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Mystery solved? Wembanyama listed at 7-foot-4, but check back later in September

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The tall task of determining Victor Wembanyama’s height isn’t finished yet.The expected No. 1 pick in the NBA draft might be 7-foot-4. Maybe not, though. While the league is listing him at that height in the draft guide on its media website, it’s not official.Check back in September.That’s the deadline for the San Antonio Spurs — assuming they take Wembanyama with the first pick as expected Thursday night — to submit an official height for him without shoes to the league.Wembanyama’s height listed in the draft guide falls in the middle of conflicting reports about how tall the Frenchman is. It’s not official, however, because Wembanyama didn’t attend the NBA Draft Combine in May, where prospects are measured.Wembanyama, who arrived in New York on Monday and was scheduled to throw out the first pitch before a Yankees game on Tuesday, said he was 7-3 in October during his French pro team’s exhibition games in Las Vegas. B...

Plan to discharge water into Hudson River from closed nuclear plant sparks uproar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

Sitting along the Hudson River near New York City, the Indian Point nuclear plant repeatedly attracted controversy during the decades it generated electricity.Two years after its shutdown, it still is.The latest flashpoint revolves around plans to release 1.3 million gallons of water with traces of radioactive tritium into the river as part of the plant’s decommissioning. Supporters of the planned releases say they are just like those made when Indian Point was producing power and that the concentration of tritium has been far below federal standards. But opponents along the river question the health and safety claims. They say the releases of radioactive water could be a step back for a once notoriously polluted river that is now a popular summer attraction for sailors, kayakers and swimmers.Communities along the river have already passed resolutions opposing the discharges, and an online petition has gathered more than 440,000 signatures. Now a bill being considered in state...

Denver weather: Severe storm chance returns Wednesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will turn stormy again on Wednesday with scattered afternoon storms. Some storms could turn severe with large hail and strong winds. Weather tonight: DryTuesday evening will stay dry in Denver with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will fall into the upper 50s in Denver by early Wednesday morning. Weather tomorrow: Storms returnWednesday morning will be dry with afternoon temperatures climbing to the mid-80s. By early afternoon, scattered storms will start to fire up in eastern Colorado. Storms could turn severe in some spots, with a marginal risk in place across the Front Range and a slight risk on the plains. This June is cooler, wetter than average Large hail and strong winds are possible in stronger storms that develop. Looking ahead: Wet Thursday, dry weekendThursday will be the wettest day of the week, with storm and shower chances going up to 60%.Thursday's storms will become more widespread with a chance for a few to become severe. The addi...

June weather in Denver is breaking these records

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The weather has been rainy lately in Colorado, making for a cooler-than-average June in the metro area.On average, the first 90-degree day in Denver comes around June 10, but it has yet to get that warm. Denver weather: Warm, sunny Tuesday with midweek storms In 2022, temperatures hit the 90s on May 11. A month later, the high was 100 degrees on June 11. By June 20, 2022, temperatures in Denver surpassed the 90-degree mark 10 times.On average, there are eight days above 90 degrees in June in Denver, according to the National Weather Service.FOX31 Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Kylie Bearse noted that while the average summer in Denver will see 40 days at or above that 90-degree mark, the past few years have been warmer than average.In 2022, there were 67 days above 90, and 59 days the year before. The NWS estimated that Monday would be the first day of the year to reach 90 degrees, but the highest temperature recorded in Denver was 87 degrees.Additionally, this mo...

Bee Boutique: An old storage room, transforms for children with special needs to shop for free

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

An old storage room transformed into a boutique in Fort Lauderdale. Now, it’s a new place for children with special needs and their families to shop.This brand-new ‘Bee Boutique’ is all about the buzz, where credit cards and cash are not accepted because families get their pick of new clothing for free. “Little Boutique for our families here with special healthcare needs,” said Ana Calderon Randazzo, Executive Director at the Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center.It was created by the Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center, which is exclusively for families of special needs children.The hot spot had its grand opening on Tuesday as part of its 40th anniversary.“It’s a very exciting day for us,” said Randazzo. But this stylish space didn’t always look like this as it used to be an old storage room. But thanks to grants, community donations, and volunteers from the Home Depot, it’s now clad with colorful w...

