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Yankees’ Stanton out 6 weeks with strained hamstring

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton is likely to be sidelined for six weeks because of a strained left hamstring, the latest in a string of injuries for the New York Yankees slugger.Stanton has not played a full season since 2018, the first year after the Yankees acquired him from the Miami Marlins.He was hurt Saturday while running out a two-run double in the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees placed him on the injured list the following day, his seventh trip to the injured list/disabled list in five seasons with the Yankees and 11th in 14 major league seasons.Yankees manager Aaron Boone gave the six-week estimate before Tuesday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Angels.Stanton missed 223 of 546 games in the previous four seasons (41%) because of a strained right biceps and strained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee (2019), strained left hamstring (2020), strained left quadriceps (2021), and right ankle inflammation and left Achilles tendin...

Southwest Airlines, XCel Brands fall; Lockheed, Bellus rise

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., down $5.77 to $333.91.The investment bank’s first-quarter revenue fell short of Wall Street forecasts.Douglas Dynamics Inc., down 74 cents to $29.09.The snowplow maker gave investors a disappointing financial update following a winter with below-average snowfall.Bellus Health Inc., up $7.18 to $14.44.GSK is buying the biopharmaceutical company for about $2 billion.Lockheed Martin Corp., up $11.77 to $501.41.The aerospace and defense company reported strong first-quarter financial results.Mercantile Bank Corp., down 74 cents to $28.75.The holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan reported encouraging first-quarter financial results, though deposits edged lower.XCel Brands Inc., down 4 cents to 62 cents.The brand management company reported a bigger fourth-quarter loss than Wall Street expected.Bank of New York Mellon Corp., up 66 cents to $44.89.The investment ba...

Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riot

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Tennessee man and his mother were convicted on Tuesday of charges that they stormed the Capitol, where they brought plastic zip-tie handcuffs into the Senate gallery as a mob attacked the building, court records show.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth convicted Eric Munchel and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart, on all 10 counts in their indictment, including a charge that they conspired to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory on Jan. 6, 2021. The judge is scheduled to sentence both of them Sept. 8.Lamberth decided the case without a jury after a “stipulated bench trial,” an unusual legal proceeding in which defendants do not admit guilt to charges but agree with prosecutors that certain facts are true. At least three dozen Capitol riot defendants have resolved their cases that way — which allows defendants to preserve their right to an appeal — rather than opting for a traditional trial or pleading guilty. A jury trial fo...

Alabama police ask partygoers for images from birthday melee

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

DADEVILLE, Ala (AP) — Two days after gunfire erupted at a Sweet 16 birthday party in Alabama — killing four people, including two high school seniors — state police are asking people to come forward if they have video or photographs from the party. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said it has worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to establish a digital tip line for videos and photos. As of Tuesday morning, officials had released little information about the investigation. “Special Agents are still in the process of gathering and examining information,” the law enforcement agency said in its last public statement, which was issued Monday. “Investigators are still processing all of the evidence, in conjunction with completing interviews, in an effort to solidify a motive and potential suspects.”In addition to the four young people killed in the shooting, another 32 were injured. The dead range in age from 17 to 23. The melee rocked the sleepy town of about 3,200 people. Fa...

Damar Hamlin timeline from injury to return to Bills

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has been cleared to resume playing 4 1/2 months after going into cardiac arrest and having to be resuscitated on the field during a game in Cincinnati.General manager Brandon Beane said Hamlin got clearance after meeting with a third and final specialist last week, with all three agreeing the 25-year-old can play again without fear of setbacks or complications. Here’s a look at Hamlin’s road back:JAN. 2Early in Buffalo’s Week 17 game at Cincinnati, Hamlin attempted to tackle Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins on a routine play. Higgins’ right shoulder hit Hamlin in the chest, before Hamlin wrapped his arms around Higgins’ shoulder and helmet to drag him down.Hamlin quickly got to his feet, appeared to adjust his face mask with his right hand, then fell backward about three seconds later and lay motionless on the field. He was given medical treatment, including CPR, on the field for nearly 20 minutes before being taken in...

