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Chicago Cubs minor-league report: Caleb Kilian to make his MLB season debut and Pete Crow-Armstrong continues to wow

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

Caleb Kilian’s first taste of the big leagues didn’t play out as the right-hander hoped.Kilian allowed 13 earned runs in 11⅓ innings over three starts for the Chicago Cubs in June. A left knee issue bothered him the rest of the season at Triple-A Iowa where he posted a 5.37 ERA in his final 16 starts. Healthy entering big-league camp this spring, Kilian showed the type of stuff that made him the Cubs’ top pitching prospect last season.Kilian, 25, gets another major-league chance Saturday when the Cubs will recall him to start against the Miami Marlins.“He’s always been a confident guy,” vice president of player development Jared Banner said Friday. “I think his delivery is in a really good place and stuff’s in a really good place and that’s a good combination.”In his last two outings at Triple-A Iowa, Kilian surrendered one run in nine innings with three walks and five strikeouts.“Having him come up to the big l...

Sued by Dolphins, embattled ‘fan cruise’ promoter seeks a second chance

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

A vacation promoter being sued by the Miami Dolphins over a complaint-ridden “fan cruise” says he wants an opportunity to organize a second cruise and “make everything right.”“This should have been a long-term partnership,” said Jeffrey Nahom, president of Boca Raton-based First Class Cruises, the Dolphins’ partner in what was to be a three-year contract to run fan cruises in 2023, 2024 and 2025. “I still think we can somehow salvage this because a lawsuit doesn’t do anyone any good.”Instead of planning for next year’s fan cruise, Nahom and his company are defendants in a federal lawsuit filed on April 21 by the Miami Dolphins.The suit was filed 11 days after the return of a seven-day cruise aboard MSC Seascape that was promoted as a once-in-a-lifetime chance for Fins fans to meet and mingle with 35 legendary players including Dan Marino, Larry Csonka, Mark Clayton and O.J. McDuffie. The suit seeks to recover nearly $...

As battle for Sudan continues, civilian deaths top 400

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Gunfire and heavy artillery fire persisted Saturday in parts of Sudan’s capital Khartoum, residents said, despite the extension of a cease-fire between the country’s two top generals, whose battle for power has killed hundreds and sent thousands fleeing for their lives.The civilian death toll jumped Saturday to 411 people, according to the Sudan Doctors’ Syndicate, which monitors casualties. The fighting has wounded another 2,023 civilians so far, the group added. In the city of Genena, the provincial capital of war-ravaged West Darfur, intensified violence has killed 89 people. Fighters have moved into homes and taken over stores and hospitals as they battle in the streets, the syndicate said. Khartoum, a city of some 5 million people, has been transformed into a front line in the grinding conflict between Gen. Abdel Fattah Burhan, the commander of Sudan’s military, and Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the powerful paramilitary group known as the ...

3 killed, 1 wounded in Philadelphia shooting; 2 in custody

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three people were killed and one was wounded in a shooting at a home in northeast Philadelphia, authorities said.Lt. John Stanford told reporters that officers called to the residence in the Lawncrest neighborhood shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday found one person shot on the sidewalk, another on the porch and a third victim inside the home. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.Police said another 16-year-old male victim arrived in a car at Jefferson Frankford Hospital. Stanford said at least two people were taken into custody and a gun was recovered from the vehicle.Police said the victims were all between 15 and 20 years old. WPVI-TV reported that officials from the School District of Philadelphia confirmed that at least two of the deceased victims were students in the school district, one in the eighth grade and the other in the 11th grade. No identities were immediately released.Two weeks ago, more than two dozen shots were fired during a gun battle outsi...

Erdogan unveils Turkey’s first astronaut on election trail

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s first astronaut will travel to the International Space Station by the end of the year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday.Air force pilot Alper Gezeravci, 43, was selected to be the first Turkish citizen in space. His backup is Tuva Cihangir Atasever, 30, an aviation systems engineer at Turkish defense contractor Roketsan.Erdogan made the announcement at the Teknofest aviation and space fair in Istanbul, the president’s first public appearance since falling ill during a TV interview on Tuesday. He appeared alongside Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, and Libya’s interim prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.“Our friend, who will go on Turkey’s first manned space mission, will stay on the International Space Station for 14 days,” Erdogan said. “Our astronaut will perform 13 different experiments prepared by our country’s esteemed universities and research institutions during this mission.”Erdogan described Gezeravci as a “heroic Turkish...

