France’s dismay mixed with awe for Messi in World Cup final
By JADE LE DELEY and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Dismayed fans in France are finding reasons to be cheerful amid the pain of Les…
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France’s dismay mixed with awe for Messi in World Cup final
By JADE LE DELEY and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Dismayed fans in France are finding reasons to be cheerful amid the pain of Les…
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Fuel tanker tunnel fire kills at least 19 in Afghanistan
By Ehsan Popalzai, CNN At least 19 people have been killed and 32 others were injured when a fuel tanker caught fire in a tunnel north of the Afghan…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: World Cup, Pope Francis, Kenny DeLand Jr., NFL, Kevin McCarthy
By AJ Willingham, CNN Welcome to the weird two-week stretch where nothing really gets done and everyone’s just riding it through the holidays.…
Continue Reading Rozner wins Mauritius Open for 3rd European tour title
GRAND BAIE, Mauritius (AP) — French golfer Antoine Rozner has produced a brilliant burst of scoring on the front nine to win the Mauritius Open by…
Continue Reading Iraq officials: Explosion in northern Iraq kills 9 policemen
By SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials say an explosive device went off in the country’s north, killing at least…
Continue Reading Mandatory military instruction affects Black and Latino high school students most frequently, report says
By Rikki Klaus, CNN When high school student Trevor Reed was automatically enrolled in a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) class…
Continue Reading Anti-abortion priest Pavone defrocked for blasphemous posts
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has defrocked an anti-abortion U.S. priest, Frank Pavone, for what it said were…
Continue Reading Revived UConn, hot Marshall play in Myrtle Beach Bowl
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Revived UConn and hot Marshall will face each other in the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Monday. The Huskies had won just four games…
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Listen up: Headphones are getting really weird
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Huawei recently teased a new smartwatch in a promotional video, it featured an unusual design: the watch…
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Pandemic fueled alcohol abuse, especially among women, but there are treatment options
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just…
Continue Reading Pandemic fueled alcohol abuse, especially among women, but there are treatment options
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just…
Continue Reading P-22, Los Angeles’ famous mountain lion, has been euthanized after ‘severe injuries’ from possible ‘vehicle strike’
By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN P-22, a mountain lion who has spent years in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, has been euthanized after…
Continue Reading Jewish festival of lights begins in Ukraine as battles rage
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Jews in Ukraine waging a “war between darkness and light” lit a giant menorah on Sunday night to start the eight-day…
Continue Reading Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure
By MATT O’BRIEN, KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter…
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Elon Musk Twitter poll ends with users seeking his departure
By MATT O’BRIEN, KELVIN CHAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter…
Continue Reading What to watch as Jan. 6 panel cites Trump’s ‘attempted coup’
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol riot will make its final public…
Continue Reading Shiffrin takes win No. 77 to move within 5 of Vonn’s record
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has a women’s World Cup super-G victory to top off her first speed race weekend of the season…
Continue Reading World Cup champions to get $42 million in prize money
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The World Cup champions will earn $42 million in prize money for their soccer federation. The losing team in the final between…
Continue Reading Resumen, reacciones y resultado del Argentina – Francia de la final del Mundial de Qatar
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (Crédito: Julian Finney/Getty Images) Esta cobertura ya terminó. Resumen del partido: Así fue la victoria histórica…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How do parties and states set presidential votes?
