By Dan Heching, CNN After three shows and 51 episodes of the delectable “Great British Bake Off” on BBC and Netflix, Matt Lucas is “cheerfully passing the baguette on” as co-host of the competition series. In a tweet on Tuesday, Lucas wrote that “Bake Off” has been “a delicious experience,” but that it’s become clear
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN House Republicans say they will seek congressional testimony from top Twitter employees who oversaw the company’s handling of a New York Post report on Hunter Biden’s laptop in public hearings when Republicans officially reclaim control of the House in the next Congress, indicating that probes into digital content moderation will figure
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Five women who accuse Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them decades ago have filed a new lawsuit against the 85-year-old comedian _ and this one calls NBCUniversal, a studio and a production company complicit in the abuse. The lawsuit comes more than a year after Cosby left
Continue ReadingMIKE SCHNEIDER and FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s which had been buried under the sand on Florida’s East Coast for up to two centuries, impervious to cars that drove
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Miracle, Stella Chan, Jason Hanna and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Police on Wednesday will begin returning to their families some personal belongings of the four University of Idaho students found slain last month, the Moscow department said. “It’s time for us to give those things back that really mean something to those families and
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business After 53 years and more than 1,570 planes, the last Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line in Washington state Tuesday evening, on its way to serve as a cargo plane. The once-groundbreaking jumbo jet, with the distinctive second-floor bulge, is perhaps the most notable and popular plane Boeing has
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor, CNN New York City Mayor Eric Adams appointed the first Black woman to serve as the city’s First Deputy Mayor on Tuesday, rounding off a year of high-profile appointments of women, including women of color. Beginning in January, Sheena Wright will step in as the first deputy mayor of New York. Outgoing
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The elections director in the largest county in one of the nation’s most important battleground states details the threats he and his co-workers have received since the 2020 presidential election and how he responded to protect his staff. Clark County Registrar of Voters Joe
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana Department of Correction worker faces a potential sentence of 100 years in prison under a deal in which she agreed to plead guilty to two counts of murder and other charges for a knife attack two years ago. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said Tuesday that Kristen Wolf, of
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Sergio Busquets reached soccer’s top step with Spain but now has been stung by La Roja’s third straight elimination from a major tournament on penalty kicks. Spain lost to Morocco 3-0 in the shootout after a 0-0 draw in the round of 16 of
Continue ReadingCNN By Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN A Manhattan jury has found two Trump Organization companies guilty on multiple charges of criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records connected to a 15-year scheme to defraud tax authorities by failing to report and pay taxes on compensation for top executives. The Trump Corp. and
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — TCU offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Garrett Riley has been named winner of the Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in the nation. Riley coached Heisman Trophy finalist Max Duggan and coordinated the top offense in the Big 12. The Horned Frogs lead the nation with 19 plays of
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — If the Patriots are going to fix their ongoing issues on offense, they will have to start by perfecting the things they’ve been struggling to do consistently over their first 12 games. Coach Bill Belichick reiterated that major changes offensively simply aren’t feasible at this
Continue ReadingBy JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press A Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black woman through a rear window of her home three years ago didn’t say the woman was holding a gun before he pulled the trigger and never mentioned the weapon before searching the house, according to the officer who was with him
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — After more than half a century, Boeing is set to roll its last 747 out of a Washington state factory on Tuesday. The jumbo jet — which has taken on numerous roles as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers and as the Air Force One presidential
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have claimed quarterback Baker Mayfield off waivers. The Rams made the move Tuesday to add Mayfield, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 draft by Cleveland. Mayfield was released by the Panthers on Monday at his request after seven disappointing
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks fell again on Wall Street, extending the market’s recent string of losses. Investors are worried that the Federal Reserve will need to keep applying the brakes to the economy in order to get inflation under control, raising the risk of a sharp recession. On Tuesday: The S&P 500 fell 57.58 points,
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics will have their relocation fee waived if they decide to move to Las Vegas, and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred says 2023 is a big year when it comes to the future of the franchise. Speaking at baseball’s winter meetings in San Diego,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un jurado declaró a dos empresas de la Organización Trump culpables de múltiples cargos de fraude fiscal y falsificación de registros comerciales relacionados con un esquema que se extendió por 15 años para defraudar a las autoridades fiscales al no reportar ni pagar impuestos sobre la compensación de los altos ejecutivos. Trump
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Gitlab Inc., up $3.62 to $41.95. The software company reported strong third-quarter financial results. NRG Energy Inc., down $6.16 to $34.68 The utility company is buying Vivint Smart Home for $2.8 billion in cash, along with $2.4 billion in assumed debt.
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