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DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets have signed four-time All-Star DeMarcus Cousins to a 10-day contract in hopes he can back up Nikola Jokic. The 6-foot-10 Cousins will be eligible to play in six games for the Nuggets, starting Friday night against Memphis. Cousins averaged 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds in 17 games for Milwaukee,
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Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The first look at Peacock’s Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin limited series can only be described with one word: paw-some. In the series “Joe vs. Carole,” out March 3, John Cameron Mitchell and Kate McKinnon play the dueling big cat advocates (cat-vocates?). According to Peacock, the drama “takes a comprehensive dive
Continue ReadingBy Breana Albizu Click here for updates on this story New Mexico (KOAT) — Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been named director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. She is the first Native woman and first New Mexican to be named as a Smithsonian museum director in its history. “Yesterday was pretty exciting
Continue ReadingBy Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Loved ones of a 17-year-old girl killed in a Sacramento County shooting gathered Thursday evening to remember her. Family members tell KCRA 3 17-year-old Alynia Lawrence, nicknamed “Lena,” was shot and killed last Thursday, Jan. 13, while in a car
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Creighton coach Greg McDermott has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not be with the Bluejays when they play DePaul at home on Saturday. The school’s athletic department made the announcement. The 57-year-old McDermott missed Monday’s practice and part of Tuesday’s for what was described as a minor medical procedure. He
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo, New York, voted to unionize on Thursday, the latest sign that the labor movement is stirring after decades of decline. The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that workers voted 19-8 in favor of a union
Continue ReadingBy Josh Haskell Click here for updates on this story HANCOCK PARK, Los Angeles (KABC) — Exactly one week from when Brianna Kupfer’s life was cut short, friends, family, co-workers and many who didn’t know the 24-year-old UCLA student gathered Thursday to honor her memory in front of the Hancock Park furniture store where she
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By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has thrown out the conviction of a Black man who was found guilty in Elko of attempted murder and other violent felonies. The state high court ruled Jan. 13 that Sean Maurice Dean’s jury was tainted by “harmful racial stereotypes” presented during
Continue ReadingBy Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Illinois (WLS) — Another Aurora police officer has died from COVID-19, marking the second COVID-related death in the department within days. Flags outside the Aurora Police Department were already flying at half-staff for the death of an officer just last week. Now, that symbol
Continue ReadingBy Erin Coogan Click here for updates on this story KAHULUI, Hawaii (KITV) — In an effort to combat the ill-effects of climate change, one local organization has made it its mission to tackle the issue from the ground up. The Maui based group: “Re-tree Hawaii” has now planted more than 16,000 plants and trees
Continue ReadingBy Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A man is facing misdemeanor charges, accused of posing as a St. Louis County Health Department inspector, going to local businesses and performing COVID-19 tests. Eddie Jameson, 27, is charged with false impersonation and five counts of identity theft.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Glenn Sherlock will be the New York Mets’ bench coach this season, reuniting for the third time with new manager Buck Showalter. The Mets announced the staff Friday. Eric Chavez is the hitting coach, with Wayne Kirby coaching first base and being the outfield/baserunning instructor. Joey Cora coaches third base and
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Louie Anderson, an Emmy winner whose career spanned from stand-up and game show host to starring roles in TV and film, died Friday in Las Vegas from complications related to cancer, his publicist Glenn Schwartz confirmed to CNN. He was 68. On Thursday his friend, fellow comedian Pauly Shore,
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Marshall County woman says her life turned upside down when she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder months after she had a mild case of COVID-19. The disorder is called ITP, or Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. It destroys platelets in your
Continue Reading By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely and Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series “Baskets,” has died at age 68. Anderson’s publicist Glenn Schwartz says the comedian died Friday in Las Vegas. The
Continue Reading In a story published Dec. 9, 2021, and in prior stories on the same topic, The Associated Press erroneously reported that a Starbucks store in Buffalo was the first to unionize in the company’s history. The United Food and Commercial Workers union represented workers at six stores in the Seattle area for several years in
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Picture a not-too-distant future when you can book that summer trip to Italy or you don’t have to remember to take off your mask for graduation photos. After the past 25 months, forgetting the pandemic for even a little while may sound like a fantasy — after all, the coronavirus has
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — An El Mirage man faces charges accusing him of shooting at law enforcement officers on at least five different occasions in metro Phoenix. No officers were injured in the 2021 incidents that resulted in the arrest Wednesday of 38-year-old Saul Ballardo but a probable-cause document said the shootings caused officers to fear
Continue ReadingBy JUSTINA LATIMER Click here for updates on this story DAVIDSON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Davidson County woman said she came home one evening, and all her jewelry was missing. To get it back, she is now offering a hefty reward to whoever returns her valuables. “It means a lot to me,” said Rania
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