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Red Sox notebook: Sox-Yankees games fewer and farther between with new balanced schedule

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

This weekend’s Red Sox vs. Yankees series is likely one fans have had circled on the calendar for a while.It’s the first time the Yankees have come to Fenway Park this season and lands at the perfect time on the calendar. The days are getting longer, the weather is (theoretically) getting better, school is winding down and Father’s Day is coming this Sunday. If there’s a time of year to head down to the ballpark, this is it.Oh, and if you want to see the Yankees, it’ll also be your last chance until September.This season MLB switched to a more balanced schedule that features fewer games between division rivals and ensures everyone plays every other club at least once. The change has largely been a net positive, with less disparity between clubs’ strength of schedule and more opportunities for fans to see different teams come to town, but it has also meant traditional rivalry games are less common occurrences, with divisional opponents now playing ...

Comedian Pete Davidson charged with reckless driving after Beverly Hills crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

By STEFANIE DAZIO (Associated Press)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors charged former “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson with reckless driving Friday, three months after authorities said he crashed into a Beverly Hills home.The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed one misdemeanor count of reckless driving against the actor and writer but did not release details about the March 4 collision in Beverly Hills.“We believe that Mr. Davidson engaged in reckless driving, which ultimately resulted in his involvement in a serious collision into a home,” the DA’s office wrote. “Luckily, no one was seriously injured as a result of this collision.”Davidson’s arraignment is set for July 27. His representatives and Beverly Hills police did not immediately return requests for comment.Prosecutors used the high-profile case to highlight the “devastating consequences” of reckless driving.“In 2022...

Ticker: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle part ways with Spotify; Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

The production company founded by Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, is splitting ways with Spotify less than a year after the debut of their podcast “ Archetypes.”It is unclear why the podcast, hosted by Meghan, is leaving the platform but Spotify and Archewell Audio said in a joint statement that the decision was mutual.Archewell landed a multiyear partnership with Spotify in 2020 to create podcasts and shows that would tell stories through diverse voices and perspectives.The podcast premiered in August last year with tennis great Serena Williams as a guest and it was an instant hit.It topped Spotify charts in seven countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., and it won the top podcast award at the People’s Choice awards last year.Next round of COVID-19 shots in fall will target latest omicron strainThe next round of COVID-19 vaccines will target one of the latest versions of the coronavirus, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.FDA’s decision came one da...

Central Catholic quarterback Blake Hebert commits to Clemson

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

LAWRENCE — One of New England’s top quarterbacks is officially off the board.Surrounded by friends and family, Central Catholic sophomore quarterback Blake Hebert announced his verbal commitment to Clemson University on Friday morning at the high school.Hebert’s commitment caps off a rigorous few weeks that saw the Boxford resident pick up notable offers from Connecticut, Boston College, Auburn and Clemson.“It was just all about the feeling I had when I was there,” Hebert said. “I had a blast visiting with the coaching staff and the campus. After I left the feeling of excitement lasted longer. I mean, ‘why not Clemson?’ ”Central Catholic coach John Sexton has been fielding calls on the Raiders’ signal caller for the better part of two months. The Lawrence school became a revolving door in recent weeks as coaches walked in to meet Hebert and get a look at his size and physicality. At 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Hebert became of instant ...

Man exhibiting mental crisis charged in unprovoked shooting of pregnant woman in Seattle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A man who police say was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis after he shot and killed a pregnant restaurant owner in her car in downtown Seattle this week was charged Friday with first-degree murder in her death, and prosecutors said they are seeing whether they can also charge him for the death of the baby girl the woman was carrying.Cordell M. Goosby, 30, was arrested Tuesday soon after witnesses said he ran up to a car occupied by Eina Kwon, 34, and her husband, Sung Kwon, 37, the owners of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market, and started firing a stolen gun into the vehicle without provocation. Eina Kwon, who was eight months pregnant, was killed. Sung Kwon suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and the fetus died soon after emergency delivery. The King County Prosecutor’s Office said Friday that state law allows murder charges to be brought if the victim was “born alive”; it is reviewing medical records to determine whet...

Republicans tout conservative credentials in lieutenant governor primary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and state Sen. Chris McDaniel, the fellow Republican trying to unseat him in a primary challenge, each sought to burnish their conservative credentials in speeches at the Mississippi Press Association convention on Friday.Hosemann, of Jackson, is seeking reelection for a second term as the state’s second-highest-ranking official. Hosemann served three terms as secretary of state before winning the lieutenant governor’s race four years ago. McDaniel, of Ellisville, is a four-term Mississippi legislator who has lost two races for U.S. Senate in the past decade, including a bitter 2014 election that he refused to concede. In Mississippi, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately. Public education funding, the rate at which to lower the state’s income tax and efforts to shrink the size of government featured prominently in both Republicans’ speeches. Hosemann portrayed himself as an austere steward...

Brittney Griner misses Mercury’s game at Mystics with hip injury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Brittney Griner missed the Phoenix Mercury’s game at the Washington Mystics on Friday night because of a hip injury.Griner was ruled out roughly 20 minutes before tip-off. It’s the first game she has missed this season since returning from her imprisonment in Russia.Griner was nevertheless embraced by opponents in the nation’s capital down the road from many of the folks in the U.S. government who worked to get her home. She was freed in December as part of a high-profile prisoner exchange after spending eight months in jail on drug charges, when Russian authorities said Griner carried vape canisters with cannabis oil into the country.___AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsStephen Whyno, The Associated Press

Mississippi GOP governor and Democratic challenger spar over crime, courts and trans care

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and the Democrat who is trying to unseat him this year, Brandon Presley, traded barbs about crime, courts and transgender health care Friday in separate appearances before newspaper editors and publishers.Reeves, seeking a second term, said at the Mississippi Press Association convention that Presley has failed to answer questions about two bills that Reeves signed into law. One bans gender-affirming health care for transgender minors. The other expands the role of state police in Mississippi’s capital city and creates positions for some judges who are appointed in a state where most judges are elected.Reeves said people tell him they worry that “the lines between boys and girls are disappearing,” and he shares those concerns.“We signed bills in Mississippi to prevent children from getting life-altering, experimental procedures,” Reeves said.Reeves’ language echoes that of groups that oppose LGBTQ+ right...

Home and camper on the wish list for Victoria, B.C., couple after $35M lotto win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

VANCOUVER — A couple from Victoria, B.C., are $35 million richer after claiming the whopping sum at a B.C. Lottery Corp. celebration in Vancouver.  Lahsen Rezrazi and Debbie Ramsay say they plan on buying a home and a camper van with the prize money after splitting the $70 million jackpot with another winner in Ontario for the June 6 draw.Rezrazi says he stopped at a grocery store for milk and cream on his way to pick up Ramsay from work where he checked his lottery tickets. He says he initially won a modest $10 dollar prize and a free play before scanning the jackpot-winning ticket, and then called his wife with the news. Ramsay says she could hardly contain a scream, and even went back to the store to scan the ticket for herself, also double-checking it with the lottery corporation’s mobile app. The couple says they are going on an “epic” cross-Canada road trip with plans to surprise family members along the way with cash gifts.This report by The Canadian Press w...

Letters containing suspicious white powder sent to lawmakers, officials across Kansas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:50 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Letters containing suspicious white powder have been sent to lawmakers and other public officials across Kansas, officials announced Friday.No injuries have been reported, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. It had counted more than 30 letters as of late Friday afternoon. The news release didn’t provide details about the consistency of the white powder.In emails sent to legislators and obtained by The Topeka Capital-Journal, Tom Day, director of Legislative Administrative Services, said the Kansas Highway Patrol had informed his office of the letters, which contain a return address of either Kansas City or Topeka.The letters were sent to legislators at their homes and have been turned over to the KBI and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Day wrote.Other agencies involved in the investigation include the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of the State Fire Marshal and local police and fire departments.Kansas Attorney General ...