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Tigers sweep split doubleheader at Comerica Park, Mets have lost 8 of last 10 games

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

DETROIT — When the top of the fifth inning began, the Mets were behind 4-2. One sudden downpour, two outfield errors and a Francisco Lindor home run later, the sun was out and the Mets were on top 5-4.But then the stormclouds returned and the sky darkened once again, almost as though it was an ominous foretelling of the Mets’ eventual fate. Adam Ottavino blew a save in the first game and Max Scherzer (2-2) failed to get out of the fourth inning in the second game of a doubleheader, and the Detroit Tigers swept the doubleheader Wednesday at Comerica Park.The Mets (16-15) fell to the Tigers 6-5 in the first game and 8-1 in the second. They’ve now lost eight of their last 10.Scherzer made his first start since April 19, when he was ejected after three shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers for a sticky substance. That ejection carried a 10-game suspension and while Scherzer said he came into the game feeling great physically after the long layoff, it didnR...

3 artists added to San Diego County Fair Concert Series lineup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO — The lineup for the 2023 San Diego County Fair Concert Series is expanding with the announcement of three superstars who are now set to perform this summer.On Wednesday, the Del Mar Fairgrounds announced another wave of a musical talent that will be jamming out in Del Mar for fairgoers. A rare sight to see: ‘Scrippshenge’ sunset awes San Diego Here's a look at three musicians selected to entertain Southern California come June. Drum roll please...-- Wednesday, June 14: Carly Pearce; tickets priced between $40-$55: This GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter will be bringing sounds of "new country with a hint of classic Dollywood-style glam" to the Grandstand Stage, the Del Mar Fairgrounds announced.-- Wednesday, June 28: Nelly; tickets priced between $35–$60: Look out, here comes another GRAMMY Award-winner in the genre of rap and hip hop. Nelly, a multi-platinum artists, will be making his debut fair performance, according to event organizers. -- Thursday, June 28: Ell...

Shocked Serbians mourn victims of Belgrade school shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Scores of Serbian students, many wearing black and carrying flowers, paid silent homage on Thursday to peers killed a day earlier when a 13-year-old boy used his father’s guns in a school shooting rampage that sent shockwaves through the nation and triggered moves to boost gun control.The students filled the streets around the school in central Belgrade as they streamed in from all over the city. Earlier, thousands had lined up to lay flowers, light candles and leave toys to commemorate the eight children and a school guard who were killed on Wednesday morning. People cried and hugged outside the school as they stood in front of heaps of flowers, small teddy bears, soccer balls. A gray and pink toy elephant was placed by the school fence along with messages of grief, and a girl’s ballet shoes hung from the fence. The Balkan nation is struggling to come to terms with what has happened. Though awash with weapons left over from the wars of the 1990s, mass shooti...

India meets with China, Russia before Central Asia forum

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

PANAJI, India (AP) — India’s foreign minister held talks Thursday with counterparts from China and Russia ahead of a meeting of a Central Asian security forum. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said he had detailed discussions with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on bilateral ties. “Focus remains on resolving outstanding issues and ensuring peace and tranquility in the border areas,” he tweeted after the meeting. India and China are embroiled in an intense three-year standoff involving thousands of soldiers stationed along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh region. A meeting last week between their defense ministers gave a glimpse of just how differently the two countries view the situation along the border. While India accused its neighbor of eroding ties by violating bilateral agreements, China said the border conditions were “stable overall.”A clash three years ago in Ladakh killed 20 Indian soldiers and four Chinese.Jaishankar also said he had a “comprehensive review of b...

European Central Bank slows pace of rate hikes but vows more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank slowed the pace of its interest rate increases Thursday, stepping back like the U.S. Federal Reserve from a string of jumbo hikes aimed at snuffing out inflation. But The ECB also says it is “not pausing” even as its efforts are working by making mortgages and business loans harder to get.The quarter-point hike comes a day after the Fed approved the same increase but hinted it may be the last for now. The central bank for the 20 countries that use the euro currency started later and said it has further to go even as economic growth slows to a crawl and U.S. bank instability stirs new fears of financial turmoil.“Based on the information we have today, we have more ground to cover, and we are not pausing,” ECB President Christine Lagarde said at a news conference. She later added, “This is a journey. We have not arrived yet.”Lagarde said there’s no “magic number” but that the bank “will know what that is when we get there.” Inf...

