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Bucks beat the Knicks again in a one-sided series, with the teams set to meet again on Christmas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, seven assists and seven rebounds, Bobby Portis added 23 points and 11 boards, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the New York Knicks 130-111 on Saturday, opening a two-game series with their seventh straight victory.Khris Middleton scored 20 points for the Bucks, who beat the Knicks for the ninth straight time and will try to do it again Monday in front of a national TV audience as the leadoff game to the NBA’s Christmas schedule.That doesn’t give the Knicks much time to find answers in what’s been a one-sided matchup, though they were a little more competitive than when the Bucks blew them out 146-122 on Dec. 5 in the quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament. Still, it rarely felt particularly close, with the Bucks starting fast and maintaining a comfortable lead most of the way. They blew it open for good early in the fourth quarter with an 11-0 run that turned an 11-point lead into a 114-92 cushion on Portis’...

Arsenal still on top of EPL after drawing with Liverpool at Anfield

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Arsenal stayed on top of the English Premier League after holding on to draw Liverpool 1-1 at Anfield on Saturday.Arsenal led through Gabriel’s fourth-minute header but Mohamed Salah evened the score in the 29th. Salah’s 151st Premier League goal moved him to 10th on the all-time list. Liverpool pressed hardest in the second half and hit the woodwork twice.Mikel Arteta’s team will go into Christmas a point ahead of Liverpool.Defending champion Manchester City is likely happiest with the result after seeing two of its title rivals drop points.City, which fell to fifth while it was away winning the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia this week, is six points behind Arsenal with a game in hand. Another title challenger, Aston Villa, also dropped points with a surprise 1-1 draw against Sheffield United on Friday. Villa was third on goal difference.Liverpool has drawn back-to-back games in the league against Manchester United and Arsenal. Jurgen Klo...

Excarcelan en Venezuela al estudiante John Álvarez

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

(CNN Español) —  Tras 115 días de detención, el estudiante de antropología de la Universidad Central de Venezuela, John Álvarez, fue excarcelado en la tarde de este sábado, en vísperas de Navidad.El joven de 24 años de edad fue detenido por funcionarios de la Dirección de Acciones Estratégicas y Tácticas (DAET) de la Policía Nacional Bolivariana (PNB) y se encontraba detenido en el Centro de Control y Resguardo de Detenidos de La Yaguara, en el oeste de Caracas, junto con presos comunes. Álvarez fue condenado en septiembre a 16 años de prisión junto con seis sindicalistas, que fueron liberados el miércoles.Todos estaban acusados de asociación para delinquir y terrorismo.Estadounidenses que estuvieron presos en Venezuela hablan al regresar a EE.UU.: “Tratan de volverte loco”Los familiares del joven informaron a CNN que a Álvarez lo excarcelaron bajo medidas cautelares, entre ellas, la presentación ante tribunales cada 15 días y la prohibición de salir del país.Esto ...

Carter hits 2 3-pointers in OT, finishes with 24 points to help Providence take down Butler 85-75

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Devin Carter scored 10 of his 24 points in overtime to lead Providence to an 85-75 victory over Butler on Saturday.Carter made a pair of free throws and hit a deep 3-pointer during a 7-2 spurt to open overtime. Carter added another 3 and two more free throws to stretch the Friars’ lead to 83-73 with 1:18 remaining. Davonte Gaines made a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left for the Friars to force the extra period tied 69-all. Carter had nine rebounds for the Friars (11-2). Josh Oduro scored 19 points and added 14 rebounds, six assists, and three blocks. Gaines shot 6 for 13, including 5 for 12 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points.The Bulldogs (10-3) were led by DJ Davis, who recorded 22 points and two steals. Pierre Brooks added 20 points and seven rebounds for Butler. Landon Moore finished with 14 points. The loss ended a seven-game winning streak for the Bulldogs.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive an...

Denver Zoo officials weren’t sure who fathered a baby orangutan. They asked Maury Povich to reveal the paternity test results

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

(CNN) — Five words from famed daytime talk show host Maury Povich helped Denver Zoo officials solve the monthslong mystery of which orangutan fathered baby girl Siska: “Berani, you are the father!”When the pregnancy of Sumatran orangutan Eirina, Siska’s mother, was confirmed last spring, zoo officials weren’t sure who the dad was, according to Denver Zoo’s integrated communications director, Jake Kubié.They knew there were two possibilities: either 16-year-old Jaya, an orangutan who was moved to the Denver Zoo as a mate for Eirina in 2019; or 30-year-old Berani.“After Siska was born on August 27, 2023, our Animal Care and Health teams were very careful to not interfere with Eirina and Siska’s bonding time and had to wait for a few months before they were able to get a hair sample from Siska so they could compare her DNA to samples from Berani and Jaya,” Kubié told CNN in an email.He said the zoo’s animal care specialists had previously observed courtship and mating activity bet...

