Trio of G League referees get NBA games amid virus issues
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The virus outbreak hasn’t just sent NBA teams looking for help from the G League. The NBA refereeing corps has…
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Groups create apprenticeship program for people of color
By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville’s Wortham Center…
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Bernie Sanders: Pay your workers better. Warren Buffett: That’s not my job
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Warren Buffett, the ninth-richest person on the planet, says it’s not up to him to settle a strike by 450…
Continue Reading Auckland withdraws from Club World Cup, replaced by Pirae
ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — FIFA says Auckland City FC has withdrawn from the Club World Cup because of New Zealand’s tight coronavirus…
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Over 65 shots fired on busy Philadelphia street; 6 wounded
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say six people were shot as six gunmen fired dozens of shots on a street full of businesses late Thursday.…
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‘Pooh,’ ‘Sun Also Rises’ among works going public in 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Winnie the Pooh” and “The Sun Also Rises” are going public. A.A. Milne’s children’s book and Ernest Hemingway’s…
Continue Reading ‘Pooh,’ ‘Sun Also Rises’ among works going public in 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Winnie the Pooh” and “The Sun Also Rises” are going public. A.A. Milne’s children’s book and Ernest Hemingway’s…
Continue Reading ‘Wait, what?’ quip tops school’s annual banished words list
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) — The judges of a Michigan university’s cheeky annual “Banished Word List” have a message for texting and…
Continue Reading Iowa DPS: Armed suspect in police chase injured when deputy opens fire
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story STUART, Iowa (KCCI) — The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is…
Continue Reading ‘I was scared to death’: Workers, residents react to explosion at CSX facility in Curtis Bay
By Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Marylanders miles out from Curtis Bay…
Continue Reading 15-yo found shot to death at Airbnb rental
By Josh Morgan Click here for updates on this story DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia (WCGL) — A teen was found dead at an Airbnb…
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This is the ultimate snack food — and it’s better for you than you think
By Casey Barber, CNN We all may be full of holiday cheer, but we’re also full of holiday meals. When the indulgences of the season start to…
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Shelley Senior Center closed Friday
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Continue Reading Penn Hills man talks about his release from hospital after 2 months of fighting COVID-19
By Bob Mayo Click here for updates on this story MONROEVILLE, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — He’s finally released.…
Continue Reading husband speaks out after wife killed in church
By Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — Prichard Police have arrested the…
Continue Reading Colfax mobile home park has been without power for days, and now is losing running water
By Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story COLFAX, California (KCRA) — Thousands of customers in Placer…
Continue Reading Sister of BioPark elephant that died on Christmas tests positives for same virus
By Maggie Krajewski Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — ABQ BioPark officials have…
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Romelu Lukaku: Thomas Tuchel surprised by striker’s ‘unhelpful’ comments on dissatisfaction and Inter Milan return
By Jack Bantock, CNN Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said he “did not like” comments made by Romelu Lukaku after the striker revealed he…
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Tiffini Hale, ‘Mickey Mouse Club’ and The Party member, dead at 46
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tiffini Hale, a former cast member on “The All New Mickey Mouse Club” and singer in the pop group The Party…
Continue Reading Abrupt temporary closures of 2 Walmart stores leaves customers frustrated
By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A rise in COVID-19 spread in the community pushed…
Continue Reading Stocks surged in 2021, as Wall Street rolled its eyes at Covid
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The year’s last day of trading was a relatively quiet one. Stocks ended the day slightly lower Friday. But…
Continue Reading Flores, Vrabel set for reunion when Dolphins visit Titans
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The year was 2008. Brian Flores was elevated from his scouting role and became a…
Continue Reading Putin wishes Russians happier new year, hails their strength
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin is wishing Russians a happier new year, hailing their solidarity and…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | Otro año marcado por la pandemia de covid-19 termina en la oscuridad, pero hay esperanza en el horizonte
Germán Padinger (CNN) — Se suponía que 2021, el segundo año de la pandemia de covid-19, no iba a terminar así, pero hay esperanza en el…
Continue Reading Longtime restaurant closing doors due to lack of workers
