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Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight
Many consumers feel pride in avoiding the glazed pastries in the supermarket and instead opting for “all natural” granola that comes packed with extra protein. Same goes for low-fat yogurts “made with real fruit,” “organic” plant-based milks and bottled “superfood” smoothies. Buyer beware: Healthy grocery buzzwords like those often cover...
‘The past gives comfort’: Finding refuge on analog islands amid deepening digital seas
As technology distracts, polarizes and automates, people are still finding refuge on analog islands in the digital sea. The holdouts span the generation gaps, uniting elderly and middle-aged enclaves born in the pre-internet times with the digital natives raised in the era of online ubiquity. They are setting down their...
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
PARIS — Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91. Bardot died Sunday at her home in southern France, according to Bruno Jacquelin, of...
Houston passing game too much for LSU in Texas Bowl
HOUSTON — Conner Weigman threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns as Houston rallied from an early deficit for a 38-35 victory over LSU in the Texas Bowl on Saturday night. It was the final game for LSU before new coach Lane Kiffin takes over on the sideline next year....
Derrick Henry torches Packers to keep Ravens’ playoff hopes alive
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Derrick Henry rushed for a season-high 216 yards and matched a career high with four touchdown runs as the Baltimore Ravens kept their playoff hopes alive by defeating the Green Bay Packers, 41-24, on Saturday night. Henry had three touchdown runs in the first half and...
No. 20 Virginia notches 1st 11-win season by beating No. 25 Missouri in Gator Bowl
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Harrison Waylee ran for a touchdown, Chandler Morris threw for 198 yards and No. 20 Virginia edged 25th-ranked Missouri, 13-7, in the Gator Bowl on Saturday night. The Cavaliers bounced back from a crushing loss to Duke in the ACC title game — an overtime stunner that...
No. 23 North Texas beats San Diego State 49-47 in high-scoring New Mexico Bowl
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Caleb Hawkins ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass, Ashton Gray added a pair of rushing touchdowns and Cameron Dormer had two scoring catches as No. 23 North Texas beat San Diego State, 49-47, in the New Mexico Bowl on Saturday night. Hawkins carried 30...
Warner passes for game’s only TD, Lynch kicks 4 field goals and Fresno State wins Arizona Bowl
TUCSON, Ariz. — E.J. Warner threw for 214 yards and a touchdown, Dylan Lynch kicked four field goals and Fresno State defeated Miami of Ohio, 18-3, in the Arizona Bowl on Saturday night. On defense, Fresno State kept Miami out of the red zone except for the RedHawks’ opening possession...
Texans clinch 3rd consecutive playoff berth with win over Chargers
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — C.J. Stroud threw for two long touchdowns on Houston’s first two drives of the game, and the Texans went on to beat the Los Angeles Chargers, 20-16, on Saturday and clinch a third consecutive playoff berth for the first time in franchise history. The Texans (11-5) won...
No. 12 BYU rallies to beat No. 24 Georgia Tech 25-21 to win Pop-Tarts Bowl
ORLANDO — Jovesa Damuni scored on a 4-yard run with two minutes remaining, and No. 12 BYU rallied from an 11-point deficit in the second half for a 25-21 win over No. 24 Georgia Tech on Saturday in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. Damuni’s scoring run capped a nine-play, 70-yard drive by...
Hellums accounts for 3 TDs, Nwawuihe rushes for 2 as Army beats UConn 41-16 in Wasabi Fenway Bowl
BOSTON — Cade Hellums accounted for three touchdowns, and Godspower Nwawuihe rushed for two in Army’s 41-16 win over UConn in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl on Saturday. Hellums tied the score 7-7 after an opening UConn score by finding Noah Short for a 40-yard strike. Short was the only Army...
Ethan Grunkemeyer throws 2 TDs, Penn State finishes on high note vs. Clemson in Pinstripe BowlVideo
NEW YORK — Ethan Grunkemeyer threw for a career-high 262 yards and two TDs, including a 73-yard strike to Trebor Pena early in the fourth quarter, and Penn State beat Clemson, 22-10, on Saturday afternoon in the Pinstripe Bowl. Penn State (7-6) won its final four games under interim coach...
