Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — ¿Estás listo para lucir con gallardía, brillante y audaz la última noche del año? Si es así, estos destinos de todo el mundo tienen una merecida reputación de organizar una gran fiesta de Nochevieja. La música, la vida nocturna, las fiestas y las tradiciones gastronómicas de Año Nuevo son
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James woke up sick on his 39th birthday, unsure if he’d be able to help the Los Angeles Lakers in their road game Saturday night against the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Timberwolves. James played and, as he’s done throughout his career, hit a big shot in the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Barrington Hargress scored 26 points as UC Riverside beat UC Santa Barbara 79-77 on Saturday night. Hargress shot 11 for 17 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Highlanders (6-8, 1-1 Big West Conference). Isaiah Moses scored 21
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cori Close went with one of the more challenging nonconference schedules so that UCLA would be prepared for what could be the most rigorous Pac-12 races in conference history. That certainly paid off Saturday in a battle of unbeaten crosstown rivals at a sold-out Pauley
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Danny Wolf’s 23 points helped Yale defeat Santa Clara 66-58 on Saturday night. Wolf had 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-6). John Poulakidas scored 14 points and added seven rebounds. Bez Mbeng had 13 points and shot 6 for 12, including 1 for 6 from beyond
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Un adolescente de Florida viajaba solo para visitar a su madre en Ohio, en un vuelo de Frontier Airlines, pero terminó en un vuelo a Puerto Rico. El pasajero de 16 años tenía previsto volar de Tampa a Cleveland el 22 de diciembre, pero “abordó por error un vuelo diferente
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Pistons avoided moving into sole possession of the longest losing streak in NBA history after putting an end to their 28-game skid with a 129-127 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit was on the verge of not only making
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Las autoridades buscan a una madre de Colorado que es sospechosa de matar a dos de sus hijos e intentar matar a un tercero después de que la policía respondió inicialmente a un reporte de robo en su casa. Se emitió una orden de arresto contra Kimberlee Singler por cargos
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Update: IID reported after 7:00 p.m. that all power was restored in Coachella. IID customers still without power were asked to check their main breakers or call IID at 1-800-303-7756. Original Post: IID reported it was working to restore power Saturday afternoon, which was affecting 957 customers in Coachella. It said the area affected was
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — In the hottest year on record, the fingerprints of a changing climate in a warming world were all over dozens of extreme weather events. There wouldn’t be weather without heat; heat is energy, and weather is an expression of that energy, of an atmosphere trying to balance itself.
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By Elizabeth Wolfe and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — Massive waves and coastal flooding are wreaking havoc for a third day in many of California’s coastal communities, where extreme conditions have forced water rescues, washed away cars and injured a handful of enthralled onlookers. The unusually large surf – often towering over 20 feet –
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD VOGEL and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Ventura County issued a temporary evacuation warning Saturday for some coastal residents due to high surf that pounded the West Coast this week but has begun to calm down. County officials warned that powerful waves, expected to reach up
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD VOGEL and SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Ventura County issued a temporary evacuation warning Saturday for some coastal residents due to high surf that pounded the West Coast this week but has begun to calm down. County officials warned that powerful waves, expected to reach up
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By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A US appeals court Saturday paved the way for a California law banning the concealed carry of firearms in “sensitive places” to go into effect January 1, despite a federal judge’s ruling that it is “repugnant to the Second Amendment.” The law – Senate Bill 2 – had been blocked last
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons ended their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games with a 129-127 victory over the short-handed Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, as Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 12 assists. The Pistons, who hadn’t won since Oct. 28, matched the Philadelphia 76ers’ record of
Continue ReadingDAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Elijah Pepper had 25 points in UC Davis’ 71-46 win against Cal Poly on Saturday night. Pepper also had six rebounds for the Aggies (7-6, 2-0 Big West Conference). Kane Milling added 12 points while going 3 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 6 from 3-point range, and 4
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will launch three additional military spy satellites, build more nuclear weapons and introduce modern unmanned combat equipment in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday.
Continue ReadingCHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Ethan Price’s 25 points helped Eastern Washington defeat Sacramento State 87-61 on Saturday night. Price shot 8 for 12 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free throw line for the Eagles (6-7, 2-0 Big Sky Conference). Cedric Coward scored 19 points and added eight rebounds.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Mogbo scored 16 points as San Francisco beat Mississippi Valley State 92-42 on Saturday night. Mogbo had 10 rebounds and five steals for the Dons (11-4). Isaiah Hawthorne scored 13 points while going 5 of 7 (3 for 4 from 3-point range). Malik Thomas shot 4
Continue ReadingLONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Dionte Bostick had 21 points in CSU Northridge’s 84-68 victory against Long Beach State on Saturday night. Bostick had five rebounds for the Matadors (11-3, 2-0 Big West Conference). Keonte Jones scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds, five assists, and four steals. De’Sean Allen-Eikens was 5 of 10 shooting
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