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Ron Cephas-Jones, 'This Is Us' actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones' manager, Dan Spilo, said in an emailed statement the actor died “due to a long-standing pulmonary issue.” “Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him," Spilo said. Jones had a double lung transplant in 2020 because of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and spent nearly two months in a Los Angeles hospital. On “This Is Us,” Jones played William “Shakespeare” Hill, a biological father whose life is renewed through his relationship with the family of his son Randall Pearson, played by Sterling K. Brown. “One of the most wonderful people the world has ever seen is no longer with us,” Brown said in an Instagram post after Jones' death. “The world is a little...

Hilary prompts California state park, beach closures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

California has already closed several state parks and beaches Saturday in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Hilary. Currently a Category 1 hurricane, Hilary is due to make landfall in California Sunday evening. Two to 6 inches of rain are expected to fall before Hilary exits the region, prompting concerns about flooding and debris flows. Hurricane Hilary is seen off the Southern California coast around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2023. (KTLA)"The state is actively monitoring the storm’s impacts on state parks and making real-time decisions on closures as needed," a news release announcing a state of emergency in Southern California stated.California had closed 10 state parks and beaches due to Hilary as of Saturday. An interactive web page with updates about closures is available on the California.gov website. Bracing for Hilary: Live updates "The state is closing Silver Strand State Beach and Borderfields State Beach today and Orange Coast District and San Diego Distric...

3 hospitalized after Hyde Park shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

At least three people were hospitalized after shots rang out in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Los Angeles on Saturday night.Los Angeles police officers received reports of a shooting on the 3800 block of W. 58th Place shortly before 7 p.m.At least three people were found with gunshot wounds at the scene, LAPD confirmed. SoCal store owner allegedly killed over hanging Pride flag Two victims were transported to a local hospital for treatment while the third victim's condition remains unknown.No suspect descriptions were provided and it's unclear what led up to the shooting. The incident remains under investigation.This developing story will be updated.

Gov. Newsom declares state of emergency for southern California ahead of historic Hurricane Hilary

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

(CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday proclaimed a state of emergency Saturday for a large portion of Southern California, as the state prepares for a historic hurricane expected to cause extreme rain and flooding.There are “more than 7,500 boots on the ground” already deployed to help protect from the impact of Hurricane Hilary, according to the release from his office.“Today, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for much of Southern California to support Hurricane Hilary response and recovery efforts as the state continues mobilizing and coordinating resources ahead of the storm’s forecasted impacts starting today,” the release read.Live updates: Hurricane Hilary to bring major flooding risk to California The storm, which may pour than a year’s worth of rain on parts of the Southwest, weakened from a Category 2 storm to a Category 1 storm on Saturday night as it advanced toward California, according to the Natio...

49ers 21, Broncos 20: Brock Purdy makes cameo; Jake Moody kicks winner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy smiled as he strolled the sideline, chatted up happy teammates, and savored the 49ers’ opening scoring drive. It couldn’t have been a starker contrast to the last time he played in a game.You know that game — in Philadelphia, with the NFC Championship on the line, and Purdy helplessly withering in pain because of a torn elbow ligament from the first series of an eventual 31-7 defeat on Jan. 29.This game, it was only a preseason affair, but it reintroduced Purdy to “game speed,” and it offered the 49ers’ home crowd a welcome reminder of his rookie heroics from last season, when he went from “Mr. Irrelevant” to an unbeatable wonder.One series was enough for Purdy’s re-entry.Sam Darnold relieved Purdy after that 10-play opening drive, which ended with a 20-yard field goal from Jake Moody but, more important, saw Purdy escape unscathed after replicating his 2022 play-making ability.In the end, it was T...

