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State of Texas: 'Revenge tours' shape battles on Texas primary ballots

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The ballot is set for the 2024 Texas primary. Monday marked the deadline for candidates to file for the March 5 election. While every primary season has its share of heated campaigns, 2024 has something different in play: revenge. Two of the state's top Republican leaders are campaigning against incumbents from their own party. The outcome could bring significant change to the Texas House.Both Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have mounted what some call "revenge tours" in the runup to the primary. Abbott is endorsing candidates running against Republican House members who voted against his priority legislation for Education Savings Accounts, which allow parents to use public dollars to pay for private school. Paxton is endorsing candidates running against House Republicans who voted to impeach him.Those vendettas against certain members have put Abbott and Paxton on different sides in several races. There are at least 22 House races in which Ab...

St. Paul man sentenced to nearly four years in prison for firearms charge

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

A St. Paul man connected to a Maplewood shooting in 2022 was sentenced to 3.8 years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon, U.S. Attorney for Minnesota AndrewLuger announced this week.Court documents show on March 7, 2023, St. Paul police officers went looking for De’Voncea Lashoun Griffo, 25, who was a suspect in an investigation.De’Voncea Lashoun Griffo (Courtesy of Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office)During their surveillance of the apartment building where Griffo lived, police said they saw him leave wearing a cross-body bag across his chest. He drove away in a Chevrolet Equinox and parked in a thrift store lot. Officers activated their emergency lights and conducted a felony stop.Officers said that before they approached the vehicle, Griffo took off his bag and put it behind the center console of the car.After he was arrested, officers obtained a search warrant and recovered the bag, which they said contained a .45-caliber Glock pistol with an extended m...

Vikings suffer heartbreaking loss to Bengals after failed Tush Pushes in overtime

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

CINCINNATI — On back-to-back plays in overtime, the Vikings turned to a Tush Push with quarterback Nick Mullens needing to gain just a few inches. They failed to convert the first down both times.Ultimately, that proved costly as the Vikings turned the ball over on downs, gifting the Cincinnati Bengals the ball back near midfield. A few plays later, the Vikings walked off the field with a heartbreaking 27-24 loss to the Bengals after Evan McPherson converted a 29-yard field goal.The frustration was palpable on the face of Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell. He looked like he had gone a full 12 rounds with Mike Tyson as he stepped to the podium postgame.“I felt like we let one slip away,” O’Connell said. “We just didn’t capitalize on our last opportunity offensively.”Still, as much as the failed Tush Pushes late in the game served as the lasting image, and rightfully so, it shouldn’t be overlooked that Mullens turned the ball over twice...

Potential strike looms for Anheuser-Busch in 2024 after teamsters vote

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Anheuser-Busch could be dealing with a strike next year. On Saturday, teamsters authorized a plan to strike if A-B doesn't negotiate a new contract agreement by the end of February.Teamsters National Negotiating Committee announced Saturday that A-B teamsters nationwide voted 99% in support of a strike. The union is hopeful for a new deal that improves wages, protects jobs, and secures stronger health care and benefits. A current contract deal that covers 5,000 teamsters across 12 A-B breweries nationwide is set to expire Feb. 29, 2024. North St. Louis nursing home abruptly closes; Residents moved, workers without pay “Teamsters stand firm in our fight for the best contract at Anheuser-Busch, and this powerful strike vote proves it,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien via a news release. "Our members’ labor, talent, and sacrifice are what put Anheuser-Busch products on the shelf, and we are committed to getting a contract that rewards and recognizes thei...

Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid fined for comments after Bills-Chiefs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The specific amounts have yet to be reported, but ProFootballTalk's Mike Florio has confirmed that the NFL has fined both quarterback Patrick Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid for their comments aimed at the officiating after the loss to the Buffalo Bills.They were initially visibly and vocally upset right after the contest thinking the offensive offsides called against Kadarius Toney was unfair. Mahomes showed it on his face, yelling at the refs from the sideline and then followed that with more displeasure at the post-game podium.Reid called out the refs at the post-game presser saying "It's a bit embarrassing."A couple days later Mahomes expressed regret for the way he acted after the game. Reid admitted after looking at the film that Toney did not check with the ref before being lined up on the play that took back a Chiefs touchdown.

