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Missouri's governor prepared to call special session on transgender legislation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's governor is putting pressure on lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at the transgender community. With two weeks left in session, Gov. Mike Parson is telling the General Assembly to restrict transgender athletes to play on the team that matches the sex on their birth certificate and ban gender-affirming care for minors or else be prepared to come back to work. "Both of those bills are going to get done," Parson said Thursday. "I firmly believe and if we don't get it done in session, we're going to go right into another session, a special session, to complete both of those."It's been the headline of the legislation and now the governor is telling the General Assembly, it's a top priority that must get done."We just need to get them across the finish line but we're not going to walk away from this building and those are two priorities I think for most people in this state, whether you're a Democrat or Republican."Both chambers have passed th...

Mothers failed by the justice system find healing through action

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Two mothers who say the justice system has failed them are speaking out."We, as black mothers, are saying enough is enough," said Sylvia Bennett-Stone.Bennett-Stone and Johnetta Doss both have teenage daughters who were murdered.Both mothers have gone through pain on top of pain, and then the legal system added more pain. They’ve joined forces from across the county as part of the group, Voices of Black Mothers United."Held me by my hand and my arm and was like, I got you; we’re going to make it through this," Doss said.Doss’ daughter, Carieal, was shot and killed in St. Louis just before her scheduled graduation from Parkway West High School in Ballwin, Missouri.The shooter’s case was recently dismissed by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney after reports that the office mishandled evidence in the case. Top Story: Targeted attack claims life of frequent skateboarder in Kiel Plaza Bennett-Stone, who is from Alabama, claims that the justice system failed her as well, but in ...

Man Injured in shooting at North St. Louis gas station

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- One man was injured overnight in a shooting in North St. Louis. It happened at a gas station on Natural Bridge Avenue at Kings Highway just before midnight. The glass door at the station was shattered. Police say the shooting victim showed up at the hospital without waiting for an ambulance. There is no word yet on what led to the shooting.

Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Eric Yun, Menlo School golf

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

Menlo School golfer Eric Yun has been named the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for April 17-22 after he had 45.14% of the vote at the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday.Leigh baseball player Dom Panella (25.06%) finished second and Piedmont Hills volleyball player Tuomas Virtanen placed third.Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.Yun, a junior, captured medalist honors in matches against Sacred Heart Prep and Harker. Made five consecutive birdies to shoot 3-under 33 against Harker at Bay View Golf Club in Milpitas. Earlier in the week, he shot a 3-under 33 in a team loss to Sacred Heart Prep.To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email [email protected] by Monday, May 1, at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and...

Elias: Dumb decarceration idea may rear head elsewhere in California

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

A new word entered the California political lexicon the other day, when two of the five elected supervisors running America’s largest county decided they could greatly reduce crime by depopulating Los Angeles County’s many jails and other penal facilities.Related ArticlesLocal Opinion | Elias: California GOP can expect more irrelevance if it doesn’t change Local Opinion | Elias: Effort to restore single-family zoning in California likely to win Local Opinion | Elias: State of Jefferson plan in California still far from serious The new word: decarceration. This is the process of supposedly fighting crime by letting people out of jails and prisons, a favorite of the far left, the same folks who for several years have advocated defunding police everywhere.That has not happened in California. Apparently decarceration and depopulation of Los Angeles County jails won’t either. Most police, prosecutors and politicians of all stripes don...

Bay Area man on parole for kidnapping, sexual assault arrested for kidnapping, sexual assault

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

A Fairfield man was arrested in a kidnapping and assault that occurred last week, Fairfield police said Thursday.Just after 4:15 p.m. April 21, officers responded to the 1800 block of Walters Court for a report that a man had pulled a woman by her hair and pushed her into a vehicle, officials said.Officers obtained video footage of the apparent kidnapping and, by using the FLOCK camera system, located the suspect’s vehicle. The registered owner, Corktney Tyrese Love, 36, was on parole for kidnapping and sexual assault, officials said.Love was found at an address in the 500 block of East Colorado Street, but the woman was not. Love reportedly advised that he didn’t know the woman “but claimed to have dropped her off a local fast-food restaurant,” police said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | 2 friends of San Jose man whose body was found in Santa Cruz County charged with murder Crime and Public Safety | Two men arrested in East Bay parking-lot shoot...

