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Grand Canyon’s Tyon Grant-Foster is thriving despite a pair of near-death experiences

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — The darkest path often presents as the easiest one, a facade funneling into a trap.Tyon Grant-Foster saw the lurking danger behind the illusion but refused to detour no matter what life threw in his way.As a child surrounded by a world of gangs, drugs and crime, he chose the light of a basketball court. When two near-death experiences threatened to take away the game he loved most, Grant-Foster leaned into his faith, the winding path landing him in a starring role at Grand Canyon University.“You never question God’s path he has for you because everyone’s path is different,” Grant-Foster said. “So just because my path is hard and other people it isn’t doesn’t mean that it’s less important or mean that you give up. I had hard times, but it’s what makes me who I am today.”Grant-Foster’s impact has been massive in his short time at Grand Canyon.The 6-foot-7 senior guard’s 20.9 points per game rank 13th nationally and he’s second on the team with 6....

NFL MVP could be on the line when Brock Purdy’s 49ers host Lamar Jackson and the Ravens

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — If a December matchup between the top two teams in the NFL didn’t provide high enough stakes, the NFL MVP could be decided Monday night when the San Francisco 49ers host the Baltimore Ravens.Niners quarterback Brock Purdy comes into the game as the favorite to win the award in what would be a remarkable rise from the final pick of the 2022 draft to MVP in 2023. Another impressive performance on the big stage might be enough to wrap it up.Lurking close behind is Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has the second-best odds to win his second career MVP, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.And if the quarterbacks slip up, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey has the fifth-best odds to win the award.“Are you trying to get me in trouble with those two guys?” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said when asked to pick a candidate from his team. “That’s the only reason I wouldn’t overly comment on either one of them because I don’t want them to cancel each other out. ...

¿Dónde está Santa Claus? Así puedes seguirlo en vivo, gracias a NORAD

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

(CNN) — Santa Claus ha llenado su trineo con juguetes para todos los niños buenos y se ha asegurado de que los renos estén asegurados para el despegue. Ahora viajan por todo el mundo para visitar millones de hogares.Mientras esperas escuchar el tintineo de las campanas en el aire, que significa que Santa está cerca, el Comando de Defensa Aeroespacial de América del Norte tiene un sistema de seguimiento para mostrar el progreso del alegre hombre en todo el mundo.Este Santa Claus celebra la navidad bajo el agua con los pecesNORAD, responsable de proteger los cielos de Estados Unidos y Canadá, activa su sistema de seguimiento de Papá Noel a las 6 a.m. ET en Nochebuena. Las personas pueden seguir el viaje de Santa alrededor del mundo en el sitio web de NORAD o pueden llamar al centro de comando al 1-877-HI-NORAD (1-877-446-6723).“El año pasado, NORAD respondió a más de 73.000 llamadas el 24 de diciembre”, dijo esta semana el secretario de prensa del Pentágono, mayor ge...

A weekend of combat in Gaza kills 15 Israeli soldiers as public support for the war is tested

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Fifteen Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat in Gaza over the weekend, the Israeli military said Sunday, while tentative efforts continued on a deal for another exchange of hostages for Palestinians held by Israel.As Christmas Eve fell, smoke still rose over Gaza from the fighting, while Bethlehem in the West Bank was hushed, its holiday celebrations called off.The mounting death toll among Israeli troops — 154 since the ground offensive began — could erode public support for the war, which was sparked when Hamas-led militants stormed communities in southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 and taking 240 hostage.The war has devastated parts of Gaza, killed roughly 20,400 Palestinians and displaced almost all of the besieged territory’s 2.3 million people. The Health Ministry in Gaza said 166 people were killed in the coastal enclave over the past day.Israelis still largely stand behind the country’s stated goals of crushing Hamas’ governing and m...

