Butka scores 18 as Pepperdine takes down UC Davis 85-46
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Dovydas Butka had 18 points in Pepperdine’s 85-46 win over UC Davis on Saturday. Butka had 10 rebounds for the Waves…
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As Christmas nears, Ecuador’s homes get a break from power cuts but companies still face rationing
Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — As Christmas approaches and people decorate their homes with lights, Ecuadoreans are getting some relief…
Continue ReadingCorbett scores 15 in Duquesne’s 70-54 victory against UC Irvine
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jahsean Corbett had 15 points in Duquesne’s 70-54 win against UC Irvine on Saturday. Corbett added eight rebounds for the…
Continue ReadingWashington scores 19 in Cal State Northridge’s 81-57 win against Chicago State
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scotty Washington scored 19 points as Cal State Northridge beat Chicago State 81-57 on Saturday. Washington shot 4 of 13 from…
Continue ReadingTrump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television…
Continue ReadingBronny James discusses the challenge of dealing with his mental health following cardiac scare
AP Basketball Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The final buzzer sounded Saturday, the South Bay Lakers had won a game and Bronny James seemed completely…
Continue ReadingNick Blankenburg scores in overtime as the Predators beat the Kings 3-2
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nick Blankenburg scored at 1:03 of overtime to help the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 victory over the Los…
Continue ReadingSanta Claus joins sharks for a holiday swim at a Rio de Janeiro aquarium
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine…
Continue ReadingFormer walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU 38-10 in CFP; Boise State up next
AP National Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — In a time of incessant change, Penn State linebacker Dominic DeLuca is a throwback. The former…
Continue ReadingGreek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it continues to search for survivors or victims of a speedboat that capsized carrying…
Continue ReadingA Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay
Associated Press Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the Hopi…
Continue ReadingAmazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
AP Business Writer Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two…
Continue ReadingAmazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
AP Business Writer Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two…
Continue ReadingWhat Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in…
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Rickey Henderson, Oakland A’s great and hall-of-famer, dead at 65
BY GREG LEE AND O. GLORIA OKORIE OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU-TV) – Oakland Athletics’ legend, MLB Hall-of-Famer and one of the greatest players in…
Continue Reading38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes on the Busira River
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern…
Continue Reading14-year-old killed in Wisconsin school shooting shared gifts of music and art with many, friends say
Associated Press The 14-year old student killed at a Wisconsin Christian school this week is remembered as a talented teenager who shared her gifts…
Continue ReadingShutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next…
Continue ReadingEx-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
AP Technology Writer Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT…
Continue ReadingEx-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
AP Technology Writer Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT…
Continue ReadingA road accident in a remote part of western Iran left 9 dead and 14 injured
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State media in Iran reports that an intercity bus has plunged into a ravine in the country’s west after the driver lost…
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Migrante mexicano murió cruzando el canal todo americano
Carolina Garcia CALEXICO, Calif. (T3) – De acuerdo al Consulado de México en Calexico, en este 2024 se reportó la muerte de un…
Continue ReadingTensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government has formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela’s…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the deadly Christmas market attack in Germany
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Four women and a 9-year-old boy were killed and 200 people were injured when a man drove into a Christmas market teeming…
Continue ReadingAlbania to close TikTok for a year blaming it for promoting violence among children
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister said Saturday the government will shut down the video service TikTok for one…
Continue ReadingHow a European industrial rock band opposed to violence got tied to school shootings in America
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Searing guitar riffs, primal drums, and electronic textures collide with impassioned vocals to create a chaotic…
Continue ReadingBlake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
Associated Press Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie…
Continue ReadingBlake Lively accuses ‘It Ends With Us’ director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign
Associated Press Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie…
Continue ReadingHungary’s Orbán blames immigration and EU for the deadly attack in Germany
Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is drawing a direct link between immigration and an attack in…
Continue ReadingBiden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to…
Continue ReadingPakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a deadly attack on a military checkpoint in the country’s northwest.…
Continue ReadingTop-ranking NYPD officer abruptly resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The top uniformed police officer in the New York Police Department has resigned amid allegations he demanded sex…
Continue ReadingVatican advances beatification process for Belgium’s king who abdicated rather than approve abortion
Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified…
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid to address extensive damage caused by hurricane…
Continue ReadingSenate passes RFK Stadium land bill, giving the Washington Commanders a major off-the-field win
AP Sports Writer The Washington Commanders’ path to returning to nation’s capital is clear after an on-again, off-again saga in Congress…
Continue ReadingHow to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — We all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Financial stress. And the desire…
Continue ReadingSyrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of former Syrian soldiers are reporting to the country’s new rulers for the first time since…
Continue Reading38 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 38 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state…
Continue ReadingGerman Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany, which police are treating as an attack, is the latest in a grim…
Continue ReadingIn a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day
AP National Writer Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since…
Continue Reading13 people including children die in stampedes in Nigeria at Christmas charity events
Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 13 people, including four children, were killed in two separate stampedes in Nigeria as large…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive…
Continue ReadingIt’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season ‘s batch of eggnog began 11 months ago.…
Continue ReadingIt’s eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco, this holiday season ‘s batch of eggnog began 11 months ago.…
Continue ReadingTen people including children die in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities in Nigeria say ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large…
Continue ReadingSenate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Authorities have not formally named the suspect in the car ramming in the city of Magdeburg that killed at least five…
Continue ReadingFalse rape allegations like the Duke scandal aren’t common enough to justify withholding support from victims, advocates say
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — When Katie Koestner was a college freshman, a boy she liked took her out to dinner. They went on a few more dates,…
Continue ReadingHer surprise bestseller offers a holiday message Americans need to hear
By John Blake, CNN (CNN) — On a cool, breezy Monday afternoon, a crowd of drunken, rowdy men gathering in the nation’s capital stared in…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals
Associated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — A week after Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte, France’s poorest territory, the island remains in crisis.…
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