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No. 2 pick Stroud competes with Mills for starting QB job with Houston Texans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback C.J. Stroud, taken second overall in this year’s draft, isn’t worried about the fact that the Panthers picked No. 1 selection Bryce Young as their starter on Day 1 of training camp while the Houston Texans are making him compete for the job.“I’m happy for him, but his situation is his situation, and my situation is mine,” Stroud said Sunday. “So, I know that I’ve got to work on my end and do whatever I’ve got to do to make this team better. It’s not about the starter (or) who’s not the starter, it’s about getting better for Week 1 against Baltimore.”Stroud is vying with Davis Mills to be the team’s quarterback. The Texans have split first-team snaps between the two in the first few days of camp.Houston drafted Stroud after Mills struggled as the team’s starter for the past two years after Deshaun Watson sat out following a trade request before being shipped to Cleveland before last season.Mills went 5-22-1 in 28 games, including 26 starts, as the Texans we...

Man arrested for stabbing death in Northeast DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

A man has been arrested and charged in a fatal stabbing on Friday in Northeast D.C.In a news release, D.C. police said that 59-year-old Joseph Ballard of Northeast, D.C., has been charged with second degree murder while armed.According to police, Ballard allegedly killed 33-year-old Monte Daniels of no fixed address, early Friday morning in the 1600 block of Benning Road in Northeast.When officers responded to the scene around 5:38 a.m., they found Daniels, who was suffering from stab wounds. After D.C. Fire and EMS arrived, Daniels was transferred to a hospital where he died.Source

1 dead after pedestrian crash in Aurora

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A woman died after being struck by a vehicle in the Del Mar Parkway neighborhood in Aurora on Saturday night.The crash was reported at 8:53 p.m. near the intersection of Dayton Street and East 10th Avenue. Police in Aurora said a Mazda was driving northbound on Dayton when it struck a woman who was crossing mid-block near 10th Avenue. APD investigate after 16-year-old with gunshot wound left at hospital The woman was taken to a local hospital but later died from her injuries.The driver of the Mazda remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.APD said Impairment is not a contributing factor in the crash, which is still under investigation.

APD investigating after 16-year-old with gunshot wound left at hospital

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Police in Aurora are investigating after a 16-year-old was dropped off at a local hospital after suffering from a gunshot wound early Sunday morning.Police were called to the hospital at 1:06 a.m. The shooting occurred in the area of the 13100 block of East 16th Avenue, but the exact location was unknown, APD said. 1 dead in crash on I-70 in Denver The victim was taken to the hospital by an unknown person in the victim's pickup truck. The person then drove off. The truck was later found in Denver.The teen was stabilized before going into surgery and is expected to survive.

Suicide bomber at political rally in northwest Pakistan kills at least 44 people, wounds nearly 200

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

By ANWARULLAH KHAN and RIAZ KHAN (Associated Press)KHAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing at least 44 people and wounding nearly 200 in an attack that a senior leader said was meant to weaken Pakistani Islamists.The Bajur district near the Afghan border was a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban — a close ally of Afghanistan’s Taliban government — before the Pakistani army drove the militants out of the area. Supporters of hardline Pakistani cleric and political party leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman, whose Jamiat Ulema Islam generally supports regional Islamists, were meeting in Bajur in a hall close to a market outside the district capital. Party officials said Rehman was not at the rally but organizers added tents because so many supporters showed up, and party volunteers with batons were helping control the crowd.Officials wer...

Justin Verlander leads Mets to win over Nationals in final start before trade deadline

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

Making his final start before the fast-approaching MLB trade deadline, the Mets’ Justin Verlander demonstrated once again Sunday how he could help a contender.The 40-year-old right-hander held the Washington Nationals to one run over 5.1 innings, striking out five in the Mets’ 5-2 win at Citi Field. Verlander exited to a standing ovation from a home crowd wondering if he had just pitched his last game for New York.The strong outing came a day after the disappointing Mets sent co-ace Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers, establishing them as full-blown sellers before Tuesday’s deadline.Verlander, who improved to 6-5 with a 3.15 ERA this season, would be one of the top starting pitchers on the trade market if the Mets make him available. The three-time Cy Young Award winner has pitched to a 1.49 ERA over his last seven starts. His 16 playoff wins are the second-most in MLB history.Trading Verlander comes with complications, considering he is owed $43.3 million in 2024 a...

Kendrick Bourne’s lack of action an early Patriots training camp mystery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

FOXBORO — There isn’t much wear and tear on Kendrick Bourne’s wide receiver gloves through the first four practices of Patriots training camp.Bourne did everything right in his lead-up to training camp, but through four practices, the hard work hasn’t produced results in the way of targets or catches.Bourne said this spring that he had bulked up in the offseason. That was noted on the Patriots’ roster with 27-year-old wide receiver’s weight increasing from 190 to 205 bounds. He said Sunday this is the best he’s ever felt.Head coach Bill Belichick raved about Bourne’s offseason to reporters ahead of Sunday afternoon’s practice.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots rookie DL Keion White explains early growth in training camp New England Patriots | Christian Barmore returns, Patriots missing 2 rookies at training camp after first off day New England Patriots | NFL notebook: How the Patriots could extend Matt Judon, Kyle D...

Tornado confirmed along Easton/Foxboro town line, 105 mph peak winds: National Weather Service

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

A tornado with wind speeds north of 100 mph touched down along the Easton and Foxboro town line Saturday night, toppling trees and taking down wires as meteorologists checked out the storm damage on Sunday.A National Weather Service storm survey team confirmed that there was an EF-1 tornado with estimated peak winds of 105 mph in southeastern Massachusetts.“We have confirmed a EF-1 Tornado along the Foxborough/Easton town line in Massachusetts,” the National Weather Service’s Boston office tweeted on Sunday.The tornado’s path length and width were estimated to be 400 yards and 100 yards, respectively.“Straightline/microburst wind damage was verified in Brockton, East Bridgewater and portions of Easton,” the National Weather Service said in its storm survey report.A severe storm ripped through southeastern Massachusetts Saturday night.A significant amount of the damage was reported in Easton, where a tree reportedly fell onto a house on Poquanticut...

Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. (AP) — A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve was spreading rapidly Sunday amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the south that prompted evacuations. The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the preserve was sending up a huge plume of smoke visible nearly 100 miles (160 kilometers) away across the state line in Nevada. Flames 20 feet (6 meters) high in some spots have charred more than 110 square miles (284 square kilometers) of desert scrub, juniper and Joshua tree woodland, according to a Sunday incident update. “The dry fuel acts as a ready ignition source, and when paired with those weather conditions it resulted in long-distance fire run and high flames, leading to extreme fire behavior,” the update said. No structures were threatened. There was no containment. To the southwest, the Bonny Fire was holding steady a...

Denmark seeks to legally prevent burnings of Quran or other religious scriptures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:15:37 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the Nordic country.Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said in an interview with the Danish public broadcaster DR that the burning of holy scriptures “only serves the purpose of creating division in a world that actually needs unity.”“That is why we have decided in the government that we will look at how, in very special situations, we can put an end to mockery of other countries, which is in direct conflict with Danish interests and the safety of the Danes,” he said.A recent string of public Quran desecrations by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Denmark and neighboring Sweden have sparked angry demonstrations in Muslim countries.Løkke Rasmussen said the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is determined to find “a legal tool” to prohibit such acts without compromising freedom of expressi...