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Trump expected to surrender to Fulton County jail on Thursday or Friday next week

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Fulton County jail at the end of next week – on Thursday or Friday, a senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the surrender told CNN.Trump and 18 co-defendants were charged on Monday in connection with a plot to subvert the 2020 election results in Georgia. After the 41-count indictment was unsealed, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis set an August 25 deadline for their surrender.Negotiations between Trump’s lawyers and Willis’ prosecutors are expected to continue into next week, ahead of the surrender deadline. The exact timing of Trump’s surrender remains unclear.Trump’s expected surrender in Georgia comes the same week as the first Republican presidential debate of the 2024 election cycle. The former president, however, is planning to skip the event and instead sit for an interview with former Fox News Host Tucker Carlson, multiple sources ...

Led by Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox continue season-long mastery of Yankees

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

Next year, the Red Sox will, inconceivably, celebrate the 20th anniversary of the historic 2004 season, including their historic toppling of the then-formidable New York Yankees.The game’s greatest rivalry hasn’t been the same since that unparalleled ALCS, when Boston became the first team in Major League Baseball history to come back from a 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven postseason series. Upsetting the Yankees in such historic fashion seems to have permanently shifted the power balance between the warring clubs. Over the last two decades, the Red Sox have demolished their foes in every October meeting.To paraphrase Steve Carrell’s iconic Michael Scott, how the turntables have turned.Friday night was the final nail in the coffin, and the Red Sox hammered it in hard in their 8-3 victory.Entering the series opener, August was plodding along too quietly for the Boston bats; they’d topped out at four runs in nine of 15 games this month.Before the Yankees cou...

Thousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people in small rural communities.One of the largest blazes, the so-called Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington, began around noon and a few hours later had surged through 4.7 square miles (12 square kilometers) of grass, timber and wheat, pushed by 35-mph (56-kph) winds, according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources.Level 3, or “Go Now,” evacuations were issued for Medical Lake, a community of about 4,800 people and some homes and other buildings had burned, authorities said, although it wasn’t clear how many.National Guard troops were called in to help evacuate patients and staff from Eastern State Hospital, a 367-bed psychiatric facility in Medical Lake.Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels said deputies were “running from house to house” urging people to leave their homes, NBC News reported.“We’ve...

Rochester woman pleads guilty in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

A Rochester, Minn., woman pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony civil disorder charge for her role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.Appearing in a Washington, D.C., federal courtroom, Victoria Charity White, 41, admitted to helping hoist up a fellow rioter outside the Capitol, who then made his way to a tunnel entrance and kicked police. About 25 minutes later, Metropolitan Police arrested White after she and others tried to push through a line of officers.Federal prosecutors have charged more than 1,100 people nationwide, including a dozen Minnesotans, in connection with Donald Trump’s last-ditch attempt to remain in power by disrupting the counting of electoral votes.White is the fifth Minnesota resident to be convicted in connection with the assault.As part of a plea deal, White agreed to pay $2,000 in restitution. She also agreed to sentencing guidelines that call for a prison term of up to six months, but Judge John D. Bates will make the final determination ...

Pablo López extends scoreless streak to 19 innings in win over Pirates

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

The Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to learn what the Cardinals, Tigers and Phillies gleaned earlier this month: it’s really hard to score off Pablo López these days.The starter threw another six shutout innings on Friday — stretching his streak to 19 consecutive scoreless, a career high — in the Twins’ 5-1 win over the Pirates on Friday night at Target Field.The effort marked López’s third straight scoreless game. The starter has now thrown 25 innings in the month of August and has given up just one run (0.36 earned-run average). He has fanned 27 batters in that frame and walked just three.“He’s doing everything at a very high level,” manager Rocco Baldelli said. “The strike-throwing, all the offspeed pitches, I mean the changeup was really good today. Everything was really good today. When he needed it, he went to many, many different pitches, made a few in-game adjustments mechanically. … He’s doing it all right now is what he’s doing.”It wasn’t López’s most domin...

