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At least 3 Palestinians killed in Israeli military raid

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — At least three Palestinians were killed on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, after Israeli security forces raided a village in the northern occupied West Bank. The Israeli military did not immediately offer comment on the raid into the village of Jaba, south of the flashpoint city of Jenin. The Palestinian Health Ministry did not identify the dead, but said they were shot by Israeli fire during an Israeli military operation. For the past few months, the village of Jaba has been home to a fledgling militant group of disillusioned young Palestinians who have taken up guns against Israel’s open-ended occupation, now in its 56th year. The group is part of a larger trend of emerging armed groups across the West Bank that have defied the increasingly unpopular Palestinian Authority and claim no ties to any specific political party.The past two months have been marked by escalating violence across the West Bank.Source

Clippers pull away in second half to beat Raptors 108-100

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points, Paul George had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers broke away in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-100 on Wednesday night.Leonard also had season-high 12 rebounds against the team he helped lead to the NBA title in 2019.Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes each scored 20 points for Toronto, and O.G. Anunoby had 18 points. The Raptors have dropped two straight for the first time since Feb. 1.Ivica Zubac added 17 points for the Clippers. They have won two straight after a five-game losing streak. Los Angeles had a 60-42 advantage in the paint along with 20-10 edge in fast-break points.Leonard had 17 points in the first half, but saved his best play for the fourth quarter with a thunderous dunk over Jakob Poeltl to make it 100-85 with 5:17 remaining.The Raptors responded with an 15-4 surge to get to 104-100 in the final minute before Zubac’s dunk pushed it back to six.TIP-INSRaptors: Largest lead was 10 at 25-15 late in th...

Goldschmidt’s HR highlights U.S. team’s loss to Giants

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Mark DeRosa finally got to make his managerial debut in the World Baseball Classic.DeRosa is guiding a United States team that’s packed with considerable power as it defends its WBC title from 2017, the last version of the competition due to the pandemic. Among those on the roster are former MVPs Mookie Betts and Mike Trout.But the expected power was absent Wednesday night as the U.S. team was limited to four hits in a 5-1 exhibition loss to the San Francisco Giants in front of a crowd of 6,690 at Scottsdale Stadium.“It wasn’t the way I drew it up,” DeRosa said. “But we got off the field with everybody healthy.”DeRose is hoping the team comes together quickly and uses its exhibition games to get a few quality at-bats.The U.S. team is among the favorites, with the Dominican Republic and Japan. Japan has won the WBC twice, in 2006 and 2009, and the Dominicans won in 2013.Anthony DeSclafani, Sean Manaea, Scott Alexander, John Brebbia and Mauricio Llovera ...

DC neighborhood shaken a week after killing inside library

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

A week after a man stabbed another man to death inside the Petworth Neighborhood Library, residents who are still on edge were visited by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and police Chief Robert Contee Wednesday at sunset.The mayor expressed sympathy for the shocking violence and vowed to continue her efforts to fight crime with tough enforcement along with ample programs and resources to divert individuals from crime.“We are a second-chance city, so it’s not my view that if you make a mistake that’s the end of it for you, but you have to have consequences if you carry a gun. You have to have consequences if you use a gun … there has to be consequences if you’re throwing an old lady off a bus. There has to be consequences,” Bowser told the crowd gathered outside the Petworth Metro Station in the 3700 block of Georgia Avenue Northwest.More DC NewsMore Local NewsBowser took questions from residents and walked through parts of the neighborhood to show a unified fr...

Saint Peter’s tops Rider 70-62 in MAAC quarterfinal

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Jaylen Murray had 22 points in Saint Peter’s 70-62 victory over Rider on Wednesday in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal.Murray was 8 of 15 shooting, including 3 for 6 from distance, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Peacocks (14-17). Jayden Saddler scored 11 points while going 4 of 4 from the field. Mouhamed Sow finished 5 of 7 from the field to finish with 10 points, while adding nine rebounds.Mervin James finished with 13 points for the Broncs (16-14). Zahrion Blue added 12 points for Rider. In addition, Dwight Murray Jr. had 10 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Texas Southern upsets Alcorn State 66-62 in SWAC

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Davon Barnes had 19 points in eighth-seeded Texas Southern’s 66-62 victory against top-seeded Alcorn State on Wednesday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament.Barnes was 8 of 11 shooting and 3 of 4 from the free throw line for the Tigers (12-20). John Walker III scored 13 points while shooting 4 of 6 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line. PJ Henry recorded 11 points and shot 2 for 11 (1 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free throw line.Byron Joshua finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals for the Braves (18-13). ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

2023 Minnesota Boys High School Hockey State Tournament

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

2023 Minnesota Boys State Hockey TournamentCLASS 2AAt Xcel Energy Center, St. PaulThursday, March 9QuarterfinalCretin-Derham Hall (18-9-1) vs. Maple Grove (22-5-1), 11 a.m.Moorhead (19-9-0) vs. Edina (20-6-1), 1 p.m.Hill-Murray (14-13-1) vs. Minnetonka (26-2-0), 6 p.m.Lakeville South (21-6-1) vs. Andover (21-6-1), 8 p.m.Friday, March 10SemifinalCretin-Derham Hall/Maple Grove winner vs. Moorhead/Edina winner, 6 p.m.Hill-Murray/Minnetonka winner vs. Lakeville South/Andover winner, 8 p.m.Consolation SemifinalAt Mariucci Arena, Univ. of MinnesotaCretin-Derham Hall/Maple Grove loser vs. Moorhead/Edina loser, 10 a.m.Hill-Murray/Minnetonka loser vs. Lakeville South/Andover loser, noonSaturday, March 11Consolation ChampionshipAt Mariucci Arena, Univ. of MinnesotaConsolation semifinal winners, 2 p.m.At Xcel Energy Center, St. PaulThird placeSemifinal losers, 4 p.m.ChampionshipSemifinal winners, 7 p.m.CLASS 1AAt Xcel Energy Center, St. PaulWednesday, March 8QuarterfinalHermantown 6, Luverne 0...

Olivari leads Rice to 72-71 win over UTSA in C=USA 1st round

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Quincy Olivari had 18 points in Rice’s 72-71 win against UTSA on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament.Olivari also contributed eight rebounds for the Owls (18-14). Mekhi Mason was 5-of-13 shooting (1 for 6 from distance) to add 12 points. Cameron Sheffield was 4-of-7 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) to finish with 11 points.Japhet Medor led the Roadrunners (10-22) in scoring, finishing with 20 points, six rebounds and six assists. UTSA also got 14 points and seven rebounds from DJ Richards. In addition, Jacob Germany had 11 points and six rebounds.Rice went into the half ahead of UTSA 42-33. Olivari scored 10 points in the half. Mason’s 3-pointer with 12:50 left in the second half gave Rice the lead for good at 49-46.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

At least 5 dead in Ukraine after Russian missile barrage

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

By HANNA ARHIROVA and ELENA BECATOROS (Associated Press)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a massive missile barrage targeting energy infrastructure across Ukraine early Thursday, hitting residential buildings and killing at least five people in the largest scale such attack in three weeks, officials said.Four people were killed in the Lviv region after a missile struck a residential area, Lviv Gov. Maksym Kozytskyi said. Three buildings were destroyed by fire after the strike and rescue workers were combing through rubble looking for more possible victims, he said.A fifth person was killed and two others wounded in multiple strikes in the Dnipropetrovsk region that targeted its energy infrastructure and industrial facilities, Gov. Serhii Lysak said. Air raid sirens wailed through the night across Ukraine, including the capital, Kyiv, where explosions occurred in two western areas of the city. Defense systems were activated around the country, and it wasn’t clear how ...

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized after fall

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:22:23 GMT

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has been hospitalized after tripping at a local hotel on Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the senator said.The Kentucky senator, 81, was attending a private dinner in Washington when he tripped. He was admitted to a hospital for treatment, spokesman Doug Andres said.McConnell’s office did not provide additional detail on his condition or how long he may be absent from the Senate. In 2019, the GOP leader tripped and fell at his home in Kentucky, suffering a shoulder fracture. At the time, he underwent surgery to repair the fracture in his shoulder. The Senate had just started a summer recess and he worked from home for some weeks as he recovered.First elected in 1984, McConnell in January became the longest-serving Senate leader when the new Congress convened, breaking the previous record of 16 years.The taciturn McConnell is often reluctant to discuss hi...