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Two alleged retail thieves arrested by SSFPD

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

(KRON) – Two individuals were arrested for stealing over $4,500 of merchandise from two different businesses. The South San Francisco Police Department investigated retail thefts at two large commercial businesses on the 400 block of South Airport Boulevard and the 1600 block of El Camino Real.  SF man arrested for stealing over $1,000 of merchandise and carrying firearm The suspects stole over $4,500 worth of merchandise. The SSFPD and the Daly City Police Department collaborated to locate the suspect’s vehicle on Saturday and two suspects were taken into custody. According to police, the stolen property was recovered. The suspects were also connected to multiple burglaries in five different cities, police said.

Research shows new laws have increased risk of race and sex-based harassment in schools

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

(BCN) -- The adoption of discriminatory censorship laws in public schools has prevented conversations about racism and gender inequities in classrooms, a report published Thursday in the National Education Policy Center found.These laws also increase the risks of race and sex-based harassment, while exposing educators to "formal sanctions and social ostracization," according to "How Discriminatory Censorship Laws Imperil Public Education," written by Jonathan Feingold, from Boston University School of Law and Joshua Weishart, from West Virginia University College of Law. Two alleged retail thieves arrested by SSFPD So far, at least 21 states and 145 school districts or local governments have passed discriminatory censorship laws, the report said. It's affecting more than 1 million educators and about 25 million students -- roughly half of those of all public school students -- across the country. The report said discriminatory censorship laws pose two threats to public education: ...

Prince William Co. man dies after driving off of road, striking tree in Woodbridge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

A man died Thursday after losing control of his vehicle and driving off of a road in Woodbridge, Virginia, before crashing last Saturday.Prince William County police said that on Nov. 25 at 7:50 p.m., 35-year-old Edward Wayne Mudd, Jr., of Nokesville, was driving a 1994 Honda Civic at a high rate of speed westbound on Davis Ford Road, when his car crossed into the eastbound lanes and then left the roadway.His car then struck a tree, police said. He was taken to a local hospital where he died five days later, according to police.No other vehicles were involved in the crash and Mudd was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, according to a news release.Police said that “speed and impairment” appear to be factors in the crash, and police are asking for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them at 703-792-5123.Source

Ewers throws 4 TDs as No. 7 Texas bids farewell to Big 12 with 49-21 title win over Oklahoma State

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quinn Ewers set a career high by throwing for 452 yards with four touchdowns, one of those to 362-pound defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, and the seventh-ranked Texas Longhorns bid farewell to the Big 12 with a 49-21 win over No. 19 Oklahoma State in the conference championship game Saturday.The Southeastern Conference-bound Longhorns (12-1, No. 7 CFP) will leave the Big 12 with bookend titles, and four overall. They also won it in the league’s inaugural 1996 season, in 2005 when they were last national champs and in 2009 before playing in the BCS national championship game.Keilan Robinson tiptoed the sideline on a 57-yard run for the first of his two touchdowns in the second half as Texas, the only team to beat Alabama entering Saturday, stayed in playoff contention with its final Big 12 trophy. But the Longhorns need a lot of help to make the four-team College Football Playoff field that will be revealed Sunday, a year before it expands to 12 tea...

Kiwis win America’s Cup preliminary regatta after Italians have spectacular splashdown

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

Two-time defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand won the second preliminary regatta of the 37th America’s Cup cycle by using flawless tactics and getting a big assist from a spectacular nosedive by Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team in the match race final Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.It was the first major regatta held on the Red Sea. This regatta and one in mid-September in Spain were largely exhibitions sailed in AC40s, which are half-size test versions of the foiling 75-foot monohulls that will be sailed in the America’s Cup next fall off Barcelona. The AC40s are sailed with a crew of just four, including two helmsmen and two trimmers.The Kiwis won five of the eight fleet races among six teams and then led Luna Rossa around the course to win the final. The victory was sealed when Luna Rossa rounded the final mark about six seconds behind the Kiwis, lost control of its rudder and buried the bow in the water. The cockpit filled with water as the boat came to a complete...

