By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs began practicing Tuesday for their regular-season finale against the Las Vegas Raiders, which could ultimately earn the AFC West champions the No. 1 playoff seed in the conference in an unprecedented situation for the NFL. Just as the Chiefs were
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By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN Southwest Airlines is offering a new appeasement to some customers after last week’s glut of cancellations while the misplaced baggage fiasco could grind on for days longer. On Tuesday, Southwest informed some passengers affected by its Christmas travel meltdown that they would receive 25,000 frequent flier bonus points
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By Brian Fung, CNN A commercial landlord is suing Twitter for breach of contract after the company allegedly failed to pay rent for one of its offices in San Francisco. The lawsuit concerns Twitter’s office space at 650 California Street, not its main headquarters on Market Street. But it comes after media reports last month
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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have placed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers. It comes a little more than two weeks after he returned from the player assistance program set up by the NHL and NHL Players’ Association. It’s also a week after assigning him to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins on a conditioning
Continue Reading OKLAHOMA CITY. (AP) — A football player at Fort Hays State University was shot and killed outside an Oklahoma City bar on New Year’s Day. Oklahoma City police say 22-year-old Daniel Howard died and four others were injured in the shooting outside Sunset Patio Lounge. Police say the shooting occurred after a fight broke out
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By Audrey Russo, Rob Polansky and Matt McFarland Click here for updates on this story NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Hundreds of firefighters from across Connecticut and neighboring states gathered to pay tribute to Matthias Wirtz. The North Haven firefighter died while fighting a fire the morning after Christmas. A procession got underway shortly after
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By Katie Lobosco, CNN Federal student loan borrowers are facing a lot of uncertainty about their future payments. The fate of President Joe Biden’s major student loan forgiveness program lies with the US Supreme Court, and it could be as late as summer before the justices rule on whether the policy can take effect. The
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN) — El lÃder del Partido Republicano en la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, no logró asegurar los votos necesarios para ganar la elección de presidente en tres rondas de votación este martes, en medio de una complicada pelea en el pleno que se da por primera vez en 100 años. La Cámara
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Damar Hamlin, jugador de los Buffalo Bills, habÃa logrado consolidarse en el equipo en la temporada actual de la NFL antes de sufrir un paro cardÃaco y colapsar durante el partido de los Bills contra los Cincinnati Bengals este lunes. El pulso de Hamlin se restableció en el campo, según los
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By Christian Edwards, CNN The year has only just started but already Europe has broken an alarming number of weather records as extreme heat spread across the continent. On New Year’s Day, at least eight European countries recorded their warmest January day ever: Liechtenstein, the Czech Republic, Poland, the Netherlands, Belarus, Lithuania, Denmark and Latvia,
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By Mike Max Click here for updates on this story GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (WCCO) — The biggest win we found for the Minnesota Vikings on New Year’s Day in Green Bay came at a tailgate party, where Dave Diethelm stole the show for his girlfriend, Mindy Meierbachtol. It didn’t surprise anyone when Mindy decided to
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Julia Buckley, CNN Most of us know the travel fear of a bag not appearing on the belt after a flight. Some of us — ever more, thanks to the aviation chaos this year — know the gut punch of it not appearing. But an increasing number of travelers know what it’s like to lose
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled Rep.-elect George Santos was set to be sworn in Tuesday despite a spiral of investigations from federal and local prosecutors into his campaign spending and lies about his family history, resume and education. The incoming Republican congressman from New York declined to respond to
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was dealt a historic defeat in first-round voting Tuesday to become House speaker, sending the new Congress into opening-day tumult as conservative colleagues opposed his leadership. Debate over a second round of voting was swiftly underway. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, who
Continue Reading By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits on his cryptocurrency trading platform as a judge set a tentative trial date for October. Bankman-Fried, 30, denied charges accusing him of illegally diverting
Continue Reading PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — An employee at a Utah ski resort has died after being ejected from a chairlift whose line was severed by a fallen tree amid record snowfall. Representatives of Park City Mountain said the 29-year-old resort employee fell at least 25 feet (7.6 meters) from the Short Cut chairlift on Monday.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Damar Hamlin’s goal was simple: He wanted to raise $2,500 online to buy toys for needy kids. It took about two years. Then came Monday, when the Buffalo Bills safety was critically injured and needed his heart restarted on the field in a chilling scene that unfolded during a
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Stacker compiled a list of counties with the fastest rising temperatures in Missouri using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information.
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents’ brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked their platforms more often were more likely to be sensitive to general social rewards and punishments, according to the study published Tuesday. “For youth who habitually check their social media, the brain
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo has been presented as Al Nassr’s superstar new signing. The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal to play in the Saudi Pro League in one of the most surprising transfers in the sport’s history. Ronaldo,
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