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Hundreds storm airport in Russia in antisemitic riot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

Hundreds of people stormed into the main airport in Russia's Dagestan region and onto the landing field Sunday, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, Russian news agencies and social media reported.Russian news reports said the crowd surrounded the airliner, which belonged to Russian carrier Red Wings. Authorities closed the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of the predominantly Muslim region, and police converged on the facility. Dagestan’s Ministry of Health said more than 20 people were injured, with two in critical condition. It said the injured included police officers and civilians.Video on social media showed some in the crowd waving Palestinian flags and others trying to overturn a police car. Antisemitic slogans can be heard being shouted and some in the crowd examined the passports of arriving passengers, apparently in an attempt to identify those who were Israeli.In a statement Sunday night, Israeli Prime Ministe...

Assault suspect throws 'suspicious devices' towards pursuing officers, leads police on chase from SF to Martinez

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Officers responded to a report of an assault in San Francisco on Sunday evening, the San Francisco Police Department said. Around 5:52 p.m., police arrived on the 600 block of Filbert Street. Police located the suspect and tried to detain him. However, he was able to escape and fled in a vehicle. SFPD officers then initiated a pursuit. Police said the suspect threw "suspicious devices" out of the car window towards the officers in pursuit. No injuries were reported by SFPD. Protesters bring demonstration from SF streets to highway, block lanes on Hwy 101 Once the pursuit continued onto the freeway, California Highway Patrol officers took over the chase. The pursuit eventually came to an end in Martinez where CHP officers arrested the suspect.The distance from San Francisco to Martinez is approximately 35 miles, which includes the Bay Bridge. The suspect also threw unknown objects out of the vehicle in the area of 8th and Mission streets, according to SFPD. ...

Monk delivers in OT as Kings beat Lakers 132-127 on 20th anniversary of James’ NBA debut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Malik Monk scored 11 of his 22 points in overtime and fed Kevin Huerter for a key 3-pointer with 32 seconds left, and the Sacramento Kings spoiled the 20th anniversary of LeBron James’ NBA debut in the same city with a 132-127 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.De’Aaron Fox had 37 points and eight assists for the Kings, scoring eight points in the final six minutes of regulation after returning from an ankle injury earlier in the fourth quarter. Domantas Sabonis added 12 points and 15 rebounds.James, the No. 1 overall pick in 2003 by the Cleveland Cavaliers, finished with 27 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists. Derek Richardson, who was one of the three referees for James’ debut game on Oct. 29, 2003, was part of the three-ref crew on Sunday night as well.Anthony Davis added 30 points and 16 rebounds for the Lakers (1-2), who trailed by 15 before closing the fourth quarter on a 9-2 run to force overtime.Monk, who missed nine of his firs...

What to stream this week: Annette Bening, Jason Aldean, Awkwafina, NKOTB and ‘Blue Eye Samurai’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

Awkwafina starring as a game-show-obsessed woman in “Quiz Lady” and the animated historical drama “Blue Eye Samurai” about a mixed-race, revenge-seeking female samurai in Japan are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near youAlso among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists are a studio album from Jason Aldean, a new Hulu series made from Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Black Cake” and Annette Bening portrays a real-life hero who swam the treacherous passage from Cuba to Key West in 2013.NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— It took Diana Nyad more than 30 years and five tries to swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys. “Free Solo” filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “Nyad,” streaming Friday, Nov. 3 on Netflix, dramatizes her feat of endurance, along with the perseverance of her closest friends and collaborators. Bening plays Nyad, who was 60 when she began training herself again for the open-ocean sw...

Today in History: October 30, Muhammad Ali knocks out George Foreman in ‘Rumble in the Jungle’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

Today in History Today is Monday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2023. There are 62 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a 15-round bout in Kinshasa, Zaire, known as the “Rumble in the Jungle,” to regain his world heavyweight title.On this date: In 1885, poet Ezra Pound was born in Hailey, Idaho.In 1912, Vice President James S. Sherman, running for a second term of office with President William Howard Taft, died six days before Election Day. In 1938, the radio play “The War of the Worlds,” starring Orson Welles, aired on CBS. In 1945, the U.S. government announced the end of shoe rationing, effective at midnight. In 1961, the Soviet Union tested a hydrogen bomb, the “Tsar Bomba,” with a force estimated at about 50 megatons. In 1972, 45 people were killed when an Illinois Central Gulf commuter train was struck from behind by another train on Chicago’s South Side. In 1975, the New York Daily Ne...

