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No. 8 Washington uses 45-point first half to cruise past California 59-32

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Rome Odunze scored on an 83-yard punt return and a 35-yard reception in the first half, Edefuan Ulofoshio returned an interception 45 yards for a score on the first possession of the game, and No. 8 Washington scored 45 first-half points on its way to a 59-32 win over California on Saturday night.Washington led 14-0 before star quarterback Michael Penix Jr. ever saw the field. And when he did, Penix threw for three first-half touchdowns as the Huskies tied a school record for points in a half.Washington (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) made everything look surprisingly easy, leading by as much as 40 against an opponent that’s been a problem in recent years.Penix played into the third quarter and finished 19 of 25 for 304 yards. He found Ja’Lynn Polk for touchdowns of 8 and 24 yards, the first of which Polk pinned the ball against his helmet as he went to the turf.Odunze followed up his TD catch in the first half with a 13-yard scoring reception in the third quarter on a screen pass....

Jordan McCloud accounts for 6 TDs, JMU holds off Utah State for 45-38 win

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Redshirt senior Jordan McCloud accounted for a career-high six touchdowns Saturday night, including a 74-yard pass to Reggie Brown that capped the scoring, and James Madison held off a furious rally by Utah State to win 45-38. McCloud completed 23 of 34 for 364 yards with a season-high four touchdowns and two interceptions. He added a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs, the latter of which gave James Madison (4-0) a 38-14 lead with 1:32 left in the first half. Elliott Nimrod kicked a 28-yard field goal to pull Utah State within 21 points going into halftime. McCae Hillstead threw TD passes of 20 and 6 yards to Terrell Vaughn in the third quarter and then connected with Micah Davis for a 76-yard TD that made it 38-38 with 11:01 to play. JMU lost two fourth-quarter fumbles, but the Dukes defense — which went into the game leading the FBS in rushing defense, allowing 22.7 per game this season, and held Troy to minus-12 yards rushing last week — forced a three-and-out, a t...

Tragedia en Florida: cinco personas mueren arrolladas por tren en camino a fiesta de quinceaños

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

PLANT CITY, Florida – Un aparatoso choque entre un tren de carga y una camioneta dejó al menos cinco muertos la tarde del sábado en Plant City. Según las autoridades, el choque se registró justo antes de las 7:00 p.m. del sábado, cuando la camioneta estaba cruzando la intersección de la US-92 con la Jim Lefler Circle pero un tren la alcanzó. “Calificar el hecho como devastador no le hace justicia a la tragedia que ocurrió detrás de mi patrulla”, resaltó el aguacil del condado Hillsborough, Chad Chronister, en una conferencia de prensa. “El vehículo luce como una lata de refresco que fue aplastada, es muy difícil de ver.”Chronister añadió que de los siete pasajeros de la camioneta, cinco murieron al salir expulsadas del vehículo, que se volcó varias veces tras el impacto. Entre los fallecidos hubieron menores de edad.Las dos personas que sobrevivieron tuvieron que ser sacadas con ayuda de herramientas hidráulica de rescate. Luego fueron trasladadas ...

Donald Trump calls Rishi Sunak ‘smart’ for easing climate targets

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s easing of green policies has won the backing of Donald Trump.In a post on his Truth Social media account late Saturday, the former U.S. president congratulated Sunak for announcing last week that he is paring back his green pledges.Sunak has confirmed a major roll-back of several key U.K. green policies, including easing the transition to electric vehicles and shifting a date for a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 until 2035. He also promised there would be more time to transition to heat pumps.“I always knew Sunak was smart, that he wasn’t going to destroy and bankrupt his nation for fake climate alarmists that don’t have a clue,” Trump wrote.Trump, who is leading the polls in the contest for the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination, said the U.S. “keeps rolling merrily along, spending Trillions of Dollars trying to do that which is not doable, while at the same time brea...

