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San Jose mayor sees opportunities and challenges for Bay Area’s largest city

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

SAN JOSE — San Jose’s mayor on Saturday sketched out a grassroots approach for the Bay Area’s largest city to improve safety, address homelessness, create a cleaner community and improve its economy.Mayor Matt Mahan, in his State of the City speech event that took place at San Jose City College, said a renaissance for San Jose depends on more than the actions of political, business and community leaders. He asserted that ordinary residents and grassroots efforts must also bolster the city’s rebound.For San Jose to steady itself and overcome its difficulties, Mahan maintained that the city must solve four crucial problems: homelessness, crime, blight, and economic investment.Mahan kicked off his first-ever State of the City address by taking note of the bloody conflict in the Middle East and sharing that one grandparent of his children immigrated from Cuba and another grandparent immigrated from Egypt.“Their grandparents came to find freedom, opportunity...

49ers’ McCaffrey questionable but `feels great,’ Samuel has fractured shoulder, Williams unlikely to face Vikings

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Christian McCaffrey is listed as questionable with an oblique injury but maintains he feels “great” and will probably face the Minnesota Vikings Monday.The news wasn’t as good regarding Deebo Samuel and Trent Williams. Samuel had additional tests done on his ailing shoulder. A hairline fracture was detected, and will miss at least the next two games heading into the bye, coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday.“He had X-rays and MRIs early in the week and didn’t have anything,” Shanahan said. “The pain was there, so he had a CT scan taken the other day ad they found a hairline fracture.”Shanahan said there was consideration at this time to place Samuel on injured reserve which would mean a minimum four-game absence.Williams was listed as “doubtful” with an ankle injury, didn’t practice all week and almost certainly will be replaced by Jaylon Moore in the starting lineup against Minnesota.McCaffrey was on t...

Cornell beats Brown 36-14 behind Jameson Wang’s 330 yards passing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Jameson Wang passed for 330 yards and two touchdowns, and Cornell scored 33 straight points in beating Brown 36-14 on Saturday afternoon.Both of Wang’s touchdown passes were from 37 yards out — to Doryn Smith and Matt Robbert. Smith opened the scoring and Robbert made it 26-0 with 9:06 left in the third quarter.Paul Lewis III returned an interception 55 yards for a touchdown as three different Big Red defenders made a pick of Jake Willcox. Jackson Kennedy made field goals from 35, 28 and 42 yards for Cornell (3-3, 2-1 Ivy League). Nicholas Laboy had a game-high seven catches for 87 yards.Willcox had two touchdowns to go with three interceptions for Brown (3-3, 1-2). Solomon Miller had a 61-yard touchdown and Graham Walker added a 43-yarder.___Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballSource

Hurricane Norma makes landfall near resorts of Los Cabos on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Norma has made landfall near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Norma, once a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph (130 kph) just south of Todos Santos. Norma is expected to continue weakening over the weekend as it crosses into the Sea of Cortez, also known as the Gulf of California.Norma is expected to bring heavy rains and potential flash floods to Baja and may hit the mainland coastal state of Sinaloa as a tropical storm. Hotels in Los Cabos remained about three-quarters full of tourists, but shelters were set up at schools in the resorts.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Residents of Mexico’s Los Cabos resorts rushed to prepare as Hurricane Norma headed toward the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula for an expected landfall Saturda...

Makhachev retains lightweight belt with first-round KO of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Lightweight champion Islam Makhachev watched featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski enter the octagon inside Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi to the 1981 hit “Land Down Under” by Australian band Men At Work.Moments later, it was Makhachev who went to work at UFC 294.Makhachev (26-1-0) used a devastating kick with his left leg to the Australian’s right temple, then quickly pounced and used nine hammering blows with his left hand before referee Marc Goddard stopped the fight at the 3:06 mark of the first round Saturday.“I have a great team. We always did this in the locker room, in the training — pushed me very hard,” Makhachev said. “I showed him a couple of low kicks, couple of body kicks and then changed to head kick. I want to say thank you to this guy (Volkanovski). He’s a real champion.”The Russian fighter’s compliment referred to Volkanovski (26-3-0) taking the fight on just 11 days’ notice after Makhachev’s original opp...

