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Violence breaks out among demonstrators over transgender policies at L.A. schools

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

Violence erupted between a parental rights group and LGBTQ+ supporters over transgender notification policies at Los Angeles public schools on Tuesday.The groups clashed outside the L.A. Unified School District headquarters downtown during a demonstration. As the gathering turned violent, police officers were called to the scene.Skirmish lines were set up between the dueling groups and at least three people were taken into custody for “becoming violent, pushing officers, and throwing items,” LAPD said.Violence erupted between a parental rights group and LGBTQ+ supporters over the call for transgender notification policies at Los Angeles public schools on August 22, 2023. (KTLA)Violence erupted between a parental rights group and LGBTQ+ supporters over the call for transgender notification policies at Los Angeles public schools on August 22, 2023. (KTLA)Violence erupted between a parental rights group and LGBTQ+ supporters over the call for transgender notification policies at Los An...

SF Giants’ Kyle Harrison lives up to hype in debut, but Phillies win on a walk-off

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Harrison couldn’t help but hear the noise.Teammates chided him. Fans heckled him.“Just telling you that you need to be up there. This and that. You hear it,” Harrison said a day before making the most-anticipated arrival of a Giants prospect in a decade. “I hear the noise.”In front of 40,420 rabid fans, under a cotton-candy sky on a Tuesday evening and three levels of grandstands, Harrison either tuned out the noise, the most he’s ever experienced on the mound, or thrived on it — either way, in an environment that was a far cry from De La Salle campus or Sacramento, Harrison largely lived up to the billing, with the understanding that this was never going to be a seven-inning or 100-pitch debut.The Giants understood the challenge the Phillies’ loaded lineup presented. They believed Harrison, even on a pitch count, was ready for it.And in 3⅓ innings of work, he put them in position to capitalize on the little offense they ...

Oakland homicide suspect arrested after body set on fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

(KRON) -- An Oakland homicide suspect was arrested three weeks after a body was set on fire along an East Bay interstate. Raul Ramirez-Perez, 22, of Oakland, was arrested for the murder of 47-year-old Nathan Kolasa, the California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division revealed Tuesday.Kolasa's body was found burning next to the 17th Street offramp of Interstate-980 in Oakland around 1:25 a.m. August 1. Firefighters were initially called to the blaze to extinguish a brush fire."Officers were advised by members of the Oakland Fire Department that after extinguishing the fire, they located a deceased person who had suffered burns," the CHP wrote.CHP detectives took over the investigation and determined that Kolasa had died before the fire ignited. "Kolasa had suffered significant traumatic injuries which caused his death prior to the fire starting," investigators wrote. The victim was reportedly beaten to death with a metal pole. Ramirez-Perez was identified as a prime suspect. On Friday...

Top Turkish diplomat calls for Iraq to designate PKK a terrorist organization during Baghdad visit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday denounced a separatist Kurdish group that operates in northern Iraqi territory as an enemy of both Turkey and Iraq, and urged the Iraqi government to ban the group as a terrorist organization as Ankara has done.Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged Iraq to label the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, or PKK, a terrorist organization during his first visit to Baghdad since taking office. The trip came ahead of an anticipated visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after what has been months of escalating hostility between Turkey and Turkish-backed groups on one side, and Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria on the other.In a statement after meeting with his counterpart, Fidan urged Iraqi officials to “not allow our mutual enemy, the PKK terrorist organization, to poison our bilateral relations.”While Baghdad has frequently complained that Turkish airstrikes in northern Iraq are a breach of its sovereignty, Fidan described t...

Calhoun’s 3-run homer rallies Guardians to 8-3 win over Dodgers, who drop just third game in August

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kole Calhoun’s towering three-run homer capped Cleveland’s five-run seventh inning as the Guardians rallied for an 8-3 win on Tuesday night and cooled off the Los Angeles Dodgers, who lost for just the third time in August.Calhoun, who was acquired earlier this month in a trade from the NL West leaders for cash, connected off reliever Caleb Ferguson as the Guardians came from behind to stun baseball’s hottest team.The Dodgers are 17-3 in August and 25-10 since the All-Star break.Oscar Gonzalez also homered for the Guardians, who trailed 3-2 entering the seventh after being held to six hits over 6 1/3 innings by Dodgers rookie starter Bobby Miller (7-3).But Steven Kwan and José Ramírez hit two-out RBI singles off Ferguson and Calhoun, who spent roughly two months this season stuck at Triple-A Oklahoma City with the Dodgers, hit the left-hander’s first pitch barely over the wall in right to make it 7-3.Another former Dodger, Guardians starter N...

