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Celtics, Hawks sit many players for regular-season finale

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks both have numerous players out for Sunday’s season finale. Boston is sitting usual starters Jayson Tatum, the team’s leading scorer at 30.1 per game, Al Horford, Jaylen Brown (cut finger) and Marcus Smart. Also out are reserves Malcolm Brogdon (lower back pain) and Robert Williams III.The Hawks are playing without leading scorer Trae Young (right groin soreness), Dejounte Murray (sore left ankle), Clint Capela (right calf tightness), John Collins (tight lower back) and Bogdan Bogdanovic (sore right knee).The Hawks, locked into eighth place, will face Miami in the play-in round of the playoffs. Boston is the No. 2 seed and will play the winner of that game in their opening-round series. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Roxbury deadly shooting: Boston police investigating after man dies following shooting

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

A man died after he was shot in Roxbury Saturday night, according to Boston police who are investigating the fatal shooting.Officers responded to a call for a person shot in the area of 2055 Columbus Ave., in Roxbury, at about 10:17 p.m. on Saturday.Upon arrival, officers saw a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.Boston EMS transported the man to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.“The Boston Police Department is actively reviewing the facts and circumstances surrounding this incident,” police said in a statement. “Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact Boston Police Homicide Detectives at (617) 343-4470.”Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit Crime & Public Safety | East High shooting suspect died by suicide, DA says; leaders vow to put police back in schools Crime & Public Safety | 2 administrators shot at D...

Jayson Tatum becomes first player in Celtics history to break 30-point scoring average in single season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

Jayson Tatum made history on Sunday, and he didn’t even play.Tatum and the rest of the Celtics regulars sat out for the regular season finale against the Hawks, and Boston’s superstar clinched a historic feat by doing so. Tatum became the first player in Celtics history to score 30 or more points per game in a single season, finishing the regular season at 30.1 points per game in 74 games. The previous franchise high was set by Larry Bird in 1987-88, when he had 29.9 points per game.Tatum’s 2,225 points are the fifth-most in Celtics history, and the most since Isaiah Thomas scored 2,199 points in 2016-17.Tatum’s career year was done in 74 games in a year in which he battled through lingering injuries. He dealt with wrist and finger problems, and more recently, a left hip contusion. An MVP candidate early in the season, Tatum’s play regressed after the All-Star break and he seemed to hit a wall. But Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said on Sunday that he’...

Reports: IS land mine kills at least 6 civilians in Syria

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — A deadly land mine explosion in Syria killed at least six people on Sunday, according to state media.News agency SANA said the explosion hit civilians who were foraging for truffles in the countryside, and blamed the incident on a land mine planted by the Islamic State group in the southern Deir Ez-Zor province. The area is a former stronghold of the militants.A day earlier, SANA reported six people – also heading to search for truffles – were killed by an anti-tank mine left by IS in the desert of Homs’ eastern countryside.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, put the number killed Sunday at seven. The monitor said the incident brings to 137 the number of civilians reported killed this year as a result of the explosion of mines and other explosive objects left over from the war, including 30 children. The truffles are a seasonal delicacy that can be sold for a high price. Since truffle hunters work in large groups in r...

8 people missing in fiery collapse of Marseille building

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Eight people remained missing after the building they lived in exploded and collapsed early Sunday near the port of Marseille, leaving mounds of burning debris hampering rescue operations, officials said.More than 100 firefighters worked against a ticking clock to extinguish flames deep within the rubble of the five-story building, but more than 17 hours later “the situation is not yet stabilized,” Marseille Prosecutor Dominique Laurens said at an evening news conference.Earlier in the day, officials had thought that between four and 10 people may have been trapped. Laurens said police have yet to confirm the apparent disappearance of a ninth person who lived in a next-door building. Five people suffered minor injuries from the collapse, which occurred shortly before 1 a.m.Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan said two buildings that share walls with the one that collapsed were partially brought down before one later caved in, another complication in the search and r...

