By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — After thinking he lost his job as the Washington Commanders’ starting quarterback, Sam Howell was back on the field Sunday doing what he has been doing a lot of lately: throwing interceptions. With Jacoby Brissett sidelined by a hamstring injury that popped up late in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey left the San Francisco 49ers’ win at Washington on Sunday with a right calf injury that coach Kyle Shanahan thinks could be a strain but hopes is not serious. Clinching the top seed in the NFC and rendering next week’s regular-season finale meaningless
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In a sport long defined by its coaching giants, Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh are among the few larger-than-life figures still standing. Saban has won six national championships at Alabama, establishing the most successful program of the 21st century. Harbaugh has completely revitalized his alma
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writrer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams inched closer to clinching a postseason berth in a game they didn’t look like much of a playoff team — and were somewhat lucky to win. Kyren Williams ran for 87 yards and a career-best three touchdowns and the Rams
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A plane with more than 350 asylum-seekers onboard arrived early Sunday morning at an airport near Chicago from Texas, according to officials, part of the state’s monthslong effort to send thousands of migrants to major cities around the country with little notice. The City of Rockford said in a Facebook post Winnebago County Sheriff
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Minutes after rolling to a 27-10 victory at Washington, the San Francisco 49ers watched the final minute of Philadelphia’s game at Arizona together in the visiting locker room. A loud cheer erupted when the Eagles lost to Arizona in stunning fashion. After Brock Purdy threw
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A man died Saturday morning in Hawaii after sustaining “injuries from a shark encounter” off the coast of Maui, according to local authorities. Police responded around 11:19 a.m. local time to a beach area off the Hana Highway in Paia. Officers used a watercraft to bring a 39-year-old man to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Revelers across Asia celebrated the countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve with fireworks and brightly lit signs — offering a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts raised security concerns and let to muted or even cancelled festivities. As the clock struck midnight in Australia,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PAIA, Hawaii (AP) — A surfer in Hawaii has died after being injured in a shark encounter off Maui’s northern shore, according to the Maui Police Department. Authorities stopped short of calling the event an attack and didn’t describe the man’s injuries. Ocean Safety Officers grabbed and transported the man by jet ski
Continue ReadingELDORET, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say they are investigating the slaying of three-time Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat. A local police official says Kiplagat’s body was found with stab wounds inside his brother’s car on Sunday morning. He says the athlete had been driving the car before his body was discovered in the vehicle
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022’s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis is reported to have been charged in connection with the death of his wife, Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, who died after being struck by a vehicle while riding in Adelaide. Australian media reports said Dennis has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving, endangering life
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political party has offered one of the party’s first public apologies for the internal strife that preceded Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Knesset member Galit Distel Atbaryan gave a searingly personal mea culpa in an interview with Israel’s Channel 13 on Sunday. She said: “I’m here
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In a story published Dec. 29, 2023, about an Oregon weekly newspaper ending print publication due to funds being embezzled, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Eugene, Oregon, was the third-largest city in the state. It is the second largest.
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A U.N. spokesperson says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has closed an international tribunal that was created to investigate the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Over the years, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon held in absentia proceedings and found three members of the militant Hezbollah group guilty in connection with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship’s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The 19 crew members of the ship, Genius Star XI, were uninjured
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Revelers across Asia celebrated the countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve with fireworks and brightly lit signs — offering a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts raised security concerns and let to muted or even cancelled festivities. As the clock struck midnight in Australia,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by his peers and live audiences as one of the greatest standup acts of his generation, has died. He was 97. His widow, Marie Musso Green,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by his peers and live audiences as one of the greatest standup acts of his generation, has died. He was 97. His widow, Marie Musso Green,
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