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White Sox trade reliever Ruiz to Diamondbacks for $100,000

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox traded reliever José Ruiz to Arizona on Sunday for $100,000.The White Sox designated the 28-year-old for assignment on Friday following a difficult start to the season. Ruiz allowed nine runs, eight hits and four walks with three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings across four appearances for Chicago.Ruiz spent five-plus with the White Sox, who claimed him off waivers from San Diego in December 2017. Ruiz went 3-7 with a 4.53 ERA in 177 appearances for Chicago.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Election-denying former Colorado clerk avoids jail

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A former Colorado county clerk accused of illegally accessing her election system avoided jail time for a misdemeanor obstruction conviction in another case on Monday. County Judge Bruce Raaum sentenced Tina Peters to 120 hours of community service and four months of home detention with an ankle monitor for trying to prevent authorities from taking an iPad she allegedly used to video a court hearing. However, the sentence was immediately put on hold while Peters appeals it, The Daily Sentinel reported.Peters, who has become a prominent national figure in the election conspiracy movement, had faced up to six months in jail. Peters’ attorney, Harvey Steinberg, argued that she should not go to jail since it was her first conviction and because she was exercising her rights to question government.District Attorney Dan Rubinstein said Peters, as an elected official, should be held to a higher standard.Raaum agreed that a higher standard should apply to ...

Hendrick won’t appeal penalties to No. 24, No. 48 cars

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports said Monday it won’t appeal the latest penalties handed down by NASCAR on the race teams of drivers Alex Bowman and William Byron last week.NASCAR took both the No. 48 and No. 24 cars to its R&D center following the race at Richmond and found illegal modifications in the greenhouse, or center, area of the car. NASCAR docked the team’s 60 points and five playoff points apiece last Thursday. Also, interim crew chiefs in Greg Ives for the No. 48 and Brian Campe for the No. 24 were fined $75,000 and suspended for two races.A statement released by Hendrick Motorsports said the organization will be best served using its time and resources on competing each weekend. “The area of the race cars NASCAR focused on is not related to our performance on the track,” the statement said. Hendrick Motorsports had a successful appeal of penalties it incurred following the Phoenix race last month when its four race teams were assessed penalties of 10...

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Winners

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

Through April 91. Ty Majeski, 259 (0).2. Zane Smith, 225 (2).3. Ben Rhodes, 212 (0).4. Matt Crafton, 198 (0).5. Christian Eckes, 194 (1).6. Grant Enfinger, 188 (0).7. Corey Heim, 170 (0).8. Tanner Gray, 156 (0).Source

NASCAR Cup Series Winners

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

Through April 91. William Byron, 2.2. Christopher Bell, 1.2. Kyle Busch, 1.2. Kyle Larson, 1.2. Joey Logano, 1.2. Tyler Reddick, 1.2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 1.Source

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Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Board of Trade Mon:OpenHighLowLastChg.WHEAT5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay684½687½668¼677+1½Jul696¾699¾680¾689¼+1¼Sep708½711¾693701¼+½Dec728729¾711½719¾+¼Mar739741¼723¾731¾+¾May741741726½734¾+½Jul725725710½720+1¼Est. sales 105,132.Thu.’s open int 391,554, up 5,276CORN5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay644½652640¼651+7½Jul620¼628615¾627¾+8Sep563½568¼558½568¼+4Dec555½560¼550½560¼+3½Mar563¾567¾558½567¾+3¼May568½572½563½572+2¼Jul570574565½574+2½Sep543546¾542546¾+1¾Dec533536¾531¼536¼+1¼Dec483¾483¾483¾483¾—3¼Est. sales 219,932.Thu.’s open int 1,345,800, up 16,747OATS5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay339¼348¼337¾343¼+3Jul338¼344½336¾340¾+4½Sep344¾344¾344¾344¾+4¾Est. sales 414.Thu.’s open int 4,567, up 86SOYBEANS5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushelMay1493¼1499¾1482½1483—9½Jul14611468¾1456¼1457¼—5¼Aug14131418½14081408¼—4¼Sep1336¼1342½1332¼1332¾—5½Nov1307¾13151304¾1305¼—4½Jan13141320¾13111311—5¼Mar1307¼1314½1305¼1305¾...

Suspect in Louisville bank shooting that killed 4, injured 9, was employee: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 23-year-old used a rifle to kill four people — including a close friend of the governor — Monday at the Louisville bank where he was an employee, authorities said.The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south. That state's governor and his wife also had friends killed in that shooting.Police in Louisville arrived as gunshots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and exchanged fire with the shooter, who died, Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said at a news conference. He said it wasn't clear whether the shooter killed himself or was shot by officers. Does your state allow teachers to carry a gun? Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel identified the shooter as Connor Sturgeon.Nine people, including t...

Police: Bank employee killed 4 killed in Louisville shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 23-year-old used a rifle to kill four people at the Louisville bank where he was an employee Monday, according to police.Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel identified the shooter as Connor Sturgeon, who was also killed during the shooting.Police also identified the victims, who ranged in age from 40 to 64.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A shooter at a bank in downtown Louisville killed at least four people — including two friends of the governor — and wounded at least nine others Monday, authorities said. The suspect also was dead.The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south. That state’s governor and his wife also had friends killed in that shooting.Police in Louisville arrived as gunshots we...

Bank employee killed 4 in Louisville shooting, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 23-year-old used a rifle to kill four people — including a close friend of the governor — Monday at the Louisville bank where he was an employee, authorities said.The shooting, the 15th mass killing in the country this year, comes just two weeks after a former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) to the south. That state’s governor and his wife also had friends killed in that shooting.Police in Louisville arrived as gunshots were still being fired inside Old National Bank and exchanged fire with the shooter, who died, Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said at a news conference. He said it wasn’t clear whether the shooter killed himself or was shot by officers.“We believe this is a lone gunman involved in this that did have a connection to the bank. We’re trying to establish what that connection was t...

Trump files long-shot appeal of judge’s order for Pence to testify in January 6 probe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:42 GMT

(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has appealed a judge’s order that former Vice President Mike Pence must testify to a federal grand jury investigating the 2020 election aftermath but hasn’t gotten a court’s intervention to block Pence from testifying, according to a person familiar with the case.Trump’s attempt to claim executive privilege around their conversations is considered a long shot, given that the former president has lost several attempts in court to block other top officials from his administration from testifying.Pence has said he would not appeal the judge’s order from late March and would comply with his subpoena. He could be called before the grand jury as early as this week.Sealed filings in the DC Circuit Court of Appeals related to Trump’s appeal came in on Monday and do not indicate Trump is seeking any emergency intervention at this time, though one of his lawyers was spotted at the courthouse on...