By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s proud defense has allowed a combined 71 points in its two postseason games, including the 42-41 last-minute win over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal. Even against stiff competition in the postseason, when higher-scoring games can be expected, that’s a humbling and somewhat
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EL PASO, Texas — As the city decides a new location for the proposed downtown arena, many questions remain about the future of the Duranguito neighborhood and the historic buildings located in Union Plaza. City council voted Tuesday night 4-3 to move the proposed arena plans out of the historic neighborhood. The arena’s location and
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — State and local government officials are in Juarez to honor the victims killed in Sunday’s attack on “el Cereso 3”. The jail was attacked on Jan. 1 by a group of armed men. The officials joined the families of those killed in their mourning. Hundreds of officials were joined by
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — It was never going to be Carson Wentz. It was almost Taylor Heinicke. Turns out it will be Sam Howell. Ron Rivera considered going back to Heinicke for the Washington Commanders’ season finale against the Dallas Cowboys before conversations with players and members of his
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UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — House adjourns for 2nd day without a speaker after Kevin McCarthy fails to win enough Republican support. UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans adjourn House until 8 p.m. as standoff deepens over electing Kevin McCarthy as speaker. McCarthy failed to win speakership in a sixth round of voting. WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — James “Buster” Corley, a co-founder of the restaurant and entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s, has died. He was 72. Corley died Monday in a Dallas hospital after police were called to his home in the Texas city, according to his family and police. Dave & Buster’s announced Corley’s death in a statement
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — More than six dozen threatened manatees are currently in rehabilitation centers in Florida and elsewhere amid a chronic starvation problem caused by water pollution, wildlife officials said Wednesday. Most of the 79 manatees are being treated at three places: SeaWorld in Orlando, and zoos in
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By Mark Morales, CNN Trevor Bickford, the 19-year-old accused of attacking New York Police Department officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve, traveled to the city “in order to kill people and carry out jihad,” prosecutors say. Bickford allegedly went to the Times Square checkpoint just after 10 p.m., authorities have said. At the
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By Hannah Rabinowitz, Devan Cole and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department are now offering $500,000 for information leading to an arrest of the person who placed pipe bombs near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington,
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By AJ Willingham, CNN The death of a pope is a unique circumstance in the Catholic Church. The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pope in modern history to resign his position before his passing, is even more so. As Catholics around the world prepare for his funeral and burial, Catholics in the
Continue Reading Benedict XVI, the Pope Emeritus, has died in Vatican City at the age of 95 following a period of ill health. Rev. Thomas Reese and CNN Vatican correspondent Delia Gallagher discuss the former pope’s legacy.
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(CNN) — James “Buster” Corley, co-founder of the popular restaurant and entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s, has died. He was 72. Dave & Busters said that Corley was an “innovative and creative force” in a statement confirming his death. “His pioneering spirit and steadfast belief that ‘everybody is somebody’ set the foundation for bringing food
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez and Jill Martin, CNN The Buffalo Bills were holding meetings and a walk-through Wednesday before their Week 18 game against the New England Patriots — less than two days after Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during a nationally televised game. The 24-year-old safety has shown “signs of improvement” and remains
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November, has arrived back in Idaho after waiving extradition from his home state of Pennsylvania. Law enforcement escorted Kohberger to the Latah County Jail on Wednesday night. He was booked on four counts of
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN As House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy struggles to secure votes within his party to secure speakership of the chamber, he has tapped a longtime Republican lawmaker to quietly try and lock down votes among the GOP holdouts. North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry, a Republican and an ally of McCarthy, is one
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NFL star Damar Hamlin remains in critical but stable condition after collapsing on the field following a tackle during Monday night’s game. The Buffalo Bills have confirmed he suffered cardiac arrest. In today’s Health Minute, what happens to the body during this emergency condition.
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson, CNN A New Year’s Day police check on a stolen car report ended when the car plunged over 20 feet and landed on a house and another vehicle in North Caldwell, New Jersey, authorities said in a Facebook post. Officers were at the scene after responding to a report of a stationary
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UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reported a motorcyclist, identified as 28-year-old Diego Chavez, has died. Chavez lived at the 800 block of Troy in El Paso. EL PASO, Texas — El Paso first responders were busy Wednesday morning responding to several crashes throughout the county. Overnight, El Paso police responded to a crash
Continue Reading CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, Julia Vargas Jones and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to stealing a man’s checkbook that was in his mother’s possession to purchase clothing and shoes in 2008, according to documents obtained by CNN. The admission came in a statement Santos gave to police in 2010, according to 150
Continue Reading CNN, WCBS, NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND By AnneClaire Stapleton, Julia Vargas Jones and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN Republican Rep.-elect George Santos admitted to stealing a man’s checkbook that was in his mother’s possession to purchase clothing and shoes in 2008, according to documents obtained by CNN. The admission came in a statement Santos gave to police
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UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reported a motorcyclist, identified as 28-year-old Diego Chavez, has died. UPDATE — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has released an official statement regarding the crash on Gateway East early Wednesday morning. Sheriff’s Deputies were called out to the intersection of Gateway East and Nuevo Hueco Tanks Road
Continue Reading By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A violent prison break in which 30 inmates escaped and 17 people — mostly guards — were killed has revealed a shocking level of self-rule by prisoners inside the prison in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez. Not only were criminals able to sneak
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Actor Jeremy Renner thanked fans from his hospital bed as he’s recovering from two surgeries following injuries from a snowplow machine in what officials described as “a tragic accident.” Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam speaks with CNN This Morning about the incident.
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There was no winner Tuesday in the first Mega Millions drawing of 2023. Which means the next drawing on Friday will be worth $940 million dollars. Tuesday’s drawing featured nearly 3 million winning tickets for prizes ranging from $2 up to $4 million. Six tickets matched the first five numbers, winning the lottery’s second-highest prize
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Good Morning! High-pressure parks across the borderland today and will bring nice conditions for the next several days. The winds won’t be as strong as yesterday, winds will be westerly between 5 and 15 mph this afternoon. The skies will be mostly sunny with high temperatures in the upper 50s.
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The House of Representatives is adjourned until noon today after Representative Kevin McCarthy failed to secure the necessary republican support to gain the speakership. Division within the GOP resulted in three-failed rounds of voting. The last time a Speaker of the House election had numerous ballots was in 1923. A lack of GOP support thwarted
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers glimpsed a stellar nursery in a new light, thanks to the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy in Chile. The VISTA telescope, located at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Antofagasta, Chile, observed the Sh2-54 Nebula in infrared light, which is invisible to the human eye. While visible
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN For many players, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field medical emergency on Monday was the first time they had ever witnessed such a serious health incident. Yet the history of professional football is no stranger to such crises. Since its earliest days, football has been a dangerous sport. From 1900 to
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By Susan Scutti and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Heart disease is a leading killer around the world and the top cause of death in the United States. It killed an estimated 17.9 million people in 2019, representing 32% of all deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization. But not all heart disease is the same.
Continue Reading Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke with reporters hours after he lost three rounds of voting for the role of Speaker of the House.
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