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Illinois seeks library pledge against 'banning' books

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois' new secretary of state and Democrats in the General Assembly are pushing back against a rise in challenges to books shelved in libraries.Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, who is also the state librarian, is spearheading legislation that would make state grants to libraries contingent on their establishing “a written policy prohibiting the practice of banning books.”At stake is about $61 million annually to 1,600 public and school libraries. The legislation, HB2789, sponsored by Naperville Democratic Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, won House approval 69-39 last month and awaits action by the Democratic-controlled Senate.Illinois would be the nation’s first state to adopt such a policy, according to Giannoulias. But it’s far from the only state dealing with contention among the stacks. The American Library Association compiled 1,200 challenges to books nationally in 2022, nearly double the record number a year earlier. And librarians are r...

Churchgoers celebrate Easter across St. Louis

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Worshipers greeted each other and caught up with friends on Easter Sunday ahead of the morning worship service at Twin Rivers Church.Katie Chamberlain said she’s been coming to Twin Rivers Church for 34 years.“Feeling so great! I’ve got my kids here, it’s a beautiful day we’re excited about, we had church, and we’re going to go hang out with family after this, have an egg hunt,” she said.Nolan Manning said coming to church on Easter Sunday is important to him and his family.“To my family, definitely, it’s about [the] relationship with Jesus Christ. I was born and raised in a Christian home, so it’s been something that I didn’t have to do, but it’s something I really wanted to do, which is come to Easter church with my family every year,” he said. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News ...

Rockies’ Yonathan Daza’s game-saving catch was sweet redemption

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

Yonathan Daza was not going to be denied. Not this time.The center fielder closed out the Rockies’ 7-6 victory over Washington on Sunday with a diving catch on a hard line drive off the bat of speedy CJ Abrams. Had Daza not made the catch, the ball might have rolled to the wall, Dominic Smith certainly would have scored from first to tie the game, and there was a chance that Abrams could have given the Nationals an 8-7 lead with an inside-the-park home run.Manager Bud Black called the play a “game saver.” Daza knew he had to make a play.“Finally, I made a big catch and it was a lot of fun,” he said. “I contributed to the team defensively and I feel really good about that. Every time the ball is in the outfield I’m going to go hard after it. I want to catch every ball out there.”In the third inning of Colorado’s 7-6 loss to the Nationals on Saturday night, Victor Robles led off with a blooper to center where Daza raced in to make ...

Kurtenbach: The Warriors were the last team to make the playoffs. It was all part of the plan

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

Good things come for those who wait.And boy, did the Warriors wait.This was anything but a standard campaign for the once-dominant Dubs. No, this season, they used all 82 games of the regular season to clinch a spot in the NBA playoffs.At least they didn’t wait long to complete the job in Sunday’s regular-season finale.The Warriors posted the highest-scoring first quarter in NBA history, 55 points, to open a no-doubt 157-101 win over the Blazers Sunday in Portland, Ore.The win clinched the Western Conference’s final playoff spot for the Warriors.Yes, the Warriors were the last team in.But that’s precisely where they wanted to be.The Warriors’ reward for making the playoffs — and avoiding the NBA’s play-in tournament — is five days off and a first-round matchup with their Northern California rivals, the Sacramento Kings.That’s rest this Warriors team desperately needed and the opponent they wanted to play all along.The reason the Warriors wan...

Draymond Green claps back at Rudy Gobert over punch caught on camera

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

Draymond Green had something to say after the Warriors game in Portland. But not just about the Warriors clinching a playoff spot and his ninth career appearance.Green saw what many NBA fans and players had seen a few hours earlier: Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert punching teammate Kyle Anderson in the chest during a heated argument on the sideline, all caught on television broadcast cameras.Gobert was ruled out for the rest of the Timberwolves’ playoff-seeding-deciding game against the New Orleans Pelicans and reportedly sent home.“Insecurity is always loud…” Green Tweeted from his account.Commenters quickly pointed out on social media that Green was mocking a Tweet Gobert sent out after Green punched Jordan Poole during a Warriors pre-season practice in October.“Insecurity is always loud,” Gobert Tweeted on Oct. 7, the day video leaked of Green’s punch.Green was fined and took a leave of absence from the team following his altercation ...

Preview: Warriors and Kings to make playoff history in first NorCal matchup

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

The No. 6 seed Golden State Warriors and No. 3 seed Sacramento Kings will face off for the 2023 NBA playoffs’ first round starting on Saturday night.Not only will it be the first time the two Northern California teams face each other in the playoffs, but the first time the two local teams have been in the playoffs in the same season since the Kings moved out west from Kansas City in 1985.The series will open up at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento at 5:30 p.m. PT. The rest of the series schedule is unknown as of Sunday night.“Everything that we’ve been through this season it’s nice to officially be in the playoffs with a week to prepare and get our minds and body right for it,” Steph Curry said. “The narrative, historical context of it all is just a part of this time of year and it’s awesome to know that we’re back in the fray and have an opportunity and hopefully get off to a good start.”The No. 6 seed is the lowest playoff seed the...

5-year-old killed after shooting on I-880 in Fremont: CHP

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

(KRON) -- A five-year-old child was killed after a shooting Saturday night on I-880, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP). The shooting caused closures of the highway's southbound lanes near Fremont's Warm Springs District and Dixon Landing Road, near the Fremont-Miltpas border. KRON4 initially reported the shooting Saturday night. The victim was taken to the hospital but later died of their injuries, CHP said. No other information was immediately available. This story will be updated as KRON4 learns more. Bay City News contributed to this report.

Twitter sued after failing to pay over $1.2 million in Oakland rent: court docs

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

(KRON) -- Elon Musk-run Twitter is facing yet another lawsuit over unpaid rent, and it's in the East Bay this time, according to court documents filed in the Superior Court of the State of California. Suspected DUI crash injures CHP officer on SR-242 Twitter has been renting space at 1330 Broadway in Oakland since the lease term began in 2021. The Delaware-based company which owns the property located on Broadway in Oakland claims they served a Notice of failure to Pay Rent to Twitter in December. In December, the company said Twitter owed a sum of $327,550.25. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Twitter was informed that if it did not pay the rent within three business days of the late notice, it would be considered a default on t...

Bruins break NHL single-season wins record by beating Flyers

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Boston Bruins have broken the NHL single-season wins record after beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 Sunday behind David Pastrnak’s hat trick that got him to 60 goals for the first time in his career.Hats rained down from the many Bruins fans in attendance after Pastrnak scored his third of the game early in the third period. The crowd chanted “We want the Cup!” in the final minutes, then showered players with cheers at the final horn of Boston’s 63rd victory, which snapped a tie with the 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings and 2018-19 Tampa Bay Lightning.The Bruins have won six in a row and reached 131 points, one back of the record held by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens that has stood for nearly five decades, and with two games left against opponents well out of the playoff race. They’ll soon have home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs in pursuit of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship since 2011.Boston’s top two centers P...

Masters Leaders Cards

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:04:59 GMT

SundayAt Augusta National Golf ClubAugusta, Ga.Yardage: 7,545; Par: 72Final RoundPar out454343454-36Jon Rahm453343445-35Phil Mickelson444352354-34Brooks Koepka454444455-39___Par in443545344-36-72—288Jon Rahm443435344-34-69—276Phil Mickelson442444333-31-65—280Brooks Koepka444454254-36-75—280Source