CNN By Josh Campbell and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A California couple visiting Mexico for the holidays was shot and killed on Wednesday when armed gunmen fired on their vehicle, according to authorities. Rafael and Gloria Cardona were visiting family in Angamacutiro, Michoacan state at the time of the attack, a US official told
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Santa Clauses are coming to town. Thousands of Kris Kringles and jolly Old St. Nicks are jamming streets, sidewalks and bars from Adelaide to Vancouver on Saturday for annual SantaCon charity pub crawls. In New York City, where temperatures hovered around freezing, the fermented merriment kicked off around 10 a.m. and
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, Kaitlan Collins, Rebekah Riess, Kara Scannell and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO in Manhattan has retained a high-profile New York attorney – a development revealed on the same day an official indicated the defendant may soon stop fighting extradition from Pennsylvania, the site of his
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — More than 18 years after accusing three former Duke University lacrosse players of raping her, a falsified account she shared in graphic detail, Crystal Mangum has admitted she lied about the encounter. In an interview on a web show published Wednesday, Mangum apologized to the men and said her
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Nancy Pelosi underwent a “successful” hip replacement surgery Saturday and is “well on the mend,” according to a spokesperson, one day after being hospitalized from an injury sustained during an official engagement in Luxembourg. Pelosi was admitted to a hospital in Luxembourg as the
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Longtime NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer is the new head coach at Santa Margarita High School, his alma mater. Santa Margarita announced the hiring of Palmer on social media Friday. The Catholic prep school is located in Rancho Santa Margarita, a well-to-do suburb in southern Orange County. Palmer
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Longtime NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer is the new head coach at Santa Margarita High School, his alma mater. Santa Margarita announced the hiring of Palmer on social media Friday. The Catholic prep school is located in Rancho Santa Margarita, a well-to-do suburb in southern Orange County. Palmer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Mysterious drones have been reported flying over the eastern United States in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who is flying them and why. Federal authorities say there’s no evidence yet of any national security or public safety threats, and many of the suspected drones are actually manned aircraft. The Federal Aviation
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Nevin Shapiro, the former Miami booster whose rogue involvement with the school led to a massive NCAA investigation and significant sanctions against the Hurricanes, had his sentence for masterminding a $930 million Ponzi scheme commuted by President Joe Biden. Shapiro was among the 1,499 recipients of commutations announced by the White House
Continue ReadingWREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Ryan Reynolds has treated Wrexham’s locals to an early Christmas present on his latest trip to north Wales and he brought another Hollywood celebrity along for the ride. Reynolds co-owns Wrexham soccer club with Rob McElhenney and watched the team draw with Cambridge 2-2 on Saturday in the company of actor
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement. Pelosi
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Pelosi, 84, “is well on the mend,” said Ian Krager, a spokesman for the California Democrat, in a statement. Pelosi
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Ducks traded Cam Fowler to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, abruptly ending the veteran defenseman’s 15-season tenure in Anaheim. The Blues sent a second-round pick in 2027 and minor-league defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka to Anaheim for a fourth-round pick in 2027 and Fowler, the top-scoring defenseman in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road. Many events were canceled across the region when the storm hit Friday evening, and businesses announced plans to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major ice storm created treacherous driving conditions across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend and prompted temporary closures of Interstate 80 after numerous cars and trucks slid off the road. Many events were canceled across the region when the storm hit Friday evening, and businesses announced plans to
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The founder of fashion giant Mango, Isak Andic, died unexpectedly in an accident on Saturday, the company announced in a statement. Andic served as the company’s non-executive Chairman, according to the statement signed by Mango CEO Toni Ruiz. “He dedicated his life to Mango, leaving an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEVENTER, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch city of Deventer transformed Saturday into a pocket of 19th-century England, with 950 people in costumes bringing characters from Charles Dickens’ books to life. Oliver Twist, Ebenezer Scrooge and Miss Havisham were among the characters at hand, mingling with chimney sweepers, livestock and Christmas carol singers in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAMASCUS (AP) — Palestinian refugees, whose homes in the Yarmouk camp near Damascus were destroyed during Syria’s civil war, have started to return to the neighborhood since the fall of President Bashar Assad. Yarmouk was once considered the capital of the Palestinian diaspora, but it was bombed and looted and has been all
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Aqaba, Jordan (CNN) — The United States has had direct contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Syrian rebel group now in de-facto control of the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday. The first public confirmation of direct interaction with the US-designated terrorist group, known as HTS, came at the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso knelt to pray when officers came to take her to an execution site in May 2015, just feet from her isolation cell on an Indonesian prison island, where a 13-member firing squad was waiting. While she prayed, the Philippines government was
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