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Nelson Cruz 2nd-oldest Padre to homer in 10-2 rout of Braves

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer and drove in six runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 10-2 on Sunday night for their third consecutive victory.At 42 years and 282 days, Cruz became the second-oldest player to homer for the Padres, just one day younger than Rickey Henderson was when he went deep on Oct. 4, 2001. It was the most RBIs for Cruz since he drove in seven on July 26, 2020, for Minnesota against the Chicago White Sox.Seth Lugo pitched six effective innings for San Diego, and Ha-Seong Kim hit a two-run homer. Manny Machado finished with three hits.The Padres (6-4), who advanced to the NL Championship Series last year, have won three straight for the second time this season. The NL East champion Braves (6-4) have lost eight of the last 11 games to the Padres at Truist Park.Cruz, a 19-year veteran, made it 4-0 in the third with his 461st career homer.Xander Bogaerts singled and advanced to third on Machado’s single when right fielder Ron...

Apuñalan a dos adolescentes dentro de un Walmart en Hybla Valley

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

Dos adolescentes fueron apuñalados la tarde del viernes dentro de un Walmart en el área de Hybla Valley en el condado Fairfax en Virginia, y uno de ellos quedó críticamente herido. Los apuñalamientos ocurrieron sobre las 6 p.m. en Walmart en la cuadra 7900 de Richmond Highway. Sin embargo, una de las víctimas fue hallada dos cuadras hacia el norte, en el estacionamiento de un Staples en la cuadra 7700 de Richmond Highway. Ese menor, un niño, sufrió heridas que amenazan su vida en la parte superior de su cuerpo y fue llevado al hospital en un helicóptero.La otra adolescente fue apuñalada en la cara y llevada al hospital, pero sus lesiones no ponen en peligro su vida, según la policía.Las autoridades dijeron que dos sospechosos están bajo custodia y que el crimen no fue aleatorio de acuerdo a información preliminar. Creen que comenzó con una pelea entre un grupo de menores dentro del Walmart.Source

DC man arrested for sexually assaulting 2 middle school girls

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

A District man has been arrested and charged after police say he allegedly had nonconsensual sex with at least two middle school girls he had befriended through their classmates on social media.On Friday, Metropolitan Police announced they had arrested 19-year-old Luis Quevedo of Northwest D.C. on charges of sexually abusing two middle school girls, ages 12 and 13 years old.The investigation is being run by MPD’s Youth and Family Services Division’s Physical and Sexual Abuse branch.In at least one of the cases, the girl says she believed Quevedo was 15, until she later discovered he was older.More Local NewsMore Crime NewsAccording to charging documents, at least two cases occurred at his family’s apartment in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of D.C., where he lived with his mother, grandmother and six-year-old sister with whom he shared a bunk bed.One of the complainants, who was 12 at the time, said Quevedo helped her run away from her home in Maryland in August...

Lo último sobre el trabajo híbrido: ¿Quién trabaja desde casa y quién no?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

(CNN) — A medida que la economía se desacelera, ¿empiezan los empresarios a recuperar el control en las negociaciones con los empleados y los solicitantes de empleo? El salario siempre es un asunto, por supuesto, pero a raíz de la pandemia, también lo es cuánto tiempo quieren los empresarios que la gente trabaje presencialmente frente a cuánto están dispuestos a dejar que los empleados trabajen a distancia.Según datos recientes de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales (BLS por sus siglas en inglés), solo el 27,5% de las empresas del sector privado declararon que sus empleados trabajaron desde casa o desde otra ubicación remota parte del tiempo o todo el tiempo entre el 1 de agosto de 2022 y el 30 de septiembre de 2022.En otras palabras, el 72,5% de las organizaciones del sector privado -frente al 60% en el periodo de julio a septiembre de 2021- afirmaron que no tenían empleados trabajando a distancia.Los investigadores y observadores del trabajo desde casa consideran que este p...