By Zach Hammack Click here for updates on this story WAVERLY, NE (Lincoln Journal Star) — For the greater part of the…
Continue Reading Why we fail our New Year’s resolutions, and how to pick one that works
By Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — In just a few days, it…
Continue Reading Tim Hortons hockey cards to feature women players for the first time
By Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — For the first time, hockey cards sold…
Continue Reading Shark fishing banned in Hawaii in 2022
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Shark fishing in Hawaii will be banned in…
Continue Reading Bolsonaro rechaza la ayuda de Argentina por las inundaciones en Brasil
Sol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, rechazó la ayuda propuesta de Argentina y dijo este jueves que Brasil no necesitaba…
Continue Reading Third officer revealed in Hardesty fake hit-and-run leak
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Foregoing standard procedure the Multnomah…
Continue Reading St. Louis veteran receives service dog 10 years after IED almost killed him
By CAROLINE HECKER Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis veteran is being…
Continue Reading Local track coach struggling with COVID for months urges vaccination
By BETSY WEBSTER Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KCTV) — A local track coach has been…
Continue Reading Cómo cambiaron los viajes en avión en 2021
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Ha sido otro año turbulento para los viajes en avión. Al finalizar 2021, los miles de vuelos de vacaciones cancelados…
Continue Reading Milwaukee Fire Station 30 closed for ‘major structural issues’
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The Milwaukee Fire Department has…
Continue Reading Victim’s husband speaks out after wife tragically killed in church
By ARIEL MALLORY Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — Prichard Police have arrested the…
Continue Reading France urges green habits with new car ads, bans on plastic
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French customers will be encouraged to adopt more environmentally friendly habits under a series of…
Continue Reading Church transforms half of building into ‘Cove Shelter’ for homeless during winter months
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BREVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Transylvania County church is…
Continue Reading 2 killed when train hits car going around crossing gate
AVENTURA, Fla. (AP) — Police say two people died when a higher speed commuter train hit their car as the driver tried to make it around the…
Continue Reading Woman in Decatur shot in leg after being forced to withdraw money from multiple ATMs
By JOYCE LUPIANI Click here for updates on this story DECATUR, Georgia (WGCL) — A woman was shot in the leg Thursday…
Continue Reading Sumidero de Musfur: el abismo en el desierto de Qatar
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Justo en el medio de la península de Qatar, un gran abismo se abre repentinamente desde el desierto rocoso, cayendo…
Continue Reading Police arrest two teens for carrying handgun on school property
By TORRENCE BANKS Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Police arrested two teens…
Continue Reading Party-goers urged not to travel across UK as omicron surges
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Officials have warned revellers in Scotland and Wales to think twice before travelling to England to…
Continue Reading Party-goers urged not to travel across UK as omicron surges
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Officials have warned revellers in Scotland and Wales to think twice before travelling to England to…
Continue Reading Southampton-Newcastle postponed due to coronavirus cases
LONDON (AP) — The Premier League says a continuing coronavirus outbreak at Newcastle has led to Sunday’s game at Southampton being postponed.…
Continue Reading Yemen officials: Saudi airstrike kills 12 troops by mistake
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni military officials say an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition has mistakenly hit a…
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In the year since the US Capitol attack, judges remind us what it means to be American
By Hannah Rabinowitz , CNN On January 6, rioters streamed past the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, and descended upon the US Capitol. For weeks…
Continue Reading Ikea is raising prices by 9% in 2022
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Ikea said its customers will pay more when they shop at its stores in 2022. Like many companies with tight profit…
Continue Reading Ikea is raising prices by 9% in 2022
Ikea said its customers will pay more when they shop at its stores in…
Continue Reading Move aside Gatorade: Food-sponsored bowl games are dumping more creative products on the winning team
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN For decades, college athletes have been dumping Gatorade on their coaches after a bowl win, but with more food-related…
Continue Reading Lille selling forward Ikone to Italian club Fiorentina
LILLE, France (AP) — French champion Lille is selling forward Jonathan Ikone to Italian club Fiorentina. Lille says in a statement that the…
Continue Reading It won’t be a pandemic forever. Here’s what could be next
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Even after Covid-19 cases fall from their current record-high levels, it’s unlikely the United States — let…
