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Phillies’ John Middleton and Royals’ John Sherman join MLB relocation committee, AP source says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Owners of teams in two of the Oakland Athletics’ former cities will help evaluate whether the franchise should move to Las Vegas.Philadelphia Phillies chief executive officer John Middleton and Kansas City Royals CEO John Sherman will serve on Major League Baseball’s relocation committee, a person familiar with their appointment told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement was made.They join Milwaukee Brewers chairman Mark Attanasio, picked last month by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred to chair the relocation committee. That group will evaluate the team’s application, define the new operating territory and television territory, then make a recommendation to Manfred and the eight-man executive council. The council formulates a recommendation to all 30 clubs, which must approve the move by at least three-quarters vote.There has been no announced timetable for MLB to consider a relocation.Oak...

Sentencian a 90 cadenas perpetuas al hombre que mató a 23 personas en un tiroteo contra latinos en un Walmart de Texas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

(CNN) — Patrick Crusius, el atacante que mató a 23 personas en un Walmart de El Paso en uno de los ataques más mortíferos contra latinos en la historia moderna de Estados Unidos, fue sentenciado a 90 cadenas perpetuas consecutivas por un juez federal este viernes.Crusius se declaró culpable de los cargos en febrero, incluidos los delitos de odio, por el ataque de 2019.Se enfrenta a una posible pena de muerte en otro caso estatal, en el que se declaró inocente.Desde que comenzó la audiencia de la sentencia este miércoles, Crusius se enfrentó a docenas de familiares de las víctimas y sobrevivientes que compartieron declaraciones angustiosas sobre lo sucedido y sobre los efectos de las acciones del atacante.Los familiares de algunas víctimas tuvieron sus ojos llenos de lágrimas cuando confrontaron a Crusius por primera vez en la corte, acusándolo de ser un “cobarde ignorante”, un “parásito malvado”, un “monstruo” y “racista”.El tiro...

Caught on camera: Sly thieves steal credit card right in front of victim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — After a victim's credit card was stolen right in front of him, the Arvada Police Department is reminding you to always be aware of your surroundings, even during simple conversations at the grocery store.Three suspects were caught on camera stealing a credit card from a man's wallet in front of his eyes. A surveillance video from a local Walmart shows a man heading to the self-checkout, and that's where the crime occurs.As the man is checking out, a male and female suspect approach a vending machine that is next to the victim. In the video, the man and woman are acting normal, browsing the machine. $4,000 reward offered after 13-year-old’s murder in Aurora However, the male suspect pulls some cash from his wallet and pretends that it was dropped by the victim. The man then hands the victim his "dropped money," and that is when the thief moves in.As the suspect puts the money near the victim's hand, he pulls out an orange credit card. In a matter of seconds, the vi...

63-year-old falls to death while hiking in Boulder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A 63-year-old man fell to his death on Thursday while hiking near the E.M. Greenman Trail in Boulder.Just before 1:30 p.m., the Boulder County Communications Center received a call about a man that had fallen while scrambling off-trail.The Boulder County Sheriff's Office said a 63-year-old Boulder man was scrambling down a scree slope just south of the trail alongside a family member. The man reportedly fell 15 feet down a rock face and continued to tumble down the hillside for an additional 50 feet. Chatfield State Park swim beach closed due to E. coli The family member told deputies that the man had become unconscious and that his pulse was no longer detectable. The Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, American Medical Response and rescuers from the City of Boulder Open Space Mountain Parks Rangers attempted life-saving measures once they located the man.However, the 63-year-old was pronounced dead on scene.The sheriff's office said no foul play is suspected, but the inv...

Denver gas prices back on the rise

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Gas prices are on the rise in Denver, but at least they haven't yet reached the record highs seen in 2022. Gas prices reached a record $4.84 per gallon last June due to a combination of impacts from the war in Ukraine and general inflation pressures. This week beginning July 3, the price of gasoline was $3.77 per gallon. This is slightly above the average U.S. price of $3.49 per gallon. Police catch 18-year-old driving 108 mph near Boulder Prices have been steadily rising since late May when a gallon cost $3.22. Denver gasoline prices have been more volatile than U.S. prices in both the latter half of 2022 and the first half of 2023. The Suncor refinery in Commerce City shut down last winter, which led to an immediate spike in local gas prices. Denver prices rose over $1.25 between December 2022 and February 2023, while U.S. prices only rose gently.

