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St. Paul Academy advances to state championship; beats Holy Family in overtime

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

The St. Paul Academy and Summit Spartans defeated the Holy Family Catholic Fire 2-1 in overtime in the Class A boys state soccer tournament semifinals Wednesday night.The first 40 minutes were mostly a battle of defenses, with only two goals total being scored between the two teams in regulation. The only goal of the half came from St. Paul Academy’s Liam Sullivan in the 24th minute to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead, which they carried into halftime.The second half had a lot of the same defense-focused strategies from both teams. Holy Family tied the game at one apiece with a goal from senior Jas Czeneszew in the 53rd minute. Both teams’ defenses remained strong for the rest of the half, with the game staying tied at one for the remainder of regulation.Knotted at one, the two teams entered sudden death in the overtime periods. With one minute left to play in the first overtime period, the fate-sealing goal was scored by St. Paul junior Ethan Peltier in the 89th minute, giving the Spar...

Ivan Prosvetov stars in first Avalanche start, helps halt brief losing streak

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

One of the biggest question marks for the Colorado Avalanche when the 2023-24 season began: Could the club find someone to help out Alexandar Georgiev in net?It took a while for him to get his chance, but Ivan Prosvetov’s first impression was certainly a strong one. Prosvetov stopped 27 shots in a 4-1 win Wednesday night against the St. Louis Blues to help the Avs end a two-game losing streak.Georgiev started the first eight games of the season, but coach Jared Bednar said it might be time to give him a breather Tuesday, and then tabbed Prosvetov as the starter the following day. This wasn’t a particularly sharp performance from the rest of the Avs, particularly for stretches in the first two periods, but Prosvetov looked locked in for a guy who had a little more than eight minutes of action this season.“I knew my job coming in here,” Prosvetov said. “They told me I have to be patient, and I was. I was in the backup spot last year, so I know how to take...

At least 1 hospitalized after officer-involved shooting outside popular Calabasas bar

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

Authorities are responding to an officer-involved shooting outside Sagebrush Cantina in Calabasas on Wednesday night.The shooting happened shortly before 8 p.m. at the popular restaurant and bar located at 23527 Calabasas Rd. in the historic Old Town area.At least one person was transported to the hospital, police confirm. Officers first responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon.Video from the scene showed a large police and emergency crew presence in the restaurant's outdoor patio area and outside the business.“I was in my truck and all of a sudden I see LAPD police cars come in and they said through their loudspeaker, ‘Everybody get inside, lock your doors!’,” a witness, who was not identified, told KTLA. “They were chasing somebody and I believe somebody ran across the parking lot. Then I heard gunshots as I was transitioning inside to the restaurant.”Police repsonded to an officer-involved shooting outside the Sagebrush Cantina in Calabasas on Nov. 1, 2023. (KTLA)P...

Canters Deli in Fairfax District hit with antisemitic graffiti

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

L.A. police are investigating a possible hate crime after antisemitic graffiti was found in the parking lot of an iconic Jewish delicatessen in the Fairfax District Wednesday morning, authorities confirmed to KTLA.  Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the 400 block of Fairfax Avenue at around 10:40 a.m. on reports of the hateful messages sprayed across the building.  A photograph of the graffiti in the Canters Deli parking lot showed three different areas beneath a mural depicting Jewish history in L.A. defaced with phrases that read, “Israels only religion is capitalism,” “How many dead in the name of greed?” and “Free Gaza.”  Antisemitic graffiti seen on a wall at Canters Deli that depicts local Jewish history on Nov. 1, 2023. (@TheGussreport)Sandie Sampson-Stellavato and her husband Chris had come to Canters for some comfort and and were disturbed to learn that that landmark had been the victim of a possible hate crime. "There's so much antisemitism ...

Second-ever case of local dengue virus reported in Southern California

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

Long Beach health officials confirmed the city’s first case of locally-acquired dengue fever on Wednesday.The virus is a mosquito-borne disease that is typically connected to those who have traveled outside of the country.Long Beach’s case marks the state’s second locally-acquired case without travel. The first-ever case was confirmed in October 2023 after a Pasadena resident contracted it and was hospitalized.Both the Long Beach and Pasadena residents had no history of traveling to a region where dengue is common, officials said. Both patients have since recovered and no other suspected cases have been identified, health officials said.Dengue is a disease caused by a virus that spreads through mosquito bites, according to the L.A. County Department of Health.“When a mosquito bites someone with dengue virus in their blood, that mosquito can then spread the virus to others,” city officials said.Most people who are infected with the dengue virus have no symptoms, but about 1 in 4 infe...

