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Baseball Hall of Fame to have retired players in May 25 tribute to Negro Leagues All-Star Game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — CC Sabathia is getting ready to take the mound again next spring, five years after his retirement, to pitch in a tribute to the Negro Leagues All-Star Game at the Hall of Fame’s Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York.“My career ended with me ripping my shoulder up and not being able to throw a baseball anymore, but I’m rehabbing myself to be able to come back and pitch an inning in this game,” the 43-year-old left-hander said Tuesday during a news conference at the winter meetings.Ken Griffey Jr. and Ozzie Smith have agreed to manage or coach at the May 25 Hall of Fame East-West Classic. It will be played in conjunction with the opening of the Hall’s “Souls of the Game: Voices of Black Baseball” exhibit.The Negro Leagues East-West All-Star Game began at Chicago’s Comiskey Park in September 1933, two months after MLB’s first All-Star Game at the same ballpark, and was played annually through 1962.Jerry and Scott Hairston, whose ...

4 teens arrested in robbery, assault of juvenile after fight inside Alexandria McDonald’s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

A fight inside a McDonald’s restaurant last month left a young person injured and police have now arrested four Alexandria, Virginia, teens in the assault and robbery.It happened on the morning of Nov. 13. at 3646 King St., according to a news release from police.Police were initially called about the fighting at the restaurant just after 8:45 a.m.A person who had been robbed and assaulted was found outside the restaurant and brought to the hospital, police said.Police didn’t identify any of the suspects or the victim, outside of specifying everyone involved is under the age of 18.Two of the people involved were charged with assault; two were charged with robbery and assault.Police have asked anyone with information about the incident to contact Det. Michael Whelan at 703-746-6228.Source

Stock market today: Wall Street hangs near its best level in 20 months following mixed economic data

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its 20-month high Tuesday after a mixed set of reports kept questions alive about whether the U.S. economy can pull off a perfect landing that kills high inflation and avoids a recession. The S&P 500 was 0.1% lower in afternoon trading and potentially heading for its first back-to-back loss since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 89 points, or 0.3%, as of 2:29 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher.Stocks were down more sharply in Asia amid worries about the health of China’s economy, the world’s second largest. On Wall Street, KeyCorp slumped 3.2% after it cut its forecast for income from fees and other non-interest income.U.S. stocks and Treasury yields wavered after reports showed that employers advertised far fewer job openings at the end of October than expected, while growth for services businesses accelerated more last month than expected. Hope has been rising on Wall Street recently t...

Jonathan Majors’ accuser said actor’s “violent temper” left her fearful before alleged assault

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Majors’ former girlfriend told a Manhattan jury that the actor was prone to fits of rage that escalated in the months leading up to his arrest for allegedly attacking her in the backseat of a car last spring.During hours of tearful testimony on Tuesday, Grace Jabbari described Majors as a controlling, manipulative partner who hurled household objects at the wall, tried to control her socially, and repeatedly threatened to take his own life in the aftermath of their fights.“It felt like I was walking around on eggshells,” said Jabbari, a 30-year-old professional dancer from the United Kingdom. “I had to be perfect.”Majors avoided eye contact with Jabbari during the morning testimony, scribbling notes to his lawyer or thumbing through his gold-leafed bible as she recounted his struggle to contain his “violent temper.” The testimony came on the second day of the trial against Majors, a rising Hollywood film actor whose portrayal of the comic book supervillain “...

Tage Thompson is returning to Sabres’ lineup ahead of schedule for their game against Detroit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson is returning to the Sabres’ lineup well ahead of initial projections and is set to play in Buffalo’s home game Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings.The top-line center said after the morning skate he’s ready to return, and coach Don Granato confirmed Thompson has been cleared to play.“(Thompson) felt his conditioning is in a really good place,” Granato said. “He wanted to feel a little battle this morning, and he knows his body well. He knows what it takes to perform and wanted this morning to confirm it, and that’s great news.”Thompson, who led the team in scoring the past two seasons, was projected to miss 4-6 weeks after blocking a shot with his left arm in a 5-2 loss to Boston on Nov. 14. Thompson missed just nine games over the past three weeks.The 26-year-old rejoins the Sabres at a time they could use a boost, having lost three straight and four of five to slip into seventh place in the Atlantic Division and 14th in ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza must be demilitarized after war, military will control security

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza must be demilitarized after war, military will control security.Source

Hsu’s leadership campaign falls short as Crombie heads Ontario Liberals

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

Kingston and the Islands MPP Ted Hsu saw his bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in the next election come to an end last Saturday, with Bonnie Crombie being selected as the leader of the provincial party. Hsu entered as a candidate for the position in late May, and remained in the race until the first round of this weekend’s voting where he was eliminated with a 10 percent vote share among the four remaining candidates. Hsu said he and his team didn’t expect to win but based on projections they were a bit disappointed to not garner more support, however the MPP said “it is what it is” and he’s focused on his work at Queen’s Park and working alongside the new Liberal leader. He said the candidates are for the most part on the same page when it comes to priorities. “I think over the course of the leadership race the different candidates policy and agendas started to converge,” Hsu said.“What we want to do now is rebuild the part...

Over 3% of all homes in Colorado are vacation homes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Over 90,000 homes in Colorado are classified as "vacation" homes as of 2022, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.Of the estimated 2.3 million homes that Colorado had as of 2022, just over 200,000 of them were what the Census Bureau defined as "vacant," meaning no one lived in them when the survey was done. These are the most expensive ZIP codes in Colorado There are a few different categories of vacant homes. These categories include homes and apartments for rent, of which there were 43,819 in 2022, and homes in the state that are vacant for personal or family reasons, of which there are 8,267.One category is specifically defined as "seasonal, recreational or occasional use" vacant homes, which most people colloquially call vacation homes. This category makes up the largest chunk of vacant homes nationwide, but the percentage varies from state to state.Colorado had an estimated 90,728 vacation homes in the state as of 2022, which accounts for 44% of the ...

Police pursuit of stolen van on I-95 ends in arrest on SR 112 in Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

A police pursuit of a stolen van that began on the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near Miami Gardens ended with the arrest of a subject.7Skyforce followed above the van as the driver swerved through traffic.According to officials with FHP, troopers initially attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the stolen Ford cargo van on I-95 in the area of Northwest 69th Street. The vehicle failed to stop and fled.The van, speeding in and out of traffic, forced authorities to conduct multiple PIT maneuvers, all of which were unsuccessful.The subject abandoned the van on the on-ramp to SR 112 West and began running the ramp on foot.Ultimately, the subject could be seen with his hands raised and surrendered to officers around 2:15 p.m. at the SR 112 West on-ramp.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Suspect believed dead in Virginia house explosion, FBI investigating cause of blast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:12:37 GMT

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The suspect who fired at officers from a duplex in an Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood before the home exploded on Monday night is presumed dead, according to authorities.Fifty-six-year-old James Yoo was identified by Arlington County Police Chief Andy Penn at a press conference Tuesday as the the owner of the duplex and the individual whose actions brought them to the home after firing a “flare-type gun” from inside the house more than 30 times. Penn said police responded to the house at about 4:45 p.m. Monday after reports of shots fired. After attempts to communicate with Yoo were unsuccessful, police obtained a search warrant.As officers tried to enter the home, multiple gunshots were fired from within the house, Penn said. Soon after, the house exploded, Penn said.The officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened to the suspect who was inside when the building was leveled, Arlington County, Virginia, police spokesperson Ashley...