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Dylan Roof gets the death row sentence

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C.J. McCollum scores 27 as Trail Blazers beat the defending NBA champions by a score of 102-86 giving the Cavaliers their second consecutive loss

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Westbrook's 18th triple-double comes at critical time for OKC

In crunch time Wednesday against the Grizzlies, the Thunder loosened up and played spontaneously, which is where Russell Westbrook is at his best.

Final

Grizzlies

95

Thunder

103

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Russia still says it was not responsible for the election hacks

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has repeated his claim that the Russian government was not the source of hacked Democratic campaign emails his organization released before the US presidential election.

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Steven McDonald, a paralyzed police officer,  died five days after being hospitalized for a heart attack. Only 59 years old.

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A shooting while on patrol in 1986 left McDonald quadriplegic, but he outlasted expert prognosis and dedicated his years to spreading a message of hope and courage to children, cops and violence-worn communities near and far.

"No one could have predicted that Steven would touch so many people, in New York and around the world," NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said. "Like so many cops, Steven joined the NYPD to make a difference in people's lives. And he accomplished that every day."

McDonald had been on the force for just under two years when he was shot three times and critically injured by a 15-year-old boy on a misty July afternoon in Central Park.

The bullets, striking him in the head, then arm and throat, left him intubated and in a wheelchair.

Doctors said he wouldn't live more than five years. His wife, three months pregnant with their first child, collapsed when she heard the news.

But months later, on the day of their newborn son's baptism, McDonald's wife, Patti Ann, read a letter from her husband that initiated his mission of empathy.

"I'm sometimes angry at the teenage boy who shot me,'' she said, her voice quivering, The New York Times reported then. ''But more often I feel sorry for him. I only hope that he can turn his life into helping and not hurting people. I forgive him and hope that he can find peace and purpose in his life.''

McDonald brought his message to inner-city schools and church groups, and around the world to war-torn communities, including Northern Ireland, Bosnia and Israel.

He campaigned for gun control alongside Michael Bloomberg and against cloning research with George W. Bush.

Propelled by his strong Catholic faith, McDonald was blessed along with his family by Pope John Paul II in 1993.

In 2004, McDonald was promoted to detective first grade with the NYPD. It was with the department, where he'd visit commands and roll calls and preach the importance of teamwork, that McDonald got the most pleasure, O'Neill wrote Tuesday in an internal memo.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday called McDonald "this city's greatest example of heroism and grace."

"There is no greater example of honor and service to others. Let it be our mission to continue his work," de Blasio said.

McDonald, born in Queens and raised on Long Island, the son of an NYPD officer, the Times said, was also the father to an NYPD officer.

Conor McDonald, 29, joined the NYPD in 2010. Last year, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant.

McDonald is also survived by his wife.

His story, too, lives on.

As recently as November, McDonald spoke with students in New York, CNN affiliate NY1 reported.

"Honestly, I thought it was so inspiring how after what happened to him, he's able to forgive the man who did this to him," one young woman told the station.

"To hear his story from his own mouth, to hear that he was so forgiving, it was very moving," another said.

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Paralyzed NYPD cop, who spread message of forgiveness, dies at 59

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A shooting while on patrol in 1986 left McDonald quadriplegic, but he outlasted expert prognosis and dedicated his years to spreading a message of hope and courage to children, cops and violence-worn communities near and far. "No one could have predicted that Steven would touch so many people, in New York and around the world," NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill said.

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Pile of Skeletons Found Inside 2,400-Year-Old Tomb in Iraq

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Floyd Mayweather has said he will come out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor but only if he gets paid $100m and the Irish UFC star is prepared to take a career-high $15m.

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Floyd Mayweather has said he will come out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor but only if he gets paid $100m (£82m) and the Irish UFC star is prepared to take a career-high $15m (£12m), plus a minor slice of the pay-per-view revenue.

Meanwhile, the 38-year-old Manny Pacquiao, who had been hoping for a rematch with Mayweather, has agreed to defend his WBO welterweight title against a little-known Queensland schoolteacher, Jeff Horn, in Brisbane in April, according to unconfirmed reports in Australia. It is part of a three-fight farewell Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, is organising for the Filipino senator.

