Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, desmintió este sábado por la noche que su gobierno esté planeando cerrar el Congreso de la República: “En un momento difícil para el país, con una crisis por la quinta ola de la pandemia, ratifico mi compromiso con la democracia, el Estado de derecho,
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Alabama and newly crowned Big 12 champion Kansas State will meet for the first time at the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Eve. The Crimson Tide are headed to the Sugar Bowl for the 17th time after narrowly missing out on the four-team College Football
Continue ReadingPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Maddy Seigrist scored 20 of her 29 points in the first half and grabbed nine rebounds to lead No. 25 Villanova to a 79-54 win over Providence. Seigrist was 12-of-18 shooting, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range. The Wildcats made 12 of 28 behind the arc and shot 52% overall
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story MOORE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Thousands of people are without power in one North Carolina county after a “criminal occurrence,” one sheriff says. In a Facebook post late Saturday night, Dec. 3, Moore County Sheriff Ronnie Fields said reports of mass power outages within
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence returned to play after grabbing his left knee following Detroit Lions linebacker James Houston’s sack on the last play of the first half Sunday. Lawrence was able to limp off the field under his own power after being evaluated on the field by the team’s medical staff.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rebeka Mikulasikova scored a career-high 31 points and Taylor Mikesell added 30 to help No. 4 Ohio State beat Rutgers 82-70 on a day the Scarlet Knights honored former coach C. Vivian Stringer. The New Jersey school dedicated the court to Stringer, who retired after
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Orange Bowl will be the most aptly named bowl of all this year. Clemson and Tennessee — two schools with orange as their predominant uniform color — are headed to the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30. Clemson earned its spot by winning the
Continue ReadingBRICK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say 180 dogs and cats have been removed by a hazmat team from a New Jersey home where officials said the animals were being kept in inhumane conditions. Brick Township police said officers entered the home Friday night and found stacks of animal crates containing dogs and cats. They made
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Iranian lawmaker said Sunday that Iran’s government is “paying attention to the people’s real demands,” state media reported, a day after a top official suggested that the country’s morality police whose conduct helped trigger months of protests has been shut down. The role of the morality
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said teams who focused on “competition” rather than “political demonstrations” performed better in the group stages of the World Cup. Wenger, speaking as part of a media briefing for FIFA’s Technical Study Group in Qatar, appeared to be referring to the likes of Germany, which suffered
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois voiced concerns Sunday with Iowa potentially losing its status as the first state to vote in the presidential nominating process following a proposal by President Joe Biden to reshape the 2024 calendar. The rule-making arm of the Democratic National Committee voted Friday voted to approve
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois voiced concerns Sunday with Iowa potentially losing its status as the first state to vote in the presidential nominating process following a proposal by President Joe Biden to reshape the 2024 calendar. The rule-making arm of the Democratic National Committee voted Friday voted to
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has left a game against Denver with a knee injury after being sacked on the final play of the first quarter. The team has ruled him out for the remainder of the day. Moments after exiting the game, the Baltimore star emerged
Continue ReadingCNN By Megan Thomas, CNN The runoff for Georgia’s remaining US Senate seat took the spotlight during the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live.” The show started with Republican senators meeting with Kenan Thompson as Herschel Walker to talk about Tuesday’s election. “Herschel, the midterms weren’t the red wave we were hoping for, but we
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El fiscal general de Irán, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, dijo el jueves que el parlamento y el poder judicial de Irán revisan la ley obligatoria del hiyab del país, según el medio pro reforma Entekhab. Montazeri también fue citado cuando dijo que la temida policía moral de Irán había sido “abolida”, pero
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LONDON — Led by Patrick Gardner’s 27 points, the Marist Red Foxes defeated the Maine Black Bears 62-61 on Sunday. The Red Foxes are now 4-4 with the win and the Black Bears dropped to 4-4.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — TCU has reached the College Football Playoff for the first time. The rapid rise under first-year coach Sonny Dykes means the Horned Frogs will play Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve. There will be a spot in the CFP title game on
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers dedicated its court to former coach C. Vivian Stringer on Sunday before the team’s game against No. 4 Ohio State. The 74-year-old won 1,055 games in her Hall of Fame career before retiring after last season. She coached 50 years, including at Rutgers from
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday the U.S. will not shrink from its unwavering support for Israel despite stark differences with Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu and concerns the Biden administration may have about potential members of his incoming right-wing government. Speaking to a left-leaning group
Continue ReadingBy Keith Allen, CNN Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor has been placed on administrative leave after body camera footage taken from a traffic stop last month revealed she told a deputy she was “hoping that you’ll just let us go tonight” and flashed her badge. O’Connor was a passenger in a golf cart, which was pulled
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