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PHOENIX (AP) — Adama Bal scored 23 points and Santa Clara converted six straight free throws in the final minute to hold off Washington State 69-61 to win at the Jerry Colangelo Classic in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon. Santa Clara is now 4-2 in its last five meetings with the Cougars. The Broncos scheduled four
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The stunning $148 million judgment against Rudy Giuliani over his lies about two Georgia election workers marks a new low point for the man once lauded as “America’s mayor.” Giuliani’s advocacy of Donald Trump’s false election claims has led to criminal charges and hefty legal bills. Friday’s verdict may
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By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwanese citizen Nancy Hsieh received a message from her relatives online: To stop the virus from entering your lungs, all you need to do is drink lots of water with salt and vinegar. But she knew immediately this was false
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A British man has pleaded not guilty in New York in connection with an alleged $99 million fraud involving high-priced wine and duped investors. U.S. Attorney Breon Peace’s office says Stephen Burton was extradited Friday to New York from Morocco, where he was arrested in 2022. Burton pleaded not guilty Saturday
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California’s civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves allegations that the maker of Call of
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California’s civil rights agency on behalf of women employed by the video game maker. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves allegations that the maker of Call of
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip had been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were killed, military officials said Saturday, in Israel’s first such acknowledgement of harming any hostages in its
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was undergoing surgery for a broken hip Saturday after falling at a concert in Los Angeles. The NBA Hall of Famer was attending a show Friday night when he was injured. Paramedics at the undisclosed venue responded and the 76-year-old was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. His
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was undergoing surgery for a broken hip Saturday after falling at a concert in Los Angeles. The NBA Hall of Famer was attending a show Friday night when he was injured. Paramedics at the undisclosed venue responded and the 76-year-old was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. His
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER and BILL BARROW Associated Press DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Donald Trump wants New Hampshire to help him pocket the Republican presidential nomination before any rivals find their footing with the 2024 campaign’s opening contest just weeks away. His appearance Saturday in Durham was part of a swing taking the former president through
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The rock band AC/DC has confirmed on social media that its original drummer Colin Burgess has died. He was 77. The Australian rocker was an original member of AC/DC when it formed in November 1973. The band fired him in February 1974 for being drunk on stage. He later said someone had spiked
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El encuentro que se llevó a cabo el 14 de diciembre entre los mandatarios de Guyana y Venezuela y comisiones de alto nivel de ambos países cerró con el compromiso de mantener la vía diplomática como único camino para resolver el conflicto, una promesa contemplada en un acuerdo de 11
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN (CNN) — Would you like a $2,000 gold bar at Costco with your $4.99 rotisserie chicken? Yes, Costco sells more than just toilet paper, office supplies and food items, and the company is quite effective at it. A 24-karat 1 oz. Gold Bar PAMP Suisse Lady Fortuna Veriscan was listed as
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top two U.S. military leaders are traveling to Tel Aviv to advise the Israeli government on how to transition from major combat operations against Hamas in Gaza to a more limited campaign and prevent a wider regional war. Their trip comes as Iranian-backed militants on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story BELLEVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — Members of a local NAACP branch and other demonstrators gather in solidarity for a Metro East man who claims a police chief used excessive force against him. On Friday, the East St. Louis NAACP and other individuals gathered at the Belleville
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Taiwanese citizen Nancy Hsieh received a message from her relatives online: To stop the virus from entering your lungs, all you need to do is drink lots of water with salt and vinegar. But she knew immediately this was
Continue ReadingBy Emily Keinath Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Michigan (WNEM) — A Gladwin County has many to thank this year, for keeping the season merry and bright. TV5′s Lauren Piesko shared the story on how one simple ask quickly turned viral. “It’s unbelievable how many people are sending them. To get as
Continue ReadingCANTON, Ohio (AP) — A 13-year-old Ohio boy accused of planning a mass shooting at a local synagogue has been ordered to spend a year on probation. The Canton Repository reports that the Plain Township boy pleaded true, the juvenile equivalent of guilty, on Friday to misdemeanor counts of inducing panic and disorderly conduct. Authorities
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Wake County Public Health Department is investigating 241 complaints of people feeling ill after eating at a Raleigh, North Carolina, sushi restaurant, including a groom who filed a lawsuit claiming he got sick before his wedding. So far, three cases of norovirus have been linked to Sushi Nine restaurant, the
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La política de “clientes grandes” de Southwest Airlines vuelve a dar que hablar, gracias a los videos virales de TikTok y la cobertura mediática en torno a las presiones para que otras aerolíneas ofrezcan políticas de asientos para aquellos que no caben cómodamente en los estrechos asientos actuales. La política, que
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