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After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — March Madness may have been the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete.Players’ options for professional basketball careers are limited, whether in the U.S. or overseas — the jobs just aren’t there.“You can be a great college player and not make a WNBA roster,” ESPN WNBA analyst LaChina Robinson said. “You’re not only competing with players that are currently on roster, but also a ton of women’s basketball players overseas that have been honing their skills and waiting for opportunity to break into the WNBA.”The numbers paint a challenging picture.— There are only 12 WNBA teams and 144 roster spots with most of those being filled by returning players.— Over the past six seasons, 64% of players drafted made WNBA rosters according to basketball website ‘Beyond Women’s Sports’. The high mark was 28 of the 36 draftees in 2019. The low was only 20 the year before.Even if a player does get into the league, it’s a battle...

Grains mostly higher, Livestock lower

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Grain futures were mostly higher Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for May gained 13.25 cents at $7.0325 a bushel; May corn rose 12.50 cents at $6.65 a bushel; May oats fell 9 cents at $3.5750 a bushel; while May soybeans advanced 36.50 cents at 15.2525 a bushel.Beef and pork were lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.Apr. live cattle was off .15 cent at $1.6787 a pound; Apr. feeder cattle lost 3.25 cents at $1.9812 a pound; Apr. lean hogs lost 1.10 cents at $.7470 a pound.Source

Review: Nicole Chung’s new memoir about her parents’ deaths

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

“A Living Remedy,” by Nicole Chung (Ecco)In 2018, Nicole Chung published the bestseller, “All You Can Ever Know,” about being put up for adoption by her Korean parents and raised by a white couple in rural Oregon. With a few years of finishing the book, her adoptive parents were dead, her dad at 67 and her mom at 68. The latter occurred at the start of the pandemic, when it was all but impossible for Chung, who by then had a husband and two young children of her own, to spend time with her.Now Chung, 41, a magazine writer who lives in the Washington, D.C. area, has written a follow-up memoir, “A Living Remedy,” about the unbearable grief of watching one parent, then the other, die, and her debilitating guilt about not being able to do more to help them.When Chung was growing up, her dad managed pizza restaurants and her mom worked mostly office jobs. They had limited or no health insurance, and when he became gravely ill, he was too young for Medicare and too proud to apply for disa...

Martha’s Table hosting new spring fundraiser

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

One of Kingston’s food charities is kicking off what they hope becomes an annual fundraiser in the city.This year the fundraiser is coming at a time when Martha’s needs funds to support the expansion of the charity’s operating space after they managed to purchase the other half of their semi-detached building in December of last year. That space was previously a doctor’s office, and so requires renovations in order to turn the interior into an open space fit for hosting in person breakfast, lunch and eventually, dinner. Executive Director Ronda Candy said they opened up part of the space as a warming centre during the winter in order to utilize what they had, but they’re looking forward to being able to bring more socializing back to Martha’s mission. While the charity had been able to raise and save enough over the years to support capital expansion and the purchase of this building, more fundraising is now needed to help with the renovations and...

Timing, totals for Pinpoint Weather Alert Day Tuesday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Highs will be in the upper 60s on Monday before a 30-degree temperature drop arrives.The Pinpoint Weather team has issued a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for Tuesday. How much snow could Denver see in April? Timing for the snowstormMeteorologist Travis Michels said light snow showers will arrive around 8 a.m. Tuesday for the Denver metro area and last through noon. A second round of snow will arrive in the early evening.How much snow could fall?Around a half inch of snow will fall during the first round of snow. A second round arrives in the early evening with a few more tenths of an inch in the metro, Michels said.Snow forecast update at 10 a.m. on April 3, 2023There may be some slick spots as the morning commute comes to an end, and again during the evening commute. How much snow has Denver seen so far this year?So far this season, Denver has recorded 46.7 inches of snowfall. Last year, Denver received a total of 49.4 inches the entire season. 10 breathtakin...

