Brief Cool-down
More dry weather expected in the short term as a ridge rebuilds on the West Coast. Seasonable temperatures early in the week will warm to 5ºF above…
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Ohtani’s Dodgers contract has $680 million deferred, lowering tax value to $46 million annually
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani will receive just $20 million of his $700 million contract with the Los Angeles…
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Hasbro laying off 1,100 employees
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Hasbro is slashing nearly 20% of its workforce amid an ongoing slump in toy sales. Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks…
Continue ReadingJoe Kelly to wear No. 99 with Dodgers, opening No. 17 jersey for Shohei Ohtani
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Reliever Joe Kelly is switching uniform numbers after finalizing his $8 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden pushes for dismissal of gun case, saying law violates the Second Amendment
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden pushed back Monday against gun charges filed against him, challenging the…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden pushes for dismissal of gun case, saying law violates the Second Amendment
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden pushed back Monday against gun charges filed against him, challenging the…
Continue ReadingJudge closes Flint water case against former Michigan governor
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has formally dismissed misdemeanor charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the…
Continue ReadingTexas prosecutors drop murder charges against 2 of 3 people in fatal stabbing of Seattle woman
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Texas prosecutors have dropped murder charges against two people in the fatal stabbing of a…
Continue ReadingSmileDirectClub shuts down months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (AP) — SmileDirectClub is shutting down — just months after the struggling teeth-straightening company filed for bankruptcy protection.…
Continue ReadingPalestinian flag lodged in public Hanukkah menorah in Connecticut sparks outcry
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A person briefly hung a Palestinian flag from a Hanukkah menorah in a public area, prompting widespread condemnation and a…
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Families of American hostages not invited to White House Hanukkah reception
By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Several family members of US citizens believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas had asked to attend a Hanukkah…
Continue ReadingFlorida hires Los Angeles Chargers assistant Will Harris as the team’s secondary coach
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida formally announced Los Angeles Chargers assistant Will Harris as the team’s secondary coach Monday. The…
Continue Reading Republicans say Zelensky visit won’t change GOP demands on immigration
By Manu Raju and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Senators are growing increasingly pessimistic that they will strike a year-end deal on immigration in order to…
Continue Reading Biden officials hold lengthy meeting with Jewish officials on surge in antisemitism
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Biden administration officials held a lengthy meeting Monday with a group of key stakeholders to discuss a recent…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Montana vehicle assault said religious group she targeted was being racist, witness says
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana woman who police say repeatedly drove through a group of…
Continue ReadingMan shoots woman and 3 children, then himself, at Las Vegas apartment complex, police say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man shot and killed a woman and two children and critically wounded a third child Monday before fatally shooting himself at a…
Continue ReadingMajor international financing deal to get Vietnam off coal moves ahead while it locks up climate defenders
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Tran Phuong Thao worries for the health of her husband as she takes care of their 2-year-old son who was only two…
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ANÁLISIS | Cómo las presidentas de Harvard, Penn y MIT cayeron en un error tan grave durante la audiencia sobre antisemitismo
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Es la primera lección de cualquier clase de comunicación: conoce a tu público. A las líderes…
Continue Reading Sports Illustrated publisher fires CEO after AI debacle
By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Digital publisher The Arena Group, which operates household brands such as Sports Illustrated and The Street, fired…
Continue Reading3 Chilean nationals accused of burglarizing high-end Michigan homes
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Three Chilean nationals have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries of mansions and other…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s X is encouraging users to follow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after reinstating his account
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A day after Elon Musk restored the X accounts of notorious right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s X is encouraging users to follow conspiracy theorist Alex Jones after reinstating his account
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A day after Elon Musk restored the X accounts of notorious right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and…
Continue Reading Así es la familia de Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán: sus esposas e hijos
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El linaje personal de Joaquín el “Chapo” Guzmán es tan extenso como su empresa criminal. Se le…
Continue Reading SpaceX retrasa el lanzamiento del misterioso avión espacial X-37B para el Ejército de EE.UU.
