Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry lead Warriors past Trail Blazers for 5th straight win
By ERIC HE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 28 points, Stephen Curry had 27 and the Golden State Warriors beat the…
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Zegras gets another lacrosse goal, but Dunn, Tatar lead Kraken past Ducks 3-2 before holiday break
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Vince Dunn had a goal and two assists, Tomas Tatar scored his second goal since joining Seattle last week, and the Kraken…
Continue ReadingLeBron James scores season-high 40 points, Lakers beat Thunder to end 4-game skid
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Oklahoma City…
Continue ReadingMissouri State earns 69-64 win over Saint Mary’s (CA)
By The Associated Press MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Alston Mason had 19 points in Missouri State’s 69-64 win against Saint Mary’s (CA) on…
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Un buque cisterna fue atacado por un dron iraní en el océano Índico, asegura el Pentágono
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Un buque cisterna cargado de productos químicos que operaba en el océano Índico fue atacado el sábado por…
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Pentagon says chemical tanker struck by Iranian drone in Indian Ocean
By Ross Levitt, Philip Wang, Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — A chemical tanker operating in the Indian Ocean was struck by an…
Continue ReadingThe island where it’s Christmas every day
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Holiday journeys get underway despite extreme weather and strike action; a…
Continue Reading Liberen a Bella: la lucha por liberar a una beluga del acuario de un mega centro comercial de Corea del Sur
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Un tanque estéril con paredes de concreto y rocas artificiales, ubicado en los pisos…
Continue ReadingFrance grounds Romanian plane carrying 303 Indian nationals under suspicion of human trafficking
By Xiaofei Xu and Heather Chen, CNN Paris, France (CNN) — French authorities grounded a passenger plane carrying 303 Indian citizens, including…
Continue ReadingDucks rookie forward Leo Carlsson will be out 4-6 weeks with a sprained knee
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anaheim Ducks rookie forward Leo Carlsson will be out for four to six weeks with a sprained right knee ligament. The Ducks…
Continue ReadingFree Bella: The fight to release a beluga whale from a South Korean mega mall’s aquarium
By Heather Chen and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A barren tank with concrete walls and artificial rocks, housed on the lower…
Continue ReadingMarshall’s 19 help Santa Clara knock off Duquesne 81-73
By The Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Carlos Marshall Jr.’s 19 points helped Santa Clara defeat Duquesne 81-73 on Saturday night. Marshall…
Continue ReadingPadres and Japanese reliever Yuki Matsui agree to $28 million, 5-year contract
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer At 5-foot-8, Yuki Matsui figures to be among the shortest pitchers in the major leagues. “It’s a very a…
Continue ReadingBills activate RB Leonard Fournette vs. Chargers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Buffalo Bills running back Leonard Fournette was elevated from the practice squad and activated for Saturday night’s…
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Authorities identify remains found in wooded area as belonging to a 5-year-old boy who went missing 20 years ago
By Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Human remains discovered in a Virginia city’s woods last year have been identified as belonging to 5-year-old…
Continue ReadingChristmas Eve worshippers to face security screening at Cologne cathedral as police cite attack risk
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Police in Cologne, Germany, say indications of a possible attack have led them to search the country’s landmark…
Continue ReadingInmate dies after he was found unresponsive at highly scrutinized West Virginia jail
BEAVER, W.Va. (AP) — Officials say an inmate at a West Virginia jail scrutinized in lawsuits citing inmate deaths and alleging poor living…
Continue ReadingCatcher Tom Murphy and the San Francisco Giants finalize $8.25 million, 2-year contract
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Catcher Tom Murphy and the San Francisco Giants finalized an $8.25 million, two-year contract on Saturday, a deal with a 2026…
Continue ReadingJayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown lead Celtics to a 145-108 rout of the Clippers
BY DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 30 points, Jaylen Brown added 24 and the Boston Celtics kicked off their…
Continue Reading Emiten orden de arresto contra el sospechoso del tiroteo en un centro comercial de Florida
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La Policía de Florida emitió una orden de arresto contra Albert J. Shell Jr., a quien buscan en relación con…
Continue Reading 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting at Florida shopping mall, police say
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — One man is dead, and a woman is injured after a shooting inside an Ocala, Florida mall Saturday afternoon,…
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The Chicks mourn the passing of founding member Laura Lynch
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The Chicks are taking time this weekend to pay tribute to their late former founding member Laura Lynch. Members of…
Continue ReadingHawaii announces first recipients of student loan payment program for health care workers
HONOLULU (AP) — The state has announced the first recipients of a program aimed at helping medical professionals pay off student loans in exchange…
Continue ReadingAlabama woman with rare double uterus gives birth to two children
DORA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman with two uteri and two cervixes has given birth to two babies after carrying one of them in each uterus. Kelsey…
Continue ReadingNew York governor vetoes bill that would ban noncompete agreements
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill days before Christmas that…
Continue ReadingA man is killed and a woman injured in a ‘targeted’ afternoon shooting at a Florida shopping mall
