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Texas AG’s impeachment trial to wait until fraud trial is done

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

By Juan A. Lozano | Associated PressHOUSTON — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s years-delayed trial on securities fraud charges will have to wait until his separate impeachment trial is concluded, lawyers and the judge in the case said Thursday.During the brief court hearing in Houston that was attended by Paxton, his lawyers asked state District Judge Andrea Beall to delay any decision on setting a trial date until the attorney general’s impeachment trial, set to begin Sept. 5, is finished. Dan Cogdell, one of Paxton’s attorneys, said he expects the impeachment trial to last a couple of weeks.“What I would request is we come back after that case is resolved,” Cogdell said during the hearing. The request was supported by Brian Wice and Kent Schaffer, the special prosecutors appointed to the case.The Republican attorney general, who has been suspended from office since his May impeachment, sat by himself on a bench as his lawyers and the pros...

San Jose Earthquakes add USMNT forward Matthew Hoppe on loan to further bolster playoff push

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

The San Jose Earthquakes were able to sneak in one final player addition ahead of the MLS transfer window’s closing — and it was a rather noteworthy one, too.The Quakes acquired forward Matthew Hoppe on a 12-month loan from Middlesborough, a club in England’s second-tier Championship.Hoppe, 22, has played in eight matches for the U.S. men’s national team already in his career, including playing in two matches in 2023. He has one goal with the USMNT so far.“Matthew is an exciting, young player who has already gotten a lot of experience in a number of different leagues,” Earthquakes general manager Chris Leitch said in a statement. “He has also played at the international level and was a big part of the U.S. Gold Cup victory in 2021. With his ability to play multiple positions, he is going to be an important addition to our attacking core.”Hoppe is under contract with Middlesborough and played for the club in the EFL Championship during the fall of 2022, but most recently played with ...

Man accused of holding woman in cinder block cell lived in Bay Area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

(KRON) -- A man who is accused of kidnapping a woman and holding her in a cinder block cell in Klamath Falls, Oregon, previously lived in the Bay Area, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Negasi Zuberi lived in Oakland for six years between October of 2012 and March of 2018.Zuberi, 29, also lived in Antioch from between November of 2019 and February of 2021, and Vacaville from between November of 2017 and February of 2019. The suspect also spent time in Southern California briefly, spending several months in Azusa and Granada Hills in 2016, the FBI said. Hundreds of boxes of hazardous chemicals found at San Pablo home According to an FBI spokesperson, Zuberi lived in several other states over the past decade, including Colorado, Washington, Nevada, New York, Florida, Illinois, Utah, Michigan, New Jersey and Alabama.This undated photo provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Portland Field Office shows the most recent photo of 29-year-old, Negasi Zuberi. (FBI...

SJPD: 2 men stormed into San Jose poker game, stole $30,000

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Two men who allegedly stormed into a high-stakes San Jose poker game, held the card players up at gunpoint, and stole $30,000 in cash have been arrested.The arrested men were identified by the San Jose Police Department as Nicholas Boyd, 39, and Anhkhao Ledo, 39, both from San Jose. The duo was booked into jail on charges of robbery, kidnapping, and assault with a deadly weapon. The poker heist happened on May 4 inside a house on Ambrose Court, police said."Over 10 victims were inside of the residence playing poker, when two armed masked suspects smashed the rear sliding door and entered the residence. The suspect made the victims get on the floor and demanded money. One suspect struck a victim in the head with a firearm," Sgt. Jorge Garibay wrote.One of the victims was forced to retrieve more than $30,000 in cash from a bedroom. When the thieves tried to flee the scene, officers nabbed Ledo with a police K-9. Boyd evaded arrest.Boyd remained at-large until officers found ...

