Home

Abmas leads No. 20 Texas past UT Arlington 79-62

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

Max Abmas had 18 points and seven assists, Kadin Shedrick scored 17 and No. 20 Texas defeated UT Arlington 79-62 on Monday.Abmas, a senior who transferred to Texas from Oral Roberts this season, passed former Duke All-American J.J. Redick for 21st place on the NCAA career scoring list with 2,785 points.Tyrese Hunter missed the game for Texas (11-2) with a fever. Hunter had perhaps his best game of the season against UNC Greensboro on Friday, with 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists against one turnover.Kade Douglas led UT Arlington (6-7) with 17 points, including five 3-point baskets. Makaih Williams scored 12, and Phillip Russell added 11.Ithiel Horton replaced Hunter in Texas’ starting lineup and took advantage, with 13 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double.Brock Cunningham matched his career best with 11 rebounds and had a career-high three blocks. Shedrick had seven rebounds.Twelve of the Mavericks’ 23 baskets were 3-pointers. They at...

Más estadounidenses podrán obtener insulina por US$ 35

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

(CNN) — Más estadounidenses con diabetes tendrán un descuento en sus costos de insulina en 2024.Sanofi se une a los otros dos principales fabricantes de insulina del país para ofrecer límites de precios o programas de ahorro que reducen el costo de los medicamentos a US$ 35 para muchos pacientes. Los tres fabricantes de medicamentos también bajarán drásticamente los precios de lista de sus productos.Las medidas se anunciaron en la primavera, pero algunas no entraron en vigor hasta el 1 de enero.Los fabricantes de medicamentos han sido criticados durante años por aumentar drásticamente el precio de la insulina, cuya producción es relativamente barata. El costo del medicamento ajustado a la inflación aumentó un 24% entre 2017 y 2022, y el gasto en insulina se triplicó en la última década a US$ 22.300 millones en 2022, de acuerdo con la Asociación Estadounidense de Diabetes.“¡Ya no más!”: el presidente Biden pide poner un tope al costo mensual de la insulinaUnos 8,4 m...

Nico Iamaleava leads No. 25 Tennessee to 35-0 rout of No. 20 Iowa in the Citrus Bowl

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Freshman quarterback Nico Iamaleava ran for three touchdowns and threw for one in his first career start, and No. 25 Tennessee shut down No. 20 Iowa’s Division I-worst offense to beat the Hawkeyes 35-0 in the Citrus Bowl on Monday.Iamaleava, a prized recruit for Volunteers coach Josh Heupel, stepped in for senior Joe Milton, who opted out of the game to prepare for the NFL draft. The 19-year-old threw for 151 yards, and his 27 rushing yards included three scores.Dylan Sampson rushed 20 times for 133 yards for the Vols (9-4), and Tennessee’s defense did the rest against an Iowa offense that came in averaging 16.6 points per game and 238.8 yards.The Hawkeyes (10-4) were blanked in consecutive games to close the season after falling 26-0 to No. 1 Michigan in the Big Ten championship game. Iowa’s defense gave up more than 20 points for the third time this season — all of them in shutout losses.The shutout was the largest in Citrus Bowl history. Eas...

Emergency crews respond to fire on Main Street in Falmouth

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

A fire broke out along Main Street in Falmouth Monday afternoon, sending smoke and flames into the air in the area. At least one photo from the scene showed fire pouring out a second-floor window in one building. Emergency crews could be seen responding.No further information was immediately available. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Police investigating vandalism at West Boylston practice football field

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

An investigation got underway over the weekend after multiple vehicles were driven onto a practice football field in West Boylston, damaging the field, police said. The West Boylston Police Department in a post on Facebook said the vandalism was first reported on Saturday at the practice field off Newton Street.In addition to leaving tire marks in the grass, police said the vehicles potentially damaged the field’s irrigation system. Police on Monday shared photos of the damage and videos of the vehicles allegedly being driven onto the field. Police said officers had identified at least two suspects, to date, and said the incident remained under investigation.

