Mitchell G. Patton

Miami Heat center Dewayne Dedmon was ejected from a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday night after he hit a massage gun on the bench, sending it flying onto the court.The incident occurred in the second quarter of the game. Dedmon had just had a heated conversation with Erik Spoelstra, and as he was walking away from the carriages, he saw the massage gun and crushed it. The device landed about 35 feet from where the player was standing. He was ejected from the game for unsportsmanlike conduct.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Miami Heat center Dewayne…

FORT BRAGG, Calif. — Seventeen people have died in a series of atmospheric rivers that have hit California in the past two weeks, a staggering death toll in a state used to wildfires, earthquakes and droughts, a state official said Tuesday.The deaths have been reported across the state, from San Bernardino County in the south to Mendocino County in the north, according to the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. An agency spokesman, Brian Ferguson, said two types of deaths have been the most frequent: those resulting from trees falling on people and vehicles overwhelmed by floodwaters.A crew cleans up…

Flights across the United States were affected Wednesday morning after Federal Aviation Administration he said he experienced a computer crash. All flights in the US were grounded after the incident, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News. The FAA said in a notice on its website that its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system had "failed" on Wednesday morning. A NOTAM is a notice containing essential information for workers involved in flight operations. "Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for service restoration at this time," he said.About 760 flights within,…

HONG KONG — On the first day of seamless travel between mainland China and Hong Kong, Olivia Gai was one of the first in line. Crossing the border from the Chinese territory of Hong Kong to the mainland had been a hassle since the start of the covid-19 pandemic, requiring weeks of quarantine. But this time it was smooth and fast, said Gai, 27, who works in wealth management.When he entered the mainland city of Shenzhen, "I saw two extremely festive display boards, and the staff said that you can write a wish and put it up, a lot of…