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Shohei Ohtani gives a Porsche to Joe Kelly's wife for his No. 17 with the Dodgers 12/24/2023 03:57pm • After the wife of reliever Joe Kelly offered her husband's uniform number to help lure Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two-way star responded by giving her a Porsche. The Dodgers shared a video showing Kelly's wife, Ashley, who had launched what she dubbed her #Ohtake17 campaign in hop The NBA's annual Christmas slate awaits. Teams insist it's special to be picked 12/24/2023 09:29am • MIAMI (AP) ��� Erik Spoelstra was part of 12 Christmas games as a staff member, assistant coach or head coach in his first 20 seasons with the Miami Heat. And in the eight seasons that followed, the Heat played on Christmas only once. Here's what he realized: For an NBA team, playing on Christmas be Northern Va. nonprofit looking for Christmas Day volunteers to help pack gifts for soldiers 12/24/2023 03:30am • A Northern Virginia-based nonprofit will be wrapping packages on Christmas Day for U.S. service members deployed around the world during the "America���s Adopt-A-Soldier 13th Annual Christmas Day Give Back." While tens of thousands of service members are away from home, their support groups or lo Grieving and often overlooked, Palestinian Christians prepare for a somber Christmas amid war 12/22/2023 08:04am • It���s normally a moment of pure joy for the Rev. Khader Khalilia: the excitement, the giggles, the kisses, as his young daughters ��� in their Christmas pajamas ��� open their gifts. But this year, just the thought of it fills Khalilia with guilt. ���I���m struggling,��� said the Palestinian Ameri Grammy nominee Gracie Abrams makes music that unites strangers ��� and has Taylor Swift calling 12/22/2023 12:27am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The year 2023 was good to Gracie Abrams. She released her debut album. She opened for Taylor Swift. She sold out a U.S. tour, and took that tour to Europe. She started writing new music. And to cap it all off, she got her first Grammy nomination: best new artist. When the nominatio Pacific storm dumps heavy rains and unleashes flooding in California coastal cities 12/21/2023 08:38pm • SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) ��� Motorists were stranded in their vehicles on flooded roadways in typically idyllic Santa Barbara on Thursday, while nearby Oxnard got a month's worth of rain in a single hour in a storm that pummeled Southern California while Christmas travel got underway. The downp From fugitive to shackled prisoner, 'Fat Leonard' lands back in US court and could face more charges 12/21/2023 06:35pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� A defense contractor at the center of one of the biggest bribery scandals in U.S. military history is expected to face additional charges following his return to the United States from Venezuela as part of a broader prisoner swap between the two countries, a federal prosecutor said Th Here are some ways you can reduce financial stress during the holidays 12/21/2023 12:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The holidays are supposed to be a joyful time, but they can also be financially stressful. With gifts, social gatherings and plane tickets home, the costs can start piling up. Household expenses continue to rise and many Americans are expressing concern about their financial future US, Venezuela swap prisoners: Maduro ally for 10 Americans, plus fugitive contractor 'Fat Leonard' 12/21/2023 07:16am • MIAMI (AP) ��� The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicol��s Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as ���Fat Leonard��� who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribe Community mourns 5 children killed in Arizona house fire, cause under investigation 12/19/2023 05:37pm • BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) ��� A father in Arizona who left four children and a young relative at home so he could buy Christmas gifts and groceries returned to find the charred remains of the family's home after a fire broke out, killing all five children inside, authorities said. Investigators in n Saints have weathered recent negativity to stay in contention, for now 12/18/2023 08:08pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) ��� Just a couple weeks ago, fans in the Superdome were booing quarterback Derek Carr and some disgruntled spectators wore ���Fire Dennis Allen��� T-shirts to express their dissatisfaction with the New Orleans Saints' second-year coach. After two straight victories, the critics have Kimberly Palmer: More retailers are charging return fees. Here���s how to pay less 12/18/2023 09:04am • If you���re someone who likes to return and exchange gifts after the holidays, prepare yourself: Making returns could feel a little different this year. ���It���s going to be hard for consumers to navigate,��� says shopping expert Trae Bodge. ���The return policies are all over the place.��� The big Berlin Zoo sends the first giant pandas born in Germany to China 12/18/2023 04:26am • BERLIN (AP) ��� The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany to China, dispatching the 4-year-olds on a journey that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pit and Paule, who also are known by the Chinese names Meng Xiang und Meng Yuan, departed from Berlin on Saturday aboard an Air Is It Worth Upgrading From the Hilton Surpass to the Hilton Aspire? 12/17/2023 07:00pm • Hilton offers several co-branded credit cards for travelers looking for extra perks when staying at one of its hotels. These cards carry a range of earning power, benefits, elite status and annual fees. For many years, I used the Hilton Honors American Express Surpass�� Card but recently upgraded to Ethan Garbers rallies UCLA to 35-22 victory over Boise State in LA Bowl 12/17/2023 12:42am • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) ��� Ethan Garbers answered the call for UCLA when it needed him the most. The junior quarterback told coach Chip Kelly that he did not feel well enough to start Saturday's LA Bowl against Boise State, but when Collin Schlee was injured during the third quarter with the Bruins