Today: November 19, 2024
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WNBA All-Star Game has record 3.44 million viewers, the league's 3rd most watched event ever

The WNBA All-Star Game drew a record number of viewers with 3.44 million people watching the contest in Phoenix on Saturday night

WNBA All-Star Game has record 3.44 million viewers, the league's 3rd most watched event ever
Education|News|World

Minnesota school settles with professor who was fired for showing image of the Prophet Muhammad

A former adjunct professor has settled a lawsuit against a private Minnesota school after she was pushed out for showing a depiction of the Prophet Muhammad in class

Business|Celebrity|News|Sports|US

Agreement halts Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' countersuit trial against woman who says he's her father

The trial in a countersuit brought by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones against a woman who says she’s his daughter and her mother abruptly ended as Jones agreed to drop the countersuit if the women dismissed pending lawsuits against him, including one where the billionaire was ordered to take a DNA test

Agreement halts Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' countersuit trial against woman who says he's her father
Sports

NHRA drag racing great John Force released from hospital 1 month after fiery, 300-mph crash

NHRA drag racing great John Force has been discharged from the hospital where he was undergoing rehabilitation for a traumatic brain injury

Crime

Woman pleads guilty to stealing $300K from Alabama church to buy gifts for TikTok content creators

Federal authorities say a former administrative assistant at an Alabama Catholic church has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $300,000 to cover gifts for TikTok content creators and personal expenses

Crime|Sports|US

A sentence change assures the man who killed ex-Saints star Smith gets credit for home incarceration

A sentencing change by a Louisiana judge assures that the man who fatally shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith will get credit for the time he served on home incarceration

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|News

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90

John Mayall, the British blues musician whose influential band the Bluesbreakers was a training ground for Eric Clapton, Mick Fleetwood and many other superstars, has died

John Mayall, tireless and influential British blues pioneer, dies at 90
Sports

Angels OF Mike Trout leaves early from first rehab start in minors due to knee soreness

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout lasted just two innings of his first rehab start in the minors due to soreness in his surgically-repaired left knee

Angels OF Mike Trout leaves early from first rehab start in minors due to knee soreness
Environment|Europe|News

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended

Authorities say climate activists have glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany forcing the suspension of flights

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended
Australia|Crime|Sports|World

French prosecutors investigate gang rape allegations of an Australian woman who was visiting Paris

French prosecutors are investigating an alleged gang rape of an Australian woman visiting Paris where preparations to host the 2024 Olympics are in the final stretch

MidEast|News|World

Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia

Sudan’s paramilitary leader has announced plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland next month arranged by the United States and Saudi Arabia

Sudan paramilitary leader plans to attend cease-fire talks in Switzerland hosted by US, Saudi Arabia
Australia|Health|Sports

Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19

Five players on Australia’s women’s water polo team have tested positive for COVID-19

Business|Economy|Finance

Boston Scientific: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Boston Scientific: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Technology

CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage

CrowdStrike has blamed a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers

CrowdStrike blames bug for letting bad data slip through, leading to global tech outage
Business|Economy|Finance

Old Dominion: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Old Dominion: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Celebrity|News|Sports|US

Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for US team at Olympic opening ceremony, joining LeBron James

Tennis star Coco Gauff will join LeBron James as a flag bearer for the U.S. Olympic team at Friday’s opening ceremony

Coco Gauff to be female flag bearer for US team at Olympic opening ceremony, joining LeBron James
Sports

Oilers hire Bowman as GM less than 3 years since he resigned after Blackhawks sexual assault scandal

The Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations

Oilers hire Bowman as GM less than 3 years since he resigned after Blackhawks sexual assault scandal
Education|News|US

Former University of Florida president will return on an interim basis after Ben Sasse's resignation

A former University of Florida president will take back the role on an interim basis following ex-U.S. Ben Sasse's unexpected announcement last week that he was stepping down after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Videos

'Cher: The Memoir, Part One' to come out in November. Part Two is set for 2025

Cher has long known only one person could take on the job of telling her story

'Cher: The Memoir, Part One' to come out in November. Part Two is set for 2025
Americas|Celebrity|Crime|Fashion and Beauty

Puerto Rican police investigate theft of $10,000 crown belonging to a Dominican beauty queen

Police say a $10,000 crown studded with multi-colored Swarovski crystals that belongs to a beauty queen from the Dominican Republic has been stolen at Puerto Rico’s main international airport

Crime|News|US

Man gets life without parole in 1988 killing and sexual assault of woman in Boston

A man was sentenced to life in prison without parole in the killing of a woman whose body was found in the basement of a Boston building more than three decades ago

Business|Entertainment|Lifestyle|News|US

Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers

Disney has reached a tentative agreement with four unions representing thousands of workers at its California theme parks including ride operators, candy makers and parking attendants

Disney reaches tentative agreement with California theme park workers
Health|News|Sports

Hawks rookie Djurisic sidelined until at least November following surgery on left foot

Atlanta Hawks rookie guard/forward Nikola Djurisic of Serbia has had surgery on his left foot and is out until at least November

Crime|News|US

Wisconsin agrees to drop ban on carrying firearms while fishing following challenge

People fishing in Wisconsin will soon be able to carry firearms after a rule banning them was rescinded by the state following a lawsuit brought by gun rights advocates challenging it

Crime|News|US

A former candidate for governor is disbarred over possessing images of child sexual abuse

A wealthy attorney who came close to being elected governor of Maine has been disbarred following the completion of his sentence for possessing thousands of images of child sexual abuse

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