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DENVER (AP) — Firefighters in the Denver metro area responded to the second large fire at an Aurora construction site in three days on Saturday. Officials have not yet determined the cause for either fire and have not suggested that they were related, but both are under investigation. Saturday’s five-alarm fire was reported a bit
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Trailing 17-3 late in the third quarter behind an offense that had struggled to move the ball, the Bengals needed Jake Browning to be nearly perfect — and he was. Browning led Cincinnati to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and directed the winning drive in overtime in his
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Ajay Mitchell had 25 points in UC Santa Barbara’s 68-59 win over Loyola Marymount on Saturday night at the Jerry Colangelo Classic. Mitchell also contributed six rebounds for the Gauchos (6-3). Josh Pierre-Louis scored 10 points while going 4 of 8 and 2 of 4 from the free
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Ian Martinez scored 20 points and Kalifa Sakho had a tip-in for the winning points with 15 seconds remaining as Utah State defeated San Francisco 54-53 on Saturday for the Aggies’ 10th straight win. Martinez also added eight rebounds and five steals for the Aggies (11-1). Sakho
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm started drenching Florida Saturday and is expected to strengthen as it tracks up the East Coast through the weekend, unleashing heavy rainfall, gusty winds and coastal hazards along the way. A blockbuster snowstorm is not expected, despite the time of year, but this
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Actor and author Mayim Bialik will no longer host the long-running game show “Jeopardy!” she announced Friday in a social media post. Bialik said Sony, which produces the show, informed her that she will no longer host the “syndicated version of Jeopardy!” she wrote on Instagram. “I am incredibly
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — A Senate staffer is out of a job after the publication of a video appearing to show two men having sex in a Senate hearing room. Police are “looking into” the video, which was obtained and published by the Daily Caller. CNN has not independently obtained the video nor
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed a U.S. Agency for International Development contractor in Gaza last month, his colleagues said in a statement Saturday. The U.S. development agency noted the death and urged greater protection for humanitarian workers in the fighting there. Hani Jnena, 33, was killed Nov. 5
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Maya Train rail project has opened partially to the general public with hours-long delays and huge cost overruns. Passengers waiting for the twice-daily train to leave the resort of Cancun on Saturday were left waiting on the platform for about four hours before being able to board. Officials apologized for
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Jamison Battle scored 14 points, including Ohio State’s only 3-pointer in the final minute, and Felix Okpara made two key baskets down the stretch to lead the Buckeyes to a 67-60 victory over UCLA on Saturday. Roddy Gayle Jr. led Ohio State (9-2) with 19 points
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Santas were running wild through the streets of Palm Springs on Saturday. People came from far and wide to support Guide Dogs of the Desert in the annual Santa Paws 5K walk and run. People in the Santa spirit gathered to run, walk, or stroll 5k- or 3.1 miles through scenic Vista Las Palmas and
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British teenager Alex Batty flew back to the U.K. on Saturday, six years after he left home on what was meant to be a two-week family vacation in Spain. Batty never returned from that holiday to his grandmother and guardian in Oldham, near Manchester. Her frantic appeals
Continue ReadingCNN, WESH By Mary Gilbert and Taylor Ward, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm started drenching Florida Saturday and is expected to strengthen as it tracks up the East Coast through the weekend, unleashing heavy rainfall, gusty winds and coastal hazards along the way. A blockbuster snowstorm is not expected, despite the time of year,
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man already in jail awaiting trial in one murder case has been charged with three more killings. Prosecutors say he lured all four victims by asking them to help dig up buried gold. Forty-year-old Richard Bradley Jr. is scheduled to stand trial next month in the May 2021 death
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who filed for personal bankruptcy a year ago after being ordered to pay more than a billion dollars to the families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims for defamation, is asking the families to accept a small fraction of what they are owed. In a Texas bankruptcy
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Confederate memorial’s days at Arlington National Cemetery are numbered. A cemetery official says the memorial is to be removed from the northern Virginia cemetery in the coming days. It’s part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military facilities. The decision ignores a demand from some
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Dean Spanos was left with only one choice as he watched his Los Angeles Chargers get pummeled 63-21 by the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night. The Bolts’ owner needed to immediately clean house. Friday’s firings of coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Donald has been downgraded to questionable for the Los Angeles Rams’ game against Washington on Sunday due to groin tightness. The seven-time All-Pro defensive lineman was added to the Rams’ injury report Saturday after he practiced during the week. The three-time AP defensive player of the year took Friday
Continue Reading By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Saturday marked a momentous occasion at Disney’s Animal Kingdom in Florida, where officials announced an African elephant calf was born at the park for the first time in seven years. The baby girl named Corra weighed 218 pounds at birth and is bonding backstage with her mother, Nadirah, said
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Tee Higgins made a savvy goal-line move to score a touchdown and force overtime and Evan McPherson made a 29-yard field goal to seal a 27-24 victory Saturday for Cincinnati over the Minnesota Vikings, keeping the Bengals’ playoff hopes alive even with their star quarterback out
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