By Chloe Melas, CNN Jennifer Lopez has nothing but love for Ben Affleck. The singer, actress and entrepreneur told People Magazine she is not bothered by the comments her boyfriend made about being “trapped” in his marriage to Jennifer Garner. “This story is simply not true,” Lopez said. “It is not how I feel.” Adding,
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina police department says one of its officers shot and killed a man who was stabbing his ex-wife’s 13-year-old daughter inside a home. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says the teenager was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries on Saturday. Police say the girl’s mother fled after the man
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary has refused to rule out imposing tougher COVID-19 restrictions before Christmas amid the rapid rise of infections and continuing uncertainty about the omicron variant. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Sunday that the government was assessing the fast-moving situation and urged the public to be
Continue ReadingBy Jinky Jorgio and Akanksha Sharma, CNN At least 208 people were killed and hundreds of thousands more displaced after the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year wreaked havoc across the archipelago, causing widespread damage and flooding. Super Typhoon Rai, known locally as Odette, made landfall Thursday on Siargao Island, a popular tourist
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Substitute Kevin Schade scored late as Freiburg beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 to leapfrog the visitors and move into third place ahead of the Bundesliga’s winter break. The loss is the latest blow to Leverkusen’s fading title ambitions after three Bundesliga games without a win. Gerardo Seoane’s
Continue ReadingABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special rapporteur of the United Nations says the international community should cut off Myanmar’s military as part of a strategy to put pressure on the military junta to help resolve the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh. U.N.’s Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has called off five games for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday because of coronavirus-related concerns. The postponements involve nine teams. Called off were three Sunday games: Cleveland at Atlanta, Denver at Brooklyn and New Orleans at Philadelphia. Also called off were Orlando’s game at Toronto on Monday and
Continue ReadingWOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Coronavirus-depleted Chelsea was held 0-0 by Wolverhampton at a foggy Molineux to lose further ground on Premier League leader Manchester City. Daniel Podence had a first-half tap-in ruled out for offside and Leander Dendoncker spurned a glorious chance as Wolves missed opportunities to grab a winner and Chelsea settled for a
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Manchester City extended its lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a 4-0 hammering of relegation-threatened Newcastle United. Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo, Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling secured a comfortable win for City, which has now scored a remarkable 11 goals in two matches following the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — There’s nothing easy about evolving from a top junior skier into a World Cup contender. Just ask River Radamus. The Colorado racer won three golds at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics and four medals at the junior world championships from 2017-2019. The 23-year-old Radamus
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League leader Manchester City made it 11 goals in two games by sweeping aside struggling Newcastle 4-0. Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo scored before the break and Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling netted in the second half. Newcastle has now won just one of its 18 league games this season
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Al principio, el hijo de Joann Fouquette, Ezra, alcanzaba todas las metas. Es lo que toda nueva mamá espera: un bebé feliz y saludable. Pero alrededor de los 17 meses, las cosas empezaron a cambiar. Dejó de hablar. Comenzó a taparse los oídos y a golpearse la cabeza contra el suelo
Continue ReadingBy Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — A computer glitch delayed some St. Louis residents from completing applications for the city’s Direct Cash Assistance Program Saturday. The city began accepting applications Saturday for its Direct Cash Assistance Program, which is designed to give 9,300 families $500 each in
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The body of Guatemalan migrant Daniel Arnulfo Pérez Uxla was laid out for the memorial service Sunday in his hometown of Tejar, in the highland province of Chimaltenango. Pérez Uxla was one of four migrants killed in a Dec. 9 truck crash in southern Mexico
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Wenzel Click here for updates on this story RIDGETOP, Tennessee (WSMV) — The mayor of Ridgetop Herbert Clayton Bollinger was charged with domestic-related assault on Friday night. The arrest of Bollinger comes after deputies were called to a home on Betts Road in Greenbrier around 8 p.m. Upon arrival, a woman, the sheriff’s
Continue ReadingA grandmother says two babies have survived a Kentucky tornado last weekend that ripped the bathtub they were in out of the ground, tossing it with them inside. Clara Lutz told WFIE-TV she put 15-month-old Kaden and 3-month-old Dallas in the bathtub last Friday with a blanket, a pillow and a Bible. She says the
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN If you’ve never heard of the Siau scops-owl, there’s a good reason why — and it’s not because your knowledge of birds isn’t quite up to scratch. Nobody has seen the elusive owl since 1866, and it’s not the only such missing species. Researchers, conservationists and birdwatchers all over the world
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Allen Click here for updates on this story DICKSON, Tennessee (WSMV) — Friday night marks one week since tornadoes started moving through Middle Tennessee, claiming four lives in our state. Kimberley Watson in Dickson County said she rode out the storm as a tornado battered her home. She and her husband took shelter
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” not only shattered pandemic-era box office records; it became the third best opening of all time behind “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” Studio estimates on
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” not only shattered pandemic-era box office records; it became the third best opening of all time behind “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” Studio estimates on
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