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Struggling Yankees promote OF Pereira and INF Peraza from Triple-A and activate LHP Rodón

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Mired in their first eight-game losing streak since 1995, the New York Yankees added some youth by recalling outfielder Everson Pereira and infielder Oswald Peraza from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on Tuesday.New York also activated Carlos Rodón from the 15-day injured list to start the opener of a three-game series against Washington after the left-hander missed two weeks with a strained left hamstring.Pereira was starting in left field and batting seventh and Peraza was playing third base and batting eighth Tuesday night against the Nationals.To make room on the roster, outfielder Billy McKinney went on the 10-day injured list with a lower back spasm and outfielder Greg Allen was designated for assignment.Also, outfielder Jasson Dominguez, New York’s No. 2 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was promoted from Double-A Somerset to Scranton.Pereira, the Yankees’ No. 3 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, is expected to play regularly in left field.Since being promot...

Rescatan a 6 niños y 2 adultos que quedaron atrapados en teleférico a más de 1,000 pies de altura

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

PESHAWAR, Pakistán — Comandos del ejército rescataron este martes a seis niños y dos adultos de un teleférico suspendido a cientos de pies de altura sobre un cañón en un distrito remoto de Pakistán, informó el mando militar.En imágenes grabadas por cámaras de televisión, se vio a los niños siendo rescatados mediante un arnés. La soga oscilaba en el viento frente a un paisaje montañoso.Un experto dijo que el rescate era extremadamente difícil porque el viento generado por las aspas del helicóptero podía debilitar aún más los cables que aún sostenían la cabina.Los familiares de los atrapados rezaban mientras presenciaban la operación. Todo el país quedó paralizado y la población se agolpaba en torno a las pantallas en oficinas, tiendas, restaurantes y hospitales. De pesadilla: 100 personas quedan atrapadas en famoso teleférico en California Reciben el nuevo año atrapados en teleférico en montañas de Nuevo México Según reportes de me...

Estados Unidos cancela visas de 100 funcionarios nicaragüenses por “socavar la democracia”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — El Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos impuso el sábado restricciones de visa a 100 funcionarios nicaragüenses más por su papel en el apoyo al régimen del presidente Daniel Ortega.El secretario de la agencia, Antony Blinken, escribió en sus cuentas de redes sociales que su oficina “ha tomado medidas para imponer restricciones de visa a 100 funcionarios nicaragüenses que restringen los derechos humanos de los nicaragüenses y socavan la democracia”.“Hacemos un llamado al régimen para que libere incondicional e inmediatamente al obispo Álvarez y a todos los detenidos injustamente”, escribió Blinken.El obispo Rolando Álvarez, un crítico abierto del gobierno de Nicaragua, fue encarcelado por el régimen de Ortega por supuestamente ayudar a los manifestantes antigubernamentales. Fue condenado a 26 años de prisión tras negarse a abordar un avión que transportaba exiliados a Estados Unidos en febrero.Ortega encarceló a decenas de figuras de la oposición para gana...

Pinpoint Weather Alert Day for afternoon heat in Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

Update 2 p.m.: A Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued due to the afternoon heat advisory. Meteorologist Dave Fraser will have a full forecast during FOX31 News at 4 and 5.DENVER (KDVR) — With mostly sunny skies and another light southerly wind, temperatures will climb into the 90s once again on Tuesday in the Denver weather forecast. Heat advisories are in effect from noon until 8 p.m. in the counties below as highs may get into the very low 100s.Pinpoint Weather: Heat advisories on Aug. 22. Weather today: Hot and sunnyAfter record-breaking heat was recorded on Monday, Denver will continue to have high temperatures across the Front Range. Highs will top out in the middle to upper 90s with mostly sunny skies. ‘Where’s Moochi?’: 900-pound water buffalo missing in Colorado Denver will also see a light breeze increasing through the afternoon and evening hours. Spotty afternoon and evening showers are possible.Pinpoint Weather: Daily forecast on Aug. 22. Weather tonight: Warm an...

