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Celtics send Detroit to NBA record-tying 28th straight loss, beating Pistons 128-122 in OT

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Hoping to avoid a 28th straight loss that would match the longest losing streak in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons forced overtime against the league-best Celtics on Thursday night before Boston recovered to win 128-122.Despite making it to overtime for the first time in the skid, Detroit matched the “Trust the Process” Philadelphia 76ers with 28 consecutive losses. The Pistons need a victory at home against Toronto on Saturday night to avoid breaking the record.Detroit opened a season-high 21-point lead in the first half only to trail 106-100 in the final two minutes of regulation. Jaden Ivey scored six straight points to erase the deficit, then Bojan Bogdanovic made a putback with 4.6 seconds left to send it to OT.But Derrick White scored 10 of his 23 points in the extra period and Kristaps Porzingis had six in the overtime — dunking after a full-court pass from Jayson Tatum and then sinking a pair of free throws to make it 125-117. Porzingis had 35 points — 11 in t...

Celtics narrowly avoid embarrassment with OT win over lowly Detroit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

The Celtics insisted that their approach Thursday night against the worst team in the NBA, on a historic losing streak, would not, and should not change based on those unique circumstances. On paper, the Celtics – boasting the best record in the NBA – should have dusted the Pistons.But sometimes, that’s just not reality.“I think just the expectation of it’s supposed to go a certain way or it’s supposed to be easy,” Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said pregame of the unique challenge facing his team. “It’s just not the case. So, just playing the game. It’s another game regardless of the other team’s record.”The Celtics have mostly heeded their coach’s emphasis of a consistent mindset this season, as they’ve plowed through the early portion of their schedule. But taking care of business proved to be easier said than done on Thursday night. Perhaps a hint of relaxation seeped in as the C’s welcomed a Pistons team on a record 27-game losing streak. Maybe they were sti...

15-year-old boy with stab wounds taken to hospital from TTC Sheppard West subway station

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

A 15-year-old boy has been taken to a Toronto hospital with serious injuries from the TTC’s Sheppard West subway station after he was stabbed, authorities say.A Toronto Police Service spokesperson told CityNews emergency crews received a call from a collector’s booth inside the station after 9:30 p.m. with a report someone was injured. It wasn’t immediately clear where exactly the stabbing occurred.A spokesperson with Toronto Paramedic Services said the boy was taken to the hospital in serious, but non-life-threatening condition.Officers said the suspect is believed to be a boy around the same age. He was last seen wearing a black vest, black pants and a black mask. The spokesperson said they didn’t have information on where the suspect was last seen.The TTC briefly suspended service at the station due to the incident. Stabbing: (UPDATE)9:36 pmSheppard Ave W & Dufferin St-victim has non-life threatening injuries-ongoing investigation-anyone w/info call 41...

15-year-old surfer dies in South Australia state’s third fatal shark attack since May

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — A 15-year-old surfer has died in the third fatal shark attack in the waters off South Australia state in recent months.Khai Cowley was attacked by a suspected great white shark Thursday while surfing with his father off remote Ethel Beach on the Yorke Peninsula west of his hometown of Adelaide, authorities said.He was brought to shore but emergency services were unable to revive him.Surfers died in shark attacks in remote parts of South Australia in May and October. Their bodies were never recovered.South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas said there have been 11 fatal shark attacks in the state’s waters since 2000.The fact that three of those fatalities occurred since May is “startling and is of concern,” he told Nine Network television Friday.Malinauskas said there was little the government could do to make beaches safer outside Adelaide, the state capital and its most populous city.Outside the state, a 16-year-old girl killed by a bull shark in a river...

Trump is blocked from the GOP primary ballot in two states. Can he still run for president?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

DENVER (AP) — First, Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump wasn’t eligible to run for his old job in that state. Then, Maine’s Democratic secretary of state ruled the same for her state. Who’s next?Both decisions are historic. The Colorado court was the first court to apply to a presidential candidate a rarely used constitutional ban against those who “engaged in insurrection.” Maine’s secretary of state was the first top election official to unilaterally strike a presidential candidate from the ballot under that provision.But both decisions are on hold while the legal process plays out.That means that Trump remains on the ballot in Colorado and Maine and that his political fate is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Maine ruling will likely never take effect on its own. Its central impact is increasing pressure on the nation’s highest court to say clearly: Can Trump still run for president after the Jan. 6,...

