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By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to open a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of an ancient mosque in the holy city of Ayodhya in a grand event that is expected to galvanize Hindu voters months before a general election. The temple, which
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA FERNÁNDEZ Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito the giraffe left Mexico’s northern border and its extreme weather conditions Sunday night and headed for a conservation park in central Mexico, where the climate is more akin to his natural habitat and already a home to other giraffes.
Continue ReadingBy BISWAJEET BANERJEE and VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of India’s holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of the controversial grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, Lord Ram. Ayodhya’s airport can barely accommodate the influx of
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By Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — A 66-year-old Mississippi woman is facing a murder charge after police say they found the body of her son in a wooden box hidden behind a false wall in her home. Jerri Roby, who also goes by the last name Israel, is facing one count of first-degree murder after
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A landslide in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province has buried 47 people, killing at least two, and forced the evacuation of 200 more. The disaster struck just before 6 a.m. on Monday in the village of Liangshui in the northeastern part of Yunnan province. Local authorities said rescue efforts were underway to
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A landslide in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province has buried 44 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more. The disaster struck at just before 6 a.m. Monday in the village of Liangshui, under the town of Tangfang in Zhenxiong County. The county publicity department said rescue efforts were underway to find
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — No matter the setting — Arrowhead Stadium or Orchard Park — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs keep finding ways to beat Josh Allen and Buffalo Bills in the playoffs. Mahomes threw two touchdown passes to Travis Kelce and the defending Super Bowl
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan Migration Institute reports that a caravan of some 500 migrants that departed northern Honduras in hopes of reaching the United States has dissolved after crossing the border into Guatemala. Authorities had been monitoring three border crossings and said part of the caravan advanced a few miles into Guatemalan territory
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Al cumplirse nueve años de la muerte del rapero venezolano Tyrone González, mejor conocido como “Canserbero” -que fue considerado por la revista Rolling Stone como el artista más influyente del mundo en ese género musical-, el Fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, anunció este viernes en sus redes sociales
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans interviewed former Stanford coach David Shaw in person on Sunday, making him the 10th different candidate for their head coaching vacancy. The Titans announced Sunday night that the interview had been completed. Shaw interviewed with the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday. The winningest coach in Stanford history with
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — People cleaning the freezer of a recently sold home in western Colorado made a grisly discovery: a human head and human hands. The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office first announced the discovery of “possible human remains” in a January 12 news release. In a Thursday update, they said the
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards and Olga Voitovych, CNN (CNN) — The frontlines of Russia’s war in Ukraine have become infested with rats and mice, reportedly spreading disease that causes soldiers to vomit and bleed from their eyes, crippling combat capability and recreating the gruesome conditions that plagued troops in the trench warfare of World War I.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Only Her. Tara VanDerveer’s face shined in every corner of Maples Pavilion with that very message. Yes, the Stanford Hall of Famer now stands atop major college basketball as the winningest coach of all time. “Today was just so wonderful,” VanDerveer said. Even though she
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Only Her. Tara VanDerveer’s face shined in every corner of Maples Pavilion with that very message. Yes, the Stanford Hall of Famer now stands atop major college basketball as the winningest coach of all time. “Today was just so wonderful,” VanDerveer said. Even though she
Continue ReadingBy Sara Tonks and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Warmth is set to thaw parts of the United States following frigid weekend temperatures – but the warmer air will bring a risk of ice and flooding for some states, and another crippling winter storm is set to hit portions of the Plains and South into
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A protest against the far right in the German city of Munich Sunday afternoon ended early due to safety concerns after approximately 100,000 people showed up, police said. The demonstration was one of dozens around the country this weekend that drew hundreds of thousands of people in total. The demonstrations came in
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Nikki Haley es ahora la última candidata que se interpone entre Donald Trump y su tercera designación republicana consecutiva a la presidencia y el dominio total del Partido Republicano. A menos que la exgobernadora de Carolina del Sur consiga una sorprendente victoria en las primarias del martes en Nueva Hampshire, la carrera
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Calling all local business leaders! Congressman Ken Calvert and his team will be hosting a Small Business Roundtable Coalition event. It’s set for Wednesday, January 24 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at ‘Big Wheel Tours’. The address is 74200 Highway 111 in Palm Desert. Organizes announced the event would offer business leaders a chance to discuss the impacts of
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Dunlap doesn’t possess a false confidence, and he doesn’t project a supernatural calm. The University of Alabama sophomore fully understood just how crazy it was to be fending off a field of professionals Sunday while he tried to become the PGA Tour’s first
Continue Reading By Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, the UK Press Association (PA) reported Sunday citing a spokesperson for Ferguson. The disease was discovered after several moles were removed when she was treated for breast cancer in June, PA said. “Following her
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