By The Associated Press NFL Thursday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at DETROIT 2½ 2½ (48½) Green Bay Kansas City 4½ 3½ (52½) at DALLAS at BALTIMORE 11½ 7 (51½) Cincinnati Friday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at PHILADELPHIA 6½ 7 (44½) Chicago Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at INDIANAPOLIS 3½ 4½ (44½) Houston
Continue ReadingBy CHAN HO-HIM and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Firefighters battled one of Hong Kong’s deadliest modern blazes for a second day Thursday, fighting to control the fire that blackened several high-rise towers and killed at least 44 people. Three men from a construction company were arrested, and rescues were continuing. Thick
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By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The disappearance of a New Zealand father with his children in a forest for several years before he was discovered and shot dead by the police has prompted the government to launch a major inquiry into how officials handled the case. The public inquiry —
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH B. FREDERICK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Giant balloons got into shape Wednesday for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as crews inflated the giant characters on the streets of New York City. The parade kicks off Thursday morning, with dozens of huge balloons set to take to the skies. Floats, entertainers, marching
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By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer from state prison to federal custody a former county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists following a request from the Trump administration, state officials said Wednesday. The Colorado Department of Corrections said it is not seeking a transfer
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing of the “Missouri Pick 3 Midday” game were: 0, 7, 9 (zero, seven, nine) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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By The Associated Press The two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot in Washington on Wednesday were among more than 2,000 troops deployed to the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s crime-fighting mission that involved taking over the local police department. The president quickly ordered 500 more National Guard
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By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced Wednesday that he has authorized the U.S. government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking. For a limited time, the U.S. can refuel aircraft and transport equipment and
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By GARY D. ROBERTSON and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat to Republicans as part of President Donald Trump’s multistate redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 elections. The map targets the state’s only
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Judges allow North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map that could flip a US House seat to Republicans.
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Wednesday No. 1 UConn (6-0) did not play. Next: at Xavier, Sunday. No. 2 South Carolina (7-0) beat Duke 83-66. Next: vs. No. 4 Texas, Thursday. No. 3 UCLA (6-1) lost to No. 4 Texas 76-65. Next: at Duke, Thursday. No. 4 Texas (6-0) beat No. 3 UCLA 76-65. Next: at No. 2 South Carolina,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence.
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By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The leaders of a pro-Russia group in France behind a poster campaign declaring “Russia is not my enemy” have been taken into custody and are being held on suspicion of intelligence-gathering for a foreign power. The SOS Donbass group confirmed the arrest of its founder, Anna Novikova,
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is barring South Africa from participating in the Group of 20 summit next year at his Miami-area club and will stop all payments and subsidies to the country over its treatment of a U.S. government representative at
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN and JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors charged three men Wednesday with murder in the death of 22-year-old Maria De La Rosa, who was shot over the weekend while sitting in a parked car in Los Angeles. De La Rosa, a Latin artist who performs under the name DELAROSA,
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By MELISSA GOLDIN Associated Press As the leadup to the 2026 midterm elections begins, social media users — among them billionaire X owner Elon Musk, who briefly served as a top advisor to President Donald Trump — are using false information to advocate for more voter ID laws in the U.S. “America should not have
Continue ReadingWednesday No. 1 Purdue (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. Eastern Illinois, Friday. No. 2 Arizona (6-0) did not play. Next: vs. Norfolk State, Saturday. No. 3 Houston (6-1) vs. Notre Dame. Next: vs. Florida State, Saturday, Dec. 6. No. 4 Duke (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 22 Arkansas, Thursday. No. 5 UConn
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By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The most-played series in major college football history, the bitter border-state rivalry between Minnesota and Wisconsin, is punctuated each year with a postgame ritual by the winning team that could be described as jubilant yardwork. When time expires on Saturday in the 135th edition of the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members are in critical condition after shooting near White House; suspect shot, AP source says.
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trump says South Africa isn’t invited to next year’s G20 in Miami, escalating his fight over treatment of white farmers.
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years blazed through high-rise apartment buildings into the night Wednesday as the city’s leader confirmed at least 36 people, including a firefighter, had died and another 279 people were reported missing.
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By JEFF ROBERSON Associated Press REEDS SPRING, Mo. (AP) — The first year Shirley Mease cooked up a free Thanksgiving feast in the Reeds Spring High School cafeteria, icy weather kept most people away. But when her family knocked on doors to offer the meals, the gratefulness they found confirmed the need in her Missouri
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Fresh off beating the Super Bowl champs, the Dallas Cowboys get the runner-up in their annual Thanksgiving home game. It doesn’t get any easier after Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs visit Thursday with the Cowboys (5-5-1) pondering an improbable run to a
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By The Associated Press A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others, bringing an end to the last of four criminal cases filed against him that threatened to upend his finances and take away his freedom as he sought a return to the White House. The Georgia
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Martín Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes while serving as governor of a southern state. Vizcarra was sentenced to immediate imprisonment and a nine-year ban from public office. He is expected to appeal the decision. “This
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director. Paramount Pictures on Tuesday was in closing talks to distribute the film, according to
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After President Donald Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director. Paramount Pictures on Tuesday was in closing talks to distribute the film, according to
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By The Associated Press Kansas City (6-5) at Dallas (5-5-1) Thursday, 4:30 p.m. EST, CBS. BetMGM line: Chiefs by 3. Against the spread: Chiefs 5-6; Cowboys 6-5. Series record: Cowboys lead 7-5. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Cowboys 19-9 at Kansas City on Nov. 21, 2021. Last week: Chiefs beat Colts 23-20 in OT; Cowboys beat
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