Sunshine and strong winds on your Saturday

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A Wind Advisory will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties eastward. Winds will come out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts as high as 30 to 40 mph.Strong northwest winds through mid-afternoonWindy at noon SaturdayOutside of the wind the rest of the forecast calls for a sunny sky with highs in the low to mid 70s. Highs will be warmer tomorrow afternoon, the last day of April, with maximums reaching the mid to upper 80s. Some low 90s will be possible in the Hill Country.A little cool today with highs below the normal of 83° RAIN TOTALS: See how much rain your neighborhood recorded The start of May will be quiet with a sunny to partly cloudy sky and highs in the low to mid 80s. Dry weather continues Tuesday and Wednesday.Disturbances in the southwest to northeast wind aloft will bring our next chance of showers and thunderstorms Thursday to Saturday. Long-range future rain totals show little being measured.Friday Evening S...

Texas DPS issues CLEAR Alert for missing man

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Overnight, the San Antonio Police Department said it was searching for a missing man, and the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a CLEAR Alert.According to SAPD, 63-year-old Liwu Qian was last seen at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the 1400 block of Saddle Blanket in San Antonio in a white 2020 Toyota Camry, bearing TX license plate NFF2390.Qian was described as a 5'6" Asian man weighing 140 pounds. Police said he has black hair and black eyes.Law enforcement officials said they believe his disappearance posed a credible threat to his own health and safety.Anyone with information regarding this endangered missing person should contact the San Antonio Police Department at 210-207-7660.

Manor ISD confirms new superintendent

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Manor ISD will have a new superintendent next school year. Robert Sormani will start May 1 with a three-year contract. The Manor ISD board of trustees approve the contract Friday. PAST COVERAGE: Manor ISD announces new Superintendent “I am honored to be able to return to Manor ISD and serve this wonderful community again. I look forward to increasing the academic achievement of all of our students” Sormani said in a release.Sormani worked most recently for Hutto ISD as an associate superintendent. Before Hutto, he served as Manor ISD's director of curriculum and instruction.He also previously worked at Round Rock ISD as a principal and at Austin ISD as a history teacher. PREVIOUS: Manor ISD superintendent to resign in June 2023 Former superintendent Andre Spencer left the district Dec. 30, 2022, to move closer to family, the district previously said. Chief Schools Officer Michael Perkins has served as acting superintendent since then.

St. Louis community rallies around critically injured police officer with fundraiser event

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Family and friends are hoping people here in the St. Louis area will step up to support a heroic police officer who was critically shot. A barbecue, raffle, and auction will take place Saturday, May 20th, at the "Elks Lodge in Eureka." The money raised will go toward medical bills for Adam Sullentrup. The 31-year-old officer was shot in the head while trying to arrest a suspect back in March. He's currently being treated at a specialty hospital in Colorado.The fundraiser will feature several auction items. For more information on the event or how you can help support the family, watch "Pulse of St. Louis" tonight at 7:30 p.m. on K-P-l-r 11 and tomorrow at 10 a.m. here on Fox 2.

China says chatbots must toe the party line

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:42:24 GMT

Five months after ChatGPT set off an investment frenzy over artificial intelligence, Beijing is moving to rein in China’s chatbots, a show of the government’s resolve to keep tight regulatory control over technology that could define an era.The Cyberspace Administration of China this month unveiled draft rules for so-called generative AI — the software systems, like the one behind ChatGPT, that can formulate text and pictures in response to a user’s questions and prompts.According to the regulations, companies must heed the Chinese Communist Party’s strict censorship rules, just as websites and apps have to avoid publishing material that besmirches China’s leaders or rehashes forbidden history. The content of AI systems will need to reflect “socialist core values” and avoid information that undermines “state power” or national unity.Companies will also have to make sure their chatbots create words and pictures that are truthful and respect intellectual property, and will be re...