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Schmitt stresses continued support for Trump in FOX 2 interview

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

ST. LOUIS – As he rounds out his first year in the United States Senate, Republican Eric Schmitt sat down with FOX 2’s Andy Banker this week for a one-on-one interview.The wide-ranging, 23-minute interview touched on everything from his roots in Bridgeton to his unwavering support of former President Donald Trump.Earlier this week, Trump suffered another legal blow: the Colorado Supreme Court decided that his name should be removed from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. The court ruled that Trump encouraged insurrection with his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, sparking the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.During Schmitt’s 2022 Senate campaign, he held a million-dollar-plus fundraiser at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The two remained close, he said.“I have endorsed him (for president in 2024),” Schmitt said. “I was one of the first senators in the country to endorse him. I stay in regular contact. I think he’s going to win.”He gave little merit to the...

Keeler: CSU Rams coach Jay Norvell’s biggest football recruiting wins on National Signing Day were from his own roster. But can he build on that momentum?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

FORT COLLINS — Somebody offered Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi $600,000 to enter the transfer portal? That coach either didn’t watch the kid’s Wyoming tape or didn’t care.“The way we build football teams to win is being challenged by the transfer portal and NIL,” CSU football coach Jay Norvell said Wednesday as the Rams celebrated the first day of college football’s early signing period with 19 commitments.“But something has to be done. If a school tampers with players on somebody else’s roster, they should get fined. They should be docked scholarships. Right now, people are breaking the rules and buying their way out of it … Look what’s happened all over. Look at Arizona State, Tennessee, Michigan. Nobody gets penalized for breaking the rules, so it’s very frustrating.”Poaching accusations aside, it’s been a solid fortnight for the Rams, even with the fallout from a certain reality show that dropped earlie...

Ventura County man charged with murdering mother, attacking father with hammer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

A Ventura County man was arrested and charged with murdering his mother with a hammer and attacking his father.Scott Goldberg, 21, faces charges of murder and assault with a deadly weapon in the death of Alison Marshall, 63, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.On Nov. 19, deputies responded to a home on the 200 block of Mayfield Court in Thousand Oaks just before 11 p.m.At the scene, authorities found two victims, one of whom was suffering from “significant and life-threatening injuries,” deputies said.Investigators said Goldberg allegedly first struck his mother upstairs, bludgeoning her in the head. Hearing the screams, Goldberg’s father attempted to run upstairs to help his wife, but Goldberg turned towards his father, went down the stairs, and struck him with the hammer, authorities said. Orange County doctor found guilty of murdering wife in staged accident Scott Goldberg, 21, was arrested after allegedly attacking his parents with a hammer on Nov. 19, ...

Man, 18, arrested for fatal shooting at Santa Rosa apartment complex

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

(KRON) -- An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting at a Santa Rosa apartment complex on Wednesday, the city's police department said. The victim was identified as a 34-year-old Santa Rosa man.Police responded to the 800 block of Yulupa Avenue at about 8:47 a.m. after a man called dispatchers to say he had just shot someone. Police arrived, and the man was at the scene unarmed. He was arrested without incident and identified as Troy Henry, 18, of Santa Rosa. Mother charged, accused of killing daughter in Martinez DUI crash The victim was found unresponsive in an apartment. He died at a local hospital. Police are holding off on releasing his identity as his family has not yet been identified. Santa Rosa Police Department detectives served a search warrant at the apartment where the victim was shot and found evidence related to the shooting. Henry lived in the apartment, but the victim did not, police said. According to SRPD, the victim was visiting Henry's...

How proposed budget would eliminate ‘most hated tax in Virginia’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is trying to eliminate the state’s car tax, as part of his proposed budget shared with some state lawmakers Wednesday.Calling it the “single most-hated tax in Virginia,” Youngkin said “eliminating it permanently is complicated. Yet it is a very worthy aspiration.”Under Youngkin’s plan, revenue generated from the car tax would be replaced with “a further increase in local sales taxes.”The proposed budget calls for an increase in the state sales tax, from 4.3% to 5.2%, and a 12% cut in state income taxes that Youngkin said includes all tax brackets. It would cover the next two fiscal years.“The car tax belongs in the trash can, not in your mailbox,” Youngkin said Wednesday.Getting rid of the long-standing car tax would likely be popular, but it’s an unoriginal idea, according to Stephen Farnsworth, a political-science professor at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia...

Bailey’s 18 lead Evansville past Tennessee Tech 82-51

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Chuck Bailey III’s 18 points helped Evansville defeat Tennessee Tech 82-51 on Wednesday night.Bailey was 6 of 9 shooting and 4 of 4 from the free throw line for the Purple Aces (10-2). Ben Humrichous scored 15 points while going 5 of 6 (5 for 5 from 3-point range). Yacine Toumi had 10 points and finished 5 of 7 from the floor.David Early led the way for the Golden Eagles (5-8, Ohio Valley Conference) with 13 points. Jayvis Harvey added 12 points for Tennessee Tech. ___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Richmond scores 23, Davis adds 17 as Seton Hall stuns No. 5 UConn 75-60 in Big East opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Big East Conference has always been somewhat of a different animal for its teams. They can roll in nonconference play but once they get into league action, things change.It happened to No, 6 Marquette on Tuesday night against Providence, and another power fell in its league opener Wednesday night when Seton Hall used suffocating defense to stun No. 5 UConn 75-60 for its biggest victory in three years.“Really, just really stunned by how unprepared I had these guys for a tough physical conference game,” UConn coach Danny Hurley said. “Credit, (Seton Hall coach) Shaheen (Holloway) Credit, Seton Hall. You know, they just kind of poked us there in Big East Conference fashion. So just a really, really disappointing effort.”Kadary Richmond had 23 points and eight steals for Seton Hall. Dre Davis added 17 points.The win was the third straight for Seton Hall (8-4) and snapped a three-game winning streak for the Huskies (10-2). UConn previous loss was a 69-65 set...

Winter Solstice 2023: 1st day of winter is also shortest day of the year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

Daniela Simona Temneanu / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Holiday lights and the season of cheer may mask the fact that the darkest day of the year is fast approaching on Dec. 21.As the Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice approaches, here is everything you need to know about the shortest day of the year for the more than 6 billion people living north of the equator.Thursday, Dec. 21, will mark this year’s winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere, bringing the shortest day and longest night of the year. Solstices occur twice a year when “the sun’s path appears farthest north or south, depending on which half of the planet you’re on,”according to NASA.Because the Earth rotates on a tilt, the winter solstice occurs when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted the furthest away from the sun, which will occur at at 10:27 p.m. ET. The reciprocal event occurs at the same time for the Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, which experiences the most amount of direct sunlig...

Young has 30 points, 14 assists as Hawks down Rockets 134-127

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Trae Young had 30 points and 14 assists as the Atlanta Hawks withstood a late charge by the Houston Rockets to get a 134-127 victory Wednesday night.It’s the fifth straight game in which Young has had at least 30 points and 10 assists, which is the longest such streak of his career.Houston used an 14-0 run to cut the lead to 127-123 with about 90 seconds to go. Fred VanVleet had five points in that stretch and Dillon Brooks capped it with a 3-pointer.Young scored Atlanta’s first points in almost five minutes on a jump shot after that. But Young turned the ball over a few seconds later and a layup by Brooks got the Rockets within 4 again with just under a minute to go. Saddiq Bey made a 3-pointer for the Hawks to stretch the lead to 132-125 with 35 seconds left and Atlanta held on for the win.The Hawks led by as many as 20 early after making eight 3-pointers in the first quarter. They cooled down after that and made just nine the rest of the way to finish 17 of 40 from...

Gabe Vilardi has goal and 2 assists, Jets beat Red Wings 5-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Gabe Vilardi had a goal and two assists, Laurent Brossoit made 26 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Wednesday night to take sole possession of the Central Division lead.Axel Jonnson-Fjallby and Nikolaj Ehlers each had a goal and an assist and Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk also scored to help Winnipeg improve to 9-9-3.Patrick Kane and Olli Maatta scored for Detroit, and James Reimer stopped 36 shots. The Red Wings fell to 15-13-4.Scheifele put it away with 4:48 left with Winnipeg’s fifth goal, converting a setup from Vilardi.Detroit pulled to 4-2 at 8:41 of the third. Kane converted the rebound of a shot from Dylan Larkin from the side of the net.UP NEXTRed Wings: Host Philadelphia on Friday night.Jets: Host Boston on Friday night.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlSource