Full written statement from President Joe Biden on his decision to pardon his son: Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and
Continue ReadingFull written statement from President Joe Biden on his decision to pardon his son: Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family. The Democratic president had previously said he would
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — As temperatures drop into the teens, Minnesotans have embraced sauna culture for warmth and community. Devotees say the state’s sauna mania is about more than sweat and snow. They say it is the product of Old World traditions intersecting with newfangled internet-based communities, and a desire for social connection
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who faced sentencing this month for federal tax and gun convictions, marking a reversal as he prepares to leave office. “Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” the president said
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kryen Williams and the Los Angeles Rams strode to the locker room at halftime confident that the zero they had on the scoreboard was no indication of how the final 30 minutes would go. “We knew the second half was going to be ours,” said Williams, who rushed
Continue ReadingROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference announced it fined Michigan and Ohio State $100,000 each for violating the conference’s sportsmanship policy for the on-field melee at the end of the Wolverines’ win in Columbus on Saturday. “Not only did the actions of both teams violate fundamental elements of sportsmanship such as respect and
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church has called on the president of El Salvador not to lift the country’s ban on gold mining. Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas asked President Nayib Bukele not to reverse the ban, which has been in place since 2017. Escobar Alas said “it will damage this
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Big Ten Conference has fined Michigan and Ohio State $100k each for their involvement in Saturday’s postgame brawl, the conference announced. “The Big Ten Conference has determined that the actions of both teams following the Michigan-Ohio State football game on Saturday, November 30, 2024, violated the
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein and Isabelle D’Antonio, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has selected billionaire Massad Boulos to serve as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs — the second time in as many days the president-elect has chosen a family member for a key post. Though Trump didn’t mention it in his
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Keyshawn Hall scored 15 points, Darius Johnson and Moustapha Thiem each had 11 points, and UCF defeated California Baptist 74-59 on Sunday. Jordan Ivy-Curry added 10 points for the Knights (6-2), who led by only three points at halftime but pulled away in the second half with a 15-0 run. Dominique
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Falcons coach Raheem Morris insists Kirk Cousins’ struggles with interceptions didn’t cause him to consider a change at quarterback against the Los Angeles Chargers. Cousins has played long enough to know he must play better or that firm support from his coach could change, especially with rookie first-round
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Local authorities say a bus has crashed near a ski resort in southern France, killing at least two people and injuring 33 others. A total of 47 people including the driver were on the bus when it crashed Sunday evening near the Pyrenees mountains ski resort of Porte-Puymorens. That’s according to the
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen ‘s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died. He was 85. Brickman died Friday in Manhattan, his daughter Sophie Brickman told The New York
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen ‘s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died. He was 85. Brickman died Friday in Manhattan, his daughter Sophie Brickman told The New York
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — In a game neither team seemed eager to win, the Los Angeles Chargers relied on their defense — especially rookie cornerback Tarheeb Still — to hand Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons their third straight loss. Still returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown, his second pick of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday displayed the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the White House South Lawn to observe World AIDS Day. Gathered with the president and his wife, Jill, were survivors, family members and advocates to memorialize the lives lost to the epidemic. The president emphasized the federal government’s support
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Taiwan’s president visited a U.S. State Department-funded think tank and educational institution on the second day of a two-day visit to Hawaii that’s part of a Pacific island tour that has already triggered criticism from Beijing. Lai Ching-te met and exchanged gifts with the president of the East-West Center. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s ambassador to the United States said Sunday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was successful in getting President-elect Donald Trump and key Cabinet nominees to understand that lumping Canada in with Mexico over the flow of drugs and migrants into the U.S. is unfair. Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador in Washington,
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Eight people are dead and two others are wounded after gunmen pulled up to a roadside stand in north-central Mexico and opened fire on customers and bystanders. Prosecutors in the cartel-ravaged state of Guanajuato said Sunday the shooting occurred late Saturday in the town of Apaseo el Grande. Eight men died
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