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Updated on: December 22, 2024 / 12:19 AM EST / AP Lara Trump withdraws consideration for Marco Rubio’s Florida Senate seat Lara Trump withdraws consideration for Marco Rubio’s Florida Senate seat 00:23 Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump , said Saturday that she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio , who has been tapped to be the incoming administration’s secretary of state . “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” Lara Trump posted on X. After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate. I could not have been more honored to serve as RNC co-chair during the most high-stakes election of our… https://t.co/ARdvTQki9N — Lara Trump (@LaraLeaTrump) December 21, 2024 Instead, she promised a “big announcement to share in January.” The announcement comes weeks after Trump announced that she was stepping down

SACRAMENTO —  The test was obvious the minute the Lakers got their schedule for the 2024-25 season. They would make one trip to Sacramento to face the Kings twice, two games against a team whose pace and physicality have been the difference in multiple years of dominance over the Lakers. If, somehow, the Lakers were able to beat the Kings in their first meeting at the Golden 1 Center, they’d need to try and do it again a day and a half later. Through the first few months of the schedule, the Lakers had seemingly exorcised their Kings demons. They beat them in the first week of the season, quieting the noise around Domantas Sabonis’ dominance against Anthony Davis. Thursday, in their first game against the Kings in Sacramento, Davis was terrific in a game Lakers coach JJ Redick called his “favorite” win of the season. To do it again? That would require sustained attention, sustained effort and sustained execution. It would take, as coach Doc Rivers used to tell Redick’s Clippers teams, the Lakers needing to hang onto the rope in the game of tug-of-war.

Oleksandr Usyk reafirmó ser el mejor peso pesado del momento al derrotar por segunda vez, en un combate de revancha, a Tyson Fury por decisión unánime. El combate fue celebrado el sábado en el King Abdullah Sports City de Jeddah, Arabia Saudi, en donde los jueces otorgaron puntuaciones de 116-112 X3 a favor del ucraniano. Ambos pugilistas llegaron al combate de gran forma física, con Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs), conocido por su disciplina en el peso, dio 221 libras en la báscula, luciendo ligero y preparado para explotar su velocidad ante un Fury (34-2, 24 KOs) que pesó 271 libras, apostando por su tamaño y poder para intentar dominar a su rival que terminó por retener los títulos de la AMB (Super), la OMB y la IBO. Aunque Fury apostó por más peso en esta ocasión, no fue determinante para sobreponer a un determinado Usyk. “Esta victoria es para mi país, mi equipo y todos los que creen en mí”, dijo Usyk en el cuadrilátero tras la pelea. “Tyson es un gran peleador, pero demostré que el corazón y la estrategia superan cualquier desventaja física.

By Derick Waller, Mark Prussin Updated on: December 21, 2024 / 11:47 PM EST / CBS New York Manhattan DA now investigating sexual misconduct allegations at the NYPD Manhattan DA now investigating sexual misconduct allegations at the NYPD 03:09 NEW YORK — Yet another scandal is rocking the New York City Police Department. Jeffrey Maddrey, the department’s highest-ranking uniformed officer , resigned Friday night after a bombshell allegation of sexual misconduct on the job. The former chief of department is accused of trading sexual favors for overtime. Here’s more on the allegations   Lt. Quathisha Epps filed a complaint Saturday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying the abuse started last year and continued up until this week. Maddrey just appeared a few days ago in front of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee to defend the NYPD’s use of stop and frisk . Meanwhile, a major shakeup was unfolding. Epps alleges that between June 2023 and Monday Maddrey engaged in efforts “to coerce her into performing unwanted sexual favors in exchange for overtime opportunities.” She says that included intercourse in the office. NYPD Chief

Popular retail chain Party City filed for bankruptcy protection Saturday, a day after it disclosed to employees that it would be implementing mass layoffs at its New Jersey headquarters. The filing was made in bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Texas, according to court documents obtained by CBS News. The company had liabilities of between $1 billion and $10 billion, according to the filing.  On Friday, Party City’s chief human resources officer Karen McGowan informed employees in an email obtained by CBS News New York that it was conducting an immediate “mass layoff” at its headquarters in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. A view of a Party City store on Dec. 20, 2024 in Daly City, California.  Getty Images CNN reported Friday that Party City CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees in a meeting that the company was “winding down” operations. Some store employees also received letters Friday that all the chain’s stores would be closing in February, CNN said. Party City, which specializes in party supplies and was founded in the mid-1980s, has more than 700 company-owned and franchise store locations across North America

