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Taylor Swift’s awe-inspiring Eras Tour never failed to amaze at the Vikings stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

For those wondering, there are many reasons why Taylor Swift’s pair of weekend U.S. Bank Stadium concerts have dominated the news cycle this week and they were all on display during her magnificent opening night performance Friday.For starters, she’s one of the most accomplished, thoughtful and savvy entertainers of the century. It’s easy to appreciate her merely for her strong songwriting, but she’s also a powerful performer who has always given her audiences more than they had ever imagined.Taylor Swift performs during her ‘Eras Tour’ concert at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Friday, June 23, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Friday, she went the extra mile once again, and then kept on driving. With a running time of more than three hours and an audience of about 64,000, it was epic on a scale never before seen in a pop music concert. It’s easily the most spectacular stadium tour ever. Yes, I said ever.Her current outing — dubbed the Eras T...

5-year-old killed, teen hospitalized in South L.A. hit-and-run crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

A hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles killed a 5-year-old girl and left a 17-year-old girl in critical condition.The deadly crash involved a family of four and happened at the intersection of Main Street and Colden Avenue around 7:45 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.The victims were identified as a 32-year-old mother, her two children —  a 5-year-old and a 14-year-old — and her 17-year-old niece.Security video captured the violent collision as the suspect driver, Pedro Murillo, 26, is seen speeding down the road and running a red light before slamming into the victims’ car.The impact sent the family's vehicle spinning down the road as nearby witnesses are seen running over to help.A violent hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles left a 5-year-old girl dead and a 17-year-old girl in critical condition on June 20, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department)A violent hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles left a 5-year-old girl dead and a 17-year-old girl in critical c...

Glendale food truck stabbing suspects arrested after standoff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

Suspects wanted for a food truck stabbing that left two people hospitalized in Glendale were arrested Thursday following an hours-long standoff.The suspects were identified as Jerald Zaroukian, 23, from Northridge, and Guadalupe Reyna, 28, from Bakersfield, by the Glendale Police Department.On Wednesday night, officers responded to reports of a stabbing in the 300 block of West Broadway around 11 p.m.Armed with knives, the two suspects approached a food truck before a fight broke out shortly after, police said. During the scuffle, an unidentified victim was stabbed. A nearby customer tried to intervene and was also stabbed by the suspects, authorities said.The men fled the scene before police arrived. Both victims were both transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.Once officers positively identified the suspects, they tracked the men to a home in Northridge. A SWAT team was called in as the men refused to evacuate the residence.Suspects Jerald Zaroukian and ...

Longoria homers in return to Oracle Park, but SF Giants get last laugh to beat NL West leaders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Evan Longoria, who called Oracle Park home for five seasons, hammered a 436-foot home run onto the netting in center field on the second pitch he saw Friday night in his return with the Arizona Diamondbacks. His former teammates took the slugging from there, though.A line drive shot from rookie catcher Patrick Bailey, who hadn’t played above High-A during Longoria’s tenure in a Giants uniform, put the finishing touches on a five-run sixth inning that proved to be the difference in the San Francisco’s 8-5 win to start a three-game weekend series against the leaders of the National League West.With their 11th win in their past 12 games, the Giants (43-33) pulled within 2½ games of the D-backs (46-31) for the division lead. Brandon Crawford made a sensational diving play behind the bag at second base to record the final out, clinching Camilo Doval’s National League-leading 21st save.After scoring at least seven runs in seven of the first eight ga...

