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TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban
Will TikTok be banned this month? That’s the pressing question keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision that could upend their livelihoods. The fate of the popular app will be decided by the Supreme Court, which will hear arguments Jan. 10 over a...
The heaviest snowfall in a decade possible as a wintry blast roils parts of the U.S.Video
A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions Sunday in parts of the central U.S., as a disruptive winter storm brought the possibility of the “heaviest snowfall in a decade” to some areas. Snow and ice blanketed major roadways in nearly all of Kansas,...
A soccer-loving nun from Brazil tops list of world’s oldest living people at nearly 117
MIAMI — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn’t think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew,...
Flowers’ injury a concern for the Ravens after their AFC North-clinching victory over Cleveland
BALTIMORE — Baltimore’s division-clinching victory over Cleveland was about as routine as expected. Except for one second-quarter play that could be a major problem for the Ravens’ dynamic offense. Zay Flowers, the team’s top receiver, went down with a knee injury and didn’t return to the game Saturday. Coach John...
Packers WR Christian Watson leaves with knee injury and QB Jordan Love is also hurt
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson was carted into the locker room and quarterback Jordan Love hurt his throwing elbow in the second quarter Sunday against the Chicago Bears. The Packers announced in the second quarter that both players were questionable to return, but they...
Penn State rally comes up short against Indiana at The Palestra
PHILADELPHIA — Oumar Ballo scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Indiana held off a late rally to beat Penn State, 77-71, on Sunday in a game played at The Palestra in Philadelphia. The game was the fifth Big Ten contest Penn State has held at “The Cathedral of...
Man behind New Year’s attack visited New Orleans before, recorded video with smart glasses, FBI says
NEW ORLEANS — The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar also traveled to Cairo and Canada...
Jimmy Carter’s funeral begins by tracing 100 years from rural Georgia to the world stageVideo
ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter ‘s extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the pinnacle of American political power and decades as a global humanitarian. Those chapters shone throughout the opening...
Lamar Jackson, 1st member of 4,000-900 club, looks toward playoff run
BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson capped a sensational regular season with a rather ordinary performance. It was still plenty good enough to set a pair of NFL records and lead the Baltimore Ravens to a second straight AFC North title. Jackson completed 16 of 32 passes for 217 yards and two...
Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show
The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data. “A lot of flu out there,” said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Carrie Reed. Of course, there...
Ravens wrap up AFC North with rout of Browns; WR Zay Flowers leaves with injuryVideo
BALTIMORE — The road to a division title was bumpy for the Baltimore Ravens, who started 0-2, faced a schedule packed with playoff teams and had to rally from a two-game deficit with four to play. Having overcome all that, Lamar Jackson is looking ahead to the most important challenges...
Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love expected to be ready for Orange Bowl vs. Penn StateVideo
Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love is expected to start Thursday against sixth-seeded Penn State, enabling the seventh-seeded Fighting Irish and their trademark ground game to operate at — or near — full capacity in the first College Football Playoff semifinal. Love reinjured his ailing right knee late in the...
Chargers ‘D’ looks to finish with fewest points allowed in NFL
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Jesse Minter’s turnaround of the Los Angeles Chargers’ defense has the unit on the verge of something the franchise hasn’t done in 61 seasons: allowing the fewest points in the league. The playoff-bound Chargers (10-6) go into Sunday’s regular-season finale at Las Vegas allowing an NFL-low...
Broncos look to extend franchise sack record
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos lead the NFL with a franchise-record 58 sacks, a number they aim to bolster Sunday when Carson Wentz fills in for Patrick Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs resting some of their stars ahead of the playoffs. Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph promised a more...
Jared Verse’s strong rookie season yields Rams’ only Pro Bowler
LOS ANGELES — Jared Verse made the Pro Bowl on Thursday, an engagement the Los Angeles Rams rookie outside linebacker hopes to avoid with a lengthy playoff run. That’s not the only commitment Verse would like to get out of, having challenged fellow rookie Braden Fiske that whoever ended up...
Heat begin a new chapter: Life without Jimmy Butler
MIAMI — For the 119th time since Jimmy Butler joined Miami, the Heat were set to play a game Saturday night without him. This is different from the others. Butler is gone, banished by the Heat for seven games over what they called conduct detrimental to the team — and...
Kam Woods’ 29 lead Robert Morris past Oakland
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Kam Woods had 29 points in Robert Morris’ 79-71 win over Oakland on Saturday night. Woods shot 9 of 15 from the field, including 3 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 8 for 10 from the line for the Colonials (10-6, 2-3 Horizon League). Josh...
Here’s Kelce! Retired Eagles great Jason Kelce tries his hand as late-night TV hostVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Jason Kelce chatted with the Linc — yes, the concrete and steel of the Philadelphia Eagles’ home stadium answered him with a pep talk — before the retired All-Pro lineman toured the city in his Eagles helmet car all while dressed in his Super Bowl parade Mummer’s costume....
PGA Tour moves toward changes to FedEx Cup finale
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Commissioner Jay Monahan wasn’t kidding when he told the PGA Tour staff in his year-end message that “everything was on the table.” That includes what could be another massive overhaul at the Tour Championship to determine the FedEx Cup champion. How soon it happens — and what...
Javon Small, Jonathan Powell combine to lift West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Javon Small scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Jonathan Powell scored 17 points as West Virginia never trailed in a 69-50 win over Oklahoma State on Saturday. Eduardo Andre grabbed 10 rebounds for West Virginia (11-2, 2-0 Big 12) which has won seven straight....
Jahsean Corbett’s 29 points not enough as Duquesne falls to DavidsonVideo
DAVIDSON, N.C. — Jahsean Corbett had 29 points and six rebounds, but Duquesne lost 77-71 to Davidson in an Atlantic 10 game Saturday. Maximus Edwards added nine points for the Dukes (6-9, 1-1), and Cam Crawford finished with nine points, four assists and two steals. Duquesne saw its four-game winning...
Bucs safety, Pitt and Central Valley product Jordan Whitehead injured in car accident, out Sunday
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead was injured in a car accident Saturday and will not play against the Saints on Sunday. The Buccaneers placed Whitehead on the reserve/non-football injury list and signed safety Ryan Neal from the practice squad. Whitehead, a Pitt and Central Valley product,...
Kicker Upton Bellenfant, LB Red Murdock lead Buffalo past Liberty in Bahamas BowlVideo
NASSAU, Bahamas — Upton Bellenfant kicked four field goals, linebacker Red Murdock led a dominant defense with 13 tackles and a pick-6 and Buffalo completed a turnaround season with a 26-7 win over Liberty in the Bahamas Bowl on Saturday. The Bulls, 3-9 last season, finished 9-4 under first-year coach...
How Congress will certify Trump’s Electoral College victory on Jan. 6
WASHINGTON — The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago that was interrupted by a violent mob of supporters of then-President Donald Trump who tried to stop the count and overturn the results of an...
Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington will receive the highest US civilian honor
WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington will be awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor on Saturday in a White House ceremony. President Joe Biden will bestow the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 of the most famous names in politics,...
