Home

Andrew Wiggins returns: When will he suit up again?

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew Wiggins returned to Chase Center for the first time in more than 40 days. he gave a an opaque answer to his whereabouts during an undisclosed absence that saw him miss 22 regular season games.Among the rumors that have swirled around the NBA world is that Wiggins was with his ill father, former NBA player Mitchell Wiggins, during his time away. Wiggins chose not to clarify the reason for his absence in a media session before the Warriors’ game against Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, only that he was dealing with a family matter.“I’d rather keep it private,” he said, seated next to president of basketball operations Bob Myers. “It’s for me and my family and people close to family.”The Warriors weren’t sure if Wiggins would return at all this season. And Wiggins shared that for periods of time he wasn’t sure if he could return, either. But his family needs took priority over basketball.“Wh...

What to know about Trump’s first day as a criminal defendant

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

By Michelle L. Price | Associated PressNEW YORK — For the first time in history, a former U.S. president has appeared in court as a criminal defendant.Donald Trump surrendered to authorities Tuesday after being indicted by a New York grand jury on charges related to hush-money payments at the height of the 2016 presidential election.Trump, a 2024 presidential candidate, pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges in a Manhattan courtroom.Here’s what to know about Trump’s day in court:HUSH-MONEY PAYMENTS RELATED TO 2016 ELECTIONProsecutors unsealed the indictment against the former president Tuesday, giving Trump, his lawyers and the world their first opportunity to see them. Trump was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Prosecutors said Trump conspired to undermine the 2016 presidential election by trying to suppress information that could harm his candidacy, and then concealing the true nature of the hush-money payments. The payments w...

Atherton home burglarized, police asking for surveillance footage

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

ATHERTON, Calif. (KRON) -- A home in the affluent community of Atherton was burglarized on Saturday, and police are asking for neighbors to check their surveillance cameras, according to the Atherton Police Department. Santa Clara County libraries will now carry Narcan Just after 8 p.m., suspects smashed the side window of a residence on the 400 block of Walsh Road, police say. The suspects entered the residence, but the total loss and damages are unknown at this time. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The department is asking any residents who live on Walsh Road to check their surveillance video for any potential information about the crime or the suspects. Anyone with information is asked to contact APD at 650-688-6500. APD provided a list o...

Oakland authorities 'fanned homicidal flames' before neighbor slain, lawsuit states

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

(KRON) -- Despite nearly two dozen 911 calls, Oakland Police Department officers and Alameda County probation officers failed to intervene before a father of four was shot to death by his neighbor, according to a lawsuit filed this week. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of the family of Miles Armstead. Armstead was shot to death on May 1, 2020 as he was moving out of his recently-sold home, according to the suit. Armstead, his pregnant wife, and their children moved out to escape months of relentless harassment from a squatter who lived next door, Jamal Thomas, attorneys wrote."Miles was literally cleaning up the front yard of the house he had sold in fear of Jamal Thomas when Thomas chased him down and shot him," the lawsuit states. While squatting in 2019 and 2020, Thomas threw rocks at the Armstead family home, threatened to burn it down, and injured Armstead's wife. Armstead called 911 at least 23 times within six months, according to attorneys."Mr. Thomas had obvi...

Mitchell scores 43 to lead Cavs to 117-113 win over Magic

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points, his fourth straight 40-point game, to help Cleveland to a 117-113 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.The win secure the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference for the Cavaliers. Mitchell scored Cleveland’s last six points to become the first Cavalier ever to score 40 or more points in four straight games.Caris Levert added 19 points in Cleveland’s 50th win of the season, giving them home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.Markelle Fultz had 23 points and eight assists, and Paolo Banchero had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic (34-45).The loss eliminated Orlando from playoff contention.The Magic ran off 13 straight points while the Cavs went scoreless for more than four minutes of the first quarter, and Orlando led by nine when Gary Harris hit a 3-pointer midway through the second period.But after being held to four shots and six points in the first 17 minutes, Mitchell got it going late i...

David Perron, Ville Husso help Red Wings beat Canadiens 5-0

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — David Perron had two goals and an assist, Ville Husso returned from a lower-body injury to make 24 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-0 on Tuesday night.Husso was back after sitting out seven games. Lucas Raymond, Matt Luff and Joe Veleno also scored and Jordan Oesterle and Olli Matta each had two assists. Detroit (35-33-9) ended a three-game Canadian trip with consecutive victories.Cayden Primeau made 16 saves for in his second start for Montreal this season.Referee Marc Joannette ended his career with the game. He officiated more than 1,500 NHL games and three Stanley Cup finals.Raymond shocked Primeau with a wrist shot from point-blank range to open the scoring for Detroit 4:55 into the first.Oesterle found Perron with a long stretch pass to create a breakaway and the Sherbrooke player deked Primeau to double Detroit’s lead.At 7:12 of the second period, Luff hopped on a loose puck in the slot to score his second goal of the season.Detroi...

