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China’s manufacturing contracts, signaling recovery concerns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory activity declined in April, an official survey showed Sunday, signaling policymakers’ challenges in sustaining momentum in the country’s economic recovery.According to the government statistics bureau and an official industry group, a monthly purchasing managers’ index declined to 49.2 from March’s 51.9 on a 100-point scale where numbers below 50 indicate activity contracting.Measures of production, new orders and employment dropped from the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing said. But they said the index for production remained above 50, meaning that there was still an expansion. China’s economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of this year after the abrupt end of anti-virus controls. But authorities cautioned that the country will likely face import and export pressures in the coming months amid an uncertain global economic outlook, and warned of inadequate dome...

Jamal Murray’s 34-point masterpiece sets tone vs. Suns: “He’s a bad man”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

First Jamal Murray begged for the ball, and then he begged for the crowd to roar.On Murray’s sixth and final 3-pointer of Saturday’s Game 1 rout over the Suns, Denver’s fiery point guard pleaded for Bruce Brown to feed him as he trailed the play in transition.With both arms extended, Murray implored Brown to pass it to him so he could hammer the final nail in the Suns’ chances in Game 1. After Murray connected and the Suns called a timeout to stop the onslaught, he headed to midcourt where more than 18,000 fans waited to serenade him.“We waited for this,” Murray shouted and then repeated.Murray’s 34-point night was the third time he’s scored at least that many in Denver’s first six games of the postseason. After dispatching the Suns 125-107 in Game 1, the Nuggets improved to 5-1 in the playoffs overall.His zeal and passion are the primary reasons the Nuggets have looked and played like a No. 1 seed thus far. Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic remarked in the postgame locker room how Murray h...

Massage therapist accused of sexually assaulting patient at Riverside clinic

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

A massage therapist was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a patient at a Riverside clinic. Police are now searching for additional victims.The suspect was identified as 67-year-old Jungsik Mo from Anaheim Hills by the Riverside Police Department.Mo works as a masseur at the Healing Tree Acupuncture & Wellness Center located on the 3900 block of Jackson Street. Detectives investigated a sexual assault that reportedly took place at the clinic which is also owned by Mo’s wife, police said.On April 24, Mo was taken into custody in Riverside and later booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for sexual assault violations. He was released on $75,000 bail.Authorities discovered Mo did not have a valid license to operate as a massage therapist. The couple also owns another location in Fullerton called Haim Healing Center.Detectives believe there may be additional victims who sought treatment at the Riverside center, but have not yet come forward. Elderly couple injure...

SF Giants, Padres play home run derby in Mexico City: ‘Never seen anything like that’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

MEXICO CITY — Even a home run trot can be tiring a mile and a half above sea level, and there were plenty of test cases Saturday in the Giants’ 16-11 loss to the Padres. But perhaps none more visceral than Brandon Crawford, who did it twice in the span of two pitches.“Even though it was just a slow jog around the bases, it’s still a little tiring at this altitude,” Crawford said. “But I didn’t mind.”It was that kind of night for the Giants and Padres, who combined to leave the yard 11 times in the first regular-season MLB game in the Mexican capital. The homers traveled a total of 4,858 feet — a career-long and game-high 482 feet on Crawford’s third-inning blast — still well short of Mexico City’s 7,350-foot elevation.Crawford was called back to home plate after rounding the bases for his first time, after his curving line drive down the right field line was initially ruled a home run but was determined to be foul upon replay review. Only mo...

Mother remembers Walgreens SF shooting victim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- We’re learning more about what happened in the moments leading up to this week’s deadly shooting outside of a San Francisco Walgreens located near Westfield Mall.Police have arrested a private security guard in connection with the shooting. KRON4 spoke with the victim’s mother. The victim's mother says she is still in disbelief. The mother is angry about what she says looks like a security guard’s gross overreaction to a petty crime. Power fully restored after days-long outage in SF’s Financial District: PG&E "All I remember thinking is my baby, my baby and I couldn't do anything but cry out and I asked him, and I asked him if he was sure," Kevinisha Henderson said. Henderson can't stop thinking of the moment she found out her child was gone. Chynna Brown, who preferred the name Banko Paso, was killed Thursday afternoon.Investigators tell Henderson they believe it started with Paso shoplifting from Walgreens near Market and 4th Street.It ended with a pr...

