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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a Kobe Bryant statue honoring the late superstar with a 19-foot-tall statue outside their downtown arena. The 4,000-pound bronze statue depicts Bryant, wearing a white No. 8 jersey, walking off the court with his right index finger raised after scoring 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in January 2006. . The statue was unveiled at a ceremony attended by dozens of people. Great Lakers players and hundreds of season ticket holders. After remarks from owner Jeanie Buss, former teammates Derek Fisher and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and longtime Lakers coach Phil Jackson, his widow Vanessa Bryant spoke at the ceremony.

Former Olympic athlete pleads guilty to sexually abusing boys in 1970s, victims recall lifelong trauma

BOSTON (AP) – A former Olympian and longtime track and field coach is in state prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing young boys while working at a sports camp in western Massachusetts in the 1970s. He faces up to 11 years in prison. Conrad Mainwaring, a hurdler for Antigua and Barbuda at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, was charged with 12 counts of indecent assault and battery on a child over 14 years of age and 12 counts of indecent assault on a child under 14 years of age in Berkshire-Superior. and pleaded guilty to four counts of assault. court. Mainwaring, a British national who lives in Los Angeles, is accused of sexually abusing campers from 1975 to 1979 while working as a counselor at Camp Greylock in Beckett.

Sheriff's deputies corral a wayward kangaroo near a swimming pool at a Florida apartment complex.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Sheriff's deputies corralled a wayward kangaroo after they spotted it hopping in the pool area of ​​a Florida apartment complex. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office released video and still photos of the kangaroo Thursday, including footage taken from a helicopter. The agency also released audio of a female resident of the complex reporting seeing a “large kangaroo” bouncing around the pool. Deputies were able to identify and reunite the animals with their owners, the agency said in a Facebook post. No injuries to kangaroos or people were reported.

Charles retreats to Sandringham, an estate full of fresh breezes and great isolation.

LONDON (AP) – Britain's King Charles III rested at his private estate, Sandringham House, as he underwent his first treatment for cancer. It's where monarchs have long sought refuge as they stroll and shoot along the windswept North Sea coast of eastern England. Sandringham, the private residence of the past six British monarchs, is located about 180 kilometers north of London, surrounded by parks, gardens and farms. Sandringham is a special place for the royal family, but the king probably went there for very wise reasons. He will need to isolate while recovering from cancer treatment.

Two JetBlue planes collide at Logan Airport, wingtip touching tail

BOSTON (AP) — Two JetBlue planes have been involved in a minor collision at Boston Logan International Airport. An airport authority spokesperson said two Airbus 321 planes were in a de-icing area when the wingtip of one struck the tail of another. No one was hurt. The crash occurred around 6:40 a.m. Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Passengers from Flights 777 and 551 were transferred to other aircraft. The FAA says the entire incident occurred in a tarmac area controlled by JetBlue. Flights to Las Vegas and Orlando will be operated on other aircraft while those planes are repaired, the airline said.

Bo Jackson sentenced to $21 million in Georgia extortion and stalking case

ATLANTA (AP) – Vincent “Bo” Jackson, a former baseball and football running back who won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn University, is being sued for $21 million in a civil lawsuit against his niece and nephew who tried to extort him. won a judgment. The Feb. 2 decision includes a permanent protective order barring Thomas Lee Anderson and his sister, Erica M. Anderson Ross, from further harassing or contacting Jackson or his immediate family. was included. According to media reports, Jackson said the harassment began in 2022 and included threatening social media posts, public allegations that cast the wrong light, and the release of personal information with the intent to cause emotional distress. It is claimed that this included.

Ten freight trains loaded with cooking oil and plastic pellets derailed.They land on the New York River.

PITTSOWN, N.Y. (AP) – A 10-car freight train carrying plastic pellets and cooking oil derailed in upstate New York, sending two of the cars into a river, authorities said. Authorities said the cars were part of a 94-car train that derailed Wednesday night in the village of Valley Falls in Rensselaer County. A Berkshire & Eastern Railroad spokeswoman said no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved. He said the two cars that fell into the Husik River leaked small amounts of cooking oil and resin. He said contractors were on the scene and the vehicles should be back on the tracks within hours. Investigation is ongoing.

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake about 160 miles off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean shakes Florida residents.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Officials say they are collecting reports from Floridians who felt shaken by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake off the state's Atlantic coast. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred shortly before 11 p.m. Wednesday about 160 miles east of Cape Canaveral. Earthquakes have been felt in Florida before. In September 2006, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico was felt in Florida and other states. In parts of Florida, some Floridians saw items falling off shelves and waves in their pools during the 2006 earthquake. The quake was felt throughout Florida as well as several other southern states, including Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and the Carolinas, according to the USGS.

A man suspected of stalking a New York cafe owner on a plane has been re-arrested.

SKYLERVILLE, N.Y. (AP) – A small plane pilot accused of stalking a New York woman from the air has been arrested for the fifth time. The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office announced that Michael Arnold, of Schuylerville, was ordered held without bail after his Feb. 1 arrest on misdemeanor charges of stalking and criminal contempt. He is accused of waiting for and following the victim on January 12, in violation of a protection order. Arnold's attorney did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Thursday. Arnold is accused of harassing a Schuylerville village cafe owner over a four-year period, including flying low over him and occasionally throwing tomatoes at him.

Texas man sentenced to 180 days in prison for drugging his wife to have an abortion

HOUSTON (AP) – A Texas man who drugged his wife's drink in an attempt to induce an abortion has been sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended for 10 years. Houston attorney Mason Herring, 39, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of injury to a child and assault of a pregnant person. She told the court her sentence was not long enough. “I don't think 180 days is justice when you tried to kill your child seven times,” she said. Katherine Herring said her third child was born about 10 weeks premature and goes to therapy several times a week for developmental issues.