AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — With practice still a few hours away, Jayda Noble sits down at her desk and squeezes some fresh black paint right onto the top of her left hand just below the thumb. There’s already some white and red, a little bit of pink and purple along her wrist.
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MONTREAL (AP) — An arson attack is suspected to have targeted a synagogue in a Montreal suburb, the second time it was hit by an incendiary device in a little more than a year. A police spokeswoman says Montreal police received a 911 call shortly before 3 a.m. about a fire at the Congregation Beth
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Por Mary Gilbert, CNN Temperaturas inestables están en camino para millones de estadounidenses en los últimos días de 2024, mientras el invierno lucha por establecerse. Periódicas ráfagas de aire ártico extremadamente frío han llegado al norte y este de Estados Unidos este mes de diciembre, en marcado contraste con el otoño más cálido registrado. Sin
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z’s lawyers are asking a judge to speedily extract the rapper from a lawsuit in which a woman alleges she was sexually assaulted by Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs when she was 13. The unidentified woman recently added Jay-Z to her lawsuit against Combs in Manhattan federal court. In
Continue Reading Por Laura Paddison, CNN Virginia se convertirá, si todo sale según lo previsto, en el primer centro mundial de energía de fusión nuclear a escala de red, capaz de aprovechar esta energía limpia futurista y generar electricidad a partir de ella a principios de la década de 2030, según anunció este martes la empresa Commonwealth
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected in court Thursday to face corruption charges in the latest blow to an administration beset by searches, resignations and the mayor’s own indictment. Two people familiar with the matter say Ingrid Lewis-Martin, who resigned Sunday as
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By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story WOBURN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s a doggone miracle: A dog trainer in Massachusetts managed to create the perfect “dog nativity scene” that’s bringing a smile to pet lovers on social media this holiday season. Lori Lodato owns A Better Companion Dog Training in Woburn. She
Continue Reading WBZ By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story WOBURN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s a doggone miracle: A dog trainer in Massachusetts managed to create the perfect “dog nativity scene” that’s bringing a smile to pet lovers on social media this holiday season. Lori Lodato owns A Better Companion Dog Training in Woburn.
Continue Reading Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — An appeals court says New Jersey’s top law enforcement official overstepped his authority last year when he took control of the police force in the state’s third-largest city soon after Paterson police fatally shot a man barricaded in an apartment bathroom. The New Jersey Appellate Division said Wednesday that
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By Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — At least 20 migrants have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, the country’s state news agency TAP reported Wednesday, the second such tragedy in a week. The vessel got into trouble approximately 13 miles off the coast of Sfax, a major port city on the
Continue Reading By Alexandra Simon, Alan Wheeler, Ryan Hughes Click here for updates on this story SOUTH NEW JERSEY (KYW) — A pair of package thieves caught on a Ring doorbell camera in South Jersey were apparently upset to find video of their heist posted online. Gloucester Township Police shared a video from Dec. 9 showing two
Continue Reading TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Investigators in Baltimore County are looking into whether a shooting and related vehicle crash that left one person dead and nine injured Tuesday night are connected to a nearby homicide earlier this month. Officials say all 10 of the victims were found inside a flipped vehicle that burst into flames after
Continue Reading By Jennifer Bisram Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — A Brooklyn native who spent nearly 30 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit was exonerated in 2020, and he’s still adjusting to life outside of prison. He is among the hundreds of exonerations in New York
Continue Reading By Caroline Foreback, Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Church members and parents protested a new gun shop Tuesday that opened across the street from a preschool and daycare in Baltimore County. The protesters shared their anger with the owners of “Bmore Tacticle,” on Old Eastern Avenue, in Essex.