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden told Democrats his preference for reordering the presidential…
Continue Reading Housing slump likely to continue but some see hopeful signs ahead
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Mortgage rates have ticked down recently, but are still up dramatically from a year ago thanks to the surge in long-term…
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‘Election marshals’ and runoff rules: States eye a new round of voting changes ahead of 2024
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Texas will consider adding a new election police force. Ohio has moved forward on photo ID requirements for voting. And…
Continue Reading Messi, Mbappé lead selections for AP’s team of the World Cup
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé head the selections for the team of the tournament as chosen…
Continue Reading Argentines wake up dreaming of World Cup glory in Qatar
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines woke up ready to watch the national team play for its third World Cup…
Continue Reading Argentines wake up dreaming of World Cup glory in Qatar
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines woke up ready to watch the national team play for its third World Cup…
Continue Reading Pope Francis has already signed resignation letter in case of bad health
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis has revealed in a new interview that he has already signed his resignation letter to be used in the event of him…
Continue Reading Get ready for a ‘polar plunge.’ The first week of winter brings snow and bitterly cold temperatures
By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist Astronomical winter officially begins this Wednesday and Jack Frost will arrive in full force. Temperatures…
Continue Reading Southgate to stay on as England manager after World Cup
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — After saying he needed time to consider his future, England coach Gareth Southgate has…
Continue Reading UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers…
Continue Reading UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers…
Continue Reading Braathen, the skier and fashion designer, wins Alta Badia GS
LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Lucas Braathen won the Alta Badia giant slalom for his second win in as many races. Braathen moved up from third after the…
Continue Reading Pope wrote resignation note in case of health impediment
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revealed in an interview published Sunday that shortly after being elected pontiff in 2013 he wrote a resignation…
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Overrun Amsterdam targets sex and drugs tourists with ‘stay away’ campaign
By Blane Bachelor, CNN It’s barely dusk on a cold Saturday afternoon in early December. But Amsterdam’s Red Light District is already…
Continue Reading Fuel tanker tunnel blast kills at least 19 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A local official in Afghanistan says a fuel tanker explosion in a tunnel has killed at least 19 people and injured 32.…
Continue Reading You may be seeing a more ‘woke’ Santa this Christmas
By John Blake, CNN On a frigid December night outside a suburban Chicago church, a group of parents and wide-eyed children line up to see Santa…
Continue Reading 3 escaped chimpanzees recaptured in Sweden; 4 shot dead
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Officials at a Swedish Zoo have managed to get three chimpanzees who had broken out of their enclosure back into a secure space,…
Continue Reading As games draw to a close, plight of migrant workers has cast a shadow over World Cup
By Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN Boniface Barasa worked for three years as a construction worker in Qatar, but the life-long football fan…
Continue Reading Fresh criticism for Qatar and FIFA as World Cup ends on International Migrants Day
By Larry Madowo, Sophie Jeong and Heather Chen, CNN As the 2022 World Cup comes to a close, global rights organizations have renewed criticism of…
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Why the ‘unstoppable’ Kylian Mbappé now wears the crown as world’s best player
By Ben Church, CNN At just 23, Kylian Mbappé has won more in his short career than most players are ever able to achieve. He’s already claimed…
Continue Reading ‘This was a hate crime’: A year after a fire destroyed their house, an interracial family may soon be homeless again
By Jalen Brown, CNN A year after his Tennessee home was burned down and a racial slur was spray-painted on his property, Alan Mays says he’s…
Continue Reading ‘This was a hate crime’: A year after a fire destroyed their house, an interracial family may soon be homeless again
By Jalen Brown, CNN A year after his Tennessee home was burned down and a racial slur was spray-painted on his property, Alan Mays says he’s…
Continue Reading Stepping out of Maradona’s shadow. How Lionel Messi won over the hearts of all of Argentina
By Matias Grez, CNN When engaging in discussions or debates about the greatest players of all time, soccer fans and pundits will often point to…
Continue Reading ‘Tired of this war’: Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence
By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO & SAM MEDNICK Associated Press BENI, Congo (AP) — Kavira Mathe was making dinner for her two sons when bullets began…
Continue Reading Skidding Dolphins see positives despite 32-29 loss to Bills
By JONAH BRONSTEIN Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa remains optimistic in seeing the Dolphins take positive steps despite…
Continue Reading Key Ukrainian city’s rapid fall leaves unanswered questions
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — When about 100 Russian troops rolled into Kherson’s Lilac Park on the morning of…
Continue Reading In this Montana city, defendants can pay off their court fines with food bank donations
