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Salter’s 4 TD passes help Liberty beat Louisiana Tech 56-30, improve to 9-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Kaidon Salter threw four touchdown passes, Quinton Cooley and Aaron Bedgood scored two touchdowns apiece and Liberty beat Louisiana Tech 56-30 Saturday night to improve to 9-0 for the first time in program history. Jacob Barnes made a 26-yard field goal to open the scoring with 11:21 left in the first quarter but Salter answered with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Bentley Hanshaw just over a minute later and threw a 24-yard scoring strike to CJ Daniels that made it 14-3 with 1:27 remaining in the period. Bedgood scored on a 5-yard run and his 4-yard touchdown reception with 6 seconds left in the half gave the Flames (9-0, 7-0 Conference USA) a 28-10 lead. Noah Frith scored on a 55-yard catch-and-run before Cooley, who finished with 179 yards rushing, added TDs of 29 yards in the third quarter and 7 yards in the fourth. Hank Bachmeier was 22-of-33 passing for 304 yards and two touchdowns for Louisiana Tech (3-6, 2-3). Keith Willis Jr. scored two short rushing touch...

Cam Talbot makes 24 saves as Los Angeles Kings blank Philadelphia Flyers 5-0

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cam Talbot made 24 saves in his first shutout of the season, and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Saturday night to extend their point streak to six games.Los Angeles got off to a fast start behind Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar, who scored 18 seconds apart in the first period. Arthur Kaliyev and Trevor Moore scored in the second, and Blake Lizotte added a third-period goal.It was Talbot’s 29th career shutout. Cal Petersen made 25 stops for Philadelphia. It was his first start for the Flyers after coming over from Los Angeles in an offseason trade.Kempe was able to get his stick on a bouncing puck and tap it past a sliding Peterson to open the scoring. Kopitar redirected a shot from Matt Roy over Peterson’s blocker for his sixth goal of the season.Kaliyev scored a power-play goal 16:01 into the second, and Moore added his sixth goal of the season with just 16 seconds left in the period off a turnover from Flyers defenseman Cam York.Y...

Brayden Point has 3 goals and an assist, Lightning beat Senators 6-4

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brayden Point had three goals and an assist to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Ottawa Senators 6-4 on Saturday night.Nikita Kucherov had a goal and four assists, Victor Hedman and Michael Eyssimont also scored and Jonas Johansson stopped 22 shots. The Lightning improved to 5-3-3.Brady Tkachuk scored twice and Claude Giroux and Drake Batherson added goals for Ottawa. The Senators are 1-5-0 in their last six and 4-6-0 overall.Ottawa scored three times in the second period to take a 4-1 lead.Thirty-two seconds into the period, Point came down the wing and beat Joonas Korpisalo high. Four minutes later, Eyssimont battled his way through Jake Sanderson and Travis Hamonic and got a shot off to beat Korpisalo, who was then pulled after allowing three goals on 19 shots.Tampa Bay struck again late in the period when Anton Forsberg, who allowed three goals on 19 shots, lost sight of the puck and Point was able to just get it across the goal line.UP NEXTLightning: ...

Immigration court backlog could delay cases for migrants arriving in Denver

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- With thousands of migrants bussed to Denver from the southern border, many will need to file for legal status to stay in the country.Immigration courts are backlogged and one immigration judge told FOX31 that processing new cases puts more of a burden on the exhausted court system. Migrants in Denver could be legally jobless for months, attorney warns "There are 2.6 million cases waiting to be heard in immigration court," Judge Samuel Cole said.Cole is an immigration court judge out of Chicago but spoke with FOX31 as Vice President of the National Association of Immigration Judges."There aren't enough judges, there aren't enough staff," Cole said. "Evidence goes stale, witnesses disappear. It's really hard for people to wait so long to have their cases heard in immigration court."That's what Cole said happens when a case takes years to process through the U.S. immigration court, which falls under the Department of Justice, unlike other courts which are independent...

Child abuse charges dropped against Margate teacher accused of assaulting 5-year-old

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

Charges have been dropped against a South Florida teacher who had been accused of assaulting a 5-year-old.Fifty-three-year old Khadijah Muhammad was arrested in October following an incident with a kindergartner at Margate Elementary School.Broward County State Attorney Harold Pryor dropped the child abuse charges against Muhammad.