Continue Reading France urges green habits with new car ads, bans on plastic
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French customers will be encouraged to adopt more environmentally friendly habits under a series of…
Continue Reading US Postal Service recovers from poor holiday showing in 2020
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday…
Continue Reading US Postal Service recovers from poor holiday showing in 2020
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service pulled out all the stops to avoid a repeat of the 2020 holiday…
Continue Reading 21 states will see minimum wage increases by January 1
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Workers in 21 states will see a rise in the minimum wage in the new year. As 2022 begins, some states will enact pay bumps…
Continue Reading New laws take effect across US on abortion, policing, taxes
By WILSON RING Associated Press From minimum wage increases to animal protection to police accountability to both cutting and increasing taxes a…
Continue Reading No deaths have been reported in the ferocious Colorado wildfire. It may be a ‘New Year’s miracle,’ governor says
By Dakin Andone and Christina Maxouris, CNN No deaths have been reported as a result of a swift and vicious wildfire that consumed at least 500 homes…
Continue Reading Chelsea coach Tuchel plans talks with unhappy striker Lukaku
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel plans talks with Romelo Lukaku after the striker spoke of his frustrations at the club and expressed a…
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The latest on coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant
By Rhea Mogul, Adam Renton and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All…
Continue Reading The economy is booming. 5 reasons that could change in 2022
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The US economy is heading into 2022 with serious momentum. The recovery gained steam in the last few months, capping off…
Continue Reading Europe’s shared notes and coins turn 20 at New Year’s
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — This New Year’s the European Central Bank is celebrating the 20th anniversary of…
Continue Reading Europe’s shared notes and coins turn 20 at New Year’s
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — This New Year’s the European Central Bank is celebrating the 20th anniversary of…
Continue Reading Media reps say 45 reporters, staffers died at work in 2021
BRUSSELS (AP) — The International Federation of Journalists says that 45 reporters and media workers were killed doing their jobs over the last…
Continue Reading Ben Roethlisberger: ‘This could be it,’ says quarterback as he prepares for likely last dance in Pittsburgh
By Jack Bantock, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has said that Monday Night Football’s crucial game against the…
Continue Reading Ben Roethlisberger: ‘This could be it,’ says quarterback as he prepares for likely last dance in Pittsburgh
By Jack Bantock, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has said that Monday Night Football’s crucial game against the…
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A brief history of the Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN On the last day of each year, it has become a ritual for large crowds to gather in the brightly lit chaos of New York’s…
Continue Reading Israel: Palestinian shot, killed in alleged stabbing attempt
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military says troops shot and killed a Palestinian man as he ran toward a bus stop in the occupied West Bank…
Continue Reading Estados Unidos vuelve a batir su récord de promedio de casos diarios de covid-19. Expertos afirman que las cifras aumentarán
Germán Padinger (CNN) — Justo un día después de que Estados Unidos informara su mayor promedio de casos diarios de covid-19, el país…
Continue Reading Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation. It comes a year…
Continue Reading Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has shut down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation. It comes a year…
Continue Reading UN food agency halts work in North Darfur, affects 2 million
By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The World Food Program has suspended its operations across Sudan’s province of North Darfur…
Continue Reading João Cancelo: Manchester City defender assaulted during burglary at his home
By Aleks Klosok, CNN Manchester City defender João Cancelo said on Thursday he was assaulted during a burglary at his family home which left the…
Continue Reading How the ‘Cobra Kai’ season 4 premiere set the New Year’s Eve theme for this mother and son
By Andrew Oglesby, CNN New Year’s Eve might find most people glued to their television screens waiting for an orb to descend in the heart of…
Continue Reading Meteor showers, eclipses, full moons: All of the reasons to look up in 2022
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Total lunar eclipses, a multitude of meteor showers and supermoons will light up the sky in 2022. The new year is sure to…
Continue Reading Kranjska Gora to host World Cup races called off in Maribor
MARIBOR, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian ski resort Kranjska Gora will host the two women’s World Cup races that were called off in Maribor because of…
Continue Reading ‘A moral giant’: South Africans pay their respects to Tutu
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africans of all walks of life are paying their respects to Desmond Tutu.…
