Month: December 2021
Passenger seen on video punching flight attendant pleads guilty, DOJ says
By Stella Chan, CNN A woman who punched a flight attendant on a May Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento to San Diego pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight attendant, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A flight attendant asked Vyvianna Quinonez, 28, to buckle her seatbelt, stow her tray table, and wear her
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Here’s how to track Santa around the world, thanks to NORAD
By Amanda Jackson, CNN Santa Claus has packed his sleigh with toys for all the good girls and boys and he has made sure the reindeer are secured for takeoff. Now, they are traveling around the world to visit millions of households. While you are waiting to hear the jingle of bells in the air
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Spurs rout depleted Lakers 138-110 in last Staples game
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 138-110 in the final event at Staples Center under the 22-year-old arena’s original name. LeBron James scored 36 points and Russell Westbrook had 30 for the Lakers,
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Niners struggle mightily on 3rd down in 20-17 loss to Titans
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers, led by two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Nick Bosa, turned in a mighty defensive performance against Tennessee on first and second down. Third down was another story. The Niners gave up big play after big play Thursday night with
Continue Reading Niners struggle mightily on 3rd down in 20-17 loss to Titans
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers, led by two-time Pro Bowl defensive end Nick Bosa, turned in a mighty defensive performance against Tennessee on first and second down. Third down was another story. The Niners gave up big play after big play Thursday night with
Continue Reading Spurs rout depleted Lakers 138-110 in last Staples game
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 138-110 in the final event at Staples Center under the 22-year-old arena’s original name. LeBron James scored 36 points and Russell Westbrook had 30 for the Lakers,
Continue Reading The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Mahtani, Helen Regan, Joshua Berlinger and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant
CNN, WJAR, KCPQ, KTUU By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Mahtani, Helen Regan, Joshua Berlinger and Adam Renton, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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Ferry fire kills at least 37 in southern Bangladesh
By ABDUR RAHMAN JAHANGIR Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh fire services say at least 37 passengers have been killed and many others injured in a massive fire that swept through a crowded ferry on the southern Sugandha River. The blaze broke out around 3 a.m. Friday on the ferry packed with 800 passengers.
Continue Reading In UAE desert, camels compete for crowns in beauty pageant
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert of the United Arab Emirates to compete for the title of most beautiful. The annual camel beauty pageant in southwestern UAE drew thousands of breeders this week, despite the coronavirus
Continue Reading In UAE desert, camels compete for crowns in beauty pageant
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press LIWA, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tens of thousands of camels from across the region have descended on the desert of the United Arab Emirates to compete for the title of most beautiful. The annual camel beauty pageant in southwestern UAE drew thousands of breeders this week, despite the coronavirus
Continue Reading Myanmar army airstrikes send hundreds fleeing into Thailand
BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say the military has unleashed airstrikes and heavy artillery on a small town controlled by ethnic guerrillas, sending hundreds of people fleeing across a river into Thailand. Government forces targeted Lay Kay Kaw, a small town near the border that is controlled by the Karen guerrillas who are seeking
Continue Reading Search to resume for 1887 time capsule under Lee monument
By BEN FINLEY and STEVE HELBER Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The spot in Richmond, Virginia, where a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee once stood is now just a pile of rubble. But workers will continue their search for a famed 1887 time capsule that was said to be buried under
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s famous Tiananmen Square ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue removed from university
Helen Regan, Wayne Chang, Teele Rebane and Karen Smith, CNN For more than 20 years the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture stood as a memorial to the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, in which the Chinese military crushed protests led by college students in Beijing with deadly force. Atop a podium in the University
Continue Reading Ferry fire kills at least 30 in southern Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh fire services say at least 30 passengers have been killed and many others injured in a massive fire that swept through a ferry on the southern Sugandha River. The blaze broke out around 3 a.m. Friday. A fire officer says rescuers have so far recovered 30 bodies and rescued 72
Continue Reading Deflated health care workers and desperate patients clash over alternative Covid treatments
By Alaa Elassar, Ed Lavandera and Ashley Killough, CNN Dr. Jack Lyons remembers the pandemic’s early days when grateful communities banged pots and pans to honor frontline health care workers. But now, faced with hostility just for trying to save his patients’ lives, he says that, sadly, those days are long gone. Lyons is one
Continue Reading Curry scores 46, Warriors hold off pesky Grizzlies 113-104
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCSCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 46 points and made eight 3-pointers, Gary Payton Jr. added a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors held off the Memphs Grizzlies 113-104 on Thursday night. Payton finished with 22 points and Draymond Green had nine assists
Continue Reading Curry scores 46, Warriors hold off pesky Grizzlies 113-104
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCSCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 46 points and made eight 3-pointers, Gary Payton Jr. added a clutch 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors held off the Memphs Grizzlies 113-104 on Thursday night. Payton finished with 22 points and Draymond Green had nine assists
Continue Reading Western storms bring flood threats, snow for Christmas
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forecasters say winter storms that have killed at least two people will bring flooding threats, snow and bitter cold throughout much of the West through Christmas. The new storms could drop rain and snow over much of the region into next week and plunge the Pacific
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