CNN, WTVR By Andrew Torgan, CNN Blustery and dry Santa Ana winds are whipping up a wildfire risk in Southern California, threatening a potential power shutoff over the Thanksgiving holiday. By the way, 5 Things is taking a holiday hiatus this Thursday and Friday. We’ll see you next week! Here’s what you need to know
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA suspended former Atlanta Dream players Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford for their roles in an altercation outside of an Atlanta-area club in May and for related health and safety protocol violations. Williams received a two-game suspension and Bradford one. Both players are free agents, and the suspensions will be
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Samsung said it plans to build a $17 billion semiconductor factory in Texas amid a global shortage of chips used in phones, laptops, cars and other electronic devices. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Samsung announced the project Tuesday. The chip shortage has emerged as both a business obstacle and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman wide receiver Keagan Johnson is the next in a line of Nebraskans who will wear the black and gold of Iowa when the Hawkeyes visit Lincoln on Friday. Four Nebraskans have been Iowa starters over the six straight years the Hawkeyes have beaten the
Continue ReadingSEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Sevilla has kept alive its chance of advancing in the Champions League with a 2-0 home win over Wolfsburg. Joan Jordán and Rafa Mir scored to give the Spanish club its first win in five matches in the tight Group G. It moved from last to third place with six points.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un niño murió este martes tras la embestida en un desfile de Navidad en Waukesha, Wisconsin, que tuvo lugar el domingo, lo que eleva a seis el número de víctimas mortales, según informó la fiscalía. El niño era uno de los 16 ingresados en el Hospital Infantil de Wisconsin, según informaron
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN A wave of “smash-and-grab” crimes is plaguing upscale stores in major US cities, with mobs of thieves making off with expensive goods in brazen, nighttime raids. At least 18 people broke into a Nordstrom department store in Los Angeles Monday night and stole thousands of dollars in merchandise, the city’s police
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Apple on Tuesday sued NSO Group and its parent company, accusing the Israeli firm of violating a federal anti-hacking law by selling potent software that clients have used to spy on Apple customers. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, alleges that NSO’s spyware, known as Pegasus, and
Continue ReadingCNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Apple on Tuesday sued NSO Group and its parent company, accusing the Israeli firm of violating a federal anti-hacking law by selling potent software that clients have used to spy on Apple customers. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in California, alleges that NSO’s spyware, known as Pegasus,
Continue ReadingBy Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Mammoths are long to be known as ancient land dwellers, so scientists were shocked to find remains from the animal at the bottom of the ocean. Pilot Randy Prickett and scientist Steven Haddock, researchers with Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), discovered a Columbian mammoth tusk 185 miles offshore and
Continue ReadingBy MARK LUDWICZAK Associated Press ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — With things going from bad to worse, the Buffalo Bills don’t have much time to regroup ahead of their next game. In their eyes, that’s a good thing. Wiping the slate clean might be a good idea for the Bills, who have gone from an
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have waived 2012 NFL MVP Adrian Peterson after three games in a flurry of roster moves Tuesday. The Titans signed running back Dontrell Hilliard from the practice squad to replace Peterson. They also signed defensive back Buster Skrine and brought
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer English teams Manchester United and Chelsea have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League with a game to spare. Barcelona still has work to do to advance heading into the final round of group games. United was energized by a change of manager and another opportunistic finish
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La presidenta de la la Cámara de Representantes de Colombia, Jennifer Arias, parece haberse sumado a un exclusivo pero infame club de alcance global: el de los políticos que han sido acusados de plagiar sus tesis académicas. La Universidad Externado de Colombia determinó tras meses de investigación que hubo plagio
Continue ReadingBERN, Switzerland (AP) — A frantic finish saw Atalanta draw 3-3 at Young Boys in the Champions League to set up a tense final round of games in Group F next month. Atalanta held a 2-1 lead entering the 80th minute before the Swiss champion stunned the visitors with two goals in four minutes including
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La CEO de Best Buy, Corie Barry, dijo que el robo es un problema creciente en las tiendas de la compañía y que está implementando medidas de seguridad adicionales para proteger a los empleados y compradores. “Esto es traumatizante para nuestros asociados y es inaceptable”, dijo Barry en una llamada con
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Oregon residents are increasingly pushing for the state to divest from fossil fuel companies and other controversial investments, but the state treasury is resisting and putting the onus on the Legislature.
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed Employees of the Massachusetts hospital system Mass General Brigham have asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a lawsuit they’ve brought challenging their employer’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The employees have struck out in their attempts to get a district court or the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals to block the health
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just under 5 million viewers tuned in to see Fox opinion host Tucker Carlson talk to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of murder last Friday in a Wisconsin case that had the nation talking about guns and self-defense. It was Carlson’s biggest audience since the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Just over 5 million viewers tuned in to see Fox opinion host Tucker Carlson talk to Kyle Rittenhouse, who was acquitted of murder last Friday in a Wisconsin case that had the nation talking about guns and self-defense. It was Carlson’s biggest audience since the
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