By Zoe Sottile, CNN For the third year in a row, a Montana city is embracing the holiday spirit by allowing defendants to pay off some of their court…
Continue Reading Correction: Migration-Syrian Kurds story
QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — In a story published December 18, 2022, about Syrian Kurdish migrants, The Associated Press erroneously reported Syrian…
Continue Reading Before dramatic Buffalo Bills victory, game was paused due to fans throwing snowballs onto field
By Jacob Lev, CNN The Buffalo Bills claimed victory in a last-second 32-29 win over the Miami Dolphins Saturday night, a dramatic win after the game…
Continue Reading Mitchell guides UC Santa Barbara past Portland State 85-73
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ajay Mitchell totaled 25 points, seven rebounds and five assists to lead UC Santa Barbara to an 85-73 victory over Portland…
Continue Reading Kings get second straight shootout win, beat Sharks 3-2
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Moore scored the shootout winner for the second straight game, giving the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Militants kill 4 in attack on police station in NW Pakistan
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani police officer says a police station in volatile northwestern Pakistan came…
Continue Reading Gooden leads Utah Tech to 100-58 romp over Masters College
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Cameron Gooden scored 15 points to lead Utah Tech to a 100-58 victory over Masters College on Saturday night. Gooden added…
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Gooden leads Utah Tech to 100-58 romp over Masters College
ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Cameron Gooden scored 15 points to lead Utah Tech to a 100-58 victory over Masters College on Saturday night. Gooden added…
Continue Reading QB Green and Boise State beat North Texas in Frisco Bowl
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Boise State quarterback Taylen Green accounted for 256 yards and three touchdowns and the Broncos beat North Texas 35-32 on…
Continue Reading QB Green and Boise State beat North Texas in Frisco Bowl
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Boise State quarterback Taylen Green accounted for 256 yards and three touchdowns and the Broncos beat North Texas 35-32 on…
Continue Reading Reese propels No. 11 LSU women past Montana State 91-52
KIHEI, Hawaii (AP) — Angel Reese finished with 30 points and 12 rebounds in 30 minutes of play and No. 11 LSU remained unbeaten with a 91-52…
Continue Reading Winnipeg Jets hand Vancouver Canucks lopsided loss
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Kyle Connor extended his points streak with a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets downed the Vancouver…
Continue Reading Cameron sends Abilene Christian past CSU Bakersfield 65-59
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Tobias Cameron had 17 points in Abilene Christian’s 65-59 win against Cal State Bakersfield. Cameron was 6-of-7 shooting (5…
Continue Reading Israel deports Palestinian activist to France
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Sunday deported a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France after claiming he has…
Continue Reading Varlamov has 35 saves as Islanders beat Golden Knights 5-2
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Semyon Varlamov stopped 35 shots before being injured in the third period and the New York…
Continue Reading No. 9 Arizona outlasts No. 6 Tennessee in physical 75-70 win
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 19 points, Oumar Ballo added 18 and No. 9 Arizona turned the…
Continue Reading Burns helps NC State rally for 70-66 victory over Vanderbilt
CHICAGO (AP) — D.J. Burns Jr. finished with 18 points and nine rebounds to help North Carolina State hold off Vanderbilt 70-66 at the Legends of…
Continue Reading 10 states have now banned the sale of cosmetics tested on animals
By Tavleen Tarrant, CNN New York became the tenth state to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a measure into…
Continue Reading Texas mayor declares state of emergency over migrant swell
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community’s ability to…
Continue Reading Morant dials up courtside fans after ejection versus Thunder
By TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Ja Morant’s interaction with courtside fans continued long after he was ejected from the…
Continue Reading Peru’s dark past surfaces as young protester is laid to rest
By FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press QUINUA, Peru (AP) — This rural hamlet nestled high in the Peruvian Andes was the site of a major battle that…
Continue Reading Washington has 5 in double figures, beats Idaho State 90-55
SEATTLE (AP) — Keyon Menifield scored 13 points to lead five in double figures and Washington beat Idaho State 90-55 on Saturday night. Braxton…
Continue Reading Washington has 5 in double figures, beats Idaho State 90-55
SEATTLE (AP) — Keyon Menifield scored 13 points to lead five in double figures and Washington beat Idaho State 90-55 on Saturday night. Braxton…
Continue Reading Bills clinch 4th straight playoff berth; beat Dolphins 32-29
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Tyler Bass hit a 25-yard field goal as time expired, and the Buffalo Bills clinched their…
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Continue Reading Reinhart, Bobrovsky lead Panthers past skidding Devils 4-2
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sam Reinhart scored twice and Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves as the Florida Panthers beat New…
Continue Reading Skinner scores 2, Thompson gets 1 as Sabres beat Coyotes 5-2
By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play midway through the third period and…
Continue Reading Rebraca, Sandfort lead Iowa over SE Missouri State 106-75
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Filip Rebraca totaled a career-high 30 points, Payton Sandfort scored a career-best 24 and Iowa rolled to a 106-75 victory…
