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Video shows high school band director shocked with stun gun, arrested after refusing to stop music

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers in front of screaming students, in a chaotic scuffle that broke out after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game.State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, who is representing band director Johnny Mims as his attorney, said Tuesday that the incident is an “alarming abuse of power” that instead “should have been should have been deescalated.” The Birmingham Police Department said it remains under investigation but the band director resisted arrest and allegedly pushed an officer. The altercation erupted after the game last Thursday between Minor and Jackson-Olin high schools. In the body camera video released by police Monday night, officers are seen approaching Mims, the band director at Minor, as the band plays in the stands. They ask him several times to stop the band and clear the stadium. Mim...

Injured Angels star Mike Trout accompanies team on final road trip of season, takes dry swings

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Injured Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has accompanied the team on its last road trip of the season and took dry swings before Tuesday night’s game at the Tampa Bay Rays.The three-time AL MVP has played just one game since fracturing the hamate bone in his left hand on July 3. The center fielder returned Aug. 22 but was shut down the next day due to discomfort.“He’s progressing,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “He took some dry swings today and he feels good. So, it’s just kind of a day to day thing He wanted to come on this trip and start that progresssion towards building up to swings.”Nevin said it is hard to say what Trout’s schedule will be.“Where that puts us, I couldn’t answer that,” Nevin said, “It’s all on how he’s going to feel over the next few days and the next week.”Trout is hitting .263 with 18 homers and 44 RBIs in 82 games this season. “I think right now for his peace of mind he wants to build...

Wrestling body explains why it let Russian champions compete at world champs despite pro-war rally

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — Three Olympic champions from Russia were cleared to compete at the wrestling world championships this week because they were judged to have been pressured to appear at a pro-war rally in Moscow last year.The United World Wrestling governing body explained Tuesday why Zaurbek Sidakov, Zaur Uguev and Abdulrashid Sadulaev were among the Russian wrestlers who passed vetting to compete as neutral athletes in Belgrade, Serbia, and try to qualify for next year’s Paris Olympics.All three won Olympic gold medals at the Tokyo Games held in 2021 and were paraded on stage at a flag-waving rally at Luzhniki Stadium in March 2022. It was attended by President Vladimir Putin three weeks after he ordered the military invasion of Ukraine.The athletes’ presence there seemed likely to bar their return to competition with neutral status ahead of the Paris Games. The International Olympic Committee advised the governing bodies of each individual sport in March to exclude those who pu...

Alberto Fernández apunta contra el FMI y pide el fin de bloqueo contra Cuba ante la Asamblea General de la ONU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, dio un discurso este martes ante el pleno de la Asamblea General de la ONU, donde apuntó contra el FMI y, en general, contra “la ingeniería financiera internacional”. “Es hora de promover la justicia social en el mundo”, dijo el primer mandatario.Fernández indicó que “el sistema financiero internacional no demuestra voluntad de adaptarse a un mundo que requiere la equidad que ha perdido, por el contrario, solo busca imponer las mismas políticas ortodoxas que profundizaron la desigualdad y la miseria que vive el mundo”.Además, señaló a los organismos internacionales de crédito de apostar “a la especulación antes que al desarrollo”, de propiciar “la mano de hora barata antes que la dignidad del trabajo”.“El FMI no puede subir sus intereses cada vez que al Reserva Federal de Estados Unidos sube sus tasas para contener la inflación de su país”, sen...

UCLA’s D’Anton Lynn is among the first-year coordinators making a quick impact in the Pac-12

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Going back to school has proved to be the right decision for D’Anton Lynn and UCLA.Lynn is in his first season in Westwood as the defensive coordinator after spending his entire coaching career in the NFL. Even though this is his first time leading a defense, Lynn has the 22nd-ranked Bruins playing at a high level as they begin conference play Saturday with a pivotal road contest against No. 11 Utah.The game is one of three Pac-12 matchups between ranked teams, the first time in conference history that has happened. The others are No. 19 Colorado visiting 10th-ranked Oregon and No. 14 Washington State at No. 21 Washington State. It is the second straight week the Pac-12 has had eight teams in The Associated Press Top 25.“It was hard to leave Baltimore, but one thing (Ravens coach John Harbaugh) told me was never turn down an opportunity for growth,” said Lynn, who was with the Ravens for two seasons. “I was going to get a chance to call plays and grow as a coach. ...

