino…
Continue ReadingA portrait of America’s prison arts programs
Eva Rothenberg, CNN In photographer Peter Merts’ images of California’s Arts in Corrections program, a smiling man is pictured with an…
Continue Reading Germany: Suspect dead after killing mother, taking hostages
BERLIN (AP) — German police said Saturday that a man suspected of killing his mother and later taking two people hostage in the eastern city of…
Continue Reading King Charles visits Wrexham AFC, the soccer club owned by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney
By Ben Church, CNN Talk about Hollywood royalty. King Charles and the Queen Consort visited Wrexham AFC on Friday, the soccer club owned by Hollywood…
Continue Reading Bangladesh opposition rallies to demand PM quit before polls
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of opposition supporters have rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s at stake in Turkey’s new Syria escalation
By BASSEM MROUE and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and…
Continue ReadingMajor storm to bring feet of snow, heavy rain and possible tornadoes
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist An atmospheric river event, bringing ample amounts of moisture to the West this weekend, will gradually move…
Continue Reading After release from Russian custody, focus is on providing Brittney Griner and her family additional support, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN After being imprisoned in Russia for nearly 10 months, WNBA star Brittney Griner’s safe return to the US on Friday was…
Continue Reading New Japan law aims at Unification Church fundraising abuses
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament on Saturday enacted a law to restrict malicious donation solicitations by…
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Los Angeles council member involved in fight with activist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles City Council member embroiled in a scandal over racist remarks and an activist fought at a Friday night holiday…
Continue Reading Los Angeles council member involved in fight with activist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles City Council member embroiled in a scandal over racist remarks and an activist fought at a Friday night holiday…
Continue Reading Deion Sanders has decided to stop coaching at a historically Black college. Here’s why people are so upset
By Amir Vera, CNN College football fans and HBCU alumni are still coming to terms with Deion Sanders announcing his departure from Jackson State…
Continue Reading Deion Sanders has decided to stop coaching at a historically Black college. Here’s why people are so upset
By Amir Vera, CNN College football fans and HBCU alumni are still coming to terms with Deion Sanders announcing his departure from Jackson State…
Continue Reading Dutch eliminated from World Cup in Louis van Gaal’s finale
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — The Netherlands remains without a World Cup title, losing to Argentina 4-3 on penalty kicks…
Continue Reading Ukraine utility crews adapt, overcome after Russian strikes
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Over the grinding wail of a chainsaw pruning trees, Oleh Braharnyk recalls how his crew…
Continue Reading Ukraine utility crews adapt, overcome after Russian strikes
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Over the grinding wail of a chainsaw pruning trees, Oleh Braharnyk recalls how his crew…
Continue Reading Scott sets record, leads Incarnate Word over Sac State 66-63
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (AP) — Lindsey Scott Jr. threw four touchdown passes to break a Football Championship Subdivision record and ran for two scores…
Continue Reading Scott sets record, leads Incarnate Word over Sac State 66-63
SACRAMENTO, Calif., (AP) — Lindsey Scott Jr. threw four touchdown passes to break a Football Championship Subdivision record and ran for two scores…
Continue ReadingAbalone and Dugongs threatened with extinction, warns IUCN Red List
Story by Reuters The effects of human activity from climate change to pollution are “devastating” marine life, with nearly a tenth of…
Continue ReadingSwear words in different languages have one thing in common
By Scottie Andrew, CNN What’s in a swear? The world’s filthiest words typically refer to something vulgar or taboo, for one. But…
Continue ReadingHong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 69 months in prison on fraud charge
By Wayne Chang, Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai to five years and nine months…
Continue Reading Afghan academic rebuilds life in Italy, dreams of returning
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press ROME (AP) — Batool Haidari used to be a prominent professor of sexology at a Kabul university before the…
Continue Reading Ukrainian youth choir defies war with messages of freedom
By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — From a dank Kyiv bomb shelter to the bright stage lights of Europe’s theaters, a…
Continue Reading Rangers sign LHP Andrew Heaney to $25 million, 2-year deal
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Andrew Heaney and the Rangers have finalized their $25 million, two-year contract, the latest move by Texas to upgrade its…
Continue Reading Montana State routs William & Mary, 55-7 to reach FCS semis
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Tommy Mellott ran for three touchdowns and threw for a fourth and Isaiah Ifanse ran for 162 yards and two scores as Montana…
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Se viene la tormenta a la Costa Central
El frente que se movió a través de la noche se estancó y se disipó sobre nosotros el viernes por la mañana, pero todavía podría generar…
Continue Reading Philippines protesters decry alleged injustices under Marcos
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of people have marched in the Philippine capital protesting what they say is a rising number of extrajudicial…
Continue Reading Kentucky remembers tornado victims as rebuilding continues
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Chris Bullock has a lot to be grateful for as she decorates her new home for Christmas.…
Continue Reading Marchessault’s OT goal lifts Vegas to 2-1 win over Flyers
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored 3:21 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the…
Continue Reading Marchessault’s OT goal lifts Vegas to 2-1 win over Flyers
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jonathan Marchessault scored 3:21 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the…
Continue Reading Lopez layup, Mavs FT woes save Bucks after Giannis fouls out
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Brook Lopez hit a wide-open layup off an inbounds play with seven seconds to go, and the Milwaukee…
Continue ReadingHow a Twitter account with a cat avatar took on Beijing
By Nectar Gan, Yong Xiong and Selina Wang, CNN The unprecedented protests that swept China late last month, posing the biggest challenge to leader Xi…
Continue Reading Karlsson, Meier lead Sharks past Ducks 6-1 to snap skid
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Erik Karlsson and Nico Sturm scored eight seconds apart in the Sharks’ three-goal second…
Continue Reading Karlsson, Meier lead Sharks past Ducks 6-1 to snap skid
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Erik Karlsson and Nico Sturm scored eight seconds apart in the Sharks’ three-goal second…
Continue Reading Nugent-Hopkins helps Oilers snap 7-game skid against Wild
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers beat Minnesota 5-2 to snap a seven-game skid against…
Continue Reading Wheeler, Rittich lead Jets past Blackhawks 3-1
By TIM CRONIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Blake Wheeler scored early in the second period, David Rittich stopped 22 shots and the Winnipeg Jets…
Continue ReadingUkraine keeps patching up its power grid. But Russia’s barrage could force more Ukrainians to flee as winter bites
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Victoria Butenko, CNN What Russia cannot win on the battlefield, it is seeking to win by casting Ukrainian cities…
Continue Reading Coyotes end 19-game losing streak to Bruins with 4-3 win
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes’ return to the Mullett turned into one big streak-ending party.…
Continue Reading Coyotes end 19-game losing streak to Bruins with 4-3 win
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes’ return to the Mullett turned into one big streak-ending party.…
Continue Reading Rural voters ‘in the trenches’ on climate, leery of Biden
By NUHA DOLBY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Drought in California meant Raquel Krach, a rice farmer and graduate student in the Sacramento…
Continue Reading Rural voters ‘in the trenches’ on climate, leery of Biden
By NUHA DOLBY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Drought in California meant Raquel Krach, a rice farmer and graduate student in the Sacramento…
Continue Reading Rangers beat Avalanche 2-1 in SO for third straight win
By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin scored in the shootout, giving the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory…
Continue Reading Sinema party switch highlights 2024 obstacles for Democrats
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Less than three days after Democrats celebrated victory in the final Senate contest of the…
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