By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Chris Ford, a member of the Boston Celtics 1981 championship team, a longtime NBA coach and the player credited with scoring the league’s first 3-point basket, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 74. The family revealed the death through the Celtics on Wednesday. No official
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — New data show that Spaniards spent a record high amount on private health insurance last year, amid growing discontent with the country’s once-prized public health system. Spending in 2022 hit a total $11.36 billion, an increase of 7% over 2021, Spain’s Association of Insurers said Wednesday. It added that around 12 million
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By Ciara Cummings Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The head of Georgia’s family and children’s care agency told lawmakers on Tuesday her agency is determined to end the practice of foster kids living in government offices, an issue exposed by an Atlanta News First Investigates report last year. “The
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By Randall Kamm Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — His name is Magic. And it’s the perfect name after he survived after being shot in the head and left for dead in the Parkland neighborhood. An animal control officer rescued the injured dog on Hale street and took him to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– En vísperas del paro nacional convocado para este jueves en Perú, la Defensoría del Pueblo pidió que tanto las fuerzas públicas como los manifestantes contribuyan a que se lleve a cabo de forma pacífica y ordenada. En un comunicado, al entidad recalcó que seguirán supervisando el desarrollo de las movilizaciones. También
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By Karin Johnson Click here for updates on this story MOUNT CARMEL, Ohio (WLWT) — Eighty-four-year-old Floreda Foister is a huge Bengals fan, but she has one request for sports reporters. “They talk too much about Burrow. Burrow, Burrow. I want to talk about him,” Foister said as she pointed at a picture of her
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government’s star witness in a corruption trial over the broadcasting rights to some of soccer’s biggest events testified Wednesday how he and two former Fox executives paid millions of dollars in bribes to undermine competing bids. The trial in New York City is
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office says a dangerous gun trafficking operation has been busted in the city’s Kensington section. The office says Luis Soto, 29, was assembling guns inside his home on Tioga Street. A raid was conducted by the attorney general’s
Continue ReadingBy KETV Staff Report Click here for updates on this story GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska (KETV) — The Nebraska State Patrol said a 13-year-old girl led troopers on a high-speed chase on Monday night. Her passenger was an 11-year-old boy, according to authorities. The state patrol said they were the only two people in a Nissan
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By Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — On Tuesday, Kevin Moore gripped his wedding ring. Just six months ago, he tied the knot with the love of his life. Now, he has to say goodbye. “She was everything to us. Everything to me,” Moore said. Moore’s wife
Continue ReadingBy PAOLA FLORES and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Protesters in Bolivia have lifted the blockades that had largely isolated the rich eastern region of Santa Cruz from the rest of the country for more than 15 days. But leaders said Wednesday that the roadblocks could resume as they continue to
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Omar Jimenez, CNN A voting system error that caused some votes to be double-counted could flip the outcome of a non-partisan local school board race in New Jersey, according to Monmouth County election officials. The reporting error during the November election in Monmouth County occurred when votes were uploaded from a
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX fired a new GPS satellite into orbit on behalf of the US military on Wednesday, continuing an effort to bolster the constellation of global positioning and navigation satellites that underpin smartphone apps, wartime operations and more. The GPS satellite launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 7:24 a.m. ET
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — When a 6-year-old shot and wounded his first-grade teacher in this shipbuilding city near Virginia’s coast, the community reacted with collective shock. But the sentiment has percolated into rage from parents and particularly from teachers, with many lambasting school administrators Tuesday night
Continue ReadingBy DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Lawyers for sprinter Usain Bolt say more than $12.7 million is missing from his account with a private investment firm in Jamaica that authorities are investigating. Attorney Linton P. Gordon on Wednesday provided The Associated Press with a copy of a letter sent to
Continue ReadingBy DANICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Lawyers for sprinter Usain Bolt say more than $12.7 million is missing from his account with a private investment firm in Jamaica that authorities are investigating. Attorney Linton P. Gordon on Wednesday provided The Associated Press with a copy of a letter sent to
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, said he met for 2½ hours Tuesday with Manhattan prosecutors who have revived a years-old investigation into payments made to a porn star to keep her quiet about an alleged extramarital tryst. Cohen said he had
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Elon Musk was depicted Wednesday as either a liar who callously jeopardized the savings of “regular people” or a well-intentioned visionary as attorneys delivered opening statements at a trial focused on a Tesla buyout that never happened. Lawyers on opposing sides drew the starkly different
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By Daniela Hurtado Click here for updates on this story HILLTOWN TWP., Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Two drivers in Bucks County, Pennsylvania pulled off a major fuel theft worth over $3,000. Hilltown Township police released photos of the vehicles involved. Police say the driver of a white flatbed truck stole 342 gallons of diesel fuel from
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Tell us how you really feel. Hollywood’s awards season is in full swing and if the winning speeches at the recent Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards are any indication, humor and humble bragging are in style. It used to be that a speech with anything perceived as boasting would generate
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