It is the Mayweather-McGregor fight that would create the substantially bigger buzz, however, which says much about the state of boxing and the rise of mixed martial arts. Regardless of the fact it would be a mismatch, it still might be the richest fight in either fighting discipline in 2017.

Mayweather, who turns 40 next month and retired undefeated in September 2015, has teased his fans for months with the prospect of having one more fight to surpass the 49-0 record that he currently shares with Rocky Marciano.

In an exclusive interview with ESPN, the American said: "I'm saying right here: Conor McGregor keeps telling everybody he wants the fight - let's make it happen.

"We tried to make the fight. They know what my number is. My number was a guaranteed $100m. We're the A-side and I don't know how much money he has made? I'm pretty sure he hasn't even made $10m from an MMA bout. But we are willing to give him $15m and then we can talk about splitting the percentage, the back-end percentage on pay-per view.

"But of course we're the A-side. How can a guy talk about $20m or $30m if he's never even made $8m or $9m [for one fight]?"

In his penultimate appearance in May 2015, Mayweather split a record $340m purse 60/40 with Pacquiao and boosted his take to an estimated $300m with his share of the pay-per-view. However, the cachet of both champions has faded and Mayweather has little or no interest in a rematch. Given the reaction to a bout that inevitably disappointed after serial postponements over five years, neither is there a great hunger for it among boxing fans.

"The only thing I'm probably interested in," Mayweather added, "is the Conor McGregor fight. I'm a businessman, and it makes more business sense."

McGregor, who recently acquired a boxing licence in California, has yet to respond.

* This article was amended on 12 January 2017. An earlier version incorrectly suggested that Rocky Marciano had a 50-0 record.
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Standing at a lectern in a Midtown Manhattan hotel on Wednesday, the rapper and actor Ice Cube lamented seeing a favorite N.B.A. player retire before his abilities had completely faded.

"It's like losing a loved one or a best friend," he said.

That feeling led Ice Cube to start the Big3, a new league that will pit former professionals against one another in three-on-three basketball.

Ex-N.B.A. stars like Mike Bibby, Chauncey Billups, Rashard Lewis, Kenyon Martin and Jermaine O'Neal are among those who have agreed to play.

But the league's biggest asset is probably the charismatic Allen Iverson, who will be a player-coach. At the league's unveiling on Wednesday, he swatted away a question provoking him over his famous "practice" comments of 2002, saying with good-natured scorn, "You should have been a little more original than that."

The Big3 will be a traveling league: All eight teams will head to a city for four minigames on the same day. Games will be played on Saturdays, starting June 24 and continuing through the summer, which the league sees as a fertile season.

"The summer is boring," Ice Cube said. "There's nothing on. It's cool to see Drew Brees throwing passes in practice, but who really cares?"

There are still some details to be worked out, like TV coverage. "We're going to be on television," promised Jeff Kwatinetz, an entertainment executive and a founder of the league. Also to come are the team names and the arenas and cities that the league will visit.

"We plan on playing in some of the biggest arenas in the world," Ice Cube said.

Kwatinetz named Seattle - "a city that misses and deserves basketball" - a possibility, as well as New York, London and Toronto.

Showmanship will be an integral part of the league. Player introductions will be done boxing-style, with individualized music, and organizers promised spectacular halftime shows.

"This is going to be a party: music, lights, dancing, energy," Kwatinetz said. "Incredible basketball will be at the forefront."

The eight teams will draft their five-man squads, tentatively at the end of March. When making their selections, captains will have to consider the differences of a three-on-three game.

Big3 games will be played without a game clock: The first team to 60 points will be the winner. Beyond the 3-point line on the half-court floor will be three circles; any player with at least a foot on one when he shoots will have a chance for 4 points rather than 3.

"Obviously I'm going to draft a 4-point shooter," Iverson said. "I've got to have my sniper."

But he acknowledged that adjusting for the three-on-three game would be difficult.

"Putting my squad together, I'm going to have to use my basketball brain and figure that out," he said. "You've got to have someone to handle the rock. You've got to have someone to protect the rim. You've got to have a scorer."

Defense will be particularly difficult in the three-on-three format, Lewis said, but he added, "We're former N.B.A. players; we'll figure it out."

