By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA went into Christmas with a night like none other. For the first time in NBA history, five players scored at least 43 points on the same day. It happened Friday, with Dallas’ Luka Doncic leading the way with 50 points against Houston. Also, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid scored
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, CNN Clashes between protesters and police have broken out in central Paris on Saturday, as members of the local Kurdish community took to the streets to call for justice following Friday’s deadly shooting at a Kurdish cultural center. Live images from CNN’s affiliate BFMTV, as well as news agencies Reuters and AFP
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Cuando no habían pasado ni tres días desde el regreso del presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky tras su visita crucial a Washington un bombardeo ruso en la ciudad de Jersón, en el sur del país, dejó diez personas muertas y al menos 55 heridos. La cifra fue confirmada por el subjefe
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson, Rebekah Riess and Wayne Sterling, CNN The NFL’s Tennessee Titans delayed its scheduled noon CT game by an hour due to temporary rolling blackouts in the region that stemmed from the winter storm and brutal cold. “Due to the extreme weather and power outages affecting our region, kickoff for today’s game
Continue ReadingBy JONI AUDEN LAND Oregon Public Broadcasting Two federal agencies have announced a significant allocation of funds to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for a sorely needed water treatment plant. The Environmental Protection Agency and Indian Health Service announced this week that Warm Springs would receive a combined $23.8 million in funds for the
Continue ReadingBy JONI AUDEN LAND Oregon Public Broadcasting Two federal agencies have announced a significant allocation of funds to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for a sorely needed water treatment plant. The Environmental Protection Agency and Indian Health Service announced this week that Warm Springs would receive a combined $23.8 million in funds for the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Es Nochebuena y Santa Claus está en camino para entregar regalos en todo el mundo. En el video pudiste seguir su camino con el rastreador oficial de Papá Noel del Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial de Norteamérica (NORAD). Esta transmisión finalizó. MÁS SOBRE NAVIDAD: La verdadera historia del origen de
Continue ReadingBy TERRY CHEA Associated Press The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus as he delivers presents on Christmas Eve doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “ bomb cyclone ” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s global travels. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, is responsible for monitoring and defending the skies above
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La hija de la leyenda del fútbol brasileño Pelé acudió a Instagram el viernes por la noche para publicar un conmovedor tributo y una foto de su padre en el Hospital Judío Albert Einstein en São Paulo. “Seguimos aquí, en la lucha y en la fe. Una noche más
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — After fleeing violence in their Guatemalan town, but with their way to relatives in California blocked by continuing U.S. asylum restrictions, a family of 15 joined an Advent candlelight ceremony organized by their shelter just south of the border. The evening service
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Federal proposals that would have significantly boosted security funding for election offices and heightened penalties for threatening their staff failed to advance this year, leaving state officials looking to their legislatures for support. The massive budget bill that passed Congress on Friday will send $75 million
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Shapiro will be taking office as Pennsylvania’s next governor in January after running a campaign in which he spoke early and often about his Jewish religious heritage. At a time of rising concern about overt expressions of antisemitism, some observers are seeing a bright spot in
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — For Miguel Zadquiel, the secret to staying in step as he dances at the front of the annual Christmastime procession through his neighborhood is in the bass drum. “For every sound it makes, I move one foot, then another one, then I jump around, then
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Thomas Frank is looking to create “more magic moments” as head coach of Brentford after signing a new long-term contract that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2027. The 49-year-old Dane was appointed in 2018 and guided the club into the top flight for the first time in its
Continue ReadingBy Brianna Keilar, CNN Twenty-two-month-old Leo hits me playfully with his pillow. “Daddy pillow!” he says proudly. Daddy pillows — or mommy pillows, if it’s mom who’s deployed — are depictions of mom or dad in portable, squeezable and, most importantly, washable form. My kids have one — lots of military kids do — because
Continue ReadingCNN By Brianna Keilar, CNN Twenty-two-month-old Leo hits me playfully with his pillow. “Daddy pillow!” he says proudly. Daddy pillows — or mommy pillows, if it’s mom who’s deployed — are depictions of mom or dad in portable, squeezable and, most importantly, washable form. My kids have one — lots of military kids do —
Continue ReadingBy RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban government on Saturday ordered all foreign and domestic non-governmental groups in Afghanistan to suspend employing women, allegedly because some female employees didn’t wear the Islamic headscarf correctly. They also separately banned women from attending religious classes at the mosques in the capital of Kabul.
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN This holiday list is for you if: You love to celebrate Christmas. You love to travel. And you love to stay warm. And the great thing about this? You don’t have to compromise on any of these desires! On this big ol’ planet of ours, you can enjoy the merry holiday,
Continue ReadingCNN, WCCO, WJLA By Forrest Brown, CNN This list is for you if: You love to celebrate Christmas. You love to travel. And you love to stay warm. And the great thing about this? You don’t have to compromise on any of these desires! On this big ol’ planet of ours, you can enjoy the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Hanna Brewitt, CNN When the Pittsburgh Steelers host the LA Raiders on Saturday, it will be one of those rare moments in sport where the result won’t really matter. Instead, thoughts will be with Steelers legend Franco Harris who died earlier this week at the age of 72. Harris’ death came
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