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Should Anthony Volpe be ‘smack in the middle of the Gold Glove conversation?’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

HOUSTON — Growing up a Yankees fan in Watchung, New Jersey, Anthony Volpe idolized Derek Jeter. So it was customary for Volpe to practice the former captain’s signature jump throw from shortstop.“Probably every time I have taken ground balls,” Volpe said when asked how often he practiced the play as a kid.On Saturday, the Yankees’ 22-year-old shortstop had the chance to imitate the play in a game when the Astros’ Mauricio Dubón hit a ball toward the hole. Volpe, ranging to his backhand side, threw as his feet left the ground. The toss just beat Dubón to first base.While fans in the Bronx have seen more extreme versions of the play over the years, Aaron Boone connected the dots between Volpe and Jeter after the game, a 5-4 Yankees win.“Took a page out of his guy’s book,” the manager said. “Jeets was his guy, so I’m sure he’s seen that a lot in his mind and in his dreams. It was a really good play with a...

One man dead after Lynn shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

A man was fatally shot late Saturday night, Essex County DA Paul Tucker and Lynn Police Chief Chris Reddy announced Sunday, following a massive drive-by shooting earlier in the day.At about 11:00 p.m., the Lynn Police Department received a report of a man shot on Lincoln Street, a release from the DA’s Office said.Responding officers found a man suffering from gunshot wounds inside a vehicle at the scene, the release stated.The victim — who’s name is being withheld until his family is notified — was taken to Salem Hospital and pronounced dead.The violence follows a drive-by shooting on Essex Street which left one person dead and injured six others around 2:20 a.m. Saturday.“Based on the preliminary investigation, this does not appear to be a random act of violence and is not believed to be related to the September 2nd shootings on Essex Street currently under investigation,” the DA’s Office said.The Essex County DA’s Office State Police Dete...

VIDEO: Snapdragon Stadium celebrates first year of events with recap

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Sept. 3, 2023 marks one year since Snapdragon Stadium hosted its official debut event.San Diego State University's football team broke in the new stadium while playing host to Arizona this time last year.A short time later on Sept. 17, 2022, San Diego Wave FC challenged Angel City FC at Snapdragon Stadium, marking the very first soccer match at the venue. Red tide, bioluminescent waves roll into parts of San Diego The following month, Jimmy Buffet performed the stadium's first-ever concert on Oct. 22, 2022. That show will now go down in history as the late "Margaritaville" singer's final show with his band. Since then, the outdoor arena, which is located on the campus of SDSU at Mission Valley, has become a memorable place for many fun-seeking San Diegans.From monster trucks and supercross racing to Major League Rugby, Snapdragon Stadium has hosted many diverse and lively events during its first year. Stadium representatives released the following recap video in cele...

Aerosmith singer and Maui homeowner Steven Tyler urges tourists to return to the island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — He’s most often associated with Boston, the hometown of his legendary rock band, but Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has a soft spot in his heart for the Hawaiian island of Maui.The singer, who has a home on the island, wants vacationers to return to Maui to help the island’s economy — devastated by wildfires last month — recover.Near the end of the opening night of the band’s farewell tour in Philadelphia Saturday, Tyler urged audience members not to be afraid to travel to the island again.“When you think about Lahaina, think about south Maui,” Tyler told the audience at the Wells Fargo Center shortly before performing the band’s biggest hit, “Dream On.”“Paia and Hana: it’s still there,” he said, of two other Maui resort towns unscathed by the fires. “It’s a place to go and do, you know, the love thing. It’s still open, it’s still happening.“Everything’s beautiful, except we gotta come there and make it more beautiful, OK?” he said.Immediately af...

Guatemala’s electoral authority blocks the suspension of President-elect Arévalo’s political party

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s top electoral authority said Sunday it blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the party back its legal status and cutting off an attempt by opposing political forces to weaken him.The decision by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal came days after the electoral registry suspended the party on a judge’s order. The Attorney General’s office is investigating whether there was wrongdoing in the gathering of required signatures for the party’s formation years earlier.The tribunal said the suspension could not stand because it did not come from an electoral body. Its decision holds until the official end of the electoral period Oct. 31, because Guatemala’s electoral law does not allow the suspension of a party during the electoral period.The Seed Movement had also appealed the suspension through the normal court system, but so far without result. It is expected that come Nov. 1, the party could b...

