Two teens arrested in fatal Metro stabbing in Long Beach
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
Two teenagers from Long Beach have been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a Los Angeles man that took place on Wednesday. The victim, identified by authorities as 25-year-old Luis Fernando Polita of Los Angeles, was stabbed to death aboard a Metro Blue Line train around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon in the 100 block of East 1st Street. Detectives were able to determine that Polita boarded the Metro Rail outside of Long Beach, and that the male suspects entered the train sometime after it crossed into Long Beach. “During the assault, one of the suspects produced a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times which ultimately resulted in the victim’s death,” the Long Beach Police Department said in a statement. According to a release from the LBPD, Akili Collins, 18, and Melake Daniel, 19, were arrested on Friday near the 900 block of East Broadway in Long Beach for Polita’s murder. Man arrested for Hollywood subway train stabbing “Detectives are still ...Kings top Warriors to win first playoff game in 16 years
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings fans waited 16 years for this moment — and they didn’t disappoint.The rowdy home crowd at Golden 1 Center turned up for Sacramento’s first taste of playoff basketball in 16 years Saturday night.They rattled their cowbells, batted their thunder sticks and cheered their third-seeded team to a 126-123 victory over sixth-seeded Golden State.Stephen Curry did his best to save the Warriors in the fourth, where he recorded 13 of his team-high 30 points. He made it a one-point game after muscling his way to the basket for a layup in the game’s final minute.Curry’s attempt to tie the game at the final horn rimmed out.After scoring just nine points in the first half, Da’Arron Fox took over the final two quarters, going 10-for-18 from the field and 4-of-5 from deep to finish with a game-high 38 points. Malik Monk added 32 points off the bench.The Kings made eight of its 12 3-pointers in the fourth quarter.Most of the first ha...Sacramento Kings take 1-0 series lead over Golden State Warriors with thrilling Game 1 victory
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
(KTXL) — It was a roaring scene at the Golden 1 Center on Saturday night, as the Sacramento Kings made their long-awaited return to the playoffs. Oakland Coliseum possum droppings force Mets announcers to move broadcast booths The Kings take a 1-0 series lead after defeating the Golden State Warriors in a thrilling 124-123 victory in Game 1 of a first-round series being dubbed the “Battle for NorCal.” It was the Kings’ first playoff game in nearly 17 years. Game 2 will take place Monday at the Golden 1 Center at 7 p.m. After only having nine points at halftime, Kings’ all-star point guard De’Aaron Fox finished with a game-high 38 points. Malik Monk scored 32points off the bench for Kings and Domantas Sabonis recorded a double-double with 12 points and 15 reounbds. Trey Lyes scored 16 points for the Kings after going 4-for-6 from the 3-point line. Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry finished the night 30 points while three other Golden State Warri...Oakland Coliseum possum droppings force Mets announcers to move broadcast booths
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
(KRON) -- The New York Mets made a trip across the country to take on the A's in Oakland. Although the Mets won 17-6 in Friday's series opener, the road team's broadcast team might've been the loser that night.Due to a possum, SportsNet New York (SNY) broadcasters Gary Cohen and Ron Darling were moved out of the designated broadcast booth for the visiting team, the two said during Friday's telecast. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao’s car was broken into during film premiere Cohen and Darling said a possum left an unpleasant smell -- forcing them to relocate to a smaller booth. "Apparently, the booth reeked so badly of possum leavings that an executive decision was made to move us to this booth, which is somewhat smaller and has few impediments," Cohen said during the SNY broadcast. An Oakland Coliseum spokesperson said there was no possum seen in the broadcast booth Friday but confirms there was a possum sighting on Opening Day when the Los Angeles Angels came to town.Possums have been i...Whitecaps, Austin play to scoreless draw
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Yohei Takaoka finished with seven saves for the Vancouver Whitecaps and Brad Stuver stopped four shots for Austin FC as the two clubs played to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.Vancouver (2-2-4) was trying to become the second team to beat Austin (2-3-2) four times. LAFC has five wins over Austin, including the playoffs.The Whitecaps are winless in their last 14 road matches and have won just four of their last 38 away from home. Two of the four wins have come in the state of Texas.Austin outshot Vancouver 18-13 with a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal.Austin travels to play the LA Galaxy on Saturday. Vancouver is idle.____AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportSourceFox leads Kings past Warriors 126-123 in playoff return