Klay Thompson drains last-second jumper as Warriors sneak out win over Kings

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — This one had all the makings of a “trap game,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said before tipoff Wednesday.His team was bleary eyed. Their opponents, the Sacramento Kings, were missing their star guard, De’Aaron Fox. It would be easy to overlook this one-off home game sandwiched between trips to New Orleans and Oklahoma City and five more games away from Chase Center.Despite all those factors, together with an off-night for Steph Curry, the Warriors prevailed, 102-101, to earn their first win in front of their home fans.It took until the the 6-minute mark of the second quarter for Curry to make his second shot from the field, but he finished with a team-high 21 points. Down 1 with less than a minute to play, Curry crossed over behind his back and converted an acrobatic go-ahead layup.But it took the heroics of Klay Thompson to seal the victory after Damontas Sabonis answered with a bank-shot jumper. Two tenths of a second were left on the clock when Thom...

Sexton and Jazz shoot past the winless Grizzlies, 133-109

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Collin Sexton scored 23 points and Lauri Markkanen had 19 points and 11 rebounds to power the Utah Jazz to a 133-109 win over the reeling Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.Desmond Bane scored 21 points and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 19 for winless Memphis (0-5), which trailed the entire game.The Jazz (2-3) scored on their final eight possessions of the first quarter and shot 15 of 20 from the field and 8 of 10 from 3-point range to stake a 42-19 lead.Utah extended the advantage to 35 points in the second quarter thanks to 69% shooting, including 67% from beyond the arc. Utah led 79-46 at halftime and had more 3s (14) than the Grizzlies had field goals of any kind (13).Markkanen extended his streak with at least four 3s (on 4 of 6 shooting) to four games. Clarkson also added four 3s as the Jazz made a season-best 22 of 43 from 3-point range.Utah’s motion offense and crisp passing was one step ahead of the lagging Memphis defense while the Jazz employed a matchup...

Disney to acquire the remainder of Hulu from Comcast for roughly $8.6 billion

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

Walt Disney Co. said it will acquire a 33% stake in Hulu from Comcast for approximately $8.6 billion, a deal that will give Disney undisputed control of the streaming service. Disney has actually run Hulu since 2019, when Comcast ceded its authority to Disney and effectively became a silent partner.Disney offered no comment beyond saying the acquisition will “further Disney’s streaming objectives.”Hulu began in 2007 and quickly evolved into as a service backed by entertainment conglomerates who hoped to stave off the internet with an online platform for their own TV shows. Disney joined in 2009, planning to offer shows from ABC, ESPN and the Disney Channel. A decade later, Disney gained majority control of the business when it acquired 21st Century Fox.Disney has treated Hulu as one of its own services for years — for instance, when it launched its own streaming service, Disney+, in 2019 and immediately offered a streaming bundle that included Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+.More recently, ...

Australian police arrest host of lunch that left 3 guests dead from suspected mushroom poisoning

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police on Thursday arrested the host of a luncheon gathering that left three guests dead from suspected mushroom poisoning and a fourth fighting for life.Victoria state police executed a search warrant at Erin Patterson’s home at Leongatha where her former husband’s parents, Gail and Don Patterson, both aged 70, Gail Patterson’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, and her husband Ian Wilkinson, 68, gathered on July 29 for lunch.All four guests were hospitalized the next day and only Ian Wilkinson survived.Homicide detectives would interview Erin Patterson after the search of her home was completed, Victoria Police Detective Inspector Dean Thomas said.“Today’s arrest is just the next step in what has been a complex and thorough investigation by Homicide Squad detectives and one that is not yet over,” Thomas told reporters.Detectives had previously interviewed the 49-year-old about the fatal lunch but no charges have been laid.She has publicly denied an...

European privacy officials widen ban on Meta’s behavioral advertising to most of Europe

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:27 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — European officials widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, setting up a broader conflict between the continent’s privacy-conscious institutions and an American technology giant.Behavioral advertising, used by Meta’s Facebook and Instagram among many other tech companies, involves observing individual behavior such as browsing habits, mouse clicks and app usage, then using that data to build profiles for targeting ads.The decision by the European Data Protection Board represents a sharp escalation of a tussle that began in Norway, where privacy officials imposed a daily fine of 1 million kroner (roughly $90,000) on Meta for obtaining that data without adequate consent. Those fines have been piling up since August 14.Meta said it has cooperated with regulators and pointed to its announced plans to give Europeans the opportunity to consent to data collection and, later this month, to offer an ad-free subscription s...