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Loyd scores 32, Whitcomb hits key short and Storm defeat mercury 97-91 despite 28 by Taurasi

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Jewell Loyd scored 17 of her 32 points in the fourth quarter and Sami Whitcomb hit a back-breaking 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to lift the Seattle Storm to a 97-91 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday night.Brittney Griner had 22 points for the Mercury after sitting out the previous three games for a mental health break and Diana Taurasi had 28 points in the game after she scored 42 and surpassed 10,000 in her legendary career but it wasn’t enough against the last-place Storm. Seattle is now 7-20 this season with three wins coming over the Mercury. Unlike the first two matchups, won by an average of 18.5 points, this game had seven ties and 12 lead changes, eight of those in the first half of the fourth quarter. Loyd had six points in an 8-0 run that put Seattle up 87-81 with 3:18 to play.A Griner three-point play made it 89-87 with 2:31 to go but Loyd banked in 3-pointer at 1:03. Taurasi scored on a drive but then Whitcomb beat the shot clock with a 3 fo...

Machado hits a home run and a 2-run, go-ahead single to lift the Padres over the Dodgers 8-3

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado homered into the second deck in left field in the fourth inning and then hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the seven-run eighth inning for the San Diego Padres, who beat NL West-leading Los Angeles 8-3 Saturday night to snap a six-game losing streak to the Dodgers. The Dodgers’ bullpen meltdown was similar to the one by the Padres on Friday night that helped Los Angeles rally for a 10-5 win.With the Dodgers leading 3-1, Yency Almonte (3-2) loaded the bases with one out and was replaced by Caleb Ferguson. Juan Soto hit an RBI infield single and a throwing error by second baseman Kiké Hernàndez on the play brought in the tying run. Machado then singled to left to bring in two more runs for a 5-3 lead.Machado was caught in a rundown but ended up on third after a throwing error by Ferguson. Machado was checked by a trainer and manager Bob Melvin said he has hamstring tightness.The Padres had six singles and three walks while sending 12 batters to the...

Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan spends night at high-security prison after court sentencing

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

ATTOCK, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan spent the night at a high-security prison after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development that could end his future in politics. The court ruled Saturday that Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022 but remains the country’s leading opposition figure, had concealed assets after selling state gifts.The prison sentence could bar him from politics under a law that prohibits people with a criminal conviction from holding or running for public office. He could also lose the chairmanship of the party he founded, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI.It’s the second time this year that Khan has been detained, joining other former Pakistani prime ministers who had been arrested and seen military interventions throughout the country’s political history.But his current residence at the Attock prison is a far cry from his custodial conditions in May when he was taken ...

Crammed with tourists, Alaska’s capital wonders what will happen as its magnificent glacier recedes

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska’s capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses stand ready to whisk visitors away, with many headed for the area’s crown jewel: the Mendenhall Glacier.A craggy expanse of gray, white and blue, the glacier gets swarmed by sightseeing helicopters and attracts visitors by kayak, canoe and foot. So many come to see the glacier and Juneau’s other wonders that the city’s immediate concern is how to manage them all as a record number are expected this year. Some residents flee to quieter places during the summer, and a deal between the city and cruise industry will limit how many ships arrive next year.But climate change is melting the Mendenhall Glacier. It is receding so quickly that by 2050, it might no longer be visible from the visitor center it once loomed outside.That’s prompted another question Juneau is only now starting to contemplate: Wh...

6 months after a devastating earthquake, Turkey’s preparedness is still uncertain

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Dust and rubble fill the street as an excavator tears off chunks of concrete from an old apartment building. Bystanders and former residents watch from afar as construction equipment tears down the structure. Among the bystanders is Ibrahim Ozaydin, 30, a former resident. He watches the demolition not with worry, but with relief, as his building was marked by officials as unsafe months ago. Ozaydin and his family were shocked to learn that the municipality deemed his building uninhabitable. “We decided to build our own house,” he told The Associated Press as he watched his former home being torn down. “Instead of living in a poorly built house, let us take our own precautions.”The sight of construction vehicles demolishing buildings became engrained in Turkish minds six months ago today, after a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Kahramanmaras and 10 other provinces in southern Turkey on the morning of Feb. 6.Over 50,000 people died, and hundreds of tho...

