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Cavaliers send Clarkson to Jazz for Exum, 2 2nd-round picks

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers traded Jordan Clarkson before he could walk away.
16:54 24 December 2021

Colombia’s conflict spills over to museum of memory

BOGOTA, Colombia — On a vacant grassy lot squeezed between several smoggy highways lies the property where Colombia’s government hopes to build a larg...
16:33 24 December 2021

It takes a tech village to track Santa on Christmas Eve

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Depending on which country they’re from, the kids may ask about Father Christmas, Papa Noel, Saint Nick or Santa Clau...
16:32 24 December 2021

On the Money: Tips to make the best of post-holiday shopping

NEW YORK — Holiday shopping doesn’t end with Christmas.
16:07 24 December 2021

Elizabeth Spencer, ‘Light In the Piazza’ author, dies at 98

NEW YORK — Elizabeth Spencer, a grande dame of Southern literature who bravely navigated between the Jim Crow past and open-ended present in her novel...
16:03 24 December 2021

Wildfires cause turmoil in CA property insurance market

NEW YORK — Kent Michitsch seemed to be running out of traditional options to insure the home he’s lived in for more than 30 years northeast of San Die...
15:41 24 December 2021

Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts enjoying final college season

NORMAN, Okla. — Almost begrudgingly, Jalen Hurts is having some fun.
14:32 24 December 2021

Putin rebuffs Western criticism of 1939 Stalin-Hitler pact

Russian President Vladimir Putin countered European criticism of a 1939 Soviet pact with Nazi Germany on Tuesday, charging that collusion with Adolf H...
14:13 24 December 2021

Advice to first-time gardeners: Think small. Find your spot.

Another growing season is building momentum with the arrival of the 2020 seed catalogs, and gardeners are drafting plans for new harvests. There’s suc...
13:55 24 December 2021

AP PHOTOS: In despair, French hospital interns go on strike

MARSEILLE, France — Nestled in the cinderblock complex of Marseille’s sprawling La Timone hospital stands the intern residency building, home to a com...
13:08 24 December 2021

Home for the holidays: Prince Philip leaves hospital

LONDON — Prince Philip was discharged from a London hospital Tuesday and immediately taken by helicopter to join other senior royals at Queen Elizabet...
11:08 24 December 2021

Venice flood damage to St. Mark’s Cathedral totals millions

VENICE, Italy — “Every stone is a treasure,’’ says the technical director of St. Mark’s Basilica’s vestry board, indicating the prized gold-leaf mosai...
8:41 24 December 2021

Bucks back on Christmas, led by more complete Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo had become such an attraction after just a few seasons in the league that ABC analyst Jeff Van Gundy said a couple years ago he ...
7:27 24 December 2021

No. 2 Ohio State gets another test with No. 22 West Virginia

RALEIGH, N.C. — Chris Holtmann has already seen his Ohio State team claim three wins against marquee nonconference opponents. The second-ranked Buckey...
7:19 24 December 2021

Two Houston teenagers get Hopkins/Stills shopping spree

HOUSTON — Miracle Washington-Tribble didn't see much hope for her future.
7:07 24 December 2021

China, Japan, South Korea meet on North Korea, free trade

CHENGDU, China — Leaders from China, Japan and South Korea reiterated their commitment to ending North Korea's nuclear and missile programs at a trila...
6:18 24 December 2021

India’s ruling party loses key state election amid protests

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party has lost a key state legislature election, a setback for the party as it fac...
6:13 24 December 2021

Beast Mode is back: Lynch signs with Seattle to fill RB void

RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks have reunited with Marshawn Lynch.
4:53 24 December 2021

Congress goes on recess without Route 66 preservation funds

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Congress has recessed for the holidays, and it has went another year without passing legislation that would boost funding for Rout...
4:10 24 December 2021

UCF gets 10th win, beating Marshall 48-25 in Gasparilla Bowl

TAMPA, Fla. — Central Florida is best known for a high-powered offense, but the Knights are capable of big plays on defense, too.
1:06 24 December 2021

Pentagon says New Jersey soldier killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — A 33-year-old American soldier was killed in combat Monday in Afghanistan, the U.S. military said. The Taliban claimed they were ...
0:47 24 December 2021

Woman accused in racist attack is charged in 2nd hit-and-run

CLIVE, Iowa — An Iowa woman who told police she intentionally ran over a teenager because she believed the girl was Mexican has been charged with anot...
0:11 24 December 2021

McConnell not ruling out witnesses in impeachment trial

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that he was not ruling out calling witnesses in President Donald Trump's impeach...
23:59 23 December 2021

Roberts will tap his inner umpire in impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — America's last prolonged look at Chief Justice John Roberts came 14 years ago, when he told senators during his Supreme Court confirmatio...
22:32 23 December 2021

‘Just Mercy’ aims for justice on death row, and in Hollywood

NEW YORK — Michael B. Jordan doesn’t usually get star struck. Bryan Stevenson had a different effect on him.
22:10 23 December 2021

Baba Ram Dass, spiritual guru and LSD proponent, dies at 88

HONOLULU — Baba Ram Dass, the 1960s counterculture spiritual leader who experimented with LSD and traveled to India to find enlightenment, returning t...
21:42 23 December 2021

Saudis sentence 5 people to death for Khashoggi’s killing

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal family cri...
21:34 23 December 2021

Roenick suspended by NBC Sports for inappropriate comments

Former NHL forward Jeremy Roenick was suspended indefinitely by NBC Sports on Monday for his inappropriate comments about coworkers.
21:02 23 December 2021

France says it carries out first armed drone strike in Mali

PARIS — France's defense ministry announced Monday it had carried out its first armed drone strike, killing seven Islamic extremists in central Mali o...
20:01 23 December 2021

Sports betting giant DraftKings plans merger, to go public

BOSTON — Sports betting giant DraftKings plans to merge with two other firms and go public, the Boston-based company announced Monday.
19:10 23 December 2021