Asked to name their dream teammates, Iverson selected Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, Lewis chose Tracy McGrady and Tim Duncan, and Martin picked Jason Kidd and Kevin Garnett. Asked to choose an all hip-hop lineup, Ice Cube listed Snoop Dogg, Kevin Hart and the Game.

Iverson, Lewis and Martin, the three players at the news conference, are 41, 37 and 39. (The Big3 has a minimum age of 30.) And Iverson is seven years removed from the N.B.A.

"I'm pretty sure we'll be in decent enough shape to play half-court, plus we get a week to recover," Lewis said.

The three-on-three setup is a growing format. The International Basketball Federation, known as FIBA, now sponsors a three-on-three world championship (won so far by Serbia and Qatar), and there has been a movement to add the sport to the Olympics alongside the traditional five-on-five game.

"This format allows the players to excel," Kwatinetz said. "Players get smarter over time, and they improve their technical skills. But it's hard to run up and down the court for 82 games. This format maximizes the value of the skills they have."

Leagues of retired players have a checkered record in American sports. A baseball old-timers' league that was founded in Florida in 1989 and that featured stars like Vida Blue, Bobby Bonds, Dock Ellis, Fergie Jenkins, Dave Kingman and Graig Nettles lasted a season and a half. A basketball game called the Legends Classic, played in conjunction with the N.B.A. All-Star Game, was scrapped in the 1990s because of frequent player injuries.

It is certainly an open question whether the Big3 can survive in the crowded American sports market, much less be "among the most exciting sports events in the world," as a news release promised.

Roger Mason Jr., the league's commissioner and a former N.B.A. player and players' union official, said: "We want to look at what those leagues did wrong. I'm very confident on the business side."

Kwatinetz said: "This is not a stunt; this is about great basketball."

Iverson, who wore a Chicago Blackhawks cap, added his own vote of confidence. "When I got the call, it was a no-brainer," he said. "Ice Cube, you don't turn that down. That's success looking you in the eyes."

He added: "This is not going to be the only time we do it. This is going to go on and on and on and on."

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Dylan Roof gets the death penalty.

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6 Children Missing in Baltimore House Fire; 4 People Hospitalized

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Remember the old days when a design was expected to carry a pickup-truck model for nearly a decade? Well, that's ancient history. With truck sales continuing to outpace passenger vehicles-Ford sold more than 820,000 F-series trucks in 2016, more than double the sales of the Toyota Camry, the top-selling passenger car-manufacturers have a vested interest in keeping trucks fresh. That means shorter life cycles with numerous updates in between. Ford isn't taking any chances with its aluminum-bodied cash cow. Just three short years after the latest F-150 made its debut at the 2014 Detroit auto show, the automaker has given its styling a once-over and updated the powertrains, including adding a diesel to the menu for the first time.

Family Values

A few key exterior styling tweaks run through the entire lineup, from the base XL to the top-trim Limited. A new grille and headlamps evolve the look a few steps closer to the twin-bar motif of the truck's Super Duty brothers. The twin grille bars on F-150 Lariats equipped with the Sport package receive body-color treatment. Out back, new taillamps bracket a sculpted tailgate with a stamped F-150 logo. The King Ranch, Platinum, and Limited get a new horizontal appliqué on the tailgate for a touch of exclusivity. Six all-new wheel designs, ranging from 17 to 22 inches, also make their debut for 2018.

MICHAEL SIMARI, THE MANUFACTURER

Interior revisions include a pair of new trim colors for the seats. The F-150 Platinum offers a Dark Marsala hue option, and the top-dog Limited trim sees the arrival of a Navy Pier color theme. Sport and Lariat Sport trim buyers can specify faux-carbon-fiber appliqués, and the King Ranch gets specific seats called Kingsville, which sound suitably kingly.

A bumper crop of tech and infotainment options join the already bountiful F-150 options list. Adaptive cruise control has been enhanced and now can bring the truck to a complete stop in heavy traffic, a new pre-collision-assist system includes pedestrian detection, an available 4G LTE Wi-Fi hotspot lets users connect up to 10 wireless devices, and a Bang & Olufsen audio system addresses entertainment needs. Blind-spot monitoring, lane-keeping assist, a 360-degree camera, and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto all remain on the options list.

