By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the potential trade tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Cavaliers have made progress in talks with the Los Angeles Lakers about a trade involving veteran point guard Rajon Rondo. Cleveland has been urgently looking for a guard since Ricky Rubio suffered
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the potential trade tells The Associated Press that the Cleveland Cavaliers have made progress in talks with the Los Angeles Lakers about a trade involving veteran point guard Rajon Rondo. Cleveland has been urgently looking for a guard since Ricky Rubio suffered
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By AAMER MADHANI and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin spoke frankly by phone for nearly an hour late Thursday about the Russian troop buildup near Ukraine. It was a new round of leader-to-leader talks as the Kremlin has stepped up its calls for border security guarantees
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Después de que una mujer dio positivo por covid-19 en pleno vuelo, el baño se convirtió en su asiento durante las siguientes horas. Marisa Fotieo estaba en un vuelo de Icelandair desde Chicago a Reykjavik, Islandia, el 19 de diciembre, en ruta a su destino final, Suiza, con su hermano y
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A memorial service honoring former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been scheduled for Jan. 8 at a performing arts center in Las Vegas. The 82-year-old Democrat died Tuesday at home in Henderson, Nevada, of complications from pancreatic cancer. Reid was elected to the House in 1982 and served in
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly explosive crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term that drew widespread outrage. The decision Thursday on Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence was among several end-of-the-year commutations and pardons issued
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly explosive crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term that drew widespread outrage. The decision Thursday on Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence was among several end-of-the-year commutations and pardons issued
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published December 29, 2021, about California’s Medicaid overhaul, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Medicaid services will now for the first time formally include substance abuse treatment, including short-term residential treatment when needed. In fact, those services were already included.
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published December 29, 2021, about California’s Medicaid overhaul, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Medicaid services will now for the first time formally include substance abuse treatment, including short-term residential treatment when needed. In fact, those services were already included.
Continue Reading By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Hundreds of homes, a hotel and a shopping center have burned and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in wildfires outside Denver. At least one first responder and six others have been injured in the fires, which came unusually late in the year.
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una mánager que había trabajado con varias celebridades de alto perfil, incluida la familia Kardashian-Jenner, fue hallada muerta esta semana, según la división de Homicidios de la Oficina del Valle del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles. Angela Kukawski, de 55 años, había sido reportada como desaparecida en Sherman Oaks el
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — México se unió a un pequeño puñado de países que han autorizado el uso de la vacuna cubana Abdala contra el coronavirus. La vacuna, que aún no ha recibido autorización de uso de emergencia de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) u otros entes reguladores multilaterales, tiene una
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Tyler Lockett probably only needs one or two catches Sunday to reach a new career-high for yards receiving in a single season. He’ll begin the day with 1,053 yards receiving on the season. He had a career-high 1,057 yards two years ago. Lockett will have
Continue ReadingBy ZOE BROWN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A police standoff is over, a woman is in custody, and a dog she shot is dead following a string of incidents in Kansas City today. According to the KCPD, it all began just before 2 p.m. when they received
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By Lauren del Valle, CNN Federal prosecutors in New York have moved to dismiss charges against two Bureau of Prisons guards who admitted to falsifying records on the night Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in August 2019. The guards who were on duty at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan when Epstein died entered into
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Wilson set franchise records for quarterbacks in the New York Jets’ 26-21 victory over Jacksonville last Sunday. He had 91 yards on four carries, including a 52-yard TD run during which he maneuvered out of a sack, tiptoed the sideline near the
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly explosive crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term that drew widespread outrage. The decision Thursday on Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence was among several end-of-the-year commutations and pardons issued
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly explosive crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term that drew widespread outrage. The decision Thursday on Rogel Aguilera-Mederos’ sentence was among several end-of-the-year commutations and pardons issued
Continue Reading OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s figure skating championships will have no fans in attendance as the national federation adapts to surging COVID-19 numbers. This change aligns with the Ontario government’s decision Thursday to limit attendance at sporting and other event venues. The government capped crowd size for indoor venues at 1,000 spectators or 50% capacity,
Continue Reading FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — A man awaiting execution on Arizona’s death row was found dead in his cell and prison officials say two other inmates are suspects in his killing. State prison officials announced Thursday that 38-year-old Kenneth W. Thompson was discovered Wednesday at the Eyman prison complex in Florence. The Arizona Department of Corrections,
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