Venezuelan security forces have surrounded the Argentine embassy, opposition leaders say
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Armed and hooded members of the Venezuelan security forces have surrounded Argentina’s embassy in Caracas,…
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The Sharks retire Joe Thornton’s No. 19 jersey in an emotional ceremony
AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Thornton spent a career setting up his teammates with the perfect passes that helped them score goals.…
Continue ReadingBryson Barnes accounts for 323 yards, 4 TDs to lead Utah State over San Diego State 41-20
LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Bryson Barnes accounted for 323 yards and four touchdowns to lead Utah State over San Diego State 41-20 on Saturday. Barnes ran…
Continue ReadingJapan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions
Associated Press SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered…
Continue ReadingStolen shoe mystery solved at Japanese kindergarten when security camera catches weasel in the act
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police thought a shoe thief was on the loose at a kindergarten in southwestern Japan, until a security camera caught…
Continue ReadingMichael B. Jordan uses timeout at women’s college basketball game to sign smoldering photo
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg strolled in wearing a jacket with JuJu Watkins’ name and number on the front and back. Michael B.…
Continue ReadingSchool bullies have moved online. But is banning all under-16s from social media really the answer?
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Kirra Pendergast talks to thousands of teenagers each year in her role as a cyber safety…
Continue ReadingSimpson scores 21, Southern Utah knocks off Idaho 82-67
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jamir Simpson scored 21 points as Southern Utah beat Idaho 82-67 on Saturday night. Simpson went 9 of 16 from the field (2 for 5…
Continue ReadingMichael B. Jordan uses timeout at women’s college basketball game to sign smoldering photo
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg strolled in wearing a jacket with JuJu Watkins’ name and number on the front and back. Michael B.…
Continue ReadingHere’s what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks
Associated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an…
Continue ReadingMendoza throws for three touchdowns, Cal rallies over Stanford in Big Game for 24-21 win
Associated Press BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza threw for 299 yards and three touchdowns, Jonathan Brady had two touchdown catches and…
Continue ReadingByfield scores in 200th career game as Kings hold off Kraken for 2-1 win
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield scored in the second period, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Seattle Kraken…
Continue ReadingSmith’s career-high 205 yards rushing carries San Diego past Morehead State 37-14
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) — Isaiah Smith ran for a career-high 205 yards on 31 carries and scored a touchdown and San Diego beat Morehead State 37-14 in a…
Continue ReadingHidalgo leads No. 6 Notre Dame over JuJu Watkins and third-ranked USC 74-61 in big matchup out West
AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo scored 24 points and No. 6 Notre Dame defeated JuJu Watkins and third-ranked Southern California…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Brooke Rollins, Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the Department of…
Continue ReadingAfter Trump’s Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a former and potentially future president, Donald Trump hailed what would become Project 2025 as a road map…
Continue ReadingFlorida deputy found not guilty 2 years after botched arrest resulted in an explosion that left a suspect with severe burns
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A Florida deputy has been found not guilty of culpable negligence more than two years after being accused of…
Continue ReadingTrump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It’s a shift seen in his labor pick
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that…
Continue ReadingA man called 911 for help during a home invasion. Las Vegas police fatally shot him
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man called for police help during a home invasion before an officer fatally shot him, according to authorities and 911…
Continue ReadingThousands of Colombians take to the streets to reject proposed reforms and rebuke the president
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to oppose the policies of President Gustavo Petro, who accused…
Continue ReadingMan wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in…
Continue ReadingNo. 3 USC loses Kennedy Smith indefinitely after starting guard has surgery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California starting guard Kennedy Smith will be sidelined indefinitely after having a surgical procedure. Her status…
Continue ReadingDelaware’s transgender community reels after election. There’s a lot to fear, they say
WXIA, CNN By Chelsea Bailey, CNN | Photographs by Tristen Rouse, CNN Lewes, Delaware (CNN) — Cello music filled a sanctuary here on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingOfficers rescue elderly woman from burning home
WCCO, SOUTH ST. PAUL POLICE, CNN By WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) —…
