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The Asian Games wrap up, with China dominating the medal count

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The Asian Games wrapped up Sunday with China dominating the medal count, followed by Japan and South Korea. China has traditionally been strong in the event and it was again, taking advantage of being at home in the eastern city of Hangzhou. The Asian Games feature more competitors than next year’s Summer Olympics in Paris. About 12,500 participated, compared to about 10,500 expected in France. The games offered all the traditional Olympic sports, and also a glimpse of one sport that is previewing next year in Paris — breaking, or breakdancing. And another, cricket, which will be included in either the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics or in 2032 in Brisbane.It also offered some competitions not seen anywhere else in a multi-sports event: dragon boat racing, kabaddi, sepaktakraw (foot volleyball), 3×3 basketball and roller skating.China is reported to have spent about $30 billion to prepare Hangzhou as a grand stage to show off its economic power to its neighbors...

Glen Burnie High School substitute charged after school lockdown

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

Anne Arundel County, Maryland, students attending Glen Burnie High School are returning to class Monday after a substitute teacher triggered a lockdown.In a letter to the school community, Glen Burnie High School principal Kevin Carr said the gun was found in the backpack of a substitute teacher. That teacher, he said, has since been barred from any more teaching assignments in the school system.“The incident began when a backpack was found left behind in a classroom as classes dismissed from third period and students were moving to fourth period,” Carr said. “A staff member in the classroom picked up the backpack to determine the identity of its owner, and discovered a handgun in the backpack when they opened it.”Carr said the school was immediately placed on lockdown and the backpack was handed to police. The teacher, who was in another classroom, was removed and taken into custody while students were held in classrooms.“Within several minutes, it was...

What to stream this week: Jamie Foxx, Offset, Musk, ‘Frasier’ returns and Nicholas Cage as a vampire

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones leading the crowd-pleasing courtroom drama “The Burial,” and the return of “Frasier” starring Kelsey Grammer are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near youAmong the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are albums by Offset and Troye Sivan, a group of so-called baddies of reality and competition TV shows face-off in a new reality game show called “House of Villains,” and the video game Forza Motorsport offers you a chance to drive more than 500 cars that are all sexier than whatever’s cluttering your driveway.NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones lead the crowd-pleasing courtroom drama “The Burial,” coming to Prime Video free for subscribers on Friday, Oct. 13. Loosely based on a true story, Maggie Betts’ sophomore film starts out as a contract dispute between two funeral home owners, but morphs into a bigger examination of race, inequality and corrup...

How Indigenous Peoples’ Day came about and why it matters today

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

FILE - A sign is held aloft during an Indigenous Peoples Day march, Oct. 9, 2017, in Seattle. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, through ceremonies, dances and speeches. The events across the United States will come two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Indigenous Peoples Day. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)(AP/Elaine Thompson) FILE - A sign is held aloft during an Indigenous Peoples Day march, Oct. 9, 2017, in Seattle. Native American people will celebrate their centuries-long history of resilience on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, through ceremonies, dances and speeches. The events across the United States will come two years after President Joe Biden officially commemorated Ind...

Hours-long standoff ensues with assault suspect in Spring Valley

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A suspect in an assault barricaded themselves in a Spring Valley home Sunday evening, leading to an hours-long standoff with authorities.Around 4:30 p.m., the suspect was believed to have assaulted another person with a deadly weapon, San Diego County Sheriffs' Office told FOX 5. The victim was transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. Further details about the assault are not known at this time, including the suspect's relationship with the victim or the type of weapon used.About an hour later, around 6 p.m., authorities contacted the suspect at the home in the 10000 block of Madrid Way, initiating the standoff. According to SDSO, the suspect was believed to be armed at the time.Deputies were able to resolve the incident by 10:30 p.m. The suspect was taken into custody by law enforcement, the department said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.A heavy law enforcement presence was reported in the area around the home throughout the duration of the standof...

