Miller Sanford New York’s Mikal Bridges reacts after hitting a three-pointer during the Knicks’ 117-114 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) 1 NEW YORK — Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points, and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut to edge the … Read more
The number of migrants traversing the treacherous Darien Gap in the hopes of making it to the United States has plummeted as Panama’s right-wing President José Raúl Mulino cracks down on the major migration route. Crossings through the 70-mile stretch of jungle — the only land bridge between South and Central America — dropped by … Read more
Pope Francis called for peace around the world and for global conflicts to end in his annual “Urbi et Orbi” Christmas message to the faithful. Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Francis reiterated his call for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war and beseeched the Islamic terror group to release the … Read more
At the end of the narrow sandy road that winds to the marshy shore of Moon River lies the life into which Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas was born–and the life that his sister never left. Emma Mae Martin still lives in a dilapidated frame house with a hole in the roof just a few … Read more
How a teeny-tiny ADU completely transformed their L.A. yard Nicole Fitzgerald was 25 when she and husband Rick Steil bought a 1926 bungalow in Pacific Palisades on a tree-lined street graced with similarly romantic Spanish Colonial single-family homes. In what they now describe as a leap of faith, the young couple from the Midwest purchased … Read more
Media figures are mourning the death of a beloved television news anchor who passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Mark Spain, 64, who spent decades anchoring the news in various markets including Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Jacksonville, died on Dec. 18. Spain was most recently employed at WSET-TV, the ABC affiliate in Lynchburg, Va., … Read more
It’s all in the hips. On Dec. 25, Netflix and Adam Sandler released the first trailer for the hotly anticipated sequel to “Happy Gilmore.” Superstar football player and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, also appeared in it. The NFL player, 35, has some of the short trailer’s only dialogue, as he looks like an exec … Read more
Richard Perry, a record producer known for “You’re So Vain,” among other hits, died Tuesday. He was 82. Earl Gibson III Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, … Read more
Ex-Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s wish list leaked, and his number one item is the head coaching job in the Windy City. The 73-year-old Super Bowl champion is ready to return to the sideline, ESPN reports, and he’s targeting the vacant Bears job. The Seahawks moved on from their longtime head coach after last season, shifting … Read more
The wreckage of an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 lies on the ground near the airport in Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday. (Associated Press) An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, leaving at least 32 survivors, according to officials. More than 30 people may be dead. The plane was … Read more
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