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College Football Playoff semifinals could set betting records
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate's Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on the two College...
Israel is pulling thousands of troops from Gaza as combat focuses on enclave’s main southern city
By TIA GOLDENBERG, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of Israeli soldiers are being shifted out of the Gaza Strip, the military said Monday, in the first...
Colorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children and wounding a third arrested in United Kingdom
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was arrested Saturday in the United Kingdom, according to...
North Korea’s Kim says military should ‘thoroughly annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should "thoroughly annihilate" the United States and South Korea if provoked, state...
Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an...
Lamar Jackson’s perfect passer rating helps Ravens rout Dolphins 56-19 to clinch top seed in AFC
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Write BALTIMORE (AP) — Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens clinched a division title and the top seed in the AFC.There's no mathematical way to tell if the star...
Japan issues tsunami warnings after a series of very strong earthquakes shook its western coastline
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued tsunami alerts and ordered evacuations following a series of earthquakes on Monday that started a fire and trapped people under rubble on...
Harrison Butker hits 6 field goals, kicks Chiefs to AFC West title with 25-17 win over Bengals
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Write KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have grown accustomed to wrapping up the AFC West by the middle of December.Turns out they're perfectly fine with...
Russia launches record number of drones across Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv continue aerial attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones over Ukraine during the early hours of the new year, the Ukrainian air force said Monday, while Russia also reported Ukrainian...
‘Wonka’ ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with "Wonka" regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for "The Color Purple" and an overall $9 billion in...
New Year’s Eve sweeps across the globe, but wars cast a shadow on 2024
By The Associated Press undefined New Year's Day arrived to cheers from thousands in New York's Times Square where a sparkling crystal ball descended to start 2024 with hope for some, even as the...
Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at 97
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by his peers...
Violation Of Sex Offender Registration
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS(NewsFirst) --- Violation Of Sex Offender Registration Williamson County, Illinois - On December 21, 2023, at 1943 hours, Williamson County Sheriff's Office Deputies...
South Korea’s capital records heaviest single-day snowfall in December for 40 years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean capital, Seoul, received the biggest single-day snowfall recorded in December for more than 40 years on Saturday but there have been no reports of any...
Prosecutors urge appeals court to reject Trump’s immunity claims in election subversion case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged a federal appeals court Saturday to reject former President Donald Trump's claims that he is immune from...
Paula Abdul accuses ‘American Idol’ producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexual assault in lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul has accused former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the reality competition show, according...
Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois
By JOHN O'CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate. Some will have a...
Houthis show no sign of ending ‘reckless’ Red Sea attacks as trade traffic picks up, commander says
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top...
Sydney and Auckland are the first major cities to ring in 2024 as war shadows celebrations elsewhere
Sydney and Auckland were among the world's first major cities to ring in 2024, with revelers cheering spectacular fireworks displays that lit up the skies over Sydney Harbor and New Zealand’s...
US forces kill alleged attackers after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fire at a cargo ship in the Red Sea
BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that its forces opened fire on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, killing several of them in an escalation of the maritime...
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