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Joey Votto homers as Cincinnati Reds beat Miami Marlins 5-2 to stop 6-game slide

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Joey Votto homered on consecutive pitches by Eury Pérez in the fourth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds stopped a six-game slide by holding off the Miami Marlins for a 5-2 victory on Monday night.TJ Friedl had two hits and two RBIs as Cincinnati improved to 10-14 since the All-Star break. The six-game slide matched the season high for the Reds (60-55), who remain in the thick of the playoff race.Cincinnati rookie Brandon Williamson (4-2) struck out a career-high nine in 6 2/3 innings. The left-hander allowed one run and three hits. Jorge Soler and Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered for Miami in its fifth straight loss. The Marlins (58-56) finished with five hits and two errors.Bryan De La Cruz and Jake Burger opened the ninth with consecutive walks for Miami. But All-Star closer Alexis Díaz struck out Jesús Sánchez on a foul tip and got pinch-hitter Luis Arraez to bounce into a game-ending double play.It was Díaz’s 33rd save in 34 opport...

Carlos Correa leads Twins to 9-3 win over Tigers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Correa homered and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins won their season-best fifth straight game with a 9-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night.The Twins (60-54) also got a homer and three RBIs from Ryan Jeffers, improving to 15-8 since the All-Star break.Pablo López (7-6) won his second straight start, holding Detroit scoreless for seven innings. He gave up five hits and didn’t walk a batter while striking out eight. The Tigers only had one runner reach scoring position against him.Joey Wentz (2-10) took the loss, allowing eight runs on 10 hits and a walk in three innings. Wentz is now 0-6 with a 6.61 in 15 career appearances at Comerica Park.The Twins took control early, scoring four times in the first inning and three in the second. Donovan Solano led off the game with a double and scored on Carlos Correa’s one-out double. Max Kepler followed with an infield single and Jeffers hit his ninth homer of the year to put the Twins up ...

“Hay un repunte”: López Obrador reconoce incremento en el flujo migratorio

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, México – El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, reconoció este lunes un incremento en el flujo migratorio en el país en el último mes, al tiempo que señaló que su gobierno está atendiendo el abandono de migrantes en autobuses de pasajeros, lo que ha aumentado en los últimos días.“Sí, hoy vimos que hay un repunte del flujo migratorio”, señaló el mandatario durante su rueda de prensa matutina.El gobernante mexicano respondió a cuestionamientos sobre los crecientes casos de migrantes abandonados en autobuses, pues tan solo en lo que va de este mes se han reportado más de 150 extranjeros abandonados en autobuses en algunas zonas del país.“Lo que procuramos es que no se trasladen los migrantes en estos autobuses inseguros porque hay muchos accidentes y estamos cuidando eso y protegiéndolos con albergues, alimentación”, comentó.El pasado 4 de agosto, agentes mexicanos interceptaron un autobús de pasajeros con 62 migrantes de tres continentes en el no...

Captado en video: estalla pelea masiva en el río Alabama; el alcalde promete justicia

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

Varios videos de una pelea en la orilla del río en Montgomery, Alabama, se volvieron virales en las redes sociales el domingo por la noche, y el alcalde reaccionó con la promesa de que prevalecería la justicia. El alcalde de Montgomery, Steven L. Reed, dijo en un comunicado el domingo que varias personas involucradas en los enfrentamientos del sábado por la noche fueron detenidas. “Se hará justicia”, dijo. Suspenden a jugadores tras violenta pelea durante juego entre los White Sox y los Guardians La acusan de arrancar de un mordisco la oreja a otra mujer durante fiesta en Florida La afiliada de NBC, WSFA de Montgomery, informó que se emitieron cuatro órdenes de arresto en relación con el altercado. Parece mostrar peleas que dividen a los combatientes en líneas raciales. La lucha pareció seguir el intento de un barco fluvial de atracar donde estaba amarrado un boto pontón.Un hombre que aparentemente era del barco fluvi...

16-year-old brings loaded gun to Prince George’s Co. summer school program

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

A 16-year-old student brought a loaded gun to Largo High School on Friday during summer classes, according to the Prince George’s County Police.The police said the School Resource Officers were notified at approximately 11 a.m. that several students observed the teenager with a gun during a fight that broke out at the school. Security personnel were alerted and the gun was recovered from the student, according to a news release.A statement saying that no students or staff members were harmed during the incident was sent out by Prince George’s County Public Schools on Monday. Associate Superintendent Carletta Marrow said the student brought the gun to the high school’s Summer Learning Program and that “the safety of our students is our top priority.”She urged parents to discuss acceptable behaviors and the consequences of bringing weapons to school with their children.“Please encourage your child to always immediately report the sighting of any wea...

