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Yankees general manager Brian Cashman calls this season ‘a disaster’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — In what amounted to a concession speech with the New York Yankees on the verge of their longest losing streak in a century, general manager Brian Cashman proclaimed the season “a disaster” and “an embarrassment” that will lead to job assessments of himself and manager Aaron Boone.New York (61-65), which began the season with baseball’s second-highest payroll at $275 million, ended its first nine-game losing streak in 41 years by beating Washington 9-1 Wednesday night on the strength of Aaron Judge’s first three-homer game. Still, the Yankees are on track for their first losing season since 1992.“It’s been a disaster this season. Yes, definitely a shock,” Cashman said during a 22-minute pregame news conference. “We’re embarrassed by it.”New York hit .176 during the slide with 21 runs but avoided what would have been its first 10-game skid since May 21 to June 6, 1913, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.“We’re really obviously disappoint...

Trial for suspect in Idaho student stabbings postponed after right to speedy trial waived

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

MOSCOW, Idaho. (AP) — The trial for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year will not happen as scheduled on Oct. 2. Bryan Kohberger waived his right to a speedy trial during an appearance in Latah County Court Wednesday afternoon, KTVB-TV reported. His attorney, Anne Taylor, spoke on his behalf, and said she may not be ready for the trial by October.Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the deaths of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin at a house near the Moscow, Idaho, university campus last November. Kohberger at the time was a graduate student studying criminology at Washington State University in neighboring Pullman, Washington. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf earlier this year. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson has said he intends to seek the death penalty. Taylor said Wednesday her team will file a motion to strike the death penalty, and will file another ...

Judge’s first 3-homer game helps Yankees end 9-game skid with 9-1 win over Nationals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, left, celebrates with Giancarlo Stanton after hitting a home run against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) New York Yankees' Aaron Judge, left, celebrates with Giancarlo Stanton after hitting a home run against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge was used to the ribbing from Kyle Higashioka and Anthony Rizzo, a levity that has been missing of late as the New York Yankees sank from contention. They had three-homer g...

NBA’s Jimmy Butler and singer Sebastián Yatra play tennis at a US Open charity event for Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NBA star Jimmy Butler took a swing at another sport Wednesday night, dressing just like a member of the ball crew at the U.S. Open to perform those duties and picking up a racket to play with Frances Tiafoe, Carlos Alcaraz and Sebastián Yatra at a charity event that raised $320,000 for humanitarian relief in Ukraine.Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 and the war there continues.Butler, who led the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals last season before losing to the Denver Nuggets, is not new to tennis and is friends with 2022 French Open runner-up Coco Gauff.He teamed with Tiafoe, a semifinalist at last year’s U.S. Open, in doubles against defending champion Alcaraz and Grammy winner Yatra.Other just-for-fun exhibitions at Stars of the Open in Louis Armstrong Stadium included John McEnroe, Gabriela Sabatini, Jessica Pegula, Matteo Berrettini, Elena Svitolina, Gael Monfils, Chris Eubanks and Jennifer Brady. The U.S. Open begins Monday.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hu...

Reportan tiroteo en bar de motociclistas en California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

Las autoridades respondieron a reportes de un tiroteo el miércoles por la noche.El tiroteo ocurrió en el bar llamado Cook’s Corner en Trabuco Canyon. No estuvo claro de inmediato cuántas personas recibieron disparos ni cuáles eran sus condiciones.Trabuco Canyon es una comunidad ubicada en el sur del condado de Orange.Esta es una historia en desarrollo. Regresa para más actualizaciones.Gracias por preferir Telemundo 52.Source

Nationals’ Stone Garrett hurts lower left leg, taken off field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

A trainer comforts Washington Nationals left fielder Stone Garrett, who is carted off the field after being injured during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) A trainer comforts Washington Nationals left fielder Stone Garrett, who is carted off the field after being injured during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)(AP/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Nationals right fielder Stone Garrett injured his left leg trying to rob a home run from the New York Yankees...

LGBTQ book ban rejected in Douglas County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

PARKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Four books with LGBTQ+ themes were at the center of controversy Wednesday night when Douglas County considered banning them in public libraries.The books included "The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish," "All Boys Aren't Blue," "This Book is Gay" and "Jack of Hearts." Colorado households have some of the nation’s highest debt The Board of Trustees for Douglas County Libraries ultimately voted to keep those books on library shelves, but not before a standing-room-only debate in Parker.Debate over LGBTQ books in ParkerFOX31 spoke with Aaron Wood. He filed four appeals with the Board of Trustees for Douglas County Libraries."I’m not out to demonize a particular community and, honestly, I believe this has a disadvantage for the LGBT community, because I would be opposed to heterosexual content that would put sexual perversion or sexual acts in front of children," Wood said.LGBTQ advocacy organization One Colorado was monitoring the outcome."One Color...

Colorado households have some of the nation's highest debt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Coloradans have good credit, but they pay for it. Economic and social disruptions aside, there were some benefits U.S. households reaped from the COVID-19 pandemic. Stimulus checks and other financial relief racked up in 2020 and 2021, increasing the level of household savings and debt repayment. A new study of financial data by Upgraded Points shows that delinquencies on loans decreased during the pandemic. Only in one state — North Dakota — did credit scores not increase between 2019 and 2022. In Colorado, the average credit score rose from 718 in 2019 to 730 in 2022, the nation's 14th-highest credit score. How common is your name in Colorado? However, Coloradans also have more debt than most states. Upgraded Points' study also examined the average household's debt-to-income ratio in 2022. This measures how much of a household's income goes toward debt repayment. Higher scores mean households pay a greater share of their income. Colorado has the nation's sixth-...

Fort Lauderdale Police officer who responded to July 4th diving accident that left swimmer paralyzed speaks out

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

Officer-worn body camera video captured the heart-stopping moments when first responders came to the rescue of a swimmer who became paralyzed after diving off the coast of South Florida. Now one of the responding police officers is sharing her story.Speaking with 7News, Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Dianna Rose described the moment she first heard about the incident at the Fort Lauderdale sandbar on the busy Fourth of July holiday.“While we were headed out there, there was another call that came in through dispatch that somebody had a neck and head injury,” she said. “To me, I thought this might be somebody who’s paralyzed.”“Is he intoxicated and possibly drunk, or did he actually dive in?” Rose asked a witness.“I don’t know. What I heard, he jumped off the front of the boat, and he dove in head first,” said the witness.“A lot of people didn’t actually know who he was,” said Rose. “They pulled him o...

Masks, lockdowns, social distancing: ‘Unequivocal’ evidence that measures reduced COVID-19 spread

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:06 GMT

Speedy implementation of a combination of measures such as face masks, lockdowns and international border controls, “unequivocally” reduced COVID-19 infections, a major review has shown.The report published Thursday by the Royal Society looked at findings from six evidence reviews that analyzed thousands of studies to assess the effect of masks, social distancing and lockdowns, test trace and isolate systems, border controls, environmental controls and communications. It found evidence that each of these measures — which are called “non-pharmaceutical interventions” — were effective, albeit to varying degrees, when looked at individually. However, the evidence in favor of using these tools was stronger when countries combined several measures. The report could have significant implications for decision-making in future outbreaks, with Mark Walport, chair of the report’s expert working group and foreign secretary of the Royal Society, saying that “having protocols in adv...