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By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s not Christmas if there isn’t a highly coveted toy that rises above the rest. And it’s not the most-wanted toy of the year if the attempt to purchase it doesn’t drive consumers absolutely bonkers. We’ve chosen two of the most popular toys from each decade since the 1950s to wax
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By DORIAN COLBERT RosterWatch Because of COVID-19, chaos is reigning in the fantasy playoffs. The hold is tenuous, but these players are still my best bets to score going into Week 16.
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By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden will spend his first Christmas as president at the White House with family and is giving up his New Year’s tradition of sun and St. Croix for the chill of Delaware this year. The decision, announced Wednesday by White House press secretary Jen Psaki, was
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Dos nuevos artículos preimpresos se suman a las crecientes pruebas de que la variante ómicron del coronavirus puede tener menos probabilidades de causar enfermedades graves y hospitalizaciones en comparación con la variante delta. Ómicron se asocia con una reducción de dos tercios en el riesgo de hospitalización por covid-19 en
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Michael Flynn has swiftly lost his bid in court to block a possible House select committee subpoena for his phone records and to hold off demands he speak to the panel investigating January 6. The ruling Wednesday comes one day after he asked a federal judge in
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer If a team is unavailable to play in College Football Playoff semifinals because of COVID-19 issues, the game will be forfeited and the available team will advance to the championship game. With COVID-19 cases spiking across the country due to the omicron variant, the CFP announced contingency
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By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, along with progressive and moderate Democrats, appears determined to return to the negotiating table with Sen. Joe Manchin. Manchin is the holdout Democrat who effectively sank the party’s signature $2 trillion domestic policy initiative. Republicans are voicing greater confidence now that
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, along with progressive and moderate Democrats, appears determined to return to the negotiating table with Sen. Joe Manchin. Manchin is the holdout Democrat who effectively sank the party’s signature $2 trillion domestic policy initiative. Republicans are voicing greater confidence now that
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer No. 23 Texas A&M won’t play in the Gator Bowl against No. 20 Wake Forest because of COVID-19 issues and season-ending injuries. The Aggies were scheduled to leave for Jacksonville on Sunday before announcing Wednesday that they wouldn’t be able to participate in the Dec. 31 bowl game. The
Continue Reading BY ROB MAADDI and BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writers With a surge of COVID-19 cases threatening to disrupt the NFL season, the league discussed canceling three games last week for the first time since the pandemic began. In talks with the NFL Players Association, canceling games involving Washington, Cleveland and the Los Angeles Rams
Continue Reading By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Central Florida takes on Florida in the Gasparilla Bowl. Central Florida is looking for bragging rights, while Florida tries to avoid its third losing season since 2013. Quarterback Emory Jones leads the Gators offense, finishing the regular season with 2,563 yards passing and 19 touchdowns, and 696
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s independent redistricting commission has unanimously approved new boundaries for the state’s congressional districts. The boundaries approved Wednesday create four solidly Republican districts, two where Democrats are likely to dominate and three that could be relatively competitive. The maps are likely to shift the partisan balance
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — Joanne Allen-Taylor scored 18 points and Rori Harmon added 15 to help No. 12 Texas beat Princeton 70-53. Texas led by 11 at the half. Princeton (7-4) went on a 10-2 run to start the third quarter and trailed 41-36 before the Longhorns (9-1) closed
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The year’s last day of trading is shaping up to be a quiet one. Stocks were down just slightly Friday morning. But 2021 was still a banner year for Wall Street. The Dow fell about 65 points in late morning trading Friday, or 0.2%. It is
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The family of a trucker sentenced to 110 years in prison after an explosive brake-failure accident that left four people dead has held a rally in Denver Wednesday to plead for clemency. Supporters of Rogel Aguilera-Mederos say the sentence is deeply unjust. Truck drivers around the country
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been authorized to start cleaning up construction sites and close small gaps in the southern border wall nearly a year after President Joe Biden took office and ordered the building to stop. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement this week that wall building
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer USA Luge slider Jayson Terdiman turned 33 this week, and he spent some of his birthday getting an injection of platelet-rich plasma to relieve tendinitis in his right elbow. It only reaffirmed his decision that it’s time to move on. Terdiman says this will be his final season as
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The nation’s largest four-year university says it will require students, faculty and staff at its 23 campuses to get COVID-19 booster shots for the spring semester amid concerns about the highly contagious omicron variant. California State University announced the mandate Wednesday. The rule says those without medical or religious exemptions are
Continue ReadingBy Kendall Keys, James Paxson Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — A bakery that became a Saginaw staple for more than 70 years will soon be closing its doors. The ovens at the Hamilton Home Bakery will be turned off for good at the end of the year. “When you
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has had to destroy more than 1 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine that were too close to their expiry date to be used. Faisal Shuaib, head of Nigeria’s National Primary Health Care Development Agency, said health officials were left with little choice. He said
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