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By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 49 points, 14 rebounds and fed Aaron Gordon for a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime for his 10th assist to give the Denver Nuggets a 130-128 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Jokic drew a double-team, then whipped a pass across
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By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 49 points, 14 rebounds and fed Aaron Gordon for a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime for his 10th assist to give the Denver Nuggets a 130-128 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Jokic drew a double-team, then whipped a pass across
Continue Reading By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A proposal to overhaul New Mexico’s social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught, with thousands of parents and teachers weighing in on changes that would dramatically increase instruction related to racial and social identity beginning in kindergarten. New
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — A proposal to overhaul New Mexico’s social studies standards has stirred debate over how race should be taught, with thousands of parents and teachers weighing in on changes that would dramatically increase instruction related to racial and social identity beginning in kindergarten. New
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Indiana Pacers increased the pressure on Lakers coach Frank Vogel with a 111-104 victory over Los Angeles. Caris LeVert scored a franchise-record 22 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Malcolm Brogdon added 19 as the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Indiana Pacers increased the pressure on Lakers coach Frank Vogel with a 111-104 victory over Los Angeles. Caris LeVert scored a franchise-record 22 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Malcolm Brogdon added 19 as the Pacers snapped a four-game losing streak
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of the omicron variant. But Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says an outbreak is inevitable and the nation would tighten restrictions as soon as one was detected. She also said Thursday that New
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cory Joseph made a 14-foot jumper with 25.9 seconds remaining to cap a game-ending 11-0 run that rallied the Detroit Pistons past the Sacramento Kings 133-131. Saddiq Bey had 30 points and seven rebounds to help the Pistons win their fourth in seven games. Kelly Olynyk
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cory Joseph made a 14-foot jumper with 25.9 seconds remaining to cap a game-ending 11-0 run that rallied the Detroit Pistons past the Sacramento Kings 133-131. Saddiq Bey had 30 points and seven rebounds to help the Pistons win their fourth in seven games. Kelly Olynyk
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macamilarincon (CNN) — Los estadounidenses ahora pueden inscribirse para obtener gratis las pruebas caseras de covid-19 que proporciona el gobierno federal. Aunque la página web se lanzó formalmente este miércoles, el gobierno de Biden la puso en funcionamiento el día anterior de manera discreta. Los pedidos para las pruebas gratis de covid-19 comenzaron a llegar
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — La Casa Blanca está considerando nuevamente vacunar a los migrantes detenidos en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, pero aún no se ha tomado una decisión, según un alto funcionario de la administración. La administración de Biden actualmente ofrece vacunas contra el covid-19 a inmigrantes detenidos por el Servicio de
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A star on the Palm Springs Walk of the Stars honoring the late local ophthalmologist and philanthropist Dr. Albert Milauskas will be unveiled in February, it was announced today. Milauskas, who died in 2016, moved to Palm Springs in the 70’s and built a multi-location practice, the Milauskas Eye Institute, which served thousands of patients.
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The first in a series of public outreach meetings concerning Salton Sea revitalization will be held in February, it was announced today. The Feb. 5 meeting will the first of many discussing the North Lake Pilot Demonstration Project, a $19.25 million joint project between California, Riverside County and the Salton Sea Authority, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business M&M’s branding is getting a refresh. The candy’s anthropomorphized chocolate characters are being made over, and the logo is also getting a tweak. But the most noticeable change is to the six M&M characters: new shoes. Green has swapped her go-go boots for sneakers. Brown is sporting lower, more sensible
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business From M&Ms’ mascots becoming more inclusive to a bologna face mask, there was lots of wild food news this week. We’ve done the dutiful task of rounding it all up if you need a change of pace from the doom and gloom of all that other “news.”
Continue Reading By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The sweeping elections bill in the Senate deals with much more than voting changes. The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act would create national automatic voter registration, allow all voters to cast ballots by mail and weaken voter ID laws. It also would ban partisan gerrymandering and force “dark
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel is hoping the U.N. General Assembly will unanimously adopt a resolution rejecting and condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies “to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion.” The 193-member world body is
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ends his first year in the White House with a clear majority of Americans for the first time disapproving of his handling of the presidency in the face of an unrelenting pandemic and roaring inflation. That’s according to a new poll
Continue Reading By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is unlikely to answer a further Russian invasion of Ukraine by sending U.S. combat troops. But it could pursue a range of less dramatic yet still risky options, including giving military support to a post-invasion Ukrainian resistance. The rationale for not directly
Continue Reading LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have interviewed San Francisco 49ers director of pro personnel Ran Carthon for their general manager job. Carthon has spent 14 seasons in personnel departments, the past five in his current role. He was a pro scout with the Atlanta Falcons from 2008 to 2011 and was the
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