By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — With just two weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, playoff football is now rapidly approaching. After Week 16, there are now nine teams that have clinched their places in the postseason and the number of teams eliminated from the playoffs has risen to 13. One surprise result in
Continue ReadingPor Jordan Valinsky y Pete Muntean, CNN Tras una interrupción que detuvo este martes por la mañana todos los vuelos de American Airlines durante uno de los períodos de viaje más concurridos del año, la aerolínea asegura que ha reanudado el servicio. American Airlines dijo que un breve “problema técnico” retrasó todos sus vuelos en
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — While public anxieties have loomed over the Northeast amid possible drone sightings, one sighting will soon bring holiday cheer across the country: Santa Claus. The North American Aerospace Defense Command is once again prepared to track Santa and his reindeer around the world. NORAD, which is responsible for protecting
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Government regulators cleared American flights to get airborne about an hour after the Federal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says strengthening his country’s alliance with the United States is key to regional security and expressed his desire to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. This comes amid worries about China’s increasingly assertive military activity and North Korea’s repeated test-firings of ballistic missiles as part
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam District Court has issued sentences of up to six months in jail against 5 men who were involved in violent disorder after a soccer match between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv in November. The riots caused an international outcry and accusations of
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket booster as tall as a 20-story building reappeared in the skies over South Texas minutes after blastoff in October, blazing up its engines to slow its fall back toward Earth. In an unprecedented feat, the booster wowed audiences with a precision midair landing in
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s main ethnic Serb party says its ban from taking part in the upcoming parliamentary election is political and institutional violence against the ethnic minority. Zlatan Elek of Srpska Lista, or Serb List, on Tuesday said they would appeal the move. The Central Election Commission declined to certify Srpska Lista, justifying
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Following a brief outage that grounded all American airlines flights during one of the busiest travel periods of the year, American Airlines says it has resumed service Tuesday morning, albeit with substantial delays. American Airlines said a “vendor technology issue” was responsible for delaying all of its
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A Dutch court sentenced five men on Tuesday for charges related to violence that broke out after a soccer match in Amsterdam last month. The clashes unfolded after a soccer game between Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv and Amsterdam’s Ajax on November 7, sparking international outcry and condemnation. Multiple social
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The holidays are here, as are the parties, happy hours and other get-togethers that often offer abundant mixed drinks, beer and wine. We all know that too much alcohol is bad for us, but how much is too much? Is it better to drink a lot on one day
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday warning Americans that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk and called for an updated health warning label on alcoholic beverages. Surgeon general’s advisories are strongly stated warnings meant to deliver clear messages
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes the hard part. Crushing debt, intensifying pressure from the nationalist far right, wars in Europe and the Mideast: Challenges abound for President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after an
Continue ReadingPor CNN en Español Las condiciones de los asilados en la Embajada de Argentina en Caracas. Sheinbaum responde a Trump sobre cárteles mexicanos. Hospitalizan a Bill Clinton. Valencia vive una Navidad diferente tras la DANA. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete aquí para recibir el newsletter cada
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years. It’s a span in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature to win big on expanding Medicaid and on requiring cleaner energy. State law barred Cooper from seeking a third consecutive term.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost have been unveiled to the public by researchers in Russia’s Siberia region. They call it the best-preserved mammoth body ever found. The female mammoth nicknamed Yana weighs more than 220 pounds and is 47 inches tall. Her remains are one of
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Throughout history, Jesus has been known by many names: Messiah, Savior, Son of God, Prince of Peace. But “divine bro” wasn’t at the top of that list — until now. A new TikTok account is rewriting Bible scriptures in Gen Z lingo, giving the ancient word a modern twist.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — Famine is spreading in Sudan due to a war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that has devastated the country and created the world’s largest displacement crisis, a global hunger monitoring group said Tuesday. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said it detected famine in five
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You’ll be waking up to rain this morning, with a chance for some flakes to fall within that if you’re south of Bend. Rain will continue to fall for the first half of the day, then become spotty in the afternoon, and clear into the night. Rain totals for the day will be around a
Continue ReadingPor Hassan Tayier, Gul Tuysuz y Edward Szekeres, CNN Al menos 12 personas murieron este martes en una explosión en una fábrica de explosivos y municiones en el noroeste de Turquía, según ha informado el Ministerio del Interior del país. Las autoridades locales excluyeron la posibilidad de sabotaje, informó la filial de CNN, CNN Turk.
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