Pickup truck driver killed by police after driving through busy mall store is identified
KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — A pickup truck driver fleeing police careened through the doors of a JCPenney store at a busy Texas mall, injuring five…
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How a teenager’s holiday romance led to prison time in Dubai
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Holiday romances are the stuff of rom-coms and chick-lit — but not for 18-year-old Marcus Fakana, who is…
Continue ReadingLara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, says she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida…
Continue ReadingPolice identify driver who crashed into Texas mall before being shot by officers
By Zoe Sottile, Ashley R. Williams, Taylor Galgano, Sarah Dewberry and Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Police have identified the man they said drove…
Continue ReadingAustin scores 20 off the bench, Portland downs Lafayette 74-64
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Chris Austin’s 20 points off of the bench helped lead Portland to a 74-64 victory over Lafayette on Saturday night.…
Continue ReadingNew York’s governor orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen state prison staffers fired over the fatal beating of an…
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s stolen base king, has died at 65
AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, the brash speedster who shattered stolen base records and redefined…
Continue ReadingAs Christmas nears, Ecuador’s homes get a break from power cuts but companies still face rationing
Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — As Christmas approaches and people decorate their homes with lights, Ecuadoreans are getting some relief…
Continue ReadingTrump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television…
Continue ReadingSanta Claus joins sharks for a holiday swim at a Rio de Janeiro aquarium
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water. Starting on Saturday, he’ll be spotted at AquaRio Marine…
Continue ReadingGreek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says it continues to search for survivors or victims of a speedboat that capsized carrying…
Continue ReadingA Native American tribe is closer to acquiring more land in Arizona after decades of delay
Associated Press Federal officials have joined with the state of Arizona to begin fulfilling a settlement agreement that was reached with the Hopi…
Continue ReadingFormer walk-on DeLuca provides early spark, Penn State drills SMU 38-10 in CFP; Boise State up next
AP National Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — In a time of incessant change, Penn State linebacker Dominic DeLuca is a throwback. The former…
Continue ReadingAmazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
AP Business Writer Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two…
Continue ReadingWhat Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in…
Continue Reading38 people are dead and over 100 missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes on the Busira River
Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A ferry overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern…
Continue ReadingFormer Oregon football signee Dallas Wilson visits Florida and gets full-court recruiting press
AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE. Fla. (AP) — Former Oregon signee Dallas Wilson, a five-star receiver from Tampa, is getting the full-court press from…
Continue Reading14-year-old killed in Wisconsin school shooting shared gifts of music and art with many, friends say
Associated Press The 14-year old student killed at a Wisconsin Christian school this week is remembered as a talented teenager who shared her gifts…
Continue ReadingShutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel
AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next…
Continue ReadingEx-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died
AP Technology Writer Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI engineer and whistleblower who helped train the artificial intelligence systems behind ChatGPT…
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