2 hospitalized after being shot in SW Miami-Dade; 3 detained

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

Two people were hospitalized after they were shot in Southwest Miami-Dade. Miami-Dade Police and Fire Rescue arrived at the scene at 10532 SW 176th St., Tuesday afternoon after receiving reports of an active shooter in the area. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where a large police presence was seen near the homes. According to MDPD, the shooting stemmed from an argument between to groups across the street from each other, along Southwest 177th Street. The two victims that were shot drove themselves to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment. Their white pickup truck was seen parked at the hospital. A 15-year-old was grazed by a bullet during the shooting. They were also transported to the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile, police searched for the suspect, which they believed, ran into a home nearby. After clearing the home, police said, there was nobody at the residence. Police detained three people as they continue their investigation. The roadway on 105th Avenue and 176th Stree...

Parents killed in front of children in parking lot in Maine, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

WESTBROOK, Maine (AP) — A man and woman were fatally shot in front of their children before bystanders tackled the gunman, police said.The gunman assaulted a 75-year-old bystander before several others joined in tackling and disarming the assailant Monday evening, said Shannon Moss, spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.Marcel Lagrange Jr., 24, of South Portland, was charged with two counts of murder, she said.Westbrook police officers responded at about 8:30 p.m. Monday to reports of gunfire and officers arrived to see a woman being shot near a vehicle in a parking lot, Moss said. Police officers found a decesaed man in the vehicle, along with an 11-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl who witnessed the shooting, she said.The state medical examiner’s office concluded Tuesday that the victims, Brittney Cockrell, 36, of Westbrook, and Michael Hayter, 41, of Westbrook, were shot to death, Moss said. Their children were unhurt.Investigators said Tuesday there was no know...

Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck set to have surgery to insert a plate for a facial fracture

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Boston Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck is scheduled to have surgery next week to insert a plate to help a facial fracture heal after he was hit by a batted ball.Houck was hit below the right eye by a line drive from the New York Yankees’ Kyle Higashioka on Friday night. The 26-year-old right-hander saw a doctor Tuesday and it was determined a plate was needed.Boston manager Alex Cora said Tuesday that the outcome was a “best-case scenario” for Houck because he was hit below the eye and temple. Cora said he envisions Houck returning to pitch this season.“Sounds bad, right? Fracture,” Cora said. “But the fact that he knows he’s going to be part of this, it’s good. It’s the best news we can get.”Cora said there’s currently no timetable for Houck’s return.Houck received stitches after the incident and was checked at a hospital after he walked off the mound on his own with a towel covering his bleeding face. He’s 3-6 with 5.05 ERA this se...

41 women die in grisly riot in Honduran prison that president blames on ‘mara’ gangs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A grisly riot at a women’s prison in Honduras Tuesday left at least 41 women dead, most burned to death, in violence the country’s president blamed on the “mara” street gangs that often wield broad power inside penitentiaries.Most victims were burned but there also were reports of inmates shot or stabbed at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northwest of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, said Yuri Mora, the spokesman for Honduras’ national police investigation agency.At least seven female inmates were being treated at a Tegucigalpa hospital for gunshot and knife wounds, employees there said.“The forensic teams that are removing bodies confirm they have counted 41,” said Mora.Local media interviewed one injured inmate outside the hospital who said prisoners belonging to the feared Barrio 18 gang burst into a cell block and shot other inmates or set them afire.Honduran President Xiomara Castro said the riot was “planned by maras ...

Julius Randle learned the hard way to respect Nikola Jokic

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:12:35 GMT

Like so many others, Julius Randle underestimated Nikola Jokic.Then, like so many others, he was cooked by “The Joker.”“I remember my second year we had played against him and he was killing,” Randle said  on the ‘Podcast P’ with host and fellow NBA All-Star Paul George. “I’m like, ‘Man, why is this dude killing, bro? He’s slow and fat.’ Like, ‘He ain’t nice like that.’“This is in my head. He hit like 25 [points]. I’m like, ‘Man, how the hell this happened, bro?’”Randle and Jokic were both in the 2014 draft class, but only one was considered a worthwhile prospect. The other — Jokic — was selected 41st overall as a Taco Bell commercial was shown on the ESPN draft broadcast.“Nobody knew who Joker was,” said Randle, who was taken seventh overall by the Lakers. “That wasn’t even a thought.“There’s always that stigma around...