LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian police have arrested the head of the country’s soccer federation as part of an investigation into fraud, extortion, money laundering and other crimes. Agustín Lozano is the second Peruvian soccer boss to be detained since 2018 when his predecessor was investigated for his alleged role in two murders. Lozano vowed
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Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Democratic Rep. Jared Golden, a moderate known for defying his party, is in a tight race to keep his seat in Congress against Austin Theriault, a stock car driver and Republican state lawmaker. The matchup between Golden and Theriault is one of a handful of pivotal races with a
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The French foreign ministry says armed Israeli police forced their way into a French-owned church compound in the contested city of Jerusalem, briefly detaining two consulate members and prompting the top French diplomat to abandon his planned visit to the site. The unusual incident Thursday threatened to further strain relations between Israel
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer The woman who told police she was the ex-girlfriend of Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has retracted statements which led to his arrest on misdemeanor charges of battery and assault on Oct. 8. Young was suspended by Georgia coach Kirby Smart following his arrest by Athens-Clarke County Police after the altercation with
Continue Reading Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison in an investigation of a sinister online community that pressures children into acts of self-harm and sexual abuse images. The government says Richard Densmore ran chat rooms as a member of 764. That’s an international group that targets
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Philadelphia (6-2) at Dallas (3-5) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, CBS BetMGM NFL Odds: Eagles by 7 1/2. Against the spread: Eagles 4-4; Cowboys 2-6. Series record: Cowboys lead 74-56. Last meeting: Cowboys beat Eagles 33-13 on Dec. 10, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. Last week: Eagles beat Jaguars 28-23; Cowboys lost to Falcons 27-21. Eagles offense:
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans have knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern Pennsylvania while U.S. Rep. Scott Perry has survived a challenge in southern Pennsylvania. The defeats of sixth-term Rep. Matt Cartwright and three-term Rep. Susan Wild came as the GOP’s U.S. House majority hung in the
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A remarkable era of parity in Major League Baseball hit a bit of a snag this October when the big-spending New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets finished as three of the top four teams in this year’s postseason. Sometimes, all that money really is
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in his first public comment on the U.S. vote, and he praised the president-elect’s courage during the July assassination attempt. “His behavior at the moment of an attempt on his life left an impression on me. He turned out
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier has won a fourth term in Washington. She beat Republican Carmen Goers on Thursday in a district made up of a mix of wealthy Seattle exurbs and central Washington farmland. The 8th District seat had always been held by the GOP before Schrier, a pediatrician, took office in
Continue Reading Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian activists are demanding that other countries temporarily stop deportations to their country given a surge in gang violence and deepening poverty. Tens of thousands of people have been deported to Haiti in the past month, including 61,000 from the Dominican Republic. Haiti’s Support Group for Returnees and Refugees
Continue Reading Associated Press After former President Donald Trump gave his victory speech early Wednesday, at the Palm Beach Convention Center, dozens of his supporters gathered in a lobby to sing “How Great Thou Art,” reciting from memory the words and harmonies of a classic hymn, popular among evangelical Christians. It was a fitting coda to an
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A jury began deliberations Thursday in the trial of Richard Allen, who is accused of killing two teenage girls and leaving their bodies near a hiking path in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017. Allen is facing two murder and two felony murder charges and has pleaded not
Continue Reading Democratic Rep. Kim Schrier won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Washington on Thursday. She defeated Republican Carmen Goers, who works in financial services. Schrier, a pediatrician, first won her seat in 2018, becoming the first Democrat to represent the district. Of the seven Washington state congressional districts that Democrat Joe Biden carried in
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas receiver Johntay Cook II, a top recruit in the 2023 class who has struggled for playing time this season, has left the Longhorns program, coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday. Sarkisian called Cook’s departure “mutual between the two of us” but did not elaborate. “We have nothing but respect for he
