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Here's how much rain Southern California could get over the next 7 days

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

Southern California’s weather is about to take a turn for the wet.An atmospheric river event will arrive on Sunday and bring the potential for rain each day through next week, meteorologists say.The first and the weaker of two storms arrives on Sunday and, according to the National Weather Service, will bring light rain to the Central Coast and into Ventura County through Monday. Los Angeles County is expected to see little to no rainfall at first. California Weather Radar The low-pressure “event,” however, will bring more widespread rain to a broader area starting on Wednesday, says KTLA 5 weather anchor Kaj Goldberg.“At that point, the next wave of energy arrives and we’ll have a much greater chance of substantial, measurable rainfall and even thunderstorms in Southern California,” Goldberg says.A satellite and radar composite view of North America as an atmospheric river moves toward the Pacific coast on Dec. 16, 2023. (KTLA)The likelihood of rain extends from the coastal ...

Today in History: December 17, the Wright Brothers’ first flight

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

Today in HistoryToday is Sunday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2023. There are 14 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.On this date:In 1777, France recognized American independence.In 1933, in the inaugural NFL championship football game, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants, 23-21, at Wrigley Field.In 1944, the U.S. War Department announced it was ending its policy of excluding people of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast.In 1957, the United States successfully test-fired the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time.In 1969, the U.S. Air Force closed its Project “Blue Book” by concluding there was no evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind thousands of UFO sightings.In 1975, Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme was sentenced in Sacramento, Cal...

Stephen Curry’s big fourth quarter sends Warriors past Nets 124-120 to end three-game skid

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brooklyn called timeout, unable to stop Stephen Curry, then the two-time MVP and injured teammate Gary Payton II looked right at each other and both released a celebratory roar.Perhaps some pent-up emotion came out in that moment, too, after quite a tough week for the Golden State Warriors. They were losing, and they had lost fiery forward and defensive force Draymond Green to an indefinite suspension.They needed this, big time — and Curry showed up, big time.He scored 12 straight fourth-quarter points on the way to 37, Klay Thompson added 24 points with back-to-back timely 3-pointers in the closing minutes, and Golden State snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Brooklyn Nets 124-120 on Saturday night.“Steph was sublime down the stretch. That was unreal,” coach Steve Kerr said. “We’ve seen him do this over and over again but it never ceases to amaze me what that guy is capable.”Thompson is determined to do more to take the scoring load off Curr...

Gilgeous-Alexander makes winning jumper with a second left as Thunder edge Nuggets 118-117

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a turnaround jumper with a second left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied to beat the Denver Nuggets 118-117 on Saturday night.Jalen Williams scored 25 points and rookie Chet Holmgren had 17 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best nine blocks for the Thunder. His previous high in blocks was seven, which came against Cleveland in his second NBA game.Nikola Jokic had 24 points and 12 assists and Michael Porter Jr. scored 20 points, but it wasn’t enough for the Nuggets, who played without guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (concussion protocol).Denver had its three-game winning streak snapped and lost for just the second time in 12 home games, both of which have come in the last three games at Ball Arena.The Nuggets led 111-103 with 3:33 left but a 9-2 run, capped by an alley-oop dunk by Holmgren, made it a one-point game with 1:38 remaining.Porter hit a 20-footer, Gilgeous-Alexander made two free throws and Jamal Murray’s step-back jumper gave D...

Parayko scores in OT to lift Blues to 4-3 win over Stars

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colton Parayko scored 37 seconds into overtime, lifting the St. Louis Blues to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.Parayko knocked in a loose puck at the side of the net. He lifted the puck over Scott Wedgewood, who was down on the ice after saving a shot by Jordan Kyrou.“I just saw it there,” Parayko said. “He was down, the goalie. Good drive by Kyrou and then I just tried to get it over his back because I saw he was still down. Quick play, happened quick, but good win for our group I think.”Kyrou had a goal and two assists, Kevin Hayes had a goal and an assist, and Brandon Saad also scored for the Blues, who won their second straight after a four-game skid. Jordan Binnington had 20 saves to improve to 10-9-1.It was the second straight win for interim coach Drew Bannister, who took over behind the bench after Craig Berube was fired Tuesday night. Mason Marchment, Ty Dellandrea and Evgenii Dadonov scored for Dallas. Scott Wedgewood stopped 30 shots...

