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Two companies will attempt first US moon landing in decades

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

By Marcia Dunn | Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap.Now two private companies are hustling to get the U.S. back in the game, more than five decades after the Apollo program ended.It’s part of a NASA-supported effort to kick-start commercial moon deliveries, as the space agency focuses on getting astronauts back there.“They’re scouts going to the moon ahead of us,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology is up first with a planned liftoff of a lander Monday aboard a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. Houston’s Intuitive Machines aims to launch a lander in mid-February, hopping a flight with SpaceX.Then there’s Japan, which will attempt to land in two weeks. The Japanese Space Agency’s lander with two toy-size rovers had a big head start, sharing a September launch with an X-ray te...

Draymond Green expected to rejoin Warriors, prepare for return from suspension: reports

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

Draymond Green, who is serving an indefinite suspension, is expected to rejoin the Warriors in the coming days for practices and team activities. The expectation is that he is preparing to return to play, according to ESPN.