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4 men critical after Grand Crossing shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

CHICAGO — Four men are in critical condition after a shooting in the Grand Crossing neighborhood Saturday evening, according to the Chicago Police Department.Police said officers were called to the 6500 block of South King Drive around 6:20 p.m. for a group of men hit by gunfire inside of a residence.When police arrived on scene, they found four men who were shot. A 23-year-old man was shot in the back and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition. Two 28-year-old men were also shot; one in the hip and the other in the chest. The 28-year-old shot in the hip was taken by ambulance to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, while the 28-year-old shot in the chest self transported to U of C in critical condition.A fourth man, 39, was also shot in the back and taken by ambulance to U of C in critical condition. Mail carrier robbed while on postal route in Grand Crossing Police said a female of unknown age was transported to Area headquarters...

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologize for 'pain' their letters on behalf of Danny Masterson caused

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis apologized Saturday for character letters the celebrity couple wrote on behalf of fellow “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson before he was sentenced for rape this week.A judge in Los Angeles on Thursday sentenced Masterson to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women in 2003. In a video posted on Instagram, Kutcher and Kunis said they were sorry for the pain they may have caused with the letters, which were made public Friday.Kutcher said the letters that asked for leniency “were intended for the judge to read and not to undermine the testimony of the victims or retraumatize them in any way. We would never want to do that and we're sorry if that has taken place.”FILE - Actor Danny Masterson leaves Los Angeles superior Court with his wife Bijou Phillips after a judge declared a mistrial in his rape case in Los Angeles on Nov. 30, 2022. Masterson is going back on trial on three charges of rape. A deadlocked jury led to a mistri...

Dart produces, Pratt sits, as No. 20 Ole Miss tops No. 24 Tulane, 37-20

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart exhibited steadiness and late-game poise in his first game since coach Lane Kiffin named him the Rebels’ full-time starter.Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt couldn’t get on the field for the biggest game on the Green Wave’s schedule after taking a heavy hit in the final minutes of a 20-point victory the previous weekend.The result was predictable, but the Top 25 match-up was hardly devoid of drama.Dart accounted for 308 yards and passed for two touchdowns and No. 20 Mississippi pulled away late to beat 24th-ranked Tulane 37-20 on Saturday.Caden Davis kicked a career-long 56-yard field goal to give Ole Miss (2-0) a 10-point lead with 1:53 left, and defensive end Jared Ivey picked up a fumble caused by Khari Coleman’s sack and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown.“We didn’t flinch. We didn’t hesitate. We knew that we were going to figure it out,” Dart said. “Obviously, we expected to win. Morale moving forward ...

Jonero Scott runs for a pair of 4th-quarter TDs, Miles College beats Alabama State 21-17

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Jonero Scott had a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown runs and Division II-level Miles College beat Alabama State 21-17 on Saturday night.Edwin Kleinpeter Jr. was 11-of-20 passing with a 17-yard touchdown pass to Jaih Andrews for Miles, which kept Alabama State out of the end zone in the second half. Scott finished with 70 yards rushing on 16 carries. Dematrius Davis completed 14 of 23 passes for 151 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for Alabama State (1-1). The Hornets opened the scoring with a pick-6 late in the first quarter and then took a 14-0 lead when Davis connected with Kisean Johnson on a 63-yard touchdown pass with 7:22 left in the second quarter. ___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSource

Michael Penix Jr. throws 3 more TD passes, No. 8 Washington routs Tulsa 43-10

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio knows the little bit of sloppiness that showed up for the eighth-ranked Huskies on Saturday can’t happen against other opponents on the schedule.Against Tulsa they were brief hiccups on the way to another big day. “We don’t take games for granted, every game is hard to win and you have got to respect every single opponent. But at the end of the day, I mean, that wasn’t our best game. And it was clear to see,” Ulofoshio said. Michael Penix Jr. threw three more touchdown passes, wide receivers Rome Odunze and Ja’Lynn Polk both ran for touchdowns on reverses and Washington cruised past Tulsa 43-10 on Saturday.Washington (2-0) warmed up for next week’s big nonconference game at Michigan State with another big game from its star quarterback, but an overall performance by the Huskies that will have some correctable moments to talk about this week. “We’re doing a good job getting the (wins) but we know we left a lot out the...