National gun rights group to appeal ruling upholding Massachusetts’ ban on assault weapons

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

A national gun owners advocacy group has vowed to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that Massachusetts’ assault weapons ban is constitutional.Bay State resident Joseph Capen and the National Association for Gun Rights, a nonprofit advocacy group, challenged the law banning the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines, arguing that it burdens their constitutional right to keep and bear arms under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.They filed the lawsuit in September 2022, months after the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in the landmark Bruen case, requiring states to fashion gun laws in line with the history and tradition of the Second Amendment.Capen alleges that, if it weren’t for the ban, he would purchase certain firearms and magazines “to keep in his home for self-defense and other lawful purposes.”Massachusetts U.S. District Court Chief Judge Dennis Saylor on Thursday denied a request to halt the ban which he said is co...

Crime Briefs: Drunk driver arrested in West Bridgewater after slamming into Massachusetts State Police cruiser

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

An alleged drunk driver was arrested in West Bridgewater early Saturday morning after authorities said the person slammed into a stopped state police cruiser.A state trooper stopped and exited their car on Route 24 at about 1 a.m. when the cruiser was hit by the alleged drunk driver, who was operating a pickup truck.“The cruiser was pushed into the trooper, causing minor injuries,” Massachusetts State Police said on social media.Taunton police arrest 22-year-old New Bedford man after armed home invasionTaunton police arrested a 22-year-old New Bedford man accused of breaking into an apartment and shooting another man inside.Taunton Police Chief Edward Walsh said Joshua Manuel Deleon faces 10 charges, including home invasion and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, after the alleged armed home invasion.Police arrived at an apartment on Newcomb Place Friday morning after receiving a call “with a person screaming on the line.” As they approached the multi-unit house, police wer...

5 things to watch in the Chicago Bears-Arizona Cardinals game — plus our Week 16 predictions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

The Chicago Bears (5-9) look to rebound from yet another fourth-quarter collapse and loss when they host the Arizona Cardinals (3-11) on Sunday at Soldier Field (3:25 p.m., Fox-32).As kickoff approaches, here’s our snapshot look at the game.Players in the spotlightBears running backsIn the aftermath of a 20-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Bears coach Matt Eberflus pointed to the run game as one reason the offense managed just 10 points. The Bears rushed for 88 yards, their third-worst output this season.Now the Bears, led by running backs Khalil Herbert, D’Onta Foreman and Roschon Johnson, face the Cardinals, whose 31st-ranked rushing defense gives up 139.6 rushing yards per game.Eberflus put the onus on an offensive line that will be without left guard Teven Jenkins (concussion), saying “you’ve got to be able to move people at the line of scrimmage.”Herbert and Foreman have been hobbled by injuries this season, and Foreman is listed as quest...

Multiple people injured in what authorities describe as ‘active shooting’ at Florida shopping mall

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — Multiple people were injured Saturday during what authorities described as “an active shooting” situation at a shopping mall in central Florida.The Ocala Police Department said they were responding to “an active shooting” situation at the Paddock Mall in Ocala, located about 80 miles northwest of Orlando.The police department later said on social media that the suspect had fled and that the mall was being evacuated.People were being urged to avoid the area.The Associated Press

New York governor vetoes bill that would make it easier for people to challenge their convictions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:56 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who have pleaded guilty to crimes to challenge their convictions, a measure that was favored by criminal justice reformers but fiercely opposed by prosecutors.The Democrat said the bill’s “sweeping expansion of eligibility for post-conviction relief” would “up-end the judicial system and create an unjustifiable risk of flooding the courts with frivolous claims,” in a veto letter released Saturday.Under existing state law, criminal defendants who plead guilty are usually barred from trying to get their cases reopened based on a new claim of innocence, except in certain circumstances involving new DNA evidence. The bill passed by the Legislature in June would have expanded the types of evidence that could be considered proof of innocence, including video footage or evidence of someone else confessing to a crime. Arguments that a person was coerced in...