Teen killed after stolen car crashes into train in Fauquier County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

An 18-year-old was killed when the stolen car she was in crashed into a freight train at a crossing in Delaplane, Virginia. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) An 18-year-old was killed when the stolen car she was in crashed into a freight train at a crossing in Delaplane, Virginia. (WTOP/Neal Augenstein) An 18-year-old was killed Wednesday, when the stolen car she was riding in as a passenger collided with a freight train in Delaplane, Virginia, authorities said.Just after midnight on Aug. 2, a sheriff’s deputy witnessed a 2015 Honda Accord, driving 97 miles an hour in a stretch of Virginia Route 17, where the speed limit is 55, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy followed the speeding ve...

Grains lower, Livstock mixed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

Wheat for Sep. lost 13 cents at $6.27 a bushel; Sep. corn fell 7.50 cents at $4.8075 a bushel, Sep. oats was down 9.75 cents at 4.2450 a bushel; while Aug. soybeans was off 1 cent at $14.2875 a bushel.Beef was higher and pork was lower on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Aug. live cattle was up .48 cent at $1.7850 a pound; Aug. feeder cattle rose 1.13 cents at $2.4795 a pound; while Aug. lean hogs fell 1.67 cents at $1.01 a pound.Source

3 police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 are seen entering DC courthouse for Trump’s arraignment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — 3 police officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 are seen entering DC courthouse for Trump’s arraignment.Source

Es oficial: Jisoo de Blackpink sale con el actor Ahn Bo-hyun

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

(CNN) — Jisoo, cantante de Blackpink, está saliendo con el actor Ahn Bo-hyun, según anunciaron sus agencias de representación, en una extraña excepción al secretismo que suele rodear las relaciones entre famosos en Corea del Sur.La agencia de Ahn, FN Entertainment, confirmó la relación a CNN este jueves, después de que los medios de comunicación locales informaran que la pareja fue vista junta en Seúl, lo que despertó la emoción entre los fans.“Los dos están en una etapa en la que se están conociendo poco a poco con buenos sentimientos”, decía el comunicado.La cantante Jisoo de BlackPink y el actor Ahn Bo-hyun. (Crédito: Getty Images)La agencia surcoreana Yonhap publicó una declaración similar citando a la discográfica de Blackpink, YG Entertainment.Jisoo, de 28 años, es la mayor del cuarteto Blackpink y la única de la que se ha confirmado que mantiene una relación, a pesar de los constantes rumores sobre su vida amorosa.Ahn, de 35 años, debutó como actor con FN En...

Facebook owner Meta carries out threat to block news in Canada. Google plans to do the same

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

MENLO PARK, California (AP) — Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta is keeping its promise to block news content in Canada on its platforms in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing their content online.Google’s owner Alphabet has said it plans to do the same, although it does not appear to have followed through yet. The company said in a June blog post that it will begin removing news links in the country when the law takes effect — expected in December. Meta has threatened to block links to news sites in Canada for nearly a year in response to the law, which passed in late June. The social media company said the Online News Act “is based on the incorrect premise that Meta benefits unfairly from news content shared on our platforms, when the reverse is true.”The changes mean that people in Canada are not able to view or share news on Facebook and Instagram — including news articles, videos and audio poste...

No evidence found that betting integrity manipulated by Iowa and Iowa St. athletes tied to gambling

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:03:01 GMT

One of the state agencies involved in the ongoing investigation of alleged sports wagering violations by Iowa and Iowa State athletes announced Thursday no evidence had been discovered to suggest the integrity of any contest involving the schools was affected by gambling interests.A total of seven current or former athletes at the two schools were criminally charged this week, notably ISU quarterback Hunter Dekkers and ex-Iowa basketball player Ahron Ulis. All seven are charged with tampering with records, and all are suspected of placing bets on contests involving their own schools. Four are alleged to have wagered on games involving their own teams. The seven athletes are suspected of combining for more than 5,000 wagers totaling more than $100,000 that were placed between January 2021 through May 2023.In addition to facing criminal charges, the current athletes could forfeit all or part of their remaining eligibility for violating NCAA gambling rules.The Iowa Racing and Gambling ...