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — SpaceX retrasó el lanzamiento de su cohete Falcon Heavy hasta por lo menos la noche de este martes,…
Continue ReadingGigantic skull of prehistoric sea monster found on England’s ‘Jurassic Coast’
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The remarkably well-preserved skull of a gigantic pliosaur, a prehistoric sea monster, has been discovered on a…
Continue Reading3 Chilean nationals accused of burglarizing high-end Michigan homes
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Three Chilean nationals have been arrested in connection with a series of burglaries of mansions and other…
Continue ReadingNew York pledges $1B on chip research and development in Albany in bid for jobs, federal grants
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Democrats say the state will spend $1 billion to expand research…
Continue Reading George Santos in talks with federal prosecutors about possible plea deal, court records show
By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Former New York Rep. George Santos is in talks with federal prosecutors in hopes of striking a plea deal,…
Continue ReadingLawyers for New Hampshire casino owner fight fraud allegations at hearing
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former New Hampshire state senator is fighting allegations that he fraudulently obtained a…
Continue ReadingGovernor wants New Mexico legislators to debate new approach to regulating assault-style weapons
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico could become an early political testing ground for a proposal to make assault-style…
Continue Reading Project Veritas CEO quits, citing ‘strong evidence of past illegality and past financial improprieties’
By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Hannah Giles, the chief executive of Project Veritas, said Monday she has stepped down from her role at…
Continue Reading Qatar envió millones a Gaza durante años, con el respaldo de Israel. Esto es lo que sabemos sobre el polémico acuerdo
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desde el ataque del 7 de octubre de Hamas contra Israel, el Estado del Golfo de Qatar recibe críticas por parte de…
Continue ReadingRemember when Lizzy Gardiner stunned the Oscars in a dress made of 254 credit cards?
By Faye Bradley, CNN (CNN) — Remember when Australian costume designer Lizzy Gardiner caused a stir at the 67th Academy Awards by stepping onto…
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Man accused of assaulting Los Gatos Police Officer arrested in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confirms a person wanted for assaulting a Los Gatos Police Officer has been…
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Zac Efron honors ‘17 Again’ co-star Matthew Perry at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Zac Efron took a moment to honor his friend and “17 Again” co-star Matthew Perry on Monday when he received…
Continue Reading Hunter Biden asks judge to throw out felony gun charges
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden asked a judge Monday to throw out his three-count felony gun indictment, which was filed earlier…
Continue ReadingNo victims found in huge debris pile after corner of Bronx apartment building collapses
By JOSEPH B. FREDERICK, JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters said they didn’t find anybody…
Continue Reading These were the top trending Google searches of 2023
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — If you turned to Google these past few months to make sense of the Israel-Hamas war, you aren’t alone. The tech…
Continue ReadingAfter losing Houston mayor’s race, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress
HOUSTON (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has announced she’ll seek reelection to Congress in 2024. The Democrat announced Monday…
Continue ReadingMichigan eighth grader with rare bone disorder sinks basket at the buzzer
By Sam Landstra Click here for updates on this story COOPERSVILLE, Michigan (WXMI) — The clock counted down in the…
Continue ReadingFormer Fox host Tucker Carlson is launching his own streaming network with interviews and commentary
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson has announced he is starting his own streaming network. He…
Continue ReadingLocally-sourced lithium: CMU professor researching a ‘true white gold rush’
By Sam Landstra Click here for updates on this story MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan (WXMI) — Wearing a white lab coat in a…
Continue ReadingTwo Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms’ wake
By JONATHAN MATTISE, HOLLY MEYER and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After a March 2020 tornado destroyed the Rev. Jacques…
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Here’s what we know about a Texas woman’s battle for an abortion
CNN By Zoe Sottile, Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — In one of the most high-profile abortion cases since the fall of Roe V. Wade,…
Continue Reading After 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here’s what he plans to do next
By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of his life behind bars for a crime he…
Continue ReadingWisconsin’s Democratic attorney general vows to defend potential 2024 Trump victory in court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s Democratic attorney general promises to defend a potential Donald Trump victory next year in the swing…
Continue ReadingGood Samaritan pushed paralyzed woman home during UNLV shooting. Now, she’s asking for help to find her.
By Isabella Martin Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — In the midst of Wednesday’s shooting…
Continue Reading5 countries in East and southern Africa have anthrax outbreaks, WHO says, with 20 deaths reported
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The World Health Organization says five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the…
Continue Reading Patricia Bullrich pide “rápida investigación” por botellazo durante toma de posesión de Milei
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La ministra de Seguridad de Argentina, Patricia Bullrich, dijo este lunes que pidió al juez Ariel Lijo una…
Continue ReadingThird Mississippi man is buried in a pauper’s grave without family’s knowledge
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A third family says they recently discovered a relative was buried in…
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