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Former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti Confirmed As U.S. Ambassador To India

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

After renomination, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was confirmed to become U.S. Ambassador to India.The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted in favor of Garcetti by a vote of 52-42, just months after Garcetti was renominated for the position by President Joe Biden in January.“The United States-India relationship is extremely important and it’s a very good thing we now have an ambassador,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said during the hearing Wednesday.The original nomination expired at the end of 2022., with the Senate committee at unable to agree on Garcetti’s appointment due to accusations that he aware of sexual misconduct occurring within his office.“Simply said… harassment and discrimination have no place in the workplace, no place in our society and I have zero tolerance for that,” Garcetti told the senate committee on December 14, 2021. “In regards to this specific case, I want to say unequivocally that I never witnessed, nor was it ...

Fentanyl overdoses reported at Santa Clara County jails

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

SAN JOSE – As the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office contends with a spike in fentanyl overdoses at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas, the medical examiner-coroner’s office has identified a 44-year-old inmate who died after apparently coming into contact with the opioid last week at the Main Jail in San Jose.Deputies at the Main Jail were conducting welfare checks around 8:20 a.m. on March 11 when they found 44-year-old Roland Wrigley unresponsive on the floor of his cell, Sgt. Michael Low said in a statement.Wrigley was given CPR as well as Narcan, a medicine used to counteract an opioid overdose, but he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, Low said.The in-custody death follows a “substantial amount” of fentanyl overdoses last week at the Elmwood Correctional Facility, Low said. The first two cases were reported on March 8, with a total of 13 inmates eventually being treated at area hospitals.“It has been confirmed by test results that fentanyl was the ...

Draymond Green faces one-game suspension after picking up 16th tech

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Draymond Green is facing a one-game suspension after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season Wednesday.Green was slapped with a technical at the 40.8-second mark of the second quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers after he appeared to throw the basketball at Russell Westbrook’s head after Ivica Zubac’s basket.Paul George made the free throw to put the Clippers up 59-54. Moments later, there was a tense moment between Green and Marcus Morris Sr. on the other end of the floor. Green was boxing out Morris when the Clippers forward appeared to shove Green down from behind. Morris was assessed a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected from the game. Green, who had six points, five assists and four rebounds in the first half, buried the free throw to pull within one of the Clippers.Green picked up his 15th technical foul on Feb. 13, but the Warriors had remained confident that their loud star would be able to avoid a one-game suspe...

NIT Tournament: Santa Clara misses last-second layup in opening-round loss to Sam Houston

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

SANTA CLARA — For the second consecutive year, a great season for the Santa Clara University men’s basketball team came to a disappointing end in the opening round of the NIT Tournament.The Broncos (23-10) started slow and took too long to come alive on their home court as they stumbled to a 58-56 loss to Sam Houston (26-7) on Wednesday night.A last-second layup by freshman center Christoph Tilly could’ve tied the game, but the ball bounced off the rim just before time expired.Hopes were high for a Santa Clara team that was playing in back-to-back postseason tournaments for the first time since 1996.Led by West Coast Conference Co-Player of the Year Brandin Podziemski, a sophomore transfer from the University of Illinois, the Broncos won 23 regular season games, their most since 1969. They ended the season with seven straight wins and finished in third place behind Saint Mary’s and Gonzaga.But a 93-87 double-overtime loss to the University of San Francisco in the opening...

San Mateo County schools sue 3 major social media companies

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

SAN MATEO COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) -- San Mateo County school officials are suing three major social media companies alleging they are contributing to the rapid mental health decline of children.The San Mateo County Board of Education is suing Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for harming students’ mental health and for "monetizing misery." Teenager arrested on suspicion of carjacking, assault in Antioch San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Nancy Magee said how TikTok challenges going around school resulted in vandalism to school properties, which takes away from teaching and learning.The suit alleges the companies designed their platforms to be addictive and deliver harmful content to kids, hurting their mental health. One of the lawyers who filed the suit on behalf of the school board compared "big tech" to the behavior of "big tobacco", regarding allegations that both deliberately target and exploit children.In response to the lawsuit, all three companies issued the following sta...

