Rain, wind, and snow for much of the East could bring travel delays as people are returning home from seeing friends and family. A different system will also be impacting the Pacific Northwest. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the weekend forecast.
Continue ReadingA new storm system is expected to bring some rain and snow to the Northeast this weekend as millions travel home from the Thanksgiving holiday. CNN meteorologist Tom Sater has an updated forecast.
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CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Jordan Lewis added 15 points with six assists and No. 6 Baylor rallied in the second half to beat Fordham 68-45 at the Cancun Challenge. Baylor scored just six points in the second quarter, going 3 of 13 from the field, and trailed
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CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — NaLyssa Smith had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Jordan Lewis added 15 points with six assists and No. 6 Baylor rallied in the second half to beat Fordham 68-45 at the Cancun Challenge. Baylor scored just six points in the second quarter, going 3 of 13 from the field, and trailed
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By Gregory Lemos The mother of Ahmaud Arbery expressed gratitude Thanksgiving morning for the guilty verdicts of the three men who killed her son, calling the moment “bittersweet.” “This is the second Thanksgiving that my family and I will share without Ahmaud,” Wanda Cooper-Jones said in an interview on CNN’s “New Day” Thursday. “But this
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — A federal district judge has rejected a stay requested by the Seminole Tribe of Florida after an earlier ruling that would block the tribe’s deal with the state to expand gambling and online sports betting statewide. Attorneys for the Seminoles argue the tribe would lose significant revenue from online sports betting
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Two-time major winner Martin Kaymer has told a German golf magazine he is taking three months off for the birth of his first child. Kaymer expects to become a father in January at home in Germany and says he’s looking to live in Florida with his family after the baby is born.
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The World Anti-Doping Agency has approved a series of reforms designed to give athletes a bigger voice in decision-making. WADA announced it was adding two seats to its executive committee, one of which will go to an athlete representative. It also approved creation of an independent ethics board and
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Lo único con lo que puedes contar el día después de la cena es una nevera repleta de lo que sobró de Thanksgiving. Para muchos, esta es fácilmente la mejor parte de todas las fiestas, pero en cierto punto incluso los fanáticos más devotos de las sobras se preguntarán
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. Health Minister Joe Phaahla announced THursday that South
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN en Español) — Lionel Messi y Diego Maradona son, sin dudas, los dos futbolistas más importantes que dio la Argentina, y ambos están entre los jugadores más grandes de todos los tiempos. Por eso, no extrañó que el actual jugador del Paris Saint Germain dedicara un mensaje en sus redes sociales
Continue Reading By HAGGAG SALAMA Associated Press LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian authorities are unveiling a renovated ancient promenade dating back 3,000 years in the city of Luxor. Thursday’s ceremony was meant to highlight the country’s archaeological treasures as Egypt struggles to revive its tourism industry, battered by years of political turmoil and more lately, the coronavirus
Continue Reading LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police says an assailant targeted a female journalist in the eastern city of Lahore while she was driving with her daughter and sister. They say the attacker used an iron bar to smash the car’s windshield on Wednesday night and shouted threats but the women escaped unharmed. The attacked journalist
Continue Reading LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is bringing back some tight pandemic restrictions, less than two months after scrapping most of them when the goal of vaccinating 86% of the population against COVID-19 was reached. The government said Thursday a recent rise in coronavirus infections compelled it to act, even though it is not on the
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy slowed in the third quarter, posting a slight contraction compared to the previous three months, though it was still well above the same quarter a year earlier. Data released Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography showed Mexico experienced a 0.4% quarterly contraction. The director of Moody’s
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s economy slowed in the third quarter, posting a slight contraction compared to the previous three months, though it was still well above the same quarter a year earlier. Data released Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography showed Mexico experienced a 0.4% quarterly contraction. The director of Moody’s
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Dakin Andone, CNN Volunteers are converging on the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, overcoming supply chain challenges to serve tens of thousands of people who find themselves in need of a meal on Thanksgiving. Organizers expect to serve between 25,000 and 30,000 families during Thursday’s 43rd annual “Super Feast,”
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Casi cincuenta aldeas en la provincia de Darfur Occidental de Sudán han sido incendiadas y saqueadas en una semana de violencia entre comunidades, según las Naciones Unidas. Al menos 43 personas han muerto en la violencia, que comenzó el 17 de noviembre, dijo la Oficina de la ONU para la
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — No. 16 Utah clinched its third Pac-12 South title in four seasons behind a potent offense. Now the Utes look to finish out the regular season strong on Friday with a fifth straight win over Colorado. The Buffaloes rank last in the Pac-12 in total
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business This Black Friday could very likely be the start of the final holiday shopping season for Sears and Kmart, two brands that once proudly dominated the US retail landscape. The two chains are only a shell of what they were when the holding company that owns both emerged from bankruptcy
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un grupo de congresistas peruanos presentó este jueves una moción de vacancia en contra del presidente Pedro Castillo por “permanente incapacidad inmoral”. Castillo no se ha pronunciado al respecto por el momento, CNN se está comunicando con Palacio de Gobierno para conocer su postura. El documento publicado en la página
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Chris Dwyer, CNN For Sandeep Arora, home is the ancient city of Jalandhar in India’s Punjab region. His wife, son and parents live there, but he hasn’t seen them since March 2020. Amy Stott hasn’t seen her parents — or eaten at her beloved local fish and chip shop — in Manchester, England since June
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears sitting down with Oprah Winfrey for a televised conversation would undoubtedly generate huge interest. But a source close to Spears tells CNN that the singer has no immediate plans to do an interview with Winfrey, despite recently stating on social media that she would like to. “Britney has not
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stopped by the US Coast Guard Station Brant Point Thursday, meeting with US troops stationed there as well as troops around the world virtually as they expressed their gratitude on the Thanksgiving holiday. After about an hour inside the Coast Guard station, the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The creation of an independent regulator for English football has been given initial backing by the government in a move intended to safeguard the future of clubs by providing financial oversight and assessing the suitability of potential owners. The announcement by Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries followed the publication of a review of
Continue Reading By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Mayors across Brazil are divided on whether to maintain end-of-year festivities and February’s legendary Carnival in spite of the ongoing pandemic. Daily deaths and new infections from COVID-19 are currently low and vaccination coverage higher than in many countries, but officials fear bringing large crowds
Continue Reading By CNN Staff Global police agency Interpol has elected UAE Inspector General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi, who has been accused of overseeing torture, as its new president. Raisi, who has been part of the UAE’s police force since 1980 and serves as inspector general at the country’s ministry of interior, received 68.9% of the vote at
Continue Reading By DEBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is marking the one-year anniversary of the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona with ceremonies, tributes, graffiti murals and emotional messages on social media. Maradona died of a heart attack at the age of 60 after having brain surgery two weeks earlier. Seven health
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Elissa Cunane scored 20 points, making eight of her nine shots from the field, to help No. 5 N.C. State run past second-ranked Maryland 78-60 at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship tournament. Diamond Johnson added 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Thanksgiving travelers have once again set a new pandemic-era air travel record in the United States. Passenger air travel reached a new high of the pandemic on Sunday during the return rush from the holiday. The Transportation Security Administration reported screening 2,451,300 people on Sunday. It was about
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