Osleivis Basabe’s first major league homer is a grand slam as the Rays beat the Rockies 12-4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Osleivis Basabe hit a grand slam for his first major league homer, capping off a nine-run eighth inning for the AL wild card-leading Tampa Bay Rays, who beat the Colorado Rockies 12-4 on Tuesday night.Basabe is filling at shortstop for Wander Franco, who is on MLB’s administrative list while authorities in the Dominican Republic investigate him for an alleged relationship with a minor.After the Rays loaded the bases with no outs in the eighth against Brent Suter (4-1), pinch-hitter Christian Bethancourt delivered an RBI single to tie it before Yandy Díaz made it 5-4 on his run-scoring base hit. Díaz went 3 for 5 in his career-best fifth straight multi-hit game, raising his AL-leading average to .328.Randy Arozarena added a two-run single off Daniel Bard that went off left fielder Nolan Jones’ glove, and Isaac Paredes drove in a run with a double. Bard then hit Jose Siri with a pitch to load the bases and bring up Basabe, who took him deep to left fi...

Canadian officials have eased wildfire evacuation orders in a scenic British Columbia region

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian firefighters have begun easing evacuation orders in a scenic region of British Columbia, with the prospect of better weather raising hopes for the battle to contain wildfires, authorities said Tuesday.To the north, in Northwest Territories, a weekend of cooler temperatures, favorable winds and some rain allowed fire teams outside the provincial capital of Yellowknife to shift their efforts to quelling the blaze after spending days just keeping it from advancing on the city.Those are just two of the 386 wildfires that authorities said are currently burning in Canada, which has seen a record number of wildfires this year. The fires have chased tens of thousands of people from their homes and also sent smoke into parts of the U.S. Officials in southern British Columbia were optimistic about the battle against wildfires that raged for days in the Okanagan Valley in threatening towns in the Kelowna area, a summer destination about 90 miles (150...

Andy Ibañez homers twice in the Tigers’ 8-6 victory over the Cubs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Andy Ibañez had his first two-homer game to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Tuesday night.Tyler Holton (3-2) got the victory with 1 1/3 innings of relief. Alex Lange pitched the ninth for his 19th save.Former Tiger Drew Smyly (9-9) took the loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the first on a solo homer by Ibañez and an RBI single by Kerry Carpenter.Zach McKinstry made it 3-0 with a second-inning sacrifice fly before both teams scored four times in the third.In the top of the inning, Ian Happ walked and, with one out, Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer. After Seiya Suzuki’s single, Jeimer Candelario put the Cubs up 4-3 with a long home run against his former team.Smyly, though, couldn’t hold the lead.With two on and one out, Candelario made a diving stop of Matt Vierling’s grounder down the line, but threw wildly to first. That allowed Meadows to score the tying run...

¿Hacia dónde se dirige la tormenta tropical Franklin?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

(CNN) — La tormenta tropical Franklin está cambiando gradualmente su rumbo hacia la isla caribeña de La Española.La tormenta presenta vientos de hasta 65 km/h, con ráfagas aún más fuertes, y se desplaza actualmente a una velocidad de 9 km/h en dirección noroeste, según la actualización del Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE.UU. (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés) de las 8:00 p.m., hora de Miami.Tormenta Franklin: ¿cuándo se convertirá en huracán y dónde tocará tierra?Se espera que el centro de Franklin alcance la costa sur de La Española la noche de este martes, atraviese la isla durante el miércoles y se aleje de la costa norte hacia el final del día.El gobierno de República Dominicana emitió avisos de tormenta tropical para toda su costa. Haití también tiene vigente un aviso de tormenta tropical para toda su costa sur, desde Anse d’Hainault hasta la frontera con República Dominicana.Las fuertes lluvias podrían provocar inundaciones y deslizamientos de tierra en La Española...

Denver to clear homeless camp after downtown shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:54 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The city of Denver is giving people who live in a downtown homeless encampment less than a day's notice to leave. It comes a day after a shooting on the same street sent two people to the hospital.The encampment is on Logan Street between 17th and 18th avenues. Property tax relief measure cleared for November ballot Mayor Mike Johnston has said his administration would give a seven-day notice before clearing an encampment, but the city said that decision will be circumstantial."The city makes decisions about encampments based on specific facts and circumstances," said Jordan Fuja, a spokesperson for Johnston's office. "In response to significant public health and safety concerns at 17th and Logan on Monday, Aug. 21, we are proceeding with an emergency closure of this encampment. People were given a day’s notice to vacate the encampment.""The city strives to provide seven days' notice ahead of a cleanup," Fuja continued. "Due to unsafe conditions associated with the...