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Armed with new contract, Wild wing Marcus Foligno sharpens his edge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

Marcus Foligno is an amiable, and affable, person — likely a big reason he has become a veteran leader on a Minnesota Wild team that begins its regular season Thursday night against the Florida Panthers at Xcel Energy Center.But it’s not just about being a nice guy for Foligno, a power forward who seemed to find an immediate home in Minnesota after being acquired in the June 2017 trade that sent Jason Pominville and Marco Scandella to Buffalo.Foligno, 32, isn’t afraid to throw his weight around on the ice. In fact, it’s a major part of a role he plays so well that general manager Bill Guerin signed the 6-foot-3, 226-pound left wing to a four-year extension that will kick in next season.“Guys like Marcus,” Guerin said after completing his extension, “there’s not a ton of them anymore.”Teammates know that Foligno will throw his body into the corners, finish his checks, rush the crease and, if necessary, drop the gloves. After a training camp practice at TRIA Rink last week, Foligno wa...

MO Supreme Court hears racial discrimination suit against former Harley-Davidson plant 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A case before the state's highest court Wednesday involved racial discrimination and a hostile work environment at a now-closed Harley-Davidson plant. Just before the Harley-Davidson plant in Kansas City closed in 2019, court documents allege there were incidents of violence toward Black workers. The decision before the seven-judge panel is whether all the plaintiffs involved in the lawsuit were subject to a hostile work environment. Nimrod Chapel, Jr., is the attorney representing the 18 former employees. Chapel told the Missouri Supreme Court Wednesday that starting in 2017, a noose was found in the women's restroom, then a swastika and other racist graffiti appeared. The lawsuit names both Harley-Davidson and Syncreon, a contractor brought in by the motorcycle manufacturer to help with production.  Monthly $500 payments coming soon for some St. Louis families "Because the 11 appellants have failed to please anything they have personally experienced," Timot...

CSU Rams defense searching for answers after loss at Utah State

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

Through five games this season, it’s been boom or bust for the Colorado State defense.The Rams are fourth among FBS teams with 3.8 sacks per game and tied for 16th in turnovers gained with 11.But they rank 125th out of 130 FBS teams in scoring defense, allowing 36 points per game, and are 128th out of 130 in total defense, allowing 478.4 yards per contest.Against Utah State last week, the Rams allowed 639 yards to the Aggies. For a team that was confident in its depth and talent on that side of the ball, the numbers aren’t corresponding with the optimism the team had before the season got underway.“Defensively, we played well in spurts, but we gave up too many big plays,” CSU head coach Jay Norvell said of the defensive performance against Utah State. “I think that is the main thing that we are majorly concerned of, is the big plays that we’re giving up.”Those explosive plays, ones that gained more than 20 yards, have hurt the Rams, not only last week, but in previous games as well....

Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland on goaltending behind Alexandar Georgiev: “That narrative is still to be written”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

LOS ANGELES — A nearly-flat salary cap over the past several seasons has made it tough for teams at the top of the NHL to maintain their place among the league’s best.General managers like Colorado’s Chris MacFarland have had to get creative to patch holes, whether they are significant ones or just shoring up the edges of the roster. For MacFarland this offseason, that meant retooling the Avs’ forward depth, a process that left Colorado with five new forwards in the top three lines for Wednesday night’s season-opener against the Kings.“We’re happy with our offseason,” MacFarland said. “We wanted to get deeper. I think we did that up front. The moves we made … they have to do it on the ice. But we’re excited to get it going and see what it looks like.”The total cost ($12.8 million in cap space) is barely more than Nathan MacKinnon’s average annual salary. The last addition was Tomas Tatar, a consistent 20-goal scorer t...

Teen stabbed outside high school in Van Nuys

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

A teenage boy was reportedly found stabbed in the teacher’s parking lot of Ulysses S. Grant High School in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Valley Glen, authorities told KTLA.  Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to the high school in the 13000 block of Oxnard Street just after 3:30 p.m. on reports of the violent incident.  Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department also responded to the school and reported that the approximately 16-year-old male was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.  Aerial footage from Sky5 showed several police cruisers outside the school’s campus. L.A. police on the scene of a reported stabbing of an approximately 16-year-old male near Ulysses S. Grant High School in Valley Glen on Oct. 11, 2023. (KTLA)Details are limited and it’s unclear exactly what led to the stabbing, but police said they were looking for a white Honda hatchback with five suspects inside who were approximately 15-18 years old, last seen t...

