SAN ANTONIO, Texas – After nine days of searching for missing 3-year-old Lina Sardar Khil, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus conceded to ABC affiliate KSAT that investigators have not made much progress in the case. Lina was first reported missing on the evening of Dec. 20 at an apartment complex. Despite pouring massive resources into the
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By Yassir Abdullah for CNN Rescue workers in Sudan are working to recover the bodies of dozens of workers who were killed in a gold mine that collapsed in the remote West Kordofan province, a mining official said. Khaled Al Dahwey, the director of the government-owned Sudanese Mineral Resources Company, told CNN on Tuesday there
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Alabama quarterback Bryce Young says his Heisman Trophy reflects what he and the Crimson Tide have done in the past. Now their focus is on trying to defend their national championship. The Heisman performance by the first-year starter is why Alabama is back in the College Football Playoff. The
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Alabama quarterback Bryce Young says his Heisman Trophy reflects what he and the Crimson Tide have done in the past. Now their focus is on trying to defend their national championship. The Heisman performance by the first-year starter is why Alabama is back in the College Football Playoff. The
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has postponed Miami’s game at San Antonio after a combination of injuries and positive COVID-19 tests left the Heat unable to meet the league’s requirement of having eight available players. It was the 10th game postponed in the NBA this season because of virus-related
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The NBA has postponed Miami’s game at San Antonio after a combination of injuries and positive COVID-19 tests left the Heat unable to meet the league’s requirement of having eight available players. It was the 10th game postponed in the NBA this season because of virus-related
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NEW YORK (AP) — A surge of coronavirus cases in New York has forced the postponement of another signature event, the Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show. The show announced Wednesday it has postponed its 146th annual event to have been contested in late January. The announcement didn’t give a new date for the show
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A surge of coronavirus cases in New York has forced the postponement of another signature event, the Westminster Kennel Club’s annual dog show. The show announced Wednesday it has postponed its 146th annual event to have been contested in late January. The announcement didn’t give a new date for the show
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Saquon Barkley isn’t having any second thoughts about returning to Soldier Field for the first time since the New York Giants running back tore two ligaments in his knee and missed almost all of last season. Barkley and the Giants (4-11) will try to
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By Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn, CNN A content moderator for TikTok is suing the social media platform after she says she developed psychological trauma as a result of her job, which she alleges required her to review videos featuring graphic violence, conspiracy theories and other disturbing imagery. Candie Frazier, a Las Vegas-based contractor for
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York police captain Eric Adams will take his oath of office in Times Square in the wee hours of New Year’s Day, becoming the second Black mayor of the nation’s most populous city. The mayor-elect announced Wednesday he’ll hold his swearing-in ceremony shortly
Continue Reading By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Stocks set new records on Wednesday, as both the Dow and the S&P 500 finished at all-time highs. Although the S&P hit a record as recently as Monday, the Dow hasn’t reached a new high since early November. The Dow finished up 91 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P closed
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Stocks set new records on Wednesday, as both the Dow and the S&P 500 finished at all-time highs. Although the S&P hit a record as recently as Monday, the Dow hasn’t reached a new high since early November. The Dow finished up 91 points, or 0.3%, while the
Continue Reading OH: Covid staffing shortages is forcing an emergency order for Cincinnati firefighters to work up to 48 hours straight
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Laura Studley, CNN An increase in Covid-19 cases in Cincinnati has led to staffing shortages in the fire department, a city spokesperson said Wednesday. “There are 27 firefighters out with Covid-19 right now and an additional 20 who are out sick. There are 774 firefighters total on staff,” said spokesperson Yasmin
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CNN By Natasha Bertrand President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday afternoon “to discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia,” National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne told CNN. The call was requested by Putin, according to an administration official, and Biden accepted because “he
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Elon Musk parece haber concluido este martes un año muy ajetreado con sus acciones de Tesla. Acabará con una de las mayores facturas fiscales de la historia para demostrarlo. El CEO de Tesla ejerció sus opciones sobre acciones para comprar otros 1,6 millones de acciones, y vendió 934.090
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The president of the Polish soccer federation says national team coach Paulo Sousa’s contract has been terminated. Brazilian club Flamengo announced the same day it had hired the 51-year old Sousa on a two-year contract. Cezary Kulesza said the Polish federation board’s decision was unanimous and that Sousa will have to
Continue Reading By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level radioactive waste that is based on the waste’s radioactivity rather than how it was produced. The U.S. Department of Energy announcement last week means some radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production stored for decades in
Continue Reading ENNIS, Mont. (AP) — Firefighters faced cold temperatures that caused their equipment to ice up as they battled a fire in a four-unit apartment building in the southwestern Montana town of Ennis. Madison County officials say the fire was reported at 5:45 a.m. Wednesday by a resident of one of the apartments. The Madisonian newspaper
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a Los Angeles business manager whose clients had included Nicki Minaj and the Kardashians has been killed, and her boyfriend has been charged with murder and torture. Police say they found 55-year-old Angela Kukawski dead in her car on Dec. 23. Authorities say her 49-year-old boyfriend, Jason Barker, was
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a Los Angeles business manager whose clients had included Nicki Minaj and the Kardashians has been killed, and her boyfriend has been charged with murder and torture. Police say they found 55-year-old Angela Kukawski dead in her car on Dec. 23. Authorities say her 49-year-old boyfriend, Jason Barker, was
Continue Reading By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Biden administration has affirmed a Trump administration interpretation of high-level radioactive waste that is based on the waste’s radioactivity rather than how it was produced. The U.S. Department of Energy announcement last week means some radioactive waste from nuclear weapons production stored for decades in
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bill de Blasio swept into the New York City mayor’s office eight years ago promising a liberal remolding of the nation’s largest city that would level deep inequities and reform police practices. He had some successes, delivering on a promise to offer universal pre-kindergarten and
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — ¿Prefieres tomar café negro? Entonces probablemente te guste el chocolate oscuro y amargo, según una nueva investigación que identifica una base genética para esas preferencias. Si te identificas con esto, entonces felicitaciones: eres el afortunado ganador genético de un rasgo que puede ofrecerte un impulso hacia la buena salud, según
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich won’t know until later this week whether quarterback Carson Wentz will play Sunday against Las Vegas. It’s also unclear who else could return from the reserve/COVID-19 list this week. Less than 24 hours after league officials relaxed the COVID-19 protocols, Indy
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Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes remained in constant communication with Travis Kelce last week, when the Chiefs tight end was trying to test out of COVID-19 protocols in time to play an important game against the Steelers. The Chiefs quarterback was still in touch with Kelce on
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Supporters of Donald Trump are trying to remove some of the guardrails that stopped him from overturning the 2020 presidential election that he lost. Trump is targeting closely contested states where key Republicans refused to go along with his plans to declare that he defeated Democrat Joe Biden in the
Continue Reading By Kate Bennett, CNN After months of relative public silence, former first lady Melania Trump before Christmas emerged from private life to announce a new project: A piece of artwork, a watercolor closeup of her eyes, in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT) was now available for purchase. It was an unusual move for
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