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Today in Sports – Phil Mickelson wins Masters, first Major.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

April 111936 — The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL Stanley Cup with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.1948 — 12th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Claude Harmon shoots a record-tying 279 (−9) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Cary Middlecoff.1961 — 15th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1.1963 — Milwaukee Braves future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Warren Spahn beats NY Mets, 6-1 for his 328th win; most by a left-hander in MLB history.1965 — Jack Nicklaus shoots a record 271 and wins the Masters golf tournament by nine strokes over Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.1966 — Jack Nicklaus wins his third Masters and becomes the first to win in consecutive years as he shoots a 70 in an 18-hole playoff to beat Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer.1966 — Emmett Ashford becomes first African American major league baseball umpire.1971 — 35th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Charles Coody wins his only major title by 2 strokes ahead of runne...

Kentucky: “múltiples víctimas” durante incidente con atacante armado en el centro de Louisville

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

LOUISVILLE – El Departamento de la Policía Metropolitana de Louisville, en Kentucky, confirmó este lunes que lidiaba con una situación en la que enfrentaban a un “atacante armado activo” y había “múltiples víctimas”. El incidente se desarrollaba en un banco del downtown de Louisville, según reportaban medios locales. El FBI y las autoridades locales se encontraban en el lugar. La oficina del FBI en Louisville dijo que estaban asistiendo a la policía local con un tiroteo en el centro de la ciudad. “Por favor recen por las familias de todos aquellos impactados y por la ciudad de Louisville”, dijo el gobernador Andy Beshear en su cuenta de Twitter mientras viajaba hacia el lugar del incidente. Este artículo será actualizado cuando haya más información disponible.Esta historia tiene elementos que podrían no funcionar en nuestra aplicación. Pulsa aquí para abrir la historia en el navegador de internet. Source

Indigenous food sovereignty garden coming to City Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

Kingston Indigenous Languages Nest (KILN) will soon be starting to build a new community garden in City Park.The garden will be the first one owned by KILN itself, with the organization previously borrowing space for on the land programming from community partners like Walking the Path of Peace Together who operate an Indigenous food sovereignty garden on a plot of land next to Highway 15.Working alongside KILN, ther City of Kingston put out a call for community consultation last summer to see what people thought of building two smaller vegetable and medicine gardens at the edge of City Park along King Street, near the former site of Sir John A Macdonald’s statue. KILN’s Executive Director Constance Carriere-Prill said that consultation resulted in what KILN will now be building and operating in City Park: a larger garden located centrally in the large downtown park.“Some of the feedback came back and said: why can’t it be bigger?” Carriere-Prill said. ...

Man sentenced for sexually assaulting girlfriend's daughter

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

BRIGHTON, Colo. (KDVR) — The Adams and Broomfield counties district attorney announced that a man was sentenced to 25 years to life for sexually assaulting his girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter.According to the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office, 38-year-old Christopher Mills was sentenced to 25 years to life in the Department of Corrections. "This defendant preyed on an eight-year-old girl," said District Attorney Brian Mason. "His actions were absolutely despicable and the jury, judge and my prosecution team rightly held him accountable for them."In 2019, the DA said Mills sexually assaulted his girlfriend's 8-year-old daughter. The assaults allegedly occurred on multiple occasions. Bodies of missing Denver band member, son recovered from Arkansas lake According to the DA, the victim reported the abuse to her mom in 2021. When the mother confronted Mills, she was kicked out of their home and reported the abuse to police. Mills was convicted of the following charges:Sexual ...

At least 4 killed, 8 injured in shooting at Louisville bank building

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooting Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others, police said. The suspected lone shooter was also dead.Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey told reporters officers who arrived on the scene “encountered active gunshots still being fired inside the location at that time.”Officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter, who appeared to be a former employee of the bank, but it wasn't clear how he died. Does your state allow teachers to carry a gun? “We do not know exactly the circumstances of his death at this time,” Humphrey said.Humphrey said at least eight people were being treated for wounds, including two police officers. One officer and another of the wounded were in critical condition.LOUISVILLE, KY - APRIL 10: Law enforcement officers respond to an active shooter near the Old National Bank building on April 10, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky. According to initial reports,...

Play-in tournament starts Tuesday, giving 8 teams new life

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Getting to the play-in tournament probably wasn’t the goal of any team when training camps opened back in September.It does, however, beat the alternative.There are 12 teams with playoff spots right now, 10 teams whose seasons are over — and eight teams with a second chance. The play-in tournament starts Tuesday, with Atlanta going to Miami and Minnesota visiting the Los Angeles Lakers, with the winners going to the postseason.Oklahoma City goes to New Orleans and Chicago visits Toronto on Wednesday for elimination games; loser goes home, winner moves on to face the loser of Tuesday’s games in another win-or-go-home contest.“You have to embrace this new experience,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “To the old heads in our locker room, each of us have experienced long NBA careers and not have had this opportunity. I think it’s been great for the league. How harrowing this has been, the last six, eight weeks for 16 teams in the West and the East. It’s ju...

Police: 4 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville building

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooting Monday at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people and wounded at least eight others, police said. The suspected lone shooter was also dead.Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey told reporters officers who arrived on the scene “encountered active gunshots still being fired inside the location at that time.”Officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter, who appeared to be a former employee of the bank, but it wasn’t clear how he died.“We do not know exactly the circumstances of his death at this time,” Humphrey said.Humphrey said at least eight people were being treated for wounds, including two police officers. One officer and another of the wounded were in critical condition.Police later said on a twitter that officers we’re on the scene of the shooting within minutes. Calls first came in for the shooting at the Old National Bank about 8:30 a.m.In a tweet, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said he was heading t...

April Primetime Calendar

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

Stop for candy bar yields winning $1M ticket for Brewster man

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

A man from Brewster who decided to buy a lottery ticket along with a snack got a lot more than he bargained for.Arthur Fowle told the Massachusetts State Lottery he had been buying a candy bar at a South Dennis shop when he decided to buy a scratch ticket while he was at it.He said the “100X The Money” ticket he bought was the first lotto game he had purchased this year, making him 1-1 in the richest way possible. Fowle won $1 million from the $10 ticket and opted to collect the prize in the form of a one-time payment of $650,000 (before taxes).He told lottery officials he plans to put some of the prize toward home improvement work.The store Fowle purchased the ticket from, Dennis Food and Package on Route 134 in South Dennis, will receive $10,000 bonus for selling the winner.According to the Massachusetts State Lottery website, the odds of winning the 100X The Money’s $1 million prize are 1 in 1,680,000.

Hilary Swank gives birth to twins, shares 1st photo

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:46 GMT

By NARDOS HAILE (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — Hilary Swank has given birth to twins — a boy and a girl.The 48-year-old “Million Dollar Baby” actor posted a photo of her and her twins looking at the sunset on Instagram Sunday evening with the caption: “It wasn’t easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it.”She added on Instagram that she’s “posting from pure heaven.” She and entrepreneur Philip Schneider have been married since 2018.Over the course of her pregnancy, Swank had been filming her new ABC show “Alaska Daily.” She shared in an interview in October that when her pants didn’t fit during filming, she cut them open and put a jacket on to hide her bump.“You don’t tell for 12 weeks for a certain reason. But then, like, you’re growing and you’re using the bathroom a lot and you’re eating a lot. I’m sure there’s been conversations, and when I get back to the se...