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US Navy seizes attackers who held Israel-linked tanker. Missiles from rebel-controlled Yemen follow

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before being apprehended by the United States Navy, officials said. Two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen then landed near a U.S. warship aiding the tanker in the Gulf of Aden, raising the stakes amid a series of ship attacks linked to the Israel-Hamas war.Yemen’s internationally recognized government blamed the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels for the attack, though the rebels in control of the capital, Sanaa, did not acknowledge either the seizure or the missile attack. The attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden, the company, the U.S. and British militaries and private intelligence firm Ambrey said. The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement early Monday that its forces and allies, including the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Mason, responded...

Hallums helps Pacific edge Mississippi Valley State 68-65 in OT

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Lesown Hallums Jr. scored 15 points to lead Pacific to a 68-65 overtime victory over Mississippi Valley State on Sunday night.Hallums had the first basket in OT for the Tigers (4-3) after Donovan Sanders sank a 3-pointer for the Delta Devils (0-7) with 55 seconds left in regulation to force the extra period tied at 58-all. Cam Denson’s layup with 42 seconds left gave Pacific a 66-65 lead and Moe Odum added two free throws with nine seconds to go. Rayquan Brown missed a tying 3-pointer and Denson grabbed the rebound to wrap up the win.Denson had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Tigers. Judson Martindale also scored 12. Brown led the Delta Devils with 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting. Sanders scored 15 with five steals. Arecko Gipson came off the bench to contribute 12 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/...

Recuerdan a dos niños mortalmente arrollados cerca de escuela de Maryland

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

Estudiantes y familias en el condado Prince George’s se unieron la noche del sábado para llorar la pérdida de dos niños que murieron arrollados en camino a la escuela. La multitud en Riverdale, Maryland, sostenían velas en solidaridad con los seres queridos de Sky Sosa de 5 años y Shalom Mbah de 10 años. “Ha sido un tiempo difícil no solo por las familias sino por todos los que estaban ahí”, dijo una mujer durante la vigilia. Una mujer que manejaba una van impactó a los dos niños y el padre de Sosa, Franklin Sosa, mientras cruzaban Riverdale Road en un cruce peatonal afuera de Riverdale Elementary el lunes, según la policía del condado Prince George’s. Oficiales de Prince George’s y la policía de Riverdale Park respondieron sobre las 8 a.m. e intentaron salvar a los pequeños. Fueron llevados de urgencia a un hospital, donde fallecieron. Franklin Sosa sufrió heridas en sus piernas y cuello. La conductora de la van no fue lesionada. Las autoridades confir...

‘It’s very traumatizing’: DC woman’s French Bulldog puppy stolen months after losing another pup in District Dogs flood

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

Hendrix, a six-month-old French Bulldog, was stolen from his owner in the Brookland area of NE DC, Saturday afternoon. (Courtesy Teffiney Worthy)A woman who lost one dog earlier this year in the tragic flooding at District Dogs is asking for help after an armed robber stole her new puppy Saturday afternoon.“It’s very traumatizing, you know. For this to happen, for someone to just take my dog, where I stay, it’s overwhelming,” Teffiney Worthy of Northeast, D.C., said.Worthy said her 6-month-old French bulldog, Hendrix, was forcibly taken Saturday at around 4 p.m. by a person she thought she saw at a nearby gas station.“That’s when I first noticed the suspect. I [thought] nothing of it, other than he had on a mask. But, you know, it was cold that day,” Worthy told WTOP. “So, I thought nothing of it.”Worthy said, as she neared the entrance to her home, a suspect approached her and threatened “to end my life with a weapon in ha...

Roman Josi has goal and 2 assists, Predators beat Jets 3-2 for 5th straight victory

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Roman Josi had a goal and two assists to help Nashville beat Winnipeg 3-2 on Sunday night, extending the Predators’ winning streak to five and ending the Jets’ run at five.Yakov Trenin and Gustav Nyquist also scored and Juuse Saros made 33 saves.“We’re capable of winning these tough games,” Saros said. “It’s a good sign for the whole team.”Josh Morrissey and Cole Perfetti scored for Winnipeg. Laurent Brossoit made 24 saves.“We had some great chances, we had some good looks,” Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness said. “Saros made some timely saves.”Trenin opened the scoring with 19.4 seconds remaining in the opening period. Josi carried the puck into the Winnipeg zone on the left side and his shot from the circle was kicked away by Brossoit. The rebound landed right on Trenin’s stick and he had a tap-in for his fourth goal in his last five games.“I was trying just to join the rush and find the open area where it can be either pass or a rebound for me,” Trenin said. “Th...

