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Rookie J. P. France shuts down A’s and Tucker delivers go-ahead two-run double as Astros win 3-1

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

By JANIE McCAULEY | AP Baseball WriterOAKLAND — J.P. France knew he had been more reliable on the road than in Houston so far this season — and showed it again, even after getting in an early hole.Relying on his nasty change-up, the rookie struck out five while pitching into the eighth inning for the first time to win his third straight decision, Kyle Tucker hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth, and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Thursday night.The right-hander owns a 2.05 ERA over the first eight road starts of his career, which is lowest in the majors by a starting pitcher with a minimum of 40 innings.“You’ve got to go out there and just take every game as it is. It’s not the same as the one that’s coming up, it’s not the same as the one that just happened,” France said. “I didn’t know that at all. I knew on the road I was pitching a little better, but that’s awesome.”Alex Bregman homered in the ninth to help secure the win for France (5-3). France, a 28-year-o...

Beautiful Highway 13 vegetation is being cut back — for good reason: Roadshow

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

Q: I travel on Highway 13, one of the prettiest little stretches of freeway in the Bay Area. It’s going through a lot of changes. What’s going on? It sure looks bare in some areas.Jeanne R.A: Bay Area residents here in 1991 remember the catastrophic firestorm that ravaged the Oakland Hills that October, killing 25 people and consuming 2.5 square miles of mostly residential neighborhoods. With peak wildfire season approaching in August, Caltrans worked with Oakland Fire and local, regional and state fire marshals to develop a program to reduce fire risk. The agencies prioritized areas statewide for vegetation control to reduce the ability for fires to spread quickly. As part of this program, Caltrans is reducing roadside vegetation on state-owned land in locations along Highway 13 in Oakland.
 This includes mowing, removing low-hanging limbs from trees that assist a fire to climb into the canopy, removing dead and dying trees and thinning dense tree stands. Trimming and removal...

Anchor Brewing employees want chance to buy company

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- There is more hope tonight for San Francisco's iconic brewery to stay open. Earlier this week, KRON4 reported that investors are interested in buying San Francisco's iconic Anchor Brewing Company.The 127-year-old ceased production last week, citing financial struggles. Now, workers for anchor brewing are asking to take over the company. New Jollibee location set to open in East Bay The president of the union workers sent a letter to the current owner asking for a chance to buy the company and run it as a worker-owned cooperative. There is no shortage of support.Christopher Enny and his brothers flocked to Anchor Brewing's taproom Thursday afternoon to stock up on cases of beer. "You can't get it in Jersey anymore, so here we are then back to Jersey," said Mark Enny who flew in from New Jersey to get his hands on some Anchor Brewing Company beer.Anchor Brewing is the oldest craft brewer in the country. It announced that it's closing after years of declining...

Stolen vehicle tip leads to arrest of 3 suspected burglars at San Mateo mall

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

(BCN) -- A stolen vehicle tip led to the arrest of three people who were caught trying to steal thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a personal care and beauty store, San Mateo police said.On Tuesday afternoon, the San Mateo Police Department was alerted to a stolen Ford Mustang spotted near the Hillsdale Shopping Center. Minutes later, police located the vehicle parked at the mall and surveilled it while waiting for agents from the San Mateo County Vehicle Theft Task Force (VTTF) to arrive. SF sandwich shop owner frustrated after attack Police said they saw a man and a woman inside the car, while another woman stood outside the car talking to the occupants. The two women then left the parked vehicle and walked into a Sephora store at the mall, leaving the man alone in the car. At this point, officers converged on the Mustang and arrested the man, identified by police as 51-year-old Sekou Carson, on a robbery warrant.Shortly after that, VTTF agents entered Sephora and sa...

Orioles take solo lead of AL East with 4-3 win over Rays

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Felix Bautista, right, celebrates with catcher Adley Rutschman after the Orioles defeated the Tampa Bay Rays during a baseball game Thursday, July 20, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)(AP/Scott Audette) Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Felix Bautista, right, celebrates with catcher Adley Rutschman after the Orioles defeated the Tampa Bay Rays during a baseball game Thursday, July 20, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette)(AP/Scott Audette) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles are looking down at the rest of the AL East — and the All-Star break is in the rearview mirror.Fun times for Colton Cowser and company.Cowser hit a sacrifice f...

Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher, heading for another weekly gain

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, keeping major indexes on track for another weekly gain. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%. The Dow was up 69 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.5%. The S&P 500 is holding on to a gain of 1% for the week, and is headed for its eighth weekly gain in the last 10. More earnings reports are coming in from U.S. companies. Scholastic shot up 13.8% after the publisher reported much higher earnings than analysts were expecting. Marketing and communications company Interpublic sank 7.9% after cutting its outlook.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed Friday in Europe and Asia after the latest rally on Wall Street fizzled, with big declines for Tesla, Netflix and other big tech-oriented stocks.Benchmarks rose in London, Paris and Hong Kong but fell in Frankfurt, Tokyo and Shanghai. U.S. futures edged higher and oil prices also climbed. Big Tech stocks have rallied ...

Judge sets May 20, 2024, trial date for former President Donald Trump in classified documents case in Florida

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge sets May 20, 2024, trial date for former President Donald Trump in classified documents case in Florida.Source

Tompkins: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Tompkins Financial Corp. (TMP) on Friday reported net income of $8.5 million in its second quarter.The Ithaca, New York-based bank said it had earnings of 59 cents per share.The financial services company posted revenue of $84.5 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $64.5 million, falling short of Street forecasts._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on TMP at https://www.zacks.com/ap/TMPSource

Protected: With net-zero carbon emissions from Day 1, new Amazon headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, aims to be model for sustainable building

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

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AP PHOTOS: Little relief as record temperatures sizzle around the world

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:03 GMT

A wave of heat is not loosening its grip on the globe. Phoenix has broken its own streak of blistering hot days, southern Europeans and millions of people on vacation there broiled under near-record temperatures, while parts of the Middle East tested the limits of what the human body is capable of enduring. Parts of southern Europe also have gone up in flames, with wildfires raging in Greece that forced evacuations and highway closures this week. People returned to their homes Tuesday when a fire finally receded after spending the night on beaches, in hotels and in public facilities.The heat is expected to worsen again over the next few days. People around the world sought shade and water for respite, including in Lebanon, Spain and Turkey, where even those used to high temperatures felt the unusually sweltering summer.There was some light relief, too, in Israel, where people took to the beach in mermaid tails. This June was the hottest on record, and July is expected to be even hot...