Continue Reading Hong Kong reports first Omicron cluster as city welcomes New Year
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong has confirmed its first Omicron cluster, bringing an end to its long streak of zero locally transmitted cases and…
Continue Reading Chinese tech stocks are climbing on the last day of the year. But 2021 has been a bloodbath
By Diksha Madhok and Jill Disis, CNN Business Chinese tech stocks got a big boost in Hong Kong on the last day of the year, but it’s far from…
Continue Reading The Covid-19 case surge is altering daily life across the US. Things will likely get worse, experts warn
By Christina Maxouris and Alaa Elassar, CNN The US is ringing in the new year amid a Covid-19 surge experts warn is exploding at unprecedented speed…
Continue Reading China’s factories are still recovering, but Covid-19 pains linger
By Jill Disis, CNN Business Activity at China’s big factories continued to pick up this month even as the country battles stubborn Covid-19…
Continue Reading China’s factories are still recovering, but Covid-19 pains linger
By Jill Disis, CNN Business Activity at China’s big factories continued to pick up this month even as the country battles stubborn Covid-19…
Continue Reading Military: 4 Pakistani soldiers, 2 militants killed in raids
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says security forces raided two militant hideouts in a former Taliban stronghold, triggering…
Continue Reading US shatters its average daily Covid-19 case record again. Experts describe coming weeks as a ‘tidal wave’ and ‘blizzard’
By Christina Maxouris, CNN A day after reporting its highest average daily Covid-19 case number, the US shattered the record Thursday, with an…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s flagship airline says strict new quarantine rules could cause ‘dramatic’ supply chain disruptions
By Hannah Ritchie, Teele Rebane and Eric Cheung, CNN Business Hong Kong’s flagship airline warned Friday that strict new quarantine measures in…
Continue Reading New virus infections driven by omicron soar in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — New coronavirus infections have soared again in Australia to a record of more than 32,000, just days after surpassing 10,000 for the…
Continue Reading Cathay Pacific suspends cargo flights due to virus controls
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airlines is suspending cargo flights for a week due to stricter quarantine requirements for air…
Continue Reading Cathay Pacific suspends cargo flights due to virus controls
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airlines is suspending cargo flights for a week due to stricter quarantine requirements for air…
Continue Reading Utes want world to get loud for Jordan, Lowe at Rose Bowl
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — At some point near sunset and the start of the fourth quarter of the 108th Rose Bowl, the…
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Utes want world to get loud for Jordan, Lowe at Rose Bowl
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — At some point near sunset and the start of the fourth quarter of the 108th Rose Bowl, the…
Continue Reading Grieving Kelly makes emotional return to Colts headquarters
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly held nothing back when he returned to the team facility…
Continue Reading Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press SHEDAI CAMP, Afghanistan (AP) — A woman displaced by war and drought in Afghanistan is fighting to save her…
Continue Reading Packers’ LaFleur thrives by giving freedom to staff, players
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur didn’t need much time as a head coach to discover the importance of letting his…
Continue Reading Anosike, Lee lead CS Fullerton past CS Bakersfield, 73-67
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — E.J. Anosike and Vincent Lee combined to score 41 points and Cal State Fullerton held off Cal State Bakersfield to earn…
Continue Reading Avoiding coronavirus part of quieter bowl week for CFP teams
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — For years, college coaches have worried about players partying too much…
Continue Reading Omicron’s New Year’s cocktail: Sorrow, fear, hope for 2022
By JOHN LEICESTER and NICK PERRY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Muted New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world ushered in the fourth calendar…
Continue Reading Allen, Wisconsin hold off Arizona State in Las Vegas Bowl
By DANNY WEBSTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Braelon Allen ran for 159 yards and Wisconsin drained the final 9:57 off the clock with an…
Continue Reading A tense exchange highlights unsettled part of Tutu’s legacy
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press An anguished encounter between two titans of South Africa’s anti-apartheid struggle during the…
Continue Reading LA Kings snap Vancouver’s 7-game win streak under Boudreau
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adrian Kempe and Viktor Arvidsson scored in the shootout, Jonathan Quick made 17 saves and the…
Continue Reading Hertl’s OT goal spoils Sandstrom’s debut, Sharks beat Flyers
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored with 30.1 seconds remaining in overtime and the San Jose Sharks spoiled a…
Continue Reading Tkachuk, Gaudreau lead Flames to 6-4 win over Kraken
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored the go-ahead goal with 2:26 left and had two assists as the Calgary Flames…
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