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Strong earthquake kills at least 12 in Ecuador, 1 in Peru

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least thirteen people, trapping others under rubble, and sending rescue teams out into streets littered with debris and fallen power lines.The U.S. Geological Survey reported an earthquake with a magnitude of about 6.8 that was centered just off the Pacific Coast, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s second-largest city. Twelve of the victims died in Ecuador, while one died in Peru.Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso told reporters the earthquake had “without a doubt … generated alarm in the population.” Meanwhile, Ecuador’s Risk Management Secretary Cristian Torres in a radio interview said 11 of the victims died in the coastal state of El Oro and one in the highlands state of Azuay. In Peru, the earthquake was felt from its northern border with Ecuador to the central Pacific coast. Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otárola said a...

Williams parks Xfinity car on start-finish line, walks away

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A frustrated Josh Williams made an unusual exit in the caution-marred first stage of NASCAR’s Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, leaving his car parked on the start-finish line for dramatic effect.Four cautions covered 26 of 40 laps in the first stage, including a final yellow after debris came off Williams’ No. 92 Chevrolet and he was ordered to park his vehicle.A frustrated Williams followed instructions, but on his terms. He parked his car on the checkered start-finish line, climbed out and walked toward his pit crew with a wave to the fans, apparently delivered with sarcasm.Before exiting his car, Williams angrily complained to his crew on his radio it was “apparently” NASCAR regulations to park your vehicle following a wreck “of any kind.” Added Williams: “This is some bull you know what. I’ve never heard of this in my life.”Williams was taken to the infield care center and then escorted to his team hauler without sp...

Christopher Newport beats Mount Union for first D-III title

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Trey Barber scored 25 points — including a driving layup as time expired — and grabbed 10 rebounds, Jahn Hines scored 18 points and Christopher Newport beat Mount Union 74-72 Saturday to win the first NCAA Division III championship in program history. The Captains (30-3) ended their season with a 15-game win streak, dating to a 64-59 loss to then-No. 2 Randolph-Macon College — the defending national champion — on Jan. 11. Barber was 10-of-15 shooting and had his eighth double-double of the season. Caleb Furr tied his career-high with four 3-pointers on as many attempts to finish with 12 points and Matthew Brodie also scored 12 points for Christopher Newport.Christian Parker scored 10 points in a 12-4 run that culminated with when his layup with 17 seconds left gave Mount Union a 70-69 lead. Ty Henderson converted a three-point play four seconds later to put the Captains back in front by two points, Parker scored inside to make it 72-all with 4.2 seconds left ...

Clark: Rules changes would be smoother with player input

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Union head Tony Clark claims Major League Baseball’s rules changes would have gone more smoothly during spring training if player thoughts had been incorporated.MLB implemented its first pitch clock, limited defensive shifts and pickoff attempts and installed larger bases as part of the biggest alteration in playing rules since the mound was lowered for the 1969 season.“My hope despite the fact that nearly all of the things that we have seen that would otherwise be characterized as challenges could have been avoided with the input that the players offered when these rules were being constructed,” Clark said Saturday before the United States played Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals.“My hope is that moving forward that the league continues to take the input of players to heart, such that each of the adjustments that we’ve seen that have been implemented this year are of benefit in the long run,” Clark said.The average time of spring trainin...

Kane has 6th career hat trick, Oilers beat Kraken 6-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Evander Kane recorded his second hat trick of the season and the Edmonton Oilers gained some cushion in the Western Conference playoff chase with a 6-4 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.Kane capped the sixth three-goal game of his career by scoring on an odd-man rush with 9:40 remaining just after a power play for Seattle ended. Kane also scored Edmonton’s first goal less than two minutes into the game, and his second goal came 43 seconds into the second period.Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists, giving him 134 points for the season — the seventh-most points by any player in the past 30 years. McDavid scored his 58th goal of the season on a power play with 3:50 remaining.Zach Hyman and Kailer Yamamoto also scored for Edmonton, and Leon Draisaitl had three assists to increase his scoring total to 104 points on the season. Stuart Skinner had 33 saves.Jaden Schwartz, Jordan Eberle, Oliver Bjorkstrand and Eeli Tolvanen all scored for Seattle, but the Kraken l...

