AP Basketball Writer Sabrina Ionescu was thrilled to be part of Unrivaled — the new 3-on-3 league. The Liberty star guard who helped New York win the first championship in franchise history earlier this year signed a historic agreement on Monday with the league. She’ll join the Phantom BC that made a trade Saturday night
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. It’s a fitting spot for a pair of Southeastern Conference teams considering the league put 10 teams into Monday’s AP Top 25. The Volunteers (11-0) and Tigers (11-1) spent a third straight week in the same position, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s main opposition party has blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an anti-government protest calling for a technocratic caretaker cabinet. Hundreds of activists from the main center-right Democratic Party on Monday defied the cold and rain to block traffic at Tirana’s five main intersections. The protesters accuse the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country’s budget. Newly named Prime Minister Francois Bayrou put together the government that includes members of the outgoing conservative-dominated team and some new figures from centrist or left-leaning
Continue ReadingPor Stefano Pozzebon, CNN La residencia del embajador argentino en Caracas, Venezuela, está mayormente silenciosa estos días. En lugar de charlas diplomáticas o villancicos en esta época del año, el único ruido es el de un pequeño generador de energía diésel que los residentes encienden dos veces al día para cargar sus teléfonos. El resto
Continue ReadingPor Federico Jofre, CNN en Español Este lunes la Cámara Federal de Mendoza aceptó el pedido de Habeas Corpus que presentó la Gendarmería de Argentina por la detención en Venezuela de Nahuel Gallo. El gendarme está preso desde el 8 de diciembre luego de ingresar desde Colombia y su familia desconoce su paradero. La sala
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer The 49ers, Cowboys and Cardinals are out of the playoff race. The Falcons took control of their hopes and the Colts, Dolphins and Bengals kept slim chances alive. The NFL’s playoff picture became clearer Sunday. With two weeks remaining, three of eight division titles are secured, eight teams have wrapped up
Continue ReadingANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has received a Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan 18 years ago. The governor received the award Friday during a ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland. He received the medal several months after a controversy arose when The New York Times reported he had claimed to have received
Continue ReadingPor Sarah Ferris y Jeremy Herb, CNN La Comisión de Ética de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos halló evidencia de que el exrepresentante Matt Gaetz pagó decenas de miles de dólares a mujeres por sexo o drogas en al menos 20 ocasiones, incluido el pago a una chica, de 17 años, por sexo
Continue ReadingPor Lisa Respers Francia, CNN Blake Lively está recibiendo apoyos de alto perfil en medio de las acusaciones que hizo contra su director y coprotagonista de “It Ends With Us”, Justin Baldoni. La autora del libro en el que se basó la película, Colleen Hoover, publicó un mensaje de apoyo en sus historias de Instagram
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer Southern California jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll on Monday after edging UConn. The Trojans moved up three spots after beating the then-No. 4 Huskies 72-70 in a rematch of last season’s Elite Eight game that UConn won. UCLA, South Carolina and Notre Dame remained the
Continue ReadingPor Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Un traje de terciopelo rojo, festón de piel blanca, botas altas negras, un cómodo (aunque indulgente) gorro con pompón. El uniforme de Papá Noel puede tener algunas variaciones, desde los atuendos fuera de servicio de Tim Allen en “The Santa Clause”, mientras se transforma lentamente en el legendario repartidor de regalos,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a species threatened with extinction. The whales are North Atlantic right whales, which number fewer than 400 and are vulnerable to ship collisions and entanglement in gear. The National Oceanic
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, Sarah Ferris and Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal judge to block the official release of a long-awaited House Ethics Committee report about his potential misconduct while in office. Gaetz filed the lawsuit around the same time that CNN and other
Continue ReadingBy Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — After 42 years since the passing of her husband, an Iowa World War II veteran, Jane Buck finally received the recognition she had been waiting for. The acknowledgment came in the form of a package delivered to her home. Buck’s
Continue ReadingBy Bill Schammert Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Inside Nebraska Methodist Women’s Hospital, parents are taught safe sleep practices before they leave the hospital. “You want baby to sleep alone,” said Erica Maier, the hospital’s clinical resource manager for obstetrician services. “That’s really the key. You want baby to
Continue ReadingBy Zach Rainey Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said a woman is facing several charges after multiple attempted burglaries. Just after 1 p.m. on Friday, Spartanburg County deputies responded to a home on North Sweetwater Hills Drive in Moore, South Carolina, regarding
Continue ReadingBy Viviana Lopez Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — West Palm Beach police arrested a 21-year-old driver after he almost ran over an officer, crashed into two police cruisers and had a gun around his waistband. Police stopped Jaileen Tyree Lewis on Saturday afternoon after he ran a
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — The residence of the Argentine ambassador in Caracas, Venezuela, is mostly silent these days. Rather than diplomatic chatter or Christmas carols at this time of the year, the only noise is that of a small diesel power generator the residents turn on twice a day to charge their phones.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian real estate entrepreneur, whose killing of a young couple sparked public outrage, has been sentenced to the maximum 31 years in prison. Srey Sina shot dead 27-year-old Long Lysong and his 25-year-old fiancée Khin Kanchana in June while intervening in a property dispute between neighbors. The
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