Miller Sanford In a sense, it’s a sobering report. Most American teenagers are staying away from alcohol, marijuana, cigarettes and vapes as part of a lasting effect of the COVID-19 pandemic — while just one vice is making ground, according to a national survey released Tuesday. Roughly two-thirds of high school seniors said they hadn’t drunk alcohol … Read more
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man being held in jail fatally assaulted a detention officer who was returning him to his cell following the one hour he was allowed out of his lockup each day, a sheriff said Tuesday. Isaiah Patrick Bias, a 28-year-old who worked at the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office for over … Read more
A firefighting helicopter drops water on the Franklin fire near Piuma Road and Costa del Sol in Malibu on Dec. 10. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Wide swaths of Los Angeles and Ventura counties are under a red flag warning until 6 p.m. Wednesday as Santa Ana winds whip back up, posing … Read more
The North Korean Embassy in Moscow, where North Korea’s foreign minister is holding talks with his Russian counterpart. (Alexander Nemenov / Getty Images) Nearly three years into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought no shortage of complicated twists and turns. But one bizarre new element particularly stands out: North Korean troops in … Read more
Honda Motor and Nissan Motor are reportedly in the process of merging their companies and are set to start negotiations soon, according to Japanese media. The news, which was first reported by the Nikkei newspaper on Tuesday, comes as both auto giants struggle to compete with the largest global electric vehicle (EV) makers, including Tesla … Read more
Rick Pitino was right. The betting line for this game was way off. St. John’s should’ve been favored by a lot more than the opening line of 14.5 points. 3Zuby Ejiofor of the St. John’s Red Storm reacts after hitting a shot during the first half against DePaul on Dec. 12, 2024. Robert Sabo for … Read more
Jaguars running back Travis Etienne Jr., left, stiff arms New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner on a run. AP If you were brave enough to watch the Jets play the Jaguars on Sunday and you had the stomach to make it to the end of the game, you may have noticed something different about the … Read more
The last time Clay Holmes started a major league game came at the end of the 2018 season, his rookie year with the Pirates. Since then, the right-hander moved to the bullpen, was traded to the Yankees and became a two-time All-Star in The Bronx. But when he became a free agent for the first … Read more
The Falcons are going to the bullpen. Atlanta announced Tuesday that Michael Penix Jr. has earned the starting quarterback job over a struggling Kirk Cousins, with head coach Raheem Morris calling the move a “football decision.” While the Falcons were able to leave Las Vegas with a victory on Monday night, Cousins’ productivity has lagged … Read more
They want to avoid a nightmare before Christmas. Congressional leaders dropped the text late Tuesday for legislation to stave off a looming government shutdown Friday night and keep the government’s lights on through March 14, 2025, at current spending levels. In keeping with Congress’ Christmas tradition of a late December scramble, the 1,547-page continuing resolution … Read more
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