Kansas’ GOP attorney general moves to block transgender people from changing their birth certificates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ GOP attorney general moves to block transgender people from changing their birth certificates.Source

Conforto drives in 4 runs to back Webb in the Giants’ 8-5 victory over the Diamondbacks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a pair of two-run doubles, Patrick Bailey homered to back Logan Webb’s third straight winning start and the San Francisco Giants beat the road-weary Arizona Diamondbacks 8-5 on Friday night.Webb (7-6) gave up four runs on five hits, struck out five with two walks in his latest gem. The Giants are 4-0 over his last four outings, winning for the 11th time in 12 games dating to June 11.J.D. Davis hit a tying double in the fifth to make it 4-4 and chase Arizona right-hander Zach Davies (1-4), who lost his third straight start.Corbin Carroll had an RBI groundout in the top of the fifth that briefly put Arizona ahead before Conforto came through again.Evan Longoria homered in the second against his former San Francisco club. But with runners on second and third and two outs in the eighth, Tyler Rogers retired Longoria on a called third strike to escape the threat. Camilo Doval pitched the ninth for his 21st save, getting shortstop Brandon Crawford...

AP’s Global Week in Pictures: June 17 – June 23

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

June 17 – June 23, 2023From revelers celebrating the Summer Solstice, near Salisbury, England, to Saudi special force members, warming up for a parade in preparation for the annual Hajj pilgrimage to people cremating relatives who died during a scorching heat wave in northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by the Associated Press in the past week.The selections were curated by AP photo editor Subramoney Iyer in New Delhi.Follow AP visual journalism:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews/AP Images on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_ImagesSource

Nneka Ogwumike scores 20, Los Angeles rallies from 17-point deficit to beat Dallas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points, Destanni Henderson had a career-high 18 points and the Los Angeles Sparks rallied from 17 points down to beat the Dallas Wings 76-74 on Friday night.Los Angeles took its first lead with 2:28 left in the fourth quarter on a free throw by Chiney Ogwumike. Sparks guard Jordin Canada made two free throws with 54.1 seconds left for a 76-74 lead and the Wings had a shot-clock violation at the other end for its 18th turnover. Canada had a jumper rattle out and Dallas secured the rebound and raced the other way, but Crystal Dangerfield’s runner at the buzzer did not hit the rim.Canada also scored 18 points for Los Angeles (6-7), which snapped a three-game losing streak. Los Angeles missed its first 10 3-pointers and finished 2 of 18 from distance. But the Sparks made 22 of 25 free throws compared to 13 of 17 for Dallas.Natasha Howard had 23 points and 12 rebounds for Dallas (6-7). Arike Ogunbowale scored 14 of her 16 points in the fi...

Mariners score 7 in the 8th to cap a 13-1 win over the Orioles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Logan Gilbert allowed two hits in seven innings, Teoscar Hernández and Tom Murphy homered and the Seattle Mariners routed the Baltimore Orioles 13-1 on Friday night in a game that started 100 minutes late because of rain.Murphy hit a two-run shot off Kyle Gibson (8-5) to cap a four-run third for Seattle, and Gilbert (5-4) had an outstanding night on the mound. He struck out just five but induced plenty of weak contact.“I think when I’m at my best it’s pretty effortless, and just kind of smooth and easy, and that’s how it felt tonight,” said Gilbert, who was perfect in innings three through six. “It’s kind of what we were working on in the midweek bullpen, and happy to take it into the game.”American League batting leader Austin Hays singled in the second for Baltimore’s lone hit until Anthony Santander homered in the seventh.The Mariners were already comfortably ahead before they added seven runs in the eighth. Hernández, Ty France and ...

Dodgers edge defending champion Astros 3-2 as LA fans rain down boos on Altuve and Bregman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:56:33 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Busch doubled in the go-ahead in the fourth inning, Mookie Betts homered and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Houston Astros 3-2 in an acrimonious game on Friday night.The first interleague meeting since 2021 between the defending World Series champion Astros and the Dodgers, who led baseball with 111 wins last season, was filled with acrimony.Most of the players from Houston’s 2017 World Series championship team are gone, but that didn’t stop Dodgers fans from expressing their lingering resentment from the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal that season.The Astros’ lineup was introduced to boos, with the loudest derision saved for Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman. The crowd of 49,795 chanted “Cheater! Cheater!” in between heavy booing during their at-bats. Altuve and Bregman were a combined 0 for 6. Bregman walked twice.Astros manager Dusty Baker said before the game that he hoped the atmosphere “is more subdued.”“They say time heals all wounds and somebody has...