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The White House and Google launch a new virtual tour with audio captions, Spanish translation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Can’t come to Washington? Couldn’t get a ticket to tour the White House? Don’t worry. The White House, Google Maps and Google Arts & Culture launched a new virtual tour of the famous mansion on Friday, which is also National Civics Day. With a computer or smartphone, users will be able to spend time zooming in on all of the rooms that they would have seen had they been able to go on an in-person tour.The updated virtual tour is part of a desire by first lady Jill Biden to make the White House accessible to as many people as possible. Biden, a longtime community college professor, hopes teachers use it to educate students about the White House and its history, said Elizabeth Alexander, her spokesperson.“Not everyone can make the trip to Washington, D.C., to tour the White House, so she’s bringing the White House to them,” Alexander said. Biden traveled to Philadelphia on Friday for a National Civics Day event hosted by Nickelodeon, ATTN: ...

White scores 28, Celtics outlast Heat 119-111 in rematch of Eastern Conference finals

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — So much has changed for the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics since their seven-game slugfest in the playoffs last season. It hasn’t taken an ounce out of the rivalry’s intensity. Derrick White had 28 points, including five 3-pointers, and the Celtics rallied to beat the Heat 119-111 on Friday night in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals.Jaylen Brown added 27 points and six rebounds. Jayson Tatum finished with 22 points in the latest matchup of the East rivals, who’ve met in the conference finals three of the past four seasons. On a team that has ridden the exploits of Tatum and Brown during their most recent playoff runs, this time it was White who shined down the stretch, scoring 14 fourth-quarter points.“I’ve been here a couple of years and I know where guys are supposed to be at,” White said. “I’m just trying to get people in the right spots and lead from that way.”Said Tatum: “The talent has always been there. He’s just s...

Rookie Chet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rally Thunder to stunning 108-105 win over Cavaliers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Just two games into his NBA career and Chet Holmgren already looks special.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, Holmgren added 16, 13 rebounds and seven blocks and the Oklahoma City Thunder made a furious rally in the final two minutes to stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-105 on Friday night.The young Thunder trailed 102-93 with 1:56 left before getting three straight 3-pointers — one by Holmgren, who calmly dropped his shot from the top of the key — in an 11-0 run and closed with a 15-3 flurry to wreck Cleveland’s home opener.“Chet was who he needed to be for us to win this game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “He’s going to be a very good basketball player.”The No. 2 overall pick in 2022, Holmgren missed all of last season after sustaining a Lisfranc foot injury during a summer game. The Thunder finally have him on the floor and the 7-foot-1 Holmgren looked composed and comfortable in his 31 minutes.That wasn’t the case in Oklahoma City’s opener at Chic...

Caruso nails 3 in overtime to give the Bulls a wild 104-103 win over Raptors

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Caruso nailed a 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds remaining in overtime and the Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors 104-103 on Friday night.Caruso hit the winner off a feed from Zach LaVine after blocking Pascal Siakam. He finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and two steals.DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points. Coby White added 17, and the Bulls came out on top in a game filled with wild swings.They went from leading by 19 in the second quarter to trailing by 11 in the third before tying it late in that quarter.Toronto went on a 14-2 run in the fourth to go up by 19. But the Bulls pulled even, with DeRozan leading a huge push near the end of regulation.He did, however, miss three free throws in the final 13 seconds of regulation, including one at the end that would have won it.Toronto was up 103-99 with about 30 seconds left in overtime when DeRozan scored on a layup. Caruso then blocked Siakam. LaVine then pushed the ball up the court and found Caruso in the corner for th...

Doncic scores 49 and hits a late right-handed 3-point heave as the Mavericks beat the Nets 125-120

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 49 points and had a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 26.3 seconds remaining on a right-handed heave that banked in as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-120 on Friday night in their home opener.Doncic was standing near the right sideline, about 25 feet from the basket while being tightly guarded, when he sent a hook shot with the shot clock about to expire. He scored the last four field goals for Dallas — all on 3-pointers.Cam Thomas led the Nets with 30 points in his seventh career NBA start, a game after setting a league record by scoring 36 points off the bench in a season opener.Friday’s game was the first between the teams since the February trade that sent 10-time All-Star Kyrie Irving to Dallas in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie.Dinwiddie scored 23 points, hitting six 3-pointers in the first three quarters. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points off the bench for the Mavericks, and Irving finished with 17.Finney-...