Wimsatt runs for 3 TDs, Rutgers bowl eligible after 31-14 win over Indiana

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Gavin Wimsatt ran for three touchdowns and 143 yards as Rutgers became bowl eligible with a 31-14 road victory over Indiana on Saturday.The Scarlet Knights (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) equaled their best start since 2012 and tied a program record for conference wins.The Hoosiers (2-5, 0-4) have lost 11 of 12 games in the conference.Wimsatt scored twice on 1-yard sneaks in the first half, then the junior quarterback broke free on an 80-yard TD run for the game’s final points early in the fourth quarter. Rutgers wore down Indiana’s defense with relentless rushing in amassing 276 yards.Rutgers’ Kyle Monangai, the Big Ten’s leading rusher with 744 yards, finished with 109 on 24 carries for his fourth 100-yard game of the season.Indiana drove to an opening touchdown as Brendan Sorsby threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Omar Cooper Jr., but Rutgers responded with two touchdowns. Shaquan Loyal came off the edge for to block a punt and Eric Rogers scooped and scored from 17 yar...

La Cámara de Representantes sigue paralizada y no se vislumbra un final para la batalla por la presidencia tras la salida de Jim Jordan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

(CNN) — Todavía no se vislumbra un final para la batalla por la presidencia después de que los republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes destituyeran a Kevin McCarthy hace más de dos semanas.La búsqueda del Partido Republicano por un nuevo candidato a la presidencia continúa después de que Jim Jordan se convirtiera este viernes en último en salir de la contienda, y la carrera se perfila para convertirse en un campo abarrotado por candidatos.Las frustraciones y divisiones no han hecho más que intensificarse dentro de la conferencia a medida que los republicanos buscan una manera de resolver el estancamiento. Además, la estrecha mayoría del Partido Republicano, ha hecho que cada vez sea menos claro si algún candidato podrá asegurar los 217 votos necesarios para ganar el mazo en la Cámara de Representantes.Mientras tanto, la Cámara continúa paralizada mientras los republicanos luchan por ponerse de acuerdo en torno a un candidato a presidente, en medio de la amenaza de un cierr...

Adebayo runs wild as St. Thomas (Minn.) blunts Stetson 38-6

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

DELAND, Fla. (AP) — Hope Adebayo ran for 197 yards and scored two touchdowns and St. Thomas (Minnesota) beat Stetson 38-6 on Saturday.Adebayo had scoring runs of 67 and 49 yards and finished averaging 15.2-yards per carry on 13 runs. The 67 yarder put the Tommies (5-3, 4-1 Pioneer Football League) up 7-0 with 6:28 left in the third quarter. The 49 yarder came 10 seconds into the fourth for a 31-0 advantage.Those two scoring runs totaling 116 yards more than doubled Stetson’s 53 yards rushing all day.Amari Powell threw touchdowns passes covering 11 and 20 yards to Jacob Wildermuth for St. Thomas.Stetson (3-4, 1-3) got on the board when Devon Brewer crashed in from the 1 to end an 11-play, 86-yard drive with 7:09 left to reduce its deficit to 31-6.Matt O’Connor threw for 131 yards for Stetson which was outgained 466-298 in total yards.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-co...

Bushka, Mitchell lead Butler to a 37-10 win over Dayton

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

DAYTON, OHio (AP) — Bret Bushka threw for two touchdowns, one to Jyran Mitchell, who also ran for two scores, and Butler raced past Dayton 37-10 on Saturday.Mitchell had 117 yards on 21 carries with a 24-yard score to make it 10-0 and a 59-yard burst for a 30-7 lead. Bushka was 18 of 23 for 191 yards, finding Mitchell for a 3-yard score that made it 20-3 at halftime, as the Bulldogs scored on their first four possessions. Bushka completed all 12 of his passes in the first half.Bushka had a 9-yard toss to Ryan Lezon to close out the scoring. Luka Zurak kicked three field goals, the longest from 46 yards. Jeremiah Jackson had 11 tackles for Butler (5-3, 3-2 Pioneer Football League), which was 1 of 9 on third down, 3 of 3 on fourth and 4 of 4 in the red zone.Drew VanVleet was 30 of 48 passing for 184 yards for Dayton (2-6, 0-5), which has lost five straight.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap...

Former Prince George’s Co. day care worker sentenced to 10 years in prison for child abuse

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:34:59 GMT

A former Oxon Hill, Maryland, day care worker, who was seen on video kicking a child and removing a chair from under a child at her facility, has received a sentence of 10 years in prison, suspending all but two years in the case.Kayla Greenwell, 23, plead guilty to two counts of misdemeanor assault in the second-degree, Greenwell’s attorney Max Frizalone told WTOP. The Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office originally charged her with three counts of second-degree assault.Prosecutors decided not to take the case to the circuit court to proceed with child abuse charges in the case. The prosecutors would have had to prove Greenwell’s actions caused injuries to the children for the felony case to proceed.Oxon Hill Early Learning Center, where the incidents happened, is now closed.In the video, which was posted in April and soon went viral, Greenwell is seen kicking a chair out from under a child, who was 3 years old at the time, and also kicking...