Mike Preston’s report card: Position-by-position grades for Ravens’ 31-24 win over Cardinals | COMMENTARY

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

Here’s how the Ravens (6-2) graded out at each position after a 31-24 win over the Arizona Cardinals (1-7) in Sunday’s Week 8 game at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona:QuarterbacksLamar Jackson is so inconsistent and he proved it again Sunday. One week after lighting up the Detroit Lions, Jackson seemed lost against the Cardinals, who hit him with several defensive looks, including rushing only three players. Jackson can dominate most games with either his legs or his arm, but he held onto the ball too long and at times seemed confused. He completed only 18 of 27 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown. Grade: CRunning backsThe Ravens don’t have a consistent running game either. This group started to dominate in the third quarter after a second interception from Joshua Dobbs led to another Ravens touchdown, but neither running back, Gus Edwards (19 carries for 80 yards and 3 TDs) nor Justice Hill (4 carries for 15 yards), dominated. The Ravens appeared more co...

Week 8 updates: Eddie Jackson and Lucas Patrick are active for Chicago Bears tonight vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

The 2-5 Chicago Bears will play the 2-4 Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday at SoFi Stadium in a Week 8 matchup. Here’s what you need to know before kickoff (7:20 p.m., NBC-5).Inactives announcedBears safety Eddie Jackson is active for Sunday night’s game against the Chargers after missing four-plus games with a foot injury.Jackson injured his foot in Week 2. He tried to play against the Vikings on Oct. 15 but said he “knew it wasn’t ready” for him to return. His recovery progressed this week, and he practiced in full Friday.However, the Bears will be missing a key piece of their secondary.On Saturday they ruled out safety Jaquan Brisker, who missed practice all week with an illness. Coach Matt Eberflus said Brisker returned to Halas Hall on Friday, but the Bears wanted to see how he felt before declaring his status.The Bears announced Sunday morning that center Lucas Patrick was questionable to play because of a back injury. But he is active for the game.Qu...

Ravens follow familiar script to get past lowly Cardinals, 31-24

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

The Ravens’ stint as the greatest show on turf was a short one.A week after scoring on each of their first four possessions and Lamar Jackson throwing four touchdown passes and running for another against the Detroit Lions, Baltimore’s offense hit a drought against the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Still, it did just enough, finding the end zone four times, and then doing what it does best: relying on its defense.The Ravens (6-2) stopped Arizona on fourth down twice, intercepted Josh Dobbs twice, and held the quarterback to 208 yards passing en route to a rocky 31-24 win over the Cardinals (1-7). The victory keeps Baltimore atop the AFC North on a day the Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers lost and the Cincinnati Bengals won to each move to 4-3.Leading the way defensively for Baltimore was tackle Michael Pierce, who bullied his way through the Cardinals’ line, racking up four tackles, including one for a loss, knocking down a fourth-and-1 pass and forcing ...

Instant analysis from Ravens’ 31-24 win over Arizona Cardinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

Here’s what The Baltimore Sun sports staff had to say immediately after the Ravens’ 31-24 win over the host Arizona Cardinals in Sunday’s Week 8 game at State Farm Stadium.Brian Wacker: A week after the Ravens looked like an NBA team constantly on the fast break, Lamar Jackson struggled to find open receivers against a Cardinals defense that was dropping into coverage, especially early, and the offense stagnated. The Ravens have a habit of playing down to lesser opponents and did so once again. After their opening drive in which they went 75 yards in 10 plays and picked up five first downs, with Jackson completing 6 of 7 passes along the way, the Ravens managed just 25 yards and one first down on their next three possessions.But when you have perhaps the NFL’s best defense, you can get away with those kind of missed opportunities against a bad team.Michael Pierce was a tour de force, stopping several fourth-down tries, forcing a fumble and generally wreaking ...

Coach hired, team still required: Soccer’s status in the Marshall Islands is a work in progress

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:07:04 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Lloyd Owers recalls with fondness his initial visit from his home in England to the Marshall Islands, a small nation of five islands, 29 atolls and about 60,000 people situated in the western Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Australia.“I felt at home,” the 33-year-old soccer coach said of his first impressions. “The community welcomed me with open arms.”Owers wasn’t there as a widely-traveled Brit checking it out as a tourist. He was appointed technical director of the Marshall Islands Soccer Federation in December of last year, and was making his first official visit in August in that capacity.Oh, by the way, the Marshall Islands has no national soccer team. It’s been touted as the “last country on Earth” without international representation in the sport.“Yes,” Owers reiterates in emailed correspondence with The Associated Press. “We are the only U.N.-recognized nation that have never had a national representative team.”Enter Owers, a well-cre...