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Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin averts questions over sudden absence last year in playoffs

Sep. 21, 2023 16:46 PM EDT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin deflected questions Thursday concerning his sudden absence from a playoff series last season for what the team explained at the time was personal reasons. Nichushkin missed the final five postseason games of a...

Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog on mend from knee surgery, set to miss 2nd straight season

Sep. 20, 2023 20:49 PM EDT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog sees a much clearer path back to the ice even if he's not expected to play this season. That's how encouraged he is 4 1/2 months removed from cartilage replacement surgery on his right knee. Coach Jared Bednar is...

Rockslide near the Dead Sea in Israel kills 5-year-old boy and injures 6 others

Aug. 24, 2023 08:36 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — An avalanche of rocks tumbled down a hillside onto a hiking trail near the Dead Sea in Israel on Thursday, trapping many people, killing a 5-year-old boy and injuring at least six others, medics said. The volunteer emergency medical service United Hatzalah said...

A mudslide in Colombia kills at least 14 people and blocks a crucial highway

Jul. 18, 2023 15:27 PM EDT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A mudslide in central Colombia killed at least 14 people early Tuesday and blocked a highway that connects Bogota to the nation’s eastern plains, officials said. The avalanche of mud and debris took down several homes in Quetame, a municipality located an...