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Giancarlo Stanton drills 400th home run in Yankees’ win over Tigers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

Giancarlo Stanton achieved a personal milestone in typical fashion on Tuesday, drilling a ball to left field for the 400th home run of his career.Stanton’s two-run blast off Tigers reliever José Cisnero traveled 451 feet at 116.8 miles per hour. It also broke a 1-1 tie in what became a 5-1, series-opening win for the now-.500 Yankees.Stanton, who has struggled for most of the season, received a loud curtain call ovation following the dinger. It was a nice moment for a player who has heard his fair share of boos throughout his Yankees tenure.Stanton, playing in the 1,520th game of his career, became the fourth-fastest player to reach 400 longballs. The only players ahead of him are Mark McGwire (1,412 games), Babe Ruth (1,475) and Alex Rodriguez (1,489). Stanton also became the 58th player in baseball history to record the round number, and the 10th to do so as a Yankee.Now 33 years old, he has a shot at 500 homers, too.While Stanton had the most significant bomb of the ni...

Sidewalk vending returns to parts of San Diego after summer break

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Sidewalk vending across much of San Diego can resume again after a summer break. Vendors can return to some public parks and along the beach, but they will need to follow a set of rules outlined by the city’s vending ordinance.  Vendors will need to obtain a Sidewalk Vending Permit before conducting business and follow the rules or risk being fined. Most vendors FOX 5 spoke with are complying with the permit, but not all agree with having to obtain one.  Teahrae “Happy,” the owner of Happy Everyday By Teahrae in Mission Beach, is a spiritual healer with her own clothing line.  “I’m a teacher of love, what we put out is what we put back, so I’m setting up my T-shirts,” Happy said. Happy was the first vendor back at Mission Beach on Tuesday afternoon after the summer moratorium. The break meant no public vending in certain public parks and beaches from Memorial Day to Labor Day in San Diego.  Now with the vendors returning, they will need to have a Sidewalk Vending Permit...

Trump critic takes an early lead in a Utah special congressional primary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

A moderate former state lawmaker with a record of criticizing Donald Trump took an early lead on Tuesday in a Utah special congressional primary that could offer a glimpse into how Republican voters feel about a string of indictments against the former president as he seeks another term.The special election primary to replace longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart pitted Becky Edwards against Celeste Maloy, who was Stewart’s chief legal counsel and has his endorsement, and Bruce Hough, a committeeman for the Republican National Committee for over a decade.Edwards led Maloy and Hough in early returns soon after polls closed, with results for most counties yet to be reported.Stewart, a six-term Republican and veteran of the U.S. Air Force, set off a scramble to fill his seat when he announced in May he was resigning because his wife is ill. He plans to step down Sept. 15 after 10 years in office. The primary winner will be the favorite against Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Riebe...

Viking-themed B.C. performers made mud dragons at Burning Man quagmire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

Hjeron O’sidhe has been leading a group of Viking-themed performance artists to the Burning Man festival in Nevada for 13 years running, and he wasn’t about to let the rain and mud this year dampen their good time. British Columbia resident O’sidhe and almost 100 other performers — Canadians, Australians, Americans, Norwegians and others — make up the group known as MythMaker. They travelled in a convoy to the Nevada desert, including O’sidhe’s bus that doubles as a stage, adorned as a dragon-headed Viking ship.There has been rain in the past, but O’sidhe said they weren’t necessarily prepared for the weather this year that turned the festival grounds, known as Black Rock City, into a muddy mess. “We weren’t concerned because the forecast said don’t worry about it, and then we got here and it rained a little bit and then the forecast changed,” he said. “When it rains out here, everything shuts down.”O̵...

Democrat Amo could be 1st person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress after primary win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

Former White House aide Gabe Amo could become the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress after his win Tuesday in the crowded Democratic primary for the state’s 1st Congressional District special election sent him on to the general election in the heavily Democratic state.Amo, who grew up in Pawtucket the son of Ghanaian and Liberian immigrants, hopes to succeed former Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, who stepped down earlier this summer to become the president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation.“This primary election shows that Rhode Islanders believe in a state where one of their sons, the son of two West African immigrants from Ghana and Liberia, could receive the love and investment of a community and go from serving the president of the United States … to being the Democratic nominee for Congress for the 1st Congressional District,” Amo told cheering supporters.If elected, Amo said he would address “some of the critical needs of this country,” whe...

