BEAUMONT — Shamsud-Din Jabbar grew up in Texas, joined the U.S. Army and eventually settled in Houston, where he spun up a real estate business and made $120,000 a year for one of the world's largest consulting firms. But the 42-year-old U.S. citizen, who authorities say plowed a rented truck...
Green Beret Soldier Shot Self in Head Before Cybertruck Exploded Outside Trump’s Hotel
LAS VEGAS — The highly decorated Army soldier inside a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks that exploded outside Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas shot himself in the head just before detonation, authorities said Thursday. The explosion caused minor injuries to seven people but virtually no damage to the hotel....
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 26, Including 10 in a Gaza Humanitarian Zone
DEIR AL-BALAH — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 26 people across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hitting Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone. As the daily bombardment continued, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said he had authorized a delegation from the Mossad intelligence agency, the Shin Bet...
Garoppolo to Make Debut for Rams in Place of Stafford Against Seahawks
LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Garoppolo will take his first snaps for the Rams when he starts in place of Matthew Stafford in playoff-bound Los Angeles' regular-season finale against Seattle on Sunday. Coach Sean McVay announced the decision Wednesday to rest Stafford, the 16-year veteran starter. The Rams haven't decided which...
Oregon Sees Title Hopes Dashed With Early KO by Ohio State
PASADENA — Oregon withstood many challenges en route to being the only unbeaten team and the top seed in the College Football Playoff. However, Ohio State's opening flurry on offense and defense in the first half was too much to overcome as the Big Ten champions saw their hopes of...
Ágnes Keleti, Holocaust Survivor and Oldest Living Olympic Medal Winner, Dies at 103
BUDAPEST — Ágnes Keleti, a Holocaust survivor and the oldest living Olympic medal winner, has died. She was 103. Keleti died Thursday morning in Budapest, the Hungarian state news agency reported. She was hospitalized in critical condition with pneumonia on Dec. 25. Olympic Triumph Amid Adversity She won a total...
US Army Soldier Dies in Tesla Cybertruck Explosion Outside Trump’s Las Vegas Hotel
LAS VEGAS — The person who died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with explosives outside President-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel was an active-duty U.S. Army soldier, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Thursday. Two law enforcement officials identified the man inside the futuristic-looking pickup...
Pro Bowl Rosters Include 9 Ravens, 7 Lions, 6 Vikings and Eagles, and No Patrick Mahomes
PHILADELPHIA - Nine Baltimore Ravens, including two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, were selected for the Pro Bowl Games. The Detroit Lions are next with seven players and the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles each have six players on the NFC roster. Patrick Mahomes wasn't selected to the...
Wallace & Gromit Return for a Full-Length Film With a Familiar Foe
LONDON - The cheese-loving English inventor Wallace and his loyal dog Gromit have been stars since the beginning. In the 35 years since Nick Park introduced the world to his stop-motion creations and their eccentric, unapologetically British existence, they've won Oscars, appeared in commercials, video games, animated series and even...
FBI Seeks Clues About Truck Attack That Killed 15 in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans pressed ahead with plans to reopen the city's famed Bourbon Street on Thursday as investigators kept digging into the background of the U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers, killing 15 people. The FBI said it was investigating the...