U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

SaturdayThe Sleepy Hollow Country Club (SH)Scarborough, N.Y.Yardage: 6,840; Par: 71Fenway Golf Club (F)Scarsdale, N.Y.Yardage: 6,657; Par: 70Partial First Round (Stroke Play)Play suspended due to darknessJeronimo Esteve, Puerto Rico 32-35_67   -3(F)Kevin Grady, Catonsville, Md. 32-35_67   -3(F)Brice Wilkinson, Madison, Miss. 34-33_67   -3(F)Scott Harvey, Kernersville, N.C.d 33-34_67   -3(F)Brady Shivers, Lubbock, Texas 33-35_68   -3(SH)Sam Jones, New Zealand 35-33_68   -3(SH)Torey Edwards, Long Beach, Calif. 33-36_69   -2(SH)Nate McCoy, Frisco, Texas 36-33_69   -2(SH)Joseph Deraney, Belden, Miss. 33-36_69   -2(SH)Mark Costanza, Morristown, N.J. 35-34_69   -1(F)Andres Schonbaum, Argentina 34-35_69   -1(F)Todd White, Spartanburg, S.C. 35-34_69   -1(F)Blair Hamm, Birmingham, Ala. 36-33_69   -1(F)Hugh Foley, Republic of Ireland 35-34_69   -1(F)Stew...

Chiccitt accounts for 4 TDs to help lead Robert Morris past St. Francis (PA) 31-21

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

MOON TOWNSHIP, Penn. (AP) — Anthony Chiccitt threw for three touchdowns to three different targets and Robert Morris pulled away in the second half to beat St. Francis (PA) 31-21 on Saturday.Chiccitt also caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from wideout Connor Becker to give the Colonials a 10-7 lead.Chiccitt threw an 8-yard score to Noah Robinson with 34 seconds before halftime to put the Colonials (1-1) in front 17-14 and they never trailed again. After intermission, he led a six-play, 65-yard drive to start the half that ended with a 6-yard TD pass to Landen Lucas to create a 10-point margin. Early in the fourth he connected with Chaz Middleton on a 12-yard score for a 31-14 lead.St. Francis’ (0-2) Coyle Doyle threw for 187 yards — 111 to receiver Casey McKinney — and a touchdown also to McKinney.AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-pollSource

Repurposed pay phone entertains kids and grownups with jokes in DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

Coin-operated pay telephones, once ubiquitous, in places ranging from gas stations to drug stores to street corners, have vanished from the landscape. But someone has figured a way to repurpose an old pay phone to dial up some smiles.Near Lafayette Elementary School in D.C.’s Chevy Chase neighborhood, there’s an old-fashioned chrome and black steel telephone on a pole. Just like the old phones, it has a hard-plastic handset with a coiled metal cable attached at the bottom of the mouthpiece.But wait, there’s something different about this pay phone, which popped up earlier this year on Northampton Street NW. It’s the lettering. Instead of P-H-O-N-E, the blue sign on this apparatus says J-O-K-E.“OK, it says dial the number…I’m not sure what these numbers are here, press 1 for a knock-knock joke,” said Calvin Dillon, 13, an 8th grader at The Heights School of Potomac, as he experimented with the unusual device, with his dad nearby.“...

No. 17 North Carolina edges Appalachian State 40-34 in two overtimes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Drake Maye’s 13-yard run in the second overtime helped rescue No. 17 North Carolina and the Tar Heels’ defense made it hold up in a 40-34 win overtime Appalachian State on Saturday.Omarion Hampton ran for 234 yards and three touchdowns, including the 17-yard run that allowed the Tar Heels (2-0) to pull even in the first overtime.Nate Noel ran 7 yards for a touchdown on the first overtime possession for Appalachian State (1-1), finishing with 127 yards on 26 carries.Ryan Coe kicked two field goals for North Carolina, but he missed from 39 yards away on the last play of regulation.Hampton’s second scoring run came from 7 yards out with 9:19 remaining and wiped out a brief Appalachian State lead. The Mountaineers’ Michael Hughes kicked a 33-yard field goal with 1:22 left in regulation to tie the game.Maye threw for 208 yards on 21-for-30 passing as the Tar Heels ended a six-game skid in overtime games.Mountaineers quarterback Joey Aguilar was 22-for-43 fo...

Indignación en el Gobierno de Ecuador por orden judicial de traslado de alias “Fito”, cabecilla de banda criminal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:52 GMT

(CNN Español) — Como “indignante” calificó en un comunicado el Gobierno de Ecuador a la orden judicial para el traslado de Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, de la cárcel de máxima seguridad de La Roca a la cárcel regional de Guayaquil.Fito es el líder de la banda de Los Choneros, uno de los grupos criminales más temidos que opera en el país y que se disputa con otros grupos delincuenciales el control del territorio para el tráfico de drogas.El pasado 12 de agosto, en un fuerte operativo policial y militar, alias “Fito” fue trasladado –junto a otros dos presos de peligro– de la cárcel regional de Guayaquil al centro penitenciario de La Roca “como medida de seguridad para los ciudadanos y detenidos”, según el presidente Lasso.Sin embargo, 27 días después, el juez de garantías penitenciarias, Diego Poma, decidió revertir la decisión y ordenó el retorno de alias “Fito” a la cárcel regional.Reclusos protestan en la Penitenciaría Zonal N° 8 exigiendo el regreso a este penal d...