Continue ReadingGittens, Florida International take down CSU Bakersfield 76-73 in OT
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Dashon Gittens led Florida International with 16 points, including the the game-winning layup with 22 seconds remaining in…
Continue ReadingDelaware’s transgender community reels after election. There’s a lot to fear, they say
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN | Photographs by Tristen Rouse, CNN Lewes, Delaware (CNN) — Cello music filled a sanctuary here on Wednesday night as…
Continue ReadingSecondary-ticket prices cool for the 2nd running of the Las Vegas Grand Prix
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Secondary-ticket prices for Saturday’s Las Vegas Grand Prix have cooled considerably compared to last…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico city reaches $20M settlement in the death of a woman shot by officer
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A city in New Mexico has reached a $20 million settlement with the family of a woman shot and killed by a police officer…
Continue ReadingThousands protest against femicides and sexual and sexist violence in France
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of protesters have demonstrated in Paris and other French cities against femicides and sexual and sexist violence. In Paris,…
Continue ReadingThree arrested over death in UAE of rabbi Israel says was murdered in ‘antisemitic act of terror’
By Tamar Michaelis, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Sophie Tanno and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the death…
Continue ReadingMoscow bans adoption of Russian children to countries that allow gender transition
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender transitioning…
Continue ReadingA look at how some of Trump’s picks to lead health agencies could help carry out Kennedy’s overhaul
AP Medical Writer The team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a…
Continue ReadingCanadian ministers condemn anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent
MONTREAL (AP) — Senior Canadian ministers have condemned an anti-NATO protest in Montreal that turned violent, saying “hatred and antisemitism”…
Continue ReadingAt least 6 mercenaries with Russia’s Wagner group killed in an extremist attack in Mali
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least six Russian mercenaries were killed in an attack by an al-Qaida-linked group in central Mali,…
Continue ReadingBelarus grants asylum to fugitive Polish judge wanted on spying allegations
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus has granted asylum to a former Polish judge who faced espionage charges at home following his defection in May to…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Scott Turner, Trump’s pick for housing secretary
Associated Press Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Scott Turner, Trump’s pick for housing secretary
Associated Press Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump choice to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a former NFL player…
Continue ReadingTens of thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents in Barcelona
Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost…
Continue ReadingJason Kelce’s wife announces she is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child
Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce’s wife announced Friday that she’s pregnant with the couple’s fourth child. Kylie…
Continue ReadingAmerican photographer Nan Goldin opens exhibition in Berlin with fiery speech against Israel
BERLIN (AP) — American photographer and activist Nan Goldin has used a speech at the opening of her exhibition in Germany to condemn Israel’s war…
Continue ReadingIsraeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli…
Continue ReadingCanada’s top military commander calls out US senator for questioning a woman’s role in combat
Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The first woman to command Canada’s military is calling out a U.S. senator for questioning the role…
Continue ReadingEven with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don’t lose weight
AP Health Writer Unlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin…
Continue ReadingAfraid of losing the US-Canada trade pact, Mexico alters its laws and removes Chinese parts
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has been taking a bashing for allegedly serving as a conduit for Chinese parts and products into North…
Continue ReadingBlinken heads to last G7 meeting of Biden presidency with Ukraine and Mideast topping the agenda
AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of…
Continue ReadingThese Peruvian women left the Amazon, but their homeland still inspires their songs and crafts
Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman…
Continue ReadingCanadian security forum honors Kremlin critic and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Vladimir Kara-Murza
Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A Canadian security forum has presented an award to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Kremlin critic and Pulitzer…
Continue ReadingDartmouth sorority, two members of fraternity face charges after student who attended party drowned
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who…
Continue ReadingHorse’s head and pregnant cow used in ‘barbaric’ mafia threat in Sicily
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled…
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