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Jurors award mom nearly $24 million after finding 2 LA cops negligently shot her son to death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

Jurors awarded a Canoga Park mother more than $23 million last Friday when they found that a pair of Los Angeles Police Department officers wrongly killed her son in a 2017 shooting near their home.The federal jury found the two officers from LAPD’s Topanga Division used excessive force and were negligent in the killing of Jesse Murillo, a 32-year-old U.S. Navy veteran who was running away from them when they fired.Murillo died after he was shot four times, including one round that struck him as he was diving to the ground, said Dale K. Galipo, the family’s attorney.The verdict contradicted a Los Angeles Police Commission review of the case. Months after the shooting, the commission cleared both officers in Murillo’s killing, ruling that neither violated LAPD policy. Neither officer was disciplined except for undergoing a debrief on their tactics, according to commission records.In 2020, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to file any charges against the invol...

USC coach Andy Enfield: Bronny James doing well, Trojans will be patient

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

By JOE REEDY AP Sports WriterLOS ANGELES — Bronny James, the 18-year-old son of Lakers star LeBron James, is doing well and attending classes after the highly regarded freshman guard went into cardiac arrest during an on-campus workout last month, USC basketball coach Andy Enfield said Monday.“The good thing is he’s doing extremely well and he’s in class right now. And we all love him,” Enfield said. “I think everybody is hopeful that Bronny will return to the court. We just have to be patient and take it step by step.”The James family released a statement Friday saying a congenital heart defect was the probable cause of James’ cardiac arrest. The statement said the heart defect can be treated and that the family is confident in James’ ability to make a full recovery and return to the court in the near future.James, who starred at Sierra Canyon High, was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and released three days after being stricken on July 24.“Our goal is to support Bronny...

U.S. Open: Coco Gauff, irked by opponent’s pace, grinds out win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

By HOWARD FENDRICH | AP Tennis WriterNEW YORK — Coco Gauff already was down a set on Day 1 of the U.S. Open when she found herself locked in a marathon of a 30-point, 25-plus-minute game to begin the second set. Sure, there still was plenty of time to come back Monday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium, but this felt pivotal.The 19-year-old from Florida had lost her past two Grand Slam matches – including a first-round exit at Wimbledon last month – and did not want to leave quietly or quickly this time. With thousands of partisan fans getting rowdier by the moment, the sixth-seeded Gauff finally converted on her eighth break point of that game and wound up beating German qualifier Laura Siegemund, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, and reaching the second round at Flushing Meadows.Once she had the lead, the biggest frustration for Gauff was the way Siegemund would make her wait to play the next point. Siegemund repeatedly took her sweet time and, early in the last set, was warned by chair umpire Marijana Ve...

Bridge: Aug. 29, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

I was in the club lounge with my friend the English professor when a player came in with today’s deal.“My partner played at 3NT,” he said. “He won the first heart with the king, took the K-Q of clubs, led a club to the ace and conceded the fourth club to East’s jack. Partner won the heart return, took the good club and led a spade to his jack. The finesse won, but dummy had no more entries. Partner cashed the ace of spades and lost the rest. Down one.“I said I thought partner’s play wasn’t best. He said it was a mute point.”“A moot point,” the prof frowned.“He said it was a mute point — as in, he didn’t want to talk about it.”OVERTAKESI can’t blame South for wanting to forget the deal. When West discards on the second high club, South must overtake with dummy’s ace. He finesses with the jack of spades and leads a third club.East wins and returns a heart, but South wins in dummy, tak...

Horoscopes Aug. 29, 2023: Carla Gugino, put changes into play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Lauren Collins, 37; Lea Michele, 37; Carla Gugino, 52; Rebecca De Mornay, 64.Happy Birthday: Size up situations, get the facts and act with precision and detail. If you refuse to let your emotions interfere with logic this year, you will ward off taking a costly roller coaster ride. Put changes into play, but first, you must address a budget and use common sense. Good timing is essential if you want to reach your target. Refuse to let temptation and emotional factors lead you astray. Your numbers are 5, 12, 20, 27, 31, 44, 47.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take a walk down memory lane and revive an old idea, friendship or activity that can add positive components to your daily routine. Call the shots and make things happen. Do whatever it takes to increase your self-esteem and put your best foot forward. 4 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make a statement and follow through. Show confidence in yourself and what you can bring to the table. Offering a truthful ...

