By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 37 points and the short-handed Miami Heat built a big lead early and held on for a 120-110 win over the Houston Rockets. The Heat extended their winning streak to five games in their return to action after Wednesday’s game at
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By SAM METZ and SCOTT SONNER AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Hundreds of unvaccinated employees who work at public colleges and universities in Nevada are being fired for failing to comply with COVID-19 mandates as the spread of the virus statewide accelerates at its fastest rate in more than a
Continue Reading STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Michigan defensive back Dax Hill started in the Orange Bowl against third-ranked Georgia after his late arrival in Florida. Hill’s status was uncertain after he didn’t join the second-ranked Wolverines in South Florida until Thursday. Coach Jim Harbaugh had said Michigan’s second-leading tackler hadn’t been with
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The Coachella Valley will see a lot of change and improvements in the New Year 2022. We spoke to local leaders about what they expect to see and what they’re anticipating in the year ahead. The Palm Springs International Film Festival was set to kick off the new year by screening 129 films from 70
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say six people have been injured, two critically, in a shooting at South Los Angeles grocery store. It happened about 4 p.m. Friday outside Superior Grocers. The Fire Department says two people were critically injured, two were seriously hurt and two others declined to be taken to the hospital. KABC-TV
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help the Dallas Mavericks roll past the Sacramento Kings 112-96 on Friday. Jalen Brunson added 23 points and eight assists for the Mavericks. Dwight Powell scored 13 points and made four consecutive dunks as part
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help the Dallas Mavericks roll past the Sacramento Kings 112-96 on Friday. Jalen Brunson added 23 points and eight assists for the Mavericks. Dwight Powell scored 13 points and made four consecutive dunks as part
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By Sharif Paget, CNN One suspect linked to a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded another was arrested Friday in Indiana, and hours later the other suspect turned herself in to police in Illinois, according to authorities. Wednesday’s shooting happened at a hotel in Bradley, Illinois, as police investigated a noise complaint. Sgt.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — Funcionarios federales advierten que “actores de amenazas” pueden aprovechar el próximo aniversario del asalto del 6 de enero al Capitolio de Estados Unidos, aunque actualmente no hay amenazas específicas o creíbles, según una evaluación de inteligencia enviada el jueves a funcionarios estatales y locales. “Evaluamos que los actores de amenazas tratarán
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By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is offering prayers for those who died during the pandemic, taking to video for the second straight year for his New Year’s greeting. Before the pandemic, the imperial palace in central Tokyo would open at the start of each year to cheering, flag-waving crowds.
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Deputies are investigating an armed robbery at a hiking trail in Bermuda Dunes. According to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, at around 3:35 p.m., deputies were called to a strong-armed robbery that occurred on the Willis Palms Trailhead in Bermuda Dunes. “While en-route to the scene, dispatch advised that the suspect had displayed a firearm during
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The enormous pedestal where the Robert E. Lee monument in Virginia’s capital resided for over 130 years until September has been fully removed and hauled away. WRIC-TV reported that every piece of the pedestal where the bronze statue stood over Monument Avenue in Richmond was gone from its site at a
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Michigan defensive back Dax Hill started Saturday against No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl. Hill’s status was uncertain after he did not join the team in South Florida until Thursday. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Michigan’s second-leading tackler had not been with
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two people have been shot and wounded following an apparent altercation at the Mall of America, sending New Year’s Eve shoppers scrambling for safety and placing the Minneapolis mall on temporary lockdown. Bloomington Police Department officials say the shooting happened about 4:30 p.m. Friday. One man suffered a gunshot wound to the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Incluso después de que los casos de covid-19 desciendan de sus actuales niveles récord, es poco probable que Estados Unidos, y mucho menos el mundo entero, elimine por completo el coronavirus que los causa. Pero llegará un día en el que deje de ser una pandemia, en el que los casos
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Sucesos que marcaron el trayecto del 2021 en el valle de Coachella.
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama is headed to another national championship game. Brian Robinson ran for a career-high 204 yards, Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young threw three touchdowns and the defending Crimson Tide beat Cincinnati 27-6 in the CFP semifinal Cotton Bowl. The Bearcats had been undefeated and
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Alabama is headed to another national championship game. Brian Robinson ran for a career-high 204 yards, Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young threw three touchdowns and the defending Crimson Tide beat Cincinnati 27-6 in the CFP semifinal Cotton Bowl. The Bearcats had been undefeated and
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Desmond Ridder and the breakthrough Cincinnati Bearcats have stalled on the big stage against top-ranked Alabama. The Bearcats help up pretty well as the first non-Power Five school to reach the College Football Playoff. They just couldn’t do much in a 27-6 loss to the
Continue Reading NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — Body camera footage released by authorities showed a man screaming in pain and pleading for help just before a sheriff’s deputy shot a Malayan tiger that had grabbed the man’s arm at a Florida zoo. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office says the man was seriously injured Wednesday evening when he entered
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