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NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state’s corrections department commissioner to begin the process of terminating 14 workers involved in the fatal attack at the Marcy Correctional Facility. Robert Brooks died on Dec. 10 after […]

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia’s Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hundreds of residents will burn for several days, officials said on Sunday. The order to leave immediately, set at the highest danger rating, remained in place for the fire in and around Grampians National Park, about 241 km (149 miles) west of state capital Melbourne, Victoria’s emergency services agency said on its […]

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will do “whatever it takes” to ensure its security if the new Syrian administration cannot address Ankara’s concerns about U.S.-allied Kurdish groups it views as terrorist groups, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Saturday. Turkey regards the YPG, the militant group spearheading the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), as an extension of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants who have fought an insurgency against the Turkish […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate billionaire Houston Rockets pro basketball team owner Tilman Fertitta to be his administration’s ambassador to Italy. Fertitta is the chairman and owner of Landry’s, which operates a large collection of restaurants, hotels and casinos throughout the United States. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump lauded the 67-year-old Texas native as an “accomplished businessman” and […]

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — As Christmas approaches and people decorate their homes with lights, Ecuadoreans are getting some relief from the severe power cuts that have hounded the country this year with President Daniel Noboa saying there will be no power rationing for residential areas – for the time being. But some of the country’s largest mines, cement factories and steel mills will not be so lucky, facing continued power […]

President Joe Biden is abandoning a previous initiative to create a rule to protect transgender athletes at the collegiate level as an extension of Title IX, multiple outlets reported on Saturday. During a presidential transition, it is common for departing administrations to expedite or abandon executive actions to prevent an incoming president from distorting the intent of the original initiative. The rule, which would have prevented schools from banning transgender […]

(Reuters) – Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President-Elect Donald Trump, said on Saturday she has removed her name from consideration to replace outgoing U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. (Reporting by Jasper Ward; editing by Jonathan Oatis) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The final buzzer sounded Saturday, the South Bay Lakers had won a game and Bronny James seemed completely at ease. Big smile. Handshakes with everyone. Even did a little dance step as he got to the bench. LeBron James’ oldest son made his peace long ago with the realization that he’s going to be judged differently because of who his father is. Bronny James insists that […]

NEW YORK (AP) — First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the New York Yankees agreed Saturday to a $12.5 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical. Goldschmidt would become the Yankees’ fourth significant addition since Juan Soto’s departure for the New York Mets after left-hander Max […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,” is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration. “With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role,” Trump announced Saturday. Burnett, who […]