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George Eastham, England 1966 World Cup winning squad member who criticized apartheid, dies at 88

George Eastham, England 1966 World Cup winning squad member who criticized apartheid, dies at 88

LONDON (AP) — Former England midfielder George Eastham, a member of the country’s 1966 World Cup winning squad who was better known for his social activism, has died. He was 88.
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It's eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit

It's eggnog season. The boozy beverage dates back to medieval England but remains a holiday hit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Edited by Anna Furman for movement Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 a.m. ET. Prelinked photos CATC101-107 and video by Terry Chea. At Scoma’s Restaurant in San Francisco , this holiday season 's batch of eggnog began 11 months ago.
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Ten people including children die in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria’s capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event, the police said Saturday.
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Ten people including children die in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event

Ten people including children die in a stampede in Nigeria at a Christmas food distribution event

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in Nigeria’s capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event, the police said Saturday.
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Odermatt finally wins in Gardena as he dominates a World Cup downhill

Odermatt finally wins in Gardena as he dominates a World Cup downhill

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy (AP) — Marco Odermatt finally conquered the Saslong. The three-time overall World Cup champion dominated on Saturday to win a downhill in Val Gardena, beating Swiss teammate Franjo von Allmen by 0.45 seconds.
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Huetter silences Swiss crowd when she finishes ahead of Gut-Behrami to win super-G in St. Moritz

Huetter silences Swiss crowd when she finishes ahead of Gut-Behrami to win super-G in St. Moritz

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — Austrian skier Cornelia Huetter silenced the Swiss crowd when she finished ahead of home favorite Lara Gut-Behrami to win a World Cup super-G on Saturday.
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Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid working through injuries and mental health struggles

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid working through injuries and mental health struggles

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid is trying to believe in the good that can come from asking for help. Embiid’s career has yielded an MVP — and so many more DNPs — with a biography littered by the kind of devastating injuries that can, in time, heal.
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Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5 and more than 200 injured

Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Germany rises to 5 and more than 200 injured

MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — Germans on Saturday mourned both the victims and their shaken sense of security after a Saudi doctor intentionally drove into a Christmas market teeming with holiday shoppers, killing at least five people, including a small
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Thousands greet the winter solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument

Thousands greet the winter solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monument

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year Saturday at the ancient Stonehenge monument.
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Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct .
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