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PHOTOS: Comic-Con cosplayers show off creativity

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The cosplayers did not disappoint as they showed out at San Diego Comic-Con this year.From guests dressed as Spiderman and Barbie to Lego Batman and Austin Powers, the creativity of fans was something to appreciate.Raymundo Estrada, Jr. of Chula Vista, Calif., dressed as Guy Fieri, left, and Daniela Jaime of Riverside, Calif., dressed as Hatsune Miku, attend Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)Christopher Comeaux, left, and Jane Brittan, of Denver, dressed as characters from the film "Beetlejuice," attend Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)Hayden Newton, of San Diego, dressed as Eivor from "Assassin's Creed," left, and Alan Newton of Columbia Falls, Mont., dressed as a Mandalorian, attend Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in San Diego. (Photo by Christy Radecic/Invision/AP)Sydney, a dog dressed as the Sith Empress fro...

Man killed in Brampton shooting

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

A man is dead following a shooting in Brampton. Police were called to the area of Williams Parkway and James Potter Road on Saturday night where they discovered the body of a man who had been shot to death.Police indicated that it appeared to be a targeted shooting. No further details of the victim or a suspect description was provided.

Man killed in violent Mississauga carjacking remembered as generous, hard working

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

A sombre scene in Mississauga as friends and community members gathered for a candlelight vigil in honour of Gurvinder Nath, a food delivery driver who was killed in a violent carjacking earlier this month. Speakers who gathered at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre recalled a 24-year-old who came to Canada with a lot of dreams only to see his promising life cut short by violence.Peel police say Nath was making a delivery on Emerson Lane near Creditview and Britannia Roads around 2:10 a.m. on July 9 when he was confronted by several unknown suspects who tried to take his vehicle, leading to a physical altercation.The group of suspects fled the scene in Nath’s vehicle, leaving him at the side of the road with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a local trauma centre where he eventually died of his injuries five days later. Nath came to Canada two years ago to study business management and was working for a local pizza shop, making deliveries in order to pay his way through ...

Docs: Man caught with child porn, told agents his message "Tienes CP?" stood for caldo de pollo

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man caught with child porn told agents that his message "tienes CP?" stood for "caldo de pollo," documents revealed.Daniel Robles-Contreras was arrested on a charge of possession with intent to view material containing child pornography that had been transported by foreign commerce, federal records show. 27 bodies found hacked up in shallow graves in Mexican border town of Reynosa According to a criminal complaint, Robles-Contreras, a Mexican resident, attempted to enter the U.S. at the Veterans Port of Entry on Saturday. He was referred for a secondary inspection and was asked for his cell phone. He handed over an iPhone XR and provided the code for it.A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer searched his phone and found videos of "prepubescent female children" on the phone. Agents with the Homeland Security Investigations RGV Child Exploitation Task Force responded and confirmed there were over 10 videos of child porn on the phone.Roble...

Twins use late rally to surge past White Sox 3-2

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

For as good as Sonny Gray has been this season — and he was an All-Star who now boasts a 3.15 earned-run average — the veteran starter hasn’t won a game since April and the Twins haven’t won a game he has started in more than a month.That changed on Saturday.Gray still didn’t get an elusive win, though he certainly pitched well enough for one. Instead, he had the misfortune of facing White Sox ace Dylan Cease, who kept the Twins mostly quiet during his six-inning outing.It wasn’t until after both Gray and Cease left the game that the Twins broke through, scoring a pair of runs in the seventh inning to help them to a 3-2 win over the White Sox at Target Field.Catcher Christian Vázquez played a central role in the win, leading off the second inning with a double, scoring the team’s first run on a Carlos Correa double later in the second inning and then tying the game up in the seventh inning.Vázquez appeared to believe the ball was leaving the park, celebrating his hit as if it was a ...

