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Southern California woman escapes Gaza amid Israel-Hamas War

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

After several failed attempts to escape war-torn Gaza to safety in Egypt — one Southern California woman has finally made it to safety.Naela Elshorafa, a 66-year-old Camarillo resident, said although she is deeply traumatized by the war, she remains thankful to be back in the U.S. very soon after being trapped in the middle of a living nightmare that she never saw coming. “They’re bombing the area,” Naela is heard saying in a cell phone video as rumbling echoes are heard in the distance. “No electricity, no water, no nothing,” she said of their current state.Naela Elshorafa, a 66-year-old Camarillo resident. seen in a family photo.Naela Elshorafa, a 66-year-old Camarillo resident. seen in a family photo.Naela Elshorafa, a 66-year-old Camarillo resident. seen in a family photo.A large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in West Los Angeles on Nov. 4, 2023 calling for the end to Israel’s bombardment and occupation of Gaza. (KTLA)A large group of pro-Palestinian demonstrator...

Stanford football: Cardinal scores another road upset

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

A maligned defense led Stanford to a 10-7 upset victory at Washington State.The Cardinal had allowed more than 40 points in each of its last four games, but allowed a single scoring drive on a cold and rainy Saturday night as Stanford improved to 3-1 on the road.The Cardinal (3-6, 2-5) trailed 7-0 when Scotty Edwards intercepted a pass midway through the third quarter. On the ensuing drive, wildcat QB Justin Lamson converted a third-and-1, completed a 27-yard pass to tight end Sam Roush off of a reverse, and then scored on a 1-yard TD to tie the game with 2:55 remaining in the third quarter.Stanford QB Ashton Daniels was intercepted at his own 35 with one second left in the third quarter, but back-to-back sacks by Anthony Franklin and Mitch Leigber pushed the Cougars (4-5, 0-5) into a 43-yard field goal attempt, which sailed wide left.Stanford then went on a six-minute drive to score the winning points on a 31-yard field goal by Joshua Karty with 5:56 to play, keyed by a 30-yard pas...

NASCAR-Xfinity NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Results

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

SaturdayAt Phoenix RacewayAvondale, Ariz.Lap length: 1.00 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (7) Cole Custer, Ford, 202 laps, 40 points.2. (5) Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 202, 38.3. (8) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 202, 34.4. (9) Riley Herbst, Ford, 202, 34.5. (16) Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 202, 32.6. (15) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 202, 35.7. (2) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 202, 44.8. (6) Chandler Smith, Chevrolet, 202, 43.9. (1) Sammy Smith, Toyota, 202, 33.10. (24) Kaz Grala, Toyota, 202, 27.11. (20) Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 202, 34.12. (18) Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 202, 25.13. (14) Parker Retzlaff, Chevrolet, 202, 24.14. (13) Rajah Caruth, Chevrolet, 202, 0.15. (19) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 202, 23.16. (30) Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 202, 21.17. (21) Kyle Weatherman, Chevrolet, 202, 20.18. (11) Ryan Sieg, Ford, 202, 19.19. (17) Dawson Cram, Chevrolet, 202, 18.20. (25) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 202, 17.21. (12) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 202, 16.22. (4) Myatt Snider, Toyota, 202, 17.23. (34) ...

LSU QB Jayden Daniels suffers head injury in Alabama game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels was hurt on a hard hit that drew a roughing-the-passer flag in the fourth quarter and didn’t play another snap. Daniels lay face down after the hit from Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner before walking off the field in No. 13 LSU’s 42-28 loss to No. 8 Alabama. He re-entered after one play but called time out after a false start penalty and went back to the sideline. His mother came down to the medical tent to check on him.“He had a head injury and was not able to come back,” LSU coach Brian Kelly said after the game. “We obviously have to put him through more testing before I can accurately say that it was a concussion, non-concussion, things of that nature.”Garrett Nussmeier took his place both times and finished the series, including a fourth-and-10 play that didn’t get off. Kelly opted to punt after a snap infraction pushed them back 5 yards.Daniels came into the game leading the nation in total offense, aver...

AP Top 25 Takeaways: Separation weekend in Big 12, SEC becomes survive-and-advance day around nation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

A separation weekend in the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference turned into a survive-and-advance Saturday around college football. It’s November. Just win. Don’t fret over the how.No. 1 Georgia got all it could handle from No 14 Missouri and No. 8 Alabama won a score-fest with No. 13 LSU to put the SEC superpowers on a collision course for another championship game meeting.If you counted out Jalen Milroe and the Crimson Tide after a shaky September, shame on you.Elsewhere, No. 3 Ohio State was trailing at the half to Rutgers for the first time ever before pulling away in the fourth quarter; No. 4 Florida State didn’t shake Pitt until late in the third quarter; No. 5 Washington leaned on its running game to win a shootout with No. 24 USC; and No. 7 Texas needed overtime to beat No. 25 Kansas State after blowing a 20-point lead.The Longhorns’ fellow Southeastern Conference-bound Big 12 rivalry was unable to complete the mission.In the final Bedlam game in the B...