5 people have pleaded not guilty to Alabama riverfront brawl charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Five people charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention as white boaters fought with Black riverboat crew members have pleaded not guilty to assault and disorderly conduct charges.Four white boaters, who police said were filmed hitting or shoving a Black riverboat captain in Montgomery, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges. A Black man, who police said was filmed swinging a folding chair and hitting people in the subsequent melee, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges. Montgomery Municipal Court records show the not guilty pleas were entered last week. Videos of the brawl were widely shared on social media and spawned a multitude of memes, jokes, parodies, reenactments and even T-shirts.Richard White, a lawyer representing one of the white boaters, told WSFA that he wants to make sure his client is treated fairly given the national attention. Montgomery Police Chief Darryl Albert told reporters last ...

A senior Ennahdha opposition official has been placed under house arrest in Tunisia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Tunisia’s opposition Islamist party Ennahdha said that one of its senior officials has been placed under house arrest by authorities in what it called an illegal decision.Ennahdha condemned in a statement Sunday the sanction against Abdel Karim Harouni and called for him to be released. The National Salvation Front, Tunisia’s main opposition coalition which includes Ennahdha, said in a statement that Harouni had been placed under house arrest from Saturday evening, one day before he was to take part in a meeting to prepare the party’s congress scheduled in October.The opposition coalition denounced an “arbitrary decision” that comes “in the context of the arrest of the historical leaders of the Ennahdha party, the closure of all its headquarters, and threats to its leaders and activists.”The National Salvation Front said it “considers this new step to be part of the series of continuous measures attacking democracy and freedoms in Tunisia.”The move comes aft...

3 dead after head-on motorcycle crash in Big Rock: Sheriff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

BIG ROCK TOWNSHIP, Ill. — Three people are dead after a car crash in Big Rock Saturday night.According to the sheriff, a Honda Civic was travelling westbound on Route 30 from Davis Road when it passed a vehicle in front of him in the eastbound lane in a no passing zone and struck a motorcycle head-on. The Kane County Sheriff's Office identified the driver of the Honda as 55-year-old Jaime Bibiano. The motorcyclist was identified as 56-year-old Scott Luczynski and a passenger on the motorcycle, 58-year-old Kathleen Luczynski. 3 men shot, 1 critical in South Austin Bibiano was pronounced dead on the scene. The passenger of the motorcycle was pronounced dead on the scene and a few minutes later, the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital in Aurora. Deputies are unaware if drugs or alcohol were involved, and no roadways are closed as a result of the crash.

Man opens fire on driver after being hit by driver in Garfield Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

CHICAGO — A man is dead after he hit a person while driving who then shot him in Garfield Park Saturday, Chicago police say.According to officers, a 30-year-old man was driving in the 3800 block of West Madison Street around 4:20 p.m. on Saturday when he hit another man with his car.  2 teens shot, 1 critical, after Mount Carmel HS football game in Woodlawn Police say the man who was hit by the car then pulled out a gun and shot the driver several times. The driver of the vehicle was taken to the hospital where they were later pronounced dead.There is no one in custody in connection to the shooting and officers say an investigation is now underway. $38,000 recovered after robbery, high-speed chase in Bensenville Anyone with information on the deadly shooting can leave a tip for police at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

Facing mounting challenges, schools embrace the 4-day week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:50:35 GMT

(The Hill) — Hundreds of U.S. school districts have sought to combat the teacher shortage and raise the quality of life for their students and faculty by making a big change: a four-day week. The trend of a four-day week has been rising among American companies and schools since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many finding benefits to having an extra day off. In schools, most students and teachers are getting Friday or Monday off while having slightly longer school days the rest of the week to make up for the missing day. “The number of school districts with a four-day school week has increased to about 850 districts nationally. Two years ago, it was around 650, so it's going up” said Aaron Pallas, professor of sociology and education at Teachers College for Columbia University. The trend toward four-day school weeks is in part a response to multiple educational issues that flared up during the pandemic, including teacher retention and absenteeism. 32-hour ...