MICHAEL SIMARI, THE MANUFACTURER

Power Principles

Considerable attention has been focused on the F-150's powertrain lineup. A new direct-injected 3.3-liter V-6 replaces the previous 3.5-liter V-6 and is expected to produce the same 282 horsepower and 253 lb-ft of torque as the previous engine but consume less fuel doing so. The 2.7-liter EcoBoost V-6 gets some love, too; the current unit is replaced by a new second-generation version with port- and direct-injection technology (the previous 2.7 was direct injection only). The 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 continues for 2018, and the 5.0-liter V-8 is revised, with improvements in horsepower and torque expected. Ford, however, is not yet releasing specific output numbers for these engines. The company is saying that both EcoBoost V-6s and the V-8 will be paired with the 10-speed automatic transmission, and auto stop/start is standard across the lineup.

The biggest news in F-150 land for 2018 is the arrival of a diesel engine. After years of rumors and speculation-and the success of the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel-Ford finally is joining the ranks of the half-ton diesels. Again, Ford is light on specifics, although the company does claim that the engine was "designed, engineered, and tested in-house." (We previously had speculated that Ford might opt for a version of the 3.0-liter Lion turbo-diesel V-6 it jointly developed with PSA Peugeot Citroën years ago, which is currently used in some Range Rovers.) We do know that Ford's new turbocharged 3.0-liter Power Stroke diesel V-6 also will be mated to the 10-speed automatic transmission. The diesel won't be available at launch but will appear shortly after the 2018 model goes on sale in the fall. In addition to the diesel, Ford recently announced plans for an F-150 hybrid, set to hit the market in 2020.

MICHAEL SIMARI, THE MANUFACTURER

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6 children missing after Baltimore fire

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Six children are missing and four people are in the hospital after a fire tore through a home in Baltimore, Maryland, early this morning, officials said

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California and Nevada hit hard with floods and mudslides

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In California, a gigantic mudslide closed a section of Interstate 80 in the Sierras and high winds felled a famous giant sequoia tree with a hollowed-out tunnel that motorists could drive through. After briefly re-opening a stretch of I-80, it was closed again early Tuesday as state transportation officials warned that there was "zero visibility" due to blowing snow.

And there's more to come. Flash-flood warnings have been issued for Northern and central California, western Nevada and southwest Oregon. "Relentless rain and snow over much of the Western US will be reinvigorated by another powerful storm moving onshore late Tuesday," the National Weather Service said.

"Periods of heavy rain and snow will continue for the Western US through the middle of this week," CNN meteorologist Haley Brink said. Flooding may affect Northern and central California, southern Oregon and portions of Nevada near Reno, she said.

Many Western rivers will continue to rise as rain that fell on Sunday flows down the Sierras into valleys and other low-lying areas. Another 5 to 10 inches of rain could fall throughout the next week in these already water-swollen areas, Brink said.

California hit hard

The heavy rainfall has caused misery for residents, tourists and motorists in the Golden State.

Yosemite National Park has been closed to visitors because of forecast heavy rains and flooding. Yosemite Valley will reopen Tuesday with very limited services, but services should be operational on Wednesday, according to a park statement.

"Park visitors are asked to be aware of hazards, including potential wet and icy road conditions, rockfall, and debris in roadways," it said.

A gigantic mudslide resulted in the closing Sunday night of Interstate 80, the main east-west connector through north-central California.

The mudslide happened at the Donner Summit, northwest of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Peter Mann, spokesman for California Highway Patrol in Truckee, said snow in the area is a given this time of year.

"The mud on the roadway has been cleared. We ran dump trucks all through the night to make sure it was clear. And then made sure the hillside was secure prior to opening the freeway."

"It [the mudslide] is not common in this area."

Farther south, the weekend storm toppled the historic Pioneer Cabin Tree, an enormous sequoia that people could drive through in Calaveras Big Tree State Park.

"The Pioneer Cabin tree has fallen! This iconic and still living tree -- the tunnel tree -- enchanted many visitors. The storm was just too much for it," the Calaveras Big Trees Association said Sunday in a Facebook post.

Park rangers told CNN affiliate KOVR that a shallow root system probably contributed to the tree's collapse.

