Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with ties to the Tibetan community in an attack meant to install malware on users’ computers. According to the cybersecurity firm Insikt Group, the hack of the Tibet Post and Gyudmed Tantric University websites appears geared
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Jayden Nunn had 19 points with five 3-pointers to lead seven Baylor players scoring in double figures and the 12th-ranked Bears won their home opener 104-67 over Sam Houston on Tuesday night. The Bears (2-1) got double-doubles from Miami transfer Norchad Omier (18 points and 10 rebounds) and
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tre Johnson scored 19 points to lead five Longhorns in double figures and Texas rolled to a 105-58 win over Chicago State on Tuesday night. Johnson, the SEC freshman of the week who came in averaging 28.5 points a game and shooting 56% from the arc, was 6 of 9 from
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — Baye Ndongo had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Naithan George added 16 points and six assists and Georgia Tech beat Texas Southern 81-62 on Tuesday night. Ndongo gave the Yellow Jackets their first double-digit lead at 32-21 to begin a 12-0 run and they led by 24 points, 49-25, at halftime after
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Mike Levin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday. Levin initially flipped the 49th District seat north of San Diego, including parts of Orange County, in the 2018 midterms. This year, he defeated Republican Matt Gunderson, who owns a car dealership. Democrat Joe Biden comfortably carried the district in
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Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — El Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres de Chile (Senapred) declaró alerta roja en cinco comunas del país, debido a los incendios forestales desatados este martes. El incendio con mayor extensión, de 300 hectáreas, afecta a las comunas de Quilpué y Villa Alemana, según la información del sitio
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State spread the minutes and the scoring around as the Seminoles pulled away from Tarleton State 72-52 on Tuesday night. Daquan Davis scored nine points and four Seminoles added eight each as 12 players scored and 10 players saw double-digit minutes with no starter playing over 19 minutes. Jamir Watkins,
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top elections regulator said Tuesday that she has been the target of harassing and threatening comments on social media after affirming President-elect Donald Trump’s national election victory in an attempt to halt conspiracy theories. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver shared her concerns as
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Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top elections regulator said Tuesday that she has been the target of harassing and threatening comments on social media after affirming President-elect Donald Trump’s national election victory in an attempt to halt conspiracy theories. New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver shared her concerns as
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Republican Gabe Evans defeated Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo on Tuesday in a closely watched race, flipping the Colorado House seat north of Denver and moving Republicans closer to control of the U.S. House with just over a dozen races left to be called. The toss-up race
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Roman Catholic church has confirmed that an altar boy was one of two minors killed outside a church on Mexico’s Gulf coast. The Catholic Multimedia Center said Tuesday the other boy had been helping his mother clean the church in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. Authorities have not said
Continue Reading Republican Gabe Evans won election to a U.S. House seat representing Colorado on Tuesday, defeating Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo. The 8th Congressional District, which is located north of Denver, was drawn after Colorado was awarded an additional House seat in decennial reapportionment. Evans serves in the state House and previously was a police lieutenant. Caraveo
Continue Reading Republican Rep. David Valadao won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Tuesday, defeating Democrat Rudy Salas. Valadao has long been able to outrun the partisanship of his district, which Democrat Joe Biden carried by double digits in 2020. He is also one of two House Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Guerrero anunció este martes la detención de un exfuncionario, al que identificó solo como Germán “N”, de la institución por su presunta relación con el asesinato de Alejandro Arcos, alcalde de Chilpancingo ―la capital del estado―, ocurrido a inicios de octubre. Chilpancingo exige paz al gobierno horas
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Associated Press In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own. In his decade at the network, Hegseth has developed a close rapport with Trump, who also reportedly considered him
Continue Reading Associated Press CHANGCHUN, China (AP) — By day, Xing Long works in an office for a state-owned company in Changchun, an industrial city in the northeastern rust belt of China. By night, he’s a DJ and underground rave organizer, a side gig that offers an escape from the humdrum of reviewing corporate contracts. For a
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s GOP-dominated House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed individual and corporate tax cuts, along with a constitutional amendment. The measures are key provisions in Gov. Jeff Landry’s sweeping tax reform package, the centerpiece of the state’s third special legislative session of the year. The House voted
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Es una escena desoladora: después de un largo vuelo, observas cómo todos y cada uno de los pasajeros abandonan la zona de equipajes mientras tú esperas a que tu maleta aparezca en la banda. Poco después, caminas hasta el servicio de atención al cliente. Muchas personas vivieron la experiencia de aterrizar
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By Garrett Behanna Click here for updates on this story WHITE OAK, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A teacher’s aide at Francis McClure Elementary School in White Oak is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a special needs student on a school playground. The Allegheny County Police Department’s General Investigations Unit was assigned on Monday to investigate a
Continue Reading By Nicole Nielsen Click here for updates on this story SOUTHLAKE, Texas (KTVT) — Blake Pool remembers 2002 well. It was the year his football team, the Southlake Carroll Dragons, won the state championship. “I wasn’t the star of the team, but here’s my beautiful bleach-blonde hair,” Pool joked while showing pictures from the season.
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Procuraduría General de Colombia sancionó al excanciller Álvaro Leyva con destitución e inhabilitación por 10 años, tras determinar que violó principios legales al cancelar una licitación para la fabricación de pasaportes. Leyva dijo que apelará esta decisión, al considerar que surgió de un proceso “plagado de irregularidades”. La institución
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has selected South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security. It’s one of the biggest government agencies that will be integral to his vow to secure the border and carry out a massive deportation operation. She rose to prominence in conservative circles for resisting
Continue Reading By Paul Burton Click here for updates on this story ORANGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Two sisters and their friend were injured in a horrifying tree collapse in Orange back in August. Now, they are speaking about the ordeal for the first time. Brittany and Danyelle Bushee and their friend, Melissa Chiasson, of Athol, were severely
Continue Reading By WBZ-News Staff Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A McDonald’s employee in Cambridge is enjoying a new bike after coworkers banded together to help him when someone stole the bike he used to get to work. Daniel Chavez Lopez used his bike to go back and forth between his
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency” — which is not, despite the name, a government agency. The acronym “DOGE” is a nod to Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency, dogecoin. Trump said in a statement that
Continue Reading EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — In the last two days, President-elect Donald Trump has appointed two people to his team to help oversee his border agenda. The flow of migrants at the border has slowed down since January of this year, but that could change. In the past, the city has had to work quickly
Continue Reading Associated Press Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be ambassador to Israel, has long rejected a Palestinian state in territory previously seized by Israel. He also has repeatedly signaled his staunch support for hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and says the U.S. needs to stand firmly behind Israel. Huckabee frequently
Continue Reading Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The European Union says it will not renew a fishing agreement with Senegal that has been criticized by many Senegalese. The decision comes after the EU identified Senegal as a “non-cooperating country” in the fight against illegal fishing earlier this year. European vessels will have to leave Senegalese waters
Continue Reading AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican Rep. David Valadao has won reelection in California’s 22nd Congressional District, defeating Democrat Rudy Salas for the second time. Valadao is an anomaly — an elected Republican in a heavily Democratic district in a heavily Democratic state. Democrats hold a 14-point registration edge in the Central Valley
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Comisión Nacional de Emergencias de Costa Rica (CNE) declaró alerta roja para las regiones del Pacífico por las intensas lluvias de los últimos días, que según la entidad continuarán a lo largo de la semana. La CNE advirtió que hay una alta saturación de los suelos en
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