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Column: It’s a new year. Is this a new future for the Chicago Bulls?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

The passage of a year always shifts perspective. That couldn’t be more true for the Chicago Bulls as they enter 2024.The Bulls exited 2023 in nearly identical form to the way they entered it. On Jan. 1, 2023, the Bulls were 16-20. Today, they enter the new year with a 15-19 record. On paper, this status feels the same — sitting four games under .500, clinging to the 10th spot in the East to remain in play-in contention. Yet the energy around the team could not be more different a full year later.Last season, the Bulls teetered around the .500 mark until Nov. 9, after which point they tumbled as low as 12th in the East before stumbling into 2023. It wasn’t dramatic, just the humdrum drone of an underperforming roster.This year took a different tone. The lows came first — a players-only meeting fueled by an opening night blowout, a five-game losing streak on the road, and a 5-14 start to the season, the worst since 2018. But that only made the highs more redemp...

Fire erupts at South Bay nursery on New Year's

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

SAN DIEGO — A large fire broke out at a South Bay nursery overnight Monday, sending heavy smoke into the sky.The fire was reported just before 1:30 a.m. at the Terra Bella Nursey on 302 Hollister St. Video from the scene during the early hours shows flames engulfing a pile of mulch in the area.According to San Diego Fire-Rescue, a total of 43 personnel from several agencies were dispatched to the scene to fight the fire, including eight engines and a helicopter. By the time crews arrived on scene, the fire in the mulch had spread to an adjacent pile of pallets.As of 7:45 a.m., the body of the fire appears to have been weakened, but crews remain on scene working to extinguish it in its entirety."We have crews from the San Diego Fire Department, our partners in Chula Vista as well as Imperial Beach that have been here for over six hours fighting this fire," SDFD Battalion Chief Tommy Charpentier told FOX 5 Monday morning."With the sun coming up, we were just able to get some heavy equ...

Zapatistas mark 30 years since their armed uprising in southern Mexico

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

OCOSINGO, Mexico (AP) — Members and supporters of the Zapatista indigenous rebel movement celebrated the 30th anniversary of their brief armed uprising in southern Mexico on Monday even as their social base erodes and violence spurred by drug cartels encroaches on their territory.Hundreds gathered in the remote community of Dolores Hidalgo in the preceding days to mark the occasion. Some 1,500 young Zapatistas donning uniforms — black balaclavas, green caps and red kerchiefs — stood in formation listening to speeches early Monday.Subcommander Moises — his nom de guerre — called for the Zapatistas to continue organizing themselves to fight to maintain their autonomy, freedom and democracy.“We’re alone, like 30 years ago, because alone we have found the new path that we are going to follow,” Moises said. He noted the continuing need to defend their communities from violence. “We don’t need to kill soldiers and bad governments, but if they come we’re going to defend ourselves.”In Novem...

Migrant crossings of English Channel declined by more than a third in 2023, UK government says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The number of migrants crossing the English Channel in 2023 fell by more than a third from the previous year, marking the first decline since current record-keeping began, the British government said. The 30,000 crossings recorded in preliminary figures made up 36% fewer than the more than 45,000 in 2022. But the number was the second-highest since 2018 — about 1,000 above the total in 2021.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made “stop the boats” one of his top priorities as his conservative government has pushed strict immigration laws to curb the flow of migrants who take perilous journeys from French to England, often in unseaworthy boats. Most of those who arrived on English soil by boat applied for asylum. The government has a large backlog in reviewing those applications.A union representative for border officers said the drop in recorded crossings was likely to be a “glitch” due to weather and other factors, and that larger numbers were expected this year.“We have h...

Colorado mother suspected of killing 2 of her children makes court appearance in London

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third made an initial court appearance Monday in London, where she was arrested over the weekend.Kimberlee Singler, 35, appeared in Westminster Magistrates’ Court facing extradition to the U.S. on two counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, three counts of child abuse and one count of assault.Singler disappeared as Colorado police prepared to arrest her in the deaths of her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son, who were found slain Dec. 19 during what was reported as a burglary. Singler had minor injuries and a wounded 11-year-old daughter was hospitalized for several day before being released. Missing foreign exchange student was victim of ‘cyber kidnapping’: Utah police Singler was initially treated as a crime victim and had cooperated with police. But officers could not locate her when they went to arrest her Dec. 26.Police nabbed her Saturday in the Kensington ...

