By Jennifer Hansler, Hannah Rabinowitz and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Matthew Whitaker, who served as acting attorney general during Trump’s first term, as his pick to be US ambassador to NATO. “Matt is a strong warrior and loyal Patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, sold for $6.2 million at an auction in New York on Wednesday, with the winning bid coming from a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur. “Comedian,” by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was a phenomenon when it debuted in 2019 at
Continue ReadingHELSINKI, Finland (AP) — Finnish authorities say they have opened an investigation into the rupture of a data cable under the Baltic Sea, adding to a Swedish probe into the possible sabotage of that link and another cable. The C-Lion1 cable, which runs between Finland and Germany, and a cable that crosses the Baltic between
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — With just two months until he leaves office, President Joe Biden is gearing up to utilize his presidential pardon power for fowl reasons. Justice will be served Monday as Biden pardons the national Thanksgiving turkeys on the White House South Lawn, CNN has exclusively learned, participating in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Ethics Committee Republicans voted Wednesday against releasing the panel’s long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, the top Democrat on the panel said. The outcome, however, is only a temporary reprieve for Gaetz, who faces allegations of sexual misconduct, as he works
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A human rights report says hundreds of people in Belarus who have shown solidarity with Ukraine have been arrested in a sweeping crackdown under authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Viasna human rights center says 1,671 Belarusians were detained for their anti-war stance or for expressing solidarity with Ukraine, with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An apologetic FTX co-founder has been sentenced to no time in prison after a prosecutor and a judge praised his cooperation against Sam Bankman-Fried and his efforts to recover money for victims of the cryptocurrency fraud. Gary Wang testified for parts of three days at Bankman-Fried’s trial last year,
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek police say they have seized explosives and weapons in a search of a storage area in an apartment building in Athens. The search comes about two weeks after raids on five locations in Athens uncovered large quantities of explosives and firearms. Authorities said that earlier operation was aimed at dismantling
Continue ReadingLAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning against the
Continue ReadingLAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Freddie Freeman’s historic walk-off grand slam ball from Game 1 of the World Series is hitting the auction block. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman came to the plate on a sprained right ankle with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning against the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — There is clarity at the top of the chase for the two spots in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game. Even so, it is possible tiebreakers could be needed to determine what teams play for the championship. First-place SMU would secure its trip to Charlotte by beating Virginia on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A second teenager has been charged with intentionally setting a wildfire in a New Jersey suburb of Philadelphia. Meanwhile a storm is blowing into the region, bringing “significant” rainfall that should help douse a stubborn wildfire burning on the New Jersey-New York border. Police in Evesham Township arrested a 14-year-old from Marlton in
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The City of Indio held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Indio Public Safety Campus Wednesday morning. According to the city, the state-of-the-art facility is designed to enhance safety and emergency response capabilities for the community. The $50 million campus took two years to build, and the city says it represents a significant investment
Continue ReadingNYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has ordered Kosovo to forfeit a Nations League game in Romania after its team refused to play on in second-half stoppage time, with the score 0-0, after hearing pro-Serbia chants. Romania was awarded a 3-0 win by default for the game in Bucharest last Friday. However, UEFA also ordered Romania
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he’s chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO. Trump has expressed skepticism about the Western military alliance for years. Trump said in a statement Wednesday that Whitaker is “a strong warrior and loyal Patriot” who “will ensure the United
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — The Venezuelan man convicted in the killing of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Jose Ibarra was convicted of 10 counts, including murder. Ibarra waived his right to a jury trial, meaning Athens-Clarke County Superior Court Judge H.
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Through a partnership with local farmers and state agencies, PSUSD has received a $150,000 grant through the LFPA Farms Together Program to provide produce boxes to families in need. The district will be giving out the boxes from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at 150 District Center Drive, Palm Springs. The boxes contain watermelon radish, carrots, guava, clamshell
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Three state police officers and four drug cartel suspects are dead following a running series of shootouts in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, across the border from Texas. Another five police officers were wounded in a series of confrontations along highways around the town of San Fernando, Tamaulipas. Drug
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities are embroiled in a standoff with an unconfirmed number of illegal miners who remain underground at an abandoned mine, apparently fearing arrest by police officers at the site. The miners in Stilfontein, in the country’s North West province, have entering the mine, which is no longer in
Continue ReadingAP Science Writers Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better understand health and diseases such as cancer. Scientists focused on certain organs — plotting the jobs of
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