What are the rules on student seclusion in Colorado schools?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) --- An investigation into an alleged seclusion room at McAuliffe International School in Denver is now sparking questions about the proper use of seclusion in schools. The Colorado State Board of Education passed rules, based on state and federal law, that define how and when restraint and seclusion can be used in schools. Related: Proposed bill could ban seclusion rooms in Colorado schools Paul Foster, executive director of the Exceptional Student Services Unit with the Colorado Department of Education, said the rules outline the procedures to be followed in the use of restraint and seclusion.“Their job is to propagate rules that support the implementation of the legislation,” Foster said. “It’s pretty clear that it's not to be used as a disciplinary technique, so it's not really intended to change behavior, it’s meant to intervene in the situation where there’s an emergency," Foster said.School seclusion rules in ColoradoWhile there’s no requirement that a sch...

Expect I-70 mountain delays next week

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Travelers are warned of delays of up to 20 minutes on Interstate 70 next week for bridge work in Silverthorne.The bridge work over U.S. 6 will include concrete deck repairs, expansion joint replacement, waterproofing and asphalt resurfacing, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Bookmark this: I-70 closed through Glenwood Springs? Here’s how to detour The affected location is near the Silverthorne exit 205 off-ramp between mile points 205.25-206. The eastbound left lane will be closed starting Monday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. and will remain closed until Thursday, Aug. 17, at 9 a.m. "A single lane of eastbound I-70 and the off-ramp will remain open at all times, but motorists should expect up to 20-minute delays," CDOT said.I-70 traffic impacts for widening projectThe planned construction is part of the auxiliary lane project to widen the eastbound lanes of I-70 from Frisco to Silverthorne. It includes bridge improvements over U.S. 6 and the Blue River,...

5 hospitalized after 3-car crash in Miami

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

Five people were hospitalized after several cars slammed into each other along a busy street in Miami. Good Samaritans raced to help people that were trapped in their vehicles.The crash happened along Southwest Eighth Street, just before 7:30 p.m. Monday. According to Miami Police, three cars were involved in the crash. 7News cameras captured airbags that went off in the vehicles, along with debris that surrounded the cars. Due to how busy the scene was, witnesses told 7News that good Samaritans stepped in to help before first responders arrived.One person was able to pull a woman out of a mangled car. Once first responders arrived at the scene, they pulled more people from the cars and placed them on stretchers. Police told 7News that three people were seriously injured and were taken to the trauma center at Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment. Two other victims were transported to the ER. https://twitter.com/MiamiPD/status/1688699183606177792?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5E...

William Friedkin, ‘Exorcist’ director, dead at 87

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

(CNN) — William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films including “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died, his wife Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.He was 87.Friedkin won the Oscar for best director for “French Connection” in 1972, going on to be nominated for the same trophy again two years later for occult horror “Exorcist,” the genre-defying hit that racked up ten nominations and two statuettes.Friedkin’s first directing credit came in 1965 with the TV movie “The Bold Men,” but it was 1970’s “The Boys in the Band” — still considered ahead of its time in terms of exploring gay themes in cinema — that began a golden age for the filmmaker.Other notable titles in Friedkin’s oeuvre include 1980’s “Cruising,” starring Al Pacino, and “To Live and Die in L.A.” in 1985, with Willem Dafoe. He also directed 2006’s “Bug” with Ashley Judd, Michael Shannon and Harry Connick Jr., and “Rules of Engagement” from 2000, with ...

Surgery to remove leg denied by insurance

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:15:48 GMT

She got an aggressive tumor in her foot surrounded by cancer. But when her doctors said we have to amputate the foot, her insurance company said no. She was afraid she was going to die and so she called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.It started with a small bump on Tina’s foot.Tina Bakr: “So I went to the doctor and he said, ‘Let’s just keep an eye on it.'”It started growing. Doctors did a biopsy.Tina Bakr: “And I was informed that it was a synovial sarcoma.”Patrick Fraser: “Cancer.”Tina Bakr: “Yes. Your whole world stops?”At that time, Tina was a property manager where her compensation included an apartment and health insurance. When she told her boss she had cancer, they fired her.Tina Bakr: “I lost my apartment, my health insurance, my job, my source of income. I lost everything in a day.”Since Tina was unemployed, she was able to get insurance through Medicaid. They paid for the chemotherapy that w...