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Vikings 17, Broncos 15: Ja’Quan McMillian’s interception leads to another field goal

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

After a 1-5 start, the Broncos are one a hot streak, winning three in a row. Can they keep up the momentum? Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Vikings at Empower Field at Mile High.Live updatesFourth-quarter updatesConverted (8:58 p.m.): Joshua Dobbs converts with the fourth-down sneak. — Joe NguyenChallenge (8:55 p.m.): Third-and-20, no problem for the Vikings.Broncos totally lost Chandler in the flat and he’s credited with 22 yards. Sean Payton is challenging the spot, though. Don’t think he got 22, but it’s really close to being a first down. — Parker GabrielZach Allen injury (8:50 p.m.): Broncos defensive end Zach Allen is down on the field with an apparent injury. — Ryan McFaddenAllen walked off on his own and did not go to the medical tent. Looks like he might be OK. — Matt SchubertFake punt (8:48 p.m.): The Broncos defense forces a three-and-out… almost.A gutsy fake punt direct snap to Ty Chandler ha...

Family, friends gather to observe World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

Families and communities across the country, including locally in Southern California, gathered Sunday to honor those killed on World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.  Held annually on the third Sunday in November, the event shines a light not just on the victims, but on the families and friends devastated by the loss of their loved ones. It’s also a time for safety advocates to speak out and call for changes they believe will save lives.  The grieving family of 24-year-old Taylor Jackson who lost her life in a crash in Los Angeles, came out to Huntington Beach, the young woman’s favorite place, to observe the day.  “I want justice for my baby. She didn’t deserve a brutal ending,” Mia Cota, the 24-year-old's mother, told KTLA’s Jennifer McGraw. “You have no idea how many lives you have destroyed, you have altered, you have ruined in taking my baby.” Down the street from where Jackson was killed, 66-year-old Bibiana Retana Sosa was hit and killed in the cro...

Cruise co-founder, CEO Kyle Vogt resigns

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of San Francisco-based autonomous vehicle company Cruise has resigned. Kyle Vogt, who is also Cruise's co-founder, announced his resignation Sunday evening on X. The announcement comes nearly one month after Cruise announced it will pull all of its driverless cars off the streets nationwide. The move was to "take steps to rebuild public trust" after Cruise's autonomous vehicles have caused problems in San Francisco streets, including traffic jams. Best and worst times to hit the road for Bay Area Thanksgiving travel Vogt founded the company 10 years ago, and Cruise has recorded more than 250,000 driverless rides across multiple cities, the company's now-former CEO said on X. No announcement has been made on who will replace Vogt as Cruise's CEO."Cruise is still just getting started, and I believe it has a great future ahead," Vogt wrote on X. "The folks at Cruise are brilliant, driven, and resilient. They’re executing on a...

Sabonis, Fox lead Kings past Mavs 129-113 for 6th consecutive win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 32 points and 13 rebounds, De’Aaron Fox scored 30 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Dallas Mavericks 129-113 on Sunday night for their sixth consecutive victory.Keegan Murray added 17 points as all five starters scored in double figures for the Kings, who improved to 3-0 on a six-game road trip, one shy of their longest this season.Luka Doncic scored 25 for the Mavericks, who faded in the fourth quarter on the second night of a back-to-back and have lost three of four — allowing at least 125 points in all the losses — since an 8-2 start.Sabonis, who had a season high in points, was 13 of 15 from the field, and Fox hit six of 10 from 3-point range as the Kings shot 53% overall and 43% from beyond the arc. Their season high is 47.6%. Dallas shot 21% in the fourth quarter and missed all nine of its 3s in the quarter a night after a 132-125 loss to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in which Kyrie Irving scored 39 and Doncic had 35. It...

An attack in the Abyei region, claimed by Sudan and South Sudan, has killed 32 people

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy fighting Sunday in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32 people, including a U.N. peacekeeper, authorities said.The civilians and a Ghanaian soldier serving with a peacekeeping force died when unknown gunmen attacked two villages in the southern part of the Abyei administrative region, local media reported.A South Sudanese radio station, Eye Radio Juba, quoted Abyei information minister Bolis Kuoch as saying 32 people were killed and 20 others wounded, “but the clashes have now stopped and the situation calmed down.” Inter-communal and cross-border clashes have escalated since South Sudan deployed its troops to the contested territory in March. The peacekeeping mission there condemned the troop deployment, saying it would create “untold suffering and humanitarian concerns” for civilians.International solders were sent to Aleel and Rum Ameer counties as part of the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei to help que...