Pine Lawn residents cry foul, call code enforcement actions a 'money grab'

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

PINE LAWN, Mo. - Citizens and aldermen in Pine Lawn call the latest code enforcement action a "money grab."The FOX Files reported Wednesday how citizens on one street were getting code violation notices, no matter the condition of their home. Now we’re finding that some residents are getting bills to the tune of hundreds of dollars. One school cafeteria worker received a bill for $361. Jennings mayor counters hostile workplace allegations amid employee resignations 87-year-old Leroy Cannon, in the middle of rehab, got a bill for $277. He pointed to his deck, saying, “They’re working on it, but I got written up for chipped paint. And they ain’t through painting.”Cannon didn’t think his grass was overgrown, but he mowed it right after getting a violation sticker. Yet he still got a letter later saying, “Fees due the City of Pine Lawn. $277.50.”The breakdown includes:$59 for high grass and a $33.50 processing fee$59 for overgrown vegetation and a $33.50 processing fee$59 for chipped ...

St. Louis Blues Warrior Hockey player aids unresponsive passenger during flight

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - One member of the St. Louis Blues Warrior Hockey team came to the rescue of an unresponsive airline passenger Friday. Team members were on a flight to New York for a tournament when the call went out to passengers asking if anyone onboard had medical experience. Help was needed because one passenger was unresponsive. A look back at the rides that made Six Flags St. Louis Greg Burian, an Air Force veteran and member of the Warrior Hockey organization, is also a nurse with Veterans Affairs. He responded and applied some oxygen to help a woman in need."Even when it comes to hockey, when you see a player get hurt, you really don’t think about it," said Burian. "You just want to go out there and help when you can, so i just kind of had that programmed in the back of my mind from my military training and nurse training. When somebody needed help, I just wanted to do what I could to help out with the situation."Burian hopes the woman is doing fine. The St. Louis Blues Warrior...

Cardinals Hall of Fame welcomes two new members this weekend

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS - While the St. Louis Cardinals have struggled this season, this weekend is all about celebrating those who helped the franchise build its legacy. Just outside of Busch Stadium, you'll find the Cardinals Walk of Fame, full of iconic baseball names. "You can hear and feel the love the Cardinals Nation has for those players," said Cardinals fan Richard Moulton.This year, two more names are coming into focus: José Oquendo and Max Lanier. Both will officially join the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame on Sunday. Cardinals promote star prospect Masyn Winn Oquendo has spent decades in the organization as a player and a coach. Nicknamed "The Secret Weapon" during his Cardinals career, Oquendo is one of few big-leaguers to play all nine positions and just one of five to do so in a single game. "I'm glad to hear he's going in the Hall of Fame," said fan Blake Willoughby. "He's kinda like Mr. Cardinal to tell you the truth," said fan Phil Cannon. "What a spark plug he was." "They ...

Masyn Winn singles in debut, Cardinals fall 7-1 to Mets

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brandon Nimmo hit a leadoff home run, Jeff McNeil had a three-run shot and the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-1 on Friday night for their third straight victory.Joey Lucchesi (2-0) allowed four hits, walked two and struck out five in 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his first major league start since May 13 at Washington.Nimmo drove the third pitch he saw from Zack Thompson (2-5) into the center-field bleachers for his 18th home run. It was his fourth leadoff home run this season and the 11th of his career, and gave him a 10-game hitting streak.Thompson allowed two runs on six hits and walked a batter in five innings in his second major league start of the season for the Cardinals. They dropped their third straight.Francisco Lindor hit a two-out single, advanced to second when Francisco Alvarez walked and scored on Jeff McNeil's single up the middle to expand the Mets' lead to 2-0 in the third inning.McNeil hit his sixth home run of the season to right field...

Colorado high school football scoreboard: Week 0

Published Wed, 05 Mar 2025 01:23:42 GMT

Friday night scoresBasalt 28, Summit 0Chatfield 49, Taylorsville 0Monarch 22, Boulder 7Pueblo West 32, Grand Junction 0Ralston Valley 13, Mountain Vista 7