School shooter's mom Jennifer Crumbley asks judge to release her from prison, says imprisonment is 'unfair'
Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, has requested to be released from prison.
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WWE star CM Punk rips Bears' leadership amid team's disappointing season
The Chicago Bears parted ways with head coach Matt Eberflus and will play their final two games of the season without any playoff hopes.
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Central Park’s massive New Year’s Eve drone show scrapped after Florida event ends in tragedy: ‘Out of our control’
The New York Road Runners cancelled its fleet of 500 drones less than a week before its annual midnight run event in a decision organizers say was out of their control.
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New parents Hailey and Justin Bieber not in a rush to have more kids: They’re ‘happy’ where they’re at
An insider exclusively tells Page Six that the happy couple are “still adjusting to life as parents of a newborn” and that “every day is a learning experience.”
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Jay-Z's sexual assault accuser can remain anonymous for now: judge
New York Judge Analisa Torres ruled that the woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape when she was 13 years old can remain anonymous, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.
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Bengals Ja'Marr Makes Confident All-Pro Claim Regardless of Recent Play
The standout receiver spoke confidently about his season on Thursday.
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Prep basketball roundup: Jason Crowe Jr. delivers 55-point performance for Inglewood
Junior guard Jason Crowe Jr. scores 55 points to lead Inglewood past Chatsworth and Alijan Arenas in an 88-84 win at the Classic at Damien.
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DeSean Jackson finalizing deal to become latest ex-NFL star to land college head coaching job: report
DeSean Jackson has become the latest ex-NFL player to join the collegiate ranks. He is reportedly finalizing a deal with Delaware State.
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Coast Guard rescues man and his dog from sailboat run aground on Christmas morning
A sailor and his dog were saved Christmas morning after strong winds and high surf conditions ran his vessel aground in northwest Washington.
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Revamped Knicks looking like bona fide Eastern Conference contenders
And following a disjointed 5-6 start while integrating two new starters, Tom Thibodeau’s Knicks have taken off over the past six weeks.
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Yankees Predicted To Sign $54 Million Pitcher In Juan Soto Backup Plan
The New York Yankees can cap off their Juan Soto backup plan by signing the best closer in free agency, Tanner Scott.
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Toledo, Pitt make bowl game history in extended contest that becomes instant classic
Toledo took down Pitt, 48-46, in Thursday's GameAbove Sports Bowl in Detroit that took six overtimes to complete, the most in bowl game history.
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Trump's "border czar" details plans to reintroduce migrant family detention centers
Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's incoming "border czar," told the Washington Post in an interview this week that Trump's new administration plans to revive the controversial practice of detaining migrant families and giving undocumented parents the choice of leaving their U.S.-born children behind or having the children deported with them. Lilia Luciano reports.
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A behind-the-scenes look at how shippers handle the rush of holiday gift returns
At a FedEx shipping hub in Anchorage, Alaska, employees can sort up to 80,000 packages a day during the holidays. And as they're dealing with a last wave of Christmas gifts getting ready to ship out this week, they're also dealing with a new wave of gifts that are being returned. Kris Van Cleave takes an inside look at the process.
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Spy bosses ‘silenced’ Defense Department, FBI scientists from briefing Biden on COVID lab leak evidence
Key proponents of the COVID-19 lab leak origins theory were reportedly left out of a major August 2021 briefing President Biden had ordered to apprise him and his aides of how the pandemic began.
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Questions swirl about cause of Kazakhstan plane crash
There are new details about what may have caused a passenger jet that was headed from Azerbaijan to Russia to crash in Kazakhstan. A U.S. official told CBS News that there are preliminary indications that a Russian anti-aircraft system may have hit the plane, which was carrying 67 people. Several dozen people died in the crash, but dozens also survived. Chris Livesay has the latest.
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Severe weather hits Texas, Pacific Northwest with flash flooding, power outages
Powerful thunderstorms forced ground stops that delayed dozens of flights at Dallas airports Thursday, while stormy weather downed trees and knocked out power to thousands of customers in Oregon and Washington. Kati Weis reports from Houston.
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"CBS Evening News" headlines for Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024
Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News" with Jericka Duncan.
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The Bald Eagle Is (Finally) the National Bird of the United States
The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official.
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NFL doubleheader on Christmas Day sets streaming viewership records
Baltimore's victory over Houston averaged 24.3 million viewers, while Kansas City's win at Pittsburgh averaged 24.1 million, according to early viewer figures released by Nielsen.
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Passenger without ticket gets onto Delta flight from Seattle to Honolulu
A plane passenger taken into custody after boarding a Delta flight from Seattle to Hawaii without a boarding pass.
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Proposed Plan to Block Donald Trump from Taking Office Sparks MAGA Fury
Two legal experts suggested a way for Democrats to block Donald Trump's election victory certification, but Democrats have rejected such plans.
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Kim Zolciak’s daughter Ariana Biermann gets emotional spending last Christmas in childhood home
The seven-bedroom Georgia mansion was set to be publicly auctioned in early December.
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Gov. Hochul is the face of the MTA’s congestion-toll madness: Don’t let her fool you
Gov. Hochul rushed to squelch outrage over the MTA’s extra surge-pricing squeeze on Manhattan drivers after The Post broke the news that the $9 congestion-pricing toll would soar to $11.25.
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Netflix NFL games score 24 million viewers each on Christmas as streamers push further into sports
Ravens vs. Texans, Chiefs vs. Steelers and Beyoncé were big draws on Netflix, marking the latest step in the streaming service's move into live sports.
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Judge rules that accuser in rape suit against Jay-Z, Combs can remain anonymous
A judge ruled that a woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously, for now, in her lawsuit against the rap moguls.
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Pregnant woman stabbed 14 times in front of young daughter over bad pizza delivery tip: deputies
A pizza delivery driver in Florida was arrested for allegedly stabbing a pregnant woman more than a dozen times over a tip amount, according to officials.
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Raging Torrent beats Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan on opening day at Santa Anita
Raging Torrent, a winner in four of seven races this year, won the Malibu Stakes on the first day of racing at Santa Anita. Mystik Dan finished last.
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Hochul signs NY law that will charge $75B to oil, gas and coal companies for climate change — but critics say customers will pick up tab
Gov. Kathy Hochul approved a controversial law that will force oil, natural-gas and coal companies to fork over a staggering $75 billion to the state for spewing carbon emissions and contributing to climate change.
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Roki Sasaki favorites emerging with Yankees, Mets fighting uphill battles
Both the Yankees and Mets were given meetings with superstar Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki but both surely understand they’re not the favorites here.
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Ex-NFL star DeSean Jackson finalizing deal to become head coach at Delaware State
It was reported that coaching at an HBCU was a “dream” for DeSean Jackson.
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‘Living hell’: 28-year-old woman’s battle with ‘suicide disease’
A woman has opened up about what it is like living with an extremely rare condition known as “suicide disease”.
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Former Phillies, Expos Infielder Who Scored First Run in Team History Dies
A middle infielder who was drafted by the expansion Montreal Expos from the Philadelphia Phillies, and scored the first run in Expos history, has died.
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Vladimir Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential meeting with Trump
Putin, during a wide-ranging end-of-year news conference in Moscow, claimed that he hasn’t spoken to Trump in years and that there are no current plans for a meeting – but if they do talk, he’s ready to make “compromises” to end the war in the former Soviet state.
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High school basketball coach dead, 8-year-old daughter missing after Christmas Eve tragedy
An Oklahoma basketball coach and father of four was found dead, and his 8-year-old daughter remains missing after the family's car was swept away by raging floodwaters in Texas on Christmas Eve.
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Breaking down the top MLB free agents still unsigned — and where they could fit
Here we’ll assess the markets of the top five guys remaining in MLB free agency.
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Pregnant woman stabbed 14 times by pizza delivery driver over $2 tip: Police
The 22-year-old driver, identified by police as Brianna Alvelo, was arrested on attempted murder and kidnapping charges.
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Jay-Z’s rape accuser can remain anonymous in lawsuit, judge rules while scolding rapper’s ‘demands’
Jay-Z had filed to dismiss the "cynical and calculated" lawsuit and demanded that the Alabama woman be named publicly.
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The Sidney Awards
A revelatory portrait, an “American Vulcan,” a sober take on DOGE and more.
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Fox News Stars Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt Got Engaged Over Christmas
Hannity and Earhardt said they thanked their families for "their love and support during this wonderful time in our lives."
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USC's younger players out to prove they're starter-worthy in Las Vegas Bowl
USC running back Bryan Jackson is among those looking to make an impact for a Trojans team that has lost players to the transfer portal ahead of its bowl game.
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Two women rescued day after falling into Florida golf course quarry
The unidentified women survived the harrowing fall, and authorities brought them to the hospital after first responders conducted a complex rescue mission early Thursday.
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Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here's how to protect them
The death of an Oregon house cat from bird flu and a pet food recall are raising questions about how people can protect their pets
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Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO, Citigroup chairman dead at 76
The New York Times said the cause of death was cancer, citing Ronald Lauder, a longtime friend of Parsons and chairman of the board of Estee Lauder.
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MTA’s ‘gridlock day’ toll idea: Letters to the Editor — Dec. 27, 2024
NY Post readers discuss the MTA’s initial plan to boost “congestion” tolls by 25% on “gridlock alert days.”
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This week on "Sunday Morning" (December 29)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the newsworthy men and women who passed away this year, who touched us with their creativity and humanity.
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