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NASCAR’s Ross Chastain leaves more wrecks, ill will in his wake at Darlington

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Rick Hendrick sees the enormous talent in Ross Chastain. The veteran team owner also sees Chastain’s sometimes reckless style that leaves damaged cars and angry competitors in his wake. Chastain’s late crash off a restart took himself and Hendrick star driver Kyle Larson out of contention as they were racing for the lead at Darlington over the weekend. An earlier tangle with Chastain ended the chances of another NASCAR champion, pole sitter Martin Truex Jr., who had led 145 of the first 151 laps at the Goodyear 400. The wreck with Larson helped another Hendrick racer, William Byron, grab the lead and hold off Kevin Harvick for his third victory this season. But it was Chastain’s actions that again stole NASCAR’s show. Hendrick said he believes the Trackhouse Racing driver has crossed a line. “You just don’t run people up in the fence,” Hendrick said. “He’s going to make a lot of enemies and it’s hard to win a champion...

Md. universities receive more than $2.5 million through federal grant to train, hire mental health support

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.The Biden administration will distribute more than $2.5 million to four Maryland universities to train and hire new mental health service personnel in an effort to combat a “mental health crisis in our schools,” according to a press release Monday.As part of President Joe Biden’s effort to improve mental health services through the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the U.S. Department of Education announced nearly $100 million to be distributed out to 36 states to fund the training and hiring of mental health professionals across the country.For Maryland, that’s a total of $2,570,976 to four universities in this round of funds. The University of Maryland Baltimore will receive $825,567, Johns Hopkins University will receive $693,004, Bowie State University will receive $674,464 and Loyola University Maryland w...

Jamie Foxx se somete a rehabilitación física en Chicago

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

(CNN) — El actor Jamie Foxx está bajo tratamiento médico en un centro de rehabilitación física en Chicago, donde ha estado recibiendo atención durante las últimas dos semanas, según una fuente con conocimiento del asunto.La persona no reveló de qué está siendo tratado Foxx, pero el centro está especializado en cuidados de rehabilitación para pacientes con deficiencias físicas, lesiones cerebrales o de la columna vertebral.¿Por qué amigos y familiares de Jamie Foxx han compartido poca información sobre su diagnóstico médico?Foxx fue hospitalizado inicialmente en Atlanta, Georgia, el 11 de abril tras sufrir una “complicación médica” no revelada, según su hija, Corinne Foxx. Ella compartió en una publicación en redes sociales el viernes de la semana pasada que su padre “ha estado fuera del hospital durante semanas, recuperándose”.Corinne Foxx compartió esa “actualización de la familia” después de que varios medios de comunicación reportaran que...

Champions League: Guardiola says his legacy is ‘exceptional’ even if Man City loses to Real Madrid

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — At times the pressure of winning the Champions League has seemed too much for Manchester City’s players to bear.Real Madrid, on the other hand, keeps on setting new standards in European club soccer’s elite competition. That contrast between the rivals is just one of the reasons why Wednesday’s Champions League semifinal is so compelling, with the game delicately poised at 1-1 after the first leg.City has spent more than $1 billion on some of the world’s greatest talent, but has repeatedly fallen short on Europe’s biggest stage.Not even Pep Guardiola — a two-time winner as coach of Barcelona — has been able to change that. And with each passing year, the pressure on him grows to win the one major trophy to elude City under the ownership of Abu Dhabi’s ruling family.“The club is missing that one (trophy) and (with) the owners and the amount of money they have pumped into this club and the investment they have done, we owe that ...

Ex-DC police officer pleads guilty to felony fraud for double billing hours

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

A former D.C. police officer plead guilty Tuesday to first-degree felony fraud after double billing hours he actually spent working at unauthorized outside employment, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb said.Authorities said 52-year-old Medgar Webster Sr., a former police union vice chairman, pleaded guilty for committing time and attendance fraud on the Metropolitan Police Department and in D.C.Webster must pay the full restitution of the $33,845 he stole from D.C. police as part of his plea.Court documents showed that between January 2021 and April 2022, Webster engaged in more than 1,400 hours of unauthorized outside employment at three separate D.C. Whole Foods Market locations while also employed by D.C. police.Webster billed MPD for regular, overtime and holiday hours that he never worked, officials said, working a total of 514 hours at Whole Foods during times he reported working for MPD. The double-billed time included 246.5 hours in overtime pay at roughly $79.67 per hour,...

Study: DC area ranked No. 3 for top 2023 summer destination

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

You may see more and more tourists crowding the National Mall or taking in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, this summer. The D.C. metro area was ranked No. 3 for best summer vacation spot, according to a study from WalletHub.D.C. ranked high in attractions and activities.“Not only are there a lot of attractions, but they’re very diverse. And just having so much history certainly helps that in D.C.,” said Jill Gonzalez, an analyst with WalletHub.“D.C. actually ranked as the second safest of all these metro areas, which you know, is becoming increasingly important, I think to families are so in terms of safety, both violent and property crime rates, were, you know, better than most of these other places,” she told WTOP.The D.C. area also ranked high in weather and travel costs. Gonzalez pointed to ease of access with three major airports in the area.The only area where D.C. performed poorly was, unsurprisingly, “local costs.”Atlanta, Georgia, to...

Man and 12-year-old boy arrested after fatal shooting at Sonic restaurant in Texas

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

KEENE, Texas (AP) — A 12-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man have been arrested on a murder warrant in the fatal shooting of a Sonic Drive-In employee in Texas, police said.Matthew Davis, 32, was shot and killed Saturday night as he fought with Angel Gomez, 20, in the parking lot of the restaurant in Keene, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) southwest of Dallas, police said.The boy was at the restaurant with Gomez, who was causing an unspecified disturbance in the parking lot, and shot Davis several times after taking a gun from Gomez’s vehicle, according to a police statement.Davis was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The boy used an AR-style rifle in the shooting, Police Chief James Kidd told The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday.Both Gomez and the boy fled the scene, but Gomez later returned and was arrested on a murder warrant and the boy, whose name has not been released, was found and arrested in the nearby town of Rio Vista, said police.Court records do ...

'Please drive safely' sign honors mother who died after motorcycle crash

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Victoria Long's family is finding peace after a sign in her honor was placed near Hampden Avenue and South Poplar Street. “The grief still ways heavy, it weighs heavy on me and it weighs heavy on her two daughters – who are missing out on so much without their mom," Janet Inzeo, Victoria's mother, said Tuesday. Report: Space Command may stay in Colorado due to Alabama’s abortion laws Long died days after being the passenger on a motorcycle when it crashed on May 4, 2019, at the intersection of Santa Fe Drive and Iowa Avenue.Inzeo said the "Please Drive Carefully" sign was placed on Hampden instead near Victoria's old New York Deli News job. She said the location where the crash happened was too busy to put a sign and still be able to visit safely. “It was difficult. Just the memory of driving down Santa Fe was difficult,” Inzeo said. According to her mother, Victoria had severe head trauma following the crash and wouldn't have had any quality of life. Inzeo said...

Broward County renters eligible for federal assistance following severe storms and flooding

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

Renters and homeowners in Broward County affected by the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred last month can now apply for federal disaster assistance to aid in their recovery.FEMA is providing Individual Assistance to renters, including students, as well as homeowners. This assistance aims to help with temporary housing costs. Initially, rental assistance will cover a one-month or two-month period and can be reevaluated for extended aid.Renters may also be eligible for assistance through FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance program, which can assist with uninsured essential personal property losses and other disaster-related expenses. This assistance may include:Replacement or repair of necessary personal property, such as furniture, appliances, clothing, textbooks, or school supplies.Replacement or repair of tools and other job-related equipment required by the self-employed.Primary vehicles.Uninsured or out-of-pocket medical, dental, childcare, moving and storage e...

Disney asks judge to dismiss DeSantis-appointed board’s lawsuit in latest tit-for-tat

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:18:59 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Tuesday asked a state judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a governing board appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Disney World, claiming the company has been the victim of the “weaponizing” powers of government aimed at punishing it for opposing a law dubbed “Don’t Say Gay” by critics.Disney’s motion to dismiss filed in state court in Orlando was the latest twist in legal battles being played out in federal and state courts among the entertainment giant, DeSantis and the DeSantis-appointed Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. The fight is over who controls the special governing district which decides what gets built at Disney World and runs the municipal-like services on the 25,000 acres that make up the theme park resort.“Just over a year ago, Disney expressed a political view that Governor DeSantis did not like. In response, the Governor unleashed a campaign of retaliation, weaponizing the power of government to punish Disney f...