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Danny Masterson gets 30 years in prison for raping 2 women

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

By Andrew Dalton | Associated PressLOS ANGELES — A judge sentenced “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison Thursday for the rapes of two women two decades ago.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo handed down the sentence to the 47-year-old Masterson after hearing statements from the women about the trauma they experienced and the suffering caused by the disturbing memories in the years since.The actor, who has been in custody since May, sat in court wearing a suit. Masterson watched the women without visible reaction as they spoke.“When you raped me, you stole from me,” said one woman who Masterson was convicted of raping in 2003. “That’s what rape is, a theft of the spirit.”“You are pathetic, disturbed and completely violent,” she said. “The world is better off with you in prison.”The other woman Masterson was found guilty of raping said he “has not shown an oun...

Big changes to BART service schedule starting Monday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Starting on September 11, Bay Area Rapid Transit will have a new service plan streamlining with riders' post-pandemic commute patterns. BART's goal is to make public transit more attractive and efficient after ridership numbers plummeted in recent years.One of the biggest changes includes more service on nights and weekends without 30-minute wait times. "No BART rider will wait more than 20 minutes for a scheduled train, no matter what hour of the day, or day of the week," BART officials wrote.Service on the busiest weekday line, the Yellow Line, is increasing so that trains arrive every 10 minutes from Pittsburg/Bay Point.Only the newest trains, dubbed "Fleet of the Future," will run for the base schedule. Old trains, known as "Legacy Trains," will retire. BART Chief Communications Officer Alicia Trost said "Fleet of the Future" trains are cleaner, have better surveillance cameras, and are more efficient than the old trains. BART provided examples of what i...

Air district launches new tool to search notices of violation around region

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

(BCN) -- The Bay Area Air Quality Management District announced Thursday a new web tool where people can search for all notices of violation that the district has issued in the past five years. The tool can be found here for people who may be interested in finding out which facilities in their communities were accused of violating air quality laws. Quarantine in effect for portions of Santa Clara County due to oriental fruit flies People can search by locations, facility names, date ranges, current enforcement status and the amount of the penalty, according to the air district. For penalties of $100,000 or more, the district also sends out public announcements. "As part of our commitment to transparency, the air district has developed a new web tool for the public to track notices of violation that have been issued for facilities in their communities," said air district executive officer Philip Fine. "The air district is committed to vigorously enforcing air quality regulat...

First lady Dr. Jill Biden tests negative for Covid-19

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends in the U.S. in May 2023, you'll still have access to a multitude of tests but with one big difference: who pays for them. For the first time, you may have to pick up some or all of the costs, depending on your insurance coverage and whether the tests are done at home or in a doctor's office. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)(AP/Patrick Sison) COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends in the U.S. in May 2023, you'll still have access to a multitude of tests but with one big difference: who pays fo...

Irish Open Scores

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

ThursdayAt The K ClubKildare, IrelandPurse: $6 millionYardage: 7,441; Par: 72First RoundShubhankar Sharma, India33-32—65Thomas Bjorn, Denmark32-34—66Ross Fisher, England31-35—66Kristian Krogh Johannessen, Norway33-33—66Marcel Schneider, Germany31-35—66Jordan L. Smith, England33-33—66Wu Ashun, China33-34—67Julien Brun, France33-34—67Mikael Lindberg, Sweden34-33—67Zander Lombard, South Africa33-34—67Hurly Long, Germany33-34—67Joost Luiten, Netherlands32-35—67Luke Donald, England33-35—68Angel Hidalgo, Spain32-36—68Daniel Hillier, New Zealand33-35—68Shane Lowry, Ireland33-35—68Vincent Norrman, Sweden33-35—68John Parry, England34-34—68Yannik Paul, Germany33-35—68Matthieu Pavon, France34-34—68Mark Power, Ireland33-35—68Sebastian Soderberg, Sweden31-37—68Nicolai Von Dellingshausen, Germany35-33—68Jeunghun Wang, South Korea35-33—68Gunner Wiebe, United States35-33—68Fabrizio Zanotti, Paraguay34-34—68Daniel Brown, England34-35—69Todd Clements, England35-34—69Hennie Du Plessis, South Africa36-...

