'Fat Leonard' seeks new attorneys ahead of sentencing in Navy bribery case, causing another delay
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Hettie Henneman
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis, who fled to South America weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in one of the biggest bribery schemes in U.S. military history, said Thursday that he wants new attorneys now that he is back in U.S. custody after a Venezuelan prisoner swap.
An enigmatic figure who was 6-foot-3 and weighed 350 pounds at one time, Francis was visibly thinner at the hearing in U.
[Read More]'The Brothers Sun': Michelle Yeoh leads immigrant family with humor —again
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Zora Stowers
In 2021, Sam Song Li was cast in an independent film as the ancestor of a character played by a pre-"Shang-Chi” Simu Liu. To the general public, the non-speaking cameo might seem insignificant. But for Li, it was a seminal moment.
A producer told him she picked him after looking at more than 200 people for the role, for which he was “on screen for like a whole 30 seconds,” Li recalled to The Associated Press.
[Read More]“La sociedad de la nieve” presenta una nueva visión del accidente aéreo de los Andes de 1972
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Fernande Dalal
LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Cuando Gustavo Zerbino vio “La sociedad de la nieve” (“Society of the Snow”), el sobreviviente del accidente aéreo de 1972 sintió como si lo estuvieran sumergiendo “en agua hirviendo”, reviviendo los más de 70 días que él y sus compañeros de equipo de rugby estuvieron varados en las montañas nevadas de los Andes.
Zerbino elogió la película cruda y sin filtros de J.A. Bayona, que se estrena el jueves en Netflix en Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica, pero también sintió las mismas ansiedades y emociones que experimentó mientras estaba varado como un joven atleta hace más de 50 años.
[Read More]2 men appear in court on murder charges in shooting of Oakland police officer at marijuana business
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Fernande Dalal
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men charged with murder in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a marijuana business appeared in court Thursday but didn’t enter pleas.
Meanwhile, a fourth man was arrested in connection with last week’s burglary. Officer Tuan Le, 36, was shot in the head Dec. 29 and died at a hospital. He was in plainclothes and driving an unmarked police truck when he and other officers answered a report of a burglary in progress at a cannabis grow house near Jack London Square, where marijuana plants had been stolen in at least three other burglaries that night, according to court documents released Thursday.
[Read More]2 men charged in shooting death of Oakland officer answering a burglary call at a marijuana business
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Abbie Anker
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men were charged with murder Wednesday in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a marijuana business, authorities said.
Charges were filed against Mark Sanders, 27, of Tracy, and Allen Starr Brown, 28, of Chico. The two remained jailed Wednesday night. They were scheduled for arraignment Thursday and it wasn’t immediately clear whether they had attorneys who could speak for them.
[Read More]A major storm sweeping the US is expected to bring heavy snow
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Zora Stowers
NEW YORK (AP) — A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain from the southern Appalachians to the Northeast — although it’s too early to say exactly which areas will get what kind of precipitation and how much.
Details on the storm’s path should firm up this week as the Pacific system moves through Colorado and New Mexico on Thursday and into Texas and the Southeast before moving up the East Coast, said Tony Fracasso, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland.
[Read More]Aanen Moody scores career-high 36 points as Montana takes down North Dakota State 96-86
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Fernande Dalal
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Aanen Moody scored a career-high 36 points to lead Montana to a 96-86 victory over North Dakota State on Wednesday night.
Moody was 13-of-19 shooting, including 3 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 7 from the line for the Grizzlies (9-5). Brandon Whitney added 17 points while going 6 of 9 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, and he also had six assists.
[Read More]Adam Sandler plays pickup game before No. 10 Arizona faces Colorado
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Hettie Henneman
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Adam Sandler got in a little pickup game at Arizona’s McKale Center before the 10th-ranked Wildcats played Colorado.
Wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt and turquoise shorts, the comedian played a game of 3-on-3 about two hours before Thursday night’s game.
In a short video shot by a reporter for Arizona’s rivals.com fan site, Sandler flipped a pass over his head before playing defense.
An avid basketball player, Sandler has a sister who lives in Tucson and has been spotted in the city numerous times.
[Read More]Alabama center Seth McLaughlin enters transfer portal
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Abbie Anker
Alabama center Seth McLaughlin, who struggled with errant snaps against Michigan in the College Football Playoffs, has entered the transfer portal.
McLaughlin started all 14 games in his fourth season with the Crimson Tide, who lost to the Wolverines 27-20 in the Rose Bowl. But his snap was low on the final fourth-down play, when quarterback Jalen Milroe was stopped trying to run up the middle.
McLaughlin also had two poor snaps on a drive early in the second half, a problem that had crept up multiple times during the season.
[Read More]Alabama defensive players Kool-Aid McKinstry and Chris Braswell declare for NFL draft
Posted on January 5, 2024
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| Abbie Anker
Alabama linebacker Chris Braswell and cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry are heading into the NFL draft.
Both players announced their decisions via social media posts on Thursday, joining linebacker Dallas Turner and offensive tackle JC Latham in announcing plans to leave the Southeastern Conference champion Crimson Tide for the NFL.
McKinstry was a first-team Associated Press All-American and two-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference pick during his three seasons in Tuscaloosa. He had 32 tackles and seven pass deflections this season while also returning punts.
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