Idalia strengthens to a hurricane and dangerous storm surges are forecast for Florida’s Gulf Coast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Idalia became a hurricane on Tuesday as it intensified on a path toward Florida’s Gulf coast, with the National Hurricane Center warning of an increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge and dangerous hurricane-force winds in Florida in the next two days.It’s projected to have sustained winds of up to 120 mph (193 kph) as it approaches Florida, the Hurricane Center said. That would make it a Category 3 hurricane. The center of Idalia is forecast to move over the eastern Gulf of Mexico later Tuesday, reach the Gulf coast of Florida within the Hurricane Warning area on Wednesday, and move close to the Carolina coastline on Thursday.Florida residents loaded up on sandbags and evacuated from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as Idalia intensified Monday and forecasters predicted it would hit in days as a major hurricane with potentially life-threatening storm surges.“You should be wrapping up your preparation for #TropicalStormIdalia tonight and Tues m...

Final automatic spots in Europe’s Ryder Cup team to be finalized in Swiss mountains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

It’s four down, eight to go in Europe’s Ryder Cup team.The race for a spot in Luke Donald’s 12-man lineup for next month’s Ryder Cup in Italy is in the home stretch, with the final two automatic places being determined at the European Masters starting Thursday in the picturesque, mountain-top surroundings of Crans-sur-Sierre.Then comes the six captain’s picks, which will be announced by Donald on Monday.Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Viktor Hovland and Tyrrell Hatton are already safely in the team after a year-long qualification process. Who will join them for the matches against the United States at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club outside Rome from Sept. 29-Oct. 1?Here’s a look at the scenarios at play in Switzerland this week:EUROPEAN POINTS LISTSix players are fighting for the third and final place up for grabs on the European Points List behind McIlroy and Rahm, and Robert MacIntyre is the driving seat.The Scottish left-hander strengthened his position in third place on the list by ...

Stock market today: Global shares mostly rise as attention turns to earnings, economies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly rose Tuesday as markets shift their attention from the U.S. Federal Reserve to earnings and economic reports.France’s CAC 40 rose 0.4% in early trading to 7,353.98. Germany’s DAX added nearly 0.5% to 15,866.60. Britain’s FTSE 100 surged 1.6% to 7,456.28. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up less than 0.1% at 34,604.00. S&P 500 futures rose nearly 0.1% to 4,445.50. Asian markets got a perk from signs China-U.S. relations may be improving, as the nations agreed to work together to smooth out economic relations, including business and trade. “This sounds more like the kind of pragmatic and decisive breakthrough that is required. The proof will be in the pudding and only time will tell, but markets are correct to respond favorably to these developments,” said Clifford Bennett, chief economist at ACY Securities.U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said she and her Chinese counterpart agreed Monday to exchange in...

Ministra de Exteriores de Alemania critica a Luis Rubiales por polémico beso a Jenni Hermoso

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

(CNN) — La ministra alemana de Asuntos Exteriores, Annalena Baerbock, criticó al suspendido presidente de la Federación Española de Fútbol, Luis Rubiales, al considerar que habría sido “impensable” que la excanciller alemana Angela Merkel hubiera besado a un futbolista alemán tras la victoria de su país en el Mundial, según reportó la cadena n-tv, afiliada a CNN.“Imagínense si Angela Merkel hubiera besado así a Philipp Lahm en 2014”, dijo Baerbock mientras asistía a un partido de fútbol femenino este domingo. Lahm, exdefensa del Bayern de Múnich, fue el capitán de la selección alemana en su victoria en el Mundial de 2014.Dirigentes del fútbol español piden la dimisión de Rubiales por el escándalo del beso a Jenni HermosoMadrid, sede de manifestaciones a favor de Jennifer Hermoso 2:40“Todo el infierno se habría desatado [si Merkel hubiera hecho eso]”, dijo Baerbock. “Es sencillamente impensable y eso lo dice todo. También sobre aquellos...

ANÁLISIS | La expansión de los BRICS es una gran victoria para China. Pero ¿puede realmente funcionar como contrapeso a Occidente?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:38:42 GMT

(CNN) — Cuando los líderes de los países BRICS se reunieron para tomar fotografías grupales al final de su cumbre en Johannesburgo la semana pasada, se pudo vislumbrar los contornos del nuevo orden mundial que Beijing está tratando de moldear.Al frente y al centro estaba Xi Jinping, el poderoso líder de China, rodeado por un escenario de líderes de mercados emergentes y países en desarrollo de África, Asia y América Latina.La cumbre fue la más grande que jamás hayan celebrado los BRICS, con la asistencia de más de 60 países junto con los países miembros Brasil, Rusia, India, China y Sudáfrica.Flanqueando a los actuales líderes de los BRICS estaban sus homólogos de Argentina, Etiopía, Irán, Arabia Saudita, Egipto y los Emiratos Árabes Unidos, que acababan de ser invitados a unirse al club.El desarrollo es una gran victoria para Xi, quien durante mucho tiempo ha presionado para expandir el bloque y su influencia a pesar de las reservas de otros miembros como India y Brasil.La ex...