Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3 include TV personality Gayle King, actor Denzel Washington and singer John Legend

Kansas has suspended men's basketball assistant coach Joe Dooley after he was arrested late Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence and failure to stop at an accident, the school said in a statement Sunday.

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, died from his injuries.

Jennifer Lawrence playing a new mother whose behavior becomes increasingly erratic in “Die My Love” and three more “Stranger Things” episodes are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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Drake Maye helped the Patriots defeat the Ravens on Sunday behind a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns.

A mock funeral for the penny, which was discontinued earlier this year, was aptly held in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.

A New Jersey police chief is facing domestic violence charges in Massachusetts after prosecutors accused him of assaulting a woman at a hotel earlier this year.

Steve Witkoff says representatives share goals to stop killing, support Ukraine and end war with Russia

A White House envoy said on Sunday he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine.

Posting on social media, Steve Witkoff said the talks aimed at aligning on a shared strategic approach between Ukraine, the US and Europe.

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The winner can opt for a lump-sum payment estimated at $735.3 million or an annuitized prize estimated at $1.6 billion

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Decision takes the total number of new settlements to 69 in past few years as construction binge continues

Israel has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as the government pushes ahead with a construction binge in the territory that poses a further threat to the possibility of a Palestinian state.

It brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69, a new record, according to the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who has pushed a settlement expansion agenda in the West Bank. The latest include two that were previously evacuated during a 2005 disengagement plan.

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Tamir’s killing sparked an outcry about police treatment of Black people and systemic racism, especially after a grand jury decided not to indict the officer or his partner

Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sunday, authorities said.

• Vonn places third again in super-G at Val-d’Isère

• 41-year-old logs 142nd World Cup podium finish

• Milan-Cortina Olympics firmly in sight for US star

Sofia Goggia finally got the win her fast skiing this season deserved in a World Cup super-G on Sunday and Lindsey Vonn was third for the second straight day.

The two former Olympic downhill champions were split on a high-class podium by runner-up Alice Robinson, who is already a two-time winner this season on the World Cup circuit.

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Caleb Williams threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore in overtime, and the Bears overcame a 10-point deficit to defeat the Packers.

Dante Moore threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score and No. 5 Oregon beat No. 19 James Madison in a College Football Playoff opener.

The power failure left a large swath of the northern part of the city in the dark, beginning with the Richmond and Presidio neighborhoods and areas around Golden Gate Park in the early afternoon and growing in size.

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The Eagles clinched a second consecutive NFC East title by beating the Washington Commanders 29-18 on Saturday night.

Trinidad Chambliss ran for two touchdowns and passed for another, and Ole Miss looked unfazed by the exit of coach Lane Kiffin during their CFP win.

The items were sold a month after the 50th anniversary of the famous ship’s sinking in Lake Superior with 29 men aboard.

The Hurricanes used a suffocating defensive performance to stifle Texas A&M’s powerful offense, which entered the game averaging 36.3 points a game.

Police would also be given greater powers to demand protesters remove face coverings at demonstrations

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Michaela Benthaus from Germany soared 65 miles above the Earth’s surface in 10-minute Blue Origin flight

A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers on Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.

Severely injured in a mountain bike accident seven years ago, Michaela Benthaus became the first wheelchair user in space, launching from west Texas with Jeff Bezos’s company Blue Origin. She was accompanied by a retired SpaceX executive also born in Germany, Hans Koenigsmann, who helped organize and, along with Blue Origin, sponsored her trip. Their ticket prices were not divulged.

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