Packers get top CB Jaire Alexander, RB AJ Dillon back for Panthers game, but two WRs are out

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers will get top cornerback Jaire Alexander and running back AJ Dillon back for Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers but will be without two of their top wide receivers.Christian Watson (hamstring) and Jayden Reed (toe/chest) were declared inactive.Alexander, who had been listed as questionable this week, has missed the past six games for the Packers with a shoulder injury. He should provide some needed help in the secondary for a Green Bay team that is 6-8 and desperate for a win to keep its playoff hopes alive.Dillon returns after missing last week’s game with a thumb injury. Cornerback C.J. Henderson is a healthy scratch for the Panthers as he was not listed on the team’s injury report this past week.___AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

CSP investigates shots fired incident on US Highway 36

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado State Patrol and other agencies were on the scene of a shots fired incident that happened on U.S. Highway 36 in the area of McCaslin Boulevard in Superior on Sunday.People were asked to avoid the area and find an alternative route.FOX31 is working to gather additional information and will provide updates as they become available.

SIU called in after shots fired by police during Vaughan home invasion investigation

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

The province’s Special Investigations Unit has been called in after shots were fired by police as they responded to an early morning home invasion in Vaughan.According to the police watchdog, York region police were called to a home in the area of Forest Drive and Bainbridge Avenue around 2 a.m. Sunday after someone called to report a home invasion.“Upon arriving at the residence, officers became involved in an interaction with three individuals,” the SIU said in a statement. “One officer discharged his firearm multiple times.”“At this time, it appears that no one suffered any serious injuries as a result of this incident.”Police arrested a 26-year-old man while two others fled the scene.The SIU is an independent government agency that is called in when police are involved in a death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person.

Mike Nussbaum, prolific Chicago stage actor with film roles including ‘Field of Dreams,’ dies at 99

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Nussbaum, reputed as the oldest professional actor in America with a prolific stage career and roles in films including “Field of Dreams” and “Men in Black,” has died. He was 99. He died of old age at his Chicago home on Saturday, just days before his 100th birthday, his daughter, Karen Nussbaum, told The Associated Press. “He was a good father and a good man who raised us to care about other people and respect other people and care about justice,” she said. Mike Nussbaum was acknowledged by the Actor’s Equity Association union multiple times in the past several years as the oldest professional actor in the country. When asked about his status as a working nonagenarian over the years, Nussbaum said he simply enjoyed the work. “I am gifted and lucky to still be able to do the thing that is the most fun for me in life,” he told WBEZ Chicago in 2019 when he was 94 years old. “As long as I can do it, I will.”Born in December 1923 in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood...

Pope says ‘our hearts are in Bethlehem’ as he presides over the Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable in Bethlehem, Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that “the clash of arms even today” prevents Jesus “from finding room in the world.” The pontiff presided Sunday over the evening Mass attended by about 6,500 faithful who took their place amid the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica behind rows of white-clad prelates.“Our hearts are in Bethlehem, where the Prince of Peace is once more rejected by the futile logic of war, ” the pope said, referring to the war sparked by Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 rampage and hostage-taking in Israel. As Mass began, a statuette of the Christ child was unveiled before the altar bedecked in greenery and white flowers, and children representing all corners of the globe placed flowers around a gilded throne.Francis, draped in white robes, led the Mass standing at the foot of one of St. Peter’s grand columns.Recalling that Jesus was born during a census meant to reinforce King David’s power, Franc...

A big avalanche has closed the highway on the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:10:06 GMT

SEWARD, Alaska (AP) — A large avalanche and blizzard conditions in southern Alaska cut off road access Sunday to much of the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage.The avalanche hit the Seward Highway near the intersection of the Sterling Highway around 8 a.m. Sunday. Highway officials expected the road to remain closed for at least 12 hours.The closure 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Anchorage cut off communities served by the two roads including Seward, a town of about 2,600 on the Gulf of Alaska.Avalanche warnings were in effect for the southeastern Kenai Peninsula amid a combination of snow and wind gusting to 30 mph (50 kilometers per hour).The Associated Press