By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer North Texas needed to win its final five regular-season games to become bowl eligible. The Mean Green did it — and the last victory was the most noteworthy of the bunch. North Texas knocked No. 15 UTSA from the ranks of the unbeaten with a 45-23 blowout Saturday. The
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Osasuna hosts Elche in a match between struggling teams in the Spanish league. Midtable Osasuna is winless in five consecutive matches and has lost its last three without scoring any goals. The poor run comes after a good start in which it won five of its first nine games. Relegation-threatened Elche
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea’s lead in the Premier League was cut to one point after drawing 1-1 with Manchester United. Jadon Sancho’s opener for United on the counterattack was canceled out by Jorginho’s penalty. Second-place Manchester City beat West Ham 2-1 with goals from Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho.
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Designer Virgil Abloh, a leading fashion executive hailed as the Karl Lagerfeld of his generation, has died of cancer. He was 41. Abloh’s death was announced Sunday by LVMH Louis Vuitton and the Off White label, the brand he founded. A statement from Abloh’s family
Continue Reading By GRAHAM HALL Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Myreon Jones and Tyree Appleby scored 12 points apiece, and No. 23 Florida remained unbeaten with a 84-45 victory over Troy. Florida scored the first 13 points of the game and never relinquished its double-digit lead. Freshman Kowacie Reeves connected on a turnaround jumper at the
Continue Reading By MATT SUGAM Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jared Rhoden scored 18 points, Alexis Yetna had 14 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 21 Seton Hall pulled away in the second half for an 84-70 win over Bethune-Cookman. Bethune-Cookman had a one-point lead at halftime, but Rhoden’s jumper a minute into the second half
Continue Reading By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A clergy sex abuse survivor and whistleblower who played a pivotal role in exposing decades of predatory assaults by Roman Catholic priests has died. Phil Saviano was 69. Saviano’s story figured prominently in the 2015 Oscar-winning film “Spotlight” about The Boston Globe’s investigation that revealed how
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Wide receiver Curtis Samuel is expected to return for Washington on Monday night against the Seattle Seahawks after missing the vast majority of this season with a lingering groin injury. Samuel has been limited to four catches in two games so far. He got a full week of practice
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By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The global car shortage is impacting a local charitable business that relies on donated vehicles. Jamie Beasley, executive director for Working Wheels, said they repair donated vehicles valued from $3,000 to $7,000 and sell them for $610 (including tax, title
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN A stray bullet struck and killed a 25-year-old man who was eating Thanksgiving dinner with his family in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release. Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma was sitting at the table eating Thanksgiving dinner with family in a home on Arch Street
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan has jumped four spots to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll and Oklahoma State joins the top five for the first time since 2015. Georgia is a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 presented by Regions Bank for the eighth consecutive
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thanksgiving weekend moviegoing was still far from the feast it normally is, but Disney’s “Encanto” and the Lady Gaga-led “House of Gucci” both gave a lift to two genres that have been particularly battered by the pandemic: family movies and adult dramas. According to studio
Continue Reading By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Florida has hired Louisiana-Lafayette’s Billy Napier to be its next football coach. The move ends a quick process that landed the Gators their top target. The 42-year-old Napier will remain with the Ragin Cajuns this week as they prepare to host Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Conference championship
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, Melissa Alonso and Chris Boyette, CNN A security guard on assignment for a San Francisco Bay area news crew died Saturday after being shot in an attempted robbery three days earlier, police said. Kevin Nishita was working security on Wednesday afternoon for a news crew covering a story in downtown Oakland when
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By Ben Morse, CNN Midfielder Jorginho went from zero to hero as Chelsea and Manchester United played out a pulsating 1-1 draw on Sunday in the Premier League. Chelsea was completely dominant in the first half, striking the bar and forcing United goalkeeper David De Gea into numerous saves. But after the halftime break, Jadon
Continue Reading BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado coach Karl Dorrell parted ways with offensive coordinator Darrin Chiaverini after a season in which the Buffaloes struggled to move the ball. Chiaverini, who also doubled as the receivers coach, oversaw an offense that averaged 257.4 yards per game. It was the team’s lowest figure since 1964. They also averaged
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By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The leaders of several Asian countries have called for boosting economic ties with Afghanistan and pledged to provide assistance to the Afghan people during a summit in Turkmenistan. The countries, which are part of the 10-nation Economic Cooperation Organization that includes Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and
Continue Reading By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The leaders of several Asian countries have called for boosting economic ties with Afghanistan and pledged to provide assistance to the Afghan people during a summit in Turkmenistan. The countries, which are part of the 10-nation Economic Cooperation Organization that includes Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Petar Krivokapic had 18 points as Florida International defeated North Florida 84-69. Jose Placer led the Ospreys on Sunday with 22 points.
