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Challenger Aird defeats incumbent Virginia Sen. Joe Morrissey in closely watched race

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former state legislator Lashrecse Aird defeated incumbent Sen. Joe Morrissey, a self-described “pro-life” Democrat, Tuesday in one of Virginia’s most closely watched nomination contests of the primary election.Aird, a former member of the state House of Delegates, ran a campaign heavily focused on Morrissey’s position on abortion. A veteran lawmaker and one of the most controversial figures in Virginia politics, Morrissey has expressed a willingness to vote with Republicans to enact stricter limits on abortion in Virginia sought by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.Morrissey was just one of many incumbents facing spirited challenges Tuesday in an election season that’s been upended by newly drawn political maps legislative candidates are running in for the first time this year. Many other key races had not yet been called.Aird won the race with the help of an unusual number of legislators and members of the state’s congressional delegation who endorsed her. She als...

Kansas man charged with making online threats against Nashville Pride festival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Kansas man is facing federal charges of making threats on social media to build bombs and carry out a mass shooting at a Nashville Pride festival.According to U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis’ office, the indictment unsealed Tuesday against a 25-year-old from Hoisington, Kansas charges him with two counts of transmitting an interstate threat about the Nashville Pride Festival and Parade. The event is scheduled for June 24 to 25.An indictment says the man on April 26 commented on a sponsored Nashville Pride post on Facebook, threatening to “make shrapnel pressure cooker bombs for this event.” On the same day, he posted another comment in which he threatened to commit a mass shooting and used a homophobic slur, the indictment said.FBI agents arrested the man Thursday at his home in Kansas and he appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge. A detention hearing is scheduled for Friday in Kansas. “We will not tolerate hate-based, threats of violence designed to...

Boy accused of murder in girl's shooting death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

GREELEY, Colo. (KDVR) — Police say a girl was shot and killed in Greeley, and a boy is accused of murder in her death.Few details were released in the case. But along with a count of murder, the boy is accused of first-degree burglary and aggravated robbery, according to the Greeley Police Department. Armed man shot, killed by police during domestic disturbance call It happened in the 400 block of 35th Avenue. Police responded to a shooting there around 3:44 p.m. Friday and found the girl had been wounded, according to a release from the department.Medics responded, but the girl died on the scene, police said."A short time later officers identified, located, and arrested a juvenile male suspect without incident," according to police.The boy also faces additional charges that police did not immediately disclose. Neither the suspect's nor the victim's name has been released.Police ask anyone with information about the case to contact Detective Finch at 970-350-9682.

‘That’s crazy’: 32-year-old woman fraudulently enrolled at multiple Boston high schools

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

A 32-year-old former social worker has been ordered to stay away from Boston Public Schools property after officials say she used forged documents to fraudulently enroll in three different Boston high schools.In a letter to families, Boston Public Schools officials say the woman attended Brighton, English, and Jeremiah Burke high schools under different names throughout the 2022-2023 school year. The Department of Children and Families has confirmed the woman periodically worked for them as a social worker between 2016 and this year but is not longer employed by the agency.Eugene Vanburea, a student at Brighton High School, said, “That’s kind of crazy I don’t know , that’s crazy, I don’t know why they want to act like they’re a student in their 30s.”A police report shows officers became concerned about the possibility of human trafficking but Boston Mayor Wu said there has been no evidence of that. “I’m very thankful at this moment, there ha...

Off-duty firefighter rescues woman from burning vehicle in Londonderry, NH

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

An off-duty Manchester firefighter is being credited with rescuing a woman from a burning vehicle on the side of I-93 in Londonderry, New Hampshire on Tuesday.Cellphone video shows a group of people assisting the driver from the vehicle, which went off the road, down into an embankment, and then up in flames.The off-duty firefighter rushed to the smoking vehicle around 620 p.m., broke the window, and pulled the woman out.Manchester Fire Chief John Starr said the firefighter was simply doing what he was trained to do.“Our firefighter’s training kicked in and he did his job and he did it well, we’re trained to handle different situations,” he said.

