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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating at least five tiny servings of dark chocolate each week may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 21%, according to a new observational study. In fact, as dark chocolate consumption increased from none to five servings, so did the benefits, the study found. Before you
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writers PHOENIX (AP) — National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes was elected to the players’ association eight-man executive subcommittee on Wednesday just six months after his big league debut as three players were dropped who had advocated for the ouster of union deputy executive director Bruce Meyer. Jack Flaherty, Ian Happ
Continue ReadingFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Fresno State has hired former FCS championship coach Matt Entz to take over its football program. The school announced Wednesday that Entz will replace interim coach Tim Skipper, who took over after Jeff Tedford stepped down in July because of health concerns. Entz will help guide Fresno State in its transition
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Por Jennifer Hansler y Alex Marquardt, CNN El presidente Yoon Suk Yeol “juzgó mal” al declarar la ley marcial en Corea del Sur, dijo este miércoles el subsecretario de Estado de EE.UU., Kurt Campbell, ofreciendo una de las evaluaciones más duras del Gobierno de dicho país sobre los sorprendentes eventos en Seúl el martes. “Lo
Continue ReadingBy KABC News Staff Click here for updates on this story HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (KABC) — Huntington Beach lifeguards increased patrols in the area after reports that two juvenile sharks were briefly caught last week by fishermen in the area. “However, the sharks freed themselves by biting through the lines and safely returning to the
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A dog was shot by a Riverside County Sheriff’s deputy after attacking the law enforcement officer Wednesday afternoon near the Coachella / Indio border. The incident started with a stolen vehicle report at around 12:30 p.m. on the 48000 block of Van Buren Street, the Sheriff’s Office told News Channel 3. “When deputies arrived at
Continue ReadingBy KTRK News Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is accused of telling a 12-year-old sex crime victim to tell everyone she was 21 and made her get a tattoo so people wouldn’t think she was underage, ABC13 learned from court records on Tuesday. Orlando Reyes Soto
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By Yoonjung Seo, CNN (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has accepted the resignation of his Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun amid growing criticism over the leader’s short-lived declaration of martial law. The defense ministry said South Korea’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Choi Byung-hyuk has been nominated as the new minister. Kim had submitted
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A police pursuit that started in Palm Desert Wednesday morning ended with a suspected stolen vehicle going into a pond on Dillon Road. The incident started at around 7:15 a.m. when Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies located a stolen vehicle in the area of Washington Street and Interstate 10. Deputies attempted a traffic stop but the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The new chief of the Los Angeles police force said his department is working with consulate offices for Mexico and other Central American countries to draft a plan to protect immigrants ahead of the Trump administration’s plans for mass deportations. In an interview with The Associated Press, Jim McDonnell
Continue Reading Por Artemis Moshtaghian La familia de Hannah Kobayashi, la mujer de Hawai que fue reportada desaparecida a principios de noviembre luego de aterrizar en el aeropuerto de Los Ángeles desde Maui, insiste en que su búsqueda no ha terminado a pesar de que la policía afirma que Kobayashi se ausentó por su propia voluntad. La
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities have “grave concerns” for three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada who are missing after a planned ascent of the country’s highest peak, Aoraki, as efforts to find them stalled for a third day amid bad weather. Strong winds meant an aerial search for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand authorities have “grave concerns” for three mountain climbers from the U.S. and Canada who are missing after a planned ascent of the country’s highest peak, Aoraki, as efforts to find them stalled for a third day amid bad weather. Strong winds meant an aerial search for
Continue Reading By Ray Sanchez, Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — At the largest terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year, security lapses enabled an unticketed passenger to board a plane to Paris in a shocking breach that one aviation expert said should
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ESPN is continuing their transition into more direct-to-consumer offerings and being more accessible with Wednesday’s launch of Disney+. The ESPN expansion with its own section onto Disney+ follows the launch of Hulu on Disney+ earlier this year. Those who subscribe to a bundle package with Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ will be able
Continue ReadingGolden State Warriors guard De’Anthony Melton underwent season-ending knee surgery Wednesday in Los Angeles. The team announced Melton had the procedure for a partially torn left anterior cruciate ligament that he injured Nov. 12 against Dallas. Tests showed that surgery was the best option, the Warriors said Nov. 20 when providing an update on Melton’s
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced former Sen. Kelly Loeffler as his pick to lead the Small Business Administration. “Kelly will bring her experience in business and Washington to reduce red tape, and unleash opportunity for our Small Businesses to grow, innovate, and thrive. She will focus on ensuring
Continue Reading By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — A Syrian photographer working for the German press agency DPA has been killed in an airstrike in the Hama countryside, where the government forces of Bashar al-Assad are involved in fierce fighting with an advancing rebel opposition group. DPA, or Deutsche Presse-Agentur, said its photographer Anas Alkharboutli was killed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cocaine cartel has been released from a U.S. prison and is expected to be deported home. Records from the U.S. Bureau of Prisons show that Fabio Ochoa Vásquez was released Tuesday after completing 25 years of a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Wednesday he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years. “I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” Bezos said on stage during a wide-ranging interview at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New
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