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter is changing his name to “Enes Kanter Freedom” to celebrate becoming a United States citizen. Kanter’s manager, Hank Fetic, told The Associated Press that Kanter will have his citizenship oath ceremony on Monday afternoon and at the same time will complete his legal name change. Kanter is
Continue Reading By Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story SURRY COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Fire officials and park rangers rushed to the scene of a raging forest fire on Pilot Mountain Saturday evening. All access to the state park 20 miles northwest of Winston-Salem has been closed until further notice. Officials with Pilot
Continue Reading By JENNA RAE Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY (KMOV) — In a special meeting, the St. Louis County Council voted to give the employees at the St. Louis County Justice Center a raise. The $3 per hour increase will be paid for with federal COVID relief funds and applies to
Continue Reading By ALEXIS ZOTOS Click here for updates on this story ST. CHARLES COUNTY (KMOV) — For Connie and Ken Batsell, the holidays will never be the same. “We don’t even celebrate Thanksgiving anymore,” said Connie Batsell. That’s because on November 17, 2018 their son Krystofer Batsell, 21, was hit and killed on Highway 94 in
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez, CNN Nashville police have identified the brothers killed in a shooting at an apartment complex Friday night as Zacquez Sherrell, 18, and Tavarius Sherrell, 15. The teens’ 40-year-old mother, their 16- and 20-year-old sisters and their 13-year-old brother were all wounded. All are expected to recover. Police also have identified one of
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Ballon d’Or contender Jorginho made amends for an error leading to Manchester United’s goal with an equalizing penalty for Chelsea in a 1-1 draw in the Premier League. Jorginho’s failure to control the ball allowed Jadon Sancho to put United ahead in the 50th minute. Jorginho leveled with a spot kick after
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By Holly Yan and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The new Omicron variant might prompt a return to stricter Covid-19 measures if not enough people get vaccinated or boosted, health experts say. Omicron — or the B.1.1.529 strain of novel coronavirus — has already spurred international travel bans. The World Health Organization officially called it a “variant
Continue Reading By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s government has approved the immigration of several thousand Ethiopian Jews, some of whom have waited for decades to join their relatives in Israel. Sunday’s decision took a step toward resolving an issue that has long complicated relations with the country’s Ethiopian community. Some 140,000 Ethiopian Jews
Continue Reading By KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A local kid who started his own company is trying to rebound from getting his car stolen. Joshua Danrich, 12, is the CEO and owner of his own company Mr. Fresh. He recently started expanding his business by signing a deal
Continue Reading By TORRENCE BANKS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Partners in the Struggle and the Antwand Covington Junior Foundation hosted a therapeutic workshop for kids on Saturday. The workshop was designed to help people after losing a loved one to gun violence. It took place at the Hartman Park Community Center.
