By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints rookie quarterback Ian Book says he’s made a point to be as ready to play as possible all season long — no matter how unlikely it looked that he’d get a chance. Now the rookie out of Notre Dame who began the season as
Continue Reading By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — After emphatic wins in the first two tests, Australia can retain the Ashes — the traditional prize for the winner of the regular series between Australia and England — with victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the five-day match starting Sunday. The Boxing Day
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Satu, a male orangutan at the San Diego Zoo, has died. He was 26. The zoo announced Satu’s death on social media on Thursday, saying the orangutan’s cause of death is likely to be related to cancer. Satu had been under veterinary care for serious illness but collapsed and was unable
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Should New Year’s and other holiday celebrations go forward, even as omicron numbers continue to rise? Hear how CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen answers this question.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Marines on snowmobiles helped Santa this month while delivering toys to boys and girls in Alaska’s Arctic. Marines flew to the small city of Kotzebue above the Arctic Circle on a KC-130 operated by Marines based in Okinawa, Japan. From there, they rode commercial flights and snowmobiles to get toys to
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macamilarincon (CNN) — Fiscales aseguran en un documento que los padres de Ethan Crumbley, sospechoso de abrir fuego en la escuela secundaria Oxford, en Michigan, tienen “mayor riesgo de fuga” actualmente que cuando fueron acusados de cargos de homicidio involuntario a principios de este mes. Además, los fiscales señalan que la pareja “ignoró intencionalmente la necesidades
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La llamada telefónica duró sólo tres minutos, pero le dio a Sara Espinoza la primera evidencia en seis semanas de que su hijo está vivo. Su voz era temblorosa, dijo ella, casi irreconocible de los comentarios seguros que él publicaba en YouTube ilustrando sus viajes al extranjero. “Hacia el final, supongo
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ office says she has tested negative for the coronavirus after having close contact earlier this week with an aide who later tested positive. She tested negative on Wednesday after being told of the aide’s breakthrough infection. Harris was tested again on Friday and
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — Hudspeth County Sheriff’s deputies were in the process Friday of recovering a body found by a rancher in a very remote area about 40 miles southeast of Sierra Blanca near the Mexico border. Sheriff Arvin West told ABC-7 the body was discovered along part of Eagle Mountain, close to the river.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American midfielder Richy Ledezma has signed a contract extension with PSV Eindhoven of the Dutch first division. The deal was announced after Ledezma returned from a torn ACL to play his first senior team match in more than a year. PSV says the 21-year-old’s new contract runs through the 2023-24 season.
Continue Reading By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Masked worshipers on Friday lined up to enter the church across from the Louvre Museum and attend a Christmas Eve mass – the second year of holiday services under the shadow of the virus. Monsignor Patrick Chauvet, the rector of Notre Dame Cathedral that has been closed
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy says one of its warships has paused its deployment to South America because of a coronavirus outbreak. The USS Milwaukee, a litorral combat ship, is staying in port at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, where it had stopped for a scheduled port visit. It
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Hay cosas de las que el expresidente Donald Trump quiere hablar, como las vacunas, y otras que preferiría callar, como lo que sucedió exactamente en la Casa Blanca antes del 6 de enero. Esta semana, Trump habló públicamente sobre las vacunas contra el covid-19, apoyándolas ante sus partidarios, corrigiendo cierta
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer The NHL pushed back its return from an already extended holiday break an extra day by postponing its entire 14-game Monday schedule for COVID-19 testing reasons. The league said Friday it now plans to resume play Tuesday in a decision that increases the total of postponed games to 64
Continue Reading MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo could be returning to action for the Milwaukee Bucks just in time for Christmas, as he isn’t listed on the Bucks’ injury report for Saturday’s game. That doesn’t guarantee the two-time MVP will be be back on the court for the holiday matchup against the Boston Celtics after spending time
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — La amistad de Kate Winslet y Leonardo DiCaprio continuará, a pesar de la distancia o el tiempo. Cuando los dos actores ganadores del Oscar se reunieron en Los Ángeles después de casi tres años debido a la pandemia de covid-19, fue emotivo. Jeff Bezos bromea sobre encuentro entre su novia
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. But it will be a few more weeks before any tests go into the mail. That’s primarily because delivery
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Michael Avenatti say there is a strong likelihood that the once high-flying California attorney will testify at a New York trial where he is accused of swindling porn star Stormy Daniels out of a book deal’s proceeds. The lawyers mentioned the subject of his
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon is expected to miss a week or two with a sprained ligament in his left knee. Dedmon suffered the injury Thursday in Miami’s win over Detroit. It’s another blow to the Heat’s frontcourt depth. Dedmon, Bam Adebayo and Markieff Morris are
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says a Yemeni rebel attack on the southern border town of Jizan has killed two people and wounded seven. The statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency late on Friday said Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a projectile that killed a Saudi citizen and a Yemeni resident
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The holiday scene at the White House has been a little less merry under under COVID-19’s shadow. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden replaced the large parties and overflowing buffet tables of the past with food-free open houses, face masks and testing for the unvaccinated.
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants defensive coordinator Pat Graham says he’ll continue tinkering with the team’s game plan until the morning of the game. That doesn’t leave much time to celebrate Christmas. Graham says he loves the holiday season, but football season gets in the way.
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Michael Avenatti say there is a strong likelihood that the once high-flying California attorney will testify at a New York trial where he is accused of swindling porn star Stormy Daniels out of a book deal’s proceeds. The lawyers mentioned the subject of his
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spain’s King Felipe VI has warned citizens to remain cautious as the coronavirus can still inflict widespread damage. His annual Christmas Eve speech came amid a record number of infections in the country Friday. Addressing the nation in a pre-recorded broadcast, the Spanish monarch said that a successful vaccine rollout in the
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Saleh is holed up in a hotel room with COVID-19, away from his family and football team. The New York Jets coach says he’s feeling good and has come to grips with the realization he might miss Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville
Continue Reading By Sara Sidner, CNN They heard their dad take his last breath. With little warning four months ago, Alec and Gabriella’s father, Billy Walker — who rarely ever caught a cold — lay in the hospital in Portland, Oregon. He had chosen not the get the Covid-19 vaccine: He was healthy, no medical problems. He
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA’s Christmas message to its teams was a refrain it has been using for weeks: Get boosted. With the number of players on the league’s health and safety protocols list still hovering around 100, the league and the National Basketball Players Association continue to hammer home the importance
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA’s Christmas message to its teams was a refrain it has been using for weeks: Get boosted. With the number of players on the league’s health and safety protocols list still hovering around 100, the league and the National Basketball Players Association continue to hammer home the importance
Continue Reading OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Tyler Huntley missed practice for the Baltimore Ravens with an illness, adding even more uncertainty to the team’s quarterback situation heading into this weekend’s showdown at Cincinnati. Huntley is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game, which pits the AFC North co-leaders against each other. Lamar Jackson missed last weekend’s loss
Continue Reading Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears will start third-string quarterback Nick Foles on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. Justin Fields has an ankle injury and Andy Dalton has a groin injury. Foles was the Super Bowl MVP for Philadelphia after the 2017 season, but basically has not played since Week 10
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