Continue Reading Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice appointed his wife to the state school board this week. First Lady Cathy Justice’s appointment to the state board of education came about a day after the Republican governor declared victory in the U.S. Senate race against Democratic opponent Glenn Elliott. Cathy Justice will
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By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is on its way to New York City after being cut down in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts on Thursday. A festive crowd showed up to say farewell to the tree and watch workers saw through the
Continue Reading By Allen Cone Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — PortMiami had a record 8,233,056 cruise passengers in fiscal year 2024, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023 to Sept. 30, the county said Thursday. PortMiami had a 12.79% increase in cruise passenger totals compared with past record of 7,299,294 the previous year.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Border Patrol reported a decrease in migrant encounters in Fiscal Year 2024, but they saw an increase in both deaths and rescues in the El Paso Sector. According to spokespeople with the agency, FY2024 recorded a total of 981 rescues and 176 deaths. In FY2023, Border Patrol saw 597
Continue Reading Associated Press Chuck and Cathie Baldwin were driving in the dark early on Election Day to work a shift at their polling place in rural Missouri when floodwaters overtopped a creek and swept their vehicle off the road. The couple, married for more than half a century, were later found dead, clinging to a tree
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Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor declared an emergency Thursday after a powerful winter storm left tens of thousands of people without power as heavy snow, fierce winds and freezing temperatures marched across the northern two-thirds of the state and into Colorado. Dozens of crews with Public Service Co. of New Mexico
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Elwood Edwards, a behind-the-scenes graphics and camera operator at local Cleveland television station WKYC whose voice was propelled to worldwide fame after he recorded AOL’s email greeting, ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ has died, according to his former employer. He was 74. WKYC said he passed following an undisclosed
Continue Reading By Mike Hellgren, Christian Olaniran Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Seven Salisbury University students, including four from Anne Arundel County, are charged with a hate crime for an alleged brutal attack on a victim because of his sexual orientation, according to authorities. The defendants had court hearings Wednesday morning
Continue Reading Associated Press After former President Donald Trump gave his victory speech early Wednesday, at the Palm Beach Convention Center, dozens of his supporters gathered in a lobby to sing “How Great Thou Art,” reciting from memory the words and harmonies of a classic hymn, popular among evangelical Christians. It was a fitting coda to an
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Andrea Gomez (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden reflexionó sobre la “lucha por el alma de Estados Unidos”, la premisa central de su campaña de 2020 tras la victoria del expresidente Donald Trump en 2024, ofreciendo un mensaje de unidad al tiempo que llamaba a sus partidarios a mantenerse comprometidos. “Sé que para algunas personas,
Continue Reading By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Residents in a small South Carolina town are finding themselves in the middle of a real-life game of Jumanji after 43 monkeys escaped Wednesday from a research facility. The rhesus macaque primates are all still on the loose as of Friday night after escaping from the Alpha Genesis Primate
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Left-hander T.J. McFarland is remaining with the Athletics, agreeing Thursday to a $1.8 million, one-year contract. He can earn an additional $250,000 in performance bonuses for games: $50,000 for 50, and $100,000 each for 60 and 70. McFarland was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers on March 26 and had a
Continue Reading By Erica Finke Click here for updates on this story WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WISN) — A West Allis family is relieved after being reunited with their 11-month-old puppy they thought was stolen by a delivery driver. Bebop, an American Bully, was on the porch of her home near 108th Street and Rogers Street at 4
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson Tecoluca, El Salvador (CNN) — La luz del sol inunda el cavernoso edificio. Un techo altísimo y un suelo pulido dan el aspecto de una estación de ferrocarril o de un hangar de aviones. Pero el aire no se mueve y se siente intensamente claustrofóbico. A los lados de la sala hay grandes
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El senador independiente por Vermont y líder izquierdista que participa del bloque demócrata en el Congreso Bernie Sanders emitió este miércoles una mordaz declaración con críticas a la formación y su balance de las elecciones de EE.UU. En el documento de dos páginas, Sanders dice que “no debería sorprender la derrota”
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