The hole in the tree was cut in the 1880s to compete with "drive-through" trees in nearby Yosemite National Park. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that cars once drove through the tree, but in recent years only hikers were allowed to walk through.

CNN affiliate KGO reported another mudslide, along Highway 17 near Scotts Valley in the Santa Cruz area.

After a five-year drought in the state, rain has been much needed. But so far, most of the rain has fallen in Northern California. Lake Tahoe, which straddles the border between Nevada and California, received roughly 33.6 billion gallons of water since January 1, according to the National Weather Service.

Floods in Nevada

Gov. Brian Sandoval directed nonessential state employees in northwestern Nevada to head home and stay off the roadways. He also declared a state of emergency over the weekend because of the severe weather.

CNN affiliate KOLO said the Truckee River, which flows through Nevada and California, crested in downtown Reno and in nearby Sparks.

"There could be additional problems in Reno if a levee at Idlewild Park breaks and lets up to another foot of water head downtown," the KOLO report said.

Hundreds of homes were evacuated in the Reno-Tahoe area because of flooding. Overflowing drainage ditches on Sunday forced the voluntary evacuations of more than 1,000 people in one south Reno neighborhood, KOLO reported.

The state Department of Public Safety reported numerous road closures and the clearing of debris at Cradlebaugh Bridge in Douglas County.

CNN's Jamiel Lynch, Phil Gast, Doug Criss and Madison Park contributed to this report

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BALTIMORE -- Six children were killed in a fire at a home in northeast Baltimore Thursday morning. The children's mother and three other children survived the fire, but were hospitalized, fire department spokesman Chief Roman Clark said.

The fire department said the sixth body, a 9-month-old boy found in his crib on the first floor, was found Thursday afternoon. The deceased children also include a 2-year-old boy; 3-year-old twin girls; and two girls, ages 10 and 11, Clark said.

Firefighters encountered heavy flames coming from all three floors of the home when they answered the call about 12:30 a.m. Thursday, and they attacked the blaze from outside, Clark said.

"The building was fully engulfed when they arrived on the scene," he said. The third floor collapsed and the second floor partially collapsed.

The children's mother and two boys, ages 4 and 5, are in critical condition at a hospital and their 8-year-old sister may soon be released from the hospital. The 8-year-old girl helped rescue her younger brothers, Clark said.

CBS Baltimore station WJZ-TV showed two small children sitting up as they were wheeled away on a stretcher and a woman on a stretcher with an oxygen mask over her face. Images from the scene show firefighters dousing the charred shell of the first two stories of the home between two other large three story single-family homes.

William Malone said all nine are his children with Katie Malone, who's a staff member for Rep. Elijah Cummings' district office.

William Malone told The Associated Press that he was not home at the time of the fire because he was at work for a restaurant. He said one of the three children taken to the hospital after the blaze has since been released.

"I'm still in shock to be honest," said Malone, who was reached by phone at a relative's home. He said he doesn't know what may have caused the fire.

Cummings said Katie Malone has worked as a special assistant in his Catonsville office for nearly 11 years and that her main focus was immigration.

"I have talked to her family at length this morning, her mother and husband," Cummings said on Thursday. "They are still trying to wrap their arms around this, but we have made it clear that my office is going to every single thing in our power to embrace them in this very, very difficult time."

"My staff is a family and this unimaginable tragedy is shocking and heartbreaking to us all. I again ask for your prayers," Cummings said in a statement.

Neighbor Robert Spencer said he looked out his window to see the house across the street in flames.

"The flames was coming out on every side, and that's when the mother was coming around the side of the house," Spencer said.

"I heard the kids crying. My daughter heard them. They said: 'Help, help,' and you know, couldn't save them, couldn't save them," he said. "There was just too much fire there."

Michael Johnson, 55, who lives a block away and can see the house from his home, described it as a complete inferno.

"Fire was coming out of every window, and as they sprayed it, it seemed like the fire was fighting back or something. It just kept coming and coming and coming. Fire was actually coming out of the sides of the house. I've never seen anything like that in my life," Johnson said.

Johnson, who didn't know the family, added that he was praying for the people inside.

"It was just so intense," he said. "I didn't think anyone would be able to survive it at all."

The cause is under investigation.

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New Florida passenger train unveiled