UPDATE, Dec. 1: The northeast El Paso man who crashed his pickup truck into a tree in front of an IHOP restaurant last month has now died from his injuries. Police said they were notified Wednesday that Carlos Aceves, 53, died at University Medical Center. His death marked the 63rd traffic fatality of the year
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Elisa Pinzan had a career-high 26 points to go with 10 assists to help No. 23 South Florida beat No. 9 Oregon 71-62 in the third-place game at the inaugural women’s Battle 4 Atlantis. The Bulls scored 28 points off turnovers, with the Ducks
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By DAVID PORTER Associated Press A New Jersey man who conspired with his girlfriend to concoct a feelgood story about a helpful homeless man and then used the lie to raise $400,000 in donations online has pleaded guilty in federal court. Mark D’Amico pleaded guilty Monday to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud,
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Johnny Davis scored 21 points, Brad Davison added 19 and Wisconsin opened the Maui Invitational with a 69-58 victory over Texas A&M. Wisconsin started slow and limped to the finish, but used two big runs in between to earn a spot in Tuesday’s semifinals against Oregon or Chaminade. Texas A&M got
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Johnny Davis scored 21 points, Brad Davison added 19 and Wisconsin opened the Maui Invitational with a 69-58 victory over Texas A&M. Wisconsin started slow and limped to the finish, but used two big runs in between to earn a spot in Tuesday’s semifinals against Oregon or Chaminade. Texas A&M got
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By Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins, Natasha Bertrand and Matt Egan, CNN President Joe Biden hopes to announce his decision to release oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve on Tuesday during a speech at the White House, officials tell CNN, but the timing of such a move is still contingent on other nations finalizing their agreements.
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Jim Sciutto and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The Biden administration is weighing sending military advisers and new equipment including weaponry to Ukraine as Russia builds up forces near the border and US officials prepare allies for the possibility of another Russian invasion, multiple sources familiar with the deliberations tell CNN. The discussions
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Aykroyd, an Emmy-nominated actor and writer on “Saturday Night Live” for the 1979-80 season who later worked with older brother, Dan, on everything from a TV show about the paranormal to such films as “Dragnet” and “Coneheads,” has died at age 66. Peter Aykroyd’s death was
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The Associated Press A late drop robbed the S&P 500 of another record high on Wall Street Monday and left major indexes mostly lower after being up for much of the day. The S&P 500 ended lower and the Nasdaq fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a tiny gain. The market was higher
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Vonage, Lee Enterprises rise; Activision, Target fall.
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Di adiós a las compras de último minuto en Target en Acción de Gracias. Target dijo este lunes que cerrará todas sus tiendas en Acción de Gracias cada año a partir de 2021. Target cerró las tiendas el año pasado en Acción de Gracias debido a la pandemia
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are capable of experiencing pain or suffering, according to a review commissioned by the UK government, which has added the creatures to a list of sentient beings to be given protection under new animal welfare laws. The report by experts at the London School of Economics looked
Continue Reading By Sara Murray and Michael Warren, CNN Sean Parnell, the Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump for Pennsylvania’s open US Senate seat, announced on Monday he is suspending his campaign. The decision comes after a judge awarded Laurie Snell, Parnell’s estranged wife, primary physical custody and sole legal custody of the couple’s three children,
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN Criminal charges against a St. Louis County police officer who shot a Black woman were dropped Monday after the victim requested a restorative justice mediation that focuses on repairing the harm caused by an offense. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said Ashley Fountain Hall asked that assault charges be
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Los argumentos de cierre comienzan este lunes en el juicio por el asesinato de Ahmaud Arbery, después de que los miembros del jurado escucharan a más de 20 testigos, incluido el hombre que disparó y mató al joven corredor de 25 años. Travis McMichael, que subió al estrado la semana pasada,
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — Protesters are marching through the Czech capital of Prague to decry the government’s new restrictions on unvaccinated people. The protesters demanded “Freedom!” for the unvaccinated. They carried posters with pictures of politicians — including Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Health Minister Adam Vojtech — calling them traitors. But unlike recent rallies in
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are getting into the holiday spirit. The first lady opened the holiday season Monday by accepting an 18 1/2-foot Fraser fir that will be the centerpiece of the couple’s first Christmas at the White House. The Bidens
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Covid-19 cases in children are up 32% from two weeks ago, according to new numbers published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics. For the week ending November 18, there were at least 141,905 new cases among children, with children making up a disproportionate share of the cases, representing more than
Continue Reading ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (AP) — Leon Ayers III matched his career high with 23 points as Duquesne got past Bradley 78-70 in the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. Terry Roberts led the Braves on Monday with 17 points.
Continue Reading By Sherry Liang, CNN The season of giving thanks can’t come quickly enough for some parents. Four in five parents who responded to a poll from the University of Michigan Health say children today are not grateful enough. Parents who responded to the poll say they are teaching their children the magic words, “please and
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Este martes la Academia Nacional de Artes y Ciencias de la Grabación darán a conocer a los nominados a la edición 64 de los premios Grammy. En esta edición, la Academia agregó una categoría adicional a el campo de música latina. Se trata de mejor álbum de música urbana,
Continue Reading By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has signed an ordinance designed to divest the city from fossil fuels. The ordinance signed Monday by the new mayor will prohibit the use of public funds from being invested in the stocks, securities or other obligations of any company which derives more
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — At least two New Mexico school districts are sending all of their students home early this week because of a coronavirus infection surge. Santa Fe Public Schools says students will go to remote learning starting Tuesday. That represents the the largest
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The regional train system serving the Washington D.C. area will remain on drastically reduced service levels through at least the end of this year. This comes as authorities grapple with a safety problem that has forced the majority of the trains out of service. Officials announced Monday
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The regional train system serving the Washington D.C. area will remain on drastically reduced service levels through at least the end of this year. This comes as authorities grapple with a safety problem that has forced the majority of the trains out of service. Officials announced Monday
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By Gregory Lemos and Lisa Respers France, CNN Jeffery Lynn Johnson, 58, who appeared in “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” died by an apparent suicide during an argument with his wife, the Oklahoma City Police Department told CNN on Monday. Johnson — a former reptile dealer — was one of several people interviewed in
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man photographed carrying a lectern belonging to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection has pleaded guilty for his part in the riot. Court records show 36-year-old Adam Johnson pleaded guilty Monday in Washington federal court to one count of entering or remaining
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A Russian badminton player has won his appeal to overturn a five-year ban because his alleged involvement in betting and match-fixing was not proven. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it upheld Nikita Khakimov’s appeal “due to the lack of concrete evidence.” Khakimov had challenged a ruling by the Badminton
Continue Reading By MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The United States’ top diplomat in El Salvador has announced she is leaving the post. Jean Manes says the government of President Nayib Bukele “is showing no interest” in improving the bilateral relationship. She was once seen as a potential bridge to better relations
Continue Reading The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
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