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Clutch performances help San Jose Sharks finally end misery on road

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

The San Jose Sharks made the most of their limited opportunities — and survived some hairy moments – to earn their first road win of the season on Friday.Jacob MacDonald and Anthony Duclair each scored twice and goalie Kaapo Kahkonen made 45 saves as the Sharks beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 at the Prudential Center to improve to 1-10-0 away from home this year.Duclair’s second goal, at the 5:07 mark of the third period, proved to be the winner as the Sharks took a 4-2 lead. After Ondrej Palat scored with 7:02 left in the third period, Mikael Granlund scored his second of the season, helping the Sharks seal their first win on the road since April 1 when they beat the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe.William Eklund added an empty-net goal with 18 seconds left in regulation time as the Sharks (6-16-2) started December on a positive note, despite having just 18 shots on net.San Jose had been outscored 42-6 in its 10 previous road games this season — and matched that offensive outpu...

Target in Albany reopens after hazmat situation, 'unusual odor' shut store down

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

ALBANY, Calif. (KRON) -- A Target in Albany was closed Friday evening due to a hazmat incident, city officials confirmed. The store was evacuated after fire crews reported an "unusual odor" inside the store.As of 6:20 p.m., the Albany Fire Department has cleared the scene, and there is no longer a hazmat situation. City officials say the Target has reopened. No injuries have been reported. No one has asked for medical attention. The chemical causing the odor is unknown at this time. A snapshot of a video from the Citizen App shows employees and guests exiting the Target (below).The Target in Albany was evacuated due to a hazmat incident on Dec. 1, 2023 (Citizen App). Shake Shack to open new location in South Bay The Target is located at 1057 Eastshore Highway. It is located near Golden Gate Fields.This story will be updated. KRON4 has sent a crew to the scene.

Florida State advances past Clemson in women’s College Cup behind goals from Zipay and Dudley

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

CARY, N.C. (AP) — Kaitlyn Zipay and freshman Jordynn Dudley each scored and Florida State beat Clemson 2-0 on Friday night to clinch its seventh berth to the national championship game. Florida State (21-0-1) advanced to the title game for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Clemson (18-4-4) was making the program’s first appearance in the national semifinal. The Seminoles, in their 14th College Cup, beat the Tigers for the third straight time this season and the last eight overall. The Seminoles’ second series victory this season secured the program’s fourth straight ACC championship. Zipay scored her fourth goal of the season in the 38th minute to open the scoring. Zipay, who entered as a substitute in the 30th, ran past the defense for Heather Gilchrist’s over-the-shoulder pass and one-touched it home.Dudley scored on a breakaway in the 53rd for her 13th goal of the season, and third of the NCAA Tournament. Florida State is now unbeaten in 160 games when leading...

Jueza rechaza dos mociones de Trump para desestimar el caso de interferencia electoral

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

Una jueza federal rechazó el viernes dos de las mociones del expresidente Donald Trump para desestimar el caso de interferencia federal en las elecciones en su contra.La jueza de distrito Tanya Chutkan, que supervisa el caso, falló en contra de la primera moción al decir que los presidentes no tienen inmunidad absoluta frente al procesamiento penal por actos que caen dentro de sus responsabilidades oficiales a menos que primero sean acusados y condenados en el Senado.“El texto, la estructura y la historia de la Constitución no respaldan ese argumento”, escribió Chutkan en su opinión. Corte rechaza pedido de inmunidad de Trump ante demandas por ataque al Capitolio Corte restablece la orden mordaza contra Trump en caso de fraude empresarial “Ningún tribunal, ni ninguna otra rama del gobierno, lo ha aceptado jamás. Y este tribunal no opinará así. Cualesquiera que sean las inmunidades que pueda disfrutar un presidente en e...

Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey out for Sixers vs. Celtics

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers were without reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid and guard Tyrese Maxey, their top two scorers, for Friday night’s game against the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics.Both players were listed as having an illness. Nicolas Batum (finger), Kelly Oubre Jr. (rib) and Danuel House Jr. (sore leg) were also out.Embiid, who is averaging 32 points and 11 rebounds per game, missed a game at Minnesota last week as well as Wednesday’s game at New Orleans. The Sixers lost both.Boston (14-4) led Philadelphia (12-6) in the Atlantic Division heading into Friday night’s game, the third meeting between the teams this season. Each team had won one of the previous matchups.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBASource

Un tribunal federal de apelaciones ordena a Texas retirar las controvertidas boyas fronterizas del río Grande

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

(CNN) — El Tribunal de Apelaciones del Quinto Circuito de Estados Unidos falló este viernes a favor del Gobierno de Biden y ordenó a Texas que retirara sus boyas fronterizas del río Grande.En una decisión de 2 a 1, el tribunal confirmó la orden judicial preliminar de un tribunal inferior emitida en septiembre.En julio, el Departamento de Justicia demandó a Texas por las barreras fronterizas flotantes en el Río Grande, que el gobernador republicano, Greg Abbott, desplegó como parte de su iniciativa de seguridad fronteriza conocida como Operación Estrella Solitaria. En el tribunal inferior, el Departamento de Justicia argumentó que Texas desplegó las barreras sin autorización, mientras que Abbott dijo que Texas tiene autoridad constitucional para instalarlas.Legisladores de Texas aprueban ley que permite arresto de migrantes sospechosos de ser indocumentados“El fiscal general Paxton y yo solicitaremos una nueva audiencia inmediata ante todo el tribunal. Iremos a la Corte Suprema...

DC traffic deaths reaches high, somber mark not seen in more than 15 years

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

D.C. traffic deaths have reached a high and somber mark, one not seen in more than 15 years.First reported by Axios, 45 people have died in traffic crashes — from pedestrians, drivers and passengers to motorcyclists, bicyclists and scooter riders — according to the most recent numbers by Vision Zero. Those numbers are the highest since 2007 when there were 54 traffic fatalities, according to D.C. police.Vision Zero is an initiative by Mayor Muriel Bowser that launched in 2015, which aims to improve safety and decrease traffic fatalities on District streets. The year the program launched, there were 26 traffic fatalities. The original goal hoped to have zero traffic deaths by 2024. There’s still one month left in the year.Axios reported that there’s been a jump in driver and passenger deaths since 2022. By this time last year, five drivers and three passengers died in crashes. So far this year, it’s more than double that number for each — 11 drivers and ...

School bus crashes with semi truck in Morgan County

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A school bus crashed with a semi truck Friday afternoon in Morgan County.The call was reported around 4:30 p.m. at County Road 20 along County Road T, according to Colorado State Patrol. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox The school bus appeared to be at fault, a CSP spokesperson said.Both drivers were transported to a hospital. The bus driver appeared to have serious bodily injury, but both were expected to survive.Children who were injured had been released by medical staff Friday night, according to CSP.

Police-involved shooting in NW Miami-Dade under investigation; man hospitalized, officer hurt

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

An investigation is underway in a Northwest Miami-Dade neighborhood following what police described as an officer-involved shooting that sent a man to the hospital and left a police officer injured.7SkyForce hovered above a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue ambulance as paramedics transported one of the patients to an area hospital, Friday evening.The shooting took place in the area of Northwest 22nd Avenue and 64th Street.“It’s ridiculous, it’s dangerous,” said a woman who lives in the area.The woman, who asked not to be identified show her face on camera, said she witnessed a police pursuit right in front of her.“The white car, basically, it stopped at the stop sign, and once he’s seen the police coming, they just drove by,” she said. ‘Yeah, I was afraid that someone was going to get hit.”According to investigators, there were some officers with Miami-Dade Police Robbery Intervention Detail working in the area, and at some point, they tri...

Phasing out fossil fuels is key to the cost of living crisis

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:58:13 GMT

Teresa Ribera is Spain’s Minister for the Ecological Transition of Spain and Vice President of the Government of Spain.The opening days at COP28 have left us in little doubt about the inadequacy of emissions reduction measures to meet the Paris Agreement climate goals — the warnings from the World Meteorological Organisation and UN secretary-general have been stark.The challenge facing us in Dubai is steep. But there is no doubt about the positive effect that the gradual reduction of fossil fuels will have on climate security when replaced with the rapid phase-in of limitless solar and wind energy.Clean energy sources are shattering growth records and reshaping the global energy economy, yet phasing out fossil fuels and its schedule is one of the most controversial issues on the agenda in Dubai. Resistance remains strong despite the available alternatives. Why?Some point to the concern many countries may have about the impact such a commitment could have on energy supply security or...