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Tar Heels, Buckeyes seek better showings, and another ‘W’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

Style points matter less than outcomes in the women’s NCAA Tournament, North Carolina coach Courtney Banghart said, and what matters most is getting the chance to be better in another game.Banghart’s sixth-seeded Tar Heels beat St. John’s 61-59 on Saturday and will face third-seeded Ohio State in the second round on Monday. The Buckeyes themselves got past a slow start and beat James Madison 80-66.“Survive to live another day,” Banghart said Sunday.North Carolina (22-10) won after a go-ahead three-point play by Deja Kelly with 2 seconds left. But the Heels gave the Red Storm a chance when Danielle Patterson was fouled on a 3-point shot. She missed the first two free throws (though made the third), depriving her team of moving on. “We were hoping we would play better, I think, so I think there was a chance for us as a group to regroup and say, you know, winning in … November, you care what it looks like,” Banghart said. “In March, you don’t.”Gettin...

Aurora dentist accused of poisoning his wife to death

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- An Aurora dentist was accused of poisoning his wife to death this week.James Toliver Craig, 45, was arrested on murder charges Sunday. According to the Aurora Police Department, Craig drove his 43-year-old wife to a local hospital around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday after she complained of severe headaches and dizziness. Her condition quickly deteriorated, and she was placed on a ventilator in an intensive care unit.She was declared medically brain dead shortly after that. ‘He left the world doing what he loved’: Avalanche victim remembered as lover of all things adventure According to APD, an investigation by the Major Crimes Homicide Unit revealed the woman had been poisoned.APD Division Chief Mark Hildebrand called it a "heinous, complex and calculated murder."A warrant for first-degree murder was obtained early Sunday morning after doctors decided to take her off life support. The investigation was still ongoing, and anyone with information was asked to contact ...

Student arrested after allegedly making online threats against Nova Middle School

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

Police have arrested a student who allegedly made threats to harm others at a South Florida school.According to investigators, the threats were made online against students and staff at Nova Middle School in Davie.Detectives were able to track down the person who, they said, is behind the threats.As of Sunday afternoon, it’s unclear what charges the child may face.

Springfield International girls win Div. 5 basketball title

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

LOWELL – With a strong defensive effort and some clutch free throw shooting from an unlikely source, the No. 2 Springfield International girls defeated top-seeded Millis 42-34 at Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell Sunday afternoon to win the first Div. 5 state title in program history.“That’s our goal,” said Bulldogs coach Tyrone Reid. “We don’t care about how many we score. There was a point in time we didn’t know if (the score) was going to get into the twenties. That’s our style of game. As long as we have more points than you, then we are going to play defense end to end. We are going to make you earn every basket you get and that’s what we did.”With a 36-26 advantage midway through the fourth, SI (21-4) was unable to hold off Millis (16-9) as the Mohawks went on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to 36-34 over a two and a half minute span. Millis had a chance to tie it, but junior captain Alicia Mitchell swatted away that chance.“I was a little nervous, but I just had to block out the s...

Massachusetts weather forecast: Springlike feel for 1st week of spring, elevated fire weather concerns

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

In one of the biggest shockers in Boston weather recorded history, the first week of spring is actually going to feel like spring.After a chilly day on Sunday for Southie’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, temperatures are expected to rise this week as the calendar flips from winter to spring. Meanwhile, officials are warning about elevated fire weather concerns in certain parts of the state.“We should be above normal for the week ahead,” Bill Simpson, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston office, told the Herald on Sunday.The normal high for Boston this time of year is 46 degrees, and Monday’s forecasted high for the city is in the low 50s amid mostly sunny conditions.Temps on Tuesday should climb even higher into the mid-50s, with mostly sunny conditions again.Wednesday’s high temps will dip back to the low 50s, as clouds move in. Some rain showers starting in the late afternoon are possible.The rain showers should stick around o...

Canton wins Div. 2 state boys hockey title

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

Canton arrived at this game a year ago, only to fall short of the grand prize.This time, the third-seeded Bulldogs got the job done.Canton (22-4) rallied from an early deficit to beat No. 8 Hopkinton, 4-1, to win the Div. 2 boys hockey state championship. It was the third title in five years for the Hockomock League power.“These guys put a lot of pressure on themselves,” Canton coach Brian Shulman said. “They come from a town where they’ve been in the stands watching some kids older than them on the ice, raising that trophy. That’s their dream.”The Bulldogs posted four different goal scorers and were led by senior defenseman James Young with four assists and sophomore goalie Colin Davis with 16 saves. Despite the loss, Hopkinton senior goalie Jack Lang finished with a remarkable 29 saves.“It feels amazing. Seeing everyone out there, we were not going to let what happened last year happen again,” said senior forward AJ Thomas on the euphoric win. “After they scored the first one, we ...

NWS warns of potential for damaging wind gusts, heavy rain in San Diego this week

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Another bout of blustery weather is expected in San Diego County this week, according to the National Weather Service.Satellite imagery Sunday morning showed a thick blanket of clouds covering Southern California. Weather officials say widespread rain showers are likely into the evening as a weak disturbance arrives. Westbound SR-78 closure extended to next week Meanwhile, NWS says gusty winds are developing over the mountains and deserts. Southerly winds along the coast will turn westerly by Monday morning and weather officials predict a few showers to accompany the wind the shift.Though precipitation is expected to be light Monday morning, NWS says the roads may be wet for morning commuters. Rain showers will continue east into the mountains during the day with drying over the coast and valleys. Those showers are expected to dissipate into Monday evening.Come Tuesday, the blustery conditions are expected to arise. NWS says a strong storm system will take shape, rel...

Biden calls Israel’s Netanyahu with judicial plan ‘concern’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “express concern” over his government’s planned overhaul of the country’s judicial system that has sparked widespread protests across Israel and to encourage compromise.The White House said Biden reiterated U.S. concerns about the measure to roll back the judiciary’s insulation from the country’s political system, in a call a senior administration official described as candid and constructive. There was no immediate indication that Netanyahu was shying away from the action, after rejecting a compromise last week offered by the country’s figurehead president.Netanyahu said Sunday the legal changes would be carried out responsibly while protecting the basic rights of all Israelis. His government — the country’s most right-wing ever — says the overhaul is meant to correct an imbalance that has given the courts too much power and prevented lawmakers from carrying out the voting pub...

Fear, grief follow deadly quake on Ecuador’s southwest coast

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Some affectionally call Machala the “Banana Capital of the World.” This port community on Ecuador’s Pacific coast is home to about a quarter million people and normally bustles with commercial activity. But not this weekend, not after the deadly quake.Grief hung in the air on Sunday, a day after a powerful temblor rocked this city, toppling homes and buildings along the coast and as far off as the Ecuadorian higlands and even parts of Peru. Rubble covered some streets of Machala. Neighbors held simple funerals to bury the dead. A pier was no more. And a day after the quake that killed nine residents alone along this hard-hit coast, many in Machala were feeling anguished and uneasy.“The city is quiet, fear and mourning are felt,” resident Luis Becerra said. “You feel the pain, the drama, wherever you go. Everyone is alert, with great fear in case there is a replica.”The 6.8 magnitude The quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey measured at magni...

UBS to buy Credit Suisse for nearly $3.25B to calm turmoil

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:09:08 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Banking giant UBS is buying troubled rival Credit Suisse for almost $3.25 billion, in a deal orchestrated by regulators in an effort to avoid further market-shaking turmoil in the global banking system.Swiss authorities pushed for UBS to take over its smaller rival after a plan for Credit Suisse to borrow up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion) failed to reassure investors and the bank’s customers. Shares of Credit Suisse and other banks sold off this week after the failure of two banks in the U.S. sparked concerns about other potentially shaky institutions in the global financial system.Credit Suisse is among the 30 financial institutions known as globally systemically important banks, and authorities worried about the fallout if it were to fail.The deal was “one of great breadth for the stability of international finance,” said Swiss President Alain Berset as he announced the deal Sunday night. “An uncontrolled collapse of Credit Suisse would lead to incalc...