By Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — A man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in South Florida won’t be tried until September 2025, a federal judge ruled this week. Ryan Routh’s trial will begin Sept. 8 instead of the previously scheduled Feb. 10, 2025 start date, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon said in
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By WILL GRAVES – AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Three times in 11 days, the Pittsburgh Steelers faced a team aiming for the Super Bowl, the kind of elite company the Steelers have spent most of the season trying to prove they belong in. And three times in 11 days, Pittsburgh found itself doing
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By SALLY ABOU ALJOUD, OMAR ALBAM and GHAITH ALSAYED – Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Clashes between Islamists who took over Syria and supporters of ousted President Bashar Assad’s government killed six Islamic fighters on Wednesday and wounded others, according to a British-based war monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighters
Continue ReadingBy AP PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide. Northwest Naturals, a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of
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By SCHUYLER DIXON – AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — While the Dallas Mavericks wait to see how long they’ll be without Luka Doncic because of his latest left calf injury, they have another example of how to stay afloat until the superstar’s return. Doncic exited late in the second quarter of a 105-99 Christmas
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By TIM REYNOLDS – AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Heat are listing Jimmy Butler as doubtful for their game Thursday at Orlando, saying he needs time to recondition before returning to the lineup. Butler did not fly with the team to Orlando on Wednesday night, and his intentions for future games seem
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By Associated Press Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh’s defense during Netflix’s NFL debut on Christmas Day. The broadcast itself went off just fine. It quickly became the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media. Mariah Carey opened the doubleheader with a taped performance of “All
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By WILL GRAVES – AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andy Reid donned a Santa Claus suit in a giddy Kansas City Chiefs locker room on Christmas Day, then handed his team a present it increasingly looks like it deserves: home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. How Reid managed to slide into the costume so
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By Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Patrick Mahomes passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs locked up the top seed in the AFC for the fourth time in seven seasons with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions raced to an early 13-point
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By SAM MEDNICK, TIA GOLDENBERG and FATMA KHALED – Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month war. The 3-week old baby was the third to die from the cold in Gaza’s
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By NewsPress Now MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. – Churches throughout the region held services Christmas morning. In Muhlenberg Township, Holy Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Church was full of worshippers. Christmas commemorates the day Jesus, the son of God, was born. Billions around the world observe the day by attending church, visiting family, and giving to others.
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By Kirsten Stokes To have a giving heart like Christie Amos takes experiences that make you appreciate life and others. Amos, a patient care representative in the cardiac cath lab at Mosaic Life Care, routinely receives shout-outs from patients for her outstanding care. For her service, in September Amos received the highest honor any health
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By AP FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A power cable linking Finland and Estonia under the Baltic Sea suffered an outage, prompting an investigation, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said Wednesday. Writing on X, Orpo said that power transmission through the Estlink-2 cable stopped Wednesday and that authorities were “investigating the matter.” He said the interruption
Continue ReadingBy AP Jackpot for Mega Millions surges past $1B after no numbers match on Christmas Eve drawing Hang onto those stocking-stuffer lottery tickets. The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. That means the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $1.15 billion, potentially the