Barry Morphew's attorney files complaint against DA, 6 other prosecutors in case

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Nearly a year after charges were dismissed against Barry Morphew, who was accused of killing his wife Suzanne, his attorneys are filing a complaint against the district attorney and prosecutors involved in the case.Suzanne Morphew first went missing on Mother's Day of 2020. Her body still hasn't been found.Attorney Regulation Counsel investigating complaintIn an 83-page complaint to the Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, Morphew's attorney, Iris Eytan, laid out 12 specific complaints against 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley and six other prosecutors involved in the case.The allegations of misconduct range from unethical practices and continued pattern of discovery violations to failure to respond to security concerns for court personnel and violations of the Victims Rights Act."He was held for five months in a cage based on information that wasn’t true," Eytan said during a news conference. "She has a license to practice law more powerful t...

Multiple rescue reptiles killed in fire at gator farm

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

MOSCA, Colo. (KDVR) — Multiple rescue reptiles were killed in a fire Tuesday morning at a farm in Alamosa County.The Colorado Gator Farm, located in the southern town of Mosca, posted about a fire that started at about 4:30 a.m. in its reptile barn. The farm is home to hundreds of rescued reptiles including alligators, crocodiles, pythons, rattlesnakes, iguanas, and turtles. 8 iconic restaurants only found in Colorado While no humans were injured in the early morning blaze, the farm said most of the rescue snakes, lizards, tortoises, parrots and cats died. Three dwarf caimans and several turtles and tortoises were rescued by the Mosca-Hooper Fire Department. The Colorado Gator Farm said that all the alligators and crocodiles that were outside the building are safe and that everything in its fish building was unharmed. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation, but foul play is not suspected, according to the fire department. The farm said the damage from the fire was ...

Parking garage partially collapses in NYC, killing 1

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — One person was killed when a parking garage partially collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, Mayor Eric Adams said. Five people were injured.The three-story building fell around 4 p.m. a few blocks from City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge. It is an about half a mile (0.8 km) from the New York Stock Exchange.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.NEW YORK (AP) — A parking garage partially collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan’s Financial District, and firefighters were searching for people who might have been trapped in the debris, authorities said. One person was seen being carried out on a stretcher.Bystander video showed cars hanging precariously from a buckled upper deck of the three-story building, a few blocks from City Hall and the Brooklyn Bridge, and about half a mile (0.8 km) from the New York Stock Exchange.“It felt like an earthquake,” said Liam Gaeta, a student at nearby Pace University. He said he heard “a...

Amazon presents Miami-Dade engineering students with $40K in individual scholarships

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

Amazon had some amazing news for some South Florida students.They are delivering the gift of education in the form of a $40,000 scholarship for its “future engineers” program.Recipients will study computer science or engineering at a college of their choice, plus a paid internship with the retail giant after their freshman year.Students expressed excitement and gratitude for the unique opportunity.“It is extremely important,” said student Alexa Mallar. “It has made my college decisions a lot easier. I now have the necessary funding to go to MIT. I’m extremely honored to be here. It’s an amazing opportunity, and I’m so grateful. I’m extremely grateful. It’s an extremely happy day. Thank you very much.”Four hundred scholarships will be handed out by Amazon throughout the entire country.

State police: Cambridge church fire being investigated as arson

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:44:16 GMT

Authorities are now investigating a massive fire at a church in Cambridge as an incident of arson, officials announced on Tuesday. The fire happened at the Faith Lutheran Church on Broadway on Easter Sunday. Flames ripped through the more than 100-year-old church building, forcing crews to later remove its steeple. The church’s pastor previously said there was no one inside the building when the fire broke out around 5:30 p.m. on April 9.Cambridge Fire Chief Tom Cahill estimated that, at one point, there were 150 firefighters from about a dozen departments trying to put the flames out. Several firefighters suffered minor injuries, but were expected to be okay, officials said.Police have asked anyone with information or photos taken of the church on the day before the fire or on the day of the fire to contact them.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.