Acusan a mujer de Arizona de intentar matar a su esposo envenenando su café

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

(CNN) — Una mujer de Arizona está acusada de intentar matar a su esposo envenenando su café todos los días durante meses.Melody Felicano Johnson, de Tucson, Arizona, fue acusada formalmente por un jurado investigador de cargos de intento de asesinato en primer grado, intento de cometer agresión agravada y envenenamiento de alimentos o bebidas.Los documentos judiciales obtenidos por KVOA, afiliada de CNN, indican que el esposo de la sospechosa, Roby Johnson, comenzó a notar un mal sabor en su café en marzo, mientras él y Melody Johnson vivían en Alemania.Roby Johnson sirve en la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos, según la policía. La declaración de causa probable dice que los Johnson todavía vivían juntos con su hijo, pero que estaban en proceso de divorcio.Johnson usó tiras de prueba para piscinas para descubrir que su cafetera “mostraba altos niveles de cloro”, dice el documento judicial.Acusan a una dermatóloga del condado de Orange de envenenar a su esposo con un limpiador...

6 months after a devastating earthquake, Turkey’s preparedness is still uncertain

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Dust and rubble fill the street as an excavator tears off chunks of concrete from an old apartment building. Bystanders and former residents watch from afar as construction equipment tears down the structure. Among the bystanders is Ibrahim Ozaydin, 30, a former resident. He watches the demolition not with worry, but with relief, as his building was marked by officials as unsafe months ago. Ozaydin and his family were shocked to learn that the municipality deemed his building uninhabitable. “We decided to build our own house,” he told The Associated Press as he watched his former home being torn down. “Instead of living in a poorly built house, let us take our own precautions.”The sight of construction vehicles demolishing buildings became engrained in Turkish minds six months ago today, after a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Kahramanmaras and 10 other provinces in southern Turkey on the morning of Feb. 6.Over 50,000 people died, and hundreds of tho...

Jake Paul wins unanimous decision against Nate Diaz

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Jake Paul won a unanimous decision against Nate Diaz in a cruiserweight fight Saturday night.Paul, the 26-year-old social media YouTube personality who has turned himself into a prizefighter, clearly held the advantage for much of the 10-round fight. Diaz, a mixed-martial arts fighter who left the UFC in 2022, appeared on the verge of a knockout at various moments.Paul (7-1) showed he was better conditioned throughout the fight as he bounced back from his first career loss — a split-decision against Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia in February. The three judges scored this fight 97-92, 98-91, and 98-91.“He’s tough, that’s what he’s known for,” Paul said of Diaz. “Of course (I expected to win the decision). I knocked him down.”The 38-year-old Diaz, making his pro boxing debut, struck several blows near the end of the third round, briefly leaving Paul wobbly before the bell. Diaz continued his offensive in the fourth round, landing several jabs to the roars of the decidedly pr...

Jueza le prohíbe a Trump compartir en redes sociales pruebas en caso sobre intervención electoral

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

WASHINGTON DC – La jueza federal que encabeza el caso sobre la presunta intervención del expresidente Donald Trump en las elecciones de 2020 le prohibió al exmandatario publicar en sus redes sociales las pruebas que ha recabado la fiscalía en su contra. Trump fue imputado el jueves por presuntamente tratar de anular las elecciones de 2020 y haber instigado el asalto al Capitolio.La magistrada Tanya Chutkan dio el visto bueno a la petición hecha por el fiscal especial Jack Smith, quien solicitó una orden de confidencialidad después de que el republicano hiciera varias publicaciones en redes sociales sobre su proceso judicial.“El acusado y sus abogados no divulgarán la evidencia a ninguna persona o entidad que no forme parte de su defensa o que no sean posibles testigos”, escribió la jueza en un documento judicial consultado este sábado por EFE. Trump retoma su campaña electoral y bromea acerca de su reciente acusación Trump p...

From high office to high security prison for ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan after court sentencing

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:47:58 GMT

ATTOCK, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan awoke Sunday as an inmate in a high-security prison after a court handed him a three-year jail sentence for corruption, a development that could end his future in politics. The court ruled Saturday that national cricketing hero Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022 but remains the country’s leading opposition figure, had concealed assets after selling state gifts.The prison sentence could bar him from politics under a law that prohibits people with a criminal conviction from holding or running for public office. He could also lose the chairmanship of the party he founded, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI.Critics say efforts to put Khan behind bars are politically motivated and have intensified ahead of elections due to be held later this year.They argue that Khan’s popularity and a large support base, combined with his ability to mobilize massive crowds, pose a threat to the ruling coalition and...