National Air and Space Museum to host annual ‘Air and Scare’ Halloween event in Chantilly

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

If creepy crafts, spooky experiments and people dressed up in Star Wars costumes sound like your jam, then the National Air and Space Museum has just the Halloween celebration for you.The Air and Scare event at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly runs from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday.For the little ones, there’s a Lego pit, Star Wars story time, a puppet show and other Halloween-themed activities.School-aged kids can take part in a digital scavenger hunt, take photos with Star Wars characters and test their fire safety skills in an obstacle course. There are also STEM experiments involving float tanks, ladder trucks and cream puffs.“It’s a great family event,” said Jean DeStefano, Assistant Director of Education at the National Air and Space Museum. “I’ve seen adults having fun, all the way down to toddlers.”Everyone, no matter their age, can get free candy and snacks at trick-or-treat stations set up for visitors.DeStefano told WTOP that previous Air and Scare events have been ...

Chicago hands Vegas first loss of season, 4-3 in OT

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Phillipp Kurashev scored on a power play 2:50 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Vegas 4-3 on Friday to hand the Golden Knights their first loss of the season.With William Karlsson in the penalty box for tripping Connor Bedard, Kurashev skated to the top of the slot and ripped the winner past Vegas goalie Adin Hill. It was the first time Vegas allowed a power-play goal at home this season.Bedard, Ryan Donato and Taylor Raddysh also scored for Chicago, which had dropped three in a row and five of six overall. Petr Mrazek stopped 18 shots.Vegas opened the season with seven consecutive victories for the best start for a defending Stanley Cup champion in NHL history. Karlsson, Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore scored for Vegas. Hill made 20 saves.DEVILS 5, SABRES 4NEWARK N.J. (AP) — Erik Haula scored two goals and Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves, helping New Jersey beat Buffalo.Haula snapped a tie 14:17 into the third period, putting New Jersey ahead to stay. He...

Brunson sinks 8 3s, scores 31 points as Knicks hold off Hunter, Hawks 126-120

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — A strong supporting cast helped set up Jalen Brunson for the best 3-point shooting game of his career.Brunson made a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored 31 points to power the New York Knicks to a 126-120 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.Brunson enjoyed strong support from RJ Barrett, who had 26 points, and Julius Randle, who added 17 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.“If the ball is in the paint and everyone is making plays, we have a lot of guys to attack and create for themselves,” Brunson said. “A lot of people draw a lot of attention, so when we play off each other it makes life a lot easier.”Brunson made 11 of 21 shots from the field, including 8 of 12 from beyond the 3-point line. “I made maybe one or two bad 3s, but they were all kind of in rhythm,” Brunson said. “It was the right shot at the right moment.”The Knicks made 20 3s and had 30 assists.“I thought our guys showed a lot of toughness,” said Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau. “We got great per...

There’s been a Travis Kelce sighting at the World Series. No sign of Taylor Swift, though

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — There was a Travis Kelce sighting — two of them, actually — at the World Series.No sign of Taylor Swift, though.The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was shown on the video board twice Friday night during Game 1 of the World Series at the Texas Rangers, who are playing the Arizona Diamondbacks.There was a mix of cheers and boos the first time the Rangers showed Kelce. The second time, the cheers won the day as Swift’s “Shake It Off” played over the public address system.The Chiefs play Sunday at Denver, but Kansas City is less than a two-hour flight from the Dallas area. Kelce wouldn’t have any trouble getting back before the team flies to Colorado.Kelce and Swift have been in a budding relationship since Kelce made overtures toward her after he failed to meet her at a show on her Eras Tour. Swift took him up on an offer to attend a game, and in the six games since the pop superstar did that, Kelce had 499 yards receiving and four touchdowns.Kelce smil...

Police chase in Denver ends with barricade, suspect's death

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:01:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A police chase on Friday night hurt a Denver officer and led to a crash and a barricade that ended with the suspect's death, according to police. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police did not immediately say what led to the chase, but it ended in the area of East 45th Avenue and Peoria Street, in the Montbello neighborhood. The suspect then barricaded somewhere in the area, the department posted just after 8 p.m.FOX31 had a crew at the scene, where there was a large police presence. It had been ongoing for around two hours when police said the suspect was found dead."When officers attempted to contact the suspect, the suspect was found deceased in the vehicle from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Denver Police posted just before 10 p.m.Two patrol vehicles were rammed during the pursuit, a police spokesperson told FOX31. One officer was transported to a hospital with minor injuries.The Aurora Police Department s...