Blackhawks routed by Stars, 8-1, to suffer 11th straight road loss

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Mason Marchment had three goals and an assist as the Dallas Stars routed the Chicago Blackhawks, 8-1, on Sunday night to complete a two-game set at American Airlines Arena and extend the Blackhawks' road losing streak to 11 games.Chicago, 0-10-1 on the road during that stretch, have the second-fewest points in the NHL with just 24.“My only hope from a game like (Sunday) is we just finally hammer it through our thick heads of how we’re going to need to play,” said Nick Foligno, a veteran on a young Chicago roster. “And that is not it. It’s just not who we are. That’s not a winning team. That’s just a team hoping.”Philipp Kurashev scored the lone goal for the Blackhawks. Connor Bedard, Chicago’s 18-year-old star, assisted on the power-play goal 39 seconds into the third period for his rookie-leading 33rd point.Petr Mrazek allowed six goals on 32 shots. He was replaced almost five minutes into the third period by Arvid Soderblom, who gave up two goals on 10 shots.Tyler Se...

Commerce City police searching for homicide suspect

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

The Commerce City Police Department is conducting a New Year’s Day homicide investigation at 78th Avenue and Dahlia Street where one person has been found dead, police said Monday morning.Police are looking for 19-year-old Angel Lozano as a person of interest in the homicide.Lozano may be having a mental health crisis, police said, and could be armed and dangerous.Detectives are looking for 19yo Angel Lozano as a person of interest in this morning’s homicide. He may be having a mental health crisis and could be armed/dangerous. Full description on FB. Call 911 immediately if seen; do not approach him. pic.twitter.com/3dU50LRBj2— Commerce City Police Department (@CommerceCityPD) January 1, 2024Commerce City Police described Lozano as a 5 feet 10 inches tall, 180-pound Hispanic man with brown hair and brown eyes who was last seen wearing an orange hooded sweatshirt and dark pants.Details about the victim and crime were not yet available, police said around 8:30 a.m.Police ...

Rose Parade float awards: San Diego Zoo wins Sweepstakes Trophy

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

The Pasadena Tournament of Roses named 23 floats that were awarded officials honors, including the sweepstakes winner, shortly before the 135th Rose Parade began Monday morning.The awards are designed to recognize excellence in a variety of categories but since 1924 the Tournament of Roses has recognized one participant with the Sweepstakes Trophy for the most beautiful entry. This year's trophy was presented to the San Diego Zoo's float titled "It All Started With a Roar."The San Diego Zoo's "It All Started With a Roar" float won the Sweepstakes Award at the 135th Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2024. (KTLA)The San Diego Zoo's "It All Started With a Roar" float won the Sweepstakes Award at the 135th Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2024. (KTLA)Scenes from the 2024 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Jan. 1, 2024. (KTLA)Scenes from the 2024 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Jan. 1, 2024. (KTLA)Scenes from the 2024 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. Jan. 1, 2024. (KTLA)The Honda float in the 2024...

The Internet didn’t like the 2024 Rose Parade opening act

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

Related ArticlesEntertainment | Rose Parade 2024: Your ultimate guide for watching from home Entertainment | Actor Kamar de los Reyes of ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘Call of Duty’ dies at 56 Entertainment | Rose Parade 2024: First-ever parade livestream set for Jan. 1 Entertainment | What to watch: ‘Iron Claw’ is a masterpiece, and 1 performance is for the ages Entertainment | As seen on TV: LA’s iconic ‘General Hospital’ to become hotel, housing With a musical theme for this year’s 2024 Rose Parade, it was perfectly fitting that the parade opened with a performance by Destiny’s Child icon Michelle Williams, “The Voice” champion Cassadee Pope, “American Idol” alum David Archuleta and Los Angeles singer/songwriter Rush Davis.On the Rose Parade opening stage, alongside the Honda float themed “Keep Dreaming,” the acts merged their talents for the start of the New Year’s Day parade.W...

California travel 2024: 10 hot new hotels, attractions and theme park rides in the Golden State

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:46:41 GMT

A new year brings all kinds of novelties, including new travel experiences, theme park attractions and hotels. Here are 10 fab things unfolding on the California travel scene in 2024.A Palm Springs surf spotThe wave pool at the new Palm Springs Surf Club makes it possible to surf in the desert. (Courtesy Ridge BenBen) We’re not talking virtual reality, either. The new Palm Springs Surf Club, which opens New Year’s Day, offers a wave pool that generates two- to seven-foot high waves for up to a dozen surfers at a time.A surf spot in the middle of a desert isn’t quite as insane as it sounds. Surf wave pools have become a thing in Florida, Texas, New Jersey and beyond. Up until now, California had just one wave pool designed for surfers — Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch in Lemoore, just south of Fresno, which offers World Surf League-certified competitive waves to a very select clientele. (You’ll need “a personal invite,” according to Surf...