All signs point to a busy 2025 for Disney theme park fans. Disneyland Resort released a full-year calendar of seasonal events and new information regarding its highly-anticipated 70th Anniversary celebration. This announcement comes right off the heels of Walt Disney World unveiling new details about the opening timelines for several of its latest offerings...
New Mexico Cracks 100 Points in Easy Win Over Fresno State
Mustapha Amzil and C.J. Noland scored 23 points apiece to lead New Mexico to a 103-89 victory over Fresno State on Tuesday night at the Save Mart Center. Amzil added five rebounds for the Lobos (11-3, 3-0 Mountain West Conference). Noland made 11 for 17 shots. Donovan Dent scored 17....
Israeli Strikes Kill 12 in Gaza Including Children as War Grinds Into the New Year
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year. One strike hit a home in the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza, the most isolated and heavily destroyed...
Driver Rams Revelers in New Orleans, Kills 10. Mayor Says It Was ‘Terrorist Attack.’
NEW ORLEANS — A driver rammed a vehicle into a crowd of New Orleans revelers early on New Year's Day, killing 10 people and injuring 35 others in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism. The driver was killed in a firefight with police following the attack...
2 Security Guards Shot After Confronting Shoplifting Suspect in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — Two security guards were shot and wounded at a downtown Los Angeles shopping area after they confronted a man trying to walk out of a store with a suitcase containing items he hadn't paid for, police said Tuesday. The guards confronted the man, shots were fired, and...
A New Year Dawns on a Middle East Torn by Conflict and Change
DAMASCUS — In Damascus, the streets were buzzing with excitement Tuesday as Syrians welcomed in a new year that seemed to many to bring a promise of a brighter future after the unexpected fall of Bashar Assad's government weeks earlier. While Syrians in the capital looked forward to a new...
Former CNN Anchor Aaron Brown, Who Helped Viewers Through the Sept. 11 Attacks, Has Died
NEW YORK - Aaron Brown, a veteran television news anchor whose steady hand helped guide CNN viewers through the unfolding tragedy of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has died. CNN, citing a statement from Brown's family, reported that he died Sunday. A cause of death was not given. He was...
Nearly All of Puerto Rico Is Without Power on New Year’s Eve
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A blackout hit nearly all of Puerto Rico early Tuesday as the U.S. territory prepared to celebrate New Year’s, leaving more than 1.3 million clients in the dark. Officials said it could take up to two days to restore power. The outage hit at dawn,...
NFL Playoff Guide: Bracket Much Clearer With 1 Week Left in Regular Season
It's Week 18 of the NFL season, which means just one more weekend remains before postseason action begins. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and star quarterback Patrick Mahomes look like a formidable opponent once again and have already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC...
Gonzaga Men’s Basketball Team Jet Ordered to Stop to Avoid LAX Collision
LOS ANGELES — The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men's basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off Friday at Los Angeles International Airport. 🚨 “STOP STOP STOP!” LAX ATC urgently called out to a Key...