Start your week smart: House speaker, Damar Hamlin, Iran, Ukraine, Senegal
By Andrew Torgan, CNN Even if you’re not a football fan, you’ve probably heard about Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffering cardiac…
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5 things to know for January 9: Immigration, House, Brazil, Floods, Prince Harry
After a historic 15 ballots and many concessions, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the House of…
Continue Reading Biden makes tightly controlled visit to the southern border, his first as president
By Priscilla Alvarez and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden visited the US-Mexico border on Sunday for the first time as president, but he did not…
Continue Reading Avalanche kills 2 people in Colorado county’s 2nd deadly avalanche of the season
By Tina Burnside, CNN Search and rescue crews recovered the body of a missing snowmobiler buried in the Colorado mountains after an avalanche…
Continue Reading Fire at Wisconsin dairy plant leaves storm drains clogged with butter
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Bring in the toast. A fire at a dairy plant in Wisconsin left storm drains and a historic canal clogged with butter. The fire…
Continue Reading Ana Montes, American convicted of spying for Cuba, released from US federal prison after 20 years
By Josh Campbell, CNN Ana Montes, an American citizen convicted of spying for Cuba, has been released from US federal prison in Fort Worth, Texas,…
Continue Reading Colorado will halt busing of migrants to New York City and Chicago following conversation with cities’ mayors, governor says
By Isa Kaufman Geballe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN After earlier announcing that Colorado would help asylum-seeking migrants leave the state for…
Continue Reading As police in Idaho faced mounting criticism, investigators worked meticulously behind the scenes to nab a suspect
By Ray Sanchez, CNN In the weeks after four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in a home near campus, police faced mounting…
Continue Reading Rosewood, Florida, marks 100 years since race massacre. Here’s what happened
In the years after World War I, Black people were thriving in the central Florida town of Rosewood when a White mob driven by racial animosity…
Continue Reading CBP seizes $9.1 million worth of cocaine at the Pan American Dock in Puerto Rico
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers seized 877 pounds of cocaine on board the San Juan-Santo Domingo Ferry at the Pan…
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Prairie View A&M hands MVSU 12th straight loss 67-60
ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Jeremiah Gambrell finished with 22 points and eight rebounds to lead Prairie View A&M to a 67-60 victory over…
Continue Reading Hill scores 8 in OT, Oklahoma beats Texas Tech 68-63
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Jalen Hill scored eight of his 18 points points in the final two minutes, freshman Milos Uzan also scored 18 points and…
Continue Reading Georgia coach Smart’s father unable to attend CFP title game
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Georgia coach Kirby Smart said his father, former high school football coach Sonny…
Continue Reading Sam Houston wins 75-68 against Tarleton State
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Anthony Wrzeszcz scored 19 points as Sam Houston beat Tarleton State 75-68 on Saturday night. Wrzeszcz was 6 of 6 shooting,…
Continue Reading CFP Notebook: Hamlin’s collapse resonates with TCU, Georgia
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during a game on Monday night,…
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UTEP falls to Louisiana Tech, 60-58; Miners’ losing streak extends to four games
RUSTON, Louisiana – The UTEP Miners are still in search of answers after losing their 4th game in a row. Saturday afternoon in Ruston, Louisiana, the…
Continue Reading Williams scores 17, leads Louisiana Tech past UTEP 60-58
RUSTON, La. (AP) — Cobe Williams’ 17 points helped Louisiana Tech defeat UTEP 60-58 on Saturday. Williams shot 6 for 16 and 3 of 4 from the…
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El Paso’s Helen of Troy cutting 10% of global workforce
EL PASO, Texas — Helen of Troy, the only publicly-traded company headquartered in El Paso, said it is laying off ten percent of its global…
Continue Reading Kalscheur nets late 3, No. 25 Iowa State beats No. 17 TCU
By STEFAN STEVENSON Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur hit a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds remaining and finished with 15 points…
Continue Reading Musk says he can’t get fair trial in California, wants Texas
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk has urged a federal judge to shift a trial in a shareholder lawsuit out of…
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U.S. Senators to tour El Paso Border and meet with city officials Monday
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– Amid the migrant crisis, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) will lead colleagues James Lankford…
Continue Reading Mega Millions jackpot tops $1 billion after Friday’s drawing yields no winners
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has jumped to more than $1 billion after Friday night’s drawing ended without an overall…
Continue Reading Authorities working ‘around the clock’ in search for Massachusetts mother missing since New Year’s Day
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN Authorities in Massachusetts are “working around the clock” to search for a mother of three young children missing…
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Border Network for Human Rights holds march for migrants Saturday morning
EL PASO, Texas– Ahead of President Biden’s visit to El Paso Sunday, the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) holds a press conference and a…
Continue Reading Why ancient Roman structures like the Pantheon still stand
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Welcome to a new year, where fresh wonder already awaits. Rome has often been called the Eternal City. Ancient Romans took…
Continue Reading Houston area man charged after allegedly kidnapping, assaulting Bumble date for 5 days
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A Houston area man has been charged with aggravated kidnapping after holding a woman he met on a dating app captive for five…
Continue Reading How McCarthy survived the House chaos to win the speaker’s gavel
CNN By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz strode into House GOP Leader Kevin…
Continue Reading States target transgender health care in first bills of 2023
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year,…
Continue Reading New York authorities confiscated a record-breaking amount of fentanyl drugs in 2022
By Isa Kaufman Geballe and Tavleen Tarrant, CNN Authorities in New York seized record-breaking amounts of fentanyl powder and fake prescription pills…
Continue Reading A traffic stop involving a deputy threatening to shoot a driver in the chest is under investigation, Los Angeles County police say
By Cheri Mossburg, CNN A Los Angeles County traffic stop in which a local rapper was approached by a deputy who threatened that the man would…
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