Ukrainian boys soccer team FC Minaj’s trip of a lifetime comes to an end

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

Andrii Ketsuk, a 16-year-old member of FC Minaj, a youth soccer team from Ukraine, is calling it a trip of a lifetime.“Being in the U.S. is like a different world,” added his 14-year-old teammate, Alexander (Sasha) Jarmoljuk.Come Tuesday, their temporary respite will be over; back to their war-torn country, back to the uncertainty and unease, back to reality.So, while FC Minaj lost 2-1 to the North United Soccer Club Platinum of Coon Rapids on Saturday in the boys U17 gold championship of the USA Cup at the National Sports Center in Blaine, players and coaches alike are grateful for their time in a community that they said welcomed them with open arms, and for a chance to live life as it was meant to be.“It’s been wonderful, because we are recovering from our trauma and stress,” said FC Minaj coach Rudolf Balazhinec. “To see, everyday, funerals for our soldiers, we are struggling emotionally, but at the same time (being here) is a little less stressful.“Sports bring joy, and healing...

Clayton police, fire crews train for active shooter situations ahead of school year

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

CLAYTON, Mo. - The Clayton Police Department conducted active shooter training Saturday at Wydown Middle School, just weeks before families prepare for the start of the school year. The police department collaborated with the Clayton Fire Department and the Clayton School District. Officers say this training comes in addition to the active shooter training they do regularly.  Protests over Francis Howell plan to allow anti-racism resolution to expire “It’s important that we work out all of the bugs in a situation like this," said Battalion Chief Ryan Harrell with the Clayton Fire Department. "Because if an incident were to happen like this, that’s not the time for us to try and figure out how we’re going to communicate, how we’re going to collaborate, how we’re going to work together on these types of things.” Clayton's entire fire and police departments were involved in Saturday's training. They also train regionally with other fire and police depart...

Orange County couple battles cancer together while raising 3 daughters

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

A community is rallying around an Orange County couple as they both battle cancer while raising three young daughters.Zak Salazar discovered he had a brain tumor while his wife Cori Salazar was being treated for thyroid cancer. Cori had just returned back to work after months away as she was receiving treatment for thyroid cancer. Just as the family was focused on Cori, suddenly, Zak received the shocking news that a malignant tumor was found on his brain.In April, Cori was diagnosed with a fast-growing papillary thyroid carcinoma. Following recovery from a June 6 surgery, just three weeks later, Zak was diagnosed with a grade four astrocytoma brain tumor.As the Mission Viejo couple makes the best of their situation while fighting their respective cancers, they haven’t lost hope and their priority remains focused on raising their children the best they can.“We’re going to beat it,” Zak said. He had been experiencing continual headaches prior to his diagnosis.The Salazar Family ...

Anchor Brewing will consider potential offer from employees wanting to purchase the 127-year-old brewery

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

Anchor Brewing is open to considering a potential offer from employees looking to buy and save the storied San Francisco brewery, a spokesperson confirmed Saturday.On July 12, the company announced it would be shutting down operations, sending shockwaves throughout the Bay Area and prompting its beer to start flying off of shelves. The brewery was a pioneer in California’s craft beer scene, founded in 1896 and surviving prohibition in the 1920s and early 1930s.Ownership of the brewery has changed over the years and Anchor was mostly recently purchased in 2017 by Japanese conglomerate Sapporo. However, sales have been down in recent years, forcing the company to scale back and eventually announce its closure earlier this month.But in the last week and a half, a group of employees have been frantically working to preserve Anchor’s 127-year-old legacy. And the company now says it’s open to the sale.“We have received an e-mail from Anchor’s Union spokespers...

Red Sox hit 4 HR off Scherzer to win nightcap 8-6 and split with Mets. NY won day game 5-4

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:43 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Triston Casas had his first career multihomer game, and Yu Chang and Jarren Duran also homered off Max Scherzer in the night game on Saturday to help the Red Sox beat the New York Mets 8-6 and spilt their doubleheader. Brandon Nimmo and Daniel Vogelbach each hit a two-run homer for the Mets before the rains came on Friday night, when the series opener was suspended in the fourth inning. After they picked things up there on Saturday afternoon, the teams traded runs and the New York held on to take the day game 5-4 for their fourth win in five games. Casas had four hits on the day, and Masataka Yoshida had three in the night game, knocking an RBI single in the seventh just before Justin Turner’s two-run homer gave Boston an 8-3 lead. James Paxton (6-2) struck out seven in six innings to snap Boston’s three-game losing streak. Scherzer was charged with five runs while striking out seven; it’s the first time he’s allowed four homers in an outing sin...