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands have rallied in the Czech capital to protest the government’s restrictive measures to tackle a record surge of coronavirus infections. The protesters included supporters of a number of fringe political parties and groups that failed to win any parliamentary seats in October’s election. The participants didn’t
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Thousands have rallied in the Czech capital to protest the government’s restrictive measures to tackle a record surge of coronavirus infections. The protesters included supporters of a number of fringe political parties and groups that failed to win any parliamentary seats in October’s election. The participants didn’t
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By Jasmine Wright, CNN Doug Emhoff, husband to Vice President Kamala Harris, spoke at the National Menorah lighting ceremony on Sunday for the first night of Hanukkah. The first Jewish spouse of a president or a vice president, Emhoff has publicly highlighted various tenets of his faith while his wife is in office. “On this
Continue Reading ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — Iimar’i Thomas scored eight of her 19 points in the last six-plus minutes, Charisma Osborne added her seventh career double-double and the No. 19 UCLA women broke away late to defeat St. John’s 73-65 at the Gulf Coast Showcase. The Bruins earned seventh place at the tournament and salvaged a win
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The Ahmaud Arbery trial may not have happened without Larry Hobbs, a writer and reporter at The Brunswick News in Georgia. “Every national and global news story begins locally, sometimes with a single reporter who’s determined to follow up and get to the truth,” CNN’s chief media correspondent Brian Stelter
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer United States captain Mardy Fish hinted at a lack of passion within his team after the record 32-time champion Americans were eliminated from the Davis Cup Finals by following up a lopsided loss to host Italy with a humbling defeat to Colombia. Russia with second-ranked Daniil Medvedev beat Spain
Continue Reading WINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Hampton has been arrested in Indiana for allegedly driving a vehicle while drunk. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office in Indiana says Hampton was arrested last weekend in Winfield on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Authorities say he bonded out of jail after
Continue Reading By MOSHE EDRI Associated Press HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s president has visited one of the most contentious spots in the occupied West Bank to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Sunday’s visit by Isaac Herzog to the West Bank city of Hebron sparked scuffles between Israeli security forces and protesters. Herzog said he
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer The Dallas Cowboys are going virtual with meetings leading into Thursday’s game at New Orleans with COVID-19 infections on the rise again within the team. Coach Mike McCarthy says right tackle Terence Steele is among the positive COVID-19 tests and won’t play against the Saints. Offensive line coach
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El romance de los viajes en tren ha seducido a muchos viajeros a lo largo de los años. Sentarse en un tren mientras se desliza silenciosamente fuera de una ciudad, a lo largo de túneles y viaductos, vislumbrar los patios traseros de las personas antes de rodar por el campo abierto
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy should publicly condemn Republican lawmakers whose behavior is violent or increases division, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday. “I think whenever, even in our own caucus, our own members, if they go the wrong direction, I mean, it has to be called out,” Hutchinson told CNN’s
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy should publicly condemn Republican lawmakers whose behavior is violent or increases division, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday. “I think whenever, even in our own caucus, our own members, if they go the wrong direction, I mean, it has to be called out,” Hutchinson told CNN’s
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The call came in about 8:15 Friday night of a single-vehicle ATV accident at the intersection of Mountain Way and Dogwood Circle in Fish Haven.
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s parole board is scheduled to hold a hearing this week on a request to reduce the sentence of a death row inmate with terminal cancer to a sentence of life in prison. Idaho’s Commission of Pardons and Parole is scheduled to meet Tuesday to hear the request to commute the
Continue Reading Reuters Singapore-based virtual currency exchange Coinstore has begun operations in India at a time when the Indian government is preparing legislation to effectively bar most private cryptocurrencies. Coinstore has launched its web and app platform and plans branches in Bangalore, New Delhi and Mumbai which will act as its base in India for future expansion,
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands has moved into a tougher lockdown that was announced amid spiking infection rates even before the country recorded its first confirmed cases of the new, more highly transmissible omicron variant. Bars, restaurants, non-essential stores, cinemas and theaters were among the public places forced to shut
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Netherlands has moved into a tougher lockdown that was announced amid spiking infection rates even before the country recorded its first confirmed cases of the new, more highly transmissible omicron variant. Bars, restaurants, non-essential stores, cinemas and theaters were among the public places forced to shut
Continue Reading By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN A mummy estimated to be between 800 and 1,200 years old has been unearthed by archeologists in Peru, at a site near the country’s capital city of Lima. Researchers from the National University of San Marcos found the preserved body underground in the middle of a town square at the archeological
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49th South in Idaho Falls will be closed on Monday, Nov. 29.
