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Fight still ahead for Texas’ Ken Paxton after historic impeachment deepens GOP divisions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton plunged Republicans on Sunday into a fight over whether to banish one of their own in America’s biggest red state after years of scandal and criminal accusations that will now be at the center of a trial in the state Senate. Paxton said he has “full confidence” as he awaits judgement from the Senate, where his conservative allies include his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, who has not said whether she will recuse herself from the proceedings to determine whether her husband will be permanently removed from office.For now, Texas’ three-term attorney general is immediately suspended after the state House of Representatives on Saturday impeached Paxton on 20 articles that included bribery and abuse of public trust. The decisive 121-23 vote amounted to a clear rebuke from the GOP-controlled chamber after nearly a decade of Republican lawmakers taking a mostly muted stance on Paxton’s all...

Man arrested, victim’s hand severed in Riverside attack

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

A suspect was arrested in connection to an assault that left a victim’s hand severed in downtown Riverside.The suspect was identified as 38-year-old Stephen Daniel Dillard of Jurupa Valley, according to the Riverside Police Department.On May 13 around 10 p.m., officers responded to an area near 5th Street and Fairmount Boulevard where police said a victim’s hand was found severed after a physical attack.Dillard had fled the scene before officers arrived.On May 23, police located Dillard and he was taken into custody. He was booked on charges of mayhem and released on $55,000 bail. Suspect fatally shot by officers outside Home Depot in Burbank The events leading up to the violent attack remain under investigation. Detectives said there are more witnesses of the incident who have yet to come forward.Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Melissa Brazil at 951-353-7213 or email [email protected]. The public can also contact Detective Dane Wilkinson ...

NCS softball playoffs: Pinole Valley captures first section title in over a decade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

PLEASANT HILL – On a sunny Saturday afternoon at Diablo Valley College, Pinole Valley defeated heavy underdog Encinal 6-1 to win the North Coast Section Division III softball championship.Pinole Valley looked every bit like the No. 1 seed in the first inning, batting around the order and scoring four runs. Melina Mendoza singled in one run, Aneesa Brewer drove in another, senior Milanya Rosales put one across the plate, and Jennifer Ramirez finished the scoring with a single into right. For a team that had scored a combined three runs in the past two games, the opening salvo felt like a weight being lifted off the Spartans’ shoulders. “Those first four runs in the first inning were huge just to get their confidence back,” Tatro said. “They were starting to worry. It’d been tough for a while to score.”Pinole Valley’s Aneesa Brewer hits a double against Encinal in the NCS Division III softball championship at DVC College in Pleasant Hill, Calif., Saturday, May 27, 2023. (Karl Mo...

CCS Open championship: Hollister’s big adjustments prevent St. Francis three-peat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

SARATOGA – Hollister’s 4-0 Central Coast Section Open Division victory became official on the West Valley College scoreboard at 5 p.m, but the Haybalers won the mental game a few minutes after the 3 p.m. first pitch. It was only one run in the top of the first inning, but when Hollister’s Grace Peffley drove a grounder into right field and a runner across the plate, the Balers got the emotional edge over the St. Francis Lancers.“When they scored the run in the first inning, I could feel the energy drop,” St. Francis pitcher Shannon Keighran said. “As a captain, that’s really hard to see.”It didn’t hurt that Hollister executed a strategy that turned St. Francis’ fearsome bats into popup machines. Starting pitcher Sophia Mariottini pounded the inside part of the plate and dared the Lancers to pull the ball into gaps, something St. Francis was unable to do. “They beat us in every facet of the game,” St. Francis coach Mike Oakland said. “They pitched better, they hit better, they ...

Crews search for man submersed in Livermore lake: officials

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

(KRON) -- Crews are searching for a man submersed in a Livermore lake Saturday afternoon, East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) announced in a press release. Park officers responded to a call around 3:51 p.m. from a family of a man who entered the water to retrieve an oar. 2 SF women arrested after $50K worth of merch stolen from Santa Rosa Sunglasses Hut: police The man jumped into the water at Lake Del Valle, immediately began to struggle and then went underwater, according to witnesses who spoke to EBRPD. Officers arrived at the scene minutes later.Marine officers and EBRPD lifeguards assisted in the response. As of Saturday night, crews are still searching for the unidentified man.Lake Del Valle is located at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore, approximately 15 miles southeast of the Livermore outlets.

Aidan Meola’s walk-off home helps Oklahoma St. eliminate Texas Tech, advance to Big 12 title game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Aidan Meola hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth and No 7 seed Oklahoma State beat Texas Tech 6-5 Saturday to eliminate the Red Raiders and advance to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament.Oklahoma State (41-17) has won four games in three days — including an 8-1 win early Saturday over Texas Tech — since losing its opening game of the tournament on Wednesday. The Cowboys play No. 4 seed TCU, which won two of three games against the OSU in the regular season, for the title on Sunday. Texas Tech (39-21) scored five runs in the top of fifth, capped by Hudson White’s ‘three-run home run, and the Red Raiders led 5-0 going into the bottom of the eighth, which Zach Ehrhard led off with a single. Beau Sylvester followed with a pinch-hit two-run home run, Colin Brueggemann later scored on a wild pitch with the bases loaded before pinch-hitter Carson Benge made it 5-all with a two-RBI single.After Ehrhard struck out in the bottom of ...

Opinion: Girls are in crisis — and their mental health needs to be taken seriously

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

By: Alexe Bernier, McMaster UniversityAn article in the Washington Post recently declared “a crisis in American girlhood.” Girls in the United States are experiencing alarmingly higher rates of sexual assault, mental health issues and suicidality than ever before.Data collected in 2021 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) demonstrates how dire the circumstances of American girlhood are. Fourteen per cent of teenage girls in the United States shared that they had been forced to have sex, and 60 per cent had experienced extreme feelings of sadness or hopelessness. Nearly a quarter of girls had considered and planned suicide.While these findings are based on U.S. data, the story is consistent with what girls in Canada have been saying for the past decade. In Canada, over 50 per cent of female students in Ontario have reported moderate to severe psychological distress. One in four girls has been sexually abused by the time they turn 18.Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death fo...

Red Sox mailbag: What should the Sox do with Jarren Duran when Adam Duvall returns?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

The Red Sox have nearly hit the season’s one-third mark, and in the coming days they’ll wrap up this week’s extended west coast road trip and return to Fenway to kick off the summer slate.Sounds like as good a time as any to empty the mailbag.Today we’ll cover some early trade speculation, possible offseason moves and how the Red Sox are going to deal with their impending roster crunch as the club starts getting healthier.I wanted to get your take on what the Sox should do when Adam Duvall returns. In my opinion, Jarren Duran has played his way as the starting center fielder and should not have to relinquish his spot to Duvall. Given the current batting average of (Triston) Casas, can he and Duvall platoon and perhaps Duvall DH once or twice a week? — Jeff P.It speaks to how good Duran has been that anyone has this kind of sentiment, since the last time we saw Duvall he was in the midst of an epic hot streak with four home runs and 14 RBI in his first eight g...

Aztecs drop game 2 of NCAA Super Regional series to Utah

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego State Aztecs softball team has one more shot to make its first Women's College World Series in the program's history following a 10-1 defeat to the Utah Utes in the NCAA Super Regional.Saturday's five-inning loss was the second game of the best-of-three series in the tournament against No.15 overall seed Utah at Dumke Family Softball Stadium.The Aztecs entered the game after securing a 4-3 victory Friday over the Utes, becoming the first team to win its debut NCAA Super Regional game since James Madison in 2016. But they couldn't keep the same mojo as SDSU pitchers allowed 13 hits on Saturday. How to get discounted San Diego County Fair tickets, parking and other deals The dominating performance from the Utes completed the run-rule win, which according to the NCAA, the plate umpire may declare the run-ahead rule if one team is up by eight or more runs after five or more equal innings.With the series now split at 1-1, the Aztecs (39-16) and Utes (41-...

Liz Cheney to give Colorado College graduation speech as GOP campaign speculation persists

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:52 GMT

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney will give a graduation speech at her alma mater, an elite Colorado liberal arts college, amid questions about her political future and insistence that Donald Trump never become president again.At Colorado College’s commencement on Sunday, the Wyoming Republican is expected to touch on themes similar to those she has promoted since leaving office in January: Addressing her work on the House January 6 Select Committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol insurrection and standing up to the threat she believes Trump poses to democracy.Cheney’s busy speaking schedule and subject matter have fueled speculation about whether she may enter the 2024 GOP presidential primary. Declared or potential candidates ranging from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley have calibrated their remarks about Trump, aiming to counter his attacks without alienating the supporters that won him the White House seven years ago.Though some have ...