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Padres give Mike Shildt another chance to manage 2 years after his Cardinals exit, AP source says

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mike Shildt has been hired as manager of the San Diego Padres, returning to the dugout two years after he was suddenly fired by the St. Louis Cardinals following a third straight playoff appearance, a person with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday.The person spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hire hadn’t been announced. The announcement was expected sometime Tuesday morning.Shildt replaces Bob Melvin, who was hired away by the San Francisco Giants on Oct. 25 with a year left on his contract with the Padres. That ended a fractured two-year relationship with general manager A.J. Preller.Shildt was voted NL Manager of the Year in 2019 while with the Cardinals. He takes over a big-spending team that flopped dramatically in 2023, a year after making a stirring run to the NL Championship Series and after increasing its opening day payroll to $258 million, third highest in the majors.Shildt has been a senior advisor to the majo...

Bahrain government websites briefly inaccessible after cyberattack over Israel-Hamas war

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The websites of two government ministries in Bahrain briefly became inaccessible Tuesday night after a cyberattack took them down, purportedly over the island kingdom’s stance on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.A statement posted online by a self-described group calling itself Al-Toufan, or “The Flood” in Arabic, claimed hacking the Foreign Ministry and the Information Affairs Ministry’s websites. Both later became accessible.Another statement included scans of passports for American citizens and a top Russian diplomat in Bahrain that allegedly came from the hack.The statement said the hacks came in retaliation for “the abnormal statements issued” by the island’s Al Khalifa ruling family, without elaborating. Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa opened a summit last week in the kingdom with a call for a swap between Hamas and Israel for the hostages and a halt in the bloodshed.A Bahrain government statement sent later T...

North Korea launches a rocket in what may be its 3rd attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday made an apparent third attempt to place a military spy satellite into orbit, its neighbors said, demonstrating its determination to build a space-based surveillance system during protracted tensions with the United States.It wasn’t immediately known whether the launch was successful. But it is certain to invite strong condemnation from the United States and its partners because the U.N. bans North Korea from conducting satellite launches, calling them covers for tests of missile technology.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch of what North Korea has described as a military spy satellite from the North’s main space center in the northwest on Tuesday night. Japan said it also spotted a North Korean launch.According to South Korean and Japanese assessments, a North Korean rocket carrying the purported spy satellite flew above international waters off the Korean Peninsula’s west coast and then over the Japanese...

Blue Jackets defenseman Damon Severson is expected to miss six weeks with an oblique injury

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Damon Severson is expected to be out six weeks after suffering an oblique injury in the struggling team’s latest loss.General manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced Severson’s prognosis Tuesday that will likely keep the 29-year-old out until after the New Year.Severson dived to try to keep the puck in the offensive zone on a play in the second period Sunday at Philadelphia before the Blue Jackets gave up a short-handed goal. He left the ice and did not return.The Blue Jackets are on a nine-game losing streak and have blown a lead in seven of them. “We shoot ourself in the foot,” first-year coach Pascal Vincent said Saturday after a loss at Washington. “We make mistakes at the wrong time, and it’s costing us games, costing us points. So it’s getting old.”Severson is playing nearly 21 minutes a game for the Blue Jackets and has eight points in 19 games.In an additional roster move, Columbus sent winger Trey Fix-Wolansky to...

South African lawmakers vote in favor of closing Israel’s embassy and cutting diplomatic ties

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A majority of South African lawmakers on Tuesday voted in favor of a motion calling for the closure of the Israeli embassy and the cutting of diplomatic ties until Israel agrees to a cease-fire in Gaza.The vote on the motion supported by the ruling African National Congress party came as President Cyril Ramaphosa in a meeting with other world leaders accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza with its military offensive in the beseiged territory in search of its Hamas militant rulers.The motion tabled by the opposition party Economic Freedom Fighters received the support of 248 parliament members while 91 lawmakers opposed it.The vote came after Israel’s foreign ministry said it had recalled its ambassador to South Africa, Eliav Belotserkovsky, back to Jerusalem “for consultations.”The two countries’ diplomatic relations have witnessed a rise in tensions over the war in Gaza. Ramaphosa previously said his country believes Israel is committing war c...

