SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida and receiver Dante Pettis will miss the season finale with injuries. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Breida will be sidelined by an ankle injury and Pettis is out with a knee injury. Both players got hurt Sunday in a loss to the […]
Read More HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on a fiery collision allegedly caused by a drunken driver that injured two Houston police officers (all times local): 4:55 p.m. Authorities say a 23-year-old man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly crashed into a patrol vehicle, injuring two Houston police officers. Cesar Collazo remained jailed Monday. […]
Read More MEXICO CITY (AP) — Bad Bunny has a very special Christmas present for his fans: “X 100PRE,” his first album with 13 new songs, including his new single “Solo De Mi.” “For every artist is a dream to release an album and that people listen to it,” the Puerto Rican star said in a recent […]
Read More trade@ (Advisory: There will be no Latam-focused emerging markets report on Tuesday due to the Christmas holiday. Reuters will resume coverage on Wednesday. Recasts, updates prices, adds comment by market strategist.) Dec 24 (Reuters) – Latin American currencies maintained an even keel against a softer dollar on Monday while regional stocks reflected the weakness prevalent […]
Read More RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll is sticking around through the 2021 season after signing a three-year contract extension. Carroll was first approached about an extension last week and finished the deal Monday. The contract will take Carroll through his 70th birthday in September 2021. Carroll is in his ninth season as […]
Read More WASHINGTON (AP) — A Christmas with a partial government shutdown is having a limited but noticeable impact. In Washington, the site of the national Christmas tree was locked off and the lights went out on the weekend, until they were restored as darkness fell on Christmas Eve. Across the country, some national parks are shut […]
Read More UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s U.N. ambassador says relations between Moscow and Washington are “practically non-existent,” which he says is bad not only for both countries but for the world. And he sees little prospect for improvement anytime soon. Vassily Nebenzia said in a recent wide-ranging interview with several journalists that the Trump administration should […]
Read More KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An appeal for peace during Congo’s tense, volatile election period was issued at a Christmas Eve midnight mass in Kinshasa. The newly appointed Archbishop Fridolin Ambongo called on President Joseph Kabila’s government to hold the elections on Dec. 30, as announced last week. Cheers greeted his homily at the Notre Dame […]
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Published on 24.12.2018 at 22h54 by AFP Pope Francis on Monday assailed the “insatiable greed” of today’s consumerism, calling on people in his Christmas homily to make “sharing and giving” more a part of their lives. “Mankind became greedy and voracious,” the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics said in an address to thousands […]
Read More ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney says star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and two other players failed NCAA tests for performance enhancing drugs and might not play in the Cotton Bowl against No. 3 Notre Dame. Swinney said at a news conference Monday at AT&T Stadium that the NCAA informed Clemson trace amounts […]
Read More ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A Delta Air Lines flight had to make an emergency landing on a remote island in Alaska’s Aleutians chain and another aircraft was being sent to pick up the passengers. Citing a statement by Delta, the Anchorage Daily News reports the flight from Beijing to Seattle with 194 passengers landed Monday […]
Read More SAN DIEGO (AP) — A man who jumped onstage at a 2015 Taylor Swift concert in California has been arrested on suspicion of beating a man to death in San Diego. Police say 29-year-old Christian Ewing was arrested for a parole violation a few days ago and re-arrested Monday on suspicion of murder. It’s unclear […]
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