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Amid 28-game losing streak, Detroit showed it can compete with NBA’s best. Now a win would be nice.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Detroit coach Monty Williams has believed it for a while, and now he has proof: The Pistons can compete with anybody in the NBA.And, he can only hope, the wins will come soon enough.The Pistons opened a 21-point lead over the league-best Celtics on Thursday night, forcing overtime before Boston pulled out a 128-122 victory and sent Detroit to an NBA record-tying 28th loss in a row. “As bad as they hurt right now, I hurt for them,” Williams said. “But I told them: `If we bring that kind of toughness and execution — minus the turnovers — we’re not just going to win one game. We’re going to put something together.’” It was the first time all season the Pistons led by more than 20 points, and the first time they had gotten to overtime in the two months since their last win. Detroit has also lost to Miami by one point, Milwaukee by two and defending champion Denver by four points this season. “We’re on the same level as all these teams were playing against,” said Detr...

Switching from one side of the offensive line to the other is among the NFL’s underrated tough tasks

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Driving a car with the opposite foot or shaving with the other hand would be major challenges for anyone.That’s how offensive linemen describe moving from right tackle to left tackle and vice versa. It’s a new position that requires different footwork, hand-and-eye coordination and other techniques all while trying to keep strong and speedy edge rushers from annihilating their quarterback.Tampa Bay’s Tristan Wirfs and Cincinnati’s Jonah Williams are among the players who’ve made that difficult switch this season. Detroit’s Penei Sewell has gone back and forth.It’s one of the toughest transitions for an NFL player that’s often overlooked because of the assumption that offensive linemen all do the same thing. Yes, linemen have to block. But each guy on the line has different responsibilities and major adjustments are necessary.“You have so many reps on one side and it’s muscle memory but then all of sudden you have do everything the other way and it feels weird,” sa...

Police: Prince George’s Co. officer fires shots in carjacking near National Harbor’s Tanger Outlets

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

Prince George's County, Maryland, police respond to a reported shooting in the National Harbor's Tanger Outlets shopping center on Dec. 28, 2023. (WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Prince George's County, Maryland, police respond to a reported shooting in the National Harbor's Tanger Outlets shopping center on Dec. 28, 2023. (WTOP/Matt Kaufax) An off-duty police officer fired shots during a carjacking in which his personal vehicle was taken near the Tanger Outlets shopping center in Oxon Hill, Maryland’s National Harbor area on Thursday evening, according to police.“This did not happen in the parking lot of the outlet mall, but just across the street,” said WTOP’s Matt Kaufax, who was on the scene in the 6...

10 and 15-year-old missing after allegedly being taken from home

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An endangered missing persons alert has been activated for a 15 and 10-year-old who were allegedly taken from their home Thursday evening. According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation Paola Torres-Cuevas, 15, and Natalia Torres-Cuevas, 10, were last seen in Silverthorne near the 400 block of Brian Avenue at around 11 p.m.The girls are believed to be traveling with Kimberly Gomez in a white Acura. It is not clear what Gomez's relationship is with the girls. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox CBI said they are believed to be driving south towards Mexico.Natalia is described as:Female10 years oldHas brown hair and brown eyesWhite-Hispanic4 feet, 1 inch tallWeighs 60 lbs.Natalia Torres-Cuevas, 10, is considered an endangered missing person. She was last seen in Silverthorne on Dec. 29 (CBI)Paola is described as:Female15 years oldHas black hair and brown eyesWhite-Hispanic5 feet, 2 inches tallWeighs 80 lbs.Paola Torres-Cuevas, 15, is...

Denver weather: Warming up with sunny skies

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Abundant sunshine will be across the Front Range to finish off the week with temperatures climbing into the low 50s in the Denver weather forecast.Weather today: Lots of sunshineThe entire state will see plenty of sunshine on Friday as Coloradans enjoy the last Friday of 2023. JonBenét Ramsey cold case review leads to ‘recommendations’ Winds stay light through the afternoon as temperatures top out in the low 50s. Pinpoint Weather: daily forecast on Dec. 29 Weather tonight: Clear and coolDenver will keep clear skies in the forecast on Friday night. Overnight lows will be above average in the middle 20s with light winds.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight lows on Dec. 29 Looking ahead: Dry New Year's Eve, light mountain snowSaturday kicks off the weekend with sunny skies across the Front Range, but the mountains will see increasing clouds. On Saturday, highs are comfy in the lower 50s. Pinpoint Weather: Broncos game forecast on Dec. 31Sunday is closer to seasonal averages in...

