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Why is Florida banning out-of-state driver's licenses?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday a list of out-of-state driver's licenses that are no longer valid in Florida due to a new law considered to be its toughest immigration crackdown to date. DeSantis, along with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, created the list of invalid licenses as part of the newly implemented Senate Bill 1718, which includes five states. As of July 1, these out-of-state licenses are no longer valid in Florida if the driver is in the U.S. illegally. -Delaware-Connecticut-Hawaii-Rhode Island-Vermont“Someone who is in our country illegally and has violated our laws should not possess a government-issued ID which allows them access to state-funded services and other privileges afforded to lawful residents," DeSantis said. “The Biden administration may continue to abdicate its responsibilities to secure our border, but Florida will stand for the rule of law. Even if the federal government refuses, Florida will act decisively to protect o...

Multiple suspects at large in armed robbery near Oakland airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

(KRON) -- Authorities are searching for multiple suspects in connection to an armed robbery Saturday afternoon, the Oakland Police Department confirmed. The alleged robbery happened just before 5 p.m. in the 100 block of 98th Avenue. Dog stolen in San Rafael, police ask for community’s help in search At least two armed individuals went up to the victim and demanded their belongings, according to OPD. In fear, the victim gave their belongings to the suspects.The suspects were able to escape in a getaway vehicle, OPD said. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the department at 510-238-3326.KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }This is an ongoing investigation.

Acosta, Barreal rally Cincinnati to 2-2 draw with Charlotte

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luciano Acosta scored on a second-half penalty kick then picked up an assist on Álvaro Barreal’s equalizer to rally FC Cincinnati to 2-2 draw with Charlotte FC on Saturday night.Karol Swiderski scored twice in the first 24 minutes with assists from Kerwin Vargas to propel Charlotte (6-8-8) to a 2-0 lead at halftime. Swiderski took a pass from Vargas and scored in the 14th minute and then used assists from Vargas and Jaylin Lindsey 10 minutes later to score his seventh goal of the season.Acosta cut Cincinnati’s deficit in half with his PK score in the 52nd minute. Acosta has 10 goals this season, already tying his career-best total set in 2018 and matched in 2022. He has seven assists this season.Barreal notched his third netter of the season, using an assist from Acosta in the 68th minute.Cincinnati (13-2-6) hung on for the point despite playing a man down after the 75th minute when Ian Murphy was sent off for a red card.Kristijan Kahlina totaled t...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone coasts to 400 win at US track and field championships in her newest event

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone turned in a dominant performance in her newest event to win the women’s 400 meters at the U.S. track and field championships on Saturday night.Known as the record-setting 400-meter hurdler, McLaughlin-Levrone is proving to be a quick study as she learns the race on the fly this season. McLaughlin-Levrone made it look easy by cruising across the line in a meet-record time of 48.74 seconds. She almost broke the American record of 48.70 set by Sanya Richards-Ross in 2006.Britton Wilson couldn’t close the gap on McLaughlin-Levrone and took second. Talitha Diggs wound up third.It’s possible McLaughlin-Levrone could compete in both the open 400 and the 400 hurdles next month at worlds in Budapest, Hungary. McLaughlin-Levrone has a bye into the 400 hurdles courtesy of her record-setting win at worlds last summer on the same Hayward Field track where she breezed Saturday.To think, McLaughlin-Levrone is still learning the pacing in the open...

Maldonado’s homer in eighth gives Houston Astros 3-2 win over Seattle Mariners

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Martín Maldonado hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.The game was tied at 2-all with one out in the eighth when Maldonado sent a slider from Andrés Muñoz (2-2) 371 feet to left-center to put the Astros on top.The Mariners squandered a chance to take the lead in the top of the inning when Hector Neris (5-2) struggled with control. He hit Ty France with a pitch to start inning and France moved to second on a wild pitch. Neris then walked Teoscar Hernandez and Eugenio Suárez to load the bases.But he escaped the bases-loaded jam by striking out pinch-hitter Cal Raleigh on three pitches, retiring pinch-hitter Mike Ford on a pop out and fanning José Caballero to end the inning.Neris screamed and beat his chest as he left the mound to a huge ovation. Ryan Pressly walked Julio Rodríguez with two outs in the ninth but retired France on a fly ball to get his 20th save. Kyle ...

