By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep.-elect George Santos of New York was under investigation by Long Island prosecutors on Wednesday, after revelations surfaced that the now-embattled Republican lied about his heritage, education and professional pedigree as he campaigned for office. Despite intensifying doubt about his fitness to hold federal
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Max Duggan has had a wild, four-year ride as TCU’s quarterback. He needed unexpected heart surgery before his sophomore year and played most of last season with a broken bone in his foot. He then went from losing his starting job going into this season with a new coaching
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN A Texas judge has denied a bond reduction for a suspect charged with murder in the death of Migos member Takeoff, according to the man’s attorney, Letitia Quinones. Harris County Judge Josh Hill kept Patrick Clark’s bond at $1 million, reasoning that Clark may be a flight risk, Quinones told CNN.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Estados Unidos requerirá que todos los viajeros de China muestren una prueba negativa de covid-19 antes de volar al país, ya que la rápida relajación de las restricciones de covid-19 en Beijing conduce a un aumento en los casos. Los pasajeros que viajen a Estados Unidos desde China deberán hacerse una
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett needs two College Football Playoff wins to achieve rare back-to-back national championships. It would be an especially impressive accomplishment for a former walk-on. The No. 1 Bulldogs will play No. 4 Ohio State in the CFP Peach Bowl semifinal. No team has
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state prison inmate faces up to 10 years in federal prison for threatening to kill a federal judge and his family. Court records show that 35-year-old Curtis Brown pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Jacksonville federal court to threatening to murder a federal judge in retaliation for performing his official
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have been fined $100,000 by the NHL for violating the collective bargaining agreement. The league says the fine is for traveling to St. Louis on Dec. 26 for their game the next day against the Blues. The CBA stipulates no team activities are allowed from Dec. 23-26.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are offering a $50,000 reward for tips that lead detectives to the hit-and-run driver who killed a woman and injured a half-dozen other people during an illegal street takeover on Christmas day. Police announced the reward Thursday. Twenty-four-year-old Elyzza Guajaca was killed when the driver of a black
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Gov. Kate Brown announced five appointments Wednesday to fill judicial vacancies, all effective Jan. 1, including two Oregon Supreme Court justices and one to the state Court of Appeals.
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN A federal appeals court has ruled that three Sikh men should be allowed to go through US Marine Corps recruit training with their turbans and beards intact. Milaap Singh Chahal, Jaskirat Singh and Aekash Singh each tried to enlist in the Marine Corps between March and November 2021, according to a
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as investors count down to the end of the worst year for the S&P 500 since 2008. The benchmark S&P 500 fell 1.2% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the technology heavy Nasdaq composite also lost ground. Southwest Airlines shares dropped as the carrier’s
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Chevron, Toll Brothers fall; Generac Holdings rises.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La Fiscalía General de Bolivia informó este miércoles que Luis Fernando Camacho, gobernador de Santa Cruz, fue detenido en cumplimiento de una orden de aprehensión emitida por la Fiscalía Departamental de La Paz en el caso “Golpe de Estado I”. CNN obtuvo el documento de la orden de aprehensión, emitida el pasado
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS VALDEZ and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Police in Bolivia have detained the country’s main opposition leader in connection with 2019 protests that forced a president from power. Luis Fernando Camacho is governor of Santa Cruz, which is the country’s wealthiest region and a stronghold of opposition to the
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America A Green Bay radio magnate who built Midwest Communications into a multistate operation has died. According to an obituary from Lyndahl Funeral Home, Duey “Duke” Wright passed away on Dec. 21 at age 83. He moved to Green Bay in 1976, expanding Midwest Communications to more than 80
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America A Green Bay radio magnate who built Midwest Communications into a multistate operation has died. According to an obituary from Lyndahl Funeral Home, Duey “Duke” Wright passed away on Dec. 21 at age 83. He moved to Green Bay in 1976, expanding Midwest Communications to more than 80
Continue ReadingSOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Coach Marcus Freeman will lead No. 19 Notre Dame against No. 20 South Carolina in the Gator Bowl on Friday. A year ago, he was the new coach for the Fighting Irish. He tried to balance recruiting and preparations for a Fiest Bowl game against Oklahoma State. Notre Dame ended
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is wrapping up an easily-won second term as chief executive and anti-Trump Republican. While in office, Baker battled blizzards, a teetering public transit system and a once-in-a-generation pandemic. He also drew the ire of former President Donald Trump by refusing to endorse, or
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is wrapping up an easily-won second term as chief executive and anti-Trump Republican. While in office, Baker battled blizzards, a teetering public transit system and a once-in-a-generation pandemic. He also drew the ire of former President Donald Trump by refusing to endorse, or
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. crash investigators say Ethiopian authorities aren’t considering all the possible causes of a deadly 2019 crash involving a Boeing 737 Max. The U.S. National Transportation Board agrees that a key flight-control system on the plane malfunctioned. But it says pilots might have recovered if they had properly used other means of
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