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Oregon man pleads guilty to killing racial justice protester

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who shot five people, killing one, during a small racial justice protest in Portland, Oregon, last year pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges on Wednesday, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.Benjamin Smith, 44, faces the potential of life in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on April 18. Smith opened fire near Normandale Park on Feb. 19, 2022, killing June Knightly, a 60-year-old racial justice activist. Four people were seriously injured. One was paralyzed from the neck down, according to court documents.Smith pleaded guilty to nine charges: second-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder and four assault charges.Smith had come out of his apartment and started yelling at a small group of protesters. According to witnesses, attempts to de-escalate failed, and Smith drew a handgun and began firing.During the shooting, an armed bystander returned fire, critically injuring Smith.Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher...

Ex-Goldman Sachs banker gets 10 year sentence for fraud

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for his role in looting a Malaysian development fund of billions of dollars used to finance lavish parties, a superyacht, premium real estate and even the 2013 film “The Wolf of Wall Street.”Roger Ng was convicted last April by a U.S. District Court jury in Brooklyn, but he continues to deny charges that he conspired to launder money and violated two anti-bribery laws.Prosecutors said Ng and his co-conspirators helped the Malaysian fund, known as 1MDB, raise $6.5 billion through bond sales — only to participate in a scheme that siphoned off more than two-thirds of the money, some of which went to pay bribes and kickbacks.Reading from a prepared statement, Ng pleaded for mercy from U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie.“I’m embarrassed. I’m ashamed,” he told the judge. “I don’t want to live in resentment,” he said. “I want to redeem myself.”The judge admonished Ng: “The only explan...

Patrick McEnroe chosen new Tennis Hall of Fame president

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Former player and current TV analyst Patrick McEnroe will be the new president of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and USTA Foundation chief executive Dan Faber was chosen as the Hall’s new CEO.The Hall announced the appointments on Thursday and said McEnroe and Faber will begin their roles on May 1. Todd Martin resigned as CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in October after nearly a decade in the post.McEnroe, younger brother of John McEnroe, won the 1989 French Open men’s doubles title and was a singles semifinalist at the 1991 Australian Open. He was the U.S. Davis Cup captain from 2000-10, winning the title in 2007, and the head of player development for the U.S. Tennis Association from 2008-14. Faber increased the USTA Foundation’s revenues by $14 million in a decade there.Former world No. 1 and 2017 inductee Kim Clijsters was named the Hall’s honorary president, an ambassadorial role, in August. ___AP tennis: https://apnew...

Rutgers pulls away in 2nd half vs. frigid-shooting Michigan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Cam Spencer and Derek Simpson scored 23 of their combined 31 points in the second half and Rutgers beat Michigan 62-50 on Thursday in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.Spencer scored 18 points and Simpson 13 for the ninth-seeded Scarlet Knights (19-13), who rebounded to shoot 52% in the second half after a 29% first half. They will play top-seed Purdue in Friday’s quarterfinals.Hunter Dickinson scored 24 points for eighth-seeded Michigan (17-15), which had just one second-half field goal until the final minute.Trailing by three at halftime, Rutgers opened the second half on a 12-3 run and midway through scored 12 straight points to lead by 13 with just under six minutes remaining. The lead grew to 16 with two minutes to go. The Wolverines, who shot 48% in the first half, had only four field goals in the second. The first two were 3-pointers by Dickinson — the second with 59 seconds left — that came 14 minutes apart. Michigan finished the second half 4 of 21 f...

No. 25 MTSU women win 8th straight, 84-53 over Charlotte

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Savannah Wheeler scored 28 points, Alexis Whittington added 17 and No. 25 Middle Tennessee won its eighth straight game with an 84-53 victory over ninth-seeded Charlotte on Thursday in the Conference USA Tournament.Middle Tennessee (26-4) advanced to the Friday semifinals for the fourth straight season and eighth time in nine years. Middle Tennessee pulled away midway through the second quarter after a 18-2 run. Wheeler started the run with a three-point play and she added four more points as Charlotte went without a field goal for nearly five minutes. Whittington made 3-pointers on back-to-back MTSU possessions and Kseniya Malashka added a third in less than a minute for a 40-21 lead. The Lady Raiders led 46-25 at the break behind 16 points from Wheeler. Charlotte didn’t make a field goal in the final five minutes of the third quarter as MTSU extended its lead to 28 points.Courtney Blakely had 11 points for Middle Tennessee. Whittington and Wheeler each f...

Premios Oscar 2023: cómo y dónde ver las producciones nominadas mejor película

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

(CNN Español) — Este martes se dieron a conocer a los nominados a la edición 95 de los Premios Oscar. Y si eres como algunos de nosotros, has visto una que otra de las cintas nominadas en la categoría más importante de la noche, mejor película.Si tienes alguna de las producciones en tu lista de pendientes y no sabes si está disponible en alguna plataforma, entonces esta información es para ti.¿Dónde ver las producciones nominadas al Oscar a mejor película?“Everything Everywhere All at Once”Esta es la cinta que más nominaciones ostenta a los Premios de la Academia con 11 menciones. En los premios Globo de Oro obtuvo dos galardones, mejor actriz en un musical/comedia para Michelle Yeoh y mejor actor de reparto para Ke Huy Quan.La cinta narra la historia de “una mujer inmigrante china se ve envuelta en una loca aventura, en la que ella sola puede salvar el mundo explorando otros universos que se conectan con las vidas que podría haber llevado”, según la página IMDb.La...

Rangers slugger Seager thriving in post-shift MLB world

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Analytics say that Corey Seager was one of the hitters most hurt by infield shifts last season.Now that the defensive tactic has been restricted, the Texas Rangers slugger is having a huge spring training.The 28-year-old had eight hits in his first 18 spring training at-bats, including three homers and eight RBIs. Teams shifted Seager in about 93% of his plate appearances last season and he finished with a career-low .243 batting average.Seager signed a $325 million, 10-year in December 2021, but his first year with the Rangers was disappointing. He finished with a career high 33 homers, but Texas lost 94 games despite adding Seager and Marcus Semien.Here are some more players having a good spring training:Gerrit Cole, Yankees, RHP: The five-time All-Star looks like he’s ready to have another great season, throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings over his first two starts. He’s struck out 11, walked none and allowed just three hits. The 32-year-old wa 13-8 and 3.5...

Man found guilty of deadly I-25 shooting 2 years ago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 20-year-old man was found guilty on several charges stemming from a deadly shooting in February 2021, the Denver District Attorney's Office said on Thursday. Neshan Johnson was 18 years old at the time of the shooting that killed 32-year-old Pamela Cabriales on Feb. 20, 2021. Johnson was found guilty after the jury deliberated for only one day, on two counts of second-degree murder, one count of criminal attempt to commit manslaughter, one count of criminal attempt to commit assault, one count of vehicular eluding and one count of being an accessory to a crime.  2 suspects arrested after I-25 shutdown, shelter-in-place issued “Pamela Cabriales’ murder was both a crime and a tragedy,” Denver DA Beth McCann said in a news release. “I thank the jury for its service and attention during this challenging trial, and I thank the members of my office who worked so long and hard to pursue this case. We will continue to pursue justice for Ms. Cabriales as we move forward...

What to pack for spring break in Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Have you ever heard of March Madness? We're not talking about basketball. Instead, about the wild weather that arrives in the Centennial State during the spring.You could be walking through a park in flip-flops and a t-shirt in Denver or riding a bike in Breckenridge with a light jacket, but then a few hours later be dressed head to toe in winter clothes while you're blasted in the face with high winds and giant snowflakes. Top 30 things to do in Colorado, according to reviews Needless to say, the weather is very unpredictable this time of year. That's why it's important to have a big packing list if you plan to visit Colorado during spring.What should you pack?While you are packing to come to Colorado, make sure you think about layers. You will want to be prepared for several different types of weather during your trip.HatsGlovesMultiple pairs of thin socksMultiple pairs of thick socksCoat- a water resistant coat is important if you're skiing/snowboarding, doing ...

Florida’s post-Parkland law raising minimum age to purchase a gun to 21 is upheld

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:52:14 GMT

(CNN) — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a Florida law passed after the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that raised the minimum age to purchase a gun from 18 to 21.The 3-0 ruling from the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals comes as aged-based restrictions are shaping up to become a flashpoint in the legal battles over gun access since the Supreme Court last year laid out a new test for determining a gun restriction’s constitutionality.Seventeen people were killed in the shooting by a 19-year-old on February 14, 2018.In an opinion written by Circuit Judge Robin Rosenbaum, the panel concluded that the Florida law was “consistent with our Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation” — a reference to the Supreme Court’s landmark Second Amendment ruling last year that instructed courts to look to whether a firearm restriction has historical analogues when assessing the restriction’s constitutionali...