Skilled burglars are targeting pro athletes’ homes, leagues warn. Here’s what we know
By Andy Rose, Josh Campbell and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — At least three professional sports leagues warned their teams this week that organized…
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Daniel Penny’s defense centers on disputing Jordan Neely’s cause of death on NYC subway
By Lauren del Valle and Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — The defense has rested its case in the trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine who held…
Continue ReadingTexas Supreme Court overturns ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in lawsuit
Associated Press The Texas Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that state Attorney General Ken Paxton testify in a whistleblower…
Continue ReadingCNN wants the North Carolina lieutenant governor’s defamation lawsuit against it thrown out
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — CNN wants a defamation lawsuit against it filed by North Carolina’s lieutenant governor dismissed. Mark…
Continue ReadingArchaeologists discover 4,000-year-old canals used to fish by predecessors of ancient Maya
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before the ancient Maya built temples, their predecessors were already altering the landscape of Central…
Continue ReadingEx-Colorado football player dedicates time to fulfilling wishes for older adults
AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Former Colorado wide receiver and Olympic freestyle skier Jeremy Bloom has made it his mission to fulfill as…
Continue ReadingMichigan elections board smoothly certifies results of 2024 election
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has voted unanimously to certify the the results of the November…
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New Bend PD crime map, data hub shines spotlight on police calls to Bend Park and Recreation facilities
The Bend Police Department and the Bend Park & Recreation District jointly announced Friday that community members can now access a crime map and…
Continue ReadingSchool district defends decision to punish parents for wearing pink ‘XX’ wristbands
Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — School district officials who punished two parents for wearing pink wristbands marked “XX” during a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child
Associated Press Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor. The child had mild…
Continue ReadingCounty official in Arizona pleads guilty to embezzling over $38M in public funds
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An elected official for an Arizona border county has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $38 million in public funds over a…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by an NYPD vehicle
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general has announced an investigation into the death of a woman who was struck and killed by an unmarked…
Continue ReadingThe man who ended Nadal’s career helps the Netherlands beat Germany to reach the Davis Cup final
AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — The last man to face — and beat — Rafael Nadal in an official tennis match has led the Netherlands into…
Continue ReadingJury deliberates on whether man held down teen while he was raped at youth center in 1990s
Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A jury is deliberating on whether a New Hampshire man held down a teenage boy while he was raped at a…
Continue ReadingClayton scores 34 as Ohio knocks off Portland 85-73
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — AJ Clayton scored 34 points as Ohio beat Portland 85-73 on Friday. Clayton added 12 rebounds for the Bobcats (2-4). Aidan…
Continue ReadingGorilla at a Canadian zoo died after worker mistakenly activated wrong door
By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — Human error led to the death of a young gorilla in Alberta, Canada, according to officials at the Calgary…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about a Wisconsin man who faked his own death and fled to Eastern Europe
GREEN LAKE, Wis. (AP) — A sheriff says a Wisconsin man who faked his own drowning this summer and abandoned his wife and three children is in…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Michael Fassbender spies, yacht rock doc, Ben Stiller, the Beatles and Lindsay Lohan
The Oscar-nominated animated charmer “Robot Dreams” and the romantic comedy “Sweethearts” are some of this week’s new streaming…
Continue ReadingTurkey removes two more pro-Kurdish mayors from office for links to banned group
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has ousted two more elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office, citing terrorism-related charges against them An Interior…
Continue ReadingTrump expected to offer Kelly Loeffler secretary of Agriculture
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to offer Kelly Loeffler the job of secretary of the Department of…
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