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Matchbox Twenty returns with new music and plenty of California shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

Matchbox Twenty is back with its first new music in more than a decade.And the pop-rockers plan to showcase the material in an upcoming tour that includes a number of stops in California.Matchbox Twenty — featuring Rob Thomas, Brian Yale, Paul Doucette and Kyle Cook — kicks off a lengthy string of Golden State dates with a show on May 21 at Concord Pavilion. From there, the group performs May 22 at the Hollywood Bowl, may 24 at Save Mart Center in Fresno, May 25 at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, May 28 at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine and May 30 at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre in San Diego.Tickets to the Concord show go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. March 24, livenation.com. Fan club members can buy ducats beginning 10 a.m. March 21.Visit matchboxtwenty.com for more ticketing details on all shows.These concerts are part of the band’s 50-plus-date Slow Dream Tour, which supports the group’s forthcoming fifth studio outing, “...

ICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin for alleged deportation of Ukrainian children

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

By Rob Picheta | CNNThe International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Lvova-Belova for an alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia.The court said there “are reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Putin bears individual criminal responsibility” for the alleged crimes, for having committed them directly alongside others, and for “his failure to exercise control properly over civilian and military subordinates who committed the acts.”The charges, which relate to an alleged practice that CNN and others have reported on, are the first to be formally lodged against officials in Moscow since it began its unprovoked attack on Ukraine last year.It remains unlikely that a trial at The Hague will go ahead; Russia is not a member of the ICC and the court does not conduct trials in absentia, so any Russian officials charged would either have to be handed over by Moscow or a...

Several injured in felony DUI hit-and-run in Santa Rosa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) -- A Santa Rosa man allegedly driving under the influence hit three cars during rush hour and injured several, Santa Rosa police said. Police arrested him after he fled the scene on foot, SRPD officials said.Police responded to reports of an accident involving four vehicles at the intersection of Stony Point Road and College Avenue. The suspect, Luis Perez Perez, 24, was driving in a gray Honda north on Stony Point Road approaching College Avenue before crashing into three vehicles that were stopped in traffic. Trader Joe’s fruit product recalled, potentially contaminated with Hepatitis A Medical personnel treated several people injured during the accident, two of which were transported to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.Officials said Perez Perez exhibited signs of intoxication and fled the scene on foot. Officers ultimately found Perez Perez, 24, on Jennings Avenue just east of Marlow Road and conducted a DUI investigati...

Oakland Marathon road closures for this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

(KRON) -- The Oakland Running Festival, which includes the Oakland Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K Run/Walk is set for this Sunday, March 19. Activities for the marathon will be centered around Oakland's Snow Park and include music, food and drink vendors and other family activities. When will it stop raining in California? Here’s what meteorologists are saying Activities for the weekend include a Health & Wellness Expo in partnership with Lagunitas Brewing, a Kids Fun Run presented by Kaiser Permanente, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities Bay Area Celebration Village. There will also be a number of road closures in effect throughout the weekend. See below for a complete list of them.Oakland Marathon road closures:Harrison Street from 17th to Thomas Berkley Way -- 12:01 a.m. - 7 p.m.19th Street from Jackson Street to Harrison Street -- 12:01 a.m. - 7 p.m.Thomas Berkley Way (E/B only) from Webster St. to Harrison St. -- 3 a.m. - 11 a.m.Harrison Street (N/B only) from T...

Galopin Des Champs wins Cheltenham Gold Cup

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

CHELTENHAM, England (AP) — Galopin Des Champs stormed up the hill for a convincing victory in the prestigious Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.The pre-race favorite, at 7-5 odds, answered questions about his stamina by pulling away from Bravemansgame after the final fence to win by about seven lengths with Conflated crossing third.The victory made jockey Paul Townend and trainer Willie Mullins three-time Gold Cup champions — on St. Patrick’s Day for the Irish pair.“This race is just different. It brings winning to a different level,” Townend told iTV Racing.A Plus Tard pulled up, ending a bid for back-to-back wins.___More AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Women’s March Madness: Maryland, Virginia Tech begin road to Final Four

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

With March Madness already underway in men’s basketball, the women’s teams will take the court Friday with a chance to go to the Final Four in Dallas, Texas.Two of the teams competing in the tournament come from the D.C. area: University of Maryland and Virginia Tech.More Sports NewsMore College Basketball NewsHere is a preview of who these teams will play in the Round of 64.MarylandGreenville 1 Bracket: No. 2 Maryland (25-6) vs. No. 15 Holy Cross (24-8) in College Park, Maryland2:30 p.m. EST on ESPNThe Maryland Terrapins come into the tournament led by head coach Brenda Freese and star player Diamond Miller. Also, they are a team filled with four transfers: Abby Meyers (Princeton), Lavender Briggs (Florida), Elisa Pinzan (South Florida) and Brinae Alexander (Vanderbilt). Their first test will be against Holy Cross, which won the Patriot League championship to make the dance for the first time since 2007.The Lady Terps hope to pull out a victory just like men’s tea...

Librarian fired for ‘unkind pushback’ at conservative event

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A library director in Tennessee has been fired after the actor and evangelist Kirk Cameron accused him of “unkind pushback” to visiting celebrities during a conservative event last month, officials said.Sumner County Mayor John Isbell told The Tennessean that the county’s library board voted 4-3 on Wednesday to fire Hendersonville library director Allan Morales. The mayor said Morales’ termination was “related to the Kirk Cameron event.” Photos of the Feb. 25 event posted by Cameron on Facebook show him reading a children’s book to a room full of dozens of kids and adults. He wrote that the event involved “praying and teaching faith in God and moral values to our kids,” as well as the national anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance.Also in attendance were Missy Robertson of the reality TV show “Duck Dynasty” and former University of Kentucky women’s swimmer Riley Gaines.In a video obtained by the Tennessean, Gaines can be seen recording a ...

DP World Tour SDC Championship Scores

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

FridayThe St. Francis LinksEastern Cape, South AfricaPurse: $1.5 millionYardage: 7,192; Par: 72Suspended Second Round for DarknessJulien Brun 69-67_136Jen Dantorp 74-63_137Albert Venter 70-67_137Matthew Baldwin 70-67_137Jean Hugo 72-67_139Sami Valimakii 70-70_140Rafa Cabrera Bello 73-67_140Richie Ramsay 73-67_140Antoine Rozner 72-68_140Tom Mckibbin 76-65_141James Kamte 71-70_141Jbe Kruger 73-69_142Thomas Aiken 72-70_142Jaco Ahlers 78-64_142Keagan Thomas 79-64_143R. Sciot-Siegrist 71-72_143Merrick Bremner 71-72_143Aaron Cockerill 77-76_143Matthew Southgate 74-69_143Jaco Van Zyl 74-69_143Daniel Van Tonder 75-68_143C.J. Du Plessis 74-69_143Dylan Naidoo 75-68_143George Coetzee 72-71_143Oliver Bekker 72-71_143Bryce Easton 73-71_144Luke Jerling 78-66_144Jac...

Biden calls for tougher penalties for execs of failed banks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday called on Congress to allow regulators to impose tougher penalties on the executives of failed banks, including clawing back compensation and making it easier to bar them from working in the industry.Biden wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to be able to force the return of compensation paid to executives at a broader range of banks should they fail, and to lower the threshold for the regulator to impose fines and bar executives from working at another bank. He called on Congress to grant the FDIC those powers after the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank sent shockwaves through the global banking industry.“Strengthening accountability is an important deterrent to prevent mismanagement in the future,” Biden said in a statement. “Congress must act to impose tougher penalties for senior bank executives whose mismanagement contributed to their institutions failing.”Currently the FDIC can only take back the comp...

Wide receiver Allen Lazard signs 4-year deal with Jets

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:39 GMT

Allen Lazard enjoyed everything about New York when he visited for the first time a few months ago. Now, it will be home for the Jets’ newest wide receiver. And he’ll be reunited with his former offensive coordinator in Nathaniel Hackett— and perhaps soon quarterback Aaron Rodgers.Lazard signed a four-year contract with the Jets on Friday, a deal worth $44 million and includes $22 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports.“For me, I just wanted to get to a big city,” Lazard, who is from Iowa, said during a Zoom call. “I wanted to get to a spot that especially has just a melting pot of culture and just be able to get that experience. You know, the bright lights, New York City.”The Big Apple spotlight might soon shine on Rodgers, Lazard’s former Packers teammate, who said on “The Pat McAfee Show” this week that he intends to play for New York this year after 18 seasons in Green Bay. The sides are still working on compensation details to try to complete a trad...