Warriors’ Zaza Pachulia plays to honor his native Georgia

Golden State Warriors' Zaza Pachulia and Kevin Durant during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Oakland, Calif. less Golden State Warriors' Zaza Pachulia and Kevin Durant during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Portland Trail Blazers Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Oakland, Calif.

Blue Jackets Top Wild 4-2; Winning Streak Stops At 12

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Greeting card designer with a bizarre sense of humour goes out…

She was the greeting card designer with a bizarre sense of humour - and Bev Williams certainly went out with a bang when her ashes were fired high into the atmosphere by rocket while friends and family raised a glass of champagne. The unorthodox farewell was at Bev's request and followed her death last month aged 77. The ceremony was held in her Sussex garden as a Maori lament was sung in memory of the New Zealand-born entrepreneur.

Vikings Place Sendejo On IR, Add Fruechte To Active Roster

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After dead birds arrive in mail, woman gets living canaries

The carnage of broken wings and dead canaries that arrived in an Alabama woman's mail have been replaced by the cheerful chirps and tweets of brand new birds -- live ones. The U.S. Postal Service paid for seven new canaries plus the postage needed to send them to Rhonda King, who operates a hair salon in Grant, Alabama, postal officials said.

Joie Phelps Is A Pass-First Player & A Top Scorer

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Bears’ LB McPhee Out For Finale Vs. Vikings

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Movie Blog: Top 10 Movies Of 2016

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The Latest: Recovery delayed for missing plane with 6 aboard

In this Aug. 1, 2008 photo, Dublin Irish Festival honorary chairman John T. Fleming proposes at toast following the tapping of the first Dublin Stout Keg at Brazenhead in Dublin, Ohio. A flight-tracking service shows that a plane piloted by the Ohio executive with five other people onboard quickly lost altitude after taking off from Cleveland's lakeshore airport.

‘It is Usain Bolt’ – Olympic champ calls into Man United TV

Middlesbrough's Marten de Roon, left, challenges Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan center during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. less Middlesbrough's Marten de Roon, left, challenges Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan center during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016.

Animation, sequels and superheroes propel box office record

This undated image released by Disney shows the character Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, in a scene from the animated movie "Finding Dory." This movie about a forgetful fish, "Captain America: Civil War," and "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," led the North American box office in 2016, which, with an estimated $11.2 billion in earnings to date, has become the highest grossing year of all time _ surpassing last year's $11.1 billion record.

Deputy Shoots Suspect In Western Wisconsin

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St. Paul PD: Officer, Robbery Suspect Sideswiped By Possible DWI Driver

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Trump ditches media for golf game

President-elect Donald Trump has ditched his press pool once again - this time traveling to play golf at his club in Jupiter, Florida, without a pool of journalists on hand to ensure the public has knowledge of his whereabouts. A club member posted a photo on Twitter of Trump on the greens Saturday morning and said the president-elect was accompanied by about 25 U.S. Secret Service agents.

Santa Claus is back on Facebook

In this Wednesday, Dec. 28 photo, Santa Claus displays his now-functioning Facebook page outside North Pole City Hall in North Pole, Alaska. Santa Claus' Facebook account has been reinstated after the social media company suspended his access and demanded proof of identity on Christmas Day.

Conductor sacked after Santa denial

After a musical adaptation of "Frozen," orchestra conductor Giacomo Loprieno stood up after the last notes had died away, with an urge to convey to his young audience an unpalatable truth. "Santa Claus doesn't exist," he said.

Aquarium’s got talent

Fourteen-year-old male sea lion Leo attends a calligraphy training session to paint the character for "rooster" at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on Monday, Dec. 26. The event marked the upcoming lunar "year of the rooster" and was part of the aquarium's New Year's attractions, which run until Jan. 31.

Ohio troopers add anti-drug effort to traffic safety mission

In this Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, photo, Trooper Mike Wilson of the Ohio State Highway Patrol leads his drug-sniffing dog partner "Pluto," a Dutch shepherd, past a truck stopped on I-70 in Madison County, Ohio. The patrol has doubled the number of K-9 units to 34 in recent years as part of its efforts to find more drugs as Ohio battles an unprecedented number of overdose deaths.

Italy orchestra director fired for telling children ‘Santa does not exist’

An orchestra director lost his job after telling an audience packed with children at a festive stage show that "Father Christmas does not exist". Theatre bosses underlined the severity of Giacomo Loprieno's offence with a Facebook posting of the production's new orchestral director next to Santa Claus An orchestra director lost his job after telling an audience packed with children at a festive stage show that "Father Christmas does not exist".