Houston’s Sasser starts at March Madness despite groin issue

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Marcus Sasser started for top-seeded Houston in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday after being forced to the bench in the previous game by a groin injury.The All-America guard had declared a day earlier that his groin was fine and he was definitely playing in the second-round contest against No. 9 seed Auburn.But it was surely a relief to Houston fans when Sasser was announced as a starter for the Cougars, who struggled to beat 16th-seeded Northern Kentucky 63-52 in their opening game Thursday.Sasser injured his groin in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, forcing him to sit out the league championship game. The Cougars lost to Memphis with their best player watching from the bench.Sasser started against Northern Kentucky but felt renewed pain on a jump shot in the first half. He didn’t play at all after the break, finishing with five points. ___AP March Madness coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/nca...

Photos recovered from camera lost for 13 years in a Colorado river

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A digital camera thought lost forever has resurfaced after 13 years in a Colorado river.Coral Amayi lost the camera while tubing on the Animas River in 2010, shortly after her best friend's wedding."I had gotten tossed from my tube at Smelter Rapid," she said. "And I came back up, got my tube, and my camera was missing."Amayi was heartbroken, knowing many of the photos on the camera hadn't been uploaded to her computer."I remember getting back to my boyfriend's house and uncontrollably crying and upset," she said.  Blake Street Tavern closing after 20 years in Denver The deep water and fast current quickly left her accepting defeat, knowing she'd never see the camera again.That is, until this week, when an angler stumbled upon something strange sticking out of the ground in shallow water. "I was walking along and saw it sticking out of the sand," Spencer Greiner said. “It was in rough shape, so I really didn’t have any hopes of getting any...

Midair collision between 2 single-engine aircraft during aerial demonstration in Arizona leaves 2 injured

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

(CNN) — Two people on board a single-engine plane were injured Friday after a collision with another plane during an aerial demonstration in Mesa, Arizona, officials said.The collision, which happened at Falcon Field Airport before 1 p.m. local time, left the two injured people trapped after returning to the runway in a Yakovlev Yak-52, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.Arriving at the scene, officials found that the stricken plane’s landing gear failed, and “the aircraft broke in half behind the cockpit, the plane went nose down and came to a stop on the runway,” the Mesa Fire and Medical Department said in a news release.The two people were extracted from the plane and evaluated on scene for minor injuries, Mesa officials said, adding there were a total of three airplanes participating in formation at the time of the incident.The other single-engine aircraft involved in the collision, a Ryan Navion, landed safely with one per...

Frozen strawberries sold at Costco, Trader Joe’s and Aldi recalled after hepatitis A infections

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

(CNN) — Frozen organic strawberries sold at several stores, including Costco and Aldi, and in a frozen fruit blend at Trader Joe’s are being recalled after they were tied to an outbreak of hepatitis A infections in Washington state.The US Food and Drug Administration is also warning people not to eat, sell or serve certain brands of frozen organic strawberries after five people have been infected with hepatitis A after eating them. Two people have been hospitalized.Investigators with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in all five of the cases, the sick individuals had eaten frozen strawberries sold by a common supplier. Strawberries used by this supplier were imported from certain farms in Baja California, Mexico, in 2022.The strain of hepatitis A causing the illnesses this year is genetically identical to the strain that caused an outbreak of hepatitis A infections last year. That outbreak was linked to fresh organic st...

Wellesley Educators Association votes no confidence in superintendent, School Committee

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:20:41 GMT

The Wellesley Educators Association has announced a no confidence vote in the town’s superintendent and school committee as teachers continue to work under an expired contract.The teachers say they’ve demanded more funding and they’re working under a contract that expired in July.They’re asking for better staffing, more pay, and a parental leave agreement.In a statement, Wellesley School Committee member Catherine Mirick, who is a member of the bargaining team, said, “The School Committee has been bargaining in good faith for more than a year with the Wellesley Educators Association.  We have agreed to 34 of the proposals that the WEA brought forward and, in the month of February, we offered more concessions.  Despite all of this movement, including an unprecedented financial package, the Committee has seen no similar movement from the WEA.  Negotiations require both parties to find common ground and compromise and, thus far, the WEA has ...