Suspect arrested in Florida after killings of 3 teens

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy wanted as part of an investigation into the killings of three teenagers in central Florida was captured by authorities, days after another teenager and a 12-year-old were charged in the deaths.The teen was arrested Saturday by U.S. marshals in Groveland, Florida, located 30 miles west of Orlando. He is facing charges of carjacking with a firearm, aggravated assault, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer and tampering with an electronic monitoring device, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.The two suspects previously in custody were charged with first-degree murder last week. Prosecutors are reviewing the case to determine whether the suspects will be charged as adults. The Associated Press does not publish the names of juveniles unless they have been charged with adult crimes.The shooting suspects and victims were all in a vehicle belonging to 16-year-old Layla Silvernai...

Guyana’s Rupununi Rodeo celebrates local cowboy culture

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

LETHEM, Guyana (AP) — Their horses’ hooves kick up dust amid blaring country music as participants enter the arena to begin the Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo, a celebration of the cowboy lifestyle on Guyana’s rugged Rupununi savannah.The two-day, annual rodeo draws thousands of visitors from Guyana’s capital and other countries, especially neighboring Brazil. The event is held in Lethem town in the Rupununi Region also known as Region 9 – Upper-Takutu-Upper Essequibo in southwest Guyana.Competitions include bareback bronco riding, saddle bronco, steer roping, ribbon roping and wild cow milking. The event has become so popular it even has participants from Britain, the United States and Brazil. But most of the participants are local cowboys who get together to pit their skills.Rancher Ian RodrIguez has lived his whole life in Rupununi and owns the lot of land where the rodeo is held. His father was chief judge of the rodeo before he died. RodrIguez is following in his father’s footst...

Chicago police looking for 3 women in strong arm robbery case on Red Line train

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

CHICAGO — Chicago police detectives are asking for help identifying three women in connection with a strong arm robbery Friday on the Red Line.The strong arm robbery happened around 8:13 p.m. near the 79th Street Red Line station, according to a community alert from the Chicago Police Department. Girl, 15, fatally shot in head on South Side ID’d Police said the three women beat someone and then took their property while they were on the train.Anyone with information is asked to call Mass Transit detectives at 312-745-4706.

Parents track down kidnapping suspect, tackle him in the mall

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — A one-month-old child was safely returned to his parents after being allegedly kidnapped in a stolen car early Saturday morning.This father, John, saw his infant kidnapped when his car was stolen -- then later tackled the suspect in the Vancouver Mall, April 8, 2023 (KOIN)The alleged car theft and kidnapping happened just before 8 a.m. Saturday out front of Happy Juice, a smoothie and coffee stand in Vancouver, Washington. The baby's parents, John and Ashley, own the business and said they began setting up for the day around 7:45 a.m.“I turn my back for just a second and he utilized that time to run and hop into my driver's seat of my car door," John said. John said he was just a few feet away from the car with his son still in view. He said he began pleading with the man to give the child back.“I said, ‘Hey my son's in there, just give me my son. Take my car, just, please, give me my son.’ He hopped in and drove."The Happy Juice coffee stand, 1501 NE 99th ...

Capital City Rescue Mission Easter celebration serves thousands in need

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y (NEWS10)- Easter Sunday brings the Capital City Rescue Mission’s Annual Easter lunch. The organization usually serves one thousand plates and bag lunches for community members in need. But this week, the organization has been busy prepping to serve 2,000 members of the community.Chief of Staff David Poach says it’s always fun yet still challenging.“But every holiday, we have tons of volunteers who come out, who help us prepare and serve and make this day happen,” Poach said. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Executive Chef Max Ansong says that volunteers have been shopping and prepping hundreds of pounds of food for the easter meal since Wednesday.“For all of the food that we are going to cook, we have to prep up. And we did with great volunteers that came.”Chris Jones volunteers in the kitchen and says he enjoys donating his time and skills to a big cause.“I think in my life, I always liked helping people,” he sa...