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La actriz Lindsay Lohan anunció que está comprometida con Bader Shammas en una serie de tiernas fotos de Instagram el domingo por la mañana. “Mi amor. Mi vida. Mi familia. Mi futuro”, escribió Lohan en su cuenta verificada de Instagram, etiquetando a Shammas y agregando un emoji de anillo
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Amid shortages, Canada is tapping into its strategic reserves. This time, for maple syrup. The Quebec Maple Syrup Producers said it is releasing roughly 50 million pounds from its strategic maple syrup reserves, the trade group confirmed to CNN Business. That’s almost half of the stockpile. The government-supported organization, which
Continue Reading LEICESTER, England (AP) — James Maddison has inspired Leicester to a 4-2 win over Watford in the Premier League to ruin Claudio Ranieri’s return. The England international grabbed a goal and provided two assists for Jamie Vardy as the Foxes closed the gap to the top six amid blizzard conditions. Ademola Lookman’s strike also helped
Continue Reading BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana coach Tom Allen has fired offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan. The move comes less than 24 hours after the Hoosiers completed their first winless season in conference play since 2011. Allen also said he would take a $200,000 pay cut in each of the next four seasons. His contract runs through
Continue Reading LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Players’ shouts echoed around an empty stadium for the first time this season in the Bundesliga as coronavirus-hit Leipzig lost 3-1 to Bayer Leverkusen. Moussa Diaby scored one goal and assisted another for Leverkusen in a game overshadowed by the virus. No fans were allowed because of high infection rates in
Continue Reading By LAUREN SENNET Click here for updates on this story ROCKDALE COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Deputies announced that Bryan Lee Grantham who escaped from the Rockdale County Jail has been captured early Saturday evening. Grantham was taken into custody and no injuries were reported at this time. ____________________________________________________________ ROCKDALE COUNTY, Ga. (CBS46)—Deputies have issued a
Continue Reading By John Mastrini and Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the Czech President Milos Zeman formally appointed Petr Fiala as the country’s new Prime Minister on Sunday, he did so sitting inside an acrylic glass box accompanied by health workers covered head to toe in hazmat suits. Zeman tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this week, and
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — It’s a few weeks into the women’s college basketball season and there already have been half a dozen matchups between many of the top teams. Over the past week alone, there were four games in the Bahamas between teams ranked in the top seven of
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Ivan Toney gave Brentford a 1-0 victory over Everton that extended the winless run for Rafa Benitez’s side to seven matches. Toney previously played under Benitez at Newcastle but struggled for playing time. His penalty in the 24th minute came after Andros Townsend’s high boot caught Frank Onyeka in the face. Brentford
Continue Reading By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As demand for renewable energy surges, “community solar” installations are popping up around the U.S. They’re larger than home rooftop systems but smaller than utility-scale complexes. Community solar gardens are located atop buildings, or on abandoned factory grounds and farms. Customers subscribe to portions of energy
Continue Reading By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As demand for renewable energy surges, “community solar” installations are popping up around the U.S. They’re larger than home rooftop systems but smaller than utility-scale complexes. Community solar gardens are located atop buildings, or on abandoned factory grounds and farms. Customers subscribe to portions of energy
Continue Reading By MARY SMITH Click here for updates on this story JONESBORO, Georgia (WGCL) — A Union City man is still physically and mentally recovering from a traumatic crash in July. It happened in Jonesboro, killing the most important people in his life. “Losing them was hard, is hard,” said Lashad Lewis. On July 25, Lewis,
Continue Reading The director of the National Institutes of Health stressed Sunday that a newly emerged coronavirus variant “ought to redouble” vaccination efforts and other mitigation strategies, saying that while much is unknown about the variant, action should be taken now to avoid “a situation that makes this worse.”
Continue Reading HIRAM, Ga. (AP) — A freight train has derailed in Atlanta’s northwest suburbs, blocking roads and slightly injuring two crew members. Local news outlets report a Norfolk Southern Railway locomotive and seven freight cars overturned in Hiram late Saturday. They were part of a 88-car train. Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern says two crew members were taken
Continue Reading KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has marked the return of the women’s World Cup to North America by setting yet another record. Shiffrin beat Petra Vlhova for her 46th career win in World Cup slaloms. That matched a 32-year-old record for most World Cup wins in a single discipline, set by Swedish great Ingemar
Continue Reading By Keith Allen, CNN The city of Waukesha, Wisconsin, held a moment of silence and lit the city up in blue Sunday, marking one week since a man drove a vehicle through a city Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring scores of others. The moment of silence took place at 4:39 p.m. local time,
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ilkay Gündogan scored one goal and set up another as Manchester City beat West Ham 2-1 in the Premier League to join Chelsea at the top of the standings on 29 points. The defending champions took the lead when Gündogan opened the scoring in the 33rd minute and secured all three
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in Scotland and northern England remain without power after a storm brought sleet, subzero temperatures and disruptions across much of the U.K. Icy gusts caused power cuts around the border between Scotland and England, with Northern Powergrid saying it recorded 1,100 instances of damage requiring significant repairs.
