SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association has elected six new players to its eight-member executive subcommittee. Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty, Cubs outfielder Ian Happ, Giants outfielder Austin Slater, White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito and Rockies pitcher Brent Suter are the new members. Rangers infielder Marcus Semien
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley said Aliyah Boston’s availability for No. 15 UCLA on Tuesday night is a game-time decision. Boston missed the final two quarters of the top-ranked Gamecocks 85-38 win over Hampton on Sunday after falling hard on a drive to the basket right before halftime. Moments later, Boston
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Wynn Resorts Ltd., up $3.27 to $78.20. The Chinese gambling haven of Macao tentatively renewed the casino operator’s license, along with several others. Apple Inc., down $3.89 to $144.22. Wall Street is worried that protests and lockdowns in China could continue
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Zoe Sottile, CNN The label on a cup of Velveeta’s microwaveable mac and cheese says the meal only takes three and a half minutes to prepare. But a Florida woman says this is false — and she’s suing the manufacturer for $5 million. Amanda Ramirez, of Hialeah, has filed a proposed
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Billionaire investor Leon Black has been sued by a woman alleging he “brutal[ly]” raped her at Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in spring 2002. Cheri Pierson names both Black — the co-founder and former CEO of private equity behemoth Apollo Global Management — and the estate of the late Epstein as
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A former Virginia police officer, believed to have murdered a teenager’s family in Riverside after “catfishing” her online, was killed in a shootout while trying to flee authorities, the city’s police department said in a news release. Austin Lee Edwards The suspect was identified as Austin Lee Edwards, 28, of North Chesterfield Virginia. Detectives learned Edwards
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks fell broadly on Wall Street as protests spread in China calling for President Xi Jinping to step down amid growing anger over severe restrictions imposed as part of his “zero COVID” strategy in the world’s second-largest economy. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq fell. Small-company stocks
Continue ReadingCNN, CBS: WBBM, WCVB, MALL OF AMERICA By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Americans gathered for Thanksgiving last week amid a flu season that’s worse than any has been in more than a decade, and experts continue to urge caution as multiple respiratory viruses circulate at high levels nationwide. A growing number of US states — now
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN Americans gathered for Thanksgiving last week amid a flu season that’s worse than any has been in more than a decade, and experts continue to urge caution as multiple respiratory viruses circulate at high levels nationwide. A growing number of US states — now 33 — are experiencing “high” or “very
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Federal Reserve officials said they favor raising the Fed’s key rate to roughly 5% or more and keeping it at its peak through next year — longer than many on Wall Street have expected. John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET and MICHELLE CHAPMAN The Associated Press Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, the latest casualty of the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. New Jersey-based BlockFi had been struggling for much of this year, but was given a lifeline this summer in the form of an FTX line of
Continue Reading MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Middle Tennessee will play San Diego State in the Hawaii Bowl on Dec. 24 on the campus of the University of Hawaii after the bowl game was canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Blue Raiders (7-5) announced Monday they have accepted an invitation to play in
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An Uber driver was shot by a passenger after refusing to take him to another location, according to Houston police. The shooting happened after 10 p.m. Sunday on Quitman Street near Jensen Drive. Police said the Uber driver dropped two male
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El cuerpo de Yeon-Su Kim, profesora de la Universidad del Norte de Arizona, fue hallado después de que ella y su esposo fueran reportados como desaparecidos durante un viaje en kayak en el estado de Sonora, México. Un barco de pesca local cerca de Puerto Peñasco encontró el cuerpo de Kim
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter searches for the widespread Covid-19-related protests in China are returning a flood of spam, pornography and gibberish that some disinformation researchers say at first glance appear to be a deliberate attempt by the Chinese government or its allies to drown out images of the demonstrations. Beginning late last week
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter searches for the widespread Covid-19-related protests in China are returning a flood of spam, pornography and gibberish that some disinformation researchers say at first glance appear to be a deliberate attempt by the Chinese government or its allies to drown out images of the demonstrations. Beginning late last
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Update 11/28/22 – 8:42 p.m. The city council did not vote on the ordinance Monday night. After an over 90-minute discussion and debate on the potential change, the council directed staff to continue working on the ordinance for further discussion. Mayor Lisa Middleton indicated she would be very unlikely to vote for any changes if
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A documentary on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s life and groundbreaking political career, shot and edited by her daughter, will debut on HBO next month. Alexandra Pelosi’s “Pelosi in the House” will premiere Dec. 13 and will include footage shot during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Some of that footage, including moments when
Continue ReadingBy Dani Masten Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Supply chain and staffing challenges caused a major slowdown for one Christmas light installation business in 2021. The owner and general manager for Las Vegas Christmas Light Installation Ceilee Sandhill said while things are slightly better, he is still experiencing staffing
Continue ReadingBy FOX5 Staff Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is investigating after a man was fatally shot while attempting to jump start a vehicle Saturday in the central valley. According to police, officers responded to a shooting near a residence in the 1100 block
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