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By Sergio Padilla, CNN New York (CNN) — A bird flu resurgence sent egg prices through the roof this past year – and it could happen again next year. As of December 11th, data from the US Department of Agriculture shows that 426 commercial chicken flocks and 586 backyard flocks have tested positive for HPAI
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — No wonder Tiger Woods jokingly refers to the PNC Championship as the fifth major. Woods was together with 14-year-old son Charlie on Friday, their swings eerily similar and the encouraging words coming as only Woods can deliver them. They were warming up ahead of the
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO (AP) — Chile’s police have arrested at least 55 people in a fiscal fraud case that could be one of the biggest in the history of the Andean nation, amounting to about $275 million. Those implicated in the scheme work in small and mid-sized companies in different parts of the country. Marcelo Freyhoffer, a
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — El soldado israelí mira directamente a la cámara, luego se da vuelta y prende fuego a una pila de alimentos. “Encendemos la luz de este lugar oscuro y la quemamos hasta que no quede rastro de todo este lugar”, dice mientras otro soldado alimenta la llama. Los soldados dicen que están
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — An Israeli strike killed a Palestinian cameraman for the TV network Al Jazeera and wounded its chief Gaza correspondent as they reported at a school in the south of the besieged territory. The network said cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa and correspondent Wael Dahdouh had gone to the
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. diplomats have injected confusion into next year’s presidential election in Venezuela by applauding the purported inclination of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and other foes of the Venezuelan government to appeal their bans on running for office. A tweet on Friday from the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT MCFETRIDGE and JIM SALTER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Satanic Temple display inside the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines was destroyed, and a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot who was recently defeated in a statehouse election in Mississippi is accused of causing the damage. The display is permitted by rules
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The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner announced today that the cause of death of actor Matthew Perry was “the acute effects of ketamine.” “Contributing factors in Mr. Perry’s death include drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine, used to treat opioid use disorder. The manner of death is accident,” the medical
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has sat down with former late-night television host Conan O’Brien for an interview on the comedian’s podcast. The White House confirms Biden and O’Brien taped the interview on Friday afternoon for “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend.” O’Brien was spotted by reporters in the White House briefing room
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, according to the results of an autopsy on the 54-year-old “Friends” actor released Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said in the autopsy report that Perry also drowned in “the heated
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matthew Perry died from the acute effects of the anesthetic ketamine, according to the results of an autopsy on the 54-year-old “Friends” actor released Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said in the autopsy report that Perry also drowned in “the heated
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Internet gambling and sports betting set new records in New Jersey in November as the Atlantic City gambling market continues to evolve and become less dependent on physical casinos. New figures released Friday show that over $171 million was won from online table games and
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Originally Published: 15 DEC 23 16:25 ET By Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A Washington, DC, jury has ordered Rudy Giuliani to pay nearly $150 million to two Georgia election workers for the harm caused by defamatory statements he made about them following the 2020 election. This story is breaking
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is ordering the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks as Israel’s war with Hamas grinds on. It will be the third time the
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday said it was opening a military police investigation into the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank after an Israeli human rights group posted videos that appeared to show Israeli troops killing the men — one who was incapacitated and the second unarmed
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through mixed trading on Friday to put a quiet end to another rocking week. The S&P 500 finished nearly unchanged for the day, down 0.36, or less than 0.1%, at 4,719.19. But it’s still hanging within 1.6% of its all-time high set
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. The damages verdict follows emotional
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Abby Phillip, CNN (CNN) — While rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito was stealing the show with his performance on the field, his agent Sean Stellato was grabbing all the headlines off it. Donned in an elegant black pinstripe suit and sporting a matching fedora, Stellato’s brief appearance went viral on Monday ahead
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court denied a request on Friday to delay a judge’s decision that North Dakota’s legislative map violates the Voting Rights Act in diluting the voting strength of two Native American tribes. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision comes a week before
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Navy officer Lt. Ridge Alkonis, who was jailed in Japan for negligent driving that resulted in the death of two people, has been booked into a federal prison in Los Angeles following his transfer to the US, according to a family spokesperson and the Federal
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