Man seen on video ramming cart into elderly, disabled victim in Santa Ana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

A man is being sought after being seen on video ramming an elderly and disabled man with a shopping cart in Santa Ana last month.The incident occurred Sept. 19 outside a grocery store in the 1400 block of West Edinger Avenue, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.The suspect, who was panhandling, apparently asked the victim for money. After the victim declined and walked away, video shows the suspect following him, pushing a cart into the victim from behind and stealing some of his belongings before running away.Video provided by the Santa Ana Police Department on Oct. 11, 2023 shows a man ramming a grocery cart into an elderly victim on Sept. 19, 2023. The victim fell and appeared to have hit his legs against the closed door of the store.He was taken to a hospital where he was treated for his injuries.The suspect is believed to be between 25 and 35 years old. He is about 5 feet 9 inches, weights around 185 pounds and was wearing a black shirt, black pants and white shoes, po...

Unidentified man found with traumatic brain injury, Japanese currency in San Pedro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

Public health officials in Los Angeles County are asking for help identifying a patient who was badly injured in San Pedro earlier this week.The patient, an Asian male in his mid-20s, was found in the 3700 block of South Meyler Street, a residential area near Wilders Addition Park, on Monday after sustaining a traumatic brain injury, according to L.A. County Health Services.The cause of his injury was not released.He was found with a black backpack, a wallet containing Japanese currency, and several travel-size personal hygiene items, officials said. He does not have any visible tattoos or other distinguishable marks.Authorities say the man is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs approximately 158 pounds.He was listed in grave condition at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he was intubated and sedated as of Wednesday.Anyone with information that may help to identify him is asked to contact the hospital at (424) 306-5305.

California woman hid under bodies during Israel festival attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

Warning: the following contains graphic descriptions of violence.For seven hours, Lee Sasi hid in a bomb shelter and under dead bodies following an attack on an Israeli music festival Saturday when Hamas militants tore through the crowd, killing at least 260 people.Sasi described it as a "nightmare." “Everybody was dying in front of me,” Sasi, an American woman from California, told NewsNation's Chris Cuomo, who was reporting live from Israel on Tuesday.She was among the survivors who were attending the Supernova music festival, where some 3,500 people gathered in the Re’im kibbutz in southern Israel, only a few miles from the border with Gaza. Many are still missing, possibly captured and taken to Gaza.Lee Sasi describes surviving an attack on an Israeli music festival. (NewsNation)When the attack first began Saturday morning with a barrage of rockets flying overhead, Sasi says she didn't know what was happening. "We arrived to the party and we were dancing and we were taking pictu...

Letters: PG&E undergrounding | Change platform | Carbon dividend | Excluding Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Urge CPUC to supportPG&E undergroundingWe at PG&E are committed to stopping wildfires in Bay Area communities.Burying powerlines is the most effective solution to reduce the risk of wildfire from electrical equipment. Undergrounding also improves reliability and reduces the need for safety shutoffs.That is why we propose moving overhead electric powerlines underground in the highest fire-risk areas, including 40 miles in our Bay Area Region. For these investments, PG&E customers will benefit from lower expenses for overhead-line maintenance; improved air and water quality; protection of wildlands; and, eventually, improved access to homeowners insurance at lower premiums.The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) wants to gut this critical safety program, reducing proposed undergrounding to as little as 200 miles systemwide.We’ve seen the devastating toll wildfires have taken on our co...

San Jose to audit its animal shelter after criticism over death rate and care conditions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 21:04:41 GMT

In the wake of growing community concerns and a Mercury News investigation about the dire situation at San Jose’s animal shelter, the city formally launched an audit on Wednesday of the facility’s operations and conditions.The audit, which was unanimously approved by the Rules and Open Government Committee, will specifically investigate the number of animals leaving the shelter alive versus being euthanized, staff protocols for medical care and training, and whether the facility’s nearly two-decade-old building is serving its animals adequately. The nature of the shelter’s relationship with volunteers and rescue groups also will be scrutinized.Mayor Matt Mahan, along with Councilmembers Rosemary Kamei, Omar Torres, Peter Ortiz and Bien Doan, are urging the City Auditor Joe Rois to focus on starting an audit “in the coming months.”“We recognize that the auditor does have a full platter already,” said Councilmember Kamei. “This is ...