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 38 points in his long-awaited playoff debut and the Sacramento Kings celebrated their return to the postseason after a record 16-year drought by beating the defending-champion Golden State Warriors 126-123 on Saturday night.The first playoff meeting between the Northern California neighbors lived up to the hype and delighted the raucous crowd that had been waiting for a playoff game since 2006.The inexperienced Kings closed the game strong against a Warriors team that won four titles in the previous eight seasons. After Stephen Curry hit a corner 3-pointer to give Golden State a 114-112 lead with about four minutes left, the Kings responded with seven in a row starting with a 3-pointer from Fox, who led the league in clutch points in the regular season.The Warriors didn’t go away and cut the deficit to one on a layup by Curry in the final minute. But Andrew Wiggins missed a corner 3 for the lead in the closing seconds of his ...Carranza’s goal pulls Union into 2-2 draw with Fire
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) — Julián Carranza’s goal in the 65th minute pulled the Philadelphia Union into a 2-2 draw with the Chicago Fire on Saturday night. The draw snapped a four-game losing streak on the road for Philadelphia, the Union’s longest since 2017-2018, when the team lost six straight. But the Union (2-4-2) haven’s won in five straight games overall. The team’s last victory was a 1-0 decision over Chicago back on March 11. Chicago (2-1-4) remained undefeated in the last five matches. Maren Haile-Selassie gave the Fire the early lead with a goal in the 19th minute. An own-goal to start the second half doubled the Fire’s lead at Soldier Field, but Dániel Gazdag converted on a penalty kick in the 62nd to make it 2-1. The Union pulled even on Carranza’s goal some three minutes later. Chicago has dropped just two matches to Philadelphia at Soldier Field in the past 12 visits since 2014. Philadelphia returns home to host Toronto on Saturday. Chicago travels t...Fernandez scores late to help Red Bulls tie Dynamo 1-1
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Omir Fernandez scored late in the second half to rally the New York Red Bulls to a 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo on Saturday night after a 30-minute weather delay at the start of the match.Fernandez took a pass from John Tolkin and scored the equalizer in the 89th minute for the Red Bulls (1-2-5), who improved to 10-0-4 all-time versus the Dynamo at home in regular-season play.Neither team scored until Adalberto Carrasquilla found the net in the 67th minute to give the Dynamo (3-3-1) the lead. Houston had lost seven straight to the Red Bulls on the road entering play.New York had overall advantages of 18-3 in shots and 7-2 in shots on goal. No team has had more than four shots on target against the Red Bulls this season. New York has not conceded more than one goal in any match but has just one victory to show for it.Steve Clark saved six shots for Houston. Carlos Coronel had one save for the Red Bulls.New York travels to play Montreal on Saturday. Houston r...Stanford wins 4th straight NCAA gymnastics championship
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (AP) — Freshman Fred Richard of Michigan three individual crowns — including the all-around — Asher Hong and Taylor Burkhart went 1-2 on the vault to help top-ranked Stanford win its fourth consecutive title Saturday at the NCAA gymnastics championships. Hong, who was third all-around, won the vault with a score of 15.333 and Burkhart was second with a 15.000 to help Stanford, which led from start to finish, win its ninth national title with 422.458 points, 2.569 ahead of Richard and the second-place Wolverines. Illinois was third with 415.590 points followed by Oklahoma (414.024), Nebraska (412.427) and Penn State (412.057). Only Penn State (12), Oklahoma (12) and Illinois (10) have more gymnastics championships than the Cardinal. Stanford athletic programs have won 132 NCAA team championships, including at least one in each of the last 47 years. Richard scored a 15 to beat out fellow-Wolverine Virgil Watkins (14.666) and win the parallel bars and his 14.433 on...De dónde vienen los inmigrantes y adónde van después de llegar a Estados Unidos
Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:36:32 GMT
(CNN) — Estados Unidos es el hogar de más inmigrantes que cualquier otro país: más de 45 millones de personas, según las últimas estimaciones del censo.Eso es el 13,6% de la población de Estados Unidos, casi lo mismo que hace un siglo. Pero a lo largo de los años, hemos visto cambios significativos en el lugar de donde vienen los inmigrantes y dónde terminan una vez que llegan aquí.En una de las rutas migratorias más peligrosas del mundo, un cartel gana millones con el sueño americanoAquí hay un vistazo a estas tendencias clave de inmigración y cómo han cambiado con el tiempo.Un país ha encabezado la lista por décadasLos mexicanos representan el grupo más grande de inmigrantes que viven en Estados Unidos. Eso ha sido así desde 1980, según el Instituto de Política Migratoria (MPI, por sus siglas en inglés). Y la ruta México-Estados Unidos es el corredor migratorio más grande del mundo.Pero el número total de inmigrantes mexicanos que viven en EE.UU. ha disminuido durante más de...Latest news
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