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Canadian skier Grenier takes rain-marred World Cup GS for second career win. Shiffrin is 9th

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Valerie Grenier has made a triumphant return to the resort of her first World Cup victory.The Canadian skier won a rain-marred giant slalom on Saturday on the same hill in Slovenia where she celebrated her maiden career win a year ago.“I’m not really sure why it seems to be a really good hill for me, and that last pitch is always one of my best parts,” Grenier said. “I’m not really sure why it just seems to be fitting for me, but I will take it.”Fighting a cold for the past week, Mikaela Shiffrin finished in ninth position, nine days after the American won the previous GS in Austria.“I was just really taken off guard today with how much I felt like my energy was affected. I haven’t felt this low energy in a while,” Shiffrin said.Saturday’s result was the American’s worst in 15 giant slaloms since November 2022 when she was 13th in Killington, Vermont.“Any race where I donR...

Man arrested after police chase for alleged vehicle theft

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

(KRON) – A man was arrested for alleged vehicle theft after a brief pursuit on Dec. 31, the Vallejo Police Department announced on Friday. Vallejo officers located a stolen 1979 Ford F250 in the parking lot on the 1600 block of Fairgrounds Drive occupied by two men.  Dispatch audio: Oakland officer Tuan Le’s killer is in custody According to the police investigation, the vehicle was stolen out of Vallejo. The vehicle attempted to flee as the officers entered the parking lot, police said. The officers say they initiated a traffic stop and the driver did not comply.  Officers established a perimeter on the 500 block of Whitney Avenue to apprehend the suspect.The driver of the vehicle attempted to flee on foot. However, the passenger remained in the vehicle and complied with the police. According to the police investigation, the passenger did not have any warrants or criminal activity. The driver, however, was a convicted felon with multiple burglary and...

Atletico Madrid defeats third-division club Lugo to reach Copa del Rey last 16

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Memphis Depay scored twice in the second half as Atletico Madrid defeated third-division club Lugo 3-1 to reach the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey on Saturday.Ángel Correa also scored for Atletico, which was coming off a loss at Girona in the Spanish league. Atletico is 10 points off the lead at the league’s halfway point. Correa opened the scoring two minutes into the match, and Leandro Antonetti equalized for Lugo in the 39th.Memphis, who hasn’t often started this season, put Atletico ahead again in the 66th and added to the lead in the 74th.Defending Copa champion Real Madrid visited fourth-division club Arandina later Saturday. Barcelona takes on Barbastro, also from the fourth division, on Sunday.Other first-division clubs playing on Saturday during Epiphany, or Three Kings Day — one of the biggest holidays in Spain — included Getafe, Rayo Vallecano, Real Betis and Girona, the second-placed team in the league behind Madrid.Madrid, Atletico, Barcelona and Os...

El presidente Javier Milei llegó a la Antártida para lanzar una iniciativa ambiental impulsada por la AIEA

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente Javier Milei, junto a una comitiva oficial, arribó este sábado a la Antártida, donde fue recibido por personal científico y militar de la Base Marambio, según informó la Oficina del Presidente en un comunicado difundido en X.Además del comunicado, la Oficina del Presidente difundió un video con la llegada a la Antártida y el momento en el que Milei baja del avión.¿Argentina en venta? La polémica tras el decreto de Milei que elimina el límite para que los extranjeros compren tierrasLa comitiva que acompañó al presidente Milei está conformada por su hermana y secretaria general de la Presidencia, Karina Milei; la canciller, Diana Mondino; los ministros de Defensa, Luis Petri, y del Interior, Guillermo Francos; y el director general del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica de la ONU (AIEA, por sus siglas en inglés), Rafael Grossi.Además de recorrer la base y reunirse con el personal, está previsto, de acuerdo con el comunicado, dar inicio forma...

Winter weather in Massachusetts sparks concerns for unaccompanied homeless adults

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

Advocates and shelter providers say bubbling just beyond the surface of the family shelter crisis this winter are concerns that unaccompanied homeless adults are not receiving enough resources as temperatures drop below freezing.Cold weather arrives as one provider told the Herald that they have seen more unaccompanied, unhoused adults seeking shelter compared to last year. It comes at a time when most of state government is focused on housing migrants arriving in Massachusetts.Single adults do not have a right to shelter in Massachusetts like families with children or pregnant people, which means unaccompanied adults do not have guaranteed access to temporary housing.Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance CEO Joyce Tavon said member agencies across the state have reported shelters for adult individuals are largely full and “trying to figure out ways to add matts in their cafeteria, put people in chairs.”But in some communities, she said, “that’s just not doable” because provide...