Column: Chicago Cubs ace Marcus Stroman could be in line to start in the All-Star Game

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

All-Star voting tabulations released Tuesday provided a clue to the Chicago Cubs’ chances of sending a position player to the Midsummer Classic in Seattle.No one was higher than fifth at their position, so barring a late surge of votes the next two days, none of your favorite Cubs will be in the starting lineup.Dansby Swanson, who led all shortstops in WAR on Tuesday, could be selected as a reserve, and manager David Ross also mentioned Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki as possibilities, while lobbying for Christopher Morel to get an invite to the Home Run Derby.But the Cubs’ only sure bet for Seattle appears to be pitcher Marcus Stroman, who threw seven shutout innings Tuesday in a 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.Stroman, who improved to 9-4 with his seventh straight win, leads the National League with a 2.28 ERA, while his 14 quality starts leads the majors. Home runs by Tucker Barnhart and Mike Tauchman helped the Cubs to their ninth win in 11 games and their fourth s...

Gerrit Cole sinks Mariners as Billy McKinney continues to make most of opportunity

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

With the Yankees looking to end a four-game losing streak on Tuesday, Gerrit Cole effectively played the part of stopper against the Mariners.With the ace leaning heavily on his fastball and slider, Cole held Seattle to just a run in a 3-1 Yankees win. The right-hander totaled four hits, one walk, eight strikeouts and 105 pitches.A fired-up Cole also added a finger wave and shoulder shrug after the Mariners appeared to take issue with him staring in the direction of second baseman Jose Caballero and their dugout at the end of the seventh inning. Cole had appeared annoyed with Caballero during their inning-ending at-bat.The Yankees offense, meanwhile, somewhat shrugged off their recent woes and scored three runs against New York native George Kirby, who blanked the Bombers for eight innings in Seattle on May 31.Kirby wasn’t awful on Tuesday, as he went seven innings while allowing eight hits, zero walks and four strikeouts over 95 pitches. But his defense didn’t help him ...

Solo act: The Chicago White Sox have been hitting home runs recently, and looking for more with runners on base

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

Andrew Vaughn and Luis Robert Jr. provided instant offense for the Chicago White Sox on Monday against the Texas Rangers.Vaughn connected on an Andrew Heaney slider for a home run to left with two outs and nobody on in the sixth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field. Five pitches later, Robert homered to center off a Heaney fastball.It was the third time in the last five games the Sox went back-to-back.Oddly enough, it was also the eighth and ninth consecutive solo home run for the team.That streak came to an end in the first inning Tuesday with a two-run homer by Eloy Jiménez.The Sox have hit at least one homer in 12 of their last 15 games, with Jiménez’s first-inning blast giving the team a total of 23 during the stretch.The homer, with Vaughn on base, was exactly what the team has been looking for and what was missing in previous games.“It’s making a truth of the point that solos don’t beat you, crooked numbers beat you,” manager Pedro Grifol sai...

Mets Notebook: Francisco Alvarez avoids injury after getting hit by foul ball

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

HOUSTON — One night after a foul pitch to the hand, catcher Francisco Alvarez is back in the Mets’ lineup. The club was extremely relieved to learn they wouldn’t lose one of their best hitters for an extended period of time, especially since Pete Alonso just missed a week with a wrist injury that occurred when he was hit with a fastball.“I had him show me his hands, I was looking at them between innings,” manager Buck Showalter said Tuesday at Minute Maid Park. “It’s hard to tell what looks swollen on him. His hands are very meaty, to say the least. But it looks like we dodged one there.”Alvarez had his throwing hand in front of him when Martin Maldonado fouled off a pitch that hit him right between his thumb and index finger Monday night in the first game of a three-game series against the Houston Astros. He remained in the game, though clearly in some discomfort, and X-rays were negative.The injury looked serious upon impact.“I...

Man killed in Liberty Station shooting identified

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:20:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 20-year-old man who died in a shooting in Liberty Station over the weekend during a Juneteenth celebration has been identified, authorities said. Jonathan Shields-Pullum, of San Diego, was announced as the deceased, Lt. Adam Sharki with the San Diego Police Department said in a news release Tuesday.The shooting occurred Saturday around 6:47 p.m. at NTC park at 2455 Cushing Road, according to police. When officers arrived on scene, they saw a large group of event attendees running from the area, Sharki said. A man was also found with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body.The victim was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, authorities confirmed.Police learned another victim had been shot. According to Sharki, the 20-year-old man left the scene in a vehicle a short distance away before first responders were able to bring him to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Mom of children killed in SR-78 crash suspected of DUI While the...