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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — With Christmas music blaring through the speakers of the stadium’s sound system, an army of 500 elementary-age students from ten schools across Los Angeles, lined up to have Demi Lovato help them shop for toys and Jordana Brewster size them for a new winter jacket inside an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The stalled South Sudan peace talks have resumed in Kenya after four months and the sacking of a government delegation, the latest effort to end the conflict that has long crippled the African country’s economy. The talks are taking place between South Sudan’s government and opposition groups that
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Athletics’ move to southern Nevada is expected to take a major step forward Thursday when the 30-year lease, non-relocation and development documents are likely to be approved by the Las Vegas Stadium Authority following a rise in the estimated cost of the ballpark by $250 million to
Continue ReadingBy Cole Premo Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Leaders from Minnesota are reacting to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel Wednesday morning. According to authorities, Thompson, 50, was shot shortly before 6 a.m. CT outside the Hilton Midtown hotel on
Continue ReadingKARE By Cole Premo Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Leaders from Minnesota are reacting to the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson outside a New York City hotel Wednesday morning. According to authorities, Thompson, 50, was shot shortly before 6 a.m. CT outside the Hilton Midtown hotel
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian fighter has jet crashed in the south of the country, killing the two pilots. State media reported. Identified the pilots as Col. Hamid Reza Ranjbar and Col. Manouchehr Pirzadeh, saying they were on a test flight after the plane was overhauled. The crash took place near the town of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The National Board of Review put its full support behind Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked,” naming the lavish musical the best film of the year, Chu best director and awarding its stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, a prize for their collaboration, in awards announced Wednesday. Already a box-office force, “Wicked” is
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By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — The family of Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman who went missing in early November after arriving in Los Angeles on a flight from Maui, insists their search for Hannah is not over despite police saying she is a voluntary missing person. “My heart is still broken, and my worry
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has repaid about $1,900 for a trip to a conference in Florida after ethics officials found he shouldn’t have relied on an outside group to cover the travel. The Tennessee Ethics Commission released the opinion Tuesday. It ruled the payment violated a state law banning
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The man accused of killing the head of one of the biggest U.S. health insurance companies has been charged in New York with murder as an act of terrorism. Prosecutors announced the new charge against Luigi Mangione on Tuesday. The 26-year-old suspect is being held without bail in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested
Continue Reading By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuba’s energy grid has collapsed, leaving millions without power, the latest in a series of failures on an island struggling from creaking infrastructure, natural disasters and economic turmoil. The state-run utility company, the Cuban Electric Union, said workers were attempting to get the grid back online but
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the US economy’s strength means the central bank can show some restraint with cutting interest rates. “The US economy is in very good shape, and there’s no reason for that not to continue,” Powell said at an event hosted by
Continue Reading By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff plans may change what products customers can find on Dollar Tree’s shelves – and push the chain to increase prices again. The discount retailer said on its earnings call Wednesday that Trump’s plans to tax imported goods may lead it to alter some
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald and Brian Fung, CNN New York (CNN) — The crypto and tech communities finally have some clarity on who they’ll potentially answer to over the next four years. On the crypto front, President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Paul Atkins to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. He is expected to regulate
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CNN Español El Gobierno de México dio este martes un reporte preliminar de seguridad para este año que incluye el número de homicidios dolosos diarios, los estados en donde más se presentan y otros delitos, con información de las 32 Fiscalías y Procuradurías Generales de Justicia del país. Este informe del Gabinete de Seguridad, que
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A prosecutor in Ohio is seeking to exonerate four men convicted three decades ago in the beating death of a woman. Two of the men have remained in prison since the mid-1990s while the other two spent more than 25 years behind bars before being released on parole. The prosecutor in Lorain County
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Austin Theriault has ended a recount, conceding to Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in Maine. The announcement Wednesday brings to an end a closely watched congressional race a month after Election Day. Theriault decided to end the recount after early results didn’t show a significant change in the
Continue Reading CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea is reeling after a whiplash six hours during which the country’s embattled president declared martial law but was forced to lift it amid widespread condemnation, throwing the country’s political landscape into chaos and uncertainty. The saga began unfolding Tuesday night as most South
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has handed his final budget blueprint to lawmakers that includes a rosy picture based largely on his state’s success in extracting near-record levels of oil and gas from the ground. The Republican nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Interior Department ends his
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