Attorney John Eastman surrenders in Trump's Georgia case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — John Eastman, the conservative attorney who pushed a plan to keep Donald Trump in power, turned himself into authorities Tuesday on charges in the Georgia case alleging an illegal plot to overturn the former president’s 2020 election loss.Eastman was booked at the Fulton County jail and is expected to have an arraignment in the coming weeks in the sprawling racketeering case.Eastman, a former University of Colorado Boulder visiting professor, is accused of helping design the legal strategy aimed at keeping Trump in power after his 2020 election loss. Eastman is currently representing Colorado Republicans in their bid to close their primaries to unaffiliated voters.He was indicted last week alongside Trump and 17 others, who are accused by District Attorney Fani Willis of scheming to subvert the will of Georgia voters in a desperate bid to keep Joe Biden out of the White House. It was the fourth criminal case brought against the Republican former preside...

Victim takes the stand during 2nd day of trial for ex-Hialeah PD officer accused of beating up homeless man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

The trial of a former Hialeah officer accused of kidnapping and beating a homeless man entered day two of testimony, where the victim took the stand. Former Hialeah Police Officer Rafael Otano is accused of kidnapping and beating a homeless man along with former Officer Lorenzo Orfila on December 2022. Witnesses who found the man were heard for the first time on Monday.The victim, Jose Ortega Gutierrez, explained what happened in his own words. “I asked them if we were going to TGK, and they told they me, ‘We’re going to take you for a ride,’” a translator assisting Gutierrez said. “They took me out, they tossed me head first on the floor and they start hitting me, and they were hitting me while I was handcuffed.”The officers were dispatched to the shopping center on the afternoon of Dec. 17 regarding a homeless man who was known to frequent the area.Instead of taking him into custody, they handcuffed the man, put him in a patrol car and drove him to a ...

Bodycam shows beaten Navy veteran describing attack in Miami Beach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

Newly released body camera footage captured the moments a veteran became the victim of a brutal beach beating. Now, he is describing exactly what happened to him. The police were at the scene at a CVS minutes after the vicious, unprovoked, sudden attack of a 70-year-old Navy veteran in Miami Beach.“You tell us what happened,” an officer said.The body camera footage obtained exclusively by 7News showed the moments after the victim was beaten and bloodied at a Lincoln Road bus stop in late June.His face was soaked in blood while waiting inside the CVS where he was first taken as he waited for help.He told officers about the attack. “This is what happened, I’m waiting over here at the bus stop,” the victim said. “I go to the VA. I volunteer there. I am also a veteran.”The veteran was on his way to help fellow vets at the VA Hospital until his brutal encounter.“He comes by, and he’s on his bike, he gets off his bike, walks around,...

Crews respond to overturned catamaran in Miami

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

A vessel with several people on board was overturned. City of Miami Police and fire rescue units arrived at the scene of the overturned catamaran, located at 3663 S. Miami Ave., Tuesday afternoon. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene as the catamaran lay on its side. Two people were seen in the water.No injuries were reported. Towboats are expected to arrive at the scene to remove the vessel. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Man arrested for leaving unattended bag with firearm inside at West Hollywood Elementary

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

A man was arrested for leaving an unattended bag containing a firearm at a Hollywood school before the official start of school. Hollywood Police responded to West Hollywood Elementary School at 6301 Hollywood Blvd on Friday after a staff member stumbled upon the unattended bag.Prior to the start of the school year, an assembly was held where one of the attending adults, identified as Thomas Richardson, left his gun in an unattended bag near a bookshelf.According to police, Richardson attempted to reclaim the bag, leading to his apprehension by authorities without incident. Richardson, who has since bonded out of jail, was taken into custody and transported to the BSO main jail by the Hollywood Police. He has since been charged with possession of a weapon-firearm on school property.

Florida mother arrested for aggravated manslaughter of 5-year-old son found with cocaine and fentanyl in system

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:42 GMT

The mother of a 5-year-old boy has been arrested for Aggravated Manslaughter of a Child after her son’s tragic death in August 2022. Glendalis Godreau Torres, 26, of Orlando, was arrested Tuesday. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, the young boy was found unresponsive and later died at the hospital. A toxicology report revealed the presence of cocaine and fentanyl in his system.Homicide detectives, investigating the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death, determined that the child’s mother was allegedly involved in drug dealing from their residence. The investigation unveiled that the presence of cocaine and fentanyl in the child’s system was linked to his mother’s activities. Glendalis Godreau Torres was taken into custody today in connection with her son’s death.