2 street racers sentenced in death of 21-year-old and her dog

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

GOLDEN, Colo. (KDVR) — Two men were sentenced on Friday for their roles in a 2021 street racing crash that killed a 21-year-old woman. Shimpson Huynh, 31, and Adrian Lau, 22, were sentenced by the First Judicial District Court for a crash that killed Annika Williams in Westminster on Nov. 14, 2021. Lau was sentenced to nine months in jail and was remanded, while Huynh was sentenced to six years in the Department of Corrections. Denver Broncos player arrested in Florida According to the DA's office, Huynh and Lau were street racing when Huynh's vehicle hit Williams, killing her and her dog. The crash occurred at 105th and Sheridan Boulevard.Annika Williams and her dog Alfie were killed in November 2021 after being hit by a street racer going nearly 100 mph in Westminster. (Office of the First Judicial District Attorney on behalf of Williams' family)Annika Williams and her dog Alfie were killed in November 2021 after being hit by a street racer going nearly 100 mph in Westminster. ...

Denver weather: Fire danger Monday, Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for snow Tuesda

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Sunshine and mild temperatures are back on Monday with breezy winds, which means enhanced fire danger yet again. Red flag warnings are in effect from noon to 8 p.m. in the metro area in the Denver weather forecast.Pinpoint Weather: Red flag warnings on April 3. Weather today: Fire danger, breezySunny skies will be over the Front Range Monday with warm highs in the upper 60s. Winds will pick up through the second half of the day with speeds between 15-25 mph and enhanced fire danger through the evening. ‘I have no doubt he’s still alive’: Owner searches for dog after deadly avalanche Snow moves into the high country after 12 p.m. and stays overnight.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on April 3. Weather tonight: Brisk winds, snow moves inClouds build in overnight with light snow chances into Tuesday morning. Lows dip into the upper 20s with brisk winds sticking around.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight lows on April 3. Looking ahead: Pinpoint Weather Alert Day TuesdayThe Pi...

GEM sends supplies to Little Rock after tornadoes rip apart community

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

One of the hardest hit areas in the country, Arkansas, is now getting help from South Florida. Supplies are being packed and shipped. At the Global Empowerment Mission in Doral, they are prepared to respond whenever a disaster strikes. “We have volunteers from the Miami area in our warehouse every week, packing boxes, either for active disasters or disasters that will happen,” said Emily Fullmer, vice president of operations at GEM. Last week, GEM responded on the ground to the devastating tornadoes in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. On Monday, they sent supplies and crews to Little Rock, Arkansas where more tornadoes ripped apart the community. “Our team is meeting with the emergency operations center, the mayor’s office, local churches as they know the intimate needs of the community, and we will have distributions and boxes provided at shelters and hotels where residents might be displaced to,” said Kimberly Bentley, director of field operations at GEM. A...

DeSantis signs bill to carry concealed guns without a permit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday, giving the governor another legislative victory as he prepares a campaign for president.The new law will allow anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida to carry one without a permit. It means training and a background check will not be required to carry concealed guns in public. It takes effect July 1.The arguments over the legislation were divided along political lines, with Republicans saying law-abiding citizens have a right to carry guns and protect themselves. They say most people will still want to get a permit because it will allow them to carry concealed weapons in states with reciprocal agreements and to be able to purchase guns without a waiting period.However, Democrats – pointing to mass shootings in Florida like the massacre at the 2016 Pulse nightclub in Orlando and the deadly 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Dougl...

Chinese spy balloon was able to transmit information back to Beijing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:37:44 GMT

(CNN) — The Chinese spy balloon that transited the US earlier this year was able to capture imagery and collect some signals intelligence from US military sites, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.The balloon was able to transmit information back to Beijing in real time, the source said, and the US government still does not know for sure whether the Chinese government could wipe the balloon’s data as it received it. That raises questions about whether there is intelligence the balloon was able to gather that the US still doesn’t know about.Still, the intelligence community has not been overly concerned about the information the balloon was able to gather, the person said, because it is not much more sophisticated than what Chinese satellites are able to glean as they orbit over similar locations.The US also knew what the balloon’s path would be and was able to protect sensitive sites and censor some signals before the balloon was able to pi...