Trocheck rallies Rangers to 2-1 win over Bruins in OT

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Vincent Trocheck scored his second goal of the game 2:03 into overtime and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 Saturday night in a matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top two teams.Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves for the Rangers, who have won three of their last four games. New York is tied with Boston with 43 points atop the conference, but the Rangers have two more wins.Trent Frederic scored for the Bruins and Jeremy Swayman stopped 31 shots. Boston had won five of its last seven games.COYOTES 2, SABRES 0TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Karel Vejmelka had 29 saves for his first shutout of the season, Clayton Keller scored his 10th goal of the year and Arizona beat Buffalo.The Coyotes have won two straight after losing four in a row, and also got a bit of revenge after falling to the Sabres 5-2 on Monday in Buffalo.It was Vejmelka’s first win since Oct. 21 and he improved to 3-7-2 for the season.Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen finished with 21 saves for buffaloFLYERS 1, ...

Towns scores 40 and Edwards has 37 as Timberwolves top short-handed Pacers 127-109

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored a season-high 40 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Anthony Edwards added 37 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half to dominate the short-handed Indiana Pacers 127-109 on Saturday night.Naz Reid added 17 points and Kyle Anderson had 10 assists for Minnesota, now 11-1 at home and tied with Boston for the league’s best record at 19-5.Towns had his highest scoring total since a career-best 60 points March 14, 2022. Edwards finished one point shy of his season high. The pair combined for 54 of the Wolves’ first 75 points: 27 apiece.“He’s been like that since I’ve been here,” Edwards said of Towns. “He’s always been efficient, gets us points. Tries to do everything he can to help us win. He’s always been like that. It’s not impressive to me, I’m used to seeing it. That’s KAT.”Minnesota shot a season-high 55.8% from the field, including a season-best 60% with a season-high 18 makes from outside the arc.“This is one of...

Luka Doncic has triple-double in Mavericks’ 131-120 victory over Trail Blazers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Luka Doncic had a triple-double with 40 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 131-120 on Saturday night.Doncic scored 30 points in the first half and wrapped up the triple-double in the third quarter. He has five triple-doubles this season and 61 in his career.Tim Hardaway Jr. added 25 points for Dallas, and Dante Exum and Derrick Jones Jr. each had 18.Anfernee Simons had 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Portland. Jerami Grant scored 27 points in his first game back after missing the previous four games because of a concussion.After a slow first quarter that saw the Mavericks lose starter center Dereck Lively to a left ankle injury, Dallas outscored Portland 38-24 in the secondDoncic scored 22 points in the first period, with the Trail Blazers taking a 39-36 lead into the second. Doncic was called for a technical foul for shooting the ball long after the buzzer, but the officials then rescin...

El árbol de Navidad más “humilde” del mundo, comprado por unos centavos, se vende por 4.000 dólares en una subasta

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

(CNN) — A la magia festiva alimentada por la nostalgia se le atribuye la “asombrosa” venta de un árbol de Navidad , “comprado por unos centavos” hace más de un siglo, por £3,411 ($4,328) en una subasta este viernes.Se estimó que el árbol de 31 pulgadas, completo con 25 ramas, 12 bayas y seis mini candelabros, se vendería por solo £60-80 ($76-$102) en la casa de subastas Hansons Auctioneers en el condado de Oxfordshire, en el sureste de Inglaterra. Una batalla de ofertas global significó que el resultado final superó con creces esto, según un comunicado de prensa de este viernes.“¡La magia de la Navidad sigue viva! El árbol de Navidad más humilde del mundo tiene un nuevo hogar y estamos encantados tanto por el comprador como por el vendedor”, dijo Charles Hanson, propietario de Hansons Auctioneers, en el comunicado.El árbol de Navidad llegó a la casa de Dorothy Grant en 1920, cuando tenía 8 años, y fue atesorado hasta su muerte a los 101 años en 2014. Subastadores HansonEl árbo...

Jake Browning continues hot streak, rallies Bengals to 27-24 win over Vikings in OT

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 01:40:18 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jake Browning led Cincinnati to three fourth-quarter touchdowns and directed the winning drive in overtime, and the Bengals beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 on Saturday to improve their position in the playoff race.Browning won his third straight start and improved to 3-1 since Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending right wrist injury. He threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and overtime.Tee Higgins went high over a Vikings defender to catch a 16-yard pass from Browning for the tying touchdown with 39 seconds left in regulation.In overtime, a scrambling Browning found Tyler Boyd for a 44-yard completion that got Cincinnati (8-6) into Vikings territory and set up Evan McPherson’s game-ending 29-yard field goal.Browning was 29 for 42 for 324 yards with two touchdowns — both to Higgins — and an interception.Nick Mullens, the fourth quarterback to start a game this season for the Vikings, passed for 303 yards with two TDs but threw two interception...