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Exclusive: District attorney explains why his office offered Henry Ruggs plea deal in fatal Las Vegas crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said prosecutors were concerned blood evidence in the case against Henry Ruggs would never have made it to trial, leading to a plea deal, which could send the former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver to prison for up to 10 years.Ruggs, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of felony DUI resulting in death and a misdemeanor charge of vehicular manslaughter. Ruggs crashed into Tina Tintor, 23, and her dog, Max, when he was speeding on Rainbow Boulevard at 156 mph in November 2021, police said. Viral video of Henry Ruggs filmed before fatal crash, former Las Vegas Raider cannot leave state As part of the plea agreement, Ruggs could serve anywhere from three to 10 years. He is not eligible for probation or an appeal, Wolfson said. A judge will have the final say on Ruggs’ sentence.“Why did we get to this plea agreement?” 8 News Now Investigator David Charns asked Wolfson on Wednesday.“You know, this is an agonizing case,...

Verlander gets 1st win with Mets, goes 30 for 30 in MLB, as Alonso homer helps NY edge Reds 2-1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched seven innings of two-hit ball for his first victory with the Mets, and Pete Alonso hit his major league-leading 13th home run as New York squeezed out a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.Brandon Nimmo had three hits, including a go-ahead single in the fourth to help the Mets win for just the fourth time in 16 games.Cincinnati had been the only MLB team Verlander had never beaten. The three-time Cy Young Award winner became the 21st pitcher in big league history with at least one win against all 30 current clubs. He joined Gerrit Cole, Zack Greinke and teammate Max Scherzer as the only active pitchers to do it.“Any time you do something that not many people have done in this game is pretty cool,” Verlander said. Verlander (1-1), who signed a two-year deal worth almost $87 million during the offseason, retired 18 of the last 19 batters he faced in his second start for New York after returning from a muscle strain in hi...

Steele moves to 6-0, Cubs get HRs from Wisdom and Gomes in 10-4 win over Cardinals

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Wisdom and Yan Gomes homered to lead unbeaten Justin Steele and the Chicago Cubs past the St. Louis Cardinals 10-4 on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game skid.Steele (6-0) gave up three runs and seven hits in six innings, striking out three and walking three. He became the first six-game winner in the National League.Nolan Arenado hit his first triple of the season for St. Louis, which had won three straight after dropping eight in a row.Jordan Montgomery (2-5) lost for the fifth time in six starts after giving up six runs in five innings. He issued a pair of walks to load the bases in the second but caught Christopher Morel looking at a third strike to escape the jam.Montgomery’s luck changed an inning later when Wisdom hit his 12th homer, a two-run shot that gave the Cubs the lead for good. Gomes, reinstated from the seven-day concussion injured list earlier in the day, added a two-run drive an inning later that came a few feet short of clearing the...

Chivas vs Atlas, en cuartos de final del Clausura 2023, por Telemundo

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

La emoción de clásico tapatío entre Chivas de Guadalajara y Atlas aumentará cuando este domingo se enfrenten en los cuartos de final del Clausura 2023, en un partido que será transmitido de manera simultánea por Telemundo, Universo y Peacock.Además del partido estelar, previsto para las 9 p.m. horario del Este, Telemundo, la casa exclusiva de Chivas en Estados Unidos, presentará un programa previo y otro posterior.La emisión Fútbol Estelar Chivas Extra iniciará a las 8 p.m. horario del Este, y el programa posterior al encuentro será a las 11 p.m. ET.Chivas llega a los playoffs de la Liga MX como el número 3, con una racha ganadora de cuatro partidos y enfrentará al Atlas, número 9, en el Estadio Akron con la intención de asegurar un lugar en las semifinales.  Toda la programación se transmitirá en vivo por Universo y Peacock, mientras que la cobertura por Telemundo estará disponible en TelemundoDeportes.com y la aplicación de Telemundo.  El equipo de comentaristas de Telem...

Denver weather: Rain for days, mountain snow warnings

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The chance of severe weather threats was ending Wednesday night, but rain showers will continue for the next 24 hours in the Denver weather forecast.Weather tonight: Severe weather endsThe severe storms that brought damaging hail, lightning and at least one confirmed tornado were already clearing out Wednesday night. Hail up to 4 inches fell Wednesday in Colorado: See the list Rain and the chance of rumbling thunder will continue late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Weather tomorrow: Rain, mountain snowIt will be a rainy and cool day around 60 degrees on Thursday. The threat of severe weather will mostly end, except for some chances of moderate to steady rainfall. The Eastern Plains could see more hail.Travel advisories are in effect for the mountains, with winter storm warnings in place. Up to 3-7 inches is possible. Tornado touches down near Brush during live newscast There's a flood watch for the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome burn scars. Thos...