Trump aims to blast DeSantis in Iowa for backing policies that ‘hurt farmers’ and ‘demonize ethanol’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump plans to headline his largest Iowa campaign event in nearly four months with a speech to thousands at an arena in the western part of the state.Trump will use his appearance in Council Bluffs on Friday to attack his top GOP rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for opposing the federal mandate for ethanol, a renewable fuel additive that Iowa leads the nation in producing.“DeSantis has problematic policy positions that hurt farmers and demonize ethanol,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told The Associated Press ahead of Trump’s visit. “President Trump plans to highlight that.”The large Republican presidential field has spent a lot of time over the last few months in Iowa, the leadoff GOP caucus state. In June, more than a half dozen candidates, including DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, attended Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual “Roast and...

Video shows Britney Spears inadvertently hit herself in the face in Las Vegas Wembanyama encounter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — No charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team, Las Vegas police said Friday.Spears said she was struck by a security guard as she tried to approach Wembanyama near a restaurant in a Las Vegas casino complex on Wednesday night. Wembanyama said a person — he later was told it was Spears — grabbed him from behind.Spears filed a police report, alleging battery. The Las Vegas Metro Police Department said its investigation is over and “no charges will be filed against the person involved.”Police say surveillance video shows Spears inadvertently hit herself in the face after her hand was pushed off Wembanyama.Wembanyama is scheduled to make his NBA Summer League debut for the Spurs in Las Vegas on Friday night. The 7-foot-3 French teen was the No. 1 pick in last month’s NBA draft and is entering the league with a...

Macron blocks NATO outpost in Japan amid Chinese complaints

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

PARIS — France is holding up a deal to expand NATO’s reach into Asia, opening a split in the Western security alliance on the eve of a vital summit next week. For months, NATO officials have been discussing plans to open a liaison office in Japan, which would represent the allies’ first outpost in the region at a time of growing tension between the West and China. Next week’s annual leaders’ summit in Lithuania —taking place against the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine — was earmarked as a moment for making progress on the plan.But French President Emmanuel Macron has put his foot down, insisting such geographical expansion would risk shifting the alliance’s remit too far from its original North Atlantic focus. “We are not in favor as a matter of principle,” an Elysée Palace official told reporters on Friday. “As far as the office is concerned, the Japanese authorities themselves have told us that they are not extremely attached to it.”The French official ins...

Family travel: Where to learn about historic folk art

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

Lynn O’Rourke Hayes | (TNS) FamilyTravel.comFolk art reflects our cultural identity and often serves as a window into a community’s values and aesthetics. Here are five places where you and your family can learn more about this historic art form.1. Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico.Welcoming visitors since 1953, this museum houses the world’s largest collection of folk art with more than 150,000 artifacts documenting cultural identity, traditions and aesthetics from around the world. Children are drawn to the Tree of Life lounge, a newly renovated area encouraging imaginative play with discovery boxes, miniature tree houses, puppets, and a make-a-tree activity as well as docent-led art and puppet-making sessions. Throughout the museum, visitors are invited to contemplate, create, and interact with folk art to better understand the treasures within.Admission is free for children 16 and under.Each year the city of Santa Fe also plays host to the International Folk...

US Treasury chief Yellen and China’s No. 2 aim for improved communication after trade disputes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:28 GMT

By JOE McDONALD (AP Business Writer)BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed hopes Friday for better communication as Yellen appealed to Beijing not to let frustration over U.S. curbs on technology exports disrupt economic cooperation.Both governments used positive terms to describe Yellen’s visit to China’s capital, which was aimed at improving strained relations, and stressed the importance of U.S.-China economic ties.Yellen and Li announced no new plans for more high-level meetings to revive contacts that disputes over technology, security and other irritants have disrupted. Yet, Yellen is the latest of several senior U.S. officials traveling to Beijing to encourage Chinese leaders to revive interactions between the governments of the world’s two largest economies.Treasury officials said earlier she wouldn’t meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and no breakthroughs had been expected.In a one-hour meet...