Kyrie Irving scored 40 points, including back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime, as the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers.
Author: Associated Press
Raiders beat Denver Broncos in what might be final game in Oakland
If it was the Raiders’ final home game in Oakland, the team gave its loyal fans plenty to cheer for in a win over the Broncos on Christmas Eve.
Mexico: Puebla governor, ex-governor die in helicopter crash
A husband-and-wife political power couple died in an aircraft crash in Huejotzingo, Mexico.
Plane makes emergency landing on Alabama highway
A small airplane made an emergency landing on an Alabama highway in front of shocked drivers.
Horse, petrified but still harnessed, discovered in Pompeii might have belonged to military general
The horses likely died from volcanic ash or boiling vapors, according to a Pompeii archaeological expert.
Death toll in the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwreck is far higher than originally thought
One of the investigators recently confirmed that the boat that sank in April 2015 carried not 800 people as previously believed, but as many as 1,100.
3 astronauts return to Earth from International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz capsule with NASA’s Serena Aunon-Chancellor, Russian Sergey Prokopyev and German astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency landed on the snow-covered steppes in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
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North Korea says it won’t denuclearize unless US first removes its nuclear threat
The statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency came amid a deadlock in nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea over the sequencing of the denuclearization process and removal of international sanctions.
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WTA changes rules affecting players returning from pregnancy
WTA’s changes were prompted by the experiences of Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka, both of whom returned to competition after giving birth.
Major League Soccer unveils new single-elimination playoff format for 2019 season
Major League Soccer’s championship game will be held a month earlier under a new single-elimination playoff format starting next season.