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South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, authorities say

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole and is now at home, South Africa’s Department of Corrections said Friday.The department gave no more details of Pistorius’ release. The announcement came at around 8:30 a.m., indicating corrections officials had released the world-famous double-amputee Olympic runner from the Atteridgeville Correctional Center in the South African capital, Pretoria, in the early hours.Pistorius has served nearly nine years of his 13 years and five months murder sentence for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013. He was approved for parole in November.Serious offenders in South Africa are eligible for parole after serving at least half their sentence. The Department of Corrections said in a two-sentence statement announcing Pistorius’ release that it was “able to confirm that Oscar Pistorius is a parolee, effectively from 5 January 2024. He was admitted into the syste...

Active winter weather pattern developing; a big hemispheric pattern change suggests a colder pattern looms.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

We have an active winter weather pattern starting to come together. It could include some snow—enough to stick modestly commencing in the early hours of Saturday morning and continuing lightly into the day. It's the product of precip and cloudiness beneath the far northern flank of a storm system which is to move from New Mexico eastward through the Gulf States then turn northeastward and potentially turn into a big snow producer from the interior Mid-Atlantic north into New England. That's an area which, like Chicago, has seen a lackluster winter snow season—so it's a system sure to generate notice and some headlines there.  Boston may be among the areas hit with significant snow.THAT SYSTEM will spread clouds into the Chicago area Friday and Friday night and light snows on its far north side could accumulate—perhaps laying down a half inch to an inch and a half Saturday.  A moistening air mass means the snow could mix with some drizzle as the day warms on Saturday.  Clouds in the ...

Stolen vehicle suspect escapes pursuit in downtown Los Angeles

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

Authorities pursued a stolen vehicle before losing eyes on the suspect in downtown Los Angeles Thursday night.The black SUV traveled at high speeds on the 60 Freeway before transitioning to the 110 Freeway as California Highway Patrol officers chased the suspect. The pursuit initially began out of Riverside County before traveling toward downtown L.A. The driver was reportedly livestreaming the pursuit and watching news coverage of the chase while hitting speeds over 100 miles per hour.There were also reports the driver planned to ditch the vehicle near the 2nd Street tunnel in downtown near Spring Street but the driver ended up staying in the same vehicle. Authorities pursued a stolen vehicle in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2024. (KTLA)Authorities pursued a stolen vehicle in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2024. (KTLA)The suspect narrowly missed multiple vehicles as it swerved dangerously between lanes and, at times, cut other drivers off.As the suspect entered the downtown L.A....

Parts of SoCal under frost advisories as temperatures plummet to near freezing 

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

An extra blanket may be required for your sleep the next few nights, as multiple frost advisories are set to take effect in different parts of Southern California. A Frost Advisory will go into place in Calabasas and Agoura Hills at midnight Friday, the National Weather Service said.  A Freeze Watch for the area will follow late Friday night and last through Saturday morning.  Video shows man claiming to be famous bite, kick officer during arrest at bank “Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing,” NWS said. Parts of the Inland Empire will also be under a Frost Advisory on Friday and Saturday mornings from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. The cities in the I.E. forecast to experience the coldest temperatures are Riverside, San Bernardino, Ontario, Moreno Valley, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga and Corona, weather officials said. Communities at higher elevations saw snowy conditions this week, prompting the California ...

Trains collide on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 4 people

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

BANDUNG, Indonesia (AP) — Two trains collided on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing carriages to buckle and overturn and killing at least four people, officials said.The accident happened about 500 meters (yards) from Cicalengka train station in West Java province, said Ayep Hanapi, a spokesperson for PT Kereta Api Indonesia, the national railways.He said the Turangga express train carrying 287 passengers was traveling from Surabaya, the capital of East Java province, when it plowed into a Bandung Raya commuter train with 191 passengers heading to Padalarang from Cicalengka station at about 6:30 a.m.“All passengers of the two crashed trains have been evacuated safely,” Hanapi said, adding that 28 people were injured. He said 22 were being treated at a hospital, mostly with head injuries. West Java Police spokesperson Ibrahim Tompo said at least four train crew members were killed — the driver and his assistant on the commuter train and a steward and a security guard ...

Perez scores 27, Collins adds 19 to help Arizona State beat Utah 82-70

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Jose Perez scored a season-high 27 points, Frankie Collins added 14 of his 19 points in the second half and Arizona State beat Utah 82-70 Thursday night for its third win in a row. Arizona State (9-5, 3-0 Pac-12) lost three games in a row — by an average of 14.6 points — to end its nonconference slate. Perez hit a 3-pointer to give Arizona State the lead for good with 51 seconds left in the first half and then stole the ball, led the fast break and lobbed a pass to Jamiya Neal for an alley-oop layup 21 seconds later that made it 41-36 at halftime. Keba Keita threw down a dunk and Deivon Smith converted a three-point play to cap a 7-2 spurt that trimmed Utah’s deficit to 48-47 with 13:46 to play but Collins answered 15 seconds later with a 3-pointer, the first of his nine consecutive ASU points as the Sun Devils scored 13 of the next 19. Collins hit a 3 and Perez added another less than a minute to make it 67-56 with 5:28 to play and Utah trailed by double f...

Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, South Africa’s corrections department says

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison on parole, South Africa’s corrections department says.Source

Jets beat Sharks 2-1 to extend points streak to franchise-record 10 games

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi broke a tie on a power play at 3:14 of the third period, Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 on Thursday night to extend their points streak to a franchise-record 10 games.“It’s fun,” Vilardi said. “It’s fun to play hockey. It’s fun when you win. Obviously, anyone can say that, but we have belief in each other and play for each other. We’ve got to keep going.”NHL-worst San Jose has lost 10 straight to fall to 9-27-3. The Sharks began the season with 11 consecutive losses. Winnipeg has won four in a row to improve to 24-9-4.“At the end of the day, you’ve got to find ways to win,” Sharks center Luke Kunin said. “It’s frustrating right now. Guys are working, trying to get out of this and the only way out is to just keep your head down and get to work. Just learning from it.”Morgan Barron also scored Winnipeg, which has allowed three or fewer goals in a franchise-record 27 straight games. The Jets lea...

Mahaney scores 25 in Saint Mary’s (CA)’s 81-70 victory against San Diego in WCC opener

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aidan Mahaney’s 25 points helped Saint Mary’s (CA) defeat San Diego 81-70 on Thursday in a West Coast Conference opener.Mahaney also contributed six assists and three steals for the Gaels (10-6). Augustas Marciulionis scored 16 points and added 10 assists and three steals. Luke Barrett and Mitchell Saxen both added 14 points, Deuce Turner led the Toreros (10-6) in scoring, finishing with 34 points. Wayne McKinney III added 12 points and three steals for San Diego. In addition, PJ Hayes had nine points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Rybakina and Azarenka advance to the Brisbane International semifinals

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 11:29:59 GMT

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Second-seeded Elena Rybakina only needed to play seven games in her quarterfinal Friday to reach the final four at the Brisbane International.Two-time champion Victoria Azarenka had a tougher run, needing three sets, about 2 1/2 hours and joked about the prospect of having to wear protective headwear to advance 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 over 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko, the No. 3 seed.Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion, won the first set 6-1 before 11th-seeded Anastasia Potapova retired from their match with an abdominal injury. She’ll next play either Linda Noskova or Mirra Andreeva.Azarenka, who won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and ’13, clinched her victory in a tense match three games after Ostapenko’s emotional outburst at chair umpire Julie Kjendlie.“With Jelena, sometimes you just have to put on a helmet and try to stay in there,” Azarenka said. “She’s an incredible player and a Grand Slam champion, and she’s proved many time...