By The Associated Press Travelers at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday were finding hundreds of flights delayed and canceled in Chicago following a winter storm in the Great Lakes region, while a wintry mix of rain and snow developed in the Northeast. In Wisconsin, utility crews worked to restore power to thousands
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By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who went from close U.S. ally in the war on drugs to a poster child for presidential corruption in Central America, is on the verge of becoming once again a friend of the United States with President Donald Trump’s intention
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VERSAILLES, France (AP) — A long-lost painting by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, sold at 2.3 million euros ($2.7 million) at an auction Sunday in Versailles. The painting was recently found in a private townhouse in Paris. It depicts the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. It was part
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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters found dozens more bodies Friday in an intensive apartment-by-apartment search of a high-rise complex where a massive fire engulfed seven buildings, and authorities arrested another 8 people involved in the towers’ renovation. The death toll in one of the city’s deadliest blazes rose to 128, and many remain unaccounted for.
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MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Some residents of the flood-hit Indonesian island of Sumatra have resorted to stealing food and water to survive, authorities said Sunday, while Sri Lankan officials said deaths from floods and mudslides in that island nation have risen to 193. The floods, which hit Indonesia nearly a week ago, have killed 442
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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Leo XIV doubled down Sunday on the Holy See’s insistence on a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying in his first airborne news conference that it was the “only solution” that could guarantee justice for both sides. Leo made the comments
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Temple at Villanova 7 p.m. TRUTV — St. Francis (Pa.) at Xavier NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Chicago at Orlando 10 p.m. PEACOCK — Phoenix at L.A. Lakers NFL FOOTBALL 8:15
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 16 4 .800 — 8-2 W-1 7-2 8-2 12-4 Toronto 14 6 .700 2 9-1 L-1 7-2 7-4 13-3 New York 12 6 .667 3 7-3 W-3 9-1 3-5 9-6 Miami 13 7 .650 3 7-3 L-1 9-2 4-5 8-4
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as men must do already. In a referendum, over 84% of voters rejected the “citizen service initiative” and none of the country’s 26
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 14 6 .700 — 9-1 L-1 7-2 7-4 13-3 New York 12 6 .667 1 7-3 W-3 9-1 3-5 9-6 Philadelphia 10 8 .556 3 5-5 W-1 5-5 5-3 9-8 Boston 10 9 .526 3½ 6-4 L-1 6-4
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 14 6 .700 — New York 12 6 .667 1 Philadelphia 10 8 .556 3 Boston 10 9 .526 3½ Brooklyn 3 16 .158 10½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 13 7 .650 — Atlanta 12 8 .600 1 Orlando 12
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 25 16 7 2 34 84 65 8-5-0 8-2-2 3-1-1 Boston 27 15 12 0 30 83 86 9-5-0 6-7-0 7-4-0 Montreal 24 13 8 3 29 82 87 6-5-1 7-3-2 4-2-0 Ottawa 24 12 8
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Tampa Bay 25 16 7 2 34 84 65 8-5-0 8-2-2 3-1-1 New Jersey 25 16 8 1 33 80 74 9-1-1 7-7-0 3-3-1 Carolina 24 15 7 2 32 85 70 7-3-1 8-4-1 4-2-0 Philadelphia 24 14 7 3
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 25 16 7 2 34 84 65 Boston 27 15 12 0 30 83 86 Montreal 24 13 8 3 29 82 87 Ottawa 24 12 8 4 28 78 78 Detroit 26 13 11 2 28 77 89
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By JACK BROOK, REBECCA SANTANA and SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around 250 federal border agents are expected to launch a monthslong immigration crackdown on Monday in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi dubbed “Swamp Sweep.” The deployment, which aims to arrest 5,000 people, is centered in liberal New Orleans and
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By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — English phrases once bothered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro so much that he urged his State of the Union address audience to phase out words like skatepark and fashion. But as the White House now ponders whether the U.S. military should strike Venezuela, Maduro is embracing
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By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press TEL AVIV (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges, seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Netanyahu, who has been at war against Israel’s legal system over the charges, said the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Nov. 30. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
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Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Houston at Utah 3 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia 6 p.m. Boston at Cleveland 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at Portland 6 p.m. Toronto at New York 6 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota 7 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento 9 p.m. New Orleans at L.A.
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers at an ever-growing makeshift memorial at the scene of the disaster, among the worst
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cat Murphy, a college student, has wanted to be a journalist since she was 11. Many of her friends don’t understand why. When they engage with the news — if they do — they hear a cacophony of voices. They don’t know who to believe.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NFL Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at MIAMI 4½ 5½ (41½) New Orleans at TAMPA BAY 5½ 3½ (44½) Arizona Jacksonville 7 5½ (41½) at TENNESSEE Atlanta 1½ 3 (38½) at NY JETS LA Rams 9½ 10½ (44½) at CAROLINA San Francisco 7 5½ (35½) at CLEVELAND at INDIANAPOLIS 3½
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Top Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine and setting the stage for key talks planned this week in Moscow with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special
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By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Hondurans voted Sunday to elect a new president only days after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened in a close race with an endorsement of one candidate and announced that he would pardon a former president. At a voting site in the capital, the
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By NICOLE WINFIELD and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Leo XIV challenged Lebanon’s political leaders on Sunday to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside, as he sought to give Lebanon’s long-suffering people a message of hope and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East. Leo arrived in Beirut
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By SEJAL GOVINDARAO Associated Press Republican U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas announced Saturday that he will retire from Congress after his term ends in 2026 to focus on family. Nehls, a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump who has sported his mug shot on a T-shirt, said he called Trump to inform him of
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