Afghanistan quake kills at least four, wounds 69 An earthquake centered in Afghanistan's east killed at least four people and injured almost 70, after wet weather weakened the country's traditional mud-brick homes, officials said on Wednesday. More
Death toll in China quake hits 113 A strong earthquake struck China’s mountainous Sichuan province Saturday morning, leaving at least 113 people dead and more than 3,000 injured. Chinese authorities assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0, while the U.S. Geological Survey reported 6.6. More
Deadly quake leaves town 'totally destroyed,' witness says; aftershocks rattle Iran, Pakistan Powerful aftershocks rocked the border between Iran and Pakistan Wednesday, a day after a major earthquake tore through the region, collapsing buildings and killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 170. The Pakistani town of Mashkel was “totally destroyed,” according to a local journalist at the scene. More
Iran struck by magnitude 7.8 quake Iran has been struck by its most powerful earthquake for more than 50 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East. The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan. More
Quake hits near Iran's nuclear city Bushehr, 30 dead A powerful earthquake struck close to Iran's only nuclear power station on Tuesday, killing 32 people and injuring 850 as it destroyed homes and devastated two small villages, Iranian media reported. More
New method aids in predicting where next big quake will start Scientists have a new method for studying faults that could improve earthquake forecasts, shedding light on where quakes start, how they spread, and where the biggest impacts might be. 12/12/2024 - 1:12 am | View Link
Tsunami researchers hunt for clues about the next big Pacific Northwest quake A massive earthquake will one day rattle the Pacific Northwest. Minutes to hours later, a surge of seawater will swallow the land. No one knows when. 12/1/2024 - 8:59 pm | View Link
After a tumultuous week, Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill is expected to play against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Hill was a surprise addition to the Dolphins’ injury report Friday, deemed questionable with both his nagging wrist injury and an undisclosed personal matter.
But according to an ESPN report late Saturday night, Hill is expected to be available for the 4:25 p.m.
General Daily Insight for December 22, 2024
The path forward may seem to zig and zag as the day moves along. The Moon in analytical Virgo will trine change-maker Uranus in stable Taurus before opposing mystical Neptune in dreamy Pisces, encouraging us to think outside the box and follow our intuition.
Rickey Henderson, the thrilling and charismatic Hall of Fame outfielder who, with his signature crouched stance, blazing speed and unlikely home run power, was widely regarded as the greatest leadoff hitter in Major League Baseball history, died Friday. He was 65.
His death was announced by his family. They did not cite a cause or say where he died, but they thanked the staff at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center.
Often called “the man of steal” by sports writers, Henderson holds the career record for stolen bases with 1,406.
ORLANDO – Observations and other notes of interest from Saturday night’s 121-114 loss to the Orlando Magic:
– This was no time for easing off the gas.
– Not when a two-game losing streak could have turned into three.
– Not with Jimmy Butler back in Miami with a stomach illness.
– But, most importantly, not after what happened Monday night in Detroit.
– That’s when the Pistons opened without Tobias Harris and Jaden Ivey and then lost Isaiah Stewart early.
– And still found a way to beat the Heat in overtime.
– Even with Butler going for a triple-double.
– This time, the opposition was a Magic team lacking Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs, Orlando’s three best players, also without Garry Harris and then losing Moe Wagner early, followed by a second-period ejection of starting power forward Wendell Carter Jr.
– What you do, what you need to do in that situation, is stomp early, try to settle it early.
– As so many opponents did last season, when the Heat struggled through their injury-plagued season.
– Which the Heat tried.
– So mission accomplished?
– Not exactly, with closing still mattering.
– So, no, this did not erase the bitter taste of Monday night.
– Just added.
– Good teams seize such moments.
– Then there are the Heat.
– Which tells you plenty.
– With Butler sidelined by the illness that had him leaving the game for good in Friday night’s first quarter against the Thunder, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra turned to a dramatically different opening lineup.
– This time the Heat opened with Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson .
ORLANDO — Just when you thought any worse wasn’t possible after blowing an eight-point overtime lead in Detroit at the start of the week, it got worse for the Miami Heat at the end of the week.
Against a severely depleted Orlando Magic roster, the absence of Jimmy Butler hardly appeared to register through the first three quarters for Erik Spoelstra’s team, with the Heat racing to a 25-point lead.
And then, a collapse of epic proportions, and now, a three-game losing streak following Saturday night’s 121-114 loss at Kia Center.
“These are tough lessons that we all have to learn,” Spoelstra said.
Keyshawn Hall and Jordan Ivy-Curry combined to score 40 points as UCF closed out its nonconference portion of its season with an 86-66 win over visiting Jacksonville on Saturday.
The Knights also saw the return of guards Jaylin Sellers and Mikey Williams, who were making their season debuts.
Sellers, a senior, went down with an undisclosed injury in an exhibition game against Florida Gulf Coast on Oct.