O’Neil, Hodges, Miñoso, Kaat, Oliva, Fowler get baseball HOF
By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Buck O’Neil, a champion of Black ballplayers during a monumental, eight-decade career on and off the field, has…
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Kent State, Wyoming to meet in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
By The Associated Press Wyoming and Kent State will meet for the first time ever in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 21 in Boise. This is the…
Continue Reading Dole mastered the caustic wisecrack, often against himself
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole’s frequent scowl concealed a dry, often caustic wit. He singed political rivals with it — but…
Continue Reading Reports: Perdue to take on Kemp in Georgia GOP governor race
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in 2022′s Republican primary for…
Continue Reading Tom Holland’s next dance: Playing Fred Astaire
By Hilary Fox AP Entertainment Writer LONDON (AP) — Tom Holland is trading in his Spidey suit for some tap shoes. The “Spider-Man” star told…
Continue Reading Skiing Santas back to shredding Maine slopes for charity
NEWRY, Maine (AP) — Santa is back to “sleighing” it on the slopes. More than 230 skiing and snowboarding Kris Kringles took to a western Maine…
Continue Reading Memphis, Hawaii to meet in Hawaii Bowl
The Associated Press The Memphis Tigers and Hawaii Rainbows will meet for the first time ever in the Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu on Dec. 24.…
Continue Reading Ex-foreign minister to run in Venezuelan election do over
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BARINAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has named a former foreign minister as his…
Continue Reading Gambia President Barrow wins re-election in post-Jammeh vote
By ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has secured his re-election with a comfortable margin…
Continue Reading Michigan school shooting: Man identifies himself as person accused of helping alleged gunman’s parents
By Sonia Moghe, Elizabeth Joseph and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A 65-year-old man has publicly identified himself as the person law enforcement says…
Continue Reading Vandals defaced tunnels near Idaho’s Anne Frank memorial with anti-Semitic graffiti, including swastikas, police say
By Alaa Elassar, CNN As millions of Jewish people across the country celebrate Hanukkah, police say vandals painted anti-Semitic messages and symbols…
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Runny-nosed hippos test positive for Covid-19 in Belgium
By Dalal Mawad and Caitlin Hu, CNN Two hippos at a zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, have tested positive for Covid-19, in what is believed to be the first…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Artist didn’t know Michigan parents stayed in studio
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press A Detroit-area artist whose studio was where the parents of the Oxford High School student charged in a deadly…
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Negro League baseball players earn spots in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
By Amir Vera, CNN Negro League baseball players Buck O’Neil and Bud Fowler were elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. They…
Continue Reading Bob Dole, a man of war, power, zingers and denied ambition
By CONNIE CASS and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are remembering Bob Dole, a man who defied the odds in war, only to…
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CBP seizes $30 million shipment of fake handbags and clothing ahead of holidays
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN US customs officers have seized a container filled with more than $30 million worth of fake designer bags and clothing at…
Continue Reading Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press U.S. health officials say that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading in the country,…
Continue Reading Reaction to Bob Dole’s death from US dignitaries, veterans
By The Associated Press U.S. leaders and military veterans are mourning the loss of former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, a World War II veteran…
Continue Reading Memorable moments from Bob Dole’s life and political career
By JOHN HANNA and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bob Dole’s political career began in 1950 with election to the Kansas…
Continue Reading Lawyer: Chris Cuomo accuser was disgusted by ‘hypocrisy’
By DAVID BAUDER and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who lodged a sexual harassment allegation against former CNN…
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