By Laura Terrell Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Salvation Army bells are the sound of the season for holiday shoppers. And for Diana Gordon, ringing bells is a personal mission — one that she has been doing for 49 years. Shoppers at the Hy-Vee store on East Euclid
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have made NBA history. Detroit became the league’s first team to lose 27 straight games in a season, falling 118-112 to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. “Is it heavy? Yeah, I would imagine for everybody it is,” said Pistons first-year coach Monty
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Health care became more hazardous for patients at hospitals purchased by private equity firms, a new study shows. The sweeping study, which was published Tuesday in the journal JAMA, looked at the rates of 10 serious adverse events associated with medical care at 51 hospitals before and after they
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out former US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s conviction for lying to federal authorities about illegal campaign contributions, saying the case against the Nebraska Republican was charged in the wrong jurisdiction. Fortenberry’s 2022 convictions on three felony charges were based off allegations that he lied in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — HBO tuvo la mejor serie del año, “Succession”, y probablemente la peor, la colaboración entre Sam Levinson y The Weeknd, “The Idol”, que demostró hasta qué punto el sexo y los desnudos (supuestamente subidos de tono) pueden ser aburridos. En el medio, hubo mucha televisión buena y aún más mediocre, complicada
Continue ReadingBy Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story INMAN, South Carolina (WYFF) — A white Christmas may not be a possibility in South Carolina, but an Upstate man will have the next best thing. “A couple of years ago I built a snow machine but I still rely on Mother Nature to make
Continue ReadingBy Megan Matthews Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — One Kentucky boy is giving back to the one place that has helped him most this holiday season. At just 7 years old, Lance Meredith spent most of his time at the Ronald McDonald House in Kentuckiana. Almost a year later,
Continue ReadingBy Sam Smith Click here for updates on this story RIO, New Mexico (KOAT) — No one will ever question if Denise Carrillo likes the Holiday season. The Rio Communities resident is showing off her Christmas spirit by putting over 1,000 Santa Clauses in her home. “I’ve been collecting Santa Clauses since 1992,” Carrillo said.
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The Hubble Space Telescope captured a newly revealed image of the mysterious, ghostly shadows on Saturn’s rings — the latest sighting of the so-called “spokes” that continue to baffle scientists. The composite photo, released Thursday by NASA, was taken by Hubble on October 22 as Saturn was about 850 million
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — It was a busy night in Brookside as families drove around enjoying Christmas light displays. One street was significantly busier than the rest. Cars lined up and down 69th terrace Friday evening for a glimpse at the lights strung across
Continue ReadingBy Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story ORLEANS, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A man was seriously injured when the bucket of a front-end loader fell onto him at a construction company on Cape Cod. The Orleans Fire Rescue Department said that at 4:40 p.m. on Friday, first responders in the Massachusetts town received
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A man saved his wife from a fire at their south Sacramento home on the morning of Christmas Eve, the Sacramento Fire Department said. The fire was reported at around 3:45 a.m. Sunday at a house on Rotherton Way. Sacramento Fire
Continue ReadingBy Averi Kremposky Click here for updates on this story VOLUSIA COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office saved Christmas for a group of children on Monday. According to VCSO, deputies responded to a vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 95 around 11:45 a.m. Deputies say a car — occupied by a woman and
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka have split after 7 years together, the dancer confirmed Tuesday. In a statement shared with The Associated Press and published to Tanaka’s Instagram, Carey’s backup dancer-turned-creative director and partner detailed their breakup. “With mixed emotions, I share this personal update regarding my amicable separation
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Cristiano Ronaldo tiene 38 años. No es un número menor porque acaba de anotar su gol número 53 en el año calendario y es en este momento el mayor goleador mundial. Anotó dos tantos de penalti en la victoria de visitante 2-5 del Al Nassr FC sobre el Al Ittihad
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High pressure will be able to win the battle against any rain shower activity coming into the area today and into the evening. Then, the high shifts to the east and opens the door for some light rain and mountain snow. This will not be a major event, but more of a nuisance event that
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities say one of Brazil’s top criminal leaders has been locked up in a 6-square-meter (65-square-foot) isolation cell at a maximum security prison to avoid being killed by rivals. Luiz Antônio da Silva Braga, the boss of the largest militia group in the state of
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Flooding triggered by heavy rains in central Congo killed at least 22 people, including 10 from the same family, a local official said Tuesday. The hourslong rainfall in the district of Kananga in Kasai Central province destroyed many houses and structures, the province’s governor, John Kabeya,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una tormenta de nieve azota las Llanuras y la parte alta del Medio Oeste de Estados Unidos con nevadas intensas, lluvia helada y vientos fuertes, por lo que los viajes serán peligrosos durante la ajetreada semana festiva. La tormenta generará ráfagas de viento frecuentes de 80 km/h a 100 km/h con
Continue ReadingBy ALI SWENSON and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Experts are warning that the spread of misinformation could get worse in the coming presidential election contest. The safeguards that attempted to counter the bogus claims the last time are eroding, while the tools and systems that create and spread them are only
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