AP Sports Writer The NCAA appealed Monday the preliminary injunction granted by a U.S. federal judge giving Diego Pavia another year of eligibility even as the organization’s Division I board of directors granted a waiver allowing athletes in a similar situation as the Vanderbilt quarterback to play in 2025-26. When U.S. District Judge William L.
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Por Michael Williams, CNN El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha sugerido que EE.UU. debería retomar el canal de Panamá, una idea firmemente rechazada por el Gobierno de Panamá, que ha controlado el paso durante décadas. En mensajes publicados en diciembre, Trump acusó a Panamá de cobrar a EE.UU. “tarifas exorbitantes” por utilizar
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By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Russian scientists presented the carcass of a baby mammoth, whose incredibly well-preserved remains were found in the Siberian region of Yakutia in June after more than 50,000 years. The carcass of the female juvenile mammoth, nicknamed Yana, was discovered by local residents after a permafrost crater expanded, according to
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — On her first night as a free woman in 17 years, Charlotte Pleytez couldn’t sleep. Pleytez was 20 years old and pregnant when she and another suspect, 15-year-old Lombardo Palacios, were arrested and charged with the killing of Hector Flores in East Hollywood back in 2007. The two were
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Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced. Their court filing on Friday cites a Maryland law that allows people imprisoned for at least 20 years for crimes they committed as minors to have their
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean. The storm was expected to bring hurricane-force winds
Continue Reading Por Fernando Ramos, CNN en Español El narcotraficante Fabio Ochoa Vásquez llegó este lunes en la tarde al aeropuerto El Dorado de Bogotá desde Estados Unidos tras cumplir una condena en ese país por delitos de trata de personas, conspiración y distribución de cocaína, informó Migración Colombia en una publicación de su cuenta de X.
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By Jeff Capellini, Naveen Dhaliwal, Mark Prussin Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police. A person of interest was taken into custody later in the day,
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By Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday afternoon to a Washington, DC, hospital, where he is undergoing testing and observation after developing a fever, his spokesman told CNN. “The president is fine,” Angel Urena, deputy chief of staff to Clinton, told CNN in an interview, adding the former president
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas won the Big 12 title in 2023 on its way out the door to the Southeastern Conference. It was still swinging open when Arizona State waltzed in and won the league title in its debut season. And now the old Big 12 champs meet the new Big
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have handed out $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech company for violations that included taking bets on unauthorized events, and on games that had already ended. Information made public Monday says the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000.
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing more than a million delivery workers to use expensive deposit accounts to access their paychecks, the agency announced Monday. The companies opened deposit accounts for Walmart’s drivers with their personal information, such
Continue Reading By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — At Winchester Creek Farm, Santa Claus traded in his traditional reindeer for alpacas during the farm’s Santa Tour, which concluded on Monday, Dec. 23. The event offered visitors a unique opportunity to pose for photos with Santa and interact closely
Continue Reading BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. Shortly after landing on Monday in Bogota, Fabio Ochoa was a free man. The former
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — The incoming chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is sending a stern message to the owners of television stations and networks. And he is using ABC’s recent settlement with President-elect Donald Trump as a news peg of sorts. Brendan Carr, a Trump-appointed commissioner who will become chairman
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Half of Christmas Week will be mostly warm and calm, but the latter half after Christmas will be cooler. Today, we are on track for highs in the 60s and nighttime lows in the 30s and 40s… well above normal. These temps will persist until Christmas Day and then a cold front will arrive which
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a generic version of the daily injectable GLP-1 medicine liraglutide for people with type 2 diabetes, opening the door for lower-priced options to reach the market and help address a shortage. Liraglutide, sold under the brand name Victoza for diabetes,
Continue Reading AP Film Writer The English actor Harris Dickinson has been making waves in Hollywood since his feature film debut seven years ago in the indie “Beach Rats.” But his latest role is getting him more attention than ever as the confident intern who begins a dangerous affair with a married CEO played by Nicole Kidman.
Continue Reading By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. (CNN) — Some people feel there is a fundamental tension between religion and science, but Dr. Francis Collins, a preeminent scientist, the former
Continue Reading Por Ashley Strickland, CNN La sonda solar Parker pasó el martes cerca del Sol en un sobrevuelo récord, acercándose a 6,1 millones de kilómetros de la superficie solar en el mayor acercamiento de la humanidad a una estrella. El equipo de operaciones de la misión, situado en el Laboratorio de Física Aplicada Johns Hopkins de
Continue Reading Associated Press Child advocacy centers, recovery housing and diversion programs in West Virginia will receive grants as part of the initial round of $10.4 million distributed by the nonprofit allocating opioid settlement funds. West Virginia is the U.S. state with the highest overdose rate. The West Virginia First Foundation has announced funding for 38 programs
Continue Reading Por CNN en Español El Ministerio Público de Venezuela ordenó la excarcelación de 177 personas detenidas en las protestas posteriores a las polémicas elecciones presidenciales de ese país luego de un proceso de revisión de sus casos judiciales, de acuerdo con un comunicado firmado por el fiscal general, Tarek William Saab. Con esas adiciones van
Continue Reading Associated Press Burt, the huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the movie “Crocodile Dundee” and continued to impress visitors with his fiery temper and commanding presence, has died. Burt died over the weekend, the Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, said. He was at least 90 years old. “Known for
Continue Reading Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Teddy Roosevelt once declared the Panama Canal “one of the feats to which the people of this republic will look back with the highest pride.” More than a century later, Donald Trump is threatening to take back the waterway for the same republic. The president-elect is decrying increased fees
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Police Department has identified the 23-year-old man killed in a Northeast El Paso shooting as Jose Rufina Melendez. Police say they responded to reports of a shooting just before midnight on 9435 Diana. That is where Rufina Melendez was found by police and taken to a hospital where
Continue Reading Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — A source says embattled Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not expected to announce a decision on his future over the Christmas holidays. The person spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The Prime Minister will be traveling to British Columbia
Continue Reading By Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is not letting up on his suggestions that the US should retake the Panama Canal, an idea that has been rejected by the government of Panama, which has controlled the passage for decades. In social media posts and remarks to supporters, Trump has accused Panama of
Continue Reading Por Alli Rosenbloom, CNN En estas festividades la NFL nos regala una actuación de Beyoncé en Navidad. La cantante de “Texas Hold ‘Em” encabezará el espectáculo de medio tiempo del partido Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans el 25 de diciembre, después de que los Kansas City Chiefs se enfrenten a los Pittsburgh Steelers más temprano ese día.
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Family and friends are saying their final farewells to a substitute teacher killed in a school shooting in Wisconsin last week. Scores of people attended the funeral Monday of 42-year-old Erin Michelle West. She was killed Dec. 16 when 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Brooklyn real estate magnate working with a Turkish government official to funnel illegal campaign contributions to New York City Mayor Eric Adams plans to plead guilty in the case. Prosecutors said in a Manhattan federal court letter Monday that Erden Arkan plans to plead guilty
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