Continue Reading Thompson lifts Oklahoma State over Wichita State 59-49
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Bryce Thompson made a career-high five 3-pointers and scored 19 points, and Oklahoma State beat Wichita State 59-49. Thompson…
Continue Reading UPS package transfers in random areas draw concerned eyes, but it’s not what you think
By MALIK EARNEST Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KFMB) — Photos surfaced online in San Diego showing…
Continue Reading McGlothan helps Grand Canyon top Pepperdine 83-73 in OT
PHOENIX — Gabe McGlothan scored 20 points, including four in overtime, and Grand Canyon knocked off Pepperdine 83-73. McGlothan had 13 rebounds for…
Continue Reading Grizzlies star Morant ejected, short-handed Thunder win
By TONY SELLARS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Memphis star Ja Morant was ejected just before halftime and an undermanned Oklahoma City…
Continue Reading Rantanen, Newhook goals lift Avs over Predators, 3-1
By MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Mikko Rantanen and Alex Newhook scored in the second period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the…
Continue Reading North Korea fires two more missiles in a record year for launches
By Yoonjung Seo, Junko Ogura and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, the latest…
Continue Reading Cavaliers beat Mavericks 100-99 in OT on Allen’s slam
By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen’s dunk with 2:01 remaining in overtime gave Cleveland a 100-99 victory over the…
Continue Reading Booker scores 58 points, leads Suns to huge comeback win
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored a season-high 58 points, using one of the best scoring efforts of his career to…
Continue Reading Simons, Lillard lead Trail Blazers past Rockets 107-95
HOUSTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 32 points and Damian Lillard added 25 as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 107-95. Portland…
Continue Reading Hagel scores twice as Tampa Bay routs Montreal 5-1
MONTREAL (AP) — Brandon Hagel scored two goals and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning laid a 5-1 beating on the Montreal Canadiens on…
Continue Reading BYU stops late SMU comeback try, wins New Mexico Bowl
By GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Cornerback Jakon Robinson stopped SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai on a 2-point conversion…
Continue Reading BYU stops late SMU comeback try, wins New Mexico Bowl
By GLEN ROSALES Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Cornerback Jakon Robinson stopped SMU quarterback Tanner Mordecai on a 2-point conversion…
Continue Reading Bucks beat Jazz without stars Antetokounmpo, Middleton
By CHARLES GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bobby Portis had 22 points and 14 rebounds starting in place of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the…
Continue Reading Rangers beat struggling Flyers 6-3 for 6th straight win
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Vesey scored early in the third period and the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 for their sixth straight…
Continue Reading Eggleston MVP, Texas sweeps Louisville for volleyball title
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Logan Eggleston, the National Player of the Year and Final Four Most Outstanding Player, had 19 kills, seven digs and three…
Continue Reading Holmes scores 24 as Dayton knocks off Wyoming 66-49
By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Daron Holmes scored 24 points as Dayton beat Wyoming 66-49 on Saturday night at the Legends of Basketball…
Continue Reading Vote counting finishes in Fiji election with no clear winner
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vote counting has finished in Fiji’s general election but there is no clear winner,…
Continue Reading Bucks beat Jazz without stars Antetokounmpo, Middleton
By CHARLES GARDNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bobby Portis had 22 points and 14 rebounds starting in place of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the…
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Sharon Osbourne has been released from the hospital, her son says
By Rebekah Riess, Paradise Afshar and Andy Rose, CNN Television personality Sharon Osbourne returned home Saturday, one day after she was taken to a…
Continue Reading ¿Cómo ha afectado el Mundial de Qatar 2022 a las “marcas” asociadas a él?
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Tradicionalmente, miles de millones de espectadores siguen la Copa del Mundo y, mientras se concentran en lo que…
Continue Reading Necas’ OT goal lifts Hurricanes past Stars
By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Martin Necas scored 2:19 into overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes stretched their point streak…
Continue Reading Gore runs for bowl record 329 yards, Southern Miss tops Rice
By CREG STEPHENSON Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Frank Gore Jr. ran for an NCAA bowl-record 329 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to…
Continue Reading Kansas State wins 11th Wildcat Classic, beats Nebraska 71-56
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Keyontae Johnson scored 23 points, snared 10 rebounds and had four steals as Kansas State won the 11th Wildcat Classic…
Continue Reading New York City’s ban on foie gras violates law, New York state says
By Tavleen Tarrant, CNN The State of New York has determined that New York City’s ban on foie gras, stuffed goose or duck liver, violates state…
Continue Reading Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti arrested after criticizing execution of protester
By Heather Chen, Lindsay Isaac and Jennifer Hauser, CNN One of Iran’s best-known actresses has been arrested days after she criticized the…
Continue Reading Gustafsson hat trick helps Capitals beat Samsonov, Leafs 5-2
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to steal the spotlight from Alex…
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