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Immunity rejected for officer after overturned conviction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has rejected a former police officer’s claim that he should be immune under self-defense laws from a new trial on murder charges.William “Ben” Darby, whose 2021 murder conviction was overturned in March by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, had asked for a hearing to determine whether Alabama’s “stand your ground” law should shield the former Huntsville officer from a second trial.Madison County Circuit Judge Alan Mann ruled against the motion Tuesday without elaborating.Darby was on duty in 2018 when he shot and killed Jeffrey Parker, who was holding a gun to his own head. Parker had phoned 911 saying he was armed and planned to kill himself.Darby was sentenced to 25 years in prison after a jury convicted him.A different judge ruled Darby was not immune under self-defense rules before the original trial. But his lawyers said that ruling needs to be reconsidered after the appeals court ruled the trial judge should have given jurors ...

Cardinals broadcaster, World Series champ Mike Shannon dies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom ‘frustrated’ on injured list

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom is “definitely frustrated” that he’s landed on the injured list with right forearm tightness.“I want to be out there,” deGrom said Sunday, speaking to the media for the first time since the IL news. “There’s a little inflammation in there, so the goal is to get that knocked out here in the next few days and resume throwing. So, staying optimistic about it.”DeGrom exited after 3 2/3 innings in his last start against the New York Yankees on Friday night. It was the second time in his past three starts that he left early with an injury. During a start at Kansas City on April 17, deGrom went four innings before leaving with right wrist soreness.DeGrom was plagued by injuries the past two seasons with the New York Mets as he threw 156 1/3 innings over 26 starts.“Obviously, the goal was to not go on the IL. The goal was to make 30-plus starts and put this team in position to win,” deGrom said. “It’s disappointing to not be able to do ...

Arraez’s sacrifice fly gives Marlins series sweep vs Cubs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Luis Arraez hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning to give the Miami Marlins a 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday and a sweep of the three-game series. Jon Berti drew a leadoff walk against reliever Keegan Thompson (1-1) and advanced to third on Jesús Sánchez’s single. Arraez then drove the first pitch from Thompson to deep center to score Berti.Tanner Scott (2-1) pitched a scoreless eighth around two singles and A.J. Puk closed with a perfect ninth for his fifth save. Garrett Thompson doubled twice for the Marlins, who won their fourth straight and are 10-0 in one-run games.The Cubs were 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position. Chicago’s Nico Hoerner singled in the seventh, extending his consecutive games on base streak to 25.Justin Steele limited Miami to three runs and seven hits in six innings. It ended the left-hander’s string of 12 consecutive starts of allowing two runs or fewer dating back to July 20, 2022.Cody Bellinger drove a 2-0 pitch ...

Metro CEO: Looming budget gap risks half-hour wait times by next summer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

Trains arrive every 10 minutes on Metro — more or less. It’s a big improvement from the half-hour wait times riders experienced a little over a year ago after 60% of the rail fleet was sidelined due to the 7000-series derailment.But Metro still has more work to do, Metro CEO and General Manager Randy Clarke said on WTOP’s DMV Download podcast.“The frequency in the system is pretty good right now, not to where we need it to be,” Clarke said. “We feel that there’s gonna be another increase this summer. And then [by] the fall, we hope to be back to relay that full Metro service.”By summer’s end, Metro rail headways would range between five to eight minutes, according to Clarke. But a looming budget threatens these gains.“We can’t afford to run the service you would get at the end of the summer. We can’t afford to run that the next summer,” Clarke said.The Washington Area Transit Authority (WMATA) budget is short mo...

Putellas returns as Barcelona wins women’s Spanish league

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

Alexia Putellas made her long-awaited return from injury to help Barcelona clinch its fourth straight women’s Spanish league title on Sunday.Putellas came off the bench in the 74th minute after being sidelined for nearly 10 months because of an ACL injury. The two-time Ballon d’Or winner had returned to the squad for the second leg of the Champions League semifinals against Chelsea on Thursday but did not play. Barcelona advanced to its third straight final in the European competition. Barcelona beat Sporting Huelva 3-0 at home on Sunday to maintain its perfect record — 26 games, 26 wins — and secure its eighth league title with four games to spare. It has an insurmountable 10-point lead over second-place Real Madrid, along with a game in hand.Barcelona has so far scored 108 league goals and conceded only five.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Liverpool gana de último minuto al Tottenham en vibrante partido de Premier League

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

(CNN Español) — La Premier League de Inglaterra es una de las ligas más competitivas y espectaculares del mundo, y el partido de este domingo entre Liverpool y Tottenham es prueba de ello.El Liverpool ganó en Anfield ante un Tottenham que vino de atrás para empatar el encuentro en el tiempo de compensación, pero que no le alcanzó debido a un gol agónico en el último minuto por parte de los Reds.El partido terminó 4-3 a favor del club de Jurgen Klopp. El marcador indica un enfrentamiento lleno de emociones… y así fue, aunque al inicio todo parecía decantarse para un solo lado.El marcador final tras el partido de fútbol de la Premier League inglesa entre el Liverpool y el Tottenham Hotspur en Anfield, Liverpool, el 30 de abril de 2023. (Crédito: PAUL ELLIS/AFP vía Getty Images)Los Reds comenzaron de forma vertiginosa el encuentro y al minuto 15 del primer tiempo ya ganaban 3-0 ante unos Spurs que no podían retener el balón ni dar pases consecutivos. Curtis Jones, Luis Díaz...

Police manhunt continues for suspect in Texas mass shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — Law enforcement officers were going door-to-door Sunday searching for clues about a gunman who fled after killing five people in a rural Texas town after his neighbors asked him to stop firing off rounds in his yard.The alleged shooter, Francisco Oropesa, 38, was considered armed and dangerous after fleeing the area Friday, likely on foot, San Jacinto County Sheriff Greg Capers said late Saturday. He said authorities had widened the search to 20 miles (32 kilometers) from the scene of the shooting.Investigators found clothes and a phone while combing a rural area that includes dense layers of forest, but tracking dogs lost the scent, Capers said. Authorities were able to identify Oropesa by an identity card issued by Mexican authorities to citizens who reside outside the country, as well as doorbell camera footage. He said police have also interviewed the suspect's wife.Police recovered the AR-15-style rifle that Oropesa allegedly used in the shootings but au...

Tornado barrels through northern Palm Beach County, causing extensive damage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

A tornado touched down in the northern part of Palm Beach County, causing damage in the area.In a tweet posted Saturday night, officials with the National Weather Service confirmed the twister “occurred in the vicinity of Palm Beach Gardens late this afternoon.”NWS had previously issued a tornado warning for North Palm Beach and Juno Beach until 5:30 p.m.Video posted to social media captured the dark funnel traveling near U.S. 1 and PGA Boulevard.Other video clips captured a car on top of another in a parking lot, as residents came to terms with what just happened and assessed the damage to their vehicles.The strong winds also shattered windows, broke tree limbs, toppled light posts and tossed dumpsters onto their sides.Saturday night, Florida Power and Light reported at least 7,000 customers in Palm Beach County without power.No injuries have been reportedNWS officials said they are surveying damage along the path of the tornado and will have further details in the comi...

Butler, Heat start 2nd round with 108-101 win over Knicks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the No. 8-seeded Miami Heat kept rolling after barely reaching the postseason, beating the New York Knicks 108-101 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.Gabe Vincent scored 20 points for the Heat, who became the sixth No. 8 seed to beat a No. 1 when they toppled Milwaukee in the first round and continue to look nothing like a team that needed to win a play-in game just to get the final postseason berth in the East.They averaged 124 points in that series behind Butler’s 37.6 per game, but they pulled this one out with old-fashioned defense and rebounding that has always worked so well before for them at this time of year.RJ Barrett scored 26 points and Jalen Brunson had 25 for the fifth-seeded Knicks, who are in the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2013. They started strong and led most of the first half, but the Heat eventually got the Madison Square Garden crowd quieter and...