By Delia Gallagher, Niamh Kennedy and Emma Tucker, CNN Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness for those he has “wronged” in the spiritual testament published following his death. Benedict, who was the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign
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By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Azuolas Tubelis scored 21 points, Oumar Ballo had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 5 Arizona withstood a second-half comeback by Arizona State for a 69-60 victory Saturday. Kerr Kriisa had 12 points and five assists for the Wildcats (13-1, 2-1 Pac-12), who won their
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Sunday, entering 2023 with another weapons test after an unprecedented number of missile firings last year. South Korea’s military detected the launch from the North’s capital region around 2:50 a.m., the Joint Chiefs of
Continue Reading LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Zee Hamoda and Steven Ashworth both had 13 points off of the bench led Utah State to a 67-54 victory over Fresno State on Saturday. Hamoda was 5 of 6 shooting (3 for 3 from distance) for the Aggies (12-2, 1-0 Mountain West Conference). Ashworth shot 5 for 7, including 3
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The first Mega Millions drawing of the new year will be a big one after no one won an estimated $685 million jackpot. No ticket purchased for the lottery matched all six numbers drawn Friday night, Mega Millions said in a statement early Saturday. The top prize increased to $785 million ahead of the next
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Paris Hilton is back to see “what love can do” for the second time with a new version of her 2006 song “Stars Are Blind.” The socialite (and occasional actress, musician, model, and youth advocate) originally released the song as a single off her debut studio album, Paris. The love song
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Johnston, CNN A woman has filed a lawsuit against Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler, alleging sexual assault, coercion of an abortion and involuntary infamy in the 1970s when she was a minor and he was in his mid-20s. Attorneys for Julia Misley, formerly known as Julia Holcomb, filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A motorist was “miraculously” left with only minor injuries after a car was impaled by a guardrail in Manchester, Connecticut, according to first responders. The single-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 384 Monday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from the Manchester Fire Rescue EMS. The guardrail separated and then impaled the
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El papa emérito Benedicto XVI, cuya muerte a los 95 años se anunció el sábado, fue una poderosa fuerza intelectual que dio forma a la teología de la Iglesia Católica durante más de un cuarto de siglo antes de conmocionar al mundo al renunciar en 2013. Si bien no tiene precedentes,
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, Chuck Johnston and Alaa Elassar, CNN Two more children are dead following a New Year’s Eve house fire in Buffalo, New York, city Communications Director Michael DeGeorge told CNN Monday. A 2-year-old and a 4-year-old died after three girls — aged 7, 8, and 10 — died as a result of the
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Brigham Young University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in his hometown in Hawaii, family members said. Veikoso, 22, died Friday after a retaining wall he was helping repair during holiday break from school collapsed, his family confirmed. The Honolulu Fire Department reported that three others were injured
Continue Reading By REBECCA BOONE, MARC LEVY and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A suspect arrested in connection with the slayings of four University of Idaho students plans to waive an extradition hearing so he can be quickly brought to Idaho to face murder charges, his defense attorney said Saturday. Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase are asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits that claim the big banks should have seen evidence of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein, the high-flying financier who killed himself in jail while facing criminal charges. The banks said in filings late Friday they didn’t commit
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida school district’s policy of separating school bathrooms based on biological sex is constitutional. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced its 7-4 decision on Friday, ruling that the St. Johns County School Board did not discriminate against transgender students based on sex,
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Anthony Hopkins has a lot to celebrate this New Year’s Eve. The 85-year-old Welsh actor took to Instagram on Friday to celebrate the New Year and discuss his experiences with alcoholism and sobriety. “I just wanted to wish everyone a happy new year,” he said in a video posted to the
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN The land on the Las Vegas Strip where the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival mass shooting took place has been sold, the company that owned the land said. The sale, finalized on Friday, was for land across from The Luxor hotel known as the Village property and does not include a
Continue ReadingBy Joel Porter and Stacey Lastoe, CNN It’s the time of year for merriment and all that it might entail. But indulgences of alcohol often lead to less-than-pleasant mornings after. Since there’s no magic hangover pill (not yet, anyway), what can you do when you overdo it? The answer, for many, lies in carbohydrates. A
Continue Reading GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have thronged a Gaza City park to mark the 58th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah party. It was a rare show of popularity in the heartland of the militant Hamas group, Fatah’s main rival. The crowds Saturday turned Katiba Park into a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase are asking a federal court to throw out lawsuits that claim the big banks should have seen evidence of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein, the high-flying financier who killed himself in jail while facing criminal charges. The banks said in filings late Friday they didn’t commit
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Zoe Sottile, CNN Multiple bison died near the western entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Montana on Wednesday after being struck by a semi-truck, according to police. “Thirteen bison were killed in this traffic accident, with some of the bison needing to be euthanized due to severe injuries,” said the West
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