Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler (22) handles the ball against Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges (0) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Jim Dedmon) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Herro added five … Read more
FILE – Miami Heat president Pat Riley points to the Larry O’Brien NBA Trophy after winning Game 7 of the NBA basketball championships June 21, 2013 in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) MIAMI – It’s rare that Pat Riley doesn’t make the final decision when it comes to Miami Heat matters. After all, he is … Read more
Hellenic Red Cross workers distribute bottles of water to visitors outside the Acropolis in Athens on July 13, 2023, as Greece hits high temperatures. — AFP PARIS: As countries across the world reel from the disastrous effects of climate change, European Union’s climate monitor Copernicus has revealed concerning details about the temperature record of September … Read more
Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) perform an airshow during celebrations ahead of the Indian Air Force day at Marina beach in Chennai on October 6, 2024. — AFP At least five people died of suspected heat stroke in India’s southern city of Chennai on Sunday at an Indian Air Force … Read more
People gather at the Umm Suqeim beach in Dubai during the night of October 5, 2024. — AFP DUBAI: Too hot by the day, Dubai’s floodlit beaches are packed at night as the residents turn to the seaside to kill summer heat as the authorities find an innovative solution for the sweltering temperatures. The arrangements … Read more
Over 47,000 people died in Europe last year due to heat, a new report published Monday in Nature Medicine estimates. The study was led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), which looked at a trove of historical temperature and mortality records from 35 different countries to make its calculations. The year 2023 broke … Read more
Pushing and shoving in one race on the track. A cameraman walking into the action in another. Leg cramps and untimely misses in the field. The often-routine qualifying rounds at Olympic track and field took some strange turns Wednesday with a four-man pileup in one men’s 5,000-meter heat, a cameraman who walked into the other … Read more