By Kristina Sgueglia, Brynn Gingras and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Authorities are still trying to determine whether to file federal charges against two men arrested in connection with a threat against a New York synagogue, an FBI official said Monday. “No decision has been made yet regarding possible federal charges. That investigation continues,” Mike Driscoll,
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business While much of Silicon Valley is grappling with hiring freezes and job cuts, at least one social media company is still planning to keep hiring: TikTok. The short-form video app remains committed to its goal of hiring nearly 1,000 engineers at its Mountain View office, a person familiar with the
Continue ReadingCNN, LAYOFFS.FYI, FACEBOOK, GETTY IMAGES, AARON BACKMAN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Meta has been fined roughly $275 million by Ireland’s data privacy regulator for failing to prevent hackers from siphoning off personal information from more than 500 million Facebook users in a 2019 data leak. Monday’s announcement marked the fourth time in about a
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina and Stanford are still 1-2 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll after their game over the weekend. The Gamecocks won in overtime and got all 29 first-place votes in the AP Top 25. It was a chaotic week that saw half of the top 10 teams
Continue ReadingBy Levan Reid Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Rod Crochiere collected comic books until he went into the Navy in 1993. When he got out, he decided to collect something different. “I came across coins and I started collecting coins and it kind of snowballed what I was buying,”
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN Despite a seven-game win streak under their belt, the high-flying Minnesota Vikings had a rude awakening at home on Sunday, taking a 40-3 battering from the Dallas Cowboys. The Vikings started Week 11 looking strong, but instead came away with their second-largest home loss in franchise history. Cowboys running back Tony
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has a sprained left foot and will miss at least the next two games. Embiid joins teammates James Harden and Tyrese Maxey as Philly stars sidelined by injuries. The trio will miss the expected return of former Sixer Ben Simmons when Brooklyn plays Tuesday night in Philadelphia.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, S.D. (AP) — Perched atop a fence at Badlands National Park, Troy Heinert peered from beneath his wide-brimmed hat into a corral where 100 wild bison awaited transfer to the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Descendants of bison that once roamed North America’s Great Plains by the tens of
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Blythe Danner has revealed she is in remission after a battle with oral cancer, the same cancer that led to the death of her late husband, director Bruce Paltrow. Paltrow, the father of Oscar-winning actress and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow, died in 2002. Danner told People she was surprised by the diagnosis.
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brookly Nets guard Ben Simmons is ready for his hostile homecoming in Philadelphia. Simmons was an All-Star guard in Philadelphia before back injuries and what he said were mental health issues prompted him to demand a trade. Simmons was traded earlier this year to the Nets
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Al menos ocho personas murieron cuando la avioneta en la que viajaban se estrelló contra una casa en Medellín, Colombia, este lunes, según informó en Twitter la cuenta oficial del Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera. Los seis pasajeros y dos tripulantes a bordo del avión “fueron reportados como muertos”, dijo el aeropuerto citando equipos
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Portland will host a women’s Final Four for the first time after the NCAA women’s basketball committee chose the Oregon city for the 2030 national semifinals. The other four cities selected for the Final Four from 2027 through 2031 all have hosted in the past. Columbus, Ohio, will hold it in 2027,
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Portland will host a women’s Final Four for the first time after the NCAA women’s basketball committee chose the Oregon city for the 2030 national semifinals. The other four cities selected for the Final Four from 2027 through 2031 all have hosted in the past. Columbus, Ohio, will hold it in 2027,
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP National Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi returns to the World Cup for a fifth attempt at finally winning soccer’s biggest prize. He’ll also be hoping to make history with Argentina. The Argentines are among the favorites to win in Qatar and victory would fill the one gaping hole in
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of people have been convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that left dozens of officers injured, sent lawmakers running for their lives and shook the foundations of American democracy. Now jurors in the case against Oath Keepers
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Victor Wembanyama’s season for Metropolitans 92 in the French league keeps getting better. He’s scored at least 30 points in his last two games, and his team has now won seven consecutive contests. That’s helped them pull into a first-place tie with Cholet with a 7-1 record. He also averaged 19.5
Continue ReadingBy JAY REEVES Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection. Ivey’s office issued a statement saying she had both asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw motions seeking
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Protecting wildlife and their habitats isn’t just a a way to help other species — it could save humans from animal pathogens like the one that’s widely believed to have caused COVID-19, according to two new studies spanning decades of
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Desde su retiro como futbolista profesional en 2020, el argentino Javier Mascherano no ha dejado el mundo del fútbol. Pero ahora tiene otro rol: es el director técnico de la selección argentina Sub 20 desde enero de 2022. Mascherano, una figura destacada en el fútbol internacional, que ha sido
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A privately-owned collection of Canadian masterpieces is up for auction in December, with paintings by Emily Carr, Paul Kane and Tom Thomson among the highlights. The 50 paintings have an estimated value of $8 to $12 million and are part of
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