Broncos S P.J. Locke active, ready to roll vs. Lions after throat injury last week

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

DETROIT — Broncos safety P.J. Locke recovered well enough from a neck injury last weekend to make the active roster and start Saturday night against the Lions.Locke told The Post after a 24-7 win against the Los Angeles Chargers that he got hit in the throat during the game. He struggled to talk after the game and clearly had discomfort.After missing Wednesday’s practice, Locke was a limited participant Thursday and was listed as questionable going into the game.Roster moves. The Broncos made a flurry of moves Saturday ahead of their game against the Lions.As expected, the set was highlighted by promoting tight end Lucas Krull to the 53-man roster. Krull had already been elevated the maximum three times from the practice squad, so he had to be promoted in order to keep playing.Last week against Los Angeles, he caught his first career pass for 35 yards.Denver had a spot for him on the roster because it waived outside linebacker Ronnie Perkins on Thursday. Saturday, the team sig...

Analyzing CU Buffs’ revamped offensive line under Deion Sanders

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

Deion Sanders promised he would find new offensive linemen for the Colorado Buffaloes and he has delivered.With Wednesday’s national signing day approaching, Colorado’s head coach and his staff have overhauled the offensive line after a disastrous 2023 season in the trenches.CU (4-8, 1-8 Pac-12) gave up a school-record 56 sacks. Sanders’ son, Shedeur, the Buffaloes’ starting quarterback, was sacked 52 times and the toll of those hits prevented him from playing in the final six quarters of the season.“What we need for Shedeur is … we know where to find it,” coach Sanders said after the Buffs’ 23-17 loss at Utah in the final game of the season on Nov. 25. “It ain’t hard to find.”Since that day, CU has landed a verbal commitment from the No. 1 high school tackle prospect in the country (Jordan Seaton), and five experienced starters from other Football Bowl Subdivision schools.That’s in addition to Issiah Walker Jr., rated by 247Sports as the No. 2 tackle prospect in the JUCO ranks, com...

Killer whales are dazzling tourists off the Los Angeles coast

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

Killer whales continue to put a killer show off the coast of Los Angeles.Video and photos shared by Long Beach-based Harbor Breeze Cruises show a pod of orcas spotted by one of its whale-watching charters near the Palos Verdes Peninsula on Saturday. The Eastern Tropical Pacific orcas have only been spotted a few times in recent years, but lately, they have been seen frequently between the peninsula and Malibu, which experts say is the northernmost area of their range.An orca is seen off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula on Dec. 16, 2023. (Capt. Tyler Askari/Harbor Breeze Cruises)An orca is seen off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula on Dec. 16, 2023. (Capt. Tyler Askari/Harbor Breeze Cruises)Orcas are seen off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula on Dec. 16, 2023. (Capt. Tyler Askari/Harbor Breeze Cruises)A pod of about a dozen orcas was spotted off the Southern California coast on Dec. 11, 2023. (Harbor Breeze Cruises)A pod of about a dozen orcas was spotted off the S...

What is ketamine: the drug that killed Matthew Perry?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

On Friday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner announced that former "Friends" actor Matthew Perry died from the "acute effects" of the drug ketamine when he was found unresponsive in the hot tub of his Los Angeles home.While many people have likely heard of ketamine, not as many are familiar with its uses - both legal and illegal. Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. It is used as an anesthetic for humans and animals and also used as a nasal spray for the treatment of depression. Fans, ‘Friends’ co-stars react to Matthew Perry’s sudden death The DEA says that ketamine can distort a person's eyesight and hearing. It also can make a person feel disconnected and not in control and is thus called a “dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen."Ketamine can make a person "feel detached from their pain and environment," according to the DEA. Ketamine induces a sense of sedation, and relief from ...

Purdy pride: 49ers quarterback is hometown hero in Queen Creek, Arizona

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 07:47:38 GMT

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. – It’s 76 degrees under sunny skies as three teenage boys throw the football around and run routes at Desert Mountain Park. They’re doing so Saturday on the same field Brock Purdy launched his career, one that now finds him as the 49ers’ starting quarterback — and the NFL’s most efficient this season.“I watch every Niners game now, because it’s so fun knowing someone from here is playing in the NFL. It’s crazy,” said Talen Frazier, 15, a freshman running back from Purdy’s alma mater, Perry High, in the neighboring town of Gilbert.When it comes to Queen Creek – or the “QC” — Purdy is not literally putting it on the map. Business, or, at least housing, has been booming in this suburb 30 minutes southeast of Phoenix in the Sonoran Desert.Visitors to Brock Purdy’s home town of Queen Creek, Ariz. are greeted with many signs of the growing town, but little indication that’s where the 49ers star quarterback grew up. (Cam Inman/Bay Area News Group) ...