Los soldados digitales de Putin: cómo los blogueros se convirtieron en pieza clave de la maquinaria de guerra de Rusia

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

(CNN) –– El asesinato de Vladlen Tatarsky ha puesto el foco sobre el oscuro mundo de los blogueros militares rusos a favor de la invasión de Ucrania y ha resaltado el rol que desempeñan en la maquinaria de propaganda de Moscú.Vladlen Tatarsky nació en Ucrania, pero se convirtió en un firme partidario de su destrucciónTatarsky, cuyo nombre era Maxim Fomin, murió el pasado domingo en la explosión de un café de San Petersburgo, donde se encontraba como invitado de un grupo a favor de la guerra. Tatarsky era conocido por su apoyo a la guerra contra Ucrania y al jefe del grupo mercenario Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin. También por sus ocasionales, pero fuertes, críticas a los fracasos de Moscú en el campo de batalla.Aunque era una voz destacada en el mundo de los “milbloguers” (o blogueros militares), con más de 500.000 suscriptores a su canal de Telegram, sin duda no era el único con influencia.Rusia obligó al cierre de los últimos medios independientes que quedaban en el territorio poco des...

Mercer scores 1st hat trick as the Devils sweep Penguins

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dawson Mercer scored his first career hat trick and the New Jersey Devils beat the fading Penguins 5-1 Tuesday night, putting Pittsburgh’s bid for a 17th straight Stanley Cup playoff berth in serious jeopardy.Dougie Hamilton and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils and Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves as New Jersey rebounded from its worst loss of the season, a 6-1 setback in Winnipeg on Sunday night.Coupled with Florida’s win over Buffalo, the Panthers moved a point ahead of the Penguins in the race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Both teams have four games left, but they don’t play each other.Bryan Rust ruined Vanecek’s bid for a fourth shutout this season when he scored his 20th of the season at 6:14 of the third period. Tristan Jarry had 32 saves for the Penguins, whose run of 16 straight postseason appearances is the longest active streak among the major North American sports leagues.Pittsburgh is 4-7 in its last 11 ...

Butler leads Heat to late win against Pistons, 118-105

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 18 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat avoided an embarrassing loss by rallying to beat the hapless Detroit Pistons 118-105 on Tuesday night.Miami (42-37) kept its chance of escaping the Play-In tournament alive, but Detroit (16-63) made it tough before losing its 10th straight and falling to 1-21 in its last 22 games.Gabe Vincent scored 22 points for the Heat while Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro had 18 apiece.Jaden Ivey scored 30 points for the Pistons, while fellow rookie Jalen Duren had 20 points and 14 rebounds.The Heat led 80-79 at the start of the fourth quarter, but weren’t able to pull away from the NBA’s worst team. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Cory Joseph put Detroit ahead 97-94 with 6:42 left, but Butler’s floater gave Miami a 100-99 edge with 4:35 remaining.Eric Spoelstra started sending his defense hard at Ivey, and Detroit struggled to adapt. Butler made it 107-99 from the free throw line with 2:47 l...

Siakam scores 22, leads Raptors over Hornets 120-100

Published Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:07:14 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 22 points and the Toronto Raptors rallied from four 9-point first quarter deficits to roll past the Charlotte Hornets 120-100 on Tuesday night.Toronto has won five of its last six games, improving to 40-39 and solidifying their position for the NBA play-in tournament.The Raptors scored 19 straight points during a stretch late in the third quarter and into the fourth quarter after Charlotte had gotten within 80-75 with 3:49 left in the third quarter.Siakam also had 14 rebounds and was joined in double digits by Chris Boucher (21 points), Will Barton (20), O.G. Anunoby (17), Fred VanVleet (16), Precious Achiuwa (12) and Jakob Poeltl (10).The Hornets, who were leading 40-38 in middle of the second quarter, were led by Bryce McGowens’ career-high 20 points. Nick Richards added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Svi Mykhailiuk had 17 points, JT Thor 13 and Theo Maledon 13 as all five of Charlotte’s starters scored in double figures.The Hornets (26-5...