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World Cup quarterfinals start Tuesday. They bring a 2nd chance for USA Basketball

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — If there was a silver lining to the U.S. World Cup team losing to Lithuania, it’s this: The Americans now truly know how painful it is to watch another national team line up against a nation that has won four consecutive Olympic gold medals and celebrate in its face.As one might guess, they didn’t enjoy that feeling.And if it happens again at this World Cup, it’ll be much, much worse.Monday was a back-to-reality day for the U.S., one day after its undefeated summer run ended with a 110-104 loss to Lithuania to end the second round of the World Cup. A quarterfinal game against Italy awaits on Tuesday, with the U.S. — like all the teams in the Round of 8 — knowing the only way to win gold in Manila is to win every game the rest of the way.“It makes it real,” U.S. guard Austin Reaves said. “Obviously, now, it’s lose or go home. We see the reactions. We obviously know that everybody wants to beat us in particular. We see the joy that they get from that. That t...

Man found dead after climbing at Officers Gulch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man was climbing near Copper Mountain Saturday and was found dead Sunday after a friend reported him missing, according to a release from the Summit County Rescue Group.A friend of the 29-year-old climber said he knew he would be doing a climb near Officers Gulch, locally known as Officers Wall, but said the climber did not specify the exact area, according to SCRG. 16-year-old arrested, accused of first-degree murder, aggravated robbery The climber's friend said he called around 5 p.m. saying he was on a rock and was heading back down soon and was expecting to return at 6:30 p.m. But the friend had not heard from the climber later that evening, so he drove to Officers Gulch and found the climber's car still parked there. At about 10:33 p.m., the friend reported him missing.About an hour later, eight members from SCRG searched for the missing climber along the bike path between Officers Gulch and Frisco and along a climbing trail locally known as Halfway Rock. S...

16-year-old arrested in deadly Denver shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 16-year-old boy was arrested Saturday afternoon in connection to a deadly shooting in the Del Mar Park neighborhood in Aurora last month, the Aurora Police Department said in a press release.He was arrested on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated robbery stemming from a drive-by shooting in the 900 block of Paris Street on Aug. 23.On that day, APD said a 49-year-old man and his son woke up to find two people stealing scooters in their backyard. The man confronted the alleged thieves and chased them down as they rode away on the stolen scooters. Police: Father killed after chasing scooter thieves from his home “The man and his son chased the suspects in their pickup. During the chase, shots were fired at the pickup. The man and son returned home, at which point they noticed a vehicle drive by the front of the house and fire several rounds into the home. One bullet struck the man, fatally wounding him,” police said in a release.APD said more arrests are e...

Denver weather: A hot and breezy Labor Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — With sunny skies, highs will be hot in the low 90s on Monday in the Denver weather forecast. It will be breezy by the afternoon with some early mountain storms.Weather today: Sunny and breezyAs a cold front approaches the area, Colorado will see scattered showers with storms in the high country early Monday. Man found dead after climbing at Officers Gulch The Front Range will be mainly sunny with highs near 90 degrees and a breezy afternoon as the front passes through. The northeast corner of the state could see a late evening storm.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Sept. 4Weather tonight: Clear skiesSkies stay clear Monday night with slowing winds and seasonal lows in the middle 50s.Pinpoint Weather: Overnight forecast on Sept. 4.Looking ahead: Staying dry and warmThe cold front will give Denver some mild temperatures on Tuesday, only reaching the lower 80s with mostly sunny skies. APD: Man arrested, accused of fistfight murder at RTD station The metro conti...

A woman joked that she bought a work by a famous artist for only $4. It turned out to be true

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

(CNN) — When an antiques enthusiast bought a painting that appeared to bear NC Wyeth’s signature at a thrift store in 2017, she joked that the item she picked up for just $4 might actually be real work. from the prolific artist and patriarch of Maine’s Wyeth family of painters. Her joke was no laughing matter, and the painting is now estimated to sell for as much as $250,000 at auction in September.According to specialists from the Bonhams Skinner auction house, the seller unknowingly bought the work at a Savers thrift store in Manchester, New Hampshire, while looking for frames to reuse. According to the auction house, the Wyeth painting had been hidden against a wall along with mostly damaged posters and prints.The woman took the piece home but was unable to find any information about the work with a quick internet search. After hanging her painting in her bedroom for several years, she finally put it away in a closet in her house.A painting forgotten in a closet...

