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By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Many Brazilians have become fans of Lionel Messi in recent years. And many of them will be going to the Maracana Stadium to watch the World Cup champions take on their own national team in a qualifying match. Eight-year-old Rafael Yen considers Messi to
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man accused of firebombing an anti-abortion office in Wisconsin has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of damaging property with explosives. Online court records show Hridindu Roychowdhury entered the plea Monday. He faces up to 20 years in prison when he’s sentenced on Dec. 1. Prosecutors have agreed to recommend
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For many, enjoying homemade Thanksgiving classics like turkey and mashed potatoes is one of the best parts of the holiday. However, cooking a full holiday spread could come at a cost if proper fire safety precautions are not taken. According to the National Fire Protection Association, 3 to 4 times as many home kitchen fires
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have hired Barry Enright to be their pitching coach. Manager Ron Washington gave the job Tuesday to the 37-year-old Enright, who has only been in coaching for five years. He was a pitching coach in the Arizona Diamondbacks’ system from 2019-21, and he spent the past two
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Molly English, CNN (CNN) — Two House lawmakers announced on Tuesday that they won’t run for reelection, the latest in a string of members of Congress heading for the exits. Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo of California said in a video message that she will not seek reelection in 2024, bringing to
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The White House released recently declassified intelligence on Tuesday confirming that the Russian mercenary organization Wagner group has been preparing to provide an air defense capability “to either Hezbollah or Iran,” according to National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby. Wagner was preparing to provide the capability at the direction
Continue ReadingBOSTON Andrew Bailey was hired Tuesday as pitching coach of the Boston Red Sox after four seasons in the same role with the San Francisco Giants. He replaced Dave Bush, Boston’s pitching coach for the past four seasons. A two-time All-Star, the 39-year-old Bailey was 16-14 with a 3.12 ERA and 95 saves in eight
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER, MARK THIESSEN and JOHN RABY Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say one person has died and at least seven others are believed missing after a landslide ripped down a mountainside in southeast Alaska during the night. Alaska State Troopers said Tuesday the slide occurred Monday night near the small island
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nearly a quarter of people seeking an abortion in the United States were unable to get one due to bans that took effect after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, researchers estimate. In the first half of 2023, states with abortion bans had an average fertility rate that was 2.3%
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — What is a holiday season without festive music? The classics are great, but the classics performed by some of the best performers across pop, R&B, rock, opera, soul and beyond? That’s a real reason to celebrate. In honor of the most wonderful time of the
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps will get a bit of a tax reprieve this year. The IRS announced on Tuesday that it will delay implementing its $600 tax reporting requirement that was to take effect for the 2023 tax filing season. Instead, now
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A majority of South African lawmakers have voted in favor of a motion calling for the closure of the Israeli embassy and the cutting of diplomatic ties until Israel agrees to a cease-fire in Gaza. The vote on the motion supported by the ruling African National Congress
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors in Las Vegas have formally charged four high school students as adults with murder in the deadly beating of their schoolmate, a fight that was captured on cellphone video and has been widely shared across social media. The two 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds are charged
Continue ReadingREDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man was found guilty of first-degree murder for beheading his girlfriend with a samurai sword on a city street last year. A San Mateo County jury returned the verdict against Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta, 34, on Monday and continued to deliberate a series of aggravating factors that
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials in Gaza say they have lost the ability to count the dead because of the collapse of the enclave’s health system and the difficulty of retrieving bodies from areas overrun by Israeli tanks and troops. The Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza carefully tracked casualties
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Prosecutors aren’t pursuing an assault charge against a close friend of Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant stemming from a fight during a pickup basketball game at the player’s home last year. Shelby County court records show that a misdemeanor charge of assault against Davonte Pack has been dismissed. Pack
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Rosalynn Carter used her powerful posts to address injustices as her husband rose in politics, especially those imposed as part of the racist Jim Crow system that prevailed in Georgia. The most personal of those cases involved Mary Prince Fitzpatrick, who went to Washington as White
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has agreed to pay more than $4 billion as part of an agreement with the U.S. government. A person familiar with the development in the case against Binance confirmed the settlement to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have given Mike Shildt another chance to manage in the big leagues, just two years after his run with St. Louis ended abruptly despite him leading the Cardinals to three straight playoff appearances and winning the 2019 NL Manager of the
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what’s on the crowded dinner table. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research looks at the country’s Thanksgiving tastes. Americans mostly agree on the deliciousness of pumpkin
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