DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Chess master Magnus Carlsen of Norway has defended his title and won the FIDE World Championship in Dubai. He beat Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia on Friday, securing the one point he needed to cross the seven point threshold to win the global tournament held at Dubai’s Expo 2020 this
Continue Reading By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place Texas’ ban on most abortions. And the decision on Friday offers only a glimmer of daylight for clinics in the state to challenge the nation’s most restrictive abortion law. The justices ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was just another job for child actor Karolyn Grimes. She was 6 and had already done four movies by the summer of 1946 when filming began on “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The only thing she recalls about the biggest movie of her career was
Continue Reading
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The Philadelphia Eagles began the season in rebuilding mode with a rookie coach and unproven quarterback. They enter the final month in position to make a playoff push. That’s progress. When the Eagles return from their bye they’ll be no worse than one game behind in a jumbled
Continue Reading
By Lauren del Valle and Jay Croft, CNN The government on Friday rested its case in the criminal sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell after prosecutors called 24 witnesses across 10 days of testimony. Friday’s witnesses included Annie Farmer, the fourth and final accuser to take the stand. She testified she was 16 years old
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican David Perdue is furthering his embrace of debunked claims that Georgia’s 2020 presidential election was wrongly decided as he runs for governor. The newly announced candidate on Friday joined a lawsuit claiming fraudulent ballots were counted in Fulton County in the 2020 general election. The
Continue Reading
By Marianne Garvey Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson revealed they got matching tattoos after a “Saturday Night Live” appearance by the singer in 2017. Cyrus and the “Saturday Night Live” comic were on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday, where they talked about the upcoming New Year’s Eve special they’ll be hosting together.
Continue Reading
Principal Shawn Kelsch said in a letter that police identified the students responsible for the threatening post.
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer pays it forward to her favorite employee. These are the must-watch videos of the week. What does the fox say? This fox’s laugh has the internet in stitches. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer pays it forward to her favorite employee. These are the must-watch videos of the week. What does the fox say? This fox’s laugh has the internet in stitches. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer pays it forward to her favorite employee. These are the must-watch videos of the week. What does the fox say? This fox’s laugh has the internet in stitches. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has
Continue ReadingBy Jodi Upchurch, CNN A stone-cold fox shows its warm and fuzzy side, Harry Potter’s heading back to Hogwarts, and a Dunkin’ customer pays it forward to her favorite employee. These are the must-watch videos of the week. What does the fox say? This fox’s laugh has the internet in stitches. CNN’s Jeanne Moos has
Continue Reading
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s largest food and retail union is urging more than 60 retail and grocery chains to implement stronger measures to help protect hourly workers amid a surge of virus infections and the new variant omicron. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which has
Continue Reading
Bob Dole was being honored with a private service at Washington National Cathedral and a public one at the World War II Memorial on Friday after lying in state at the U.S. Capitol.
Continue Reading
By Marianne Garvey Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have shared a statement about their son’s conviction on child pornography charges. On Thursday, Josh Duggar, 33, was found guilty of downloading and possessing child sex abuse images. His parents called the experience “grievous.” “This entire ordeal has been very grievous,” their statement read. “Today, God’s grace,
Continue Reading OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities say a flight from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles diverted to Oklahoma City after an unruly passenger assaulted a flight attendant. Police say an air marshal who was on board the Delta Air Lines flight had the passenger in custody when the flight landed in Oklahoma Thursday night. The Transportation
Continue Reading By KAREN MATTHEWS, MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Facing a cold-weather surge in COVID-19 infections, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says that masks will be required in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. Hochul said Friday the decision to impose a mask
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland has agreed to buy 64 Lockheed Martin fighter jets to replace its aging fleet of combat planes in an $11.3 billion deal that represents the Finnish military’s largest ever purchase. Finland picked the American company’s F-35A fighters from among five contenders, which also included the Boeing
Continue Reading By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland has agreed to buy 64 Lockheed Martin fighter jets to replace its aging fleet of combat planes in an $11.3 billion deal that represents the Finnish military’s largest ever purchase. Finland picked the American company’s F-35A fighters from among five contenders, which also included the Boeing
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was just another job for child actor Karolyn Grimes. She was 6 and had already done four movies by the summer of 1946 when filming began on “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The only thing she recalls about the biggest movie of her career was
Continue Reading