Trump team responds to Chinese promise of ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, blames Biden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign wasted no time before going on the attack on New Year’s Day, pointing out that while President Biden is vacationing in the Caribbean, China is promising to upend global stability.According to the Trump campaign, Biden’s holiday plans are sending a clear signal to U.S. enemies, and it’s not a good one.“As Joe Biden lounged in St. Croix, Chinese President Xi Jinping threatened Taiwan,” Make America Great Again, Inc., declared in campaign messages.The Trump campaign’s assertion comes after a New Year’s address given Sunday by Xi, in which the Chinese Communist Party leader said that the taking of the independently governed Pacific island nation isn’t a question of if, but when.“The reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability,” Xi said, according to interpreters. “China will surely be reunified, and all Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose and share in the glo...

Trump beating Biden among Hispanics and voters under 35, new poll shows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

The first national presidential poll released in the new year is out and it doesn’t look particularly good for anyone not named Donald Trump.According to a Suffolk University/USA Today poll released Monday, the former president not only leads the entire field of Republicans ahead of the soon-to-start primary season, he’s also out-polling President Biden among groups the presumptive Democratic nominee won in 2020 and will need again in order to keep his job beyond next January.“President Joe Biden heads into the election year showing alarming weakness among stalwarts of the Democratic base, with Donald Trump leading among Hispanic voters and young people,” pollsters wrote.The survey of 1,000 likely voters, conducted via landline and cell phones during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, apparently shows that Biden’s support among Black voters has slipped from the over 90% who voted for him in 2020 to just 63% who say they will vote for him again in 2024.As if that we...

Storms to bring light rain, snow and 'coldest air of the season' to San Diego County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County will be hit by a pair of storms this week, bringing light rain, possible low-elevation snow and "some of the coldest air of the season."According to the National Weather Service, San Diego will see the initial impacts of the first storm Wednesday morning after a brief warm-up on Tuesday.Forecasters say a cold trough deepening over Southern California will push a cold front from northwest to southeast throughout the day. During that time, showers and gusty winds are expected to accompany the front as it moves. VIDEO: Boat nearly capsizes in Mission Bay as massive waves roar With the first storm, precipitation is expected to break out in the morning before intensifying midday. During this time, snow levels are anticipated to drop during this time near 5,000 to 5,500 feet. Elevations above 5,500 feet could accumulate several inches of snow, NWS says. This means snow could be possible in areas like Cuyamaca Peak and Palomar Mountain. A winter weather advis...

Driver charged with careless driving after 4-vehicle collision on Highway 401 in Milton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

Mississauga OPP is currently investigating a four-vehicle collision that happened on Highway 401 westbound near Tremaine Road in Milton on Monday. OPP responded to reports of the collision just after 3:00 p.m., and minor injuries were reported.One driver was charged with careless driving in the collision. All lanes have re-opened.Update #2 Final.Driver charged with Careless driving. All lanes re-opened.#DriveSafe ^td pic.twitter.com/de1aESYx3k— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) January 1, 2024

Access to busy NYC airport’s international terminal restricted due to pro-Palestinian protest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Access to a busy terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport was restricted Monday as pro-Palestinian protesters converged on the airport for the second time in a week.Videos posted online show heavy traffic and a slow-moving line of cars, some flying Palestinian flags and featuring text on the windows such as “Stop the genocide.” Police directed a line of cars around a checkpoint. Protesters also had planned to arrive at the airport in Queens, New York, by public transportation.The New Year’s Day action was the latest in a series of protests around the nation calling for a cease-fire since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7. Last Wednesday, activists brought traffic to a standstill on an expressway leading up to JFK for about 20 minutes. Protesters shut down a major thoroughfare leading to the Los Angeles International Airport on the same day.Entry into JFK’s Terminal 4 was temporarily restricted Monday afternoon to ticketed passen...