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Maryland cyclist’s family unhappy with the sentencing of the man who struck her

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

The ghost bike for Sarah Langenkamp. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) The ghost bike for Sarah Langenkamp. (WTOP/Luke Lukert) The family of a Montgomery County, Maryland, bicyclist who was killed after she was hit by a truck, are unhappy with the sentence the driver received.Santos Reyes Martinez pleaded guilty to causing death while operating a motor vehicle in the crash that killed Sarah Langenkamp in August of last year. He received a $2,000 fine and 150 hours of community service Monday, the maximum penalty under Maryland Law.“You don’t feel that justice has been done because the penalties just don’t exist,” Daniel Langenkamp, the victim’s husband told news outlet NBC Washington.Reyes Martinez hit and killed Langenkam...

Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to falling as its September slump deepens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is back to falling on Tuesday, even as pressure from the bond market relaxes a bit.The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower in early trading, coming off a rare gain and on track for its fifth drop in six days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 152 points, or 0.4%, at 33,854, as of 9:45 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% lower.Stocks have tumbled this month, which is on track to be their worst of the year, as the realization sets in that the Federal Reserve will indeed keep interest rates high for a long time. The growing understanding has sent yields in the bond market to their highest levels in more than a decade, which in turn has undercut prices for stocks and other investments.Treasury yields were more stable Tuesday, ahead of a few reports on the U.S. economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 4.52% from 4.54% late Monday, though it’s still near its highest level since 2007.Yields could shake later in the morning when repor...

Rubiales crisis fallout sees next UEFA annual meeting moved from Spain to France

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — In turmoil since the actions of its former president Luis Rubiales at the Women’s World Cup final, the Spanish soccer federation was stripped Tuesday of hosting the next annual meeting of European governing body UEFA.Madrid was due to host the 2024 UEFA Congress of 55 member federations on Feb. 8, and also hold the group-stage draw for the next men’s Nations League competition.UEFA said its executive committee decided to relocate both events to Paris on the same date.Rubiales is under criminal investigation in Spain after World Cup-winning player Jenni Hermoso accused him of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips at the medal and trophy ceremony on Aug. 20 in Sydney, Australia.A judge in Madrid issued a restraining order against Rubiales to not contact Hermoso.Rubiales eventually resigned three weeks after the final under pressure from Spanish lawmakers and demands from the women’s national team for the federation to make changes.Rubiales also resigned a...

Ryder Cup goes to Italy. LPGA the only other major tour in play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

EUROPEAN TOURTHE RYDER CUPSite: Guidonia Montecelio, Italy.Course: Marco Simone. Yardage: 7,248. Par: 72.Television: Friday, 1:30 a.m. to noon (USA Network); Saturday, 1:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. (USA Network), 3 a.m. to noon (NBC); Sunday, 5:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (NBC).Defending champion: Europe.All-time series: United States leads 27-14-2.U.S. vs. Europe series (from 1979): Europe leads, 11-9-1.Last time: The Americans had their youngest team, with six Ryder Cup rookies, and gave Europe its worst loss, 19-9, at Whistling Straits. The matches had been postponed a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the gallery was one-sided because of travel restrictions.Notes: This is the third time the Ryder Cup has been held in continental Europe. The others were Spain (1997) and France (2018). … Europe has not lost the Ryder Cup on home soil since 1993 at The Belfry in England. … Eleven of the 24 players in the Ryder Cup were not born the last time the Americans won away from home. …...

