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Israeli airstrikes crush apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A barrage of Israeli airstrikes leveled apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City on Tuesday, and footage showed rescuers pulling men, women and children out of the rubble. Israel said the strike destroyed a Hamas command center set up in civilian houses and a network of tunnels underneath.The toll from the strikes in the Jabaliya camp was not immediately known. The Israeli military said a large number of militants were killed, including the commander overseeing Hamas operations in northern Gaza.The director of the nearby hospital where casualties were taken, Dr. Atef Al-Kahlot, said hundreds were wounded or killed, but he did not provide exact figures. Neither side’s account could be independently confirmed.The strike underlined the anticipated surge in casualties on both sides as Israeli troops battling Hamas militants advance deeper into the northern Gaza Strip toward dense, residential neighborhoods. Israel has vowed to crush Hamas’ abil...

Rangers slugger Adolis García and pitcher Max Scherzer could miss rest of World Series with injuries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Texas Rangers slugger Adolis García and pitcher Max Scherzer could miss the rest of the World Series after getting hurt in Game 3 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.García, the AL Championship Series MVP, has a moderate strain of his left oblique, manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday. Scherzer has a muscle spasm in the right side of his back.Bochy said decisions on whether to replace them on the roster will be made closer to the start of Game 4 later Tuesday.“Right now he’s on the table getting further evaluation,” Bochy said of García about 2 1/2 hours before Game 4. “We have to make a call here pretty soon. It’s unfortunate, but we’ll wait and see in the next hour or so. We still have a little bit of time to see where we’re at with him and the possibility of him coming around. But we have to be honest, it’s not great news.”García grabbed his left side while coming out of the batter’s box on his flyout against Luis Frías in the eighth inning. When García got to first base,...

Policía investiga la muerte de Adam Johnson, jugador de hockey sobre hielo, tras “extraño accidente”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

(CNN) — La policía investiga la muerte de Adam Johnson, el jugador estadounidense de hockey sobre hielo que falleció este sábado tras un “extraño accidente” mientras jugaba con los Nottingham Panthers en Inglaterra.Durante el segundo tiempo del partido de los Panthers contra los Sheffield Steelers, Johnson pareció sufrir una lesión grave tras un choque con un jugador de los Steelers.Entonces se le pidió a los espectadores que abandonaran el Utilita Arena de Sheffield y el partido se suspendió de inmediato. Los Panthers confirmaron este domingo que Johnson falleció “tras un extraño accidente en el partido”. Tenía 29 años.Muere Adam Johnson, “destacado” jugador de hockey sobre hielo estadounidense, en un “extraño accidente” durante un partidoLa Policía de South Yorkshire (SYP, por sus siglas en inglés) dijo este lunes que investiga el asunto.“Nos llamaron a las 20:25 (hora local) del sábado 28 de octubre para informarnos de que un jugado...

Leipzig’s German Cup title defense ends in 1-0 loss at Wolfsburg

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig coach Marco Rose mourned the end of a “great journey” as the team’s two-year reign as holder of the German Cup ended in the second round Tuesday in a 1-0 loss at Wolfsburg.Václav Černý scored off a pass from Tiago Tomas in the 14th minute. A red card for Leipzig forward Yussuf Poulsen for a second booking in the 56th minute set Leipzig on course for its first German Cup loss after 13 wins since defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the 2021 final.“A great journey for us has come to an end,” Rose said. “We’ve had some great results in the (German Cup) recently and won the title twice. This year, sadly that won’t be the case.”Leipzig has reached the cup final in four of the last five seasons, winning the last two, and last exited the competition this early in a second-round loss on penalties to Bayern Munich in the 2017-18 season.Union Berlin’s miserable season continued as it was beaten 1-0 by Stuttgart for an 11th straight loss in a...

49ers land Chase Young, Bears get Montez Sweat as Commanders unload top pass rushers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

Derrick Henry, Davante Adams and everyone on the Denver Broncos stayed put. Chase Young, Montez Sweat and Joshua Dobbs are on the move.Rasul Douglas, Ezra Cleveland and Donovan Peoples-Jones also were dealt Tuesday before the NFL’s trade deadline at 4 p.m. EDT. Overall, there were six deals on the final day teams could improve their rosters by acquiring someone from another club.The San Francisco 49ers (5-3) made the biggest move of the day, getting Young from the Washington Commanders for a compensatory third-round draft pick.Young, the 2020 No. 2 overall pick, joins former teammate Nick Bosa on San Francisco’s defensive line. Young was limited to just 12 games over the past two seasons because of injuries. He has five sacks in seven games this season and should provide a major boost for the suddenly struggling 49ers, who’ve lost three in a row.The Commanders traded their top pass rusher, Sweat, to the Chicago Bears for a second-round pick. Sweat, who is in the final year of his ro...

Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz says midseason announcement on son’s 2024 removal against program’s philosophy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kirk Ferentz’s longstanding philosophy has been to evaluate the various facets of his Iowa football program at the end of each season. Interim athletic director Beth Goetz took matters into her own hands and did a midseason assessment of one of the 25th-year coach’s staff members, announcing offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz would be out in 2024.Kirk Ferentz deflected most questions Tuesday about his son’s looming removal but indicated he was not on board with the timing of the announcement. He said the end of the season is a better time for making decisions because less emotion is involved.“I can give you a lot of reasons why I’ve done it that way, but it really doesn’t matter,” he said. “It’s really not significant right now because we’re dealing with something that we have to deal with, and we will.”Iowa ranks 133rd, and last, in the Bowl Subdivision in total offense. The Hawkeyes are 108th in rushing, 128th in passing and 118th in...

Departamentos policiales explican cómo prevenir los robos de autos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

Los robos de vehículos siguen preocupando a toda nuestra comunidad, y diversos cuerpos policiales alzan sus banderas para que los residentes se protejan ante este tipo de delitos.Ningún área del DMV parece estar a salvo de los robos de vehículos, algo que preocupa a las autoridades por su cercanía a la época festiva en donde este tipo de delitos parece ser más frecuente.“Pero ya sea que se trate de robo de autos, de robo de vehículos motorizados o de armas de fuego en nuestra comunidad, esas cosas están fuera de serie. Los delitos violentos entre los niños pequeños han aumentado”, dijo John McCarthy, el fiscal estatal para el condado Montgomery, en una audiencia en donde el crimen juvenil fue el centro de debate. En toda la región los protagonistas de estos robos son cada vez menores.  “Lamentablemente la edad más alta del promedio de estas personas que han sido arrestadas es 15 años de edad… le sigue con la edad de 16, y allí vamos a los 17, 14 años. Estamos hablando de m...

D-backs’ Zac Gallen prepares for World Series Game 5, tries to shake mediocre postseason

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon Pfaadt’s quick improvement on the mound has been critical for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the postseason, and Merrill Kelly’s been rock solid, delivering multiple excellent outings, including his most recent in a Game 2 win during this World Series.As for ace righty Zac Gallen? He’s been just OK.It’s been a disappointing postseason for the All-Star as he prepares to take the mound for Game 5 against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night. So far in October, he has a 2-2 record and a 5.27 ERA.“We’ve got to remember that Zac spoils us,” D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said Tuesday. “He goes out there and goes five, six, seven innings every single time. And inside of that, he might give up two or three runs, but we’re so used to him giving up zero or one runs.”Gallen has been competitive in his five postseason starts, throwing at least five innings in all of them. But he’s also given up 13 earned runs over the past 16 innings while surre...

76ers Joel Embid fined $35K for obscene gestures during victory over Trail Blazers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for repeatedly making an obscene gesture during the 76ers’ victory against the Portland Trail Blazers.Joe Dumars, the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations, announced the penalty Tuesday after Embiid, the league’s reigning MVP, made four WWE-style crotch chops that sent the crowd into a frenzy on Sunday.The gestures occurred with 2:14 remaining in the third quarter of the Sixers’ 126-98 victory after Embiid took a length-of-the-court pass and made a layup. He finished the game with 35 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and six blocked shots. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nbaSource

Caught on camera: Truck driver's dash cam captures intense crash on I-70

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:08 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- A driver who police say swerved in front of a large truck has been cited for careless driving after allegedly causing a major crash on Interstate 70. “Luckily I didn’t sustain many injuries," Dean Vangsnes, a heavy wrecker driver for Mountain Recovery who was involved in the crash, said. 7 years later, man faces charges in death of woman on train Vangsnes was behind the wheel of his large tow truck on Oct. 17 when a white Mazda changed lanes, hit the front of his truck and caused him to lose control. "It forced me to collide with other vehicles then I went off the roadway," Vangsnes said. His company shared the video on Instagram in hopes of raising awareness with drivers to make sure they pay attention - especially when changing lanes. Vangsnes said he believed the driver who swerved was distracted behind the wheel. The entire crash was captured on two different cameras on Vangsnes' truck. One of the cameras faces out on the road while the other films i...