Strider cruises, the majors-best Braves pound the Rays 6-1 in battle of top teams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — All-Star Spencer Strider struck out 11 and won his seventh straight decision, a 6-1 victory over the slumping Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night that gave the majors-leading Atlanta Braves their 20th victory in 22 games.Strider (11-2) joined Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan and Arizona’s Zac Gallen as the only 11-game winners in the majors. He improved to 7-0 over his last eight starts and boosted his majors-leading strikeout total to 166.Sean Murphy homered for the third straight game, a career best for Atlanta’s All-Star catcher. His three-run shot finished a four-run, fourth-inning against rookie Taj Bradley (5-5), who held the Braves hitless until Ronald Acuña Jr. opened the fourth with a double. He then scored on Matt Olson’s RBI single.Murphy, whose two-run homer was the decisive blow in the Braves’ 2-1 victory Friday night in the series opener, hiked the lead to 4-0 and extended Atlanta’s streak of consecutive games wi...

El premio mayor de Powerball para el sorteo del sábado creció a US$ 615 millones: el décimo premio más grande de la historia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

(CNN) — ¿Te sientes con fortuna? El premio potencial para el gran premio mayor de Powerball acaba de hacer historia, según los funcionarios de la lotería el viernes.Un jugador afortunado podría terminar llevándose a casa US$ 615 millones en el sorteo del sábado, el décimo premio de Powerball más grande de la historia. El premio mayor tiene un valor en efectivo de suma global de US$ 310,6 millones, según un comunicado de prensa de Powerball.Los líderes del juego subieron la apuesta el viernes después de aumentar las posibles ganancias de un estimado de US$ 590 millones.“La decisión de aumentar el premio mayor fue el resultado de una fuerte venta de boletos y un aumento en las tasas de interés utilizadas para financiar el premio anualizado”, dijo a CNN un portavoz de la Asociación de Lotería Multiestatal en un correo electrónico.Ha habido 33 sorteos consecutivos sin un gran ganador.La última vez que un jugador de lotería acertó las cinco bolas blancas y la Powerball roja fue el ...

Red Bulls end Revolution’s 7-match unbeaten run with 2-1 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Frankie Amaya scored a second-half goal and followed with an assist on Wikelman Carmona’s match-winner and the New York Red Bulls ended the New England Revolution’s seven-match unbeaten run with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night.New York (6-7-8) owns a three-match win streak over New England (10-4-7) for just the second time in club history after sweeping the Revolution last season. The Red Bulls, who had two victories in 10 previous match-ups with the Revs before the streak, won four straight in the series spanning the 2016-17 seasons.Neither team found the net until Amaya took passes from Dante Vanzeir and Lucas Lima Linhares in the 58th minute, scoring his third goal of the season to give the Red Bulls the lead.New England was forced to play a man down two minutes later after Latif Blessing received a red card. The Revolution responded with the equalizer in the 76th minute when defender Brandon Bye used an assist from Gustavo Bou to score his secon...

Elly De La Cruz steals 2nd, 3rd and home in 2-pitch span, sparks Reds to 8-5 win over Brewers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Elly De La Cruz became the first Reds player since 1919 to steal second, third and home in the same inning, the latest electrifying play from the franchise-changing rookie, and Cincinnati beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Saturday.De La Cruz broke a 5-5 tie in the seventh inning with a two-out RBI single off Elvis Peguero, then made the reliever’s life miserable in a span of two pitches. He stole second on a 1-1 offering from Peguero (1-2). On the next pitch, De La Cruz swiped third without a throw.The rattled reliever caught the ball from catcher William Contreras in front of the mound and turned his back as he walked slowly toward the rubber. Pausing only to put his helmet back on, De La Cruz walked down the third base line, broke into a sprint and easily beat Peguero’s rushed throw to the plate.“I kept checking on him, checking on him to see if he was going to go back or if he was checking on me or anything like that,” De La Cruz said through a transl...

Holmgren continues return from injury with strong game in Thunder’s NBA Summer League opener

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:33:29 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Chet Holmgren has taken another positive step on his surgically repaired right foot.Holmgren had 16 points and 10 rebounds Saturday, helping the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 91-80 in their NBA Summer League opener.The No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft missed the 2022-23 season after sustaining a Lisfranc injury in his right foot last summer. The 7-foot-1 Holmgren returned when the Thunder played three games in the Salt Lake City Summer League before heading to Las Vegas, finishing with 15 points, nine rebounds and four blocks Monday in a victory over Utah.The Thunder surprisingly just missed the playoffs without him and have plenty of young talent. They added to it with the addition of No. 10 pick Cason Wallace, a guard from Kentucky who made six 3-pointers and scored 20 points against the team that drafted him and traded his rights to Oklahoma City.Holmgren was 5 for 10 from the field in 30 minutes and blocked two shots.Jaden Hardy scored 24 points fo...