Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS Sports broadcaster, has died of cancer, his family said Friday. He was 78. Gumbel, a play-by-play announcer and studio host who previously worked for NBC Sports, “passed away peacefully surrounded by much love after a courageous battle with cancer,” his family said in a statement …
Read More »‘Shocking’ bodycam video released of New York officers fatally beating prisoner
The office of New York’s attorney general released body camera footage Friday showing the fatal beating of a state prisoner this month by correctional officers who punched and kicked him repeatedly while he was handcuffed on an infirmary bed. The incident, which has drawn outrage from political leaders and was …
Read More »Bryant Park’s Winter Village kiosk catches fire
A fire broke out inside a holiday market kiosk in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning, officials said. There were no injuries. The blaze ignited shortly before 9:30 a.m. at a booth in Bryant Park’s Winter Village and was extinguished a short time later, the New York Fire Department said. The kiosk …
Read More »Azerbaijan Airlines says doomed flight saw ‘external and technical interference’ before it crashed
An investigation into the deadly crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines flight in Kazakhstan earlier this week came after the passenger plane experienced “physical and technical external interference,” the carrier said Friday. The Embraer 190 crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, killing 38 of the 67 people on …
Read More »The next round of governor’s races could bring big changes to state power
A whopping 38 gubernatorial races will be on the ballot from coast to coast over the next two years, contests that will shape a long list of hot-button policy issues and the directions of both political parties following the 2024 presidential election. These include two races in 2025 — in …
Read More »South Korean interim president impeached just 2 weeks after former leader ousted
SEOUL — South Korea’s parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday over a short-lived martial law, plunging the country deeper into political chaos, as the Constitutional Court said it would swiftly trial suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol. The impeachment of Han, who has been acting president since Yoon was impeached on …
Read More »Four in New Hampshire found dead on Christmas of apparent carbon monoxide poisoning
Four people were found dead in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, officials said. The four adults were found dead in the home in Wakefield around 4:20 p.m. after authorities were contacted to conduct a welfare check, the state fire marshal and police said. …
Read More »Trump’s ‘border czar’ says family detention centers could play role in deportation effort
President-elect Donald Trump’s “border czar” said Thursday that the use of family detention centers for migrants is “on the table,” raising the possibility that the practice ended by the Biden administration could return as early as next year. “It’s something we’re considering,” Tom Homan, who was acting director of Immigration …
Read More »Pair of Christmas NFL games on Netflix set streaming records
About 65 million combined viewers watched a pair of NFL games on Netflix on Christmas Day to set streaming records. The matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers scored an average of 24.1 million viewers, and the Baltimore Ravens’ win over the Houston Texans averaged 24.3 million …
Read More »Google Shopping Bestsellers from 2024
This month, Google released a list of the top 100 brands, products and shopping categories based on search data in 2024. In addition to listing popular products across categories like tech, beauty, home and fitness, Google also tapped influencers to list their top picks and highlighted specific trending statistics from …
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