California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor.
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Quincy Jones laid to rest at private family funeral in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music giant Quincy Jones was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, a week after his death at age 91. A larger, more public memorial is also being planned. The family of the 28-time Grammy winning producer, arranger and composer said in a statement to The Associated Press
Continue ReadingQuincy Jones laid to rest at private family funeral in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music giant Quincy Jones was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, a week after his death at age 91. A larger, more public memorial is also being planned. The family of the 28-time Grammy winning producer, arranger and composer said in a statement to The Associated Press
Continue ReadingStorm-weary Philippines forcibly evacuates thousands as another typhoon hits
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A new typhoon has made landfall in the northeastern Philippines, which has been battered by earlier storms. Typhoon Toraji entered the mountainous Luzon region Monday with sustained winds of 81 mph and is expected to weaken before blowing out to sea. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. had been in the
Continue ReadingRafael dissolves into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Cuba as a hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — Rafael has weakened into a remnant low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane last week. Rafael had dissipated into a tropical storm Saturday. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Sunday that the post-tropical cyclone was located about 345 miles north-northwest of
Continue ReadingTrump announces Tom Homan, his former acting ICE director, will be administration’s ‘border czar’
By Kaitlan Collins and Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday night that Tom Homan, who served as the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in his last administration, will be in charge of the nation’s borders. “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border
Continue ReadingElon Musk exerts deepening influence on Donald Trump’s presidential transition
By Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club has been brimming in the last 48 hours with two kinds of people: those angling for a job in the president-elect’s incoming administration, and those trying to influence him into hiring their picks for the top spots. But the one person who has loomed over
Continue ReadingTrump is already wielding power and causing massive disruption
CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is already flexing raw power, showing he may try to subvert Washington’s checks and balances and leaving foreign leaders scrambling to come to terms with his victory. Early signs from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida club and estate where Trump is building his new administration, suggest
Continue Reading24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina last week have now been recovered unharmed, officials said Sunday. Twenty-four monkeys were captured on Sunday, a day after another of the 43 escaped monkeys was recovered. A “sizeable group” remains active along
Continue ReadingThunder’s Holmgren to miss at least 8 weeks with a pelvic fracture
AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Monday that forward/center Chet Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture. Holmgren sustained a right iliac wing fracture during the first quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors. The team says it expects him to return
Continue ReadingChristian McCaffrey happy to be back on field and making plays to help 49ers win in his season debut
AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Christian McCaffery felt good physically. He’ll wait until he has a chance to watch some tape before deciding how good he looked in his season debut. San Francisco’s star running back returned to the lineup after missing the first eight games of the season and rushed for 39
Continue ReadingLauren Betts scores a career-high 31 points to lead No. 5 UCLA women over Colgate 81-63
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauren Betts had a career-high 31 points and nine rebounds and No. 5 UCLA defeated Colgate 81-63 on Sunday in the Bruins’ home opener. The Bruins (2-0) were back in action for the first time since beating No. 17 Louisville 66-59 in Paris on Monday to open the women’s college basketball
Continue ReadingJoey Logano wins Phoenix finale for 3rd NASCAR Cup championship in 1-2 finish for Team Penske
AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the second round, Joey Logano received a second chance when another competitor was disqualified. He pounced on the opportunity. Logano was added to the round of eight following Alex Bowman’s disqualification and immediately went to Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Continue ReadingTrump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to change the rules and empower him to appoint some nominees without a Senate vote. Republican Sens. John Thune of South Dakota, John Cornyn of Texas and Rick Scott of Florida are running in a
Continue ReadingJustin Herbert has TDs passing and rushing as Chargers beat Titans 27-17 for 3rd straight win
AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The combination of steady play by Justin Herbert and a strong defense has given the Los Angeles Chargers their best start in six years. Herbert threw for a touchdown and ran for one, and the Chargers had seven sacks in their third straight victory, 27-17 over the Tennessee
Continue ReadingYiannis Boutaris, winemaker and maverick former mayor of the Greek city of Thessaloniki, has died
Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Yiannis Boutaris was a winemaker who served two terms as mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, and shook up its conservative image. His company Kir-Yianni said he died late Saturday. No cause of death was given, but his health had been declining. A couple weeks ago he had
Continue ReadingKeir Starmer attends Paris Armistice ceremony, as UK and France forge closer links ahead of Trump presidency
By Eve Brennan, CNN London (CNN) — Keir Starmer became the first British prime minister to attend Armistice commemorations in France since World War II on Monday, as the two countries appear to be forging closer ties ahead of an incoming Donald Trump presidency. Starmer joined French and British veterans alongside French President Emmanuel Macron
Continue ReadingCuban authorities make arrests after protests broke out over blackouts
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities say they have arrested a number of people for disorderly behavior after protests over blackouts that stretched on for days broke out in recent weeks. Cuba’s Attorney General’s office said it started criminal proceedings against people in the capital Havana, the province of Mayabeque and the city of
Continue ReadingTrump is already wielding power and causing massive disruption
CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is already flexing raw power, showing he may try to subvert Washington’s checks and balances and leaving foreign leaders scrambling to come to terms with his victory. Early signs from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida club and estate where Trump is building his new administration, suggest
Continue ReadingTrump calls on GOP senators vying to be majority leader to agree to recess appointments
By Kate Sullivan, Manu Raju and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump is demanding Republican senators vying to be majority leader support recess appointments for his nominees — a way for presidents to essentially bypass Congress that has recently been blocked by the minority party. All three senators running in this week’s secret-ballot
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