Skelton: Kounalakis, Yee get a head start in 2026 governor’s race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

They’re starting to line up to run for governor to replace lame duck Gov. Gavin Newsom when his term expires after 2026. Yes, already.The first in line Monday was Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, 57.A few hours later, former state Controller Betty Yee, 65, said she plans to run too.They’re Democrats, of course — the only political type who can be elected governor or U.S. senator in California these days.If Kounalakis, Yee or another woman is elected, she’ll be California’s first female governor. There have been 40 governors over nearly 173 years, and we’ve elected only white males — in this, ironically, the most diverse state in the nation.The next gubernatorial election won’t be held for three years. Why start running now?It lays down a marker and dares rivals to jump in, perhaps before they’re ready. It’s an attempt to announce your presence to voters who have only a vague notion of who you are, if that. And it allows you to start organizing a campaign without being too cute by forming ...

With plans for sailing trek to Hawaii, Japanese explorer builds traditional reed boat on Sausalito waterfront

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

Jin Ishikawa talks about the 30-foot tule reed boat he is building, a model of which sits in front of him, at Galilee Harbor in Sausalito on Monday, April 24, 2023. The boat is a prototype of the 60-foot version he hopes to build and sail from the Bay Area to Hawaii. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)Jin Ishikawa stands by the 30-foot tule reed boat he is building at Galilee Harbor in Sausalito on Monday, April 24, 2023. The boat is a prototype of the 60-foot version he hopes to eventually build and sail from the Bay Area to Hawaii. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)Jin Ishikawa talks about the 30-foot tule reed boat he is building at Galilee Harbor in Sausalito on Monday, April 24, 2023. Behind him stands Tom Kowalski, commodore at the Sausalito Yacht Club. The boat is a prototype of the 60-foot version Ishikawa hopes to eventually build and sail from the Bay Area to Hawaii. (Alan Dep/Marin Independent Journal)A model of a 60-foot tule reed boat sits on a table at Galilee Harbo...

Sale closed in Saratoga: $5.5 million for a four-bedroom home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

14659 Chester Avenue – Google Street ViewA 4,098-square-foot house built in 1989 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 14600 block of Chester Avenue in Saratoga was sold on April 5, 2023, for $5,450,000, or $1,330 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a garage, and four parking spaces. It sits on a 1.0-acre lot.Additional houses that have recently been purchased close by include:A 3,387-square-foot home on the 18600 block of Woodbank Way in Saratoga sold in December 2022, for $3,500,000, a price per square foot of $1,033. The home has 4 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.In September 2022, a 2,701-square-foot home on Vessing Road in Saratoga sold for $3,425,000, a price per square foot of $1,268. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.On Quito Road, Saratoga, in January 2023, a 3,788-square-foot home was sold for $12,500,000, a price per square foot of $3,300. The home has 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. 

Ruud stunned by qualifier Arnaldi in Madrid Open 2nd round

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:21:57 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Fourth-ranked Casper Ruud was upset by Italian qualifier Matteo Arnaldi in the second round of the Madrid Open on Friday.The 105th-ranked Arnaldi beat Ruud 6-3, 6-4 for the 22-year-old’s first win over a top-10 player. After sealing the surprising victory, Arnaldi raised his arms and thumped his chest, smiling broadly.“Today, I don’t know, maybe the stadium, maybe the pressure on him, but I played the best match of my life,” said Arnaldi, who landed 35 winners and broke Ruud’s serve three times.Ruud, 24, reached the final of both the French Open and U.S. Open last year. But despite winning the Estoril Open in Portugal earlier this month, the Norwegian player has struggled at bigger events in 2023, including a second-round exit at the Australian Open in January.Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz plays the 41st-ranked Emil Ruusuvuori later, while women’s No. 1 Iga Swiatek faces Julia Grabher.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports Source