Angels sign veteran reliever Adam Kolarek to a 1-year deal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have signed veteran left-handed reliever Adam Kolarek to a one-year, $900,000 deal. The Angels announced the deal Sunday night for Kolarek, who made five total major league appearances for the Dodgers and the Mets last season before finishing the year in the Atlanta Braves’ minor league system.The 34-year-old Kolarek spent his first 2 1/2 major league seasons with Tampa Bay before getting traded to the Dodgers in 2019 and winning a World Series ring in 2020. He spent the next two years in Oakland before rejoining the Dodgers last season.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLBSource

College not the only path to successful future

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

Despite a growing sentiment against college and its high sticker prices, getting a bachelor’s degree is still worth it: In 2021, the median earnings of 25- to 34-year-olds with a bachelor’s degree were 55% higher than those who only completed high school, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.But a traditional college degree isn’t the only ticket to a well-paying career and rewarding life.“The number of alternative pathways that are available is expanding dramatically. It’s no longer, ‘I have to go to a four-year school,’” says Mark Schneider, director of the U.S. Education Department’s Institute of Education Sciences. Increasingly, he says, hiring managers focus on skills rather than degrees.Many of these alternative pathways are more affordable than a bachelor’s degree, too. To build the skills necessary for a successful and potentially lucrative career, consider these six routes.1. Community collegeYou can earn an associate degree in just two years at a ...

Joel Kinnaman is beyond words in ‘Silent Night’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

If ever there was a movie with the most appropriate title, it would easily be this week’s “Silent Night.”For this high-octane, extremely violent revenge thriller from the Hong Kong master John Woo (“Hard Target,” “Face/Off”) is exactly that: A “silent” movie with not one word of dialogue.Joel Kinnaman (“The Suicide Squad,” “For All Mankind”) stars as Godluck, a regular guy playing with his son on Christmas Eve when tragedy strikes. The boy is killed, Godluck, seriously wounded, is left unable to speak. The two victims might as well be trash left in the gutter by the speeding car.Like “John Wick,” “Taken” and others, Godluck becomes an avenging angel bent on take-no-prisoners revenge.For Kinnaman, 44, “Just taking away the sound doesn’t really give you a good movie.”Showing up without any lines to learn meant a different kind of preparation. “Actually” Kinnaman said in a Zoom interview, “it made me understand pretty quickly that when you remove one element – that there will be ...

Editorial: Are generic drugs too cheap for their own good?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

More than 90% of prescriptions in the U.S. are filled with generic drugs. These cheaper alternatives to branded medications have expanded access to care for millions of Americans while saving the health system hundreds of billions of dollars a year. While the prices of branded drugs have skyrocketed in recent years, generics prices have been falling steadily.For patients, this sounds like unqualified good news. Yet there’s a downside if prices fall too low: In recent months, major manufacturers have declared bankruptcy and scaled back production. Hundreds of generic drugs are now in shortage, including lifesaving cancer treatments and medicines for premature babies.How can prices for in-demand products fall too low? As ever when it comes to the U.S. health care market, the answer isn’t straightforward.The Hatch-Waxman Act, passed in 1984, laid the groundwork for the modern generics industry. One of its greatest achievements was establishing a regulatory regime in which generic drugs...

Zito: Why elite schools are anti-Israel protest hotspots

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:02:00 GMT

TV host Mike Rowe said that eight years ago, he was switching the news channels on his television and saw several college students setting fire to the American flag and dancing around a pile of burning flags. They were telling reporters in interviews they were disgusted with Old Glory and “fearful” of the flag.“It wasn’t lost on me in the moment that all of these events were happening at what is considered the best of the best elite universities across the country,” Rowe told me. Among supposedly non-elite students, though, the situation wasn’t and isn’t as bad.Rowe said it didn’t take long for him to figure out why those “elite” students drew those conclusions about Old Glory: The idea of associating fear with the flag came from the very people who were supposed to be instructing these privileged students.Rowe said the evidence was crystal clear when Jonathan Lash, then the president of Hampshire College, chose not to assu...