Will Denver get snow on Thanksgiving? What to expect this holiday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Thanksgiving is just two days away. While you get ready to feast with family and friends, you can be thankful that the weather is looking pretty average.The National Weather Service has been tracking Thanksgiving Day climate data since 1872. In the past 150 years, Thanksgiving has been pretty mild. According to NWS, the average temperature on Thanksgiving Day is 48.6 degrees. What to expect from the Black Friday snowstorm in Denver And when you think of turkey day in Denver, snow doesn't often come to mind. NWS said Thanksgiving has a historically low chance of seeing any precipitation with just 18%. The last time measurable snow fell was in 2015, and during that year only an inch accumulated. While snowstorms aren't common, Denver has had some big totals in years past. Almost 100 years ago in 1928, 8.5 inches of snow fell. However, all the major snow totals are from more than 30 years ago.How will this Thanksgiving compare to the past?The Pinpoint Weather team has...

Man accused of killing 3 over property dispute still at large

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A man who allegedly shot and killed three people and injured another in Custer County, south of Colorado Springs, is still at large Tuesday afternoon.At around 2:30 p.m. Monday, a shelter-in-place was issued for the area of Rocky Ridge Road in Westcliffe while police investigated the shooting. The small rural community only has a population of 435 people.According to the Custer County Sheriff's Office, multiple people were shot over what they believe was a dispute between neighbors over easement lines. Denver police shoot, kill man armed with rifle at Commons Park The sheriff's office identified the suspect as 45-year-old Hanme K. Clark. He allegedly shot four people; two males and a female were killed, an additional female was critically injured.Deputies believe Clark knew at least one of the victims. While the shelter-in-place has been lifted in Westcliffe, Clark is still at large.Clark is associated with a white Ram 1500 pickup truck with the license plate BHL-K...

Messi vs. Ronaldo again in Saudi Arabia as Inter Miami set for February tournament

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It seems like there’s no keeping Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo apart.The longtime rivals could go head-to-head next year, despite playing their soccer on different continents these days.Messi’s Inter Miami will travel to Saudi Arabia in February to take part in the Riyadh Season Cup, which also includes Ronaldo’s Al Nassr. The three-team tournament will be completed by Neymar’s Al-Hilal, but the Brazil international is unlikely to feature after tearing his ACL last month.“The excitement and global interest that we expect this tournament to generate expands upon one of our main aspirations for Riyadh Season — to create international events that visitors to Riyadh and fans around the world can all enjoy,” said Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority.Saudi Arabia has made a major push to be a big player in world soccer by signing some of the game’s biggest players. But it couldn’t l...

EU to continue aid to Palestinians after review shows funds don’t go to Hamas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

The EU will continue to send aid to Palestinians after a review conducted by the European Commission confirmed no funds were being accessed by Hamas and programs will continue without any delays, Commission officials said Tuesday. “The review found no indications of EU money having directly or indirectly benefited the terrorist organization Hamas,” said Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis. Money directed to projects in Gaza that are not feasible due to the war will be “relegated to Gaza either as humanitarian or development aid,” Dombrovskis added.The EU is the largest international aid donor to the Palestinians and during the probe, 119 contracts worth €331 million were screened. The review was announced two days after Hamas’ attack in Israel on October 7. Olivér Várhelyi, the commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement, triggered major controversy when he unilaterally announced the freezing of all EU aid to Palestine, which EU foreign affairs...

UPDATE: Hingham Police locate 14-year-old boy who had been reported missing

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:01:02 GMT

UPDATE: Authorities in Hingham say a 14-year-old who was believed to be missing and endangered has been safely locatedThe Hingham Police Department said Brody Harris was found in town after he was initially reported missing earlier in the morning.Police previously said the teenager had left his home the night before without a phone, prompting a search that went on through the morning and at one point involved a state police helicopter and K9 units.In an update just before 1:30 p.m., the department said the teen had been found, with no additional details released.https://twitter.com/HinghamPolice/status/1727031155256635617—Originally posted on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 12:06 p.m.HINGHAM, MASS. (WHDH) – Hingham police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager who they say is endangered.Authorities said Brody Karis, 14, left his family’s Hingham home in the Black Rock neighborhood Monday night around 11 p.m., leaving with a blue...