Woman arrested on arson charge in fire at Islamic Center
ALBUQURQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque police have arrested a woman sought on a warrant charging her with arson in a Nov. 29 fire at the Islamic…
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For NCAA, year of upheaval leads to need for transformation
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer In 2021, it was as if a century’s worth of issues fell on college sports all at once. Lawmakers took…
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Explosion at Baltimore coal terminal; no reported injuries
BALTIMORE (AP) — An explosion at a CSX facility in Baltimore created a loud boom but officials say they have no reports of any injuries. Baltimore…
Continue Reading Arts groups innovate to battle COVID-caused revenue downturn
By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers The arts industry has been battered during the past 21 months, as organizations furloughed…
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Arts groups innovate to battle COVID-caused revenue downturn
By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers The arts industry has been battered during the past 21 months, as organizations furloughed…
Continue Reading Mandy Moore braces for farewell to ‘This Is Us’; music ahead
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When NBC’s “This Is Us” begins its final season, fans won’t be alone in…
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Airline cancellations could get worse this weekend
By Gregory Wallace, CNN Business Airline cancellations are surging Thursday for a seventh straight day and threaten to throw off weekend flights home…
Continue Reading Roadside bomb kills 4, wounds 15 in southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities say a roadside bomb exploded outside a college in the southwestern city of Quetta, killing four…
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Webb telescope spends ’29 days on the edge’ as it comes to life in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Heading to space was just the beginning for the James Webb Space Telescope. Heralded as NASA’s premier space…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why are so many flights being canceled?
By TALI ARBEL and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press The forces that have scrambled thousands of flights since Christmas Eve could ease in January, but…
Continue Reading Italy welcomes home trafficked antiquities from US museums
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s culture minister has welcomed the return of 201 prized antiquities valued at over 10…
Continue Reading Russia sets another monthly record for virus-linked death
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state statistics agency says that more than 87,500 people with COVID-19 died…
Continue Reading Bahrain names its first ambassador to Syria in over a decade
BEIRUT (AP) — Bahrain’s news agency says the king has appointed the country’s first ambassador to Syria in more than a decade.…
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Gobierno de Puerto Rico recibirá píldoras antivirales contra el covid-19
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Salud de Puerto Rico informó este miércoles que la próxima semana estarán disponibles en la…
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FDA expected to broaden Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster eligibility to youths ages 12 to 15
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to broaden eligibility for Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine boosters to youths ages 12…
Continue Reading Nuggets-Warriors off; Rivers, Malone enter NBA protocols
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA postponed Golden State’s game with Denver on Thursday, the same day that Philadelphia’s Doc…
Continue Reading FANTASY PLAYS: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 17
By BRANDON GDULA numberFire Keep an eye on the news with Jimmy Garoppolo in San Francisco. He has a chance to play this week, but if he’s ruled…
Continue Reading NFL exec Troy Vincent hopes Rooney Rule becomes unnecessary
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer NFL executive Troy Vincent hopes hiring minority candidates becomes so common that the Rooney Rule is…
Continue Reading Mourners pay tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu as his body lies in state
By Amy Cassidy and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN Mourners flocked to St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on Thursday to pay their respects to…
Continue Reading Lockout hurts Braves’ chance to cash in on championship
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Perhaps no team was hurt more than Atlanta when Major League Baseball locked out its players on Dec.…
Continue Reading UConn reaches settlement with rowers in gender equity suit
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The University of Connecticut has settled a gender equity lawsuit, ensuring the school…
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WATCH: Sun Bowl news conference ahead of Friday’s game
EL PASO, Texas — Sun Bowl organizers and Washington State’s head football coach held a news conference Thursday morning, 24-hours ahead of Friday’s…
Continue Reading UK bank mistakenly pays out $175 million on Christmas Day
By Jack Guy, CNN UK bank Santander got into the Christmas spirit this year by paying out a total of £130 million ($175 million) to customers by…
Continue Reading Nursing home workers are urged to get boosters as cases soar
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are pressing nursing home workers to get their booster shots…
Continue Reading Nursing home workers are urged to get boosters as cases soar
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health officials are pressing nursing home workers to get their booster shots…
Continue Reading Angela Kukawski, business manager to Kardashians and other stars, discovered dead
By Lisa Respers France, CNN A business manager who had worked with several high-profile celebrities, including the Kardashian-Jenner family, was…
Continue Reading Cut! Popcorn, candy ban hits French cinemas’ virus recovery
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press MARLY-LE-ROI, France (AP) — The increasingly fraught fight in France against an unprecedented surge in…
Continue Reading Cut! Popcorn, candy ban hits French cinemas’ virus recovery
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press MARLY-LE-ROI, France (AP) — The increasingly fraught fight in France against an unprecedented surge in…
Continue Reading Storm damage prompts emergency declaration for Taos County
TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared a state of emergency in Taos County. The northern New Mexico county was hit Dec. 15 with…
Continue Reading Vivaldi opera gets premiere in Ferrara nearly 300 years late
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Catholic Church and the northern Italian city of Ferrara are making their peace with Antonio…
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