Bills safety Taylor Rapp avoids hospital after being taken away by ambulance with neck injury

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp didn’t require a trip to the hospital and was sent home to rest with a neck injury after he was driven away by ambulance late in the first half against the New York Jets on Sunday, coach Sean McDermott said.“I’m just praying for those guys,” McDermott said in reference to Rapp and defensive backs Dane Jackson and Taron Johnson, both of whom sustained concussions in Buffalo’s 32-6 victory.Rapp suffered what appeared to be the most serious injury when he and Johnson both struck running back Breece Hall in the open field. Johnson went down immediately, while Rapp stumbled back about 10 yards before collapsing to his knees.Rapp came in from Hall’s right, and appeared to hit the running back with the side of his head and shoulder. Play was delayed for about 10 minutes while trainers attended to Rapp, who moved his hands as he was being loaded into the ambulance.Johnson, meanwhile, was able to get up and jog to the loc...

NTSB investigators focus on ‘design problem’ with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system.National Transportation Safety Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy said the Chicago Transit Authority train was traveling at 26.9 mph (43.3 kpm) on Thursday when it struck the snow-removal equipment, which was on the tracks conducting training for the winter season. She said that based on preliminary information she believes that equipment, with six CTA workers onboard, was stopped when the train crashed into it.Homendy said NTSB’s initial calculations based on the train’s speed and other factors such as the number of passengers on board indicate it was designed to stop within 1,780 feet (542.5 meters) to avoid something its path. But that didn’t happen, and it crashed into the snow-removal equipment.“Our team was able to determine that it was in fact ...

Las reacciones de los líderes internacionales ante el triunfo electoral de Javier Milei

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

(CNN en Español) — El líder populista de derecha, Javier Milei, se impuso en las elecciones presidenciales argentinas este domingo 19 de noviembre con más del 55% de los votos. Luego de los cuatro años de Gobierno del actual presidente peronista Alberto Fernández, la tendencia en las urnas giró hacia el otro lado del espectro ideológico.En la noche del domingo, el triunfo de Milei en segunda vuelta desató las reacciones de una gran variedad de líderes alrededor del mundo.Donald Trump, sobre el triunfo de Milei: “Make Argentina great again”El expresidente republicano de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, felicitó a Javier Milei por su victoria. “El mundo entero estaba mirando. Estoy muy orgulloso de ti”, expresó Trump en la red social Truth. Trump y Milei son dos políticos con ideologías afines, liberales de derecha.“Make Argentina great again”, la reacción de Donald Trump tras la victoria de Javier MileiElon Musk: “La prosperidad está por l...

A year after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub, community feels supported but says work remains

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

FILE - Kebrina Chirdon lights candles at a memorial outside of Club Q on Nov. 25, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. After the mass shooting last November at the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre, the conservative community was forced to reckon with its reputation for being unwelcoming to gay, lesbian and transgender people. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP, File)(AP/Parker Seibold) FILE - Kebrina Chirdon lights candles at a memorial outside of Club Q on Nov. 25, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. After the mass shooting last November at the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre, the conservative community was forced to reckon with its re...

Colorado lawmakers hold late session Sunday night

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 21:43:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - A measure on rental assistance passed the Colorado State House on Sunday, a step toward putting $30 million into a state fund.All weekend discussion has focused on bills for rental assistance and funding healthcare, but the big question remains: will Coloradans see relief on their property taxes? What’s at stake in Colorado’s special legislative session "I do not believe that there will be much to any agreement in this special session," State Rep. Rose Pugliese said.Pugliese, a Republican from the 14th Colorado House district in Colorado Springs, said the GOP's input in this special session is falling flat."We brought forward ideas that were not considered in the majority's plan and so I don't know that we will be able to find consensus in this special session," Pugliese told FOX31.On the other side of the aisle, State Rep. Leslie Herod from the 8th Colorado House district in Denver said Republican proposals for property tax relief would have seen cuts across the b...