Indonesian rescuers search for Spanish family after boat sinks near Komodo Island
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian rescuers searched for four members of a Spanish family on Saturday after a tour boat carrying 11 people sank overnight near Padar Island, a popular destination within Komodo National Park, officials said. The boat was carrying the family of six, four crew members and a local...
Italian authorities arrest 9 for allegedly funding Hamas through charities
ROME — Italian authorities arrested nine people linked to three charitable organizations on suspicion of raising millions of euros in funds for the Palestinian militant group Hamas, anti-terrorism prosecutors said in a statement Saturday. The suspects are accused of sending about $8.2 million to “associations based in Gaza, the Palestinian...
Winter storm snarls U.S. holiday travel across Northeast, Great Lakes
BOSTON — More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to U.S. roads and airports during the busy travel period between Christmas and New Year’s. New York City received around four inches of snow Friday night...
Russia strikes Ukraine’s capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Ukraine’s capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 27, a day before talks between the leaders of Ukraine and the United States, authorities said. Explosions boomed across Kyiv as the attack began in early morning and continued...
UTSA races past Florida International in First Responder Bowl
DALLAS — Owen McCown threw three touchdown passes, Will Henderson III scored three times, and UTSA defeated Florida International, 57-20, on Friday night at the First Responder Bowl. UTSA (7-6) was making its seventh consecutive bowl appearance — eighth overall — and has won three in a row. FIU (7-6)...
Smith’s diving TD catch in overtime sends Minnesota to 20-17 win over New Mexico in Rate Bowl
PHOENIX — Jalen Smith scored his second touchdown on a diving 12-yard catch in the first overtime, and Minnesota extended its postseason winning streak to nine games with a 20-17 win over New Mexico in the Rate Bowl on Friday. A year after Kansas State beat Rutgers, 44-41, in the...
At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
TOKYO — A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There was no immediate explanation of his motive. Eight people were taken to hospitals after being stabbed by...
Massive crash on a highway in Japan kills 1 and injures 26 as the holiday season starts
TOKYO — A massive crash in snowy weather killed one person and injured 26 on an expressway in Japan late on Friday as the country kicked off its end-of-the-year holiday season. The Gunma prefectural highway police said Saturday that the pileup on the Kan-etsu Expressway started with a collision between...
Kennedy Center criticizes musician who canceled performance after Trump name added to building
WASHINGTON — The president of the Kennedy Center on Friday fiercely criticized a musician’s sudden decision to cancel a Christmas Eve performance at the venue after the White House announced that President Donald Trump’s name would be added to the facility. “Your decision to withdraw at the last moment —...
Tyler Perry sued for sexual assault by ‘Boo! A Madea Halloween’ actor seeking $77 million
LOS ANGELES — Tyler Perry was sued for sexual assault by an actor who appeared in “Boo! A Madea Halloween,” marking the second lawsuit in recent months accusing the filmmaker and studio mogul of leveraging his power in Hollywood to make sexual advances. Mario Rodriguez filed the lawsuit Thursday in...
Nigerian villagers are rattled by U.S. airstrikes that made their homes shake and the sky glow red
JABO, Nigeria — Sanusi Madabo, a 40-year-old farmer in the Nigerian village of Jabo, was preparing for bed on Thursday night when he heard a loud noise that sounded like a plane crashing. He rushed outside his mud house with his wife to see the sky glowing a bright red....
Federal judge to hold hearing on whether Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being vindictively prosecuted
A federal judge this week canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is being vindictive in pursuing a human smuggling case against him. Abrego Garcia has become a centerpiece of the debate over immigration after...
Ravens facing must-win situation and probably missing Jackson as they visit playoff-bound Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — This is what it has come down to for the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore will miss the playoffs for just the second time in the last eight years unless it wins its final two games on the road and the Pittsburgh Steelers lose Sunday at Cleveland. The...