Taiwan factory fire death toll rises to 9 after 2 more bodies found

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Search teams found two more bodies on Sunday at the site of a golf ball factory fire in southern Taiwan, raising the death toll to nine, according to Taiwanese media reports. One person remained missing.Four of the victims were firefighters. An explosion about 6:10 p.m. on Friday caused part of the building to collapse, trapping firefighters and workers under rubble, Taiwan’s Central News Agency said, quoting a Pingtung County fire official. A second explosion followed 20 minutes later.The fire at the Launch Technologies Co. factory at Pingtung Technology Industrial Park was not extinguished until the next day. The cause remained unclear.About 100 people were injured. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen traveled to Pingtung County on Saturday and met with victims and their families, Taiwanese broadcaster TVBS reported.The Associated Press

The threat of wildfires is rising. So is new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions. Enter artificial intelligence.Firefighters and startups are using AI-enabled cameras to scan the horizon for signs of smoke. A German company is building a constellation of satellites to detect fires from space. And Microsoft is using AI models to predict where the next blaze could be sparked.With wildfires becoming larger and more intense as the world warms, firefighters, utilities and governments are scrambling to get ahead of the flames by tapping into the latest AI technology — which has stirred both fear and excitement for its potential to transform life. While increasingly stretched first responders hope AI offers them a leg up, humans are still needed to check that the tech is accurate.California’s main firefighting agency this summer started testing an AI system that look...

Lurie Children's Hospital patients, families take part in 'Kids Dig' event

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

CHICAGO — With curiosity and caution, patients from Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and their families spent their day getting an up close and personal look at large equipment in an event sponsored by the construction company Clayco."The kids are just digging in the dirt. What can be more fun than that?" Dr. Derek Wheeler, the Chief Medical Officer at Lurie Children's Hospital, said. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines It's the second year for the event, called "Kids Dig," which raises money for the hospital and offers dozens of children the chance to experience the inner workings of a construction site in a big sandbox put together by Clayco in the West Loop.Dr. Wheeler says the event offers kids the opportunity to relax and have fun."They get to be a kid and, you know, forget about whatever struggles they're dealing with right now from a medical standpoint," Dr. Wheeler said. "And they can just come out here and dig, sit in the front loaders and the cranes and the bull...

Jackson, Wortham each run for TDs, Jackson adds pick-6 to help E. Washington beat UC Davis 27-24

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Justice Jackson and Michael Wortham each ran for a touchdown and Marlon Jones Jr. returned an interception for a TD on Saturday night to help Eastern Washington beat UC Davis 27-24 in a Big Sky Conference opener.The Eagles (2-2) are 11-0 all time against UC Davis, which went into the weekend ranked No. 15 in the FCS coaches poll. Eastern Washington, which beat then-No. 22 Southeastern Louisiana 40-29 last week, has back-to-back wins over ranked teams following losses at No. 2 North Dakota State and Fresno State, an FBS opponent, to open the season. Wortham’s TD, from 10-yards out, gave Eastern Washington the lead for good with 13:08 to play and the Eagles defense forced a three-and-out and intercepted a pass before Isaiah Perez blocked a 31-yard field goal-attempt by UCD’s Hunter Ridley with 3:20 remaining. Lan Larison led UC Davis (2-2) with 225 yards rushing on 22 carries. Eastern Washington’s Soren McKee kicked a 40-yard field goal to make it 3-3 with 3...

MLB notes: Solution to Red Sox defensive woes could be coming from within

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

At times this year the Red Sox were painful to watch defensively. The club has already reached the dubious 100-error threshold and the advanced metrics don’t look any better.The good news is there is reason for hope that next year’s defense could be much better, and a lot of the help could be coming from within.This season when Trevor Story was out recovering from elbow surgery, Boston’s alternatives in the middle infield didn’t inspire confidence. Kiké Hernández became unplayable at shortstop, and for long stretches the club had to rely on rookies like Enmanuel Valdez and David Hamilton, neither of whom possessed a big league caliber glove.Getting Story back immediately helped stabilize things in the middle infield, but if Boston needs to tap its depth next season its options will look much better.Ceddane Rafaela, who is already getting his big league audition, is regarded as an elite defensive talent who could represent an upgrade for the Red Sox at any pos...

1 Kosovo police officer killed and 1 wounded in an attack in the north, raising tensions with Serbia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 08:12:36 GMT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister on Sunday said one police officer was killed and another wounded in an attack he blamed on support from neighboring Serbia, increasing tensions between the two former war foes at a delicate moment in their European Union-facilitated dialogue to normalize ties.Prime Minister Albin Kurti said “masked professionals armed with heavy weapons” opened fire on a police patrol in the village of Banjska, Leposavic, 55 kilometers (35 miles) north of the capital Pristina at 3 a.m. (01:00 GMT), killing one officer and injuring another, whose condition is not life-threatening. Kosovo police said two trucks with no license plates had blocked a bridge at the entrance of the village. Three police units were sent to unblock it but came under fire from different positions with different weapons, hand grenades and bombs.Police managed to push back the attack and take two injured police officers at the hospital in southern Mitrovica.One of them was d...