Police search for hit-and-run driver after pedestrian struck in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

Authorities in Miami are actively searching for a hit-and-run subject after the driver struck a pedestrian, Sunday night.The pedestrian was struck by a gray truck at the intersection of Northwest 17th Avenue and 29th Street, and the driver fled the scene, leaving the victim’s condition unknown.The identity and condition of the victim remain unknown at this time, as authorities work to gather more information about the injured individual.Local law enforcement is urging anyone with information about the hit-and-run incident to come forward and assist in their efforts to locate the driver responsible for this reckless act. Call the police immediately if you have any information.

Chicago baseball report: Cubs could be getting some bullpen help — while the White Sox get 1 last look at Miguel Cabrera

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

The Chicago Cubs did what they needed to do in Cincinnati against a pursuing Reds team, securing a split of the four-game series.It was the minimum the Cubs needed to accomplish on the brief road trip, and they took care of business in Sunday’s 15-7 win behind a 10-run outburst over the final two innings. They return to Wrigley Field starting Monday for seven games versus the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks.The White Sox, with new general manager Chris Getz in place, will continue their evaluation process for 2024 during trips to Kansas City and Detroit.Every Monday throughout the season, Tribune baseball writers will provide an update on what happened — and what’s ahead — for the Cubs and Sox.Cubs’ Hayden Wesneski shows nasty stuffThe velocity readings didn’t escape Hayden Wesneski’s attention during his relief outing in Game 2 of Friday’s doubleheader at Great American Ball Park.Wesneski’s fastball hit 99 mph in a...

Callahan: Success for the 2023 Patriots will be both simple and complicated

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

The glory days are always glory days for a few reasons.Joy. Fulfillment. Peak human experience and connection.I’ll throw another one in there: they’re simple.There’s no doubt about the best days or games or seasons. Gray area doesn’t belong in glory, as the Patriots know. For 20 years, they won a Super Bowl or they failed. That was it. That was the bar, the standard set by the greatest head coach and quarterback of all time.Since Tom Brady left, the Patriots have been swimming in a gray area. A 7-9 campaign in 2020 both reflected lackluster roster talent and a confluence of circumstances outside the team’s control that dragged the season into the sewer: COVID-19, cap hell, injuries and changing league rules around the pandemic.The Patriots’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad 2022 season packed a lot of gray area, too. Was it Mac Jones’ fault the team struggled? Bill Belichick’s? Joe Judge and Matt Patricia’s? The only universa...

The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists’ hands

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government is worried about the safety of chemical facilities across the country after its power to keep dangerous substances out of the hands of extremists lapsed a month ago.The Department of Homeland Security has long had the ability to inspect facilities where chemicals are used or stored to make sure their security systems are in place. And the facilities themselves have been required to vet prospective employees for any terrorism links.But the program, called the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, expired July 28 after Congress failed to renew it. Homeland Security officials say this left gaping holes in the country’s national security, and they are calling on Congress to act quickly when it returns this week. “The risk that terrorists could access and weaponize the dangerous chemicals produced in these facilities increases by the day,” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told attendees at the Chemical Security Summit held in nor...

Seoul’s spy agency says Russia has likely proposed North Korea to join three-way drills with China

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:07 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has likely proposed that North Korea participate in three-way naval exercises with China, according to a lawmaker who attended a closed-door briefing with the director of South Korea’s top spy agency Monday.The briefing came days after Russia’s Ambassador to North Korea, Alexander Matsegora, told Russian media that including North Korea in joint military drills between Russia and China “seems appropriate.” Matsegora added it was his own point of view and that he wasn’t aware of any preparations, according to Russia’s Tass news agency.According to lawmaker Yoo Sang-bum, when South Korean National Intelligence Service Director Kim Kyou-hyun was asked about the possibility of such drills, he said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu likely proposed holding trilateral naval exercises with North Korea and China while meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in July.Kim Jong Un invited Shoigu to a major military parade in Pyongyang in July whi...