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Which celebrities cheered on the Nuggets after their NBA championship win?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Nuggets won their first-ever NBA championship Monday night, beating the Miami Heat in 5 games.The city erupted in celebrations after the final buzzer, with thousands taking to the streets of downtown Denver.But were there any notable names among the people cheering?Did any celebrities attend Game 5?In the arena, there were a few celebrities who were spotted cheering on the Nuggets in their Game 5 win, all of whom are likely familiar to Denver sports fans.Former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and his family attended for the second time this playoff season, having previously attended Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals. 11 people shot downtown after Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals Russell Wilson, the Broncos' current quarterback, also came to root for the home team with his wife, who is a celebrity in her own right, singer Ciara.Broncos coach Sean Payton was also in attendance.Who congratulated the team online?A few celebrities and notable fi...

Woman presumed dead found alive in coffin at her wake in Ecuador

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

(CNN) — A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador was found to be alive and knocking on her coffin during her own wake in the city of Babahoyo.“I lifted up the coffin, and her heart was pounding, and her left hand was hitting the coffin… We called 911 to bring her here to the hospital,” her son Gilberto Barbera said in a video posted on social media.In the video, people could be seen waiting and supporting Montoya as emergency services arrived at the scene, taking the 76-year-old woman back to the hospital.A state investigation is now underway, according to the Ministry of Public Health.It says the woman had been admitted Friday to the hospital with a possible stroke and cardiopulmonary arrest, and after she didn’t respond to resuscitation protocol, a doctor on duty declared her dead.The video also goes on to show her hospital tags and then her son, who is shown pleading for an ambulance to arrive.The woman’s full name is widely reported to be Bella Yolanda ...

Prosecutors continue to call on officers to testify in Scot Peterson trial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

Scot Peterson, the former school resource officer of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, faced a jury for the fifth time on Tuesday. Prosecutors continued to call up officers as the jury listened to their testimonies in a Broward County courtroom. Sergeant Gloria Crespo testified in Peterson’s trial and was visibly upset on the stand as she described what she saw on the third floor of the 1200 building at the high school five years ago. Peterson is being charged after he failed to confront the gunman on Feb. 14, 2018. His attorneys said Peterson was not sure where the gunfire came from.Prosecutors called other law enforcement officers Monday and they testified the sound should have been followed. Coral Springs Police Officer Timothy Burton was called to the stand and when asked what should be done when shots are heard, he responded, “I would immediately go to the gunfire.” When asked why, Burton said, “Because that’s how we are trained.” Peterso...

Blinken previews ‘robust package’ for Ukraine with NATO secretary general

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday he anticipates that NATO countries will unveil a “robust package” of support to Ukraine at next month’s summit, speaking in Washington alongside NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.Blinken said he anticipates a package that includes “both political and practical support for Ukraine” including funding to “reinforce our defense investments.”The military bloc’s July summit in Lithuania comes as Western countries remain divided on “nearly every element” of how to respond to Ukraine’s request for security guarantees against Russia, as well as its bid for NATO membership, European diplomats told POLITICO over the weekend.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has teed up the upcoming summit as an informal deadline for more clarity around their expectations for binding commitments and path toward NATO.Stoltenberg, speaking after Blinken, said the alliance will “agree to sustain and step up the support for Ukraine,” which includes a “...

Fatal construction accident in Brockton under investigation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

Authorities in Brockton are investigating what police are calling “a fatal construction accident.”The Brockton Police Department said its officers as well as Massachusetts State Police were called to the scene of the accident in the area of Quincy Avenue and Libby Street, just a few minutes past noon on Tuesday.Additional details on the accident itself or a victim(s) have not yet been released.A spokesperson for Brockton PD said state and federal investigators were on their way to the scene of the accident as of 1:30 p.m.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Trump heads to Miami court for historic appearance over charges he hoarded secret documents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has arrived at the federal courthouse in Miami to formally surrender to authorities ahead of his court appearance on charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.Trump’s motorcade arrived Tuesday afternoon at the federal courthouse shortly before he’s scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge, a stunning moment in American history days after he became the first former president charged with federal crimes.It’s the second criminal case Trump is facing as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. He’s also accused in New York state court of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign.Trump has denied any wrongdoing, saying he’s being unfairly targeted by political opponents who want to hurt his campaign. After his court appearance, Trump will return to New Jersey, where he’s expected to hold a press event to publicly respond to the charg...

Fox News sends Tucker Carlson cease-and-desist letter over Twitter series, reports say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fox News sent Tucker Carlson a “cease-and-desist” letter over his new Twitter series, Axios reported Monday, amid reports of a contract battle between the conservative network and its former prime-time host.Carlson was ousted from Fox in late April, less than a week after Fox agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to settle an explosive defamation case. The network provided no explanation for the firing, but a wave of reports on damming text messages and other statements Carlson made during his time at Fox have since piled up.Since leaving Fox, Carlson kicked off a “Tucker on Twitter” series — arguing that Twitter was “the only” major remaining platform that allows free speech as he denounced news media. The series, which has published two episodes so far, has appeared to escalate contract tensions between Carlson and Fox.Fox has demanded Carlson to stop posting videos to Twitter, The New York Tim...

Trump arrives at Miami court for historic appearance over charges he hoarded secret documents

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press)MIAMI (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has arrived at the federal courthouse in Miami to formally surrender to authorities ahead of his court appearance on charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.Trump’s motorcade arrived Tuesday afternoon at the federal courthouse shortly before he’s scheduled to appear before a magistrate judge, a stunning moment in American history days after he became the first former president charged with federal crimes.It’s the second criminal case Trump is facing as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024. He’s also accused in New York state court of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 campaign.Trump has denied any wrongdoing, saying he’s being unfairly targeted by political opponents who want to hurt his campaign. After his court appearance, Trump will re...

Brian Daboll mum on Saquon Barkley amid contract contraversy: ‘Each year’s different’ for RB values

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

Giants coach Brian Daboll tried to preempt any questions about Saquon Barkley on day one of mandatory minicamp Monday.“Relative to — I know you’re probably going to ask Saquon questions — my position hasn’t changed on that from a couple weeks ago,” Daboll said before practice. “Every conversation I have about Saquon will be private.”That doesn’t fly now, though, because Barkley said Sunday at his AMPT Events kids’ football camp in Jersey City that his problem is the Giants didn’t keep their negotiations private.“We say ‘family business is family business’ in that facility, in that building, and I’m gonna stick to that,” Barkley said. “The thing I’m frustrated most about is, like how I said ‘family business is family business,’ and then sources come out and stories get leaked, and it didn’t come from me … I feel like it’s trying...

4 killer whales spotted south of Nantucket, orca seen swimming near dolphins off Provincetown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:22:33 GMT

Move over great white sharks. Make room for another apex predator in town.Four killer whales were recently spotted south of Nantucket, a rare pod sighting in southern New England waters, while an orca was also seen swimming near dolphins off of Provincetown.New England Aquarium scientists spotted the four killer whales swimming together as the research team flew aerial surveys 40 miles south of Nantucket on Sunday.Meanwhile, fishermen saw the orca swimming next to the dolphins off the northern tip of Cape Cod.It’s “always unusual to see killer whales in New England waters,” said Orla O’Brien, an associate research scientist who leads the aerial survey team for the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life.Katherine McKenna, an assistant research scientist, first spotted the four killer whales.“Initially I could just see two splashes ahead of the plane,” McKenna said. “As we circled the area, two whales surfaced too quickly ...