By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As 2021 comes to a close, many people in richer parts of the globe are fretting over the risk of contracting COVID-19 and how rising infections are upending their holiday plans. In Zimbabwe and much of Africa, the virus’s resurgence at a time of year that
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Una joven de 14 años que se encontraba en el vestidor de una tienda departamental de California con su madre murió el jueves cuando un policía disparó contra el sospechoso de un ataque, dijeron las autoridades. Uno de los disparos penetró una pared y entró en el vestidor donde la niña murió,
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — Universities in Hong Kong are removing memorials to the bloody suppression of the 1989 Chinese pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The Chinese University of Hong Kong early Friday took down the “Goddess of Democracy,” a statue based on a figure created by art students and brought to the square
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Javon Greene scored 18 points, making 7 of 9 at the foul line and USF fended off host Hawaii 76-69 at the Diamond Head Classic. Tied at 51-51, back-to-back dunks by Corey Walker and Jalyn McCreary on either end of a Walker steal had USF up 55-51 for good with 6:14 remaining.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Business) — Las aerolíneas estadounidenses cancelaron hasta ahora más de 400 vuelos de Nochebuena, y las principales compañías aéreas, como United y Delta, alegan la escasez de personal causada por la variante ómicron. United Airlines canceló 169 vuelos hasta las 8 de la mañana de este viernes, según el sitio de seguimiento de
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN A woman who punched a flight attendant on a May Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to San Diego pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight attendant, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A flight attendant asked Vyvianna Quinonez, 28, to buckle her seatbelt, stow her tray table, and wear her
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good girls and boys and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for takeoff. Now, they are traveling around the world to visit millions of households. While you are waiting to hear the jingle of bells in the air
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Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in January.
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 138-110 in the final event at Staples Center under the 22-year-old arena’s original name. LeBron James scored 36 points and Russell Westbrook had 30 for the Lakers,
Continue ReadingBy TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers, led by two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Nick Bosa, turned in a mighty defensive performance against Tennessee on first and second down. Third down was another story. The Niners gave up big play after big play Thursday night with
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Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert of the United Arab Emirates to compete for the title of most beautiful. The annual camel beauty pageant in southwestern UAE drew thousands of breeders this week, despite the coronavirus
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert of the United Arab Emirates to compete for the title of most beautiful. The annual camel beauty pageant in southwestern UAE drew thousands of breeders this week, despite the coronavirus
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say the military has unleashed airstrikes and heavy artillery on a small town controlled by ethnic guerrillas, sending hundreds of people fleeing across a river into Thailand. Government forces targeted Lay Kay Kaw, a small town near the border that is controlled by the Karen guerrillas who are seeking
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY and STEVE HELBER Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The spot in Richmond, Virginia, where a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood is now just a pile of rubble. But workers will continue their search for a famed 1887 time capsule that was said to be buried under
Continue ReadingHelen Regan, Wayne Chang, Teele Rebane and Karen Smith, CNN For more than 20 years the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture stood as a memorial to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, in which the Chinese military crushed protests led by college students in Beijing with deadly force. Atop a podium in the University
Continue ReadingBy ABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials say a massive fire swept through a crowded river ferry in Bangladesh, leaving at least 39 people dead and 70 injured. Many passengers leapt from the vessel into cold waters to escape the blaze early Friday. A fire officer said it took 15 fire
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Dr. Jack Lyons remembers the pandemic’s early days when grateful communities banged pots and pans to honor frontline health care workers. But now, faced with hostility just for trying to save his patients’ lives, he says that, sadly, those days are long gone. Lyons is one
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks were mixed in quiet trading on Friday, with many markets closed or ending early in observance of Christmas. Stocks slipped in Paris and Tokyo, inched higher in Seoul and Hong Kong and were nearly unchanged in London. Financial markets took the day off in
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