Pryor, Sacred Heart beat Southern 57-47 in First Four

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Kelsey Wood had her second double-double of the season, Ny’Ceara Pryor had 11 points, eight rebounds and a career-high 10 assists and Sacred Heart won its first NCAA Tournament game with a 57-47 victory over Southern on Wednesday night in the First Four. Sacred Heart (19-13), which has won six games in a row, plays fifth-ranked and top-seeded Stanford in the first round Friday. Wood finished with 10 points and a season-high tying 11 rebounds and Olivia Tucker added 13 points on 5-of-18 shooting, 1 of 10 from 3-point range, for the Pioneers. Genovea Johnson, the only Southern player to score in double figures, finished with 13 points. Tucker and Sierra Johnson made back-to-back baskets in the lane before Pryor added a layup that gave Sacred Heart its first lead at 18-16 with 6:28 left in the second quarter and the Jaguars trailed the rest of the way. Tucker hit a 3-pointer and Wood made two free throws before Pryor scored the final four points in a 9-0 spurt t...

MacKinnon’s shootout goal gives Avs 2-1 win over Maple Leafs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon was the only scorer in the shootout as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Wednesday night.Mikko Rantanen scored in regulation for Colorado (38-22-6).MacKinnon’s five-game goal streak came to an end, but his play carried Colorado to the win.“Been playing awesome,” Avalanche defenseman Bowen Byram said of MacKinnon, who entered with 15 goals in his last 15 games. “He’s the guy that our team follows. When he’s going, I feel like everyone else is sharper.”Alexandar Georgiev made 17 saves for injury-ravaged Colorado (38-22-6), which has found its game since the All-Star break and climbed within five points of the Central Division-leading Dallas Stars with two games in hand.“That dedication to the way we have to play to have success is the key to it,” Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar said. “Some nights we’re as good as we want to be. Seems like recently we’ve wanted to win these hockey games. We know they’re important. Win...

Arizona State races to early lead, beats Nevada 98-73

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — DJ Horne had 20 points and Arizona State raced to a big halftime lead and scored the most points ever in a First Four game, burying Nevada 98-73 on Wednesday night.Desmond Cambridge Jr. — a Nevada transfer — scored 17 points as Arizona State (23-12) led 53-26 at the half and then kept up the pressure on the way to the rout. The first-half output was a season high for Arizona State, which advanced as a No. 11 seed to face TCU in a West Region first-round game on Friday in Denver.Arizona State hit 67.7% of its shots from the floor and forced 10 turnovers in the first half, piling up a 22-2 run over eight minutes to pull away.Will Baker scored 17 and Tre Coleman had 14 for the Wolf Pack (22-11). One of Nevada’s top players, Kenan Blackshear, picked up three fouls early and sat on the bench for more than five minutes of the opening half. Averaging 14.4 per game, he was held to four points.FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 84, TEXAS SOUTHERN 61DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Ansley Almonor sco...

DeJulius has 21, Cincinnati downs Virginia Tech 81-72 in NIT

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — David DeJulius had 21 points in Cincinnati’s 81-72 win against Virginia Tech on Wednesday night in the first round of the NIT.DeJulius had six rebounds and seven assists for the Bearcats (22-12). Landers Nolley II scored 15 points and added 12 rebounds. Jeremiah Davenport shot 4 for 6, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points.Justyn Mutts led the Hokies (19-15) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and six rebounds. Grant Basile added 17 points and seven rebounds for Virginia Tech. Hunter Cattoor also recorded 13 points.DeJulius scored seven points in the first half and Cincinnati went into halftime trailing 33-29. DeJulius led Cincinnati with 14 points in the second half as their team outscored Virginia Tech by 13 points over the final half.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Wood has 27 points, 13 rebounds in Mavs’ OT win over Spurs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:54:06 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Christian Wood had 27 points and 13 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks overcame a series of blunders at the end regulation to beat the San Antonio Spurs 137-128 in overtime Wednesday night without injured All-Stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.Dallas’ Maxi Kleber threw an inbounds pass out of bounds on a full-length heave with 1.8 seconds remaining in regulation. Keldon Johnson, who missed a pair of free throws with 1.8 seconds, tied it 121 on an alley-oop dunk off an inbounds pass from Malaki Branham.Wood had five points in overtime as Dallas fights to remain in the top 10 in the Western Conference. The Mavericks entered the game in ninth place with the same record as the 10th-place Los Angeles Lakers and a game ahead of the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans.Dwight Powell and Jaden Hardy had 22 points each and Josh Green added 21 points for Dallas, which snapped a three-game skid.Johnson had 27 points to lead the short-handed Spurs.Playing the second game of a ba...