DALLAS (AP) — SMU has named Rhett Lashlee as its new head coach. He had been Miami’s offensive coordinator for two seasons. He had the same role on Sonny Dykes’ staff with the Mustangs in 2018 and 2019. Dykes left after four seasons at SMU and is expected to be introduced as TCU’s new coach
Continue Reading BESSEMER, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say a former University of Alabama track star and Olympian was killed in a shootout with another man. AL.com reports that the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified Emmit King and Willie Albert Wells as the two men who died after exchanging gunfire in Bessemer on Sunday. The 62-year-old
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Las autoridades investigan una balacera ocurrida en un vecindario ubicado cerca de la entrada al teleférico de Palm Springs donde resultó herido un hombre que acaba de salir de la casa de un familiar y conducía su vehículo y dijo que al pasar por donde estaba un grupo de personas lo atacaron y el mismo
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By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is urging Americans to get vaccinated, including booster shots, as he seeks to quell concerns over the newly identified coronavirus variant named omicron. But he said Monday he won’t be seeking any severe business or other widespread lockdown. The new variant is “a cause
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press An actor charged with storming the Capitol as a member of the Oath Keepers nearly talked his way into remaining in jail after his former attorney told a judge that the actor was challenging the court’s jurisdiction. A prosecutor said he hadn’t planned on seeking pretrial detention for James Beeks
Continue ReadingBy Amy Lu Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WBAL) — A west Baltimore community converged Saturday night to honor and remember one of their own. Baltimore police are still searching for the person who fatally shot Maliyah Turner, 13, last week. Her friends and family took part in a peace walk Saturday
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Las autoridades investigan el choque de dos carros que transitaban por la intersección de las calles Tahquitz Canyon y Encilia en Palm Springs. Al momento del impacto uno de los vehículos se volcó y dos personas que resultaron con heridas leves fueron transportadas al hospital.
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La policía de La Quinta realizó un gran operativo con apoyo del equipo táctico del SWAT y un helicóptero para buscar a un sujeto que estaba armado dentro del complejo de apartamentos Silver Hawk ubicado sobre la calle Eiserhower cerca de la Avenida 50 en La Quinta. Inicialmente recibieron la llamada de una persona que
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Schambach Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A 4-year-old Oklahoma girl is the first in the state to have a life-saving surgery. Her family is extra thankful for Thanksgiving this year. Aria Groover has a rare genetic disease called tuberous sclerosis. It causes multiple benign brain tumors and
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Channing Tatum is back as Magic Mike. He’s set to star in the third installment in the film franchise, titled “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” which will debut exclusively on HBO Max. Tatum tweeted the news that he would resume his titular role in the film, writing, “Well world, looks like Mike Lane’s
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — A leading Egyptian human rights activist has been convicted of insulting a judicial election commission and fined about $640. Monday’s ruling marked the latest episode in the government’s ongoing crackdown on dissent. The prosecution of the activist, Hossam Bahgat, has drawn international condemnation, including by the U.S. State Department. The large-scale jailing
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — UConn athletic director David Benedict spent almost a week visiting with Jim Mora and talking football and life before deciding that he’d found the right man to become the Huskies’ head coach. While many things about the former UCLA and NFL coach impressed Benedict,
Continue Reading BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Localized flooding in Washington state from another in a series of rainstorms doesn’t appear to be as severe as when extreme weather hit the region earlier in the month. People in the small communities of Sumas and Everson in northwest Washington had been asked to evacuate voluntarily Saturday night. Both towns
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La variante ómicron del coronavirus ha desatado preocupaciones de las autoridades de salud mundiales luego de ser descubierta en Sudáfrica y en ser etiquetada como una “variante de preocupación” por la Organización Mundial de la Salud. ¿Es más contagiosa la variante ómicron que la delta? 2:06 Aunque aún es
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La leyenda del fútbol argentino Diego Armando Maradona murió el 25 de noviembre de 2020 junto a un reducido entorno, cerca de las 12:30 horas. Desde hacía dos semanas se encontraba alojado en una casa del barrio privado de San Andrés, en la localidad de Tigre, al norte del Gran
Continue Reading TURIN, Italy (AP) — Borna Gojo gave Croatia an early lead over Italy in the Davis Cup quarterfinals by beating Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (2), 2-6, 6-2 in the opening match of the best-of-three series. U.S. Open champion Marin Čilić will next face 20-year-old Jannik Sinner. Gojo says “we knew we had to try to get
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Maryland dropped six spots to eighth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll after losing two games in a week that saw eight of the top 10 teams change places. UConn reclaimed the No. 2 spot after the Terrapins were blown out by N.C. State and Stanford. The Gamecocks
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean island of Barbados is preparing to wave goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II as head of state as it cuts ties with its colonial past and becomes a republic for the first time in history. Monday’s preparations come a month after the Parliament
Continue ReadingBy Bianca Beltrán Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — On the first night of Hanukkah, the Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City debuted a play created to raise awareness about anti-Semitism. “Thank You For Meeting Me Here” explores a conversation between a Jewish girl and a student who drew
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — An early morning blaze gutted several businesses in a strip mall a few blocks east of the Las Vegas Strip, but fire officials say no injuries were reported. Deputy Clark County Fire Chief Warren Whitney said passers-by reported the fire a little after 1 a.m. Monday at the shopping complex at
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