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Dries Mertens scored twice as Napoli beat Lazio 4-0 to take the outright lead of Serie A on the night it paid tribute to soccer great Diego Maradona. Piotr Zieliński and Fabián Ruiz also netted to help Napoli move three points clear of second-place AC Milan which
Continue Reading By SALAR SALIM and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Snow globes, teddy bears and makeup brushes. These were the trinkets left behind in northern Iraq by Maryam Nouri who perished this week along with at least 26 others in an ill-fated voyage with dreams of reaching Britain. A wake for Nouri, called
Continue Reading By ABBY DODGE Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Sophia Broadway’s family said she left her home near Troost on Oct. 27 and never returned. KCPD said Broadway is the victim of a hit and run at the corner of 82nd and Troost. When family members started calling each
Continue Reading IGLS, Austria (AP) — Francesco Friedrich of Germany extended his World Cup four-man bobsled winning streak to six races with another victory on Sunday. He is now 2 for 2 in four-man races this season after winning all four World Cup events in that discipline last season. Oskars Kibermanis drove to silver for Latvia and
Continue Reading IGLS, Austria (AP) — Francesco Friedrich of Germany extended his World Cup four-man bobsled winning streak to six races with another victory on Sunday. He is now 2 for 2 in four-man races this season after winning all four World Cup events in that discipline last season. Oskars Kibermanis drove to silver for Latvia and
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s armed forces says that six of its forces were killed in fighting in the country’s border region with Ethiopia. It comes a day after the military claimed that Ethiopian military and militia forces attacked the border area of al-Fashaqa, a disputed agricultural area that straddles the two countries. The fighting is
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Frank Williams, el fundador del equipo Williams de Fórmula 1 y el director de equipo con más años de experiencia en este deporte, murió a los 79 años. El equipo Williams F1 dominó gran parte de las décadas de 1980 y 1990 bajo su dirección y se convirtió en
Continue Reading By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press Catholic bishops and evangelical pastors are prominent leaders in the anti-abortion movement, but not all believers think abortion should be illegal. Religious supporters of abortion rights say they are fighting for access because of their faith — not in spite of it. But they are worried for the future of
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection will make a decision “this week” on whether it will refer Mark Meadows for criminal contempt charges for defying a subpoena before the Thanksgiving recess, California Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the panel, said Sunday. “I think we
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection will make a decision “this week” on whether it will refer Mark Meadows for criminal contempt charges for defying a subpoena before the Thanksgiving recess, California Rep. Adam Schiff, a member of the panel, said Sunday. “I think we
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Frank Williams, the founder of the Williams Formula 1 team and the longest-serving team principal the sport has ever seen, has died at 79. The Williams F1 team, founded in 1977, dominated much of the 1980s and 1990s under his guidance, and has 117 race victories in total. The team built
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 23 new COVID-19 cases and one new death. Tribal officials on Saturday reiterated previous calls for residents on the vast reservation to get fully vaccinated or get the booster. The total number of COVID-19 deaths on the reservation now stands at 1,540. The number of
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors will try to prove that a white suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim Potter, committed manslaughter when she fatally shot Daunte Wright, a Black man, during an attempted arrest in April. Potter, who resigned two days after the shooting, says she meant to use her Taser but
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies’ pension funds. She spent the second with another tycoon, Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while facing charges he sexually abused teenage girls. Now, after
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Formula One’s Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies’ pension funds. She spent the second with another tycoon, Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while facing charges he sexually abused teenage girls. Now, after
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies’ pension funds. She spent the second with another tycoon, Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while facing charges he sexually abused teenage girls. Now, after
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell spent the first half of her life with her father, a rags-to-riches billionaire who looted his companies’ pension funds. She spent the second with another tycoon, Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while facing charges he sexually abused teenage girls. Now, after