Stock market today: Wall Street dips as bank worries linger

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping as Wall Street’s worries about the U.S. banking system crank even higher. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in early trading Thursday as several market-moving forces swirled, from the latest rate increase by the European Central Bank to a report indicating more U.S. workers got laid off last week than expected. The Dow was off 76 points, or 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.3%. PacWest Bancorp tumbled more than 40%. Investors have the struggling regional bank in their crosshairs following three of the four largest U.S. bank failures in history. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Wall Street tipped lower in premarket trading Thursday as anxiety over the stability of regional banks dragged on a day after the Federal Reserve announced another interest rate hike.Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones industrials fell 0.3%.Concerns about a rush of withdrawals by customers of regional banks continues to roil the f...

Pilots decry industry push for solo flying

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

MONTREAL — Pilots are speaking out against an aviation industry push toward having a sole crew member in the cockpit.At a news conference in Montreal, leaders of three of the largest pilot unions representing more than 150,000 workers say a proposal to Europe’s aviation regulator aims to boost airline profits at the cost of safety.The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is mulling a pitch by plane makers Airbus and Dassault Aviation for some aircraft to be crewed by just one pilot for part of the flight — though not during takeoff and landing — by 2027, rather than the two-pilot operation now required throughout the trip.Jack Netskar, president of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations, which includes some 6,200 Canadians, says the proposal would create an unacceptable safety risk for passengers.Union leaders say they aim to counter a lobbying campaign by the sector targeting regulators around the world, as well as the International Civil Aviation Orga...

Shelling in Sudanese capital disrupts aid delivery efforts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — Heavy shelling in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Thursday disrupted efforts to deliver badly needed aid to trapped civilians as yet another fragile and frequently violated truce ran out, residents said. Sudan has plunged into chaos since fighting erupted in mid-April between the country’s two top generals. There is increasing concern for those trapped and displaced by the fighting, and aid workers and civilians have said there is a dire lack of basic services, medical care, food and water.In central areas of the capital, Khartoum, sporadic explosions could be heard Thursday, a day after the United Nations warned that the country’s people are “facing a humanitarian catastrophe,” and the latest in a series of cease-fires expired earlier in the day. “The situation is very dire,” Atiya Abdalla Atiya, secretary of the country’s doctors’ syndicate said. “All forms of shelling can still be heard in Khartoum, whether air or artillery shelling.”Black plumes of smoke r...

Kansas child shot to death while playing in front yard

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — One or more shooters opened fire on a child playing in the front yard of a Kansas home, killing him, authorities said.The attack Wednesday evening in Kansas City, Kansas, when it was still daylight, doesn’t appear to have been a “random act,” police Maj. Violeta Magee told reporters at the scene. Police didn’t release the name or age of the child but described him as a “young juvenile.”Officers found the wounded boy in the front yard. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Magee said.Police found more than 30 shell casings at the scene. They are looking for a maroon Subaru Legacy with a missing front bumper that may be connected to the attack.Police haven’t said whether they think more than one person was involved in the attack, or whether the intended target was the boy or the adult he was with. Police didn’t immediately respond Thursday to phone and email messages seeking additional information.The Associated Press

Feds fine McDonald’s franchisees with workers as young as 10

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:10 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald’s restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found.Agency investigators found the 10-year-olds received little or no pay at a McDonald’s in Louisville, the Labor Department said. The franchisee for the Louisville store was among three McDonald’s franchisees fined $212,000 in total by the department.Louisville’s Bauer Food LLC, which operates 10 McDonald’s locations, employed 24 minors under the age of 16 to work more hours than legally permitted, the agency said. Among those were two 10-year-old children. The agency said the children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m., but were not paid.“Below the minimum age for employment, they prepared and distributed food orders, cleaned the store, worked at the drive-thru window and operated a register,” the Labor Department said Tuesday, adding that one child also was allowed to operate a deep fryer, w...