1 found dead in Sherman Oaks missing airplane search

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

One person was found dead after crews successfully located a missing airplane near Sherman Oaks on Saturday night.The incident was reported around 8:09 p.m. near the 3500 block of Beverly Glen Terrace, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.A small, single-engine plane, along with the deceased victim, was found on a steep hillside above a home at 3045 Beverly Glen Circle around 11:20 p.m. The victim's identity has not been released. "Though no other persons were believed aboard, a search of the immediate area will be conducted to confirm no other victims," said LAFD.Emergency crews were checking “a large swath of mountainous territory near Stone Canyon Road and Mulholland Drive” after reportedly losing radar contact with the aircraft.The airplane was believed to be traveling between Santa Monica Airport and Van Nuys Airport.Los Angeles Fire Department crews are searching for a possible missing aircraft amid heavy fog in Sherman Oaks on April 29, 2023. (Citizen)Los Angeles Fire...

Elderly couple injured in Bel Air home invasion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

Police are searching for the burglars who ransacked a Bel-Air home and left an elderly couple injured late Friday night.Officers received calls of a burglary in progress on the 1300 block of Casiano Road around 1 a.m. When they arrived, they found a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s, both injured.According to Los Angeles police, at least three suspects rushed into the victims' home as they were watching TV, marking the start of an ordeal that would last for hours.The husband was reportedly struck several times in the head during the break-in. The couples’ son later arrived at the home after police and paramedics were dispatched.A woman who lives near the victims describes them as kind, friendly and dedicated to family.“They’re lovely neighbors and it’s unfortunate to hear what’s going on,” said Amy Rahbar. “I did meet their son this morning and he was very concerned and upset.” 13 arrested for stealing millions from low-income Southern Californians A violent home invasion robb...

Tavares scores in OT as Leafs beat Lightning to advance

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored 4:35 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night for their first NHL playoff series win in nearly two decades.The Maple Leafs won the best-of-seven matchup in six games, winning three times in overtime on the road and ending an 11-game losing streak in elimination games. They advanced in a series for the first time since 2004, a frustrating drought that included first-round exits each of the past six seasons.The loss, meanwhile, ends Tampa Bay’s run of three consecutive appearances in the Stanley Cup Final. The Lightning won back-to-back championships in 2020 and 2021, but they lost to Colorado in six games last year.Auston Matthews also scored for the Maple Leafs, beating Andrei Vasilevskiy from the top of the right circle at 13:47 of the second period. Tavares added the winner, which trickled past the Lightning goalie after appearing to deflect off a defender’s skate.Steven Stamkos scored for ...

Oilers advance to second round with 5-4 victory over Kings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kailer Yamamoto scored his first playoff goal with 3:02 remaining, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-4 on Saturday night to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Klim Kostin had two goals and an assist as the Oilers eliminated the Kings for the second straight season. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl also scored in Game 6, and Stuart Skinner stopped 40 shots.Next up for Edmonton is the Vegas Golden Knights in the next round. The Oilers won three of the four regular-season meetings, but Vegas won the Pacific Division by two points on the way to the top seed in the Western Conference.Yamamoto got the game-winner after the Kings tied it 7:46 into the third period. Phillip Danault took advantage of Skinner breaking his stick and put in a short-handed goal.Kevin Fiala had a goal and two assists for Los Angeles, and Adrian Kempe and Sean Durzi also scored. The Kings have been eliminated in their last four first-round series.Viktor A...

Pope on the banks of the Danube in final Mass in Hungary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of Hungarians flocked to Budapest’s main square Sunday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, gathering on the banks of the Danube as the pontiff wrapped up a weekend visit to the heart of Europe with pleas for a peaceful end to Russia’s war next door.The Mass on Kossuth Lajos Square, with the Hungarian parliament and Budapest’s famed Chain Bridge as a backdrop, provided the visual highlight of Francis’ three-day visit that has been dominated by the Vatican’s concern for the plight of neighboring Ukraine.Citing local organizers, the Vatican said some 50,000 people were participating at the Mass, more than 30,000 of them in the square on a brilliantly sunny spring morning. Among them were President Katalin Novak and Hungary’s right-wing populist prime minister, Viktor Orban, whose lukewarm support for Ukraine has rankled fellow European Union members.After the Mass, Francis had a final event in Budapest before returning to Rome: a speech on European ...