PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says France will double the number of officers in charge of fighting smugglers after 27 people died last week trying to cross the Channel to get Britain in an overcrowded smuggling boat. Speaking Monday after a defense council meeting, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the anti-smuggling office will be
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold Jeffrey Clark, a former Justice Department official, in contempt of Congress. The panel is seeking charges against a defiant witness for a second time after holding former White House aide Steve Bannon
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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler announced on social media that he will enter the transfer portal. The decision comes on the heels of coach Lincoln Riley’s decision to leave for USC. Rattler entered this season as a first-team preseason All-American and the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. He was
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By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler announced on social media that he will enter the transfer portal. The decision comes on the heels of coach Lincoln Riley’s decision to leave for USC. Rattler entered this season as a first-team preseason All-American and the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy. He was
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The Imperial County Fire department says the fire destroyed several homes, displacing 5 families.
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am says politics don’t dictate his actions, with pressure from pro-Palestinian activists unable to deter him from performing in Israel and maintaining ties to the country’s high-tech scene. A Palestinian-led movement has for years urged artists to boycott Israel over its treatment of
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By Noah Sheidlower and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Merriam-Webster just announced its Word of the Year. For some, it is a symbol of hope and health. For others, it’s a representation of a politicized issue. But as everyone can agree, the word is everywhere and it’s controversial. “Vaccine” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. The word
Continue Reading By ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria has hosted the first international basketball tournament on its soil in at least two decades, bringing an Asia region World Cup qualifying game to a packed stadium in the capital Damascus. The game Monday with Kazakhstan, which Syria lost 81-71, saw the national team play
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business It’s going to cost more to spoil your True Love this year, according to PNC’s 38th annual Christmas Price Index. The index measures how much it will cost to purchase gifts from the classic holiday song, “The 12 Days of Christmas” — a holiday twist on the Bureau of Labor
Continue Reading By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say that after months of study, the Pentagon has decided no immediate major changes are needed in the global positioning of U.S. forces. It will, however, further analyze force needs in the Middle East and make refinements in Asia and the Pacific. Some infrastructure
Continue ReadingBy KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO COUNTY, Calif (KFSN) — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Auberry man after his 52-year-old mother was found badly wounded and her boyfriend was found stabbed to death. The mother is currently in the hospital in critical condition. Homicide detectives say 29-year-old
Continue Reading By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey will miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury. McCaffrey had an MRI on Monday that revealed the injury was severe enough to put him on injured reserve. Because of his anticipated recovery time and because it
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, Zachary Cohen, Ryan Nobles and Annie Grayer, CNN The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection is poised to vote on a criminal contempt of Congress referral for former top Department of Justice official, Jeffrey Clark, the panel announced Monday. The committee plans to meet Wednesday night to vote on a
Continue ReadingBy Nic Garcia Click here for updates on this story CLOVIS, California (KFSN) — A Clovis doctor is dead after being hit by a car on Bullard Avenue Saturday night. Police say that man was 57-year-old Dr. Sidney Carpenter, a pathologist at Kaiser Permanente. When Carpenter was not working at the hospital, chances are you
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN BTS made a triumphant return to Los Angeles over the weekend. The international sensation kicked off their “Permission to Dance” tour on Saturday at the SoFi Stadium. Thousands of the K-pop group’s fans, who call themselves the “Army,” packed the stadium to watch RM, Jin, V, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin and Jungkook
Continue Reading ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Police say a 13-year-old boy suspected in a carjacking was arrested after leading police on a chase and crashing the stolen vehicle in the parking lot of an Oakley coffee shop. The East Bay Times reported Monday.Antioch police officers on Sunday spotted the vehicle after it was carjacked in Oakland and
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist Another atmospheric river will be streaming into western Washington and parts of British Columbia, Canada, this week. While back-to-back-to-back systems for the region seem a bit like a broken record lately, the phenomenon is truly significant. Rivers in the sky have led to landslides blocking roads, rivers inundating towns, and
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for the house always winning. Casino stocks have had a brutal year. Penn National Gaming, which operates more than 40 US gambling locations, has plunged 40% this year. That makes Penn, which also owns a 36% stake in Dave Portnoy’s Barstool Sports betting and entertainment company,
Continue ReadingBy Roxie Bustamante Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A mother of three is in need of help after they lost everything they owned in a townhome fire on Thanksgiving Day. At least one person suffered minor injuries in a two-alarm townhome fire on Dashwood Drive at about 2 a.m. Thursday,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La policía de los Países Bajos informó el domingo 28 de noviembre de la detención de un matrimonio que había “huido” de una cuarentena obligatoria ordenada por el gobierno. La pareja, identificada por AFP como un hombre español de 30 años y una mujer portuguesa de 28, habría llegado el viernes
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