Colts face Jags hoping new coach, new quarterback end opening day skid

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

JACKSONVILLE (10-9) at INDIANAPOLIS (4-12-1)Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, CBSFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NFL LINE: Jaguars by 4 1/2. SERIES RECORD: Colts lead 27-17.LAST MEETING: Colts beat Jaguars 34-27 on Oct. 16, 2022, in Indianapolis.JAGUARS OFFENSE: OVERALL (10), RUSH (14), PASS (10), SCORING (10).JAGUARS DEFENSE: OVERALL (24), RUSH (12), PASS (28), SCORING (12).COLTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (23), PASS (23), SCORING (31).COLTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (16), RUSH (21), PASS (12), SCORING (T28).TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Jaguars plus-5; Colts minus-13.JAGUARS PLAYER TO WATCH: WR Calvin Ridley. Everyone saw what QB Trevor Lawrence, RB Travis Etienne Jr., TE Evan Engram and WRs Christian Kirk and Zay Jones could do last season. Now Ridley, a 2018 first-round draft pick, could make this offense more potent. He was suspended all of last season for violating the league’s gambling policy and hasn’t played in a game since Oct. 24, 2021.COLTS PLAYER TO WATCH: QB Anthony Richardson. The No. 4 overall dr...

The mental and physical tolls of the tennis season weigh on players by the US Open

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic considers his mental state just as important as his physical condition when it comes to being prepared to play his best at age 36.“Mentally there is probably a lot more that I’m dealing with in my private life than was the case 10 years ago. But that’s the beauty of life. Things are evolving, moving on,” said Djokovic, who will try to take another step toward what would be a 24th Grand Slam title when he faces Ben Shelton in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday.“I just feel that there is always, I guess, an extra gear that you have inside of you and you can find when you dig deep to handle and manage energy levels, on and off the court,” Djokovic said, “if you’re really devoted to that and if you care about it, if you pay attention to that mental aspect as much as physical, of course.”By the time players arrive at Flushing Meadows for the last major tournament of a long season — one that began in late December and will carry on into November — the ailments ...

Aumentan los casos de COVID-19: Lo que debes saber sobre variantes, síntomas y vacunas

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

Es probable que alguien cercano a ti o en tú mismo hayas sido contagiado recientemente de COVID-19. Los casos y las hospitalizaciones tienden a aumentar con la aparición de nuevas variantes del virus.“Este [virus] sigue siendo desagradable y tramposo. Sigue cambiando tan rápido como se desarrollan las vacunas. Y estamos viendo un repunte de la infección a nivel nacional, un repunte de las visitas a urgencias y de las hospitalizaciones, pero no llega al nivel que se experimentó anteriormente en la epidemia de COVID”, declaró a News4 el Dr. Jesse Goodman, profesor de medicina y enfermedades infecciosas del Centro Médico de la Universidad de Georgetown.Esto es lo que sabemos gracias a los expertos sanitarios y a los datos actuales sobre las nuevas variantes, la gravedad de los síntomas, la eficacia de las próximas vacunas y cómo podrían ser el otoño y el invierno si hay un repunte a la vuelta de la esquina.¿Cuáles son las variantes dominantes de COVID-19 en este momento?Nue...

Cristiano Ronaldo dice que su larga “rivalidad” con Lionel Messi terminó

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

(CNN) — ¿Cristiano Ronaldo o Lionel Messi? Ese el debate que ha mantenido entretenidos a los entusiastas del fútbol durante más de una década. Mientras que algunos se contentan con apreciar a ambos jugadores, otros se sientan firmemente de un lado o del otro del debate.No obstante, según el propio Ronaldo, la “rivalidad” entre ambos desapareció desde que cambiaron los clubes europeos por nuevos pastos: Ronaldo se mudó al Al-Nassr en Arabia Saudita y Messi al Inter Miami en Estados Unidos.“Yo no veo las cosas así, la rivalidad se acabó. Estuvo bien, a los seguidores les gustó. Quienes aman a Cristiano Ronaldo no tienen por qué odiar a Messi. Ambos son muy buenos, cambiaron la historia del fútbol”, dijo Ronaldo, de 38 años, a periodistas mientras se preparaba para jugar las eliminatorias de la Eurocopa con Portugal.Ronaldo y Messi pasaron el apogeo de sus carreras jugando en España para el Real Madrid y el FC Barcelona respectivamente, lo que ayudó a aumentar la rivalidad entre ...

Miami Hurricanes look to avenge last year’s loss when they host No. 23 Texas A&M

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:06:03 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Hurricanes gave themselves a short window to celebrate a dominant 38-3 win over Miami (Ohio) in their season opener. They’ll quickly turned their attention to Texas A&M, which caused their first loss of the 2022 season and jumpstarted a three-game losing streak. “Already on it,’’ said safety Kamren Kinchens after the opener, snapping his fingers to represent how swiftly the Hurricanes moved on. “Real good team. We’re going to take in this win and enjoy it, but we know who we got next and we know what our mental state has got to be.’’The No. 23 Aggies will enter Saturday’s matchup with the Hurricanes coming off a 52-10 rout of New Mexico and hungry to capitalize off that momentum after a disappointing 2022 season.New Aggies starting quarterback Conner Weigman became the first Aggie in school history to pass for five touchdowns. He finished 18 of 23 with 236 yards passing before heading to the sideline in the fourth quarter.The Aggi...