By Arlette Saenz, Sam Fossum and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Luanda, Angola (CNN) — President Joe Biden grinned as he posed for photos with the leader of Angola before departing the country Wednesday, capping off an historic trip that was overshadowed by controversy stemming from Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter and unexpected turmoil from
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — UTEP announced a study that was completed, stating the propensity to drug addiction starts with the first drug experience. Consuming the additive substance mostly starts with an unpleasant experience, like a needle, inhaling smoke, etc. Those distasteful experience, known as adverse cues, and our initial reactions to them are important
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Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The wife of an investigative journalist in Guinea says her husband had been abducted in Guinea’s capital, as the military regime continues to tighten its grip on independent media. Habib Marouane Kamara, the editor-in-chief of an online investigative outlet lerevelateur224.com, was headed to meet a businessman and a friend
Continue Reading Associated Press Keira Knightley starred in one of the most popular Christmas films of the 21st century, the 2003 romantic comedy “Love Actually.” Her new Netflix series “Black Doves” is also set during the holidays, but in this, she plays a spy alongside Ben Whishaw’s assassin. Knightley says the show debuting Thursday falls under the
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brian Thompson led one of the biggest health insurers in the U.S. but was unknown to millions of people his decisions affected. Then Wednesday’s targeted fatal shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk thrust the executive and his business into the national spotlight. Thompson, who was
Continue Reading AP Business Writer President-elect Donald Trump says he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins is the CEO of Patomak Partners and a former SEC commissioner. Trump calls Atkins a “proven leader for common sense regulations.” In the years since leaving the SEC, Atkins has made the
Continue Reading Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes tore through a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sparking fires and killing at least 21 people, according to the head of a nearby hospital, in the latest assault on a sprawling tent city that Israel designated a humanitarian safe zone
Continue Reading Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A newly released audit says Maryland has failed to properly manage contracts with private companies that provide medical and mental health care to prisoners in state-run detention facilities. State auditors looking into the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services found hundreds of missed evaluations for suicide risk and mental
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Juárez City Council announced on Tuesday through its Municipal Gazette that fines for people cutting the line at the Ports of Entry have been modified. The exhortation made by Mexican Representative for Morena from District 10, María Antonieta Pérez Reyes to the Ciudad Juárez City Council against abusive motorists was published
Continue Reading Associated Press Since winning election, President-elect Donald Trump has been talking about immigration, border security and government efficiency. But in California farm country, his comments about water are also getting attention. The state grows vast amounts of the country’s fresh produce thanks to a complex network of dams and canals that funnel water to the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says he’s selected a former soldier and Iraq War veteran to serve as secretary of the Army. Trump said on Wednesday that Daniel P. Driscoll had completed Army Ranger school and deployed with the 10th Mountain Division to Iraq. Driscoll had been recently serving as a senior adviser
Continue Reading RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 2-year-old boy was fatally shot when his 7-year-old brother found a gun in the glovebox of the family’s truck in Southern California. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says deputies responded Monday to reports of a shooting in the parking lot of a shopping center in Rancho
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London’s Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual “Rule Britannia” singalong, is preparing to host a different kind of spectacle: Sumo wrestling. Camera shutters clicked furiously and reporters “ahhhed” in delight Wednesday as wrestlers Daisuke Kitanowaka and Akira Fukutsuumi demonstrated a sideways stamp and put on
Continue Reading AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk to lead NASA. Trump announced on Wednesday his choice for NASA administrator. Jared Isaacman, CEO and founder of a credit card-processing company, has been a close collaborator with Elon Musk ever since buying
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The birth of Lauren Mayberry as a solo artist should be marked by something like a wolf cry. And that’s exactly what it sounds like. The vocalist and percussionist from the Scottish pop band Chvrches has punctuated her debut album with a playful howl while telling off an
Continue Reading Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A new, widespread power outage has plunged Cuba into darkness after one of the island’s major power plants failed. It left millions of people without power in the third such blackout in six weeks. The Electric Union, the state-run power company, attributed the incident to the shutdown of the Antonio
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors asked Wednesday to review police and bystander video at the heart of the chokehold manslaughter case against Daniel Penny as his lawyers complained that the Marine veteran was being harassed outside the New York City courthouse. On the second day of deliberations, the anonymous jury also asked to
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By Renee Anderson Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting will be held tonight in New York City. Here’s everything to know about when it starts, how to visit and road closures around the area. Kelly Clarkson is back to host this year’s tree lighting
Continue Reading VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian court has ruled that Ukrainian businessman Dymitro Firtash can’t be extradited to the U.S. in a long-running legal saga that centers on a corruption case related to an alleged plan to pay bribes in India. The Vienna State Court said Tuesday evening it decided on Nov. 7 that an extradition
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AP Sports Writer The arrival of the early signing period Wednesday offered a stark reminder for college football fans. If recruiting rankings offer any accurate gauge in the era of the transfer portal, those teams competing for College Football Playoff berths now should keep contending for years to come. Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Ohio
Continue Reading By John MacLauchlan Click here for updates on this story TALLAHASSEE, Florida (WFOR) — A West Palm Beach man won a million-dollar prize playing the Florida Lottery’s BONUS LETTER CROSSWORD scratch-off game. Juan Perez Camejo chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000. Camejo bought his winning ticket at US Discount Beverage on
Continue Reading By John MacLauchlan and Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The holiday season can not only bring out the best in people, but it can also bring out the worst. Multiple law enforcement agencies say at this time of year they see an uptick in phone, internet and other
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is trying to get the Georgia election interference case against him dismissed. He asserts that the state’s courts will not have jurisdiction over him once he returns to the White House next month. The Georgia case against Trump and others is mostly on hold pending a pretrial
Continue Reading By Magdala Louissaint & Ryan Lovell Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSON COUNTY, Alabama (WVTM) — On Wednesday, residents of Ensley will be the first to experience the fresh produce offered by a mobile grocery store. “People will be able to shop comfortably right in their own communities, which is quite a luxury,”
Continue Reading By Peyton Furtado Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — While it seems like we’re back to business as usual, crews are still scattered across the Upstate cleaning up Helene debris. Many workers are a long way from home. The wheels on the trucks go round and round seven
Continue Reading WYFF By Peyton Furtado Click here for updates on this story SPARTANBURG COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — While it seems like we’re back to business as usual, crews are still scattered across the Upstate cleaning up Helene debris. Many workers are a long way from home. The wheels on the trucks go round and round
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who is locked in a legal dispute with rival Elon Musk, said said he is “not that worried” about Musk’s influence in the incoming Trump administration. Altman told a New York Times conference Wednesday that he “may turn out to be wrong” but he believes strongly that
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The actor who played Kid Loki in the first season of the Marvel series “Loki” has appealed for help from the public after falling on hard times. Jack Veal recently posted on TikTok about his difficulties, saying “Hi. I’m a famous actor, I’m 17 and I’m homeless.” “You
Continue Reading By Christina Watkins Click here for updates on this story BREVARD COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A shooting at a Brevard County apartment complex left other dog owners shaken. The sheriff’s office confirmed the shooting happened on Nov. 30. The 1-year-old Goldendoodle, named Maui, is in critical condition. Neighbors including Donnie Rouse described the area around
Continue Reading By David Collins Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — Baltimore’s mayor will make it a priority of his second term to open a supervised drug consumption site with a goal to reduce overdose deaths. Earlier this year, 11 News Investigates visited a site in New York City that offers a safe
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