NC State bowl eligible after 20-6 win over Miami Hurricanes

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Behind a defense that forced four turnovers and didn’t allow a touchdown, North Carolina State is bowl-eligible after beating visiting Miami 20-6 on Saturday night.The victory for the Wolfpack (6-3, 3-2 ACC) is the first over the Hurricanes (6-3, 2-3 ACC) since 2008. The win was also the 78th for Dave Doeren as N.C. State’s head coach, making him the winningest coach in program history.Devin Boykin sealed the win for N.C. State when he intercepted Miami’s Tyler Van Dyke with under 4 minutes to play. Aydan White, Brandon Cisse and Davin Vann also came up with turnovers for the Wolfpack. Offensively, MJ Morris completed 11-of-21 passes for 123 yards and a touchdown for N.C. State.Miami’s attack was paced by Mark Fletcher Jr., who rushed 23 times for 115 yards.When Miami entered Wolfpack territory on Saturday, it was plagued by missed opportunities and met by N.C. State’s stifling defense. The Hurricanes scored just once out of the three times it was in the r...

Crowbar-wielding burglar breaks into Biscayne Gardens home under construction, swipes power tools

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

An unwanted guest broke into a Northwest Miami-Dade home under construction, taking away a family’s sense of security.Surveillance video captured the bold burglar as he used a crowbar to make his way inside the house in Biscayne Gardens, located along Northwest Second Avenue, near the Golden Glades Interchange, at around midnight on Saturday.The homeowner, who asked not to be identified, spoke with 7News over the phone on Saturday.“We were actually in bed, and we got a notification on our phones that there was some movement outside our front door,” he said.The homeowner said he called police, then watched the burglar open his gate and try to get inside his soon-to-be home.“He pulled out a crowbar out of his bag or his hoodie, I don’t know,” he said. “He had, like, a little satchel, and he started trying to pry open the front door and the rear door.”The perpetrator finally gained entry through a window.The homeowner said the burglar sto...

In South Florida stops, Israelis who say Hamas killed or kidnapped their loved ones tell their stories

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

A group of people who escaped a nightmare in Israel shared their stories during a South Florida stop, saying they’ve lost family members and are still waiting on some of their loved ones to be released by Hamas.U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., hosted the group at her office in Plantation, Saturday. They’re all family members of hostages held by Hamas.“My own family that hid out, my mother was murdered by Hamas,” said Or Gat.Gat was speaking on behalf of his sister, Carmel Gat, and his brother’s wife, Yarden Roman Gat. He said they were all snatched from Kibbutz Be’eri.Surveillance video showed the Hamas terrorists before they unleashed their brutal attacks four weeks ago.Gat said he saw video of his mother kidnapped, and then of her lifeless body. He hopes his visit can reach the right ears to bring his loved ones home safely.“Powerful and influential people in the U.S. that can be in the position to decide and to help,” he ...

SW Miami-Dade father accused in son’s fatal shooting faces 2nd-degree murder charge

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

A father is facing a murder charge after being accused of triggering tragedy at his Southwest Miami-Dade home.David Contreras is facing a charge of second-degree murder with a weapon after, police said, he shot and killed his son, Eric Contreras, who was in in 20s, then called 911 to report it.“It’s pretty scary for something like this to be happening. It’s a very quiet street, quiet neighborhood,” said area resident Jaime Stramondo.According to Miami-Dade Police, the shooting took place in the area of Southwest 84th Ave and 107th Street, at around 2 p.m. on Friday.First responders arrived to find Eric dead near the door of his home.“Speechless. It’s the way I could put it, just to hear about it,” said area resident Jacob Billings.“It’s devastating, it’s heartbreaking for everybody, it’s scary,” said Stramondo.Detectives kept the area blocked off all day and into the night as they investigated the shooting.It remains unclear whether or not officers have responded to the home of this...

Around the world, the left is tearing itself apart over Israel

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:43:28 GMT

When Hamas attackers killed 1,400 civilians in a series of horrifying raids on October 7, politicians across the West voiced their shock and pledged their backing for Israel. But as the Gaza conflict has unfolded, with Israeli forces killing thousands of Palestinians, that political consensus has fractured. And across the West, it is politicians on the left of the political spectrum who are struggling the most. In the U.S., Joe Biden is under pressure from Muslim voters who see his staunch support for Israel as a betrayal. In the U.K., Keir Starmer — who is on course to become the next Labour prime minister — is facing his gravest test so far amid bitter disputes within his party. In Spain, Pedro Sánchez is trying to cling to power by forming a left-leaning coalition. And in the Netherlands, the war has thrown the left-wing alliance’s campaign into disarray, ahead of an election later this month. So far there have been two crucial points of tension dividing the left: ...