Ex-Harvard coach, dad acquitted in admissions bribery case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former Harvard fencing coach was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he accepted more than…
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County attorney: No charges in Minneapolis police killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Hennepin County Attorney’s office says no charges will be filed against two Minneapolis police snipers who fatally…
Continue ReadingA ‘once in a generation’ winter storm will impact nearly every state and cripple Christmas travel
By Aya Elamroussi and Jennifer Gray, CNN A major winter storm and cold blast will impact nearly every state and bring what the National Weather…
Continue Reading Feds launching review of mine at site of endangered flower
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Just days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a…
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Feds launching review of mine at site of endangered flower
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Just days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a…
Continue Reading Feds launching review of mine at site of endangered flower
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Just days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a…
Continue Reading Feds launching review of mine at site of endangered flower
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Just days after U.S. wildlife officials declared a Nevada wildflower endangered at the site of a…
Continue Reading An Iranian masterwork opens with its director behind bars
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After being arrested for creating antigovernment propaganda in 2010, the Iranian director Jafar Panahi…
Continue Reading UN council adopts resolution urging end to Myanmar violence
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution demanding an immediate end to…
Continue Reading Emmett Till and his mother honored with congressional medal
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has unanimously passed a bill posthumously awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to…
Continue Reading Suit challenges review underlying Alaska oil lease sale
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Environmental groups are suing the Biden administration over next week’s planned lease…
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Allegations of ignoring sexual misconduct against Monterey County Deputy Chief appointee surface
DEL REY OAKS, Calif. (KION-TV)- Monterey County Sheriff-Elect Tina Nieto is trying to usher in a new era in the department. Yet, allegations of…
Continue Reading Senate hits snag in bid to pass $1.7 trillion spending bill
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Momentum toward passing a $1.7 trillion government funding bill with more aid for Ukraine…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose $2.06 to $78.29 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for February delivery rose…
Continue Reading ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Black Panther’ advance in Oscars shortlist
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Blockbusters like “Top Gun: Maverick,”“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” and…
Continue Reading Pageantry evoking Churchill greets Zelenskyy in Washington
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At a time of grave consequence, a wartime leader crosses the Atlantic to arrive at a White…
Continue Reading Sunday’s World Cup final most-watched soccer match in U.S.
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Argentina’s dramatic victory over France in penalty kicks in the World Cup final has become the most-watched soccer…
Continue ReadingBiden y Zelensky muestran un frente unido tras una histórica reunión en la Casa Blanca
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, y el presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, mostraron un frente…
Continue Reading Delays, cancelations at Phoenix airport as storm approaches
PHOENIX (AP) — A looming winter storm expected to sweep much of the country this holiday week is already having an impact at Phoenix Sky Harbor…
Continue Reading French serial killer Charles Sobhraj to leave Nepal prison
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Confessed French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in Nepal, was ordered…
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Armed woman barricades herself in MLK Library bathroom on San Jose campus: police
SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose police descended on the Martin Luther King Library on Wednesday morning to investigate reports of an armed…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Arctic blast sweeps US, causes bomb cyclone
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An arctic blast has brought extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S.…
Continue ReadingNebraska couple provides emergency medical assistance on back-to-back flights
By DAMON BENNETT Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — Lincoln doctor and…
Continue ReadingOverall crime in NYC is up 23.5% this year, but shootings and homicides are down, NYPD says
By Laura Ly, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Wednesday that shootings and homicides have decreased in New York City over the past year,…
Continue ReadingSanta’s house has soared 12% in value over the past year, Zillow says
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Even Santa’s fictional house is going up in price. Zillow said Kris Kringle’s 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom…
