By JONAH KAPLAN Click here for updates on this story LE SUEUR, Minnesota (WCCO) — There was a double blessing this Thanksgiving in Le Sueur: a family get-together and 106th birthday party for Grandma. Betty Majusiak spent her birthday enjoying some cake and company with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It’s true that age is just
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy took differing paths that are now crossing in this year’s edition of The Game. McCarthy was just a bit player during last year’s 42-27 Michigan victory but won the starting QB job early in the
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Matias Grez, CNN Five-time World Cup champion Brazil will be without stars Neymar and Danilo for their next match due to injury, the team announced on Friday. Brazilian team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar confirmed both players will miss the team’s next match against Switzerland on Monday, but remained hopeful they would play
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. official currently in Syria is calling for an “immediate de-escalation” following days of deadly airstrikes and shelling along the Syria-Turkey border. Nikolas Granger, the U.S. senior representative to northeastern Syria, said in comments posted on Friday that the actions destabilize the region and undermine the
Continue ReadingBy CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Authorities say a former student fatally shot three people and wounded 13 in two schools in southeastern Brazil. Espirito Santo public safety secretariat Márcio Celante said the shootings took place Friday at a public school with elementary and middle school students, and at a private school,
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union interior ministers have weighed proposals to ease tensions between France and Italy over migrants arriving without authorization. The proposals include a possible crackdown on charity-run ships doing search and rescue work in the Mediterranean Sea. In recent weeks, several hundred people hoping to enter Europe
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Watts, CNN A Canadian airport “will be closed to commercial traffic the rest of today” after a Flair Airlines plane “exited the runway” Friday morning during its landing, the airport and the airline said in statements. Flair Airlines flight F8 501 from Vancouver to Kitchener-Waterloo, had 134 passengers onboard, plus crew, when it
Continue ReadingCNN, WTKR By Aya Elamroussi and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN The gunman in this week’s deadly Walmart shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, purchased the handgun he used the morning of the attack and left a “death note,” outlining grievances against people in his life, city officials said Friday. The note — found on his phone —
Continue ReadingBy Mia Alberti and Sophie Tanno, CNN More than 100 women have been murdered in Italy so far this year, with almost half of them killed by their intimate partner or ex-partner, the Italian police said. Released on Friday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the report lists the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Este viernes se cumplieron cinco días del paro de camioneros en Chile, una movilización que agrupa a distintas organizaciones de transportistas y que ha afectado parcialmente el tránsito en algunas rutas de distintos puntos del país austral. Durante su visita oficial a México, el presidente Gabriel Boric advirtió este jueves que “vamos
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — En un mensaje a la Nación, el presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, aceptó este jueves la renuncia del presidente del Consejo de Ministros, Aníbal Torres. El funcionario había presentado su dimisión por la tarde, luego de que la mesa directiva del Congreso acordara por mayoría “rechazar de plano” la cuestión
Continue ReadingCNN, WSOC, WBTV By Ray Sanchez, CNN Shanquella Robinson arrived in the picturesque Mexican town of San José del Cabo on October 28 with six of her friends. One day later, the 25-year-old student at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina died while staying in a luxury rental property in Baja California Sur. Now, nearly
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN Nigerians have criticized the “redesigning” of the country’s local currency proposed by its central bank to rein in counterfeiting and hoarding of large sums outside the banking system. President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the redesigned 200-, 500-, and 1,000-naira notes on Wednesday, saying “the new Naira banknotes have been fortified with security
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s domestic airline industry is in shambles, plagued by safety problems, a downgrade of Mexico’s safety rating, and vandalism. This week alone, passengers missed connections because thieves had cut the fiber optic cables leading into the Mexico City airport, forcing immigration authorities to return to paper forms. The internet outage came
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s domestic airline industry is in shambles, plagued by safety problems, a downgrade of Mexico’s safety rating, and vandalism. This week alone, passengers missed connections because thieves had cut the fiber optic cables leading into the Mexico City airport, forcing immigration authorities to return to paper forms. The internet outage came
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Los seguidores de Jennifer Lopez ya intuían lo que podría estar por venir. Horas antes del aniversario número 20 de “This is Me… Then”, la cantante borró todo el contenido de su cuenta de Instagram. Una señal de que realizaría un anuncio importante y con altas probabilidades de que
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Yes, they’ve nicknamed the baby “Nugget,” after a woman delivered a girl at an Atlanta McDonald’s. Alandria Worthy gave birth to her daughter on Wednesday after her fiancé pulled over so she could use the bathroom on the way to the hospital. Three employees and fiancé Deandre Phillips helped Worthy deliver. The
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Yes, they’ve nicknamed the baby “Nugget,” after a woman delivered a girl at an Atlanta McDonald’s. Alandria Worthy gave birth to her daughter on Wednesday after her fiancé pulled over so she could use the bathroom on the way to the hospital. Three employees and fiancé Deandre Phillips helped Worthy deliver. The
Continue ReadingToyin Owoseje, CNN Celebrated British artist David Hockney is renowned for the bold and expressive use of color in his paintings. So, it was only right that he made a daring sartorial statement when he was invited to the Order of Merit luncheon at Buckingham Palace. While some guests donned their finest loafers for the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a solo album from BTS’s RM, the return of the holiday display TV contest “The Great Christmas Light Fight” and Tilda Swinton starring in the ghost story “The Eternal Daughter.” Family secrets, betrayal and power struggles are abundant in the new Amazon Prime Video series
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