Mayfield sits while Trask plays in Bucs’ 13-6 preseason win over Jets. Backup Wolford injures neck

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Baker Mayfield might have won Tampa Bay’s starting quarterback job without even taking a snap in the Buccaneers’ 13-6 preseason victory over the New York Jets on Saturday night.Mayfield was held out and remained on the sideline during Tampa Bay’s second preseason game — a possible sign he has moved ahead of Kyle Trask in the competition to open the season under center. Todd Bowles, who coached the Jets from 2015-18, hadn’t indicated before the game whether either quarterback had an advantage.Trask, listed with Mayfield as the starter on the Buccaneers’ unofficial depth chart, led two scoring drives that gave Tampa Bay (1-1) a 10-6 halftime lead. The third-year quarterback went 16 of 23 for 122 yards, including a 33-yard TD toss to rookie Trey Palmer, in the first half. But he had to re-enter the game with 1:03 left in the third quarter when third-stringer John Wolford was carted off the field and taken to the hospital with a neck ...

Rosario has 4 hits, including go-ahead 2-run homer, as Braves beat Giants 6-5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Eddie Rosario normally expects to need more than one pitch to pick up San Francisco right-hander Tyler Rogers’ submarine delivery.On this night, however, Rosario wasn’t waiting.Rosario had four hits, including a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.Marcell Ozuna hit a two-out single off Rogers (4-5) in the eighth. Rosario followed with his 19th homer, a first-pitch blast that carried 441 feet to center field.“The pitches are definitely hard to see and hard to pick up,” Rosario said through a translator when asked about Rogers’ unique delivery. “Sometimes I feel I need to take a pitch just to see where it’s coming from. Tonight it was just my night. I feel they could have thrown one underground and I would have still been able to hit it.” Fans chanted “Eddie! Eddie!” before Rosario hopped out of the dugout to take his bow. Ronald Acuñ...

Davis Schneider hit tiebreaking solo homer as Toronto Blue Jays edge Cincinnati Reds 4-3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Davis Schneider hit a tiebreaking solo homer and Jordan Romano worked out of a jam in the ninth inning, sending the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.Chris Bassitt pitched six efficient innings as Toronto (68-56) rebounded from a stretch of five losses in seven games. All-Star Bo Bichette hit an RBI single in his first big league game since July 31.De La Cruz had two hits for Cincinnati (64-60), including a wild run around the bases in the fourth. TJ Friedl homered, and Christian Encarnacion-Strand collected two of the team’s six hits.Schneider went deep against Brandon Williamson (4-3) with one out in the fifth, giving Toronto a 4-3 lead. It was Schneider’s third homer of the season.“I missed a couple of pitches the first time up, but I was seeing it well,” said Schneider, who struck out his first two times up. “The second time, I made a couple of mistakes. The third time, I got a fastball...

Judge sets deadline for Bryan Kohberger’s alibi defense in University of Idaho killings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

(CNN) — An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to submit evidence for the accused killer’s alibi if he plans on using that as a defense.The state has argued Kohberger must provide his exact whereabouts the night of last year’s killings of four University of Idaho students and any witnesses who can support the defendant’s claim that he was out for a drive alone that night.His defense team submitted that “Mr. Kohberger has a long habit of going for drives alone. Often he would go for drives at night. He did so late on November 12 and into November 13, 2022. Mr. Kohberger is not claiming to be at a specific location at a specific time.”Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder in the November 13 deaths of 21-year-olds Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen and 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, who were fatally stabbed in their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho.A not guilty plea has been entered on Kohberge...

Blaire has a great imagination

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:11:02 GMT

Blaire, who goes by Mateo, is an imaginative boy. He enjoys going to the park, playing with Bakugans, calling himself goofy names like “cheese hamster” when playing with adults, and listening to track records of “High School Musical” and “Frozen.” Mateo loves watching “Hamster Stories,” “Rainbow Ringer,” “Bluey,” “True and the Rainbow Kingdom,” “Paw Patrol,” and “Gabby’s Dollhouse” on television. He also enjoys playing with his Legos and toy cars.Mateo is enrolled in school where he is working on developing listening skills, sharing attention, and developing peer relationships. He does well in the classroom settings where there are two staff members present.Mateo’s social worker is looking for a dedicated two-parent family of any constellation experienced in trauma with or without older children in the home. He would thrive as the youngest or only child in the home and he is able to devel...