Monthly Archives: December 2023
‘Wonka’ ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9...
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for...
Lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship’s hold is out after several days of...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said...
Shecky Greene, legendary standup comic, improv master and lord of Las Vegas, dies at...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shecky Greene, the gifted comic and master improviser who became the consummate Las Vegas lounge headliner and was revered by...
NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough, a 3-time Cup champion in the 1970s, dies...
Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR's all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday. He was 84.NASCAR announced...
College Football Playoff semifinals could set betting records
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sportsbook director Jay Kornegay is anticipating massive crowds at Westgate's Las Vegas location this weekend and Monday to bet on...
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to step down from throne on Jan. 14
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to...
Arsenal limps into 2024 after ‘worst performance of the season.’ Tottenham closes in on...
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal is limping into 2024 after a damaging stretch that culminated in what coach Mikel Arteta called “the worst performance of...
Slovenian guard Goran Dragic announces his retirement after a 15-year NBA career
MIAMI (AP) — Goran Dragic, a former All-Star guard with the Miami Heat and the leader of Slovenia's team that won the EuroBasket championship...
Brissett is out because of a hamstring injury. Howell starts for the Commanders against...
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Sam Howell will start at quarterback for the Washington Commanders against the San Francisco 49ers after all despite being benched...
California law banning most firearms in public is taking effect as the legal fight...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California law that bans people from carrying firearms in most public places will take effect on New Year's Day,...