Grutas Park site where statues of communist leaders found their final resting place

'Happy New Year to my many enemies!' Donald Trump hits back at Democrats who 'lost so badly they just don't know what to do' as Russian 'spies' leave the US after Obama's last-gasp swipe at Putin Pictured: The Texas mother, 40, who fell more than 20ft to her death from Colorado ski lift along with her two injured daughters aged nine and 12 Have the Russians hacked the power grid? US officials say code linked to the country's operations was found within systems at a Vermont electric plant Queen Elizabeth may STILL not be well enough to attend church on New Year's Day a week after she missed Christmas prayers with a 'heavy cold' Was a FIRE the real reason the 'unsinkable' Titanic went down? Documentary claims a boiler room blaze had been raging since the liner set sail from Southampton UFC poster girl Ronda Rousey is humiliated on her return to the cage as she is defeated after just 48 ... (more)

Latin America rings in 2017 with yellow undies

Yellow underwear is flying off the shelves these days in the Chilean capital Santiago, where tradition holds that it brings prosperity and love if you wear it on New Year's Eve. That's just one of many colorful New Year's rituals in Latin America, where some spend the evening walking around with a suitcase, others put potatoes under the bed and still others throw buckets of water out the window.

Texas judge takes specialized court for veterans on the road

In this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 photo, U.S. Army Veteran Richard Ress, right, speaks during a bible group meeting at his rural church in Grayson County, Texas. Ress participates in a traveling veterans court with Judge John Roach Jr. The traveling court serves veterans in five counties near Dallas who don't have transportation.

State Patrol: Man Dies After Running Onto I-35W To Flee Police

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Review: Strange Things Done a slick, witty thriller

Jo Silver is the new editor of the ironically titled Dawson Daily - which comes out weekly - in Dawson City, Yukon. She's moved north to recover from a career-limiting event in her work as a journalist in Vancouver, and arrives to take over the local paper in Dawson as the small community is absorbing news of a mysterious death in its midst.

‘Oh f*ck off!’ Internet buries ‘absolute…

Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump's grandparents fled poverty in Germany to go to America President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday taunted his "many enemies" who "lost so badly" in a tweet celebrating New Year's Eve. Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do.

Prepping For The New Year’s Eve

I have read all sorts of articles on the science of hangovers and the preventions thereof. This is the best I have seen and it includes some key action points that are somewhat easily implemented and can be life-changing, or at least, morning-after changing.

Stubborn man refused to speak to his wife for 20 YEARS because he was ‘sulking’

The father-of-three, who still lived happily with his wife, explains that he was 'jealous' of the attention and care his wife was giving their children A man refused to speak to his wife for more than 20 YEARS because he was 'sulking', adding: "There's no going back now". Father-of-three Otou continued to live with his wife and family , speaking normally to his children, but he never uttered a word to his long-suffering wife Katayama Yumi for two decades.

16 weird things we drop to ring in the new year

More than 100 years ago, on December 31, 1907, the New York Times threw a party in Times Square. Instead of the traditional fireworks --- the city had banned them --- it decided to try something a little different: lower a 700-lb ball, made of wood and iron and decorated with 100 light bulbs.

The most bizarre benefit frauds of 2016 – including a woman…

Offenders brought to justice included a woman who made a living out of her 'psychic' powers to communicate with the dead One claimant said she was wheelchair bound and blind but was seen walking unaided and driving at speeds of up to 70mph The most bizarre benefits frauds of 2016 can be revealed - including a woman claiming to have superpowers and a 'blind' driver. A record A 1billion was recovered from thousands of offenders who were brought to justice for wrongly claiming welfare over the last 12 months.

PM Modi to address the nation on New Year’s Eve, pub to offer drinks…

Pubs and restaurants announced that they will live telecast the PM's speech on December 31. When it was announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address the nation on the New Year's Eve on December 31, people could not stop wondering what exactly would he talk about. While many reports suggested that the prime minister may address the nation on 50-day completion of demonetisation- people could not stop wondering what next googly the PM might throw at them.

Redskins players try to wrap their heads around bizarre tie scenario

If the Washington Redskins defeat the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon, there won't be the traditional T-shirt and hat handed to playoff teams, or a rowdy celebration in the locker room. The Redskins need a victory to claim the final playoff spot in the NFC, but they also need Sunday night's game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers to not end in a tie.