CNN By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday was his pick to serve as US ambassador to Israel, previously argued that there was “no such thing as a Palestinian.” Huckabee, who has been a strong defender of Israel throughout his career, made the statement during
Continue ReadingDemocrat George Whitesides won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday, defeating Republican Rep. Mike Garcia. Democrats have long sought to flip this Los Angeles County district, which Democrat Joe Biden comfortably carried in 2020. The party briefly won it in the 2018 midterms but lost it when Garcia won the seat
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– El presidente electo Donald Trump anunció este martes que eligió al presentador de Fox News Pete Hegseth para servir como su secretario de Defensa. La asignación posiciona a la personalidad televisiva en un puesto de nivel de gabinete para el segundo mandato de Trump. “Pete es duro, inteligente y un verdadero
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British writer Samantha Harvey has won the Booker Prize for fiction with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station. Harvey was awarded the 50,000-pound prize for what she has called a “space pastoral” about six astronauts circling the Earth, which she began writing during COVID-19 pandemic
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Dan Newhouse won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Tuesday. Newhouse, who has held the seat since 2015, defeated Donald Trump-endorsed Republican Jerrod Sessler, a Navy veteran and former NASCAR driver. Newhouse was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at
Continue ReadingBy Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story 11/12/24 (LAPost.com) — Nearly 2,400 workers continue to strike as of Tuesday across Kaiser Permanente mental health facilities in Southern California, with picket lines starting at 8 a.m. and continuing through 2 p.m. The strike affects non-physician mental health and addiction professionals at all Kaiser
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Ludman Click here for updates on this story 11/12/24 (LAPost.com) — Fire crews from Los Angeles and Orange counties and across California continue to work Tuesday to battle a wildfire in Ventura County. The wildfire, known as the Mountain Fire, has forced thousands of people to evacuate from their homes, amid the Santa
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann, Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and Army veteran, to serve as his secretary of defense. Hegseth’s selection was a surprise, as he was not among those considered as a likely pick by
Continue ReadingFood and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz says it’s no longer serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools. The company introduced the two packaged meals at the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year. At the time, Kraft Heinz said the offerings were protein-enriched and contained reduced levels of saturated fat and sodium to meet
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Ya hay rumores vinculados a la temporada de premios y el papel de Denzel Washington en “Gladiator II”, pero él está pensando a futuro. Durante una reciente entrevista con el programa “Today” de Australia, Washington habló sobre su carrera y sus proyectos futuros. El ganador del Oscar dijo que sus elecciones
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has announced that he’ll appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration. Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government’s spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic. Before then, the Texas Republican was
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Even as Earth sets new heat records, humanity this year is pumping 330 million tons (300 million metric tons) more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels than it did last year. This year the world is on track to put 41.2 billion tons (37.4 billion
Continue ReadingBy Kathy Rose OBrien, CNN (CNN) — The Princess of Wales will host her annual Christmas carol concert on December 6, with a focus on “how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times of our lives,” Kensington Palace has announced. It will be the princess’ fourth “Together at Christmas” carol service
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion bans told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has chosen John Ratcliffe to serve as his CIA director. Ratcliffe had been high on the list of potential attorney general candidates, sources told CNN. He currently serves as co-chair at the Center for American
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak service in parts of the Northeast U.S. has been disrupted or delayed, after a fire broke out near a train route in New York City. Amtrak said Tuesday that initial reports indicated a brush fire stemming from a transformer at an Amtrak substation caused power losses for trains in the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Max Brosmer was at New Hampshire, spring practice was conducted before dawn and, sometimes, even in the aftermath of a snowstorm. For the Wildcats to conduct those 6 a.m. workouts in the frigid air made colder still by the coastal winds, the field needed to be plowed first.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to this week’s winter weather forecast, the Deschutes County Road Department will close Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road at 7 a.m. on Thursday, which is earlier than previously announced. The department had planned on a Tuesday, Nov.19 winter closure of the high-elevation forest roadways. The county provides maintenance
Continue ReadingYEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Two more monkeys have been returned to the South Carolina compound that breeds the primates for medical research, authorities said Tuesday. Only 11 of the 43 Rhesus macaques that escaped last week now remain outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, police said in a statement. Alpha Genesis officials told police
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A judge has sentenced a woman to 50 years in prison for forcing three of her children to live with the decomposing body of their dead 8-year-old brother for more than a year in a soiled, roach-infested Houston-area apartment. The Houston Chronicle reports 38-year-old Gloria Williams expressed deep regret before being sentenced
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