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A man died in a shooting at a shopping mall in central Florida two days before Christmas in which the victim was “targeted”…
Continue ReadingNew York governor vetoes bill that would make it easier for people to challenge their convictions
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has struck down a bill days before Christmas…
Continue ReadingTampa settles lawsuit with feds over parental leave for male workers
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The city of Tampa, Florida, has reached an agreement with the federal government to resolve a discrimination lawsuit alleging…
Continue ReadingWoman who was shot in the head during pursuit sues Mississippi’s Capitol Police
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A woman who was shot in the head while she was a passenger in a car fleeing from police has filed a federal lawsuit against a…
Continue ReadingIowa won’t participate in US food assistance program for kids this summer
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa will not participate in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family over the…
Continue ReadingMichigan State freshman point guard shot in leg while on holiday break in Illinois
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A freshman point guard from Michigan State is recovering after he was shot while on holiday break in his hometown. The…
Continue ReadingChristians in Lebanon’s tense border area prepare to celebrate a subdued Christmas
By MOHAMMED ZAATARI and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press AIN EBEL, Lebanon (AP) — Christians in the border villages of south Lebanon are preparing for…
Continue ReadingPolish president says he’ll veto a spending bill, in a blow to the new government of Donald Tusk
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he intends to veto a spending bill which includes money for public media and raises for teachers,…
Continue Reading Excarcelan en Venezuela al estudiante John Álvarez
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Tras 115 días de detención, el estudiante de antropología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela, John…
Continue Reading El Gobierno de Nicaragua confirma la muerte de 16 personas en accidente de tránsito
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La vicepresidenta de Nicaragua, Rosario Murillo, confirmó que son 16 las personas que perdieron la…
Continue ReadingColorado releases additional 5 gray wolves as part of reintroduction effort
Associated Press Wildlife officials in Colorado have released an additional five gray wolves in the state, bringing the total so far under a…
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EV, hybrid and gas-powered: Some interesting cars coming in 2024
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Next year will see the introduction of some new, genuinely affordable electric vehicles as well as a couple…
Continue Reading Super Saturday: 142 million one-day Christmas shoppers expected in 2023
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Forget the Super Bowl. For last-minute holiday shoppers, Super Saturday is the sporting event of the…
Continue ReadingA rebel attack on Burundi from neighboring Congo has left at least 20 dead, the government says
By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s government says at least 20 people have been killed following an…
Continue Reading12 Turkish soldiers have been killed over 2 days in clashes with Kurdish militants, authorities say
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Six Turkish soldiers have been killed in clashes with Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, a day after another six were also…
Continue ReadingNew York governor commutes sentence of rapper G. Dep who had turned self in for cold case killing
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Travell “G. Dep” Coleman, who walked into a New York police precinct in 2010 and admitted to committing a nearly…
Continue Reading An Arkansas man visited a state park with his girlfriend. He picked up the largest diamond discovered there in 3 years
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An Arkansas man who picked up what he thought was a piece of glass at a state park says he later learned his…
Continue ReadingSuspect arrested in alleged theft of a Banksy stop sign decorated with military drones
LONDON (AP) — A man suspected of stealing an artwork by Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three military drones, was arrested Saturday, London…
Continue ReadingAmericans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. “I just want to see my mother again,’ a son says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fadi Sckak has already lost his father to the violence in Gaza. He wants to help his…
Continue ReadingAmericans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. “I just want to see my mother again,’ a son says
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fadi Sckak has already lost his father to the violence in Gaza. He wants to help his…
Continue ReadingNew York Mets hit with record luxury tax of nearly $101 million for season of fourth-place finish
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets must pay a record luxury tax of nearly $101 million after a fourth-place finish…
Continue ReadingUkraine arrests senior Defense Ministry official accused of embezzling $40 million
By Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — A senior Ukrainian Defence Ministry official has been detained over allegations he embezzled 1.5 billion…
Continue Reading A mother lost her wallet in the 1950s. 65 years later, a family is reconnecting with lost history
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A raffle ticket to win a new 1959 Chevrolet; credit cards with no magnetic strip; family photos in black and…
Continue Reading En el zoológico no estaban seguros de quién era el padre de una cría de orangután. Una celebridad reveló los resultados de la prueba de paternidad
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Cinco palabras del famoso presentador del programa de entrevistas diurno, Maury Povich, ayudaron a los empleados del…
Continue Reading‘The Boys in the Boat’ gives the Hollywood treatment to rowing during an Olympic year
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The journey from nowhere to an Olympic gold medal is a tale as old as time. Just…
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