White hot bash: despite Game 5 loss, excited Heat fans cheer on team at Shuckers watch party

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

It was a fun night out for Miami Heat fans in North Bay Village, until it wasn’t.The watch party hosted by the Heat at Shuckers, Wednesday night, was a road rally with a little bit of deflation at the end, when the hometown team lost to the New York Knicks 112-103 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.But before the last buzzer, revelers were clearly excited to be at the waterfront restaurant.“It’s amazing. I’m so glad I came,” said a woman.The players may have squared off against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, but the Heat bash brought the closest thing to experiencing the team live to vivid life.The Heat’s PA announcer was at the party. So were the Heat Dancers, and even a white hot Burnie got in on the fun.“Oh, my goodness. This is exciting. It’s just dynamic, and we’re having an awesome time,” said a woman rocking a black Heat T-shirt.Florida Panthers fans also got a chance to catch up with their favorite...

Dans les coulisses de l’IPS, l’indicateur qui secoue la mixité à l’école

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

Le monde de l’éducation est familier des classements en tout genre, pourtant rarement un indicateur aura autant fait parler de lui : l’indice de position sociale (IPS), qui mesure le niveau social des élèves et établissements français, est au centre d’intenses débats depuis sa publication contrainte et forcée par le gouvernement.Pap Ndiaye, ministre de l’Education nationale, qui a convoqué jeudi 11 mai les recteurs et directeurs académiques pour leur fixer des objectifs en matière de mixité sociale, a lui-même utilisé l’indicateur ces derniers mois.Ce n’était pourtant pas gagné d’avance : j’ai obtenu la publication de l’IPS en octobre 2022 après trois ans de procédure, grâce à une décision du tribunal administratif.“Vous avez mis un sacré bazar mais c’est bien”, me remercie Emmanuel Constant, vice-président socialiste du conseil départemental de Seine-Saint-Denis. “C’est une publication précieuse”, se félicite Grégoir...

Editorial: Elizabeth Warren, Maura Healey hitting the road for Biden

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

Politicians are fond of saying that they were elected to do the “peoples’ business.”The question is, just what people are we talking about?Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Gov. Maura Healey are ostensibly in office working for Bay Staters. But the Democratic lawmakers just got a side hustle: making the campaign rounds for Pres. Joe Biden as he seeks re-election.This goes well beyond endorsements. As The Hill reported, the Biden-Harris 2024 campaign on Wednesday announced its national advisory board, which will be chaired by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and include, among others, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker (D-N.J.).Also in the mix of 50 Democrats, Gov. Healey.The Supersized Squad is expected to act as surrogates for the campaign, fundraise and traverse the country to boost President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.The board will “participate in regular media interviews, assist with fundraising efforts and events, leverage their ne...

Porter: In the war on drugs, fentanyl will win

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

So let’s say the United States labels Mexican drug cartels terrorist organizations, like so many Republicans are demanding. Let’s say it deploys “cyberwarfare” and missile strikes against its kingpins, declares war against the cartels and sends troops across the border, whether the Mexican government agrees or not.Then what?Here’s what: Fentanyl keeps killing Americans; in 2023 more than in 2022; in 2024 more than in 2023. You can follow the trend.The war on drugs has always been, at best, a pointless approach to the nation’s epidemic of substance abuse. More likely, it has exacerbated the crisis, pushing traffickers into more powerful, and lucrative, narcotics with which to lure vulnerable Americans into addiction.The arrival on scene of fentanyl, easily cooked in a makeshift kitchen, so compact that a couple of pickup loads can serve the entire U.S. market, has blown up the farce. The GOP’s bloodlust does not change the reality that fentanyl, in the words of John Walsh of the Wash...

‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ should be shelved

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:25 GMT

BOOK REVIEW“Book Club: The Next Chapter”Rated PG-13. At the AMC Boston Common, AMC South Bay and suburban theaters.Grade: DFilms as bad as “Book Club: The Next Chapter” are a rare breed these days. Badly written, badly acted, a sequel to a bad movie (“Book Club,” 2018), how did “The Next Chapter” get made? One can only blame it on the ego and apparent clout of the film’s producer-director-co-writer Bill Holderman (“Book Club”) and its storied and notably aged cast.This includes Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen, Candice Bergen and several other actors not as much in demand as they were in their 1970s and 1980s heydays. Notably worse than “80 for Brady,” “Book Club: The Next Chapter” uses as its kickstart a ”White Lotus”-like, long-deferred trip to Italy by West Coast book club members Vivian “Viv” (Fonda), a supposedly ageless beauty on the verge of getting married to the Dorian Gray-like Arthur (Don Johnson).Viv and her fellow members and best friends Carol (St...