Cohen scores 21 in UMass’ 66-56 victory over South Florida

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Josh Cohen scored 21 points as UMass beat South Florida 66-56 on Saturday.Cohen added nine rebounds for the Minutemen (4-1). Keon Thompson scored 12 points while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line. Matt Cross shot 1 of 6 from the field and 6 for 10 from the line to finish with eight points, while adding 11 rebounds.Selton Miguel led the Bulls (2-4) in scoring, finishing with 16 points, four assists and two steals. Sam Hines Jr. added nine points for South Florida. Kasean Pryor also put up eight points.NEXT UPUMass’ next game is Wednesday against Towson on the road, and South Florida squares off against Florida State on Saturday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Clark’s 24 points, 11 assists lead No. 4 Iowa women past Bowling Green 99-65

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 24 points and 11 assists, and Kate Martin added 17 points, as No. 4 Iowa beat Bowling Green 99-65 on Saturday.Clark, the nation’s leader in scoring and assists, recorded the 47th double-double of her career and third of the season. She hit her first 3-pointer 56 seconds in, but didn’t make another one until there was 8:15 remaining in the game. She was 10 of 20 from the field, but just 2 of 11 on 3-pointers. Clark added seven rebounds.The Hawkeyes (8-1) shot 66.7% from the field for the game.Iowa led 48-32 at halftime after opening the game with a 21-5 run. The Hawkeyes had 10 assists on their first 12 field goals and shot 61.8% from the field while holding Bowling Green (5-2) to 31.4% shooting in the half, 23.8% in the second quarter.Sydney Affolter tied a career high with 14 points for the Hawkeyes, going 7 of 7 from the field. Sharon Goodman had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Addison O’Grady added 10 points.Lexi Fleming led Bowling Green with ...

Medjedovic upsets Fils to win 5-set Next Gen Finals championship match

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Hamad Medjedovic squandered two match points before he finally upset the top-seeded Arthur Fils and won the Next Gen Finals championship match on Saturday.It was the first five-set final in six editions of the tournament.Medjedovic missed the chance to seal it in four but converted his third match point in the fifth to beat Fils 3-4 (6), 4-1, 4-2, 3-4 (9), 4-1 after two hours, 11 minutes.The 20-year-old Medjedovic did not lose a match on his way to becoming the first Serbian to win the tournament for the top eight players aged 21 or under.The tournament was held in Saudi Arabia for the first time after it was played in Milan ever since the inaugural edition in 2017. Besides shorter sets, other changes to the usual tennis rules included shorter changeovers and less time on the shot clock for some points.“I can’t believe I have won this title, but it’s going to give me a lot of confidence for 2024,” said Medjedovic, the lowest-ranked champion yet at No. 110...

DC man sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting outside Chevy Chase restaurant

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

A D.C. man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for a shooting that happened outside the Clyde’s restaurant in Chevy Chase, Maryland, last November.Prosecutors said 30-year-old David Lee Brown III was sentenced to 55 years in prison, with all but 35 years suspended. He was also sentenced to serve five years of supervised probation upon his release.In September, he was found guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter, first-degree assault and use of a handgun.Police said two men were injured, one of them shot, outside Clyde’s of Chevy Chase in November 2022.They received a call to go to the restaurant at 5441 Wisconsin Avenue around 12:15 a.m. for a report of an assault.Two men had gotten into a physical argument inside of Clyde’s in response to an altercation between Brown and a woman, according to the investigation.Police said Brown pistol-whipped one man and shot another in the upper body outside the restaurant and left the scene.“This was a violent act at p...

Reddish’s 14 lead Presbyterian over VMI 75-71

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:23:03 GMT

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Trevon Reddish’s 14 points helped Presbyterian defeat VMI 75-71 on Saturday.Reddish had seven rebounds for the Blue Hose (6-3). Marquis Barnett shot 5 for 8 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 2 of 5 from the free throw line to add 13 points. Jonah Pierce had 11 points and was 4 of 7 shooting and 3 of 6 from the free throw line.Brennan Watkins led the way for the Keydets (2-7) with 20 points and five assists. Tyran Cook added 16 points for VMI. In addition, Taeshaud Jackson finished with nine points and 14 rebounds.NEXT UPPresbyterian plays Wednesday against Florida A&M at home, and VMI hosts American on Saturday.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source