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launches X-37B plane, one of the US military’s most fascinating secrets

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

(CNN) — SpaceX’s hulking Falcon Heavy rocket returned to the skies Thursday evening, and this time it launched a mysterious spacecraft for the US military that will carry out cutting-edge research.The rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8:07 p.m. ET, carrying the military’s X-37B space plane — which is uncrewed and operates autonomously — to unprecedented altitudes. The launch streamed live on SpaceX’s website. The side boosters returned to Earth and safely touched down.It is not clear, however, exactly where the space plane is going.The X-37B’s activities in space have long been the subject of fascination and speculation in the space community as amateur enthusiasts race to track its whereabouts and share theories about its activities.Resembling a miniature NASA space shuttle with the windows blacked out, the reusable and fully autonomous X-37B has been known to carry out research on concepts such as relaying solar energy from space for use back on...

Domestic shooting in Miramar leaves 1 dead; suspect in custody

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

Miramar police are investigating a domestic shooting that unfolded in a residential area, resulting in the loss of one life. The incident occurred on Southwest 39th Street and 62nd Avenue where a significant police presence was evident . Live footage from the scene captured evidence markers on the ground as authorities blocked off portions of the neighborhood.Miramar Police have confirmed that the shooting was domestic in nature. The suspected shooter is now in custody, having remained at the scene after the incident and is reportedly cooperating with the investigation.The victim, a man, was being transported to the hospital by his ex-girlfriend when she urgently called 911 for assistance. Despite paramedics arriving quickly, the man succumbed to his injuries.According to police, both the shooter and the victim had a romantic history with the same woman. The suspected shooter is the current boyfriend of the woman who drove the victim to the hospital, while the deceased was her form...

Ukraine’s hopes for victory fade in the face of waning Western support and Putin’s relentless war machine

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

(CNN) — A year ago, a resolute President Volodymyr Zelensky traveled direct from the battlefield of Bakhmut to address the US Congress and meet with President Joe Biden. He was feted as a hero; Ukraine’s determination to resist Russian aggression met with strong bipartisan backing in Washington.One year on, the outlook looks much grimmer. A long-anticipated Ukrainian offensive in the south has made scant progress. Russia appears to have weathered international sanctions, for now, and has converted its economy into a war machine.The Russian way of war, absorbing hideous losses of men and materiel but throwing yet more into the fight, has blunted the Ukrainian military’s tactical and technological edge, as its top general admitted in a candid essay last month.The mood in Moscow seems grimly determined: the goals of the “special military operation” will be achieved, and the fighting will continue until they are.As the long frontline becomes ever more calcified, the ...

Elon Musk and these other 9 bosses had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 2023

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

New York (CNN) — For some top executives, 2023 is a year they would rather forget.Some of their companies lost billions of dollars. Some have lost their jobs. And others badly damaged their reputations and face even more trouble ahead in 2024.CNN Business ended the year celebrating Microsoft’s Satya Nadella as CEO of the year, Taylor Swift as business leader of the year and tapped United Auto Workers union President Shawn Fain as its first labor leader of the year. But it seemed only fair to note 10 CEOs and chairpersons for whom 2023 did not go as well as planned.Elon MuskIn some ways, Elon Musk had a much better year than your typical CEO, let alone the other members of this group.Tesla: Shares of Tesla, his most profitable company, more than doubled this year, recapturing more than half of the value they lost during a disastrous 2022. Tesla has already topped its previous annual sales record in just the first three quarters of the year...

Massive California waves injure some onlookers and bring flooding, treacherous beach conditions up the West coast

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:14:08 GMT

(CNN) — A powerful offshore storm is driving towering waves into the California coastline, triggering flooding and warnings of dangerous and damaging swells after several people were injured by a wave along Ventura beach on Thursday.The wave crashed over a barrier along the southern California beach, tossing a wall of fast-moving water at a group of onlookers who rushed to escape the deluge, witness video shows. Seawater quickly knocked some people off their feet and pummeled cars as drivers tried to speed away.Nearly 20 people were briefly swept away in the incident and eight people were taken to the hospital, Ventura officials said.High water and dangerous rip currents will churn along some of California’s beaches through the weekend as much of the West coast – spanning from the US-Mexico border to southern Oregon – is under coastal flood and high-surf alerts, the National Weather Service said.Waves as high as telephone poles – about 40 feet – could slam i...