Just in time for Christmas, look back at these best-selling toys from the last 70 years
By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s not Christmas if there isn’t a highly coveted toy that rises above the rest. And it’s not the…
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Vikings’ Cook, Rams’ Kupp among best bets to score
By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch Because of COVID-19, chaos is reigning in the fantasy playoffs. The hold is tenuous, but these players are still my…
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President Biden spending Christmas at the White House
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden will spend his first Christmas as president at the White House with family and is…
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Dos nuevos estudios sugieren un menor riesgo de hospitalización por covid-19 cuando se infecta con ómicron en comparación con delta
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Dos nuevos artÃculos preimpresos se suman a las crecientes pruebas de que la variante ómicron del coronavirus…
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Michael Flynn loses his legal challenge to the House January 6 probe, one day after filing it
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Michael Flynn has swiftly lost his bid in court to block a possible House Select Committee…
Continue Reading No makeups for CFP semis if team can’t play due to virus
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer If a team is unavailable to play in College Football Playoff semifinals because of COVID-19 issues, the…
Continue Reading AP sources: NCAA committee to consider replacing A&M in bowl
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer No. 23 Texas A&M won’t play in the Gator Bowl against No. 20 Wake Forest on Dec. 31 because of COVID-19…
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Texas A&M won’t play in Gator Bowl due to Covid-19 issues
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — No. 23 Texas A&M won’t play in the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest on Dec. 31 because of COVID-19 issues and…
Continue Reading AP Sources: NFL discussed cancellations due to COVID-19
BY ROB MAADDI and BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writers With a surge of COVID-19 cases threatening to disrupt the NFL season, the league discussed…
Continue Reading Keene, Central Florida take on Florida in Gasparilla Bowl
By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida takes on Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl. Central Florida is looking for bragging rights,…
Continue Reading Allen-Taylor helps No. 12 Texas beats Princeton 70-53
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 18 points and Rori Harmon added 15 to help No. 12 Texas…
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Allen-Taylor helps No. 12 Texas beats Princeton 70-53
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 18 points and Rori Harmon added 15 to help No. 12 Texas…
Continue Reading Judge keeps death penalty chance for man accused in 8 deaths
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press A judge in Ohio is keeping the death penalty on table for a man accused in the slayings of eight people from a single…
Continue Reading Supporters rally for trucker sentenced to 110 years in crash
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Relatives, lawmakers and other supporters are pleading for clemency for a trucker sentenced to 110…
Continue Reading Border agency authorized to clean up wall construction sites
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been authorized to start cleaning up construction sites and close small gaps in the southern…
Continue Reading Border agency authorized to clean up wall construction sites
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been authorized to start cleaning up construction sites and close small gaps in the southern…
Continue Reading USA Luge Olympic veteran Jayson Terdiman says he’s retiring
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer USA Luge slider Jayson Terdiman turned 33 this week, and he spent some of his birthday getting an injection of…
Continue Reading California State University to require COVID-19 boosters
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest four-year university says it will require students, faculty and staff at its 23 campuses to get…
Continue Reading AP sources: NCAA committee to consider replacing A&M in bowl
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer No. 23 Texas A&M won’t play in the Gator Bowl against No. 20 Wake Forest on Dec. 31 because of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Texas A&M pulls out of Gator Bowl against Wake Forest due to COVID-19 issues, season-ending injuries
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M pulls out of Gator Bowl against Wake Forest due to COVID-19 issues, season-ending…
Continue Reading Nigeria destroys 1 million expired donated COVID-19 vaccines
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has had to destroy more than 1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19…
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Nigeria destroys 1 million expired donated COVID-19 vaccines
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has had to destroy more than 1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19…
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Man shot dead in Las Cruces shopping area
UPDATE: A city spokeswoman identified the shooting victim as a 26-year-old male. She said the shooting happened at the Red Eye Gift Shop at 1434…
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El Paso woman re-indicted on capital murder after 4-year-old nephew dies
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police reindicted 31-year-old Jessica Nuñez on capital murder in the death of her 4-year-old nephew on Thursday, Dec. 9.…
Continue Reading Madagascar boat accident kills at least 83 people; police chief swims 12 hours to shore after helicopter crash at site
By Arnaud Siad, CNN A boat accident off the coast of northeastern Madagascar on Monday killed at least 83 people, the country’s maritime agency…
Continue Reading Marks scores 31 to carry Hartford past Sacred Heart 78-71
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Hunter Marks had a career-high 31 points as Hartford topped Sacred Heart 78-71. Aaron Clarke led the Pioneers on Wednesday with…
Continue Reading Greek TV comedian arrested over sex video allegations
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A popular Greek TV comedian has been arrested following allegations that he posted sex videos of his former partners on…
Continue Reading Biden offers rare praise of Trump during Covid speech
CNN By Maegan Vazquez and Nikki Carvajal, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday gave credit to the Trump administration for the development of the…
Continue Reading MLB lockout has Yanks in dark on players coming off surgery
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s lockout has left the New York Yankees unaware of how DJ LeMahieu, Aaron…
Continue Reading Omar Gonzalez signs with MLS’s Revolution, rejoins Arena
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Defender Omar Gonzalez is following midfielder Sebastian Lletget to Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution to play…
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