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Boogie Ellis hits career-high 8 3-pointers for 28 points and USC routs Eastern Washington 106-78

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Boogie Ellis scored 28 points, hitting a career-high eight 3-pointers, and Southern California routed Eastern Washington 106-78 on Wednesday night.The Trojans (5-2) bounced back from a two-point loss to Oklahoma last week that dropped them out of the AP Top 25 poll. Ellis shot 9 of 13 from the floor and missed just two of his 3-point attempts. Isaiah Collier added 15 points despite four fouls as one of five Trojans in double figures. The Eagles (1-6) were led by former UCLA player Jake Kyman with 25 points, including seven 3-pointers.The Trojans stretched their lead to 31 points to start the second half when Ellis made three 3-pointers.The Trojans built their largest lead of the first half, 44-22, with a 19-3 run that included 13 straight points. Six different players scored, led by Vincent Iwuchukwu with seven points, including two dunks. USC led 52-33 at the break after shooting 63% from the floor. Shortly before halftime, Bronny James appeared on the bench. Unl...

Two gunmen fire at people at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem, wounding seven before being killed

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Two gunmen fire at people at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem, wounding seven before being killed.Source

Allen-Eikens scores 32, CSU Northridge knocks off Pacific 80-69

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — De’Sean Allen-Eikens’ 32 points led CSU Northridge over Pacific 80-69 on Wednesday.Allen-Eikens also contributed six rebounds for the Matadors (5-2). Jordan Brinson added 12 points while shooting 4 for 7 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line, and he also had seven rebounds. Dionte Bostick was 3 of 11 shooting, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 12 points.Burke Smith finished with 17 points, six rebounds and three steals for the Tigers (4-4). Cam Denson added 15 points and six rebounds for Pacific. In addition, Donovan Williams had 12 points and four assists.NEXT UPThese two teams both play Saturday. CSU Northridge visits Northern Colorado and Pacific visits Northern Arizona.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Blackshear’s 22 lead Nevada past Montana 77-66

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Kenan Blackshear’s 22 points helped Nevada defeat Montana 77-66 on Wednesday.Blackshear added 10 rebounds for the Wolf Pack (5-0). Jarod Lucas was 3 of 10 shooting, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 9 for 10 from the line to add 16 points. K.J. Hymes had 13 points and was 2 of 4 shooting and 9 of 12 from the free throw line.The Grizzlies (2-4) were led by Aanen Moody, who recorded 22 points. Montana also got 15 points and seven rebounds from Money Williams. Laolu Oke also put up 13 points, 19 rebounds and two blocks.NEXT UPBoth teams next play Saturday. Nevada hosts Loyola Marymount and Montana plays San Jose State at home.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Suspect in custody after I-805 pursuit crash: police

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A suspect is in custody Wednesday after a police pursuit led to a crash on Interstate 805 in the Normal Heights neighborhood, authorities said.Officers initially were investigating a stabbing in the 1500 block of Yanonali Ave. in Chula Vista, when the suspect left the scene, the Chula Vista Police Department said on X, formerly known as Twitter, at 10:06 p.m. December Nights: What to know about the two-day event at Balboa Park The suspect prompted a chase that ended in a collision at I-805 northbound at the Interstate 8 interchange, according to authorities. One person was taken to the hospital, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somalia’s maritime police force on Thursday intensified patrols in the Red Sea following a failed pirate hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Aden earlier this week.The commander of the maritime force in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, Abdullahi Mohamed Ahmed, told The Associated Press that patrols in the waters had doubled and were on a 24-hour rotation to deter pirates.“Here now we have many challenges. We had initially dealt with the pirates and stopped their activities, but recently on top of al-Shabab and IS we have had to look out for them again,”On Sunday, the U.S. military said it had captured five men who had attempted to hijack an Israeli-linked tanker off the coast of YemenU.S. and British militaries said the armed attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden. The pirates had attempted to escape using speedboats but surrendered after being pursued by American destroyer the USS Mason, a state...

Truce in Gaza extended at last minute as talks over remaining Hamas captives get tougher

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend their cease-fire by another day, just minutes before it was set to expire. The truce in Gaza appeared increasingly tenuous as most women and children held by the militants have already been released in swaps for Palestinian prisoners.As word of the extension came Thursday morning, gunmen opened fire on people waiting for buses where a main highway from Tel Aviv enters Jerusalem, killing at least two people and wounding seven others, according to police and Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service. Police said the two attackers were killed. It was unclear if the attack was carried out by a Palestinian militant group or individuals acting on their own, or if it would have any impact on the truce in Gaza.International pressure has mounted for the cease-fire to continue as long as possible after nearly eight weeks of Israeli bombardment and a ground campaign in Gaza that have killed thousands of Palestinians, uprooted thr...

Henry Kissinger’s death met with polarized reaction around the world

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Polarized reaction poured in Thursday to the death of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who managed to galvanize global attention decades after his official service as one of the most powerful diplomats in American history.Kissinger, who died Wednesday at 100, was praised as a skilled defender of U.S. interests by world leaders. On social media he was widely called a war criminal who left lasting damage throughout the world.“America has lost one of the most dependable and distinctive voices” on foreign affairs, said former President George W. Bush, striking a tone that many high-level officials, past and present, tried to convey.“I have long admired the man who fled the Nazis as a young boy from a Jewish family, then fought them in the United States Army,” Bush said in a statement. “When he later became Secretary of State, his appointment as a former refugee said as much about his greatness as it did America’s greatness.”Kissinger served two pr...

Chicago's first 50° temperatures in 10 days ahead Thursday! Also— a more active weather pattern coming together bringing precipitation Friday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

A more active weather pattern seems to be coming together over the coming days and the next week.  The first of a series of weather systems likely to bring Chicago precipitation is slated in here early Friday. The form that precip takes will be interesting to monitor. It seems quite likely it will take the form of rain in the city—especially lakeside areas when "NE" winds will blow off the 45-degree waters of southern Lake Michigan. But air chilly enough to support a period of snow or a wintry mix isn't to be all that far away Friday and we continue to see model indications snow or a wintry mix could occur in areas west of Chicago—but with some wet snowflakes possibly mixed in over parts of the city away from the lake and, with a greater probability of occurring—over northern suburbs.A more active weather pattern seems to be coming together over coming days and the next week.  The first of a series of weather systems likely to bring Chicago precipitation is slated in here early...

Commission proposes to extend energy emergency measures by one year

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:42:56 GMT

The Commission has proposed to the Council to extend several of the EU emergency measures that were introduced last year to tackle the energy crisis. While the EU is in a much better position this year, and crisis management tools have proved effective to calm the markets and ensure stable supplies, the extension by another 12 months will provide an additional safeguard as global energy markets remain tight.The measures include the so-called Solidarity Regulation, which contains provisions on LNG market transparency and default rules for solidarity in case of shortages, the Market Correction Mechanism, and the emergency rules related to the acceleration of permitting for renewable energy projects.Enhancing market resilience while fast-forwarding the clean energy transition and ensuring secure energy supplies remains a top priority of the Commission as the heating season has now started in most parts of Europe. The proposed prolongation now requires the approval of the Council by qua...