‘Young person’ dead, others injured in stabbing at Scarborough residence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

Toronto police say a young person has died, and others were injured in a stabbing at a Scarborough residence on Tuesday.Officers were called to the Dundalk Drive and Antrim Crescent area around 6:30 p.m. for reports of an unknown trouble.Police later confirmed a stabbing had occurred at an apartment.Two people were assessed for injuries at the scene, and police tell CityNews that one young victim has died.There is a heavy police presence in the area. The homicide unit will take over the investigation.UNKNOWN TROUBLE: UPDATEDundalk Dr and Antrim Cres6:31 pm-confirmed one young person deceased-homicide is attending the scene to assist in the investigation#GO2076456 ^lm— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) September 6, 2023

Hundreds of asylum seekers temporarily living at O'Hare International Airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

CHICAGO -- Hundreds of asylum seekers are seemingly sleeping on the floor of O'Hare International Airport with little information being offered by the city on what’s next for any of these people.The area where asylum seekers being kept is under the guise of black curtains, by the bus shuttle center, out of sight for most of the people coming through the airport. Those stationed said O'Hare has been their home for several days.“While they find another place for us to go, some have been here for 10 days, but people keep leaving and the city of Chicago will take us and will find a place for us to stay," a man from Venezuela said.He said there are hundreds of people like him are in the same boat and while it’s not their choice to sleep here there’s little else they can do.“No one likes to live there, it’s just a process that we have to wait for. To be called and then we can leave. You are not going to be there for months, you are only there for days while the city finds a place for you....

Migrants staying in CPD station say living conditions are not ideal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

CHICAGO — Dozens of children and adult migrants from Central and South America are calling CPD's 12th District home while they wait for permanent housing and some officers say they are unable to keep up with the crisis.Migrants staying at the police station have asked not to appear on camera as they fear they will get in trouble after they say a Venezuelan man was involved in an incident with a police officer on Tuesday afternoon. But many agree that the living conditions are not ideal. Community meeting scheduled on plan to house migrants at Greektown hostel Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara says migrants staying in the police stations are causing health problems for desk officers and sergeants at district stations across the city."This is absolutely unacceptable and ridiculous working conditions,” Catanzara said in a video he recorded at CPD’s 12th District police station last week.The biggest complaint among many migrants is the lack of respect from some office...

Missing Las Vegas man died alone because hospital gave him fake name instead of 'John Doe,' sister says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas woman says she could not find her brother, who failed to return home, in part because the hospital where paramedics took him after he collapsed gave him a fake name.Clifford Allen, 60, died on July 27 at MountainView Hospital, the Clark County coroner’s office confirmed to Nexstar's KLAS.“I could have been there to hold his hand,” Allen’s sister, Lavonne Brubeck, told KLAS. “I could have called him by his name.”Allen and Brubeck lived together in the northwest valley. She said he became her best friend and companion after her husband’s death more than 10 years ago.“He went with me everywhere,” she said.It was not odd for Allen to leave the house for several days, Brubeck said. Three-legged bear breaks into Florida home, drinks White Claws July 16 was different.“He didn't contact me,” Brubeck said about the days after. “I kept trying to call him and his phone would go to voicemail.”After several days of silence, Brubeck, a retired nurse, became concer...

Saints bash baseball-best 12th grand slam in 11-3 rout of Bats

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:44:39 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brooks Lee hit the first grand slam of hos professional baseball career Tuesday night to put the finishing touches on the St. Paul Saints’ 11-3 victory over the Louisville Bats at Louisville Slugger Field. It was the Saints’ 12th grand slam of the season, the most among baseball’s 120 minor-league teams and 30 major-league teams.The win improved the Saints’ second-half record in the Triple-A American Association to 33-25.St. Paul also got a home run from Yunior Severino, who hit his 30th of the season in the fifth inning, a two-run homer to right field. The eighth minor leaguer to hit 30 home run this season, Severino hit 24 with Double-A Wichita and has six with the Saints in Triple-A.Alex Kirilloff, a Twins player with the Saints while he rehabs an injury, was 3-for-5 with two singles, a double, an RBI and a run scored.Lee’s grand slam, a 415-foot blast the opposite way to left-center, his third home run with the Saints, made it 11-1...