Candidates vying to run to become Mexico’s president under AMLO’s party close their campaigns

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

Candidates vying to run to become Mexico’s president under AMLO’s party close their campaigns MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two presidential contenders vying for the coveted spot as the candidate of Mexico’s ruling Morena party in upcoming elections closed their campaigns for the nomination this weekend.In recent months, Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City, and Marcelo Ebrard, the country’s former foreign minister, have fiercely competed for the candidacy of populist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s party.The Morena nomination is considered a beeline to the presidency due to López Obrador’s popularity. Recent polls have put Sheinbaum ahead of Ebrard in their race for the nomination.The faces and names of the two candidates have been plastered on posters and painted onto walls across the country as each has traveled to drum up support.“Equality is not a privilege but a fundamental right … Long live President López Obrador. Long live Mexico,” said Sheinbaum on Saturday.The politician to run under the Morena party banner will be chosen this week in an int...

One person stabbed near shops in Don Mills and Lawrence area

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

One person stabbed near shops in Don Mills and Lawrence area One person has suffered serious injuries as they were stabbed in the Don Mills Road and Lawrence Avenue East area on Sunday afternoon.Police responded to reports of someone stabbed at approximately 4:41 pm, and officers located a man in his 30’s on the scene with a stab wound to his back.Const. Cindy Chung told CityNews the stabbing happened near a variety of shops in the area.Medics transported the man to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.The suspect fled in vehicle that police say is possibly a black Honda Civic, and fled in an unknown direction.

CPD: 12-year-old girl missing from Austin neighborhood

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

CPD: 12-year-old girl missing from Austin neighborhood CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is looking for help finding a missing 12-year-old girl from the City's Austin neighborhood.Missing 12-year-old Amiya Hudson, from the Austin neighborhood (Courtesy: CPD)Police said 12-year-old Amiya Hudson was last seen around 7:45 p.m. Saturday at her residence in the 1400 block of N Lockwood Avenue. Amiya is described as being around 4'11", weighing around 125 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a black and pink sweater with "PINK" written on the front, blue camouflage leggings, and light brown slide-type sandals.CPD asks anyone with information to please call Area Five detectives at 312-746-6554, or 911 if found.

Search underway for missing teen last seen at home in Portage Park

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

Search underway for missing teen last seen at home in Portage Park CHICAGO — A search is underway on Sunday afternoon for a missing teen girl who was last seen at her home on the city's Northwest Side on Wednesday, according to Chicago Police. Police say they are searching for Jaida Dortch, a missing 17-year-old who has not been seen for several days. Police search for missing 44-year-old man She was last seen at her home in the 5400 block of West Grace Street in the Portage Park neighborhood on Wednesday, August 23, according to officers. Missing 17-year-old Jaida Dortch (Courtesy: CPD)Police say the missing teen, who has brown eyes and red hair, stands 4’11″ and weighs around 115 Lbs. CPD: 12-year-old girl missing from Austin neighborhood Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the missing 17-year-old girl is asked to call Area 5 Detectives at (312) 746-6554.

No. 1 Longhorns lose to Long Beach State in season opener, rebound to beat LMU

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

No. 1 Longhorns lose to Long Beach State in season opener, rebound to beat LMU AUSTIN (KXAN) — The defending national champions and preseason No. 1 team in the country dropped its first match of the season but bounced back for a California split.The Texas Longhorns fell August 25 to Long Beach State in the season opener 3-1 at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, but bounced back to sweep Loyola Marymount the following day.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersAgainst LMU, Texas won 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 behind 10 kills from Jenna Wenaas and eight from Madisen Skinner. Skinner, the preseason Big 12 Conference player of the year, also had a team-high 10 digs. Freshman setter Ella Swindle had 24 assists and five digs with three blocks.In the first set, Skinner served five consecutive points to give the Longhorns a 12-6 cushion and Wenaas had five kills in the set. She had five more in the second set to help push the Longhorns to the set win. With l...

Phillies complete sweep of Cardinals with a 3-0 victory

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

Phillies complete sweep of Cardinals with a 3-0 victory PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Nola allowed one hit and struck out nine in seven sharp innings, Kyle Schwarber homered and the NL wild-card leading Philadelphia Phillies completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-0 victory Sunday.Johan Rojas doubled among his three hits and Bryce Harper hit an RBI single for the defending NL champion Phillies, who outscored the Cardinals 22-3 in the series.“Our offense was really good the entire series; we played really good defense, and our pitching was outstanding,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said.José Alvarado tossed a scoreless eighth and Craig Kimbrel completed the two-hit shutout with his 20th save in 22 tries with a scoreless ninth.“We're hitting our stride when we want to,” Schwarber said. “We have to keep pushing, keep going.”St. Louis has dropped nine of 11.After Tommy Edman led off the game with a double, Nola (12-8) retired 21 of the next 22 batters.“I really felt like I had to get in the zone,” Nola said after Edman's...

