PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jaylin Henderson had 22 points in Portland State’s 71-68 win over Utah Tech on Saturday night. Terri Miller Jr. made a pair of free throws to give Portland State a 70-68 lead with 1:24 left. Utah Tech then missed its last two field goals and two free throws. Henderson shot 9
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Botafogo de Brasil ganó su primer título de la Copa Libertadores este sábado en el estadio Monumental en Buenos Aires, tras derrotar 3-1 a Atlético Mineiro. Botafogo sufrió la expulsión de Gregore por una falta en el primer minuto de juego. Sin embargo, abrió el marcador con un gol de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kash Patel has called for radical changes at the FBI and was a fierce and vocal critic of the bureau’s work as it investigated ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Now the steadfast Trump ally has been tapped to lead the federal law enforcement agency he’s pushed to overhaul. Patel
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra Bangkok, Tailandia (CNN) — Tailandia enviará a Madagascar casi 1.000 tortugas y lémures en peligro de extinción, en una victoria histórica contra el tráfico de animales. El primer lote llegará el sábado. Según las autoridades tailandesas, se trata de la mayor repatriación jamás realizada entre ambos países. La policía tailandesa recuperó 1.117 animales,
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump said he would require countries that are part of BRICS — a China- and Russia-backed group of emerging economies — to commit to not creating new currency or face 100% tariffs during his administration. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — Tras fallecer el jueves a los 93 años, México despidió este sábado a la actriz Silvia Pinal, considerada la última leyenda de la Época de Oro del cine mexicano, con un sentido homenaje póstumo en el Palacio de Bellas Artes en el centro de la capital mexicana, el recinto cultural
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close as nations continue debating whether part of that should be putting limits on plastic production. Negotiators spent all of Saturday trying to reach agreement behind closed doors, but the latest draft of the treaty, released
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — San Jose State’s volleyball team, the subject of a national debate about participation in women’s sports, was beaten by Colorado State 27-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-16 in Saturday’s Mountain West tournament final, ending the Spartans’ season. The Rams (20-10) received the conference’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA Tournament.
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — No. 2 seed San Jose State lost to No. 1 seed Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference volleyball final on Saturday at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas amid an ongoing gender controversy surrounding a Spartans player. The Rams downed the Spartans in four sets:
Continue ReadingCNN By Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he intends to nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, in an extraordinary announcement that once in office Trump would move to replace the current director, Christopher Wray, before his term expires. “I am
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, turning to a fierce ally to upend America’s premier law enforcement agency and rid the government of perceived “conspirators.” It’s the latest bombshell Trump has thrown at the Washington establishment and a test for how far
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen, Evan Perez and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate firebrand loyalist Kash Patel to serve as FBI director, an extraordinary move that would put a self-described enemy of the so-called deep state as the head of the nation’s top law enforcement agency — a role
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A fight broke out at midfield after Michigan stunned No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday when Wolverines players attempted to plant their flag on the OSU logo and were confronted by the Buckeyes. Police used pepper spray to break up the players, who threw punches and shoves
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A dog is reunited with its owner after being rescued from the chilly waters of a Houston bayou. The little dog was spotted Friday stranded on a bridge pier in the Sims Bayou in southwest Houston. Houston firefighters were called, and a member of the department’s swift-water rescue team made his way
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hauser and Lauren Izso (CNN) — The mother of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander says she has been assured by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “conditions are ripe” for a hostage deal, just hours after Hamas released a video of her son begging the Israeli leader and US President-elect Donald Trump for his release.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Bob Bryar, former drummer for the band My Chemical Romance, has died. He was reportedly 44. The news was confirmed to CNN by a spokesperson for My Chemical Romance, who shared the following statement: “The band asks for your patience and understanding as they process the news of Bob’s
Continue ReadingBy Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — After the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a hospital and medical college in West Bengal in August, thousands of women across the Indian state took to the streets in protests to “Reclaim the Night.” Meghamala Ghosh went along to one of them with her
Continue ReadingBy Mika Edwards Click here for updates on this story COLTON, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A family of eight from Colton is in the hospital after jumping to escape an early morning fire that destroyed their house a day after Thanksgiving. The fire broke out just before 5:30 a.m. Friday near the intersection of 9th and
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Donald Trump eligió al padre de su yerno Jared Kushner, Charles Kushner, para ser el próximo embajador de EE.UU. en Francia, anunció el presidente electo este sábado. Trump describió a Charles Kushner como un líder empresarial altamente exitoso, filántropo y negociador, con una profunda experiencia en la industria inmobiliaria. “Me
Continue ReadingBy Austen Erblat Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — A coyote lunged at a 4-year-old girl in Colorado Springs on Thanksgiving, hospitalizing her. Now Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers say they will kill any coyote they find in the area of that attack. The attack happened in a neighborhood
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