TXDOT rebuilding Fabens Bridge, closures expected to last 4 months
FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The almost 64-year-old Fabens Bridge is being demolished by the Texas Department of Transportation this week. Officials said…
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Milan keeper Maignan wants stronger action after racist abuse. FIFA president eyes tougher sanctions
MILAN (AP) — AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan says too many people are “complicit” in allowing racism to continue blighting soccer, and urged…
Continue Reading Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer now winningest coach in major college basketball, passing Mike Krzyzewski
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Only Her. Tara VanDerveer’s face shined in every corner of Maples Pavilion with…
Continue Reading Three members of air ambulance crew killed in Oklahoma helicopter crash
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — Officials say three members of an air ambulance crew were killed when their helicopter crashed in Oklahoma. Air Evac…
Continue Reading Jared Goff throws 2 TD passes, Lions advance to NFC title game with 31-23 win over Buccaneers
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff is good enough for Detroit, as his coach recently reminded him. Cast away by the Los…
Continue Reading Military ends rescue search for Navy SEALs lost in maritime raid on ship with Iranian weapons
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The military says a 10-day search to rescue two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a…
Continue Reading Congo captain Chancel Mbemba subjected to online racist abuse after Africa Cup game against Morocco
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Congo captain Chancel Mbemba has been subjected to a torrent of racist abuse on…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s NFL playoff tour takes her to Buffalo for Chiefs game against Bills
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Love was in the cold Buffalo air with Taylor Swift cheering on boyfriend Travis Kelce and…
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ABC-7 First Alert: First storm system arrives, second arrives Monday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert for our rain chances as two back to back storm systems push their way into the…
Continue Reading A caravan of migrants from Honduras who were heading to the US dissolves in Guatemala
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan Migration Institute reports that a caravan of some 500 migrants that departed northern Honduras in hopes of…
Continue Reading Man arrested near Taylor Swift’s NYC townhouse after reported break-in attempt
NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift’s townhouse in New York City appears to have been the target of another break-in attempt, this time by a man who…
Continue Reading 23 lost skiers and snowboarders rescued in frigid temperatures in Killington, Vermont
KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Police say 23 skiers and snowboarders had to be rescued in frigid temperatures on Saturday after becoming lost in the back…
Continue Reading Former firefighter accused of planting explosives near California roadways pleads not guilty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a former firefighter with a previous arson conviction has been arrested on suspicion of detonating a…
Continue Reading Mary Weiss, lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies at 75
Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna,…
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Why DeSantis’ departure isn’t likely to change the dynamic between Trump and Haley
CNN Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) — And then there was one. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ withdrawal from the…
Continue Reading Young ski jumpers take flight at country’s oldest ski club in New Hampshire
By ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press MILAN, N.H. (AP) — Some of the Northeast’s best young ski jumpers took flight at the country’s oldest ski…
Continue Reading Iranian soldier kills 5 comrades in southeastern city where IS attack killed dozens, state TV says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV reports that an Iranian soldier has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing five of them, in the southeastern…
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DeSantis ends 2024 presidential campaign and endorses Trump
CNN By Steve Contorno and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who entered the Republican presidential primary as Donald…
Continue Reading Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump
By STEVE PEOPLES, THOMAS BEAUMONT and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican…
Continue Reading Police say 4 killed in suburban Chicago ‘domestic related’ shooting, suspect is in custody
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — Four people have been fatally shot outside Chicago in what suburban officials describe as a “domestic-related…
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DeSantis, once a rising Republican star, ran a presidential campaign filled with missteps and mistakes
CNN By Steve Contorno, Jessica Dean and Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — In the days leading up to the Iowa caucuses, top advisers to Ron DeSantis steeled…
Continue Reading ‘Burn, beetle, burn’: Hundreds of people torch an effigy of destructive bug in South Dakota town
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — In what’s become an annual winter tradition, hundreds of people carrying torches set fire to a giant wooden beetle…
Continue Reading Sarah, the Duchess of York, diagnosed with malignant melanoma found during breast cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Sarah, the Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with a malignant skin cancer that was discovered during her treatment for breast…
Continue Reading Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ singer, dead at 81
Marlena Shaw, the jazz and R&B vocalist whose “California Soul” was one of the defining soul songs of the late 1960s, has died. She was 81.…
Continue Reading Egypt’s leader el-Sissi slams Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal and vows support for Somalia
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s leader says his country stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia in its dispute with…
Continue Reading French protesters ask Macron not to sign off on an immigration law with a far-right footprint
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of cities across France on Sunday, calling on President Emmanuel Macron not to sign…
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Freezing rain and ice chills commutes in central US while blast of warm air thaws the east
CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Commuters in large swathes of the central US will face freezing rain and ice on Monday…
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Elderly couple stabbed to death in Brooklyn; suspect in custody
WCBS By Alecia Reid, Kristie Keleshian Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — A 46-year-old man was…
Continue Reading Strike kills Hezbollah fighter, civilian in Lebanon, amid seeming Israeli shift to targeted killings
By MOHAMMED ZAATARI and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit two vehicles near a Lebanese army checkpoint in…
Continue Reading ‘Mean Girls’ fetches $11.7M in second weekend to stay No. 1 at box office
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, “Mean Girls” repeated atop the box office with $11.7 million…
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