Broncos roster cutdown tracker: Denver begins moving from 90 toward 53

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

Broncos roster cutdown tracker: Denver begins moving from 90 toward 53 The Broncos’ cut down to 53 players and 16 practice squad members is underway.A couple of deadlines to keep in mind: Teams must be down to 53 players by 2 p.m. MDT Tuesday. They can place waiver claims on eligible players until noon Wednesday. Denver is fifth in the waiver priority order, so Sean Payton and general manager George Paton have a good chance of landing a player if they like one who gets waived in the coming days.At 12:01 p.m. Wednesday, teams can start filling their 16-man practice squads.More than 1,100 players league-wide will be out of work for at least some time between now and Wednesday. Life in the bubble can be tough.“There’s going to be anxiety and you’re going to have nervousness, but at the end of the day it’s kind of out of our control at this point,” second-year safety Delarrin Turner-Yell told The Post after the Broncos’ 41-0 preseason-closing win over the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday night. “You just have to ...

Five rookie starters, strong start by Ty Blach lift Rockies past Orioles

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

Five rookie starters, strong start by Ty Blach lift Rockies past Orioles BALTIMORE — The Rockies’ kids were more than all right on a steamy Sunday afternoon.With five rookies in the starting lineup, including first baseman Hunter Goodman who sparkled in his major league debut, the Rockies beat the Orioles, 4-3, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.The victory snapped Colorado’s six-game losing streak, and a 10-game road losing skid as well. Lefty starter Ty Blach did the heavy lifting, pitching seven innings of three-hit ball. He gave up just one run on a solo homer to Cedric Mullins in the fifth, struck out seven and walked one.Now, about those kids.Rookie right fielder Michael Toglia hit a one-out, solo homer off right-hander Jack Flaherty in the fifth to give the Rockies a 2-0 lead. In the sixth, Baltimore intentionally walked rookie left fielder Nolan Jones and pitched to Goodman, who drilled a single to center off Flaherty to drive in Ryan McMahon and boost Colorado’s lead to 3-1. McMahon had reached on a double.Goodman also scored...

El Segundo 12U All Stars win Little League World Series 

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

El Segundo 12U All Stars win Little League World Series  It could not have ended any better. The El Segundo 12U All Stars won the Little League World Series on Sunday afternoon in the most dramatic style possible: a walk off home run. Louis Lappe stepped up to the plate in the bottom of the sixth inning to deliver the game-winning home run; he led the entire Little League World Series with 5 home runs throughout the tournament. El Segundo, Calif.'s Louis Lappe, right center, celebrates with manager Danny Bole, left center, and teammates after hitting a solo walk-off home run off Curacao's Jay-Dlynn Wiel during the sixth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. California won 6-5. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)El Segundo, Calif.'s Louis Lappe, center, celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo walk-off home run off Curacao's Jay-Dlynn Wiel during the sixth inning of the Little League World Series Championship game in South Williamsport, Pa., Sunday, Aug. 27,...

Suspect who fired gun leads to SF police barricade in SoMa

Published Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:39:57 GMT

Suspect who fired gun leads to SF police barricade in SoMa SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Authorities needed to set up a barricade in order to arrest a suspect who fired a gun early Sunday morning in the SoMa neighborhood, the San Francisco Police Department said. Around 5:35 a.m., SFPD responded to a call about a person with a firearm on the 800 block of Brannan Street. SF restaurant bans armed officers, police union responds When officers arrived on scene, they spotted the male suspect and tried to stop him. A foot chase began, and the suspect fired at least one gunshot as he was trying to get away, SFPD said. No one was struck by the gunfire. (Tiffany Justice)Officers then set up a perimeter around the area to barricade the suspect. The suspect then hid underneath a vehicle and appeared to be in possession of a firearm, according to SFPD.The standoff lasted for several hours, but police were able to get the suspect to surrender without further incident. SFPD Sgt. Kathryn Winters tweeted at 10:30 a.m. that the incident was now resolved.SFPD sa...