Colorado cheer coach accused of inappropriate behavior with minor

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A cheer coach from Colorado has been arrested in Florida on a warrant issued for him out of the Adams County Sheriff's Office. FOX31 received an anonymous email from a concerned parent about a cheer coach at their child's gym being accused of inappropriate behavior with a minor. The viewer sent a copy of the email they received from the gym informing the families that are a part of the gym that the Adams County Sheriff's Office said Travon Booker,35, is accused of inappropriately touching a minor while alone with them in the gym. Boulder man accused of distributing child sexual material The gym owner said Booker had been fired immediately after learning that information. The owner also said they informed the U.S. All Star Federation of Booker's alleged actions and that they are working with the Adams County investigators and the family of the child involved. The USASF site has Booker listed as a coach but is currently "ineligible pending investigation" and detail...

Effort begins to help displaced residents following deadly apartment fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Residents at the Ivy Crossing apartment complex, where someone was killed in a fire Saturday morning, are left with little to nothing.The effort now begins to help those people get their lives back."Thanks to God, we still have our lives, that's all that matters," Rosell Acosta, a resident at the apartments, said.Acosta and his roommate, Josmani Molina, are both immigrants from Cuba. 1 person dead, 2 others hospitalized in Denver apartment complex fire "It was terrible, the fire, all the smoke, the sacrifice of the police and firefighters," Molina said.The men live in a unit on the second floor toward the front of the building.They said the fire started down the hall from their apartment, and both had to be rescued from their balcony."Five or 10 minutes after we were brought down, the flames reached our apartment," Molina said.Like others who lived in this building, both men lost everything. They escaped with a phone and the clothes on their back."All my clothes, ...

13-year-old leads California police on chase in stolen car and crashes; 1 dead, nearly a dozen injured

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

(CNN) — One person has died and nearly a dozen more were injured after a 13-year-old crashed into two other vehicles while leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle in California, authorities said.A Woodland Police Department officer spotted a vehicle being driven erratically on Saturday afternoon, according to a news release from the agency. Woodland is located about 15 miles northwest of Sacramento.The officer attempted to pull the vehicle over and a pursuit followed, Woodland police said. The car then collided with two other vehicles, causing two cars to catch fire.Four ambulances were requested to the scene — one person died and “nearly a dozen” people were injured, according to the release. The extent of their injuries was still being assessed Saturday evening.Police later determined that the driver of the vehicle involved in the pursuit was a 13-year-old boy driving a stolen car.California Highway Patrol is now investigating the cause of t...

China military displays force toward Taiwan after Tsai trip

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent several dozen warplanes and 11 warships toward Taiwan in a display of force following its president’s trip to the U.S., the island’s Defense Ministry said Monday. The Chinese military earlier had announced three-day “combat readiness patrols” as a warning to Taiwan, a self-ruled island which China claims as its own. The actions follow President Tsai Ing-wen’s delicate diplomatic mission to shore up Taiwan’s dwindling alliances in Central America and boost U.S. support, a trip capped with a sensitive meeting with U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. A U.S. congressional delegation also met with Tsai over the weekend in Taiwan after she returned. China responded to the McCarthy meeting by imposing a travel ban and financial sanctions against those associated with Tsai’s U.S. trip and with increased military activity.Between 6 a.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, a total of 70 planes were detected and half crossed the median...

Four people brought to hospital after 9-car crash on E Anderson Ln.

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS took four people to Dell Seton Medical Center Sunday night after a nine car crash in the 1400 to 2100 block of E Anderson Ln., according to a tweet from the agency.Two of those transported by ATCEMS are teenagers, and the other two are adults. ATCEMS said that all four have non-life-threatening injuries.In total, 22 people were in the involved vehicles. Drivers should avoid the area while responders work to clear vehicles and reopen the road.

Stage One Dispensary coming to Rensselaer

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:40:46 GMT

Owners of Stage One Dispensary, Josh Mirsky and Nate Innes, are longtime friends who have experienced the legality issues of cannabis in the past. Under new legislation, Mirsky saw a positive future for him and his business partners. "When they offered up licenses to people who have had past convictions in cannabis, it made sense for my partners and I to apply for it," stated Mirsky.Mirsky and Innes plans to use their business as not just a means to profit, but to inform those who are interested. "We plan to be really heavy into education. We definitely want people to come in and ask questions," described Mirsky. "Without fear, because historically there is a lot of fear with the use of cannabis," explained Innes. Upstate Canna Co. becomes the first Capital District marijuana retail dispensary to open The dispensary will be in the former Rensselaer County Bank. A location Mirsky plans to use to its fullest. "We're going to have about 1,250 square foot of floor space. 810 Broadway,...