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Stephen Curry, Warriors stave off elimination, force Game 6 by beating Lakers 121-106

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry had 27 points and eight assists, Andrew Wiggins added 25 points, seven rebounds and five assist, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors staved off elimination by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 121-106 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.LeBron James had 25 points and nine rebounds for Los Angeles. Anthony Davis added 23 points and nine rebounds but went to the locker room late after appearing to take a hit in the head from Kevon Looney.Austin Reaves made a 3-pointer with 5:25 to play that cut the Warriors’ lead to single digits at 104-95 only for Curry to answer with five straight points, then he hit another big shot after D’Angelo Russell connected from deep.Draymond Green contributed 20 points and 10 rebounds as Golden State played tough defense that led to better chances on the offensive end — just as coach Steve Kerr has challenged his team to to.Now, it’s back to LA for Game 6 on Friday ni...

Video captures gunshots that wounded 5 in southeast Denver

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Police said five people were shot Wednesday night in southeast Denver.It happened in the area of East Girard Avenue and South Dayton Street, according to the Denver Police Department. A FOX31 viewer captured home surveillance video near the shooting scene. More than 20 gunshots can be heard in the full video, with shouts heard after. The timestamp showed 8:45 p.m."The circumstances remain under investigation. It is possible that the suspect(s) are among those injured," police said. Hail up to 4 inches fell Wednesday in Colorado: See the list Three of the victims were transported to the hospital in an ambulance, police said. Two others transported themselves.Police said four men and one woman were shot, with one of the men in critical condition.

Mayors prepare for end of Title 42

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Several mayors in San Diego County are bracing for the end of Title 42 while stressing the importance of getting more resources from the federal government.Mayors in San Diego, El Cajon and National City have shared concerns about food, safety, space, and beds to house migrants.Mayors have told FOX 5 their resources are already limited and could be spread thin if there is a significant amount of migrants arriving to their cities. The mayors have also said they are not getting much communication from the federal government on what to expect once the policy is lifted."And so we don't really know what the scope of the problem is going to look like. So we are going to have to wait and see until it happens," El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells said.Wells said he worries about enough beds, food and stress on the city and its police and fire departments. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection told his staff El Cajon could see up to 400 migrants a day."I think these people are going to c...

Havasupai Tribe in Arizona marks a spiritual homecoming: ‘We are still the Grand Canyon’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Carletta Tilousi hit the trail as the sun rose, the light revealing a grouping of cottonwood and ash trees deep in the Grand Canyon. Birds soared above and reptiles scampered across the rocks as the canyon walls grew taller and taller behind her. This was home, yet she rarely had been there over the years.“I can’t believe how far I’ve come, it’s amazing,” she said about halfway through the 4.5-mile hike over steep, rocky terrain. “I can’t believe my ancestors used to do this all the time.”The journey was both emotional and celebratory. She remembered the words of her uncle, the late Rex Tilousi, who told stories of Havasupai people being forced out of what’s now Grand Canyon National Park. But that day she was hiking with joy at a pivotal moment in the tribe’s relationship with the National Park Service — headed toward a private ceremony rededicating a popular campground as Havasupai Gardens or “Ha’a ...

Long-haul carrier Emirates launches $200M fund to reduce fossil fuel use in aviation

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Emirates said Thursday it would create a $200 million fund for research and development projects aimed at reducing the use of fossil fuels in commercial aviation. Emirates made the announcement ahead of releasing their annual report for 2022. The airline, owned by Dubai’s government, said the funding would be distributed over three years. “It’s clear that with the current pathways available to airlines in terms of emissions reduction, our industry won’t be able to hit net zero targets in the prescribed timeline,” airline President Tim Clark said in a statement. “We believe our industry needs better solutions, and that’s why we’re looking to partner with leading organizations.”Emirates separately will aim to use so-called sustainable aviation fuel as well when possible — though it remains incredibly scarce in the market. In January, the airline successfully flew a Boeing 777 on a test flight with one of its two engines ...

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed in choppy trading after US inflation report

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed in choppy trading Thursday after a report showed evidence that inflation in the United States was cooling, even if it remains too high.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.2% in morning trading to 29,062.04. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3% to 7,233.10. South Korea’s Kospi added 0.4% to 2,506.48. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.1% to 19,741.89, while the Shanghai Composite was little changed, inching up less than 0.1% to 3,319.80.Concerns about the Chinese economy remain a major focus, especially for the Asian region, with the latest cause for worry coming from trade data released Tuesday.“China could be heading into a deflationary funk similar to the one that Japan is starting to emerge from,” said Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose 0.2% to 4,129.20 after swinging between gains and losses through the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2% to 33,4...

War, natural disasters left record 71 million people internally displaced in 2022, report says

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

The war in Ukraine helped push the global total of people left internally displaced by conflict or natural disasters to a record high of 71.1 million last year, according to a report released Thursday by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre.By the end of 2022, 5.9 million people had been forced to move inside Ukraine because of Russia’s invasion, bringing the global total of people internally displaced by conflict and violence to more than 62 million, an increase of 17% since 2021. Syria had 6.8 million displaced by conflict after more than a decade of civil war.The number of people displaced inside their country at the end of the year because of disasters like floods and famine reached 8.7 million, up by 45% from 2021.The total of 71.1 million internally displaced worldwide was a 20% increase since 2021.Internal displacement refers to people forced to move inside their own borders and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’s repor...

‘Now or never’: Migrants seek to beat the end of pandemic-related asylum restrictions

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Migrants rushed across the border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions were to expire Thursday, fearing that new policies would make it far more difficult to gain entry into the United States.In a move to clear out overwhelmed holding facilities, Border Patrol agents were told Wednesday to begin releasing some migrants with instructions to appear at an immigration office in the United States within 60 days, according to a U.S. official. The official was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter and provided information to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.The Biden administration has been unveiling measures to replace Title 42, which suspended rights to seek asylum since March 2020 on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. On Wednesday, the Homeland Security Department announced a rule to make it extremely difficult for anyone who travels through another country, like Mexico, to qualify for asylum. It also introduced ...

Ex-Kansas legislator who committed COVID relief fraud seeks to avoid prison sentence

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas lawmaker who was convicted of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal COVID-19 relief is trying to avoid spending any time in prison, with his attorney citing his Air Force service in a combat zone as one reason.But prosecutors have asked a federal judge to sentence former Republican state Rep. Michael Capps, of Wichita, to four years and three months in prison. They have argued in court documents that he “continues to show neither remorse nor contrition” over stealing nearly $500,000 in funds meant to help businesses remain afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren scheduled Capps’ sentencing for Thursday in Wichita. A jury convicted the 45-year-old former lawmaker in December of four counts of wire fraud, four counts of money laundering, three counts of making false statements on loan applications and one count of bank fraud. The jury acquitted him of six charges, and another charge was dismiss...

Idaho triple murder trial of slain kids’ mom drawing to end

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:00:50 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prosecutors have spent the last four weeks painstakingly detailing their case against a woman accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a bizarre doomsday-focused plot.On Thursday, they are expected to present their final arguments to the jury in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell. Vallow Daybell’s defense team, meanwhile, will likely attempt to persuade jurors that there simply isn’t enough evidence to justify a conviction. Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, are charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his big sister Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday in 2019. Prosecutors also charged the couple in connection with the October 2019 death of Chad Daybell’s late wife, Tammy Daybell.Both defendants have pleaded not guilty, but are being t...