Turkey’s main opposition party elects Ozgur Ozel as new leader

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party voted for fresh leadership in the early hours of Sunday, five months after a devastating election defeat that saw President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extend his two-decade rule.Ozgur Ozel replaced Kemal Kilicdaroglu after delegates of the Republican People’s Party, or the CHP, elected him as new leader. The results in a second round of voting — held in a sports hall in Ankara — saw Ozel take 812 of 1,366 delegate votes to become the CHP’s 8th leader.Speaking from the stage in front of thousands of flag-waving CHP members, Ozel — his voice hoarse with excitement — promised the cheering crowd a brighter political future and “to make people smile.” Dissent spread among members of the CHP after the party failed to capitalize on dire economic circumstances in Turkey and the fallout from February’s earthquakes to oust Erdogan in parliamentary and presidential elections in May. At the time, pre-election polls had predicted a strong showing for the ...

Stage set for conflict at COP28 with mixed response to outcome of key climate talks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

BENGALURU, India (AP) — Tense negotiations at the final meeting on a climate-related loss and damages fund — an international fund to help poor countries hit hard by a warming planet — ended Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with participants agreeing that the World Bank would temporarily host the fund for the next four years.The United States and several developing countries expressed disappointment in the draft agreement, which will be sent for global leaders to sign at the COP28 climate conference, which begins in Dubai in December.The U.S. State Department, whose officials joined the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, said in a statement it was “pleased with an agreement being reached” but regretted that it does not make contributions to the fund voluntary.The agreement lays out basic goals for the fund, including for its planned launch in 2024, and specifies how it will be administered and who will oversee it, including a requirement for developing countries to have a seat on the board, in additi...

Ukrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in the practice of jiu-jitsu

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nervous ahead of their first jiu-jitsu championship, the war veterans gathered in a group to share jokes and help each other tie the belts of their kimonos. Many of them had suffered severe battlefield injuries requiring amputations.Now they were assembled to perform in the “para jiu jitsu” category at the Ukrainian national competition before hundreds of spectators on amphitheater-style benches in one of Kyiv’s sports complexes.More than 20,000 people in Ukraine have lost limbs because of injuries since the start of Russia’s brutal war there, many of them soldiers. A handful of them have dealt with their psychological trauma by practicing a form of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.“This gives us freedom. We don’t feel like we’re lacking anything,” said Artem Kuzmich, who started practicing jiu-jitsu classes after losing a leg on the battlefield in 2019.Kuzmich is Belorussian and voluntarily joined the Ukrainian army to fight Russian aggression in Eastern Ukraine starting in...

Mark Stone has 4-point night, Avalanche shut out in Golden Knights’ romp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

LAS VEGAS — Mark Stone became the first Golden Knights player to score two short-handed goals in a game as part of a four-point effort and goalie Adin Hill had 41 saves to help keep red hot Vegas rolling with a 7-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.William Karlsson and Jack Eichel also scored two goals, William Carrier had a goal and Chandler Stephenson and Pavel Dorofeyev each finished with two assists in the meeting between the NHL’s two most recent champions.Karlsson extended his point streak to nine games to tie four other players for the longest streak in team history.Stone’s two goals gave him 200 for his career. It is the third time in Knights history they have scored two short-handed goals in a game.Hill’s sixth career shutout is his first since March 12, 2022 against the Los Angeles Kings.Vegas (11-0-1) is the only team that has not lost in regulation. The Knights are tied with two other teams for the seventh-longest point streak to open a season.T...

Sharks’ Quinn not worried about job security amid dismal start

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:47:38 GMT

SAN JOSE – Following two of the most lopsided losses in franchise history, San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn said he’s not concerned about losing his job.The Sharks were smoked 10-2 by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, two nights after they were blasted 10-1 by the Vancouver Canucks in the first game of a four-game homestand.The Sharks, at 0-10-1, remain the NHL’s only winless team and with another loss on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers, will set a new league record for most consecutive defeats to start a season with 12.The Sharks, who went 22-44-16 last season in Quinn’s first year in San Jose, have been outscored 55-12 this season.Asked after Saturday’s game if he was concerned about his job security, Quinn said, “I guess it’s an obvious question, but if you’ve been around long, I mean, I don’t think about that for two seconds. I’ve got a job to do.”The rebuilding Sharks traded two of their most impactful players in Erik Karlsson and Timo Meier earlier this...