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Japan, South Korea leaders pray at memorial for Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol prayed together Sunday at a memorial for Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit, as the two leaders continued efforts to mend ties repeatedly hurt by disputes stemming from Japan’s wartime brutality.Yoon is in Hiroshima with leaders from seven other guest nations and G7 countries for “outreach” sessions on Sunday, the last day of the three-day summit.Yoon and Kishida, accompanied by their first ladies, stood in front of the memorial where they laid bouquets of white flowers and lowered their heads as they paid tribute to tens of thousands of Koreans who died in the attack 78 years ago.Yoon is the first South Korean leader to visit the memorial, underscoring the thawing in their rocky relations. Yoon, at the outset of his talks with Kishida later Sunday morning, praised the Japanese prime minister for his “sincere d...

Japanese atomic bomb survivors worry Zelenskyy’s G7 visit overshadows nuke disarmament message

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s last-minute participation Sunday in the Group of Seven summit has brought intense global attention to Russia’s invasion of his nation. But it has also worried atomic bomb survivors who said the high-profile visit overshadowed a rare chance to push world leaders to focus on nuclear abolishment.Zelenskyy’s inclusion at the G7 gathering of rich-world democracies — and his pursuit of more weapons and other support for Ukraine, rather than a diplomatic pursuit to end the war — sends the wrong message, activists and victims said.“Zelenskyy’s visit is not appropriate for Hiroshima, which is a peace-loving city,” said Etsuko Nakatani, an activist whose parents survived the Hiroshima atomic bombing in 1945.Many Hiroshima residents hope that understanding the city’s tragic past will push leaders to “take up the abolition of nuclear weapons as an urgent political issue, not an ideal,” she said. “But support for...

CPD: Woman shoots man on CTA Red Line, is in custody

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

CHICAGO — A woman is in police custody after she allegedly shot a man while aboard a train on the CTA's Red Line Saturday evening, according to the Chicago Police Department.Police said they were called to the 1100 block of South State Street around 8:04 p.m. on reports of a person shot. Initial investigation showed a 35-year-old man was riding a train and was involved in an argument with a 37-year-old woman. The woman then pulled out a gun and opened fire, hitting the man in the left arm and right hip.Police said the woman fled from the platform and was later placed into police custody in the 1100 block of South Wabash Avenue.It is unclear at this time what condition the male victim is currently in. Sheriff: Grenade blast kills man, injures two teens in NW Indiana A firearm was recovered from the scene.Area Three detectives continue to investigate the incident.

St. Louis CITY SC tops Sporting KC, 4-0, in birth of new rivalry

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis CITY SC gets back to its winning ways with a dominant 4-0 win over new rival Sporting Kansas City.Edward Löwen, Niko Gioacchini and Indiana Vassilev all found the back of the net for CITY SC, Vassilev scoring once in each half. Goaltender Roman Bürki stood tall for his third clean sheet of the season. RELATED - St. Louis CITY SC prepares for new rivalry with Sporting KC CITY SC improves to 7-1-4 with the victory. St. Louis hosts Vancouver next weekend. Check back for extended game recap.

Kiszla: At doorstep of their first NBA Finals, Nuggets ready to kick it down and make history

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

LOS ANGELES — Pinch yourself, Nuggets Nation. The dream is real. For the first time in their NBA history, the Nuggets are on the doorstep of the Finals.Knock politely? No way. No how.After rocking the L.A. Lakers 119-108 here Saturday night, the Nuggets are going to kick that freakin’ door down.Eddie Murphy was here, with his feet on the floor near midcourt, wearing sunglasses. Indoors. At night. In an arena painted with Hollywood glitz, Jake Gyllenhaal turned the head of every lady in the house. And at 86 years old, Jack Nicholson is still so cool he doesn’t even feel the need to comb his hair.So many stars.But on this Saturday night, Nuggets guard Jamal Murray outshined them all.Murray scored 37 points. And every shot by the Blue Arrow drove home a point straight through the doubt surrounding Denver as a legit championship contender. To the shock and dismay of the crowd in L.A., the Nuggets put Game 3 away with a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter.With a commanding 3...

Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic push Nuggets to brink of NBA Finals, take commanding 3-0 lead over Lakers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

LOS ANGELES – This wasn’t what Hollywood had in mind.As the Lakers’ season all-but hung in the balance Saturday evening, Denver bulldozed into the City of Angels and re-wrote the script. Ugly, scrappy and united, the Nuggets took a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals with a stunning 119-108 victory.The crowd, dotted with A-list celebrities like Denzel and Jack, sat dumbstruck. With 2:13 left in the fourth quarter, and the Nuggets sitting on a double-digit lead, Lakers fans started heading for the exits.It was an ignominious ending to an ignominious showing from the Lakers, who prior to Saturday night, hadn’t lost at home during the playoffs.By virtue of Jamal Murray’s 37-point showing, 30 of which came in the first half, and a collective effort so overwhelming L.A. couldn’t compete, Denver inched ever so close to its first trip to the NBA Finals.“You need 16 wins to win a championship,” Murray said. “We’ve got five more to go.”They can ...

Nuggets 3-pointers: Nikola Jokic’s fourth quarter of Game 3 proves he can survive any slog or slump

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

Initial observations from Los Angeles after Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Nuggets and Lakers.1. Joker escapes slog: What’s even crazier than Jamal Murray’s historic run? In the same 24-minute span when Murray amassed 40 points — the fourth quarter of Game 2 and the first quarter of Game 3 — Nikola Jokic did not score a single point. The Nuggets outscored the Lakers 64-44 during that consequential stretch anyway, picking up their two-time MVP as he suddenly went into an extended cold stretch. When the Lakers sliced Denver’s long-gone 14-point lead to 66-63 and forced a timeout in the third quarter, Jokic had just back-rimmed a 6-foot floater that’s usually automatic for him. He was 3 for 11 from the field in the game at that point, and he picked up his fourth foul moments later. When Jokic missed his first two shots of the fourth quarter, he was 7 for his last 27 dating back to Game 2. Then he proceeded to deliver a 15-point f...

L.A. tech CEO found dead under mysterious circumstances, family seeking answers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

A vigil was held Saturday night for a tech CEO who was found murdered under mysterious circumstances.The body of Beau Mann, 39, was discovered in Santa Monica on May 8, nearly a year and a half after his disappearance.On Nov. 30, 2021, Mann was last seen at a 7-Eleven in Studio City when an Uber picked him up from the store and dropped him off on Berkeley Street in Santa Monica.He had been in contact with his family two days prior, but a text to 911 was the last time anyone heard from him.Mann’s remains were found in the courtyard of an abandoned property on the 2900 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, according to LAPD. The remains were identified by the L.A. County coroner through dental records.The cause of the death, however, has not been released. Many questions remain about the circumstances surrounding Mann’s death and loved ones are still seeking answers.Loved ones of Beau Mann, an L.A. tech CEO found dead under mysterious circumstances in Santa Monica are still searching for a...

Lakers on brink of elimination with Game 3 loss to Denver Nuggets

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

Jamal Murray scored 37 points, Nikola Jokic added 24 points and eight assists, and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with a 119-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half against his former team for the top-seeded Nuggets, who have never been this close to the NBA Finals in 47 years in the league.Denver blew a big early lead in Game 3, but made a decisive 13-0 run in the fourth quarter to snap the Lakers' nine-game home winning streak since March 26, including seven straight victories since the regular season ended.No team has rallied from a 3-0 playoff series deficit in NBA history. Game 4 is Monday night in Los Angeles.Anthony Davis had 28 points and 18 rebounds for the seventh-seeded Lakers, who hadn't lost three straight games since early February. Los Angeles' prolonged, desperate surge ever since the trade deadline has finally run out of steam against th...

Sears gives A’s something to smile about after latest loss

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:01:25 GMT

HOUSTON — With the A’s on pace to finish with the second-most losses in major league history, they’ll take any kind of victory they can these days. Even if it happens during another defeat.Such was the case Saturday when A’s rookie pitcher JP Sears bounced back from a rough, 37-pitch first inning to throw five scoreless innings while retiring 16 of his final 17 hitters in Houston’s 3-2 victory.Oakland’s left-hander wasn’t involved in the decision, the loss went to reliever Richard Lovelady (0-2), who gave up Yordan Alvarez’s tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning.The loss was Oakland’s 11th in its last 13 games and leaves the A’s at a major league-worst 10-37. They’re on a pace to finish 34-127.HOUSTON, TEXAS – MAY 20: Yordan Alvarez #44 of the Houston Astros hits a sacrifice fly scoring Jose Altuve #27 in the first inning against the Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park on May 20, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) Sears labored so m...