TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s defense ministry says 487 migrants, including 93 children, have been rescued off the North African country’s coast as they tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in an overloaded boat. The ministry said in a statement Friday that the vessel had left from neighboring Libya carrying migrants from Africa,
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina sees the upcoming 250th anniversary of the American Revolution as a chance to remind people that the state played a huge part in winning the nation’s independence, even if it did try later to tear the United States apart in the Civil War. A
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is alleging that his country’s intelligence service has uncovered plans for a Russia-backed coup d’etat in Ukraine next week that involves one of the country’s richest oligarchs. Both the oligarch and the Russian government have rejected the allegations. At a news
Continue ReadingBy Joylyn Bukovac & Alex Heider Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — In Tennessee, 24 percent of seniors live alone or are isolated. Volunteers were able to brighten their day this Thanksgiving by delivering hundreds of meals to elderly people across Nashville. For Fifty Forward volunteer Anne Connolly and her
Continue ReadingBy John Blake, CNN Zak Khogyani has seen sights and wonders that would fill you with awe. He’s walked through Antelope Canyon in Northern Arizona, surrounded by swirling sandstone formations formed by flash flooding. He’s stood on the rugged Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, which rise some 700 feet over the Atlantic Ocean — a
Continue ReadingCNN By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz, Ivana Kottasová and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The discovery of a new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant by South African health authorities has sparked a forceful reaction across the world, with a number of countries banning travelers from several southern African countries. The World Health Organization announced Friday it
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it will ease its restrictions on exporting COVID-19 vaccines. The Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Friday that as of January it will no longer require vaccine producers to request special authorization to export outside the 27-nation bloc. Earlier this year when vaccines
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union says it will ease its restrictions on exporting COVID-19 vaccines. The Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Friday that as of January it will no longer require vaccine producers to request special authorization to export outside the 27-nation bloc. Earlier this year when vaccines
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press UTSA is already set to host the Conference USA championship and now tries to wrap up a 12-0 regular season. The Roadrunners play Saturday at North Texas. The Mean Green have won four games in a row and need one more in their home finale to get bowl eligible. Top-ranked Georgia,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Spartans can improve their chances of playing in a New Year’s Day bowl, and clinch a 10-win season for the first time since 2017. The Nittany Lions look to enhance their bowl resume by defeating a ranked opponent for the third time this season. But they’ve lost their last three
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Oklahoma State and Oklahoma both still have an outside shot at a berth in the College Football Playoff. Oklahoma State has already clinched a spot in the Big 12 title game, but a loss would end the Cowboys’ national title hopes. Oklahoma has won six straight Big 12 titles, but would
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 13 BYU will try to improve to 5-0 against the Pac-12 this season with a road trip to Southern California in its regular season finale. The Cougars could win 10 games in consecutive seasons for the fourth time in school history. The Trojans, who must win their final two games
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Ninth-ranked Baylor will still have a shot at the Big 12 title with a win over Texas Tech in the regular-season finale. The 9-2 Bears have to win and then would be pulling for seventh-ranked Oklahoma State to beat 10th-ranked Oklahoma later Saturday. Baylor is a two-touchdown favorite over the Red
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Second-ranked Ohio State plays at No. 6 Michigan on Saturday with high stakes. The victors claim the Big Ten East Division title, a spot in the conference championship game and a shot at being in the College Football Playoff. The loser falls out of Big Ten and national title contention and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Wisconsin plays at Minnesota on Saturday with the Big Ten West Division title on the line. The Badgers are 18th in the Associated Press poll and 14th in the College Football Playoff rankings. Wisconsin will go to the conference championship game for the seventh time in 11 years with a win.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 5 Notre Dame travels to Stanford to finish the regular season. The Fighting Irish will bein position for a spot in a New Year’s Six bowl with a win and can keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive. The Cardinal are looking to snap a six-game skid and avoid their
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press No. 3 Alabama hopes to keep its playoff hopes on track with a visit to rival Auburn in the regular season-ending Iron Bowl. The two in-state rivals meet at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Quarterback Bryce Young and the Crimson Tide are nearly three-touchdown favorites. They’re already set up a date with top-ranked Georgia
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Georgia is favored by 35 1/2 points against Georgia Tech as the Bulldogs look to protect their number one rankings in the AP Top 25 and College Football Playoff. It is possible the Bulldogs could lose to Georgia Tech and still secure a spot in the playoff by beating No. 3
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Bryan Adams’ plans were once again disrupted by Covid-19, as the musician tested positive for the virus a second time in a month. The rocker, who is also a photographer, shared on his verified Instagram account that he had tested positive after arriving at Milan Malpensa airport. “Here I am,
Continue ReadingCNN By Katharina Krebs and Anna Chernova, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says a group of Ukrainians and Russians is planning to carry out a coup against him next week. Speaking at a news conference in Kiev on Friday, the President said he had received intelligence information, which included audio, indicating the coup is planned
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