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Athletics look up to Tony Kemp as veteran presence during difficult times

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

Things are looking up for Tony Kemp, although you’d never know it from talking to him.The guy A’s players look up to probably more than any other is a 5-foot-6, 160-pound second baseman/outfielder who had to be wondering whether his roster spot was secure with a batting average of .146 and an on-base percentage of .244 through his first 51 games.And it’s not because Kemp has since broken out of his slump, hitting .340 with an on-base percentage of .418 over his last 16 games with the A’s heading to Detroit and Boston on a six-game road trip before the All-Star break.To the contrary, when Kemp was at his lowest point statistically, he was setting an example of every-day professionalism that likely kept him on the roster.“I feel like part of being a vet is carrying yourself in a certain way,” Kemp said Sunday after the A’s lost 8-7 to the Chicago White Sox. “You don’t want to be that guy where you’re getting hits and you act ...

What Trump said about a president under indictment

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

By Andrew Kaczynski and Abby Turner | CNNFormer President Donald Trump said in 2016 that a president under indictment would “cripple the operations of our government” and create an “unprecedented constitutional crisis” – years before he himself was indicted on federal charges while running for a second term as president.Trump made the comments nearly seven years ago about Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.“We could very well have a sitting president under felony indictment and ultimately a criminal trial,” Trump said during a November 5, 2016, campaign rally in Reno, Nevada, reviewed by CNN’s KFile. “It would grind government to a halt.”Just days earlier, on October 28, then-FBI director James Comey publicly announced they had reopened the investigation into Clinton’s handling of classified information related to her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of state.Now, Trump finds himself under the exact situation he repeatedly described aft...

After six years, twice-convicted killer is ordered to stand trial on new Oakland murder charge

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

OAKLAND — Six years after he was arrested and charged with murder in an Oakland shooting that preceded a bizarre series of police chases, a 56-year-old man has been ordered to stand trial, court records show.William Epting, of Oakland, is one of Santa Rita Jail’s longest occupants, and his past six years behind bars have been storied. Charged with killing a man for the third time in his life, Epting was coerced by Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies to throw urine and feces at disfavored inmates, and later testified against the deputies in one of the jail’s biggest corruption scandals in recent memory. He has also cycled through four different lawyers, the latest of which is arguing that authorities failed to recognized obvious signs that Epting was mentally ill when they detained and questioned him in 2017.Epting, who has two prior manslaughter convictions, is charged with killing Edgar Trammel, his neighbor, in a July 22, 2017 shooting on the 2700 block of 75...

San Francisco man sentenced to 26 years for killing teen, assaulting deputies, trying to smuggle drugs into Santa Rita Jail

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — A Bay Area man whose family members have been both implicated in violent crimes and experienced tragedy after tragedy has been sentenced to 26 years in federal prison for killing a 19-year-old man in a gang-related quintuple shooting, court records show.Jonathan Escobar, 26, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, three months after Escobar pleaded guilty to using a firearm in a crime of violence, as well as two other felony charges related to assaulting deputies and trying to smuggle drugs into Santa Rita Jail. Escobar’s co-defendant, 34-year-old Jose “Slim” Aguilar, has also pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing, court records show.Escobar’s tumultuous and tragic history may have saved him an even worse penalty. In court papers, prosecutors said they took his youth and extremely unstable upbringing into consideration and decided against filing a murder charge under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizati...

More victims ID'd after San Mateo summer camp staffer arrested

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

(KRON) -- A Boys and Girls Club employee who worked at a San Mateo summer camp program is accused of victimizing multiple young boys, according to prosecutors. On Monday, prosecutors released more disturbing details about what happened at a summer camp held at Fiesta Gardens International School at 1001 Bermuda Drive in San Mateo. Kevin Granados-Elizalde, 25, of Redwood City, preyed on boys between ages 7-8 while he worked as an assistant site director at the school, according to prosecutors and police. The Boys and Girls Club’s website states that its free summer camp program at Fiesta Gardens International School is for students in grades between kindergarten and fifth grade.According to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office, Granados-Elizalde later confessed to police that he is addicted to child pornography.Prosecutors said Granados-Elizalde took an 8-year-old boy into a bathroom, ordered the boy to take off his clothing, and took photographs of the boy's body. In ano...

Churchill Downs extends trainer Bob Baffert’s ban through 2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through 2024.Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Monday it was continuing Baffert’s ban citing “continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses to CDI-owned racetracks.”Baffert was initially suspended for two years after 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test.In a statement, Churchill Downs said Baffert continues to peddle false narratives about Medina Spirit’s failed drug test. The company went on to say it will re-evaluate Baffert’s status after 2024.A message sent to a lawyer representing Baffert was not immediately returned.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Churchill Downs extends Bob Baffert’s ban through 2024, citing continued concerns about safety and integrity of racing

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs extends Bob Baffert’s ban through 2024, citing continued concerns about safety and integrity of racing.Source

Senegalese President Macky Sall announces he will not seek a third term after deadly protests by opposition

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall announces he will not seek a third term after deadly protests by opposition.Source

Behind the scenes of the (legal) DC-area fireworks stand: A tradition old as freedom

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

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3 kids, 2 adults hurt in Aurora rollover crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:49:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Five people were taken to the hospital after a rollover crash Sunday afternoon, the Aurora Police Department said. At approximately 12:31 p.m. Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a rollover crash around Picadilly Street and Hampden Avenue. 1 killed, 1 seriously injured after car crashes into tree Five people were involved, three were children, Aurora PD said. The children's ages are unknown. AFR said four patients had life-threatening injuries and one had non-life-threatening injuries. Police said all westbound traffic on Hampden was closed from Gun Club Road. This is a developing story and updates will be provided as they are received.