CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia (Kerns) Bird Marriages: Dinah (Mattingly) Bird, (1989-present); Janet Condra (1975-1976, divorced) Children: with Dinah Bird:
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Heavy gunfire has erupted in South Sudan’s capital of Juba at the home of the country’s former spy chief who has been under house arrest for the past two months. According to witnesses, soldiers exchanged fire with Gen. Akol Koor’s security guards in Juba’s high-end neighborhood of Thongpiny
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Ted Barrett, CNN (CNN) — Senate leaders have reached a deal that will smooth the path for Democrats to confirm several of President Joe Biden’s district court nominees, averting Republican procedural tactics that significantly slowed down the process, in exchange for ending efforts to confirm four pending appeals court nominees. Liberal
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — It’s a weird day when you can say that Richard Gere, Cher and “Great British Bake Off” judge Prue Leith have something other than being famous in common. This week, the three personalities all made separate appearances on morning news programs, and all let slip some pretty major profanities
Continue ReadingBy Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — A 3-year-old girl is dead after police say she shot herself in Fern Creek. LMPD officers said they were called just before 9 a.m. Thursday to apartments in the 5500 block of Overbrook Woods Place. When they arrived, they found the
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The first snowflakes of the season will fly in parts of the Northeast as chilly air and stormy weather finally filter into the region after weeks without them brought a historic drought and unusual fires. But don’t expect a winter wonderland and don’t fall for the headlines and
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — The burglaries at the homes of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce may be linked to a South American crime ring, sources told ABC News. Investigators are exploring a potential connection to an organized crime ring from South America that has
Continue ReadingBy Ian Nickens Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Kansas City, Missouri, police say a man is dead after a traffic accident late Wednesday night. Officers say a car was heading southbound on I-49 around 10:34 p.m. when a fire truck with its emergency lights on approached it from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says a high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel accused of faking his own death and living in the U.S. under a fake identity has been arrested on federal charges. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez Ochoa — the son-in-law of fugitive Jalisco New Generation cartel boss Nemesio Oseguera or
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — The U.S. special envoy to Sudan says he doesn’t see enough “political appetite” from the warring parties in the African nation to reach a resolution to the conflict that has left tens of thousands of dead, forced millions from their homes, and left a large swath of the population to
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An unruly passenger accused of trying to force open a plane door and injuring an attendant mid-flight last week – prompting fellow passengers to duct-tape him – has been charged in federal court, a federal prosecutor’s office said. Abdul-al-Jabbar Oloruntoba Olaiya, 29, was charged with interfering
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Staff, councilors seek to assure the goal is not to put housing on existing parks BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After diving deep into complex land-use laws and hearing much impassioned testimony, Bend city councilors voted 5-1 Wednesday night to adopt development code changes to clarify the rules and reflect recent state land-use laws aimed at
Continue ReadingBy Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story GALLUP, New Mexico (KOAT) — An inmate was returned to custody by police after escaping a jail in western New Mexico. It happened around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20. A Gallup police officer found a man in an orange jumpsuit leaving the McKinley County Adult
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A court in Pakistan’s capital has barred the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a planned rally in Islamabad on Sunday, a day before the president of Belarus arrives for an official three-day visit. The ruling Thursday was a setback for the supporters of Khan who planned to
Continue ReadingBy Aliyah Chavez Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Hundreds of protestors gathered outside of Albuquerque Public Schools Headquarters on Wednesday night sparring over the controversial banning of LGBTQ+ books. The topic was not on the agenda for APS, but was spurred by an appearance by popular Pastor John
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Castañeda Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, California (KPIX) — A pro-Palestinian protest at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield resulted in the arrest of dozens of people demonstrating against Israel’s war in Gaza and the U.S. military’s support. Fairfield police said the protest involving about 50 people rallying to “nonviolently
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — A high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel who allegedly faked his own death and has been living in California under a fake name is now facing federal charges, the US Justice Department announced Thursday. Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa, a member of the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación and the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — While Matt Gaetzhas withdrawn from the nomination process for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has picked several other people for his Cabinet and key staff positions who have been accused of some form of sexual misconduct. Trump himself has long been accused of abusing or mistreating women and once was
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Truist Financial Corporation has announced that it is making hundreds of millions of dollars in loans available to residents, businesses and local governments affected by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. The Charlotte-based bank said in a news release Wednesday that it will lend more than $650 million and offer more in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has been elected to lead the Republican Governors Association, a one-year position. The organization works to elect Republicans nationwide and Kemp is expected to use the post to spread his traditional brand of conservatism. He will likely make stops across the states as Republicans
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