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Missouri terminates emergency rule limiting trans care

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

By Margaret Stafford | Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri officials terminated the Republican attorney general’s emergency rule that would have placed limits on transgender care for minors and some adults.The move was announced Tuesday without explanation on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website. The website says: “This emergency rule terminated effective May 16, 2023.”The rule would have required adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatments such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery.Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s spokesperson did not immediately return a message seeking comment.Bailey’s move comes less than a week after the Missouri Legislature approved a ban on minors starting care. Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, is expected to sign that law.The ACLU of Missouri filed a lawsuit in late April seeking to block the rule, which woul...

Athletics shut down Mason Miller indefinitely with `mild’ UCL sprain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

OAKLAND — A’s top pitching prospect Mason Miller was diagnosed with a “mild” UCL sprain in his right elbow, and while the injury falls far short of a tear and the resulting Tommy John surgery, his absence could be a lengthy one.As much as the Athletics are hoping Miller can pitch again this season, there are no guarantees.Miller visited with Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas, the same doctor who repaired 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy’s right elbow and who has treated pitchers for years.“Basically it showed a little inflammation around the ligament, and we’re going to follow a conservative plan of care,” A’s director of sports medicine Brian Schulman said Tuesday before the A’s hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Coliseum. “He will start throwing when he’s asymptomatic and we’re going to build him back up and get him back out there when he’s safe.”Miller last pitched on May 7, reported some sorenes...

Elizabeth Holmes loses final bid to delay imprisonment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on Tuesday afternoon lost her final bid to stay out of prison while she appeals her fraud conviction and sentence.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in a one-page ruling denied Holmes’ attempt to overturn her trial judge’s decision on her incarceration date.Late last month, two days before she was to surrender herself for imprisonment, Holmes asked the appeals court to reverse U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila’s order that she surrender herself for imprisonment April 27, arguing that Davila made “numerous, inexplicable errors” when he denied her attempt in district court to delay her incarceration.That request bought her some extra time, but the Ninth Circuit, which is hearing her appeal, said in its ruling Tuesday denying her motion to stay free on appeal that Holmes had failed to show that her appeal of her conviction and sentence raises a substantial question of law or fact. It remains unclear when she must be...

Accused Los Gatos party mom to fight charges that could lock her up 17 years

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

The infamous “party mom” of Los Gatos, told that she would be sentenced to 17 years and four months in prison if she pleaded guilty as charged to furnishing liquor to her teen son and his friends and goading them into party hookups with drunk girls, opted Tuesday to take her chances at trial.Shannon O’Connor, 48, charged with child endangerment and sexual battery, has been jailed without bail since her October 2021 arrest stemming from accusations that she played teen party and romance broker for her son and his high school freshman friends.In an unusual move, O’Connor asked Judge Elizabeth C. Peterson last month to tell her what sentence she’d get if she pleaded guilty. The judge privately told lawyers in the case the sentence would be 17 years and four months and set Tuesday’s hearing for O’Connor to declare her decision.“It’s my understanding that Ms. O’Connor doesn’t want to avail herself of the court-indicated se...

Insólito: una gallina interrumpe el servicio del metro en la Ciudad de México

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO  — El metro de Ciudad de México, uno de los sistemas de transporte más grandes de América Latina, ha estado en las noticias en los últimos tiempos por accidentes, problemas de mantenimiento y por los cortes en su servicio. Uno de los últimos, debido a una gallina.“El Metro informa que personal de Transportación del organismo coordinó un corte de corriente para el rescate de una gallina, que se encontraba en la zona de vías”, indicó el sistema de transporte en sus cuentas sociales oficiales.Un video distribuido por el Metro el lunes mostraba a personal de mantenimiento y funcionarios de protección civil con cascos persiguiendo a la gallina por las vías con escobas, guantes y una bolsa de basura.El ave eludió varios intentos de captura antes de que un trabajador arrojara su abrigo sobre el animal que campaba a sus anchas por una estación cercana al centro de la ciudad. Choque de trenes en el Metro de la Ciudad de México fue sabotaje, según la Fiscal...

Supreme Court seat leads 4 judicial posts being decided in Pennsylvania primaries

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania voters were choosing nominees for a seat on the state Supreme Court and three other statewide appellate judicial posts in primary elections Tuesday. Democrats currently hold a 4-2 majority on the state’s highest court, which is playing a prominent role in settling disputes over voting rights, abortion rights and gun rights in the presidential battleground state.Competing on the Republican ticket are Carolyn Carluccio, a Montgomery County judge, and Patricia McCullough, a judge on the Commonwealth Court, a statewide appellate court that handles cases involving government agencies or challenges to state laws.On the campaign trail, McCullough has repeatedly boasted of being the “only judge in 2020 in the presidential election in the entire country” to order a halt to her state’s election certification.McCullough was ruling in a Republican-backed post-election legal challenge that sought to throw out 2.5 million mail-in ballots — most cast...

Washington Spirit owner Kang enters partnership with Lyon for multi-team women’s soccer organization

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — Washington Spirit owner Michelle Kang has struck a deal to lead an international multi-team women’s soccer organization that will include her National Women’s Soccer League team and French club Lyon.Kang’s agreement with OL Groupe and Eagle Football Holdings, OL Groupe’s majority owner, was announced Tuesday.“This deal represents a major step forward in the history of women’s professional football,” Kang said in a statement. “It brings together the unparalleled tradition of the 8-time Champions League winning OL Féminin and the dynamism of the 2021 NWSL Champion Spirit to usher our sport into a new era.”Kang will become the majority owner and CEO of the new organization. She will also join OL Groupe’s board of directors.The organization plans to eventually expand to include other international clubs.The all-stock deal comes after American businessman John Textor bought a majority stake in Lyon under his Eagle Football Holdings in December...

10 women accuse Denver doctor in date rape case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

If you or a loved one has experienced sexual assault, the National Sexual Assault Hotline is available at 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE) or through an online chat with a trained specialist, through a chatbot and on an app.DENVER (KDVR) — Ten women have come forward about a local doctor who they say drugged and sexually assaulted them, according to prosecutors.Stephen Matthews, 35, was arrested for a second time on Monday and was charged with 16 felonies, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office.Matthews' first arrest came in April after a woman accused him of drugging her on a date, which the two arranged through a dating app. How to report sex assault or abuse According to an arrest document, the woman learned a friend of her mother's had a similar experience on a date with Matthews a few years ago. That's what prompted her to report him to police.In mid-April, the Denver Police Department put out a call for other potential victims to come forward. Investigators have now heard f...

Rabid fox captured in Leicester, will be taken for testing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

Police in Leicester asked parents to keep their children inside Monday after a rabid fox was spotted near Bottomley Avenue and Brown Street in town. A day later, police announced shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday that the fox had been captured.After reported sightings of the fox at the end of a driveway and even chewing on a mailbox, police said the animal will now be taken for testing.7NEWS previously spoke with one person who said he had a close call with the fox, describing the moment the fox jumped out from brush while he was mowing his lawn. Shannon McGinty said the fox then attached itself to the lawnmower’s bag inches from his leg.McGinty said the fox only stayed for a few minutes before running off. He said he hasn’t seen the animal since. “It makes me nervous,” McGinty said before police announced the fox’s capture.

Crews respond after construction pipe bursts in Malden

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:31 GMT

Crews responded Tuesday after a construction pipe burst in Malden, sending water shooting up to 30 feet into the air. The incident happened around 6 p.m. near Emerald and West Streets where police said crews were working to replace an existing pipe. Malden police said there was no major damage and the pipe was quickly patched up by the company responsible for construction at the intersection. Water was shut off while crews patched the break.