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SF Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford considering playing again in 2024

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

Brandon Crawford might not be done yet.The longtime San Francisco Giants shortstop received multiple standing ovations in an emotional sendoff from Oracle Park on the last day of the season in October, when Giants fans said goodbye to their shortstop for the last 13 years.But Crawford said after that game that he would take his time to make a decision on his future and discuss it with his family.And on Tuesday, his agent, Joel Wolfe, told the San Francisco Chronicle that Crawford has been getting interest from clubs and is listening to offers as he weighs his future.“He’s been with the Giants his whole life, literally, so it’s hard for him to imagine life anywhere else, but he’s listening,” Wolfe said at the general manager’s meetings. “Several teams have called and asked if he’d consider going somewhere.”It might not be easy for Crawford to find a guaranteed major league contract, however. He’ll turn 37 in January and is coming off an injury-plagued season in which he hit just .194...

Man dies after being hit by BART train in Berkeley

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

BERKELEY — A 21-year-old man died Tuesday night after he was struck by a train at the North Berkeley BART station, authorities said.Authorities have not yet released the man’s name or place of residence, pending notification of his family.The collision happened about 11:06 p.m. Tuesday.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Pedestrian hit and killed by driver in South San Jose Crashes and Disasters | Passenger killed, driver critically injured in solo crash Sunday morning in Hayward Crashes and Disasters | Pedestrian hit and killed by Amtrak train in Oakland Crashes and Disasters | Right turn on red? With pedestrian deaths rising, US cities are considering bans Crashes and Disasters | Authorities ID teens killed in Bay Point shooting, fatal crash on Cummings Skyway after pursuit BART officials said in a statement that the man  “entered the trackway at (the station) as a train was appro...

Amtrak train collides with SUV at Jack London Square

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

(KRON) -- An Amtrak train collided with a vehicle on the tracks near Jack London Square Wednesday morning, Amtrak officials said. The train, Amtrak train 524, was traveling from Oakland to Sacramento at the time of the incident, which occurred at 7:25 a.m. Samurai sword beheading: Landaeta refuses to attend own murder trial Video from the scene showed the vehicle, a red SUV, at the head of the train with its door open. It is not currently clear how the vehicle wound up on the train tracks.There were 19 passengers and crew on board the train at the time. No injuries were reported aboard the train. Amtrak said it is working with law enforcement to investigate the incident.Capitol Corridor Train 527 has also been stopped near Jack London Square as a result of the incident. It is not clear whether the driver of the vehicle that was hit by the train was injured.As of around 9:30 a.m., the train had been removed from the scene, however the heavily damaged SUV remained on the side of t...

San Jose engineer arraigned for allegedly bombing energy facilities

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

(BCN) -- A San Jose engineer was arraigned Tuesday on an indictment for allegedly destroying energy facilities in the city with fire or explosives, federal prosecutors said. Peter Karasev, 36, was indicted on Oct. 19 on two counts of destruction of an energy facility and one count of use of fire or an explosive to commit a federal felony.He allegedly damaged the property of two PG&E transformers in San Jose on two occasions, Dec. 8, 2022 and Jan. 5, 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California said in a statement.Peter Karasev (Photo: San Jose PD) FBI releases more details on bizarre San Jose bombing case Prosecutors said he caused significant interruption and impairment of the energy facilities in both attacks, which took place during the early morning hours in commercial areas. Both attacks cut power to over 1,500 households and businesses in the San Jose community, according to investigators."Damaging our region's critical infrastructure endanger...

Ivanka Trump takes the stand in New York fraud trial targeting family business: Live updates

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

Former President Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump has taken the witness stand in Manhattan on Wednesday as the state's final witness in the New York civil fraud trial targeting the family's famed business.Her testimony comes after a chaotic Monday where the former president's own defense of his financial dealings as head of the Trump Organization devolved into a makeshift stump speech from the stand in which he decried the case as politically motivated. Follow for updates below from The Hill's Ella Lee live from the courtroom.

Abortion Rights and Weed Are Super Popular. Who Knew?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

This article was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.Voters yesterday enshrined abortion rights and legal marijuana into the Ohio Constitution, flipped the Virginia legislature to Democrats, expanded majorities in New Jersey, flipped the Pennsylvania Superior Court, and held the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. A Bernie-inspired candidate, Sara Innamorato, won the powerful Allegheny County executive seat in western Pennsylvania. Broadly speaking, this is one of those moments where I think the conventional wisdom from the press was correct: Their take is that abortion as an electoral issue continues to power Democrats and drag down Republicans. It drove voters to the polls in Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, and in New Jersey, the GOP’s unpopular position on abortion rights undercuts everything else they do on the culture front. The effort by Republicans in New Jersey to ride culture war anger at trans-related school policies als...

National Zoo’s pandas begin long journey back to China

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

(new Image()).src = "https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384&cid=c2ffed0c-3624-46c0-b10f-97c976d290a3";cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "47e4863b-15c7-465f-9e72-3f8243cec59b"}).render("69a18e8c39524fac9804ecb6d65fd693"); });It is the day many have been dreading around the D.C. area. The pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo are departing Wednesday for their long trip back to China.Tian Tian, Mei Xiang and Xiao Qi Ji were loaded into specialized crates with hundreds of pounds of bamboo and some of their favorite toys hours before the zoo was set to open. The crates were loaded onto FedEx trucks emblazoned with panda photos — affectionately called the “Panda Express” — and headed to Dulles International Airport just before 9:30 a.m.Their flight takes off at 1 p.m. and will make a 19-hour journey to the Wolong Panda Reserve in Chengdu, China. For Ron Zampini, the 777 chief pilot at FedEx, “It’s the highlight ...

Stock market today: Stocks slip as Wall Street measures earnings, potential economic outcomes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped Wednesday as Wall Street continues to recalibrate following its sharp recent swings.The S&P 500 fell 0.3% after several days of quiet, mixed trading. Its movements have become much calmer after the index screamed to its best week of the year last week, which itself came after months of painful losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was fell 120 points, or 0.1%, as of 12:18 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.4% lower.American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were all flying at least 2% higher at the front of the market as oil prices continue to drop and ease the pressure on fuel costs. Warner Brothers Discovery tumbled 16.2% after it reported a worse loss for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It also lost more streaming subscribers than forecast. The reporting season for summertime profits is winding down, and the majority of companies has been topping Wall Street’s forecasts. That’s usually the case, and i...

Minnesota city is believed to be the first in the US to elect a Somali American as mayor

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) — A suburban Minnesota city became what is believed to be the first in the U.S. to elect a Somali American mayor when 27-year-old Nadia Mohamed was chosen to lead St. Louis Park.“This is a milestone. This is not the destination,” Mohamed told supporters after the results came in Tuesday. “As mayor, I want to ensure people see themselves reflected in our policies.”Mohamed won with 58% of the vote, defeating retired banker Dale A. Anderson, who got 41% of the vote. She had served on the City Council since she was elected at age 23 in 2019.Deqa Dhalac of South Portland, Maine, was the first Somali American to serve as mayor of an American city, but she was selected by that city’s six-member council in 2021, not elected by the voters.Mohamed campaigned in support of investing in community policing and programs to make homeownership more affordable, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported. Mayor Jake Spano did not seek reelection, and he endorsed Mohamed.Mohamed ...

One-call defense? New USC coordinators considering all options for turnaround

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:44:30 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shaun Nua and Brian Odom have been tasked with turning around Southern California’s defense, one of the worst in college football.Making it happen with two games left in the regular season, including a visit to No. 6 Oregon on Saturday, to salvage the Trojans’ Pac-12 tile hopes is another matter entirely.“That’s the million dollar question right now,” Nua said Tuesday.Nua and Odom, who will be interim co-coordinators for the rest of the year after Alex Grinch was fired on Sunday, indicated all options are under consideration to make it happen for USC (7-3, 5-2 Pac-12).“And we might go in with one call if that’s what it takes for them to fricking fly around and play as physical as possible, as fast as possible, as right as possible,” Nua said.Giving USC something it understands and can execute at a competent level might not be the worst idea considering the defense has allowed 44.2 points over its past six games, including a season-worst 52 in its loss to No. 5 Was...