By Keith Allen, CNN Tampa Police Chief Mary O’Connor has been placed on administrative leave after body camera footage taken from a traffic stop last month revealed she told a deputy she was “hoping that you’ll just let us go tonight” and flashed her badge. O’Connor was a passenger in a golf cart, which was pulled
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AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — Raheem Sterling has been ruled out of England’s World Cup round of 16 match with Senegal because of a “family matter.” The forward started the Three Lions’ opening two games in Group B but was left out of the final match a 3-0 win against Wales. The FA didn’t expand
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN The Georgia Bulldogs will step up their pursuit of back-to-back national titles when they compete in the upcoming College Football Playoff. The Michigan Wolverines, Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs and the Ohio State Buckeyes join the Bulldogs in the playoff, the selection committee announced on Sunday. No. 1 Georgia (13-0)
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DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia farmer says his sheepdog is recovering at home two days after killing a pack of coyotes that attacked his flock of sheep. The farmer from a town northeast of Atlanta says his Great Pyrenees named Casper killed eight coyotes to defend the flock. John Wierwiller told Atlanta’s WAGA-TV that
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Se pronostican varios días de fuertes lluvias en partes del sur de Estados Unidos esta semana, lo que podría mejorar las condiciones persistentes de sequía pero también provocar inundaciones significativas. “Se espera un evento prolongado de lluvia en los valles de Mississippi/Tennessee a partir de este lunes y hasta el fin
Continue Reading Officials say a woman injured six sheriff’s deputies while refusing to exit a plane on Thanksgiving Day at an airport in Louisiana. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported the incident on Saturday. Authorities said the 25-year-old woman bit, kicked and spit on Jefferson Parish sheriff’s deputies at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. News reports
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By CNN staff Anyplace can throw up a few lights and call it a holiday celebration, but travelers who really adore Christmas want more. In 2022, many places are returning to a livelier holiday season after two years of subdued or canceled festivities because of the Covid-19 pandemic. From England to the Philippines, these 15
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said Sunday. Authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan said it was unclear why the mass die-off happened but that it was likely due to natural causes. Regional officials initially reported Saturday that 700 dead seals
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press Now that he’s back on Twitter, neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin wants somebody to explain the rules. Anglin, the founder of an infamous neo-Nazi website, was reinstated Thursday, one of many previously banned users to benefit from an amnesty granted by Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk. The next day,
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — South Florida has hired Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh as its new head football coach. Golesh, who came to Tennessee with head coach Josh Heupel in 2021 after the two were at Central Florida in 2019, takes over a USF program that went 1-11 this year. The Bulls finished 0-8 in
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By Rene Marsh, CNN A mom of three, Alicia Fout was going to college and working 30 hours a week but still often struggled to cover the cost of child care. The high price tag forced her to prioritize which monthly bills to pay, which meant frequent utility shut-off notices — and some extremely difficult
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By Dan Heching, CNN Some people like singing their good news from the rooftops, but in Keke Palmer’s case, it was done on live television in front of millions of viewers. The actress and comedian hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, and during her opening monologue, revealed she is pregnant with her first child. The
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The defending national champions, two Big Ten powers and an upstart that wasn’t even expected to contend in its conference this season. Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were selected Sunday to play in the College Football Playoff, giving the Big Ten multiple programs in the four-team
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” kept the box-office crown for the fourth straight weekend, and the comic holiday thriller “Violent Night” debuted with $13.3 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. But the biggest talking point on the weekend was a movie conspicuously absent from theaters. Had
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The defending national champions, two Big Ten powers and an upstart that wasn’t even expected to contend in its conference this season. Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were selected Sunday to play in the College Football Playoff, giving the Big Ten multiple programs in the four-team
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox and right-hander Mike Clevinger have finalized a $12 million, one-year contract. Clevinger will make $8 million in 2023, and there is a mutual $12 million option for 2024 that includes a $4 million buyout. The 31-year-old Clevinger went 7-7 with a 4.33 ERA in 23 games, including 22
Continue Reading ATLANTA (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday it is investigating an Atlanta house fire that killed two people over the weekend. A tweet from the agency says the fire involved natural gas. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that fire crews responded to a northwest Atlanta home around 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Atlanta Fire Rescue
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Neymar appeared to have fully recovered from his ankle injury and is expected to return to the starting lineup for Brazil’s match against South Korea in the round of 16 at the World Cup on Monday. Neymar was back training Sunday and showed no signs
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump faced rebuke Sunday from officials in both parties after calling for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution over his lie that the 2020 election was stolen. Trump, who announced last month that he is running again for president, made the claim over
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By Kylie Atwood, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the Biden administration supports the zero-COVID protesters in China, explaining that he will address the topic when he visits the country early next year. “Of course, we do,” Blinken told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” when asked about the US
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