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2 armed robberies in Palo Alto believed to be connected

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

(KRON) -- The Palo Alto Police Department is investigating two armed robberies on Monday that are believed to be connected. PAPD said both robberies occurred in the south end of Palo Alto within 25 minutes of each other.The first robbery happened on the 1100 block of Trinity Lane at about 6:35 p.m. It happened after a "neighbor may have interrupted an auto burglary," PAPD said. Nobody was injured, and the suspects fled in a white SUV that may have been a Kia. Police said one suspect pointed a handgun as they were fleeing. Person stabbed several times in Santa Rosa, suspect arrested The second robbery happened on the 800 block of Marshall Drive at about 7 p.m. Two suspects robbed a woman at gunpoint and took her phone, police said. No victims were injured in either incident. PAPD believes the same suspects committed both crimes. Both are Black men in their 20s, and at least one had a handgun. A third suspect, also a Black male, drove the getaway vehicle.This is a developing story....

Rangers ace Jacob deGrom leaves start with sore right wrist

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom left Monday night’s start against the Kansas City Royals after four hitless innings because of a sore right wrist.The team said deGrom was removed as a precaution. He struck out five and walked one, throwing 39 of his 58 pitches for strikes. Two relievers finished a one-hitter for the Rangers in a 4-0 victory.“I felt it a little bit warming up,” deGrom said. “I thought it was going to loosen up and it actually tightened up a little bit as the game went on.“We’re playing it smart. Could I have kept going? Probably. But it was lingering and it got a little bit worse as the game went on. I just want to play it safe. We’ve got a long season ahead of us.”Beset by injuries the past two seasons with the New York Mets, the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner signed a $185 million, five-year contract with Texas as a free agent in December.The right-hander is 1-0 with a 3.48 ERA in four starts for the Rangers.“I’m honestly not too con...

Soler’s pinch hit blast leads Marlins past Giants 4-3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3 Monday night.Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Jesus Sánchez had two hits each for the Marlins, who have won five of six.During Soler’s at-bat, first base umpire Lance Barrett signaled Giants starter Logan Webb had balked, allowing Jean Segura to score from third. But the umpiring crew met and ruled no balk occurred.Segura returned to third and Soler sent Webb’s next pitch over the wall in center for his second career pinch-hit homer and fifth of the season. The shot also snapped Soler’s career 0-for-10 slide against Webb.“The exciting part of it was that it put our team ahead,” Soler said. “The hitting coach told me today to move up and closer to the plate if I had an opportunity to face him. Perhaps that’s the reason for the result.”Webb’s outing ended after Soler’s blast. In his first start since signing a five-year $90 million contract extension ...

Trans woman blocked from Australian basketball league

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A transgender female player has been blocked from joining the second-tier of Australia’s women’s national basketball league after a panel ruled her ineligible to compete at the sport’s elite level.Lexi Rodgers last month revealed in a podcast that she was applying to play in for the Kilsyth Cobras, a Melbourne-based club in Australia’s NBL1 South competition, saying she wanted to put a face to the “trans player” being mentioned in local debate in mainstream and social media.Basketball Australia issued a statement Tuesday saying its three-member expert panel had deemed Rodgers to be ineligible to play in the NBL1 this season.The sport’s national governing body said it assessed the eligibility of prospective transgender players on a case-by-case basis at the professional and semiprofessional levels.“We acknowledge we’re still on a path of education and understanding,” Basketball Australia said. “To aid us in developing our framework, Lexi will provide...

El juicio contra Trump por agresión sexual y difamación la próxima semana en Nueva York no se retrasará, dice el juez

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

(CNN) — Un juez federal rechazó por segunda vez este lunes la solicitud del expresidente Donald Trump para retrasar el juicio que enfrenta por agresión y difamación en Nueva York, el cual se prevé que comience la próxima semana.Los abogados de Trump solicitaron aplazarlo bajo el argumento de que se necesita un período de “calma” que permita conseguir un jurado justo e imparcial, luego de la atención de los medios de comunicación sobre la histórica acusación contra el exmandatario por cargos de falsificación de registros empresariales para encubrir un pago de dinero para silenciar una relación extramatrimonial anterior, algo que él niega.La selección del jurado comenzará el próximo martes en la demanda en la que E. Jean Carroll afirma que Trump la violó en un vestidor de Nueva York a mediados de la década de 1990 y luego la difamó años después cuando él negó los hechos y dijo que ella no era su “tipo”, sugiriendo que había inventado la historia para prom...

