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Israel-Hamas conflict: Israeli Embassy spokesperson discusses hostages and calls for a ceasefire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's J.J. Green speaks with Tal Naim Cohen, spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Washington $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); The Israeli military announced Monday they freed a female soldier captured during Hamas’ massacre inside Israel, on Oct. 7.Tal Naim Cohen, spokesperson for the Israeli Embassy in Washington spoke with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green about what happened. She also re...

The 49ers struggle to come from behind during 3-game losing streak

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers showed they could thrive as front-runners during a 5-0 start to the season. Pulling out tighter games down the stretch has proved to be problematic.Brock Purdy turned the ball over three times in the final 16 minutes and San Francisco’s defense struggled to slow down Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals, leading to a 31-17 loss Sunday that was the third straight for the Niners following their dominant start to the season. “We haven’t shown that we can play from behind and come back and win a football game,” linebacker Fred Warner said. “That’s something that we’ve got to address and get better at. We can’t just be a team that can only win when we’re up.”San Francisco (5-3) didn’t face those scenarios in the first five games. It trailed only in one of those wins — Week 2 against the Rams — and never faced a deficit in the second half.But the Niners have been forced to play from behind the last three weeks to poor results...

ACC releases new football scheduling model to add California, Stanford and SMU in ’24

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

The Atlantic Coast Conference has unveiled a new scheduling model to incorporate new members California, Stanford and SMU for next year, which includes those schools facing each other as annual opponents while staying with a no-division format.The league announced its reworked scheduling plan Monday evening, which has all 17 football-playing members playing each other at least twice over a seven-season stretch through 2030. The model also protects 16 annual matchups, including multiple long-standing league matchups such as Florida State-Clemson or North Carolina-Virginia.That includes Cal and Stanford, which have been longtime Pac-12 peers, being paired together, as well as each having annual games with SMU from the American Athletic Conference. But travel miles will pile up: Stanford’s first ACC slate includes trips to Clemson, North Carolina State and Syracuse; Cal’s schedule includes games at FSU, Pittsburgh and Wake Forest; and SMU visits Duke, Louisville and Virgini...

Lions WR St. Brown, Raiders K Daniel Carlson are in and Lions C Frank Ragnow is out on Monday night

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown was active against the Las Vegas Raiders despite an illness that had him listed as questionable to play Monday night.Detroit center Frank Ragnow was inactive with toe and calf injuries.Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson was in the lineup after being listed as questionable with a groin injury.The Lions previously ruled out running back David Montgomery and guard Jonah Jackson.Las Vegas had previously listed linebacker Divine Deablo as inactive with an ankle injury.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

Bears hope to bounce back after being dominated by Chargers. Fields to miss 3rd straight game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears went from a feel-good story to an all-too-familiar feeling.They’re back to picking themselves up from a loss after getting dominated by the Los Angeles Chargers in a 30-13 loss Sunday night.They’ll try to do just that when they visit the New Orleans Saints this week. Coach Matt Eberflus said Justin Fields will miss his third consecutive game because of a dislocated right thumb and rookie Tyson Bagent will start again in his place. Eberflus said Fields remains “week to week” but is “improving.” He wouldn’t say if Fields has started trying to grip a ball or throw it.“He’s progressing, I can just say that,” Eberflus said. “I’m not gonna get into particulars, but he is progressing. We like where it is right now.”The Bears (2-6) aren’t in a good place. They came in having won two of three games after losing 14 in a row. But the effort that carried them to victories at Washington and over the Las Vegas Raiders was not easy...

Ur Energy: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) — Ur Energy Inc. (URG) on Monday reported a loss of $17.2 million in its third quarter.The Littleton, Colorado-based company said it had a loss of 7 cents per share.The uranium mining company posted revenue of $5.8 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on URG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/URGSource

Family sues funeral home where 189 decaying bodies found over alleged fake ashes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A family filed a lawsuit Monday against a Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were found, alleging the owners allowed the remains of their loved ones to “rot” away while they sent families fake ashes.The gruesome discovery at Return to Nature Funeral Home occurred earlier in October after reports of an “abhorrent smell” emanating from a building about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Denver. Colorado has some of the weakest rules for funeral homes Law enforcement has started identifying the remains and began notifying families that their loved ones were among the bodies — sometimes years after they were allegedly cremated and given as ashes to grieving relatives.The lawsuit accuses Return to Nature and its owners, Jon and Carie Hallford, of intentionally inflicting emotional distress, negligence, fraud and violating a number of Colorado laws, among other claims.Calls and texts sent to numbers listed for Return to Nature and owners have gone unanswered ...

After police chase crash, Denver intersection to get safety upgrades

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver said it plans improvements next year at an intersection neighbors say is prone to safety problems, like when a homicide suspect crashed into someone's yard during a police chase.At West 13th Avenue and Perry Street, speeding cars and hit-and-run crashes happen way too often, according to neighbors, who say the street can seem more like a drag strip. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox On Monday, the Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure told FOX31 it's working on improvements to be installed next year. The new traffic features will be designed to slow vehicles and improve pedestrian safety.Here is the full statement from DOTI: DOTI is designing improvements for the intersection of West 13th Avenue and Perry Street to be installed next year when the weather and pavement warms up.We’re going to install “bump outs” on the west side of the intersection to slow vehicle speeds and turns and reduce the crossing dista...

Photos: Peacock rescued from Lakewood yard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police say they have captured a feathered figure spotted on rooftops in a Lakewood neighborhood on Friday.A peacock was captured in the Copper Oaks neighborhood and transported to the Foothills Animal Shelter before snowflakes began to fly. Lakewood Animal Control Officers caught the peacock with a large net and safely transferred the bird into a cage of the Animal Control vehicle. $50K reward offered for Horsetooth ‘suspicious’ death classified as homicide The peacock is now safely in the care of the Foothills Animal Shelter, where he (it's a male!) has been listed among the shelter's lost and found animals. The cross street listed is the 10000 block of West Evans Avenue.According to the city of Lakewood's zoning maps, the Copper Oaks neighborhood where the peacock was recovered does allow for poultry houses if they are under 400 square feet.Lakewood Animal Control Officers found this peacock on West Evans Avenue.A lost peacock struts his stuff on a roof of a La...

Apple unveils its fastest iMac and MacBook Pro models yet

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:19:26 GMT

(CNN) — Apple’s MacBook Pro lineup and colorful iMac computers just got even faster.At an event livestreamed on Monday night, the company introduced its next-generation family of custom-made processors – the M3, M3 Pro and M3 Pro – to its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops. It is also adding M3 chips to its 24-inch iMac line.The 14-inch MacBook starts at $1599; the 16-inch laptop will start at $2499. The new M3-powered iMac starts at $1299 and starts shipping next week.The chips are built with 3 nanometer technology, which can support advanced graphics and artificial intelligence.“It will bring a whole new level of graphics to the Mac,” an Apple executive said during the event. “They are the most advanced chips ever built for a personal computer.”The event’s tagline — “scary fast” — was an apparent nod to the unveiling of the next-generation silicon chip series as well as the Halloween holiday Tuesday.Apple said its new MacBook Pro lineup is 11 times faster than computers ...