Chicago Blackhawks to play without a captain this season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks will not have a captain this season.General manager Kyle Davidson made the announcement on Tuesday. Jonathan Toews captained the team for almost 15 years, but he played his last game with the team in April.“I think we’ve added a lot of experienced leaders, but we’re looking for the collective to find that leadership capability and not just the players that will end up wearing letters on their sweater,” Davidson said. “We’re looking for everyone to step up as we enter the year.”Davidson said Chicago will have a group of alternate captains. That group will be announced later in training camp, which begins this week.The rebuilding Blackhawks are looking for progress after finishing last in the Central Division with a 26-49-7 record. Following the awful season, they won the NHL draft lottery and selected Connor Bedard with the No. 1 overall pick.Veteran defensemen Seth Jones and Connor Murphy are back, and forwards Taylor Hall, Nick Foligno an...

Lazio goalkeeper scores late to earn draw. Barca, Man City and PSG start Champions League with wins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Barcelona’s João Félix, Manchester City’s Julián Álvarez and Paris Saint Germain’s Kylian Mbappé all scored Tuesday as their teams made winning starts in the Champions League.But the wildest celebrations of the night came in Rome, where Lazio goalkeeper Ivan Provedel headed in the team’s equalizer in the fifth minute of injury time to earn a 1-1 draw with Atlético Madrid. It was the last action of the game.As the group stage began without either Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo for the first time since 2002-03, a 16-year-old almost scored on his competition debut for Barcelona.Lamine Yamal struck the side netting, then saw an effort saved by Antwerp goalkeeper Jean Butez after coming on as a substitute in Barcelona’s 5-0 win over the Belgian team.Celtic finished with nine players in a 2-0 loss at Feyenoord that stretched the Scottish champion’s winless streak in the group stages to 11 games.Here’s a closer look at Tuesday’s games:CITY HAS TO COME FROM BEHINDManchester...

Semitruck crash on E-470 causes 'significant delays' near Denver airport

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A semi-truck crash Tuesday afternoon caused significant delays on Colorado E-470 near the Denver International Airport, according to the E-470 Public Highway Authority.Serious injuries were reported in the crash, according to the Colorado State Patrol. The crash happened on the southbound lanes of E-470 at Peña Boulevard. Crash on E-470 near the Denver airport (Credit: KDVR)Crash on E-470 near the Denver airport (Credit: KDVR)Crash on E-470 near the Denver airport (Credit: KDVR)The scene of a crash on E-470 near the Denver International Airport that caused serious injuries (Credit: KDVR)The scene of a crash on E-470 near the Denver International Airport that caused serious injuries (Credit: KDVR)Traffic was being diverted to Peña Boulevard, and anyone driving to the airport was recommended to use 96th Avenue as a detour.

Grape Crush Miami brings fun wine-tasting to Coral Gables

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

Miami knows a thing or two about having a good time…And Grape Crush: Pop-up knows a whole lot about both of them. Put them together and you have a recipe for a fun and a great time at Vinya in Coral Gables.Quit whining and have a glass of wine at Grape Crush.Macarena: “Grape Crush was born out of Mari and I’s desire to create a community with wine and make wine accessible for all.”Owners, Mariel and Macarena, decided to take wine-tasting up a notch — With water guns and porrons , AKA that drinking vessel that never touches your lips.Macarena: “Wine is fun, you should enjoy wine. You shouldn’t have to sit down and guess what it is. You should have a moment with it and that’s what it’s all about at Grape Crush. We make wine the moment and whether it’s with a water gun or a porron.”Each pop-up is totally different than the last.Mariel: “We do anything from chef collaborations to pool parties to singles parties or a whole dance...

Chicago White Sox reliever Garrett Crochet ‘trying to be resilient’ after trying times in 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:42 GMT

Chicago White Sox reliever Garrett Crochet is looking to end what he called a “long” and “grueling” process on a good note.The left-hander, currently on the injured list as he makes his way back from left shoulder inflammation, is with the club during their final road trip of the season.Depending on how an upcoming bullpen session goes, there’s a chance he’ll be reinstated and back on a big-league mound soon.“(I’m) glad to get out here at the end of the year healthy and hoping to finish strong,” Crochet said Monday at Nationals Park.Manager Pedro Grifol said a bullpen session is likely Wednesday.“We’ll see what happens,” Grifol said Tuesday. “What his role will be (in a return), we’ll give him an inning and we’ll let him recover. Whatever he needs and (then) give us another one.”Monday, Grifol listed several benefits to Crochet coming back as the season nears an end.“Just get back o...