Events that shaped Chicago: 2023 Year in Review

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

CHICAGO — As the new year looms, pressing issues that dominated headlines in Illinois in the year 2023 range from significant strikes to devastating storms and drastic changes in the sports scene. Over the course of the last 12 months, when it came to crime in Chicago, homicides trended down. While a victory for the city's police department, robbery and thefts spiked, and stolen vehicle reports skyrocketed by more than double. More Coverage:Keeping yourself safe: Chicago crime experts offer tips on how to avoid carjackings, minimize harmKeeping yourself safe: Tips from Chicago crime experts on how to avoid robberiesFor Mayor Brandon Johnson, 2024 will be the first test of his new crime-fighting strategy, unveiled at year’s end. WGN Exclusive: Migrants, crime, investment in people: Brandon Johnson’s first 6 months as mayor COVID-19's official end as a public health emergency came in 2023, closing a chapter three years after it began. More Coverage: WGN's Medica...

More suburbs taking action to prevent migrant busses from arriving without notice

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

BROADVIEW, Ill. — The mayor of the Village of Broadview is the latest suburban leader to take action and put restrictions in place on migrant buses arriving in her jurisdiction.Mayor Katrina Thompson said she decided to take action by signing an executive order because the next village board meeting isn’t for more than two weeks and she anticipates migrant buses could potentially arrive here before then.“It’s not that we don’t have love and compassion toward others but we have a real situation,” she said. “We have to plan and we didn’t anticipate this was another journey we were going to be on. It kind of takes me back to when we were in Covid and the crisis. Always in a crisis mode to fix a problem.”  Steady flow of migrant buses continues as city officials work to bring order to the chaos While migrant buses haven’t arrived in Broadview yet, Thompson anticipates it could happen soon, as it has in other Chicago suburbs.She signed an executive order setting rules in plac...

California law: Officials must use arrestee's pronouns if sharing mugshots

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

(KTXL) — A new California law is placing more rules on the use of mugshots posted to law enforcement agencies' social media accounts. Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, police departments and sheriff's offices will have to include the name and pronouns provided by the person arrested when their mugshot is posted on the agencies' social media accounts. California police can no longer ask you this at a traffic stop starting in 2024 The new law, AB 994, also further limits the circumstances under which law enforcement can share a mugshot on social media and adds rules on the removal of new and existing mugshots from these sites. Using the name and pronouns provided by the arresteeAB 994 will require police and sheriff's offices to use the name and pronouns provided by the arrestee if their mugshot is to be posted on the agencies' social media accounts. This applies to individuals accused of any crime. The agencies will be authorized to use other legal names or aliases if these will assist in...

Texas liquor stores to be closed over New Year's holiday

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — New Year's weekend will be dry for some Texans, as state law will shutter liquor stores from Saturday night through Tuesday morning.The Texas Liquor Control Act, mandates that no liquor stores are to be open on Sundays or major holidays like Christmas and New Year's Day.With the start of the new year falling on a Monday, stores will be closed for 61 hours once stores close up shop at 9 p.m. Saturday and won't reopen until 10 a.m. Tuesday."I'm glad I'm here today to buy it. New Year's must be a big day for people to buy liquor, that's not a great day to be closed," Arun Chatterje said.Chatterje was shopping at an Austin liquor store Thursday evening, and said news of the long closure this coming weekend was a surprise.He said it should be up to business owners to decide whether or not to be open on special days like New Year's Day."The liquor store owner wants to be open? That's great. They'd rather stay at home and sleep? That's great, too," Chatterje said.Back in 20...

Timberwolves fend off shorthanded Mavericks

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:39:48 GMT

Teams play below their level of abilities against inferior teams in the NBA all the time throughout an 82-game season.MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – DECEMBER 28: Naz Reid #11 of the Minnesota Timberwolves commits an offensive foul as he passes the ball against the Dallas Mavericks in the second quarter at Target Center on December 28, 2023 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)It happened in Boston on Thursday, as the Celtics — considered by many to be the best team in the NBA — had to go to overtime to hand Detroit its 28th straight loss.It happened in Minneapolis, as the Timberwolves tried to beat themselves numerous times before finding enough offense to down the short-handed Mavericks 118-110 at Target Center.Minnesota overcame 22 turnovers that led to 29...