Continue ReadingNorth Texas woman creates YouTube channel dedicated to helping single women, widows
By KAREN BORTA Click here for updates on this story HALTOM CITY, Texas (KTVT) — If there’s such a thing as an…
Continue ReadingFirst on CNN: Commerce Department launches grant program to help female and minority entrepreneurs
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The Commerce Department is launching a nearly $100 million grant program to help tens of thousands of female and minority…
Continue ReadingPatriot missile systems will help Ukraine’s defense but experts caution they may have limited effect
By Haley Britzky, CNN The US announced this week that it is providing a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine — but experts say that while it will be…
Continue ReadingHonolulu shelter holds memorial service for dozens of homeless lives lost this year
By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — At a memorial service today in Iwilei, the…
Continue ReadingMTA worker shoots man after being followed, threatened at Brooklyn station, police say
By ELIJAH WESTBROOK Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — There are new details regarding an…
Continue ReadingSanta, fire department deliver gifts to Charvat family after death of Dylon in November
By FLETCHER HALFAKER, Star-Herald Click here for updates on this story FLETCHER HALFAKER Star-Herald (Star-Herald) —…
Continue Reading Pain, few gains for investors as markets slumped in 2022
The Associated Press Investors found few, if any, places to safely put their money in 2022, as central banks in the U.S. and around the globe raised…
Continue Reading73-year-old woman’s body sat in car in mall parking lot for 2 days, police say
By David Erickson Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) —…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Arctic blast sweeps US, causes bomb cyclone
By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An arctic blast has brought extreme cold, heavy snow and intense wind across much of the U.S.…
Continue Reading Pro-oil petition drive in California under question
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Community organizer Pete Woiwode was walking to meet a friend at a street festival near downtown Oakland in…
Continue Reading Frigid temperatures in Pacific Northwest amid cold front
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Frigid temperatures chilled large swaths of the Pacific Northwest…
Continue Reading Frigid temperatures in Pacific Northwest amid cold front
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Frigid temperatures chilled large swaths of the Pacific Northwest…
Continue Reading Paul Bettany explores being art star Andy Warhol on Broadway
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Bettany has long been an admirer of art superstar Andy Warhol, from a distance, like…
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Ole Miss hires former Auburn athletic director Allen Greene
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has hired former Auburn athletic director Allen Greene as an administrator. Greene will be the department’s…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Tenants fume as broken boiler creates various issues at NYCHA building in Manhattan
By NATALIE DUDDRIDGE Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — Dozens of people who live at a…
Continue Reading Police: California officers shoot, kill man armed with knife
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Southern California police on Tuesday shot and killed a man who was holding a knife during a foot chase, authorities…
Continue ReadingChick-fil-A worker helps police find woman accused of drive-thru assault
By Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Chick-fil-A worker in Nashville…
Continue ReadingWoman found guilty of setting townhouse on fire, killing four, receives life sentence
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — A Harford County woman convicted of…
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San Benito County Board of Supervisors approves $2.2 million tax advance money to Hazel Hawkins Hospital
HOLLISTER, CALIF. (KION-TV)- UPDATE ON DEC. 21, 2022, AT 9:34 AM: On Wednesday morning, The San Benito County Board of Supervisors announced that…
Continue ReadingMan accused of setting elderly woman’s garage, car on fire in Aberdeen
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Police arrested a man for intentionally…
Continue Reading Senate confirms new U.S. ambassador to Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm the new U.S. ambassador to Russia. The vote to confirm Lynne M. Tracy as the new…
Continue Reading Benefits of federal law to remain out of Maine tribes’ reach
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Congress has halted a bill that would have allowed Native American tribes in Maine to get…
Continue ReadingYou’re trapped in a blizzard. Do you know what to do next to survive?
By Forrest Brown, CNN Warm thoughts of young romance — not the cold, harsh possibilities of a Midwestern road trip in winter — were on…
Continue ReadingLos mejores y peores finales de series este 2022, de “Better Call Saul” a “Killing Eve”
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Para ganar una medalla de oro en deportes olímpicos como los saltos de trampolín o la gimnasia, el último paso…
Continue Reading New York to open first legal pot dispensary by year’s end
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana is set to open Dec. 29. The opening of the Manhattan dispensary…
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