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Safety improvements on PCH in Malibu announced

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

Officials in Malibu are making safety the priority for drivers on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, announcing planned improvements to the 21-mile stretch of the roadway.  The safety upgrades come after dozens of speed-related deaths, including four Pepperdine students tragically killed in October.  California Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin, who was joined by other state and local leaders Monday, toured the dangerous stretch of PCH, known to many as “dead man’s curve,” where the four female students lost their lives.  “Ever since that crash, it hasn’t left my mind,” he said Monday.  According to Omishakin, safety improvements on PCH in Malibu is his top priority in the state.  Some 30 planned improvements were announced, along with a $4.2 million Caltrans contract that was approved late last week.  “Some of the speed limit signs are a little far away from the roadway and you can’t see them too visibly,” the transportation secretary said. “So, we...

Loving-Watts scores 23 to lead Northern Illinois over Calumet 92-48

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Freshman Will Loving-Watts scored 23 points to lead Northern Illinois to a 92-48 victory over Calumet on Monday night.Loving-Watts sank 9 of 16 shots with two 3-pointers, adding five steals for the Huskies (6-4). Zarique Nutter had 18 points on 7-for-8 shooting. Yanic Konan Niederhauser pitched in with 13 points, six rebounds and four blocked shots. David Coit scored 10 and Xavier Amos had 10 rebounds to go with six points.Dorwynn Smith III led the Crimson Waves with 11 points off the bench.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballSource

Allen rallies Portland State over Fresno State 75-72 in OT

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — KJ Allen scored eight of his 15 points in a 10-0 run to close out overtime and Portland State rallied to beat Fresno State 75-72 on Monday night.The Vikings (9-3) yielded the first seven points in the extra period and trailed 72-65 with 2:26 remaining. Allen hit a 3-pointer and a jumper before Isaiah Johnson’s layup tied the game. Allen buried a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the win.Allen made all three of his 3-point attempts and all four of his free throws for Portland State, adding eight rebounds. Jorell Saterfield and Bobby Harvey both scored 13 with Saterfield grabbing seven rebounds. Johnson pitched in with 12 points and five boards off the bench.Reserve Isaiah Pope scored 14 to lead the Bulldogs (6-5). Enoch Boakye totaled 12 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots. Isaiah Hill and Xavier Dusell both scored 10. Hill added eight assists and five boards. Eduardo Andre had 10 rebounds to go with eight points.Isiah Kirby hit a jumper with 62 second...

Knicks overcome LeBron James’ 109th triple-double and hold off the Lakers 114-109

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks overcame LeBron James’ 109th career triple-double for a 114-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night.Julius Randle had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and Immanuel Quickley scored 20 points while the Knicks hung tough in the fourth quarter and survived a rally led by James to earn their second road win over the Lakers in 2023.James had 25 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who have lost three of four since winning the inaugural In-Season Tournament. Anthony Davis had 32 points and 14 rebounds, but Los Angeles couldn’t capitalize on numerous chances down the stretch to close the gap.James scored back-to-back baskets to trim the Knicks’ lead to 103-99 with 3:38 left, but Randle rattled home a desperate 3-pointer to beat the shot clock moments later. After winning a jump ball, James missed a 3-pointer with 40 seconds to play that would h...

La fuerte tormenta en el noreste de EE.UU. deja sin electricidad a más de 800.000 clientes y obliga a rescates acuáticos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

(CNN) — Al menos cuatro personas murieron en cuatro estados cuando una poderosa tormenta azotó partes de la costa este de Estados Unidos durante el fin de semana y se extendió hacia el noreste del país ese lunes, cortando el suministro eléctrico, arrasando carreteras y provocando la evacuación de una comunidad.Una mujer de 72 años murió en Carolina del Sur después de que su vehículo quedara sumergido en el agua durante una tormenta, según el periódico Post and Courier de Charleston. La oficina forense de la ciudad dijo que la muerte estaba relacionada con la tormenta, informó el periódico. El área recibió más de 150 mm de lluvia este domingo.En Pensilvania, un hombre de 73 años murió la madrugada del lunes después de que su vehículo también quedara sumergido en aguas altas después de fuertes lluvias, según la oficina forense del condado de Lancaster.Un hombre de 40 años murió en Maine este lunes después de ir a su techo para quitar un gran trozo de árbol que cayó durante una t...

Carlsbad homes targeted in recent burglaries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Carlsbad police are investigating at least five residential burglaries in December that all appear to have similar styles. Police say thieves are gaining access to homes through the back of homes by breaking glass windows or doors. Two break-ins happened in the 2600 hundred block of Acuna Court where Greg Montoya lives.“A lot of people don’t think it’ll happen until it happens to them,” Montoya said. “When it comes this close to home, it’s time to start preparing.”Two homes right next to each other on his street were targeted. In one case, he spooked the burglars before they could ransack his neighbor’s house.“It was 6 o’clock at night, and my neighbors were out of town. The alarm went off and they called me and I went over and took a peek,” he said. “I think I scared them off because I had a flashlight.” Woman suspected of $370K cocaine smuggling attempt arrested Police say a home on Candil Place, Marmol Court and one in the 2500 block of La Costa Avenue were ...

Earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 118 people in nation's deadliest quake in a decade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — An overnight earthquake killed at least 118 people in a cold and mountainous region in northwestern China, provincial officials said Tuesday, in the nation's deadliest quake in 10 years.Emergency authorities in Gansu province issued an appeal for 300 additional workers to comb through collapsed buildings and for other search and rescue operations. Officials in neighboring Qinghai reported 20 people missing in a landslide, according to Chinese state-owned media.The magnitude 6.2 earthquake left more than 500 people injured, severely damaged houses and roads, and knocked out power and communication lines, provincial officials and media reports said.It struck just before midnight on Monday near the boundary between the two provinces at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles), the China Earthquake Networks Center said. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the magnitude at 5.9.By mid-morning, 105 people had been confirmed dead in Gansu and another 397 injured,...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed as Bank of Japan keeps its monetary policy unchanged

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Tuesday after a seven-week winning streak on Wall Street cooled. U.S. futures were flat and oil prices were little changed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.4% to 33,219.39 after the Bank of Japan kept its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged, as expected. The dollar rose against the yen, climbing to 143.75 yen from 142.79.The S&P/ASX 200 in Sydney added 0.8% to 7,489.10, while South Korea’s Kospi edged 0.1% higher to 2,568.55. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index declined 1% to 16,469.32 and the Shanghai Composite index gained less than 0.1% to 2,932.39.Bangkok’s SET slipped 0.2%, while Taiwan’s Taiex fell 0.4%. On Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.5% to 4,740.56 and the Nasdaq composite picked up 0.6% to 14,904.81. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished essentially flat after most of a 0.2% gain faded by late afternoon, closing at 37,306.02. Retailers and big technology companies were among the big gainers. Amazon.com...

A Rwandan doctor in France faces 30 years in prison for alleged role in his country’s 1994 genocide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A French court is expected to rule Tuesday on charges against a Rwandan doctor for his alleged role in the 1994 genocide in his home country. Prosecutors have requested a sentence of 30 years in prison.Sosthene Munyemana, 68, faces charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and complicity in such crimes. Munyemana, who moved to France months after the genocide and quickly raised suspicions among Rwandans living there, has denied wrongdoing.Nearly three decades have passed since the genocide in which more than 800,000 minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus who tried to protect them were killed.Advocate General Sophie Havard, one of the prosecutors, called on the court to find Munyemana guilty so “crimes against humanity don’t remain crimes without a criminal, a genocide without a perpetrator.”At the time, Munyemana was a 38-year-old gynecologist in the district of Burate.He is accused of co-signing in April 1994 “a motion of support” for the interim government that s...

Commission receives Poland's first payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:36:25 GMT

On 15 December, the Commission received Poland's first payment request for €6.3 billion in grants and loans (net of pre-financing).This request relates to 37 milestones and one target covering investments and reforms in the areas of the resilience and competitiveness of the economy, green energy, digital transformation, health and clean mobility. In the area of green energy, measures included in the payment request cover the promotion of renewable energy sources, and hydrogen and energy storage technologies, among others. Moreover, the payment request includes measures aimed at reducing the administrative burden for businesses, the digitalisation of businesses, and providing better childcare facilities for children up to three years of age. In addition, the payment request includes measures to facilitate the development of network infrastructure to ensure universal access to high-speed internet, increase the capacity of medical teaching facilities, and enhance transport safety. The ...