Study: 3 Montgomery Co. cities top list of most diverse in nation

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

If you want to find the most diverse city in the nation, a new ranking finds you need look no further than Gaithersburg, Maryland. No. 2 and 3 on the list are also close by, Germantown and Silver Spring, and Rockville ranked No. 13.According to a study by WalletHub, the Montgomery County city is No. 1 in its ranking of 2023’s most diverse cities in the U.S.The study looked at the socioeconomic, cultural, economic, household and religious diversity of cities across the nation and found Gaithersburg came out on top.The city’s mayor, Jud Ashman, said the city has shown up high in rankings before, having topped the list in diversity in years past, but not last year.“We’re always high up on the list, but I feel redeemed getting our title back,” Ashman said.Ashman said fostering a diverse community is something he and other city leaders take very seriously. Among the areas in the study that the city excelled in were the ability for residents to receive a good education, racial and e...

Niño de 10 años muere tras desmayarse luego de un aparente altercado con otro menor

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

MERCED, California – La policía de Merced reportó la muerte de un niño de 10 años, luego que fuera llevado en condición crítica al hospital el pasado 13 de abril.Se trata de Anthony Durán, quien falleció a causa de las heridas sufridas en el centro de juegos Rockin’ Jump.De acuerdo al reporte policial, Durán estaba jugando baloncesto cuando repentinamente otro menor se le acercó y se produjo un breve altercado.Como resultado del incidente, Duran colapsó y el otro muchacho huyó a pie.Tras un par de días ingresado en el hospital, el menor no sobrevivió a las lesiones. La causa de muerte no ha sido informada, ya que se esperan resultados de una autopsia, dijeron los investigadores.La policía de Merced sigue investigando lo ocurrido, al mismo tiempo que revisan la evidencia de los videos de seguridad del recinto. Detectives han entrevistado al menos a 35 personas que se encontraban presentes al momento de la supuesta pelea.Autoridades ubicaron a los padres del otro niño invo...

Juvenile injured in shooting outside Green Valley Ranch home

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

This story has been updated to remove references by the homeowner to a specific short-term rental company being used. The specific service used has not been confirmed at this time.DENVER (KDVR) -- Denver police are still working to learn what led up to a shooting that left one juvenile in critical but stable condition on 48th Place in Green Valley Ranch. "We did call 911 two or three times," one neighbor, who wanted to remain anonymous stated Sunday. FOX31 and Channel 2 reached out to the owner of the home where DPD said a large gathering was happening. The owner of the home stated he had rented out the home as a short-term rental.“There were a lot of teenagers. I would say anywhere between 15 to 19 years old," the neighbor said. Green Valley Ranch violence spiked 50% in 2022 The homeowner also stated he is deciding if he will take the short-term rental listing down because he wants neighbors in the area to feel safe.“We started hearing gun shots and its turning normal now," the n...

How Colorado's 'make my day' law differs from 'stand your ground' laws in other states

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - After a Kansas City man was charged with shooting a teen who showed up at the wrong house while trying to pick up his sibling, a prosecutor said the shooting was not in self-defense and that Missouri's "stand your ground" law does not allow it.Investigators said 84-year-old Andrew Lester shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in the head and arm last week as he knocked on his front door. Lester claimed he thought the teen was trying to break in. Colorado does not have a stand your ground statute, but, if you're in a situation that makes you feel threatened, you have no​ obligation to retreat. Man charged in shooting of Black Kansas City teen who went to the wrong house And there’s another law in Colorado, which is very similar to stand your ground laws in other states called the "make my day" law.FOX31 legal analyst George Brauchler said that law breaks down differently than a stand your ground law does. "Missouri’s law is different than Colorado's, Colorado has a 'make my da...

The EU greenwashed fossil gas. Today, we are suing.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:29:57 GMT

Last July, EU policymakers decided to greenwash fossil gas. Today, the WWF European Policy Office, Client Earth, BUND and Transport & Environment are taking them to the European Court of Justice.We are doing it to reassert a basic truth: all fossil fuels are dangerous for the planet. Only last summer, European cities baked under fierce heatwaves, rivers across our continent ran dry, and whole swathes of France, Spain, and Portugal were burned by unprecedented wildfires. In the midst of this devastation, the EU approved a new chapter of its supposed green investment guidebook — the EU Taxonomy — which stated that fossil gas-fired electricity is ‘green’. In fact, fossil gas is a fossil fuel that can cause plumes of methane that harm the climate just as badly as coal.However, under the guise of climate action, the gas Taxonomy could divert tens of billions of euros from green projects into the very fossil fuels which are causing those heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires. This is whi...