By Dakin Andone, CNN The actor Art LaFleur — known for his roles in “The Sandlot” and “Field of Dreams” — has died at the age of 78, his wife said in a statement. LaFleur passed away after a decade fighting atypical Parkinson’s disease, his wife Shelley LaFleur said on Facebook on Thursday, highlighting some
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press Across much of the United States, it has become increasingly acceptable for Americans to walk the streets with firearms, either carried openly or legally concealed. The trend could be seen this past week in the Wisconsin city where Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted in two killings. Armed civilians patrolled the streets
Continue Reading HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — An oil sheen spotted in the ocean near last month’s crude pipeline leak off Southern California was likely residual oil from the earlier spill. The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday dispatched aircraft and boats to investigate the oil sheen off the coast of Orange County. Officials said Saturday night that
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach held a video phone call with three-time Olympian Peng Shuai, the Olympics governing body announced on Sunday, amid a wave of global concern about Peng’s wellbeing and whereabouts. The two were accompanied on the video call by a Chinese sports official, Li Lingwei,
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has cruised to a 4-1 win over 10-man Granada to reclaim first place in the Spanish league. Marco Asensio, Nacho Fernández, Vinícius Júnior and Ferland Mendy scored a goal each to give Madrid its fourth straight victory in all competitions. Carlo Ancelotti’s team reached
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s interim prime minister has filed a request to run for president despite being technically barred from next month’s elections. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah is meant to lead the country until a winner is declared following national and presidential elections on Dec. 24. Dbeibah is banned from running under Libya’s current
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The mayor of a northern Italian city is calling for stiffer laws to protect women after the slaying of a woman allegedly by her ex-boyfriend, who had recently received a plea deal for repeatedly stalking her after their breakup. Mayor Luca Vecchi of Reggio Emilia rallied citizens
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Khalif Battle had 28 points as Temple defeated Elon 75-58 in the Charleston Classic. Jeremiah Williams added 22 points for the Owls. Hunter McIntosh led the Phoenix with 16 points.
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer TURIN, Italy (AP) — A lot can be expected from Alexander Zverev in 2022 if his performance this week is any indication. Zverev beat the top two players in consecutive matches to earn his second title at the ATP Finals. Zverev put on a dominant performance in Sunday’s final,
Continue Reading SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A cat may be the reason three residents escaped an apartment fire in upstate New York. Residents were asleep when a fire broke out Saturday morning on the first floor of a building in Syracuse. Fire officials told Syracuse.com a cat inside the home woke them up and everyone was able
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — The historic courthouse in downtown Miami is set to reopen after an engineering inspection spurred by the collapse of a nearby beachfront condominium. The 27-story Dade County Courthouse, built in 1928, never completed its required 40-year safety recertification until recent months. It was closed amid widespread safety concerns about older buildings after
Continue Reading CNN By Aaron Pellish Republican Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears on Sunday refused to say whether she’d received the Covid-19 vaccine while repeating a series of falsehoods and misconceptions about the vaccines and infections. Sears, who did not reveal her vaccination status during her successful campaign for the second-highest seat in Virginia, told CNN’s Dana
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish Republican Virginia Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears on Sunday refused to say whether she’d received the Covid-19 vaccine while repeating a series of falsehoods and misconceptions about the vaccines and infections. Sears, who did not reveal her vaccination status during her successful campaign for the second-highest seat in Virginia, told CNN’s Dana Bash
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has taken part in a 30-minute video call from Beijing with Olympic officials and told them she was safe and well. It appears to be Peng’s first direct contact with sports officials outside China since she disappeared from public view on Nov. 2.
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The IOC says Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has taken part in a 30-minute video call from Beijing with Olympic officials and told them she was safe and well. It appears to be Peng’s first direct contact with sports officials outside China since she disappeared from public view on Nov. 2.
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By Chris Boyette, CNN At a time when legalized marijuana sales are rising nationally, state police in Oregon last week seized 500,000 pounds of illegal marijuana in a bust outside Medford, Oregon, that they estimated had a street value of $500 million, police said. The Oregon State Police Southwest Region (OSP) Drug Enforcement Section team
Continue Reading Oregon State Police is adding marijuana detectives to drug teams in both Northern and Southern Oregon. Given the work he does, the sergeant with the OSP Northwest Region Marijuana Team did not want to share his name on camera. He said the number of illegal plants seized went up by 430% statewide in the last year. “Law enforcement all across Oregon has a large backlog of known, illicit marijuana operations that they just don’t have the resources to address,” the sergeant said.
Continue Reading WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — Authorities and witnesses say about 80 people, some wearing ski masks and wielding crowbars, swarmed a department store in the San Francisco Bay Area, stealing merchandise before fleeing in dozens of cars. Police say three people were arrested while the majority got away after the large-scale theft Saturday night at
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El Paso, Texas– This past week ABC-7’s Iris Lopez was invited to Desert Wind and Mission Ridge Elementary school’s to share a little bit of what she does as a reporter and weather anchor. Students were put to the test when they were asked to do not only the job of a weather forecast, but
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday tried to tamp down the idea that he and Vice President Kamala Harris are starting to quietly compete to be the future standard-bearer of the Democratic Party, saying their focuses are on their roles in the nearly year-old Biden administration. The comments from Buttigieg, who
Continue Reading By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer Florida and Florida State enter Saturday’s matchup at 5-6, meaning the winner becomes bowl eligible. That’s one of four games next weekend pitting two five-win teams against each other. The others are Maryland-Rutgers, Charlotte-Old Dominion and Florida Atlantic-Middle Tennessee. There’s enough space for 82 FBS teams to play in
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Just over a week after some 200 nations struck an agreement aimed at intensifying global efforts to fight climate change, the finance minister of France has warned that the cost of the energy transition will be “much higher than expected.” Bruno Le Maire
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By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Just over a week after some 200 nations struck an agreement aimed at intensifying global efforts to fight climate change, the finance minister of France has warned that the cost of the energy transition will be “much higher than expected.” Bruno Le Maire
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, “Ghostbusters” became one of the most popular comedies in film history. Now, nearly four decades later, audiences answered the call at the ticket booth for a new sequel in the spooky franchise. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” — which stars Paul Rudd, Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard — took in an
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt’s revival under new coach Oliver Glasner has continued with a 2-0 win at third-place Freiburg in the Bundesliga. It’s Freiburg’s first defeat in its third league game in its new stadium. First-half goals from Jesper Lindström and Filip Kostic gave Frankfurt its third successive
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is inactive for the game against the Chicago Bears because of an illness. Jackson’s absence is a huge blow for the Ravens as they try to bounce back from a loss at Miami and maintain their slim lead in the AFC North over Pittsburgh. With Jackson out,
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Kenan Thompson, host Simu Liu and Cecily Strong joined forces to keep contestants guessing on everyday American’s party affiliations on “Saturday Night Live.”
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Las autoridades buscan al hombre que se escapó de un control de seguridad del aeropuerto de Atlanta después de que se descargara un arma el sábado, lo que asustó a los viajeros e interrumpió temporalmente los vuelos en uno de los aeropuertos más concurridos del mundo, el fin de semana antes del
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CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Multiple earthquakes were felt earlier this fall in West Texas, leading regulators in that state to designate a seismic response area and call for less wastewater from oil and gas development to be injected in disposal wells. As more seismic activity was reported closer to the state line, officials in New
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CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — Multiple earthquakes were felt earlier this fall in West Texas, leading regulators in that state to designate a seismic response area and call for less wastewater from oil and gas development to be injected in disposal wells. As more seismic activity was reported closer to the state line, officials in New
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