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT – Associated Press Annabell Whelan woke up Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest — Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued from the grille of a car the day before. Whelan was out with her boyfriend’s family Monday in Duluth, Minnesota, when she saw the owl “just hanging out
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By Sportradar LOYOLA CHICAGO (9-4) Nwaokorie 0-0 1-2 1, Rubin 7-7 2-2 16, Edwards 2-10 4-5 10, Quinn 3-3 1-3 7, Watson 3-6 4-4 12, Glazkov 1-1 0-0 2, Reese 3-4 2-5 8, DeLoach 4-5 0-0 8, Hendawy 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 25-40 14-21 68. MURRAY ST. (7-6) Lindsay 5-8 6-8 16, Ferguson 4-8 2-4
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb LOYOLA CHICAGO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Nwaokorie 38 0-0 1-2 0-5 0 5 1 Rubin 25 7-7 2-2 0-2 2 3 16 Edwards 36 2-10 4-5 0-1 2 1 10 Quinn 11 3-3 1-3 1-1 1 5 7 Watson 29 3-6 4-4 0-5 1 3 12 Glazkov
Continue Reading By Sportradar MINNESOTA (105) McDaniels 2-7 0-0 5, Randle 6-13 8-10 23, Gobert 6-7 2-2 14, A.Edwards 11-24 0-0 26, Conley 4-9 1-1 10, Minott 1-3 0-0 2, Reid 3-6 0-0 6, Alexander-Walker 3-7 0-0 8, DiVincenzo 4-10 0-0 11. Totals 40-86 11-13 105. DALLAS (99) Thompson 4-12 0-0 12, Washington 3-8 0-0 7, Lively
Continue Reading By Sportradar FG FT Reb MINNESOTA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS McDaniels 34:36 2-7 0-0 3-6 2 3 5 Randle 34:14 6-13 8-10 2-10 8 2 23 Gobert 39:27 6-7 2-2 2-10 0 3 14 Conley 25:40 4-9 1-1 0-2 3 2 10 A.Edwards 39:13 11-24 0-0 1-8 5 0 26 DiVincenzo 24:41
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now They say music is the language of the soul. For the last 25 years the Grace Notes Gospel Big Band has been sharing a conversation of salvation. Richard Shankweiler, co-founder of the band, spoke with 69 News: “When Roy and I put this band together we said how many concerts are we
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By SCHUYLER DIXON – AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 26 points, and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 105-99 Christmas Day victory over Dallas after Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic left the game with a strained left calf. A rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals won by Dallas fell flat
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By ARNIE STAPLETON – AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — If anybody can slow down Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase, it’s Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II. He did it before when both were rookies in 2021 and Surtain held Chase to a single catch for 3 yards on four targets on a
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Continue Reading By Sportradar Statistics after 16 games COMP AVG TD INT PASSING ATT. COM PCT YARDS GAIN TD PCT INT PCT LONG RATE Mahomes 581 392 67.5 3928 6.76 26 4.5 11 1.9 54t 93.5 Wentz 2 2 100.0 20 10.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 108.3 TEAM 583 394 67.6 3709 6.77 26 4.5 11
Continue Reading By Sportradar Statistics after 16 games COMP AVG TD INT PASSING ATT. COM PCT YARDS GAIN TD PCT INT PCT LONG RATE Ru.Wilson 305 197 64.6 2334 7.65 15 4.9 5 1.6 46 97.4 Fields 161 106 65.8 1106 6.87 5 3.1 1 0.6 55t 93.3 Allen 1 1 100.0 19 19.0 0 0.0 0
Continue Reading By Sportradar Kansas City 13 0 3 13 — 29 Pittsburgh 0 7 3 0 — 10 First Quarter KC_Worthy 7 pass from Mahomes (kick failed), 9:19. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:56. Key Plays: Hunt 4 run on 4th-and-1; Mahomes 12 run. Kansas City 6, Pittsburgh 0. KC_Ju.Watson 11 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick),
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar Kansas City 13 0 3 13 — 29 Pittsburgh 0 7 3 0 — 10 First Quarter KC_Worthy 7 pass from Mahomes (kick failed), 9:19. KC_Ju.Watson 11 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 4:00. Second Quarter Pit_Ru.Wilson 1 run (Boswell kick), 10:28. Third Quarter KC_FG Butker 32, 12:21. Pit_FG Boswell 36, 5:45. Fourth Quarter
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By BRIAN MAHONEY – AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama nearly obliterated the Spurs’ Christmas record book in his first time playing on the holiday. Nearly won the game, too. His 42 points and 18 rebounds could only get San Antonio close before falling short, with the New York Knicks pulling out
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LEBANON, NH —- (AP) Latest snow conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com Wednesday, Dec 25 2024, 03:52:48 pm NORTHEAST= Connecticut= Mohawk Mountain — Wed Reopen 12/26
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Braunschweig – Newton Daily News, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 25—Bonnie Terpstra has seen what happens to old barns in Iowa. Any fortunate enough to withstand a blistering Midwestern tornado or the devastating straight-line winds of a derecho are too often forgotten about and allowed to deteriorate beyond their working use. There was no way
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