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Several new volcanic vents have opened up on the Spanish island of La Palma, releasing new lava that is speeding down a ridge and threatening to widen the damages on evacuated land, roads and homes. Authorities said the molten rock coming out from the main new vent was very fluid and was
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jury selection begins Tuesday for a white former suburban Minneapolis police officer, Kim Potter, who says she meant to grab her Taser instead of her handgun when she shot and killed motorist Daunte Wright, who was Black. The Brooklyn Center officer’s reaction on body-camera video seemed to
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — The overcast, drizzly skies match the somber mood at the Tshwane University of Technology, a hot spot in South Africa’s latest surge of COVID-19 cases, apparently driven by the new omicron variant. The world is racing to contain that variant. It was
Continue Reading By LACEY BEASLEY Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — This year’s Iron Bowl was one for the books and had fans hanging on the edge of their seats. Hundreds gathered downtown for a block party hosted by the City of Mobile to cheer on their team. “It’s the Iron Bowl,”
Continue Reading TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says 27 Chinese aircraft entered its air defense buffer zone in the latest in a long series of incursions as part of Beijing’s pressure on the self-ruled island. The Defense Ministry says Taiwan scrambled combat aircraft to warn the Chinese planes to leave. It also deployed missile systems to monitor
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Frank Williams, the founder and former team principal of Formula One’s Williams Racing, has died. He was 79. Williams took his motor racing team from an empty carpet warehouse to the summit of Formula One, overseeing 114 victories, a combined 16 drivers’ and constructors’ world championships, while becoming the longest-serving team boss
Continue Reading By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth will have one less realm after this week, when Barbados severs its final imperial links to Britain by removing the 95-year-old as its head of state and declaring itself a republic. The former British colony — which gained independence in 1966 — revived its plan to become a republic
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, CNN The director of the National Institutes of Health stressed Sunday that a newly emerged coronavirus variant “ought to redouble” vaccination efforts and other mitigation strategies, saying that while much is unknown about the variant, action should be taken now to avoid “a situation that makes this worse.” “It’s certainly not good
Continue Reading RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread of the new omicron variant of the virus. The government’s committee in charge of monitoring COVID-19 announced the move Sunday, tweeting that the decision was taken to “preserve the achievements
Continue Reading RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread of the new omicron variant of the virus. The government’s committee in charge of monitoring COVID-19 announced the move Sunday, tweeting that the decision was taken to “preserve the achievements
Continue Reading By Kristen Barbaresi Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Small business Saturday is a chance for people to shop at local businesses, but this year, in Waukesha, it’s about much more. During the November 21 Waukesha Christmas Parade, an SUV plowed through participants, killing six and injuring more than 60
Continue Reading By Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story NORTH BAY, ONT. (CTV Network) — As the world reacts to the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant first detected in southern Africa, questions are being asked about what this means for the vaccine’s effectiveness — and whether access to boosters should be expanded. Even
Continue Reading By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Can the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers be restored? As Iran and six global powers gather in Vienna Monday to discuss the tattered treaty, the answer appears to be no. Since then-President Donald Trump withdrew from the agreement in 2018, Iran has raced
Continue Reading By Emerson Lehmann Click here for updates on this story GRAFTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Last Sunday’s Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy left several area parade directors in a very difficult position, having to decide whether to cancel their respective events out of respect for those injured and lost or push forward. It’s a decision that Grafton’s
Continue Reading By Heather Wright, Kevin Gallagher and Anthony Vasquez-Peddie Click here for updates on this story ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (CTV Network) — Still trying to clean up the devastation of last week’s storm, farmers in the Sumas Prairie of Abbotsford, B.C., are bracing for more rain this weekend. After the area was flooded by days of torrential
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By Chris Boyette, CNN Authorities discovered an apparent stowaway Saturday in the landing gear of a flight from Guatemala at the Miami International Airport, local and federal officials said. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the airport apprehended a 26-year-old man who “attempted to evade detection in the landing gear compartment of an
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