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By Sarah Ferris, Annie Grayer, Alayna Treene, Kristen Holmes and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump delivered a missive to Capitol Hill on Wednesday that significantly ratcheted up the chances of a government shutdown just before Christmas, while sending the clearest signal yet that he is seeking a dramatic showdown with Democrats over
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Pilots are reporting a massive uptick in being hit by laser pointers from the ground since the drone panic took off earlier this month, according to new data from the Federal Aviation Administration. Laser strikes can temporarily blind pilots or worse in some of the most critical times of
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the social media network Meta, formerly known as Facebook.FactsMeta says it had on average 3.6 billion daily active people across its platforms in June 2026.There were 75,472 full-time employees at Meta, as of June 30, 2026.Facebook introduced words such as “friending” to the lexicon.TimelineFebruary 4, 2004
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Kieran Culkin doesn’t want to know what your Zodiac sign is, nor does he believe that it sheds any light on your personality. The “A Real Pain” star made his feelings abundantly clear during Variety’s “Actors on Actors” interview with Colman Domingo, published on Wednesday, wherein Culkin playfully sparred
Continue Reading Por Hadas Gold, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox y Sarah Ferris, CNN En una ráfaga de publicaciones en su plataforma de redes sociales X este miércoles, Elon Musk ridiculizó un proyecto de ley de gastos del Gobierno respaldado por los republicanos que, de no aprobarse antes del viernes por la noche, llevaría a un cierre del
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — My Plates is revealing the top selling specialty plates in Texas for 2024. “The rankings span seven categories, including the coveted title of the number one plate in Texas,” a spokesperson explained. Classic Black comes in first overall with more than 14,000 Texans selecting the design. That equals more than $3.7
Continue Reading Por Juan Carlos López, Cecilia Domínguez y Manuela Castro, CNN en Español La portavoz de la transición de Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca Taylor Rogers confirmó a CNN que el presidente electo trabajará con el mandatario de Argentina, Javier Milei, para “beneficiar mutuamente a Estados Unidos y Argentina a través del capitalismo y el
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott acknowledged another $2 billion in donations in a blog post on Wednesday, bringing the total she’s given away since 2019 to $19.2 billion. She also revealed new information about how she was managing her wealth, saying she had directed advisors to invest her
Continue Reading ROCKVILLE, Conn. (AP) — A man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers has pleaded guilty to a stalking charge. A court clerk said 40-year-old Robert Cole Parmalee received a one-year suspended sentence and three year’s probation on Wednesday. He originally faced three charges, but those were substituted for second-degree stalking. Parmalee
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a self-governing US territory located in the Caribbean. About Puerto Rico (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 9,104 sq km Population: 3,019,450 (2024 est.) Capital: San Juan Other Facts The people of Puerto Rico are US citizens. They vote in US
Continue Reading CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Fred Lorenzen, a NASCAR Hall of Famer and the 1965 Daytona champion, died Wednesday. He was 89. NASCAR released a statement saying Lorenzen had died. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Lorenzen had been in declining health for years. In 1998, he was named one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense is expected to face his first public questioning from U.S. senators on Jan. 14. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker told reporters Wednesday that the committee is planning to hold Pete Hegseth’s hearing in mid-January as the former Fox News host and veteran
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A Las Cruces jury found 29-year-old Dillon Alexander Waller guilty of murdering his mother. He faces life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years. Waller also faces an additional three years for a tampering with evidence conviction. Police started investigating in November 2022 when neighbors of
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CNN By John Towfighi and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — The Dow plunged Wednesday on a disappointing outlook from the Federal Reserve. In the process, the blue-chip index extended its losing streak to 10 days — the longest such stretch since Gerald Ford was president. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the day
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Rusne Augustinaite scored 23 points and made a career-high seven 3-pointers, Kara Dunn added 17 points and No. 17 Georgia Tech beat Rice 88-57 on Wednesday. Augustinaite made four straight 3-pointers in the opening five minutes of the second quarter to help build a 28-13 lead. Georgia Tech extended it to 37-18
Continue Reading AP Education Writers Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools. Georgetown’s then-president, for example, listed a prospective student on his “president’s list” after meeting her and her wealthy father at an Idaho conference known
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