Woman, 80, killed in fire at Santee home: SDSO

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

SANTEE, Calif. -- An elderly woman was killed in a fire that broke out in a Santee home Sunday afternoon, authorities said.Around 2 p.m., the San Diego County Sheriff's Office was alerted of the fire at a house in the 10000 block of Ashdale Lane. According to authorities, a neighbor first reported seeing flames coming from the backyard and a dark plume of smoke coming from the home.Crews from the Santee Fire Department were dispatched to the scene, along with deputies from the Santee Sheriff's Station. Upon arriving minutes later, first responders found the home fully engulfed in flames and a man living in the home was standing outside.According to SDSO, the man advised crews that his 80-year-old wife was still in the home. Firefighters were able to rescue the woman and began administering CPR. Annual ‘Dumpathon’ brushes away fire risks in San Diego neighborhood She was transported to a nearby hospital where she was later pronounced dead by medical personnel, authorities said...

Israel intensifies Gaza strikes and battles to repel Hamas, with over 1,100 dead in fighting so far

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel intensified its bombardments of the Gaza Strip on Monday after declaring war and vowing to destroy the “military and governing capabilities” of the enclave’s Hamas rulers, as Israeli soldiers fought to secure the border and dislodge Gaza gunmen from areas of southern Israel.At least 700 people have reportedly been killed in Israel — a staggering toll on a scale the country has not experienced in decades — and more than 400 have been killed in Gaza. Palestinian militant groups claimed to be holding over 130 captives from the Israeli side. More than two days after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion out of Gaza, Israeli forces were still battling militants holed up in several locations.As Monday began, the military said it was fighting Hamas in “seven to eight” places in southern Israel.Military spokesperson Richard Hecht said it was taking longer than expected to repel the incursion because there were still multiple breaches in the border, which H...

Stock market today: Markets steady in Asia after Israel declares war following Hamas attack in Gaza

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Share prices were mixed on Monday after the Israeli government declared war following deadly attacks by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. U.S. futures were lower and oil prices gained more than $3 a barrel. Conflict in the Middle East often raises the specter of higher oil prices given the risk of disruptions to supplies. “Disruptions or escalations in the region can have far-reaching implications for energy markets, global supply chains, and geopolitical dynamics,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.The fighting has not yet had any discernible impact on oil output, but geopolitical escalations in the Middle East typically lead to a “buy-first-ask-questions-later” response, he said. Oil prices had eased back from highs of the mid $90 range last month in recent trading, falling sharply last week. Early Monday, U.S. benchmark crude oil was up $3.28 at $86.05 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It picked up 48 cents on F...

Morocco welcomes the annual meeting of the IMF and World Bank a month after its deadly earthquake

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Less than a two-hour drive from where families sleep in tents and earthquake rubble remain in piles, the world’s most powerful financial institutions are gathering for a week of discussions on economic challenges during times of war, inequality and climate change.The International Monetary Fund and World Bank decided in 2018 to host their annual meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, bringing the affair to the African continent for the first time in 50 years.Their original timeline was delayed by the pandemic, but the meeting beginning Monday arrives at an apropos time. After a devastating earthquake last month killed nearly 3,000 and wreaked $11.7 billion in damages, both officials and civil society groups are eagerly anticipating discussions about how to promote economic resiliency in light of natural disaster.“In no other area is the need for international cooperation as evident as in addressing the existential threat of climate change. The world has a res...

Broncos’ third-quarter struggles emerge again in loss to Jets

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 15:46:05 GMT

If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, Broncos Country must be losing its mind.The Broncos have won the coin toss in five straight games to start the season and deferred to receive the second-half kick each time. And each time, they’ve come away with zero points.On Sunday against the New York Jets, the Broncos opened the third quarter with a 13-8 lead and the offense promptly went three-and-out. Rookie running back Jaleel McLaughlin was stopped for a 2-yard gain. Quarterback Russell Wilson threw an incomplete pass. Then Wilson was sacked on third-and-long.On the Jets’ next offensive snap, running back Breece Hall, who abused the Broncos all game, burst through a massive hole and cruised into the end zone for a 72-yard touchdown to take a 15-13 lead.In the 31-21 loss at Empower Field at Mile High, everything that’s plagued the Broncos during its 1-4 start was on display. Denver’s offensive struggles in the third quarter was one ...