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Zach Wilson helps Jets snap losing skid with decisive win over Texans

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Zach Wilson completed 27 of 36 passes for a season-high 301 yards and two ...


Texans QB C.J. Stroud leaves with possible head injury vs. Jets

(Photo credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports) Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud left Sunday's game at the New York Jets and ...


Pacers back to regular-season business vs. woeful Pistons

(Photo credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Indiana came up short in its quest to win the inaugural NBA in-season tournament. ...


Frank Wycheck, known for role in 'Music City Miracle,' dies

(Photo credit: George Walker IV / The Tennessean via Imagn Content Services, LLC) Former Tennessee Titans tight end Frank Wycheck, ...


Report: Royals agree to deal with LHP Will Smith

(Photo credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports) Left-handed reliever Will Smith is set to return to where it all began by ...


Top 25 roundup: Washington ends No. 7 Gonzaga's Pac-12 win streak

(Photo credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports) Keion Brooks Jr. scored 17 points, including four late free throws, as Washington upset ...


Democrat John Whitmire Elected Houston Mayor

HOUSTON - Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night, elevating a Texas lawmaker ...


No. 8 Marquette uses fast start to fly by Notre Dame

(Photo credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports) Oso Ighodaro had 20 points and Tyler Kolek added 17 as eighth-ranked Marquette scored ...


Big second half lets Oregon pull away from UTEP

(Photo credit: Chris Pietsch/The Register Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK) Jermaine Couisnard scored 15 of his team-leading 18 points in ...


White Sox acquire C Max Stassi from Braves

(Photo credit: Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports) The Chicago White Sox acquired catcher Max Stassi from the Braves on Saturday, 24 ...


No. 3 Houston mauls Jackson St. in 2nd half, wins 89-55

(Photo credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports) L.J. Cryer recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season while freshman forward Joseph ...


Business

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Hollywood strike ends after actors' union ratifies three-year contract

LOS ANGELES, California: This week, members of the SAG-AFTRA actors union approved a three-year contract with major studios, formally ending ...

$6.1 billion for Las Vegas, California high-speed rail projects

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: The U.S. Transportation Department has allocated US$3 billion for a $12 billion Las Vegas to Southern California ...

US gas prices at 11-month low

WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. gasoline prices could fall below US$3 a gallon for the first time since 2021 and are currently ...

Bank failures compel US regulators to increase scrutiny of lenders

WASHINGTON D.C.: To fix issues that could lead to further bank failures in the U.S., such as the collapse of ...

Boeing delivers 46 narrowbody 737s in November

ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, Reuters reported that Boeing delivered 46 narrowbody 737s jets in November. The total brings the U.S. ...

U.S. stock markets and dollar jump on employment report

NEW YORK, New York - A positive employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics indicating a fall in ...

Oil and Gas

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US gas prices at 11-month low

WASHINGTON D.C.: U.S. gasoline prices could fall below US$3 a gallon for the first time since 2021 and are currently ...

UN Security Council Meets Over Escalating Guyana-Venezuela Row

United Nations - The United Nations Security Council met behind closed doors Friday on the fast-escalating row between South American ...

Guyana, Venezuela Presidents to Meet Thursday Over Border Row

Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart, Irfaan Ali, will meet Thursday on their countries' growing ...

Guyana and Venezuela's Territorial Dispute: What to Know

CARACAS, Venezuela - A century-old territorial dispute deepened by the discovery of oil is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and ...

Coast Guard stalls effect of oil spill in aftermath of cyclone Michaung

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], December 10 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) worked with the civil administration to ensure no ...

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U.S. steps up delivery of bombs to Israel after defeating UN resolution

WASHINGTON, DC - Within hours of blocking a UN Security Council resolution from demanding a ceasefire in the current Mideast ...


Biden popularity near lowest level of presidency: Reuters/Ipsos poll

WASHINGTON D.C.: In a sign of the challenges ahead for his 2024 re-election bid, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that ...


Israeli ambassador extends thanks to U.S. president after UN vote

Israel has acknowledged and thanked the United States and President Joe Biden for standing firmly by Israel's side at the ...


E-bike's battery catches fire in New York, killing 1, injuring 6

NEW YORK: This week, New York City officials said that one person was killed and six others were injured when ...


United Kingdom passes on crucial vote to end war in Gaza

NEW YORK, New York - The United Kingdom refrained from supporting demands for a ceasefire in the two-months long Israel-Gaza ...


United States strikes down international demand for ceasefire

NEW YORK, New York - The U.S. was alone on Friday in a 13-1 vote for a ceasefire in the ...


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Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...