Oakland Athletics legend Rickey Henderson dies at 65 Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics legend and MLB all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65 00:17 Rickey Henderson , a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and the league’s all-time stolen bases leader, has died at age 65, MLB announced Saturday. MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred confirmed Henderson’s death in a statement, calling him “the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting.” “Rickey was one of the most accomplished and beloved Athletics of all-time,” Manfred wrote. “He also made an impact with many other Clubs during a quarter-century career like no other.  Rickey epitomized speed, power and entertainment in setting the tone at the top of the lineup.  When we considered new rules for the game in recent years, we had the era of Rickey Henderson in mind.” Former Oakland Athletics player Rickey Henderson before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Jeff Chiu / AP Henderson would have been 66 on Christmas Day. No cause of death was immediately provided. Henderson’s wife, Pamela Henderson, released a statement

Actor Blake Lively accused “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexually harassing her and seeking to smear her reputation after she spoke out about a “hostile work environment” that nearly derailed the film. In a legal complaint filed this week, Lively alleges she raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by Baldoni, who co-founded Wayfarer Studios, the company that owns the film. She also outlines complaints against Jamey Heath, the chief executive of Wayfarer and the film’s producer, and names other defendants. “Ms. Lively seeks to set the record straight, to hold the Wayfarer Parties and Associates accountable, and to shine a light on this new form of retaliation so that it will not be used against any others who seek to stand up and speak out against sexual harassment,” states the complaint, obtained previously by the New York Times and the Associated Press. The document, which is a precursor to a lawsuit, was reportedly filed Friday with the California Civil Rights Department. The accusations shed light on the working conditions and alleged behavior Lively and her female colleagues endured as they were

NEW YORK —  It seemed almost incalculable, all the things that would have to go wrong for UCLA to lose its massive lead midway through the second half. With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century. Bilodeau’s fifth three-pointer of the game in as many tries gave UCLA a 16-point lead over North Carolina with 12 minutes 50 seconds left Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, quieting a crowd largely swathed in Carolina blue. Barely a minute later, a whistle blew. Bilodeau was called for his fourth foul. That created a bigger issue than the turnovers, missed free throws and needless fouls that would ensue. “The problem,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said, who immediately yanked his star player, “was Tyler Bilodeau wasn’t in the game.” Without Bilodeau, who sat out the next 6½ minutes, the No. 18 Bruins wilted badly during a brutal 76-74 loss in

An 18-year-old man was in custody Saturday following the stabbing death of a 17-year-old girl with whom he was acquainted in Azusa, authorities said. Officers from the Azusa Police Department responded at 10 p.m. Friday to the 300 block of North Soldano Avenue, near Third Street and west of the Azusa High School West Campus, to an assault-with-a-deadly-weapon call, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is investigating the death. Arriving officers found the girl suffering from stab wounds. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her name was not released due to her age, sheriff’s officials said. The motive for the stabbing was not disclosed. Both the suspect and the victim were Azusa residents. Homicide detectives plan to present the facts of the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration, officials said. Anyone with information about the stabbing was asked to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or send tips to lacrimestoppers.org.

A 58-year-old man was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle rollover crash near South Pasadena, authorities said. The crash was reported at 4:40 a.m. Saturday near the York Boulevard exit of the southbound 110 Freeway. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene, where they found the overturned SUV blocking the slow lane, CHP Officer Elizabeth Kraviz told City News Service. Zoran Zarich, a Pasadena resident, was driving a 2021 Infiniti QX80 that struck the raised curb and perimeter fence at the west side of the roadway, according to a CHP statement. The vehicle overturned and Zarich, the lone occupant inside the SUV, was ejected. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. A Sigalert issued at 5:15 a.m. closing the Nos. 2 and 3 lanes of the southbound freeway was canceled at 7:45 a.m. Anyone with information about the crash was urged to call the CHP’s Central Los Angeles office at 213-744-2331.