Supreme Court allows work to proceed on a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court allows work to proceed on a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters.Source

Teenage girl struck by car in Montgomery Village, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

A teenage girl is in the hospital after being struck by a car early Tuesday morning in Montgomery County, Maryland.According to Montgomery County police, the crash happened at around 6:45 a.m. on East Village Avenue between Heritage Farm Drive and Plum Creek Drive.The teenager suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police did not reveal her name or precise age.The driver of the vehicle stayed on the scene.No charges have been announced at this time.East Village Avenue was temporarily closed between Heritage Farm Drive and Plum Creek Drive for around three hours as police investigated the scene. The roadway has since reopened.Below is a map of where the accident took place. Source

The Philadelphia Eagles’ ‘tush push’ is becoming the NFL’s most unstoppable play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The most unstoppable play in the NFL was on full display under the bright lights Monday night.When the Philadelphia Eagles need a yard, they often resort to the “tush push. ”Quarterback Jalen Hurts lines up under center with two or three players behind him. He takes the snap, the offensive line surges forward and Hurts gets a big push from behind.It almost always works. Even when it doesn’t, the Eagles do it again.Hurts was stopped short of the end zone on third down from the 1 in the third quarter of a 25-11 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night. So Philadelphia went for it on fourth down. Tight end Dallas Goedert, running back D’Andre Swift and wide receiver A.J. Brown provided the push from behind and Hurts crossed the goal line for a touchdown that made it 20-3.In the fourth quarter, the Eagles did it successfully for the fourth time against the Buccaneers to extend a drive that chewed up the final 9:22.Philadelphia had tremendous success with ...

Denver conducts 3rd encampment sweep, sends people to hotel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Tuesday morning, a Denver city crew conducted a third homeless encampment sweep under Mayor Mike Johnston. Around 7:30 a.m. crews showed up to put a fence around the camp at 7th and Logan near the governor's mansion. Denver police officers also showed up. This is the first time the unhoused will be offered a hotel to stay in following the sweep.A seven-day notice was posted on Sept. 19 that the camp would be cleared on Sept. 26. Some of the people living on 7th and Logan will move into a hotel where they will be offered resources. Denver City Council to vote on numerous contracts tied to homelessness Housing advocates at Housekeys Action Network Denver said the hotel stay is appreciated due to the cooler weather coming up. However, they said some people at the camp are not interested in going to the hotel due to the "halfway house-like rules" and called the rules invasive. "It is a surety that many people will move into Best Western only to be kicked out days, w...

Deion Sanders talks tough loss to Oregon, what's next for USC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It was a rough weekend for Deion Sanders and his Buffaloes. The Oregon Ducks handed Colorado its first loss of the season with a disheartening final score of 42-6.Now, Sanders will face questions surrounding what's next for the Buffs in a press conference at the University of Colorado Boulder on Tuesday. Sanders will speak at 11 a.m., and the press conference will be streamed in the player above. The Buffs were feeling confident heading into their first in-conference game against a Pac-12 opponent. But Bo Nix and his 10th-ranked Ducks proved to be a tough match for CU. Colorado Buffs get national slot for USC game Nix threw three touchdown passes and the Ducks emphatically slammed the brakes on Sanders’ “Cinderella story.”The loss was painful in more ways than one. Not only did Shedeur Sanders get sacked seven times, but CU officially fell out of the AP poll rankings. USC comes to Boulder next week to give Colorado a chance to either jump back in the rankings or be...

Sean Payton has at least met one of the Broncos' goals: make fans forget all about Nathaniel Hackett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:24 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Ownership was counting on Sean Payton to make Broncos fans forget all about Nathaniel Hackett's miserable 2022 season in Denver.Only, not like this.Scowls and scolds have replaced the hugs and handshakes, but some of the bigger embarrassments remain such as the penchant for penalties, the burned timeouts and the troublesome turnovers.September isn't over and Payton's already scrambling to salvage the season following the Broncos' breathtaking 50-point loss at Miami, where only the mercy of Mike McDaniel kept Denver's debacle simply horrific and not also historic. How will the Broncos move forward after historical loss to Dolphins? Rather than tack on a short field goal in the final minute, McDaniel had his backup QB take a knee on fourth-and-14 at the Denver 27, bypassing the chance to break the regular-season record for points scored in a single game set by Washington against the New York Giants in 1966 and tie the all-time record set by the Chicago Bears ...