Bruins notebook: Fourth line has yet to find identity

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

The Bruins as a whole are not a fully developed team so it stands to reason that their fourth line is the same, from how it needs to play to exactly which players are going to be on it.But creating a fourth line that can be reliable in important situations is very much on coach Jim Montgomery’s to-do list.“It is a concern, but it’s a work in progress and we knew all along this year that that was going to be a work in progress. It continues. We believe in the players that we have and we’re going to work with them and develop them until they have the game-in, game-out identity that we need,” said Montgomery.It can take a while for a fourth line to come together. The most identifiable fourth unit the B’s have had in recent memory was the fan favorite Merlot line of Shawn Thornton, Gregory Campbell and Daniel Paille, and that line didn’t become a regular cohesive unit until later in the 2010-11 Stanley Cup season. Montgomery ticked off a list of things for ...

Husband of deceased Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt files wrongful death suit against government

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

The husband of deceased Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the U.S. government for $30 million, according to court records released Friday. Attorneys with Judicial Watch, a conservative legal activist group, filed the suit in California federal court on behalf of Aaron Babbitt and his estate for wrongful death, and assault and battery. His wife was shot and killed by law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol when she tried to climb through a barricaded door near the House chamber. California senators introduce bill to strengthen red flag gun laws The suit alleges that Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd was negligent when he fired at Babbitt, a supporter of former President Trump."The facts speak truth. Ashli was ambushed when she was shot by Lt. Byrd," the attorneys wrote, arguing that she traveled to Washington, D.C., only to attend Trump's rally."Ashli did not go to Washington as part of a group or for any unlawful or ne...

Light rain showers, mountain snow forecast in San Diego County

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- If you haven't pulled out your winter jackets just yet, this weekend may be a good time to do so. Gusty winds, light rain, and mountain snow are expected in San Diego County on Saturday and Sunday, according to predictions from the National Weather Service.Saturday morning skies were clear of Southern California and the winds were light. A low pressure system is now expected to dip southward from the north throughout the day, weather officials said. Cosmic phenomenon: King tides returning to San Diego coastline This movement will increase west winds, which will be most notably for the mountains and deserts by Saturday afternoon, NWS explained. Here's a look at expected winds gusts through Sunday:(National Weather Service)The low pressure system will continue into the region overnight, with the chance of bringing light rain to some areas. NWS emphasized that precipitation levels are anticipated to be very light. Here's a look at rain shower predictions: Drivers fro...

Vigil Sunday will mark third year since Maya Millete disappeared

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. – A vigil this Sunday will mark the third year since Chula Vista mom Maya Millete went missing."Jan. 7 will be the third year that we’ve been going through this nightmare," said Maricris Drouaillet, Maya's sister.Maricris and her husband, Richard Drouaillet, are looking back on the unimaginable few years they have endured. Inmate, 33, found dead during safety check "It’s hard to imagine that we are here, 3 years later, still wondering what the truth is," said Richard.It's now time to mark another year since the last time they ever heard from her. A vigil will take place at Mount Miguel Park Sunday. It will honor Maya, but also all those still missing. The vigil will begin in the evening."The time 5:01 p.m. -- it's a very significant number for us because she was born May 1," said Maricris.The location is also significant. Mount Miguel Park is down the street from where Maya and her family once lived. It’s where searches and several events for her took place in ...

11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting remembered as a joyful boy who loved soccer and singing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:16:46 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ahmir Jolliff dashed out of his home in Perry Thursday morning, eager to see his friends on the first day back to school after winter break.It was vintage Ahmir — known as “Smiley” around his house — an 11-year-old whirlwind of cheerful activity. He kept a trunk of toys unlocked in the front yard so anyone could play with them, his mother said. He loved soccer, played the tuba and sang in choir. He had a habit of touching people on their shoulder and asking them how their day was.Ahmir was killed Thursday before class even started, when a 17-year-old student at Perry High School opened fire in the cafeteria. The sixth-grader, who attended the middle school that’s connected to the high school, was shot three times, authorities said. Seven others, including the school’s principal, two other staff members and four students, were wounded before the shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Ahmir’s mother, Erica Jolliff, said on that morning...