By Forrest Brown, CNN As of Tuesday, December 14, some travelers going to Las Vegas may notice a change in their itineraries. That day, the airport formerly known as McCarran International Airport is set to become Harry Reid International Airport. Its FAA code, LAS, will stay the same. The Clark County Board of Commissioners voted
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El Paso, Texas– It was a cold start to the day but the borderland was just two degrees shy of hitting the first freeze of the season. Overnight temperatures will not be as cold as Sunday morning but still chilly. The start of the week will bring above average temperatures. Our next disturbance will push
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — American forward Teal Bunbury was traded from Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution to Nashville for $75,000 in general allocation money plus an additional $75,000 contingent on performance. The 31-year-old is fourth among Revolution career scorers with 45 goals and 23 assists in 231 appearances since 2014, including three in 29
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By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jakob Poeltl had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Derrick White added 24 points, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 112-97 on Sunday night. Dejounte Murray added 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as San Antonio won for the fifth time in
Continue Reading By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jakob Poeltl had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Derrick White added 24 points, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 112-97 on Sunday night. Dejounte Murray added 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists as San Antonio won for the fifth time in
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — George Papas had 17 points, six rebounds and five assists, Shavar Reynolds added 14 points and Monmouth beat Pittsburgh 56-52. Papas scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers, in the first half. He made back-to-back 3s to take the lead for good and spark a 17-2 run that he capped with a layup
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia and South Korea have signed a $720 million defense deal as South Korean President Moon Jae-in became the first foreign leader to visit Australia since the pandemic began. The deal will see South Korean defense company Hanwha provide Australia with artillery weapons, supply vehicles and radars. It’s the largest defense
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia and South Korea have signed a $720 million defense deal as South Korean President Moon Jae-in became the first foreign leader to visit Australia since the pandemic began. The deal will see South Korean defense company Hanwha provide Australia with artillery weapons, supply vehicles and radars. It’s the largest defense
Continue Reading By JACOB BENGE Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mackenzie Holmes scored a career-high 30 points and No. 10 Indiana beat No. 20 Ohio State 86-66 on Sunday night. The Hoosiers (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten) never trailed and pulled away in the second quarter, shooting 62.5% behind 11 points from Nicole Cardano-Hillary, who finished with
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. diplomat in China says the countries had a very good year for collaboration on dealing with climate change, but Washington is still pushing Beijing to adopt more ambitious carbon reduction goals. David Meale, the American Embassy’s No. 2 official, said what China does on burning coal will be crucial
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. diplomat in China says the countries had a very good year for collaboration on dealing with climate change, but Washington is still pushing Beijing to adopt more ambitious carbon reduction goals. David Meale, the American Embassy’s No. 2 official, said what China does on burning coal will be crucial
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Kevin Durant scored an NBA season-high 51 points in the Brooklyn Nets’ 116-104 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Cade Cunningham had 26 and Frank Jackson added 25 for Detroit, which lost its 12th straight. The Pistons’ last win was Nov. 17 against the Pacers, and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson left the stadium in a protective boot after spraining his right ankle in a 24-22 road loss to the Browns, a concerning sight for a banged-up team trying to hold on to the AFC North lead. Coach John Harbaugh said Jackson will undergo further tests
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens came up with a key blocked shot in the closing seconds and No. 15 Iowa State needed a defensive stand to hold off Northern Iowa, 70-69. Emmerson Green hit a 3-pointer with 1:11 left, then followed with a three-point play with :34 to play to get Northern Iowa within
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By Akanksha Sharma, CNN Business Narendra Modi‘s Twitter handle was “very briefly compromised,” his office said, when a tweet was sent from the Indian Prime Minister’s account saying his country had adopted Bitcoin and would be distributing the cryptocurrency. “The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured,” the Indian PM’s
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady became the NFL’s all-time completions leader and threw his 700th touchdown pass for the winning score as the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a 33-27 overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Brady also scored on a quarterback sneak
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26-23 in overtime. Garoppolo completed five passes in the overtime drive, including a pair to tight end George Kittle, who again emerged as San Francisco’s offensive star.
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Since taking power after his father’s death in 2011, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has spent 10 years erasing doubts that he was too young and weak to extend his family’s brutal dynastic grip over the impoverished, nuclear-armed state. But as he marks a
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By Zachary Cohen, Paul LeBlanc and Colin McCullough, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent an email saying the National Guard would be present to ‘protect pro Trump people’ in the lead up to the US Capitol insurrection, according to a new contempt report released by the January 6 committee Sunday night.
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By Edward-Isaac Dovere Democratic governors are facing a messaging conundrum: they say American democracy may hinge on their elections in 2022, but they’re not sure they can get most voters to care. Attempts to meddle with the certification of the Electoral College count and the partisan takeovers of the voting infrastructure don’t seem to be
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Donta Scott scored on a leaning shot in the post with 16.8 seconds left, No. 20 Florida missed its final-play 3-pointer, and Maryland beat the Gators 70-68 on Sunday night in the Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational. Eric Ayala and Fatts Russell each scored 19 points for the 6-4 Terrapins. Maryland
Continue Reading Reuters Teen pilot Zara Rutherford landed in Seoul on Saturday, December 11 from Russia, the first Asia stop on her attempt to become the youngest woman to fly around the world solo. In August, the 19-year-old British-Belgian departed from Kortrijk-Wevelgem Airport in western Belgium on her 51,000-km journey, which is to span five continents and
Continue Reading By TRAVIS LOLLER and SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Among the dozens of people killed by twisters that ripped through the Midwest and South were an Amazon worker who was an avid outdoorsman, a “typical” grandma and a judge. They were killed during Friday night’s tornadoes that left a trail of destruction
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have placed forward Reese Johnson on injured reserve with a broken right clavicle. The Blackhawks also recalled forwards Brett Connolly and MacKenzie Entwistle from Rockford and assigned forward Mike Hardman to their American Hockey League affiliate. The 23-year-old Johnson got hurt during Chicago’s 5-4 loss at Toronto on Saturday
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Every week Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule preaches to his team they have to take care of the football and not turn it over. And yet each week the costly interceptions and fumbles keep coming. The Panthers have turned over the ball 18 times in
Continue Reading RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man during clashes in the West Bank city of Nablus. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa identified the slain man as a 31-year-old who was hit by a gunshot in the head. Israeli media reported that paramilitary Border Police, aided by army soldiers,
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert threw for three touchdowns and the Los Angeles Chargers won consecutive games for the first time since early October, defeating the New York Giants 37-21. Dustin Hopkins added three field goals for the Chargers (8-5). They are a game behind the Kansas City
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) — The grief-stricken Denver Broncos honored the late Demaryius Thomas by wearing his number on their helmets, his jersey on their backs and his memory in their hearts. They knelt in tribute to his number 88 painted on their sideline and didn’t bother fighting back the
Continue Reading MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 22 points and dished eight assists as Kansas State stormed into the week-long break for semester finals by rolling past Green Bay 82-64. Ismael Massoud had a perfect day shooting for the Wildcats, hitting all five of his shots from the field, one 3-pointer, four from 2-point range,
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Christian Brown had 19 points off the bench to carry Tennessee State to a 73-65 win over Lipscomb. Will Pruitt led the Bisons on Sunday with 14 points.
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