By Zoe Sottile, CNN It’s the purrfect way to get back at your crappy ex. This Valentine’s Day, an Ohio animal shelter is offering to write your ex’s name in a litterbox — and let its adoptable cats go to town. The Animal Friends Humane Society in Hamilton, Ohio, is offering the unique tribute for
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CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield speaks with Puppy Bowl XIX referee Dan Schachner about the furry contestants involved and the positive impact the event makes every year.
Continue Reading By Michelle Watson and Holly Yan, CNN The man accused of serving as a getaway driver for his teenage son, who allegedly killed three other teens and wounded another at a Texas convenience store in 2021, has been convicted of capital murder in connection with the three deaths. Richard Acosta Jr. was found guilty Friday
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CNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said Sunday he prefers how the US shot down unidentified objects over North American airspace in recent days to allowing them to traverse the country. A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over northern Canada on Saturday, marking the third time in
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner said Sunday he prefers how the US shot down unidentified objects over North American airspace in recent days to allowing them to traverse the country. A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object over northern Canada on Saturday, marking the third time in a
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Africa Command has said it killed 12 al-Shabaab fighters in a remote area of Somalia on Friday in support of that country’s federal government and army. No civilians were injured or killed, AFRICOM said in a statement Sunday, given the remote location of the strike, about 472 kilometers northeast of
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan, CNN It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and it’s shaping up to be a day of firsts: the first Super Bowl to feature two Black starting quarterbacks, the first mother to have two sons play against each other in the Super Bowl, and the first pregame flyover to be performed by an all-women crew.
Continue Reading Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand shares what she knows about the unidentified object that was shot down by NORAD over Canada. CNN’s Arlette Saenz reports.
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN Advocates for domestic violence survivors are worried that a controversial federal court ruling striking down a gun control measure will discourage victims from coming forward. Earlier this month, the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals said that those under domestic violence restraining orders have a Second Amendment right to bear arms,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– We are under an ABC-7 First Alert for some weather changes to come at the start of your work week, including strong winds and increased rain chances. Super Bowl Sunday will remain warm and breezy reaching a high of 67. There will be cloudy skies and a possibility of light sprinkles.
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CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN A high-altitude object was shot down near Lake Huron on Sunday afternoon, marking the fourth time in just over a week that the US military has taken down objects in North American airspace. On Saturday, an unidentified object was downed over northern Canada, a day after another object had been
Continue Reading By Sophie Tanno, CNN A baby began her life surrounded by chaos and devastation this week. Reportedly named Aya — meaning ‘miracle’ in Arabic — she was born under the rubble of Monday’s deadly earthquake, still attached to her mother’s lifeless body by the umbilical cord when rescue workers found her. Her story certainly seems
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN An infant in Kentucky became the first in the state to be dropped off safely in a “baby box” at a fire station last week, following the passage of a state law allowing anonymous surrendering of newborns at such devices. The “baby box” at a Bowling Green, Kentucky, fire station had
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP jumped all over UTSA early on the way to a 79-52 victory on Saturday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. The Miners (16-7, 9-5 C-USA) went ahead 11-2 right out of the chutes before eventually extending the advantage to 21-4, putting the Roadrunners (6-17, 4-10 C-USA) in a hole to try
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EL PASO, Texas — Jon Dos Anjos (career-high tying 12 points, season-best five rebounds), Tae Hardy (12 points, campaign-best five assists), Malik Zachery (career-high 11 points), Otis Frazier III (10 points, four boards) and Ze’Rik Onyema (10 points, nine rebounds) all came up big and UTEP crushed UTSA on the glass (44-24) in a 77-66
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN When US startup Make Sunsets released two weather balloons into the skies above Mexico’s Baja California peninsula last year, it kicked up a fierce debate about one of the world’s most controversial climate solutions. The plan was for the balloons, filled with helium and a small amount of sulfur dioxide, to
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By CAMERON SALERNO Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 36 points, including six free throws in the final 18.4 seconds of overtime, leading the Sacramento Kings to a 133-128 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. “Most point guards don’t guard me,” Fox said. “It’s a bit different for me. …
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN An unidentified object was shot down over northern Canada on Saturday, marking the third time in a week that US fighter jets have taken down objects in North American airspace. On Friday, an unidentified object was shot down in Alaska airspace by a US F-22, and last weekend, a Chinese surveillance
Continue Reading ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Freddy Hicks’ 21 points helped Tarleton State defeat Utah Tech 75-71 on Saturday. Hicks added six assists for the Texans (14-12, 7-6 Western Athletic Conference). Tiger Booker shot 5 of 6 from the field and 9 for 10 from the line to add 20 points. Shakur Daniel shot 2 of
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Wade Taylor IV scored 23 points and Texas A&M opened the game on a 26-4 run and beat LSU 74-62 on Saturday night for its third straight win. Texas A&M, which beat LSU 69-56 on Jan. 7, swept the season series for the first time since 2016-17. Taylor was 6
Continue Reading By The Associated Press EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — Roti Ware had 19 points in SFA’s 82-72 win over UT Rio Grande Valley on Saturday night. Ware had five rebounds and three steals for the ‘Jacks (16-9, 8-4 Western Athletic Conference). Latrell Jossell scored 16 points, shooting 4 for 8 (3 for 5 from 3-point range)
Continue Reading By The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Quincy Olivari scored 28 points as Rice beat Florida International 85-78 on Saturday night. Olivari also contributed nine rebounds and five assists for the Owls (16-9, 7-7 Conference USA). Travis Evee shot 7 for 15 (4 for 10 from 3-point range) and 6 of 7 from the free
Continue Reading GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — Virshon Cotton scored 20 points to lead Grambling to a 65-46 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday night. Cotton added five rebounds for the Tigers (16-8, 9-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Jourdan Smith contributed 10 points and eight rebounds. The Tigers (8-17, 4-8) were led by PJ Henry’s 10 points. Joirdon Karl
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Aggies fans are reacting after sources close to NMSU confirmed the university’s men’s basketball game on Friday was suspended due to reports of hazing. “It’s a real disappointment. Especially for the seniors on this New Mexico State basketball team, to have their season ended the way it did. And
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young had 24 points and a season-high 17 assists, De’Andre Hunter added 24 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the reeling San Antonio Spurs 125-106 on Saturday night. The Spurs (14-43), losers of a season-high 12 straight, are a half-game ahead of last-place Houston (13-43)
Continue Reading ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Qua Grant had 21 points in Sam Houston’s 77-62 win over Abilene Christian on Saturday night. Grant also had five rebounds and three steals for the Bearkats (18-6, 8-4 Western Athletic Conference). Cameron Huefner scored 15 points while going 3 of 6 and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line, and
Continue Reading LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech found itself in yet another another tight conference game. This time the Red Raiders were able to pull out the victory. De’Vion Harmon scored 20 points, including a crucial driving basket in the final minute, as Texas Tech upended No. 12-ranked Kansas State 71-63 on Saturday night. “I missed
Continue Reading Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man died in their custody last month, according to statements and newly released videos from the Raleigh Police Department. Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died in a Raleigh hospital in the early hours of January 17 after a scuffle with police during which he was tased multiple times by police officers and arrested. CNN national correspondent Nadia Romero reports.
Continue Reading By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Six Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers are on administrative leave and an investigation is underway after a man died in their custody last month, according to statements and newly released videos from the Raleigh Police Department. Darryl Tyree Williams, 32, died in a Raleigh hospital in the early hours of January
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Wu Yibing became the first Chinese player to reach an ATP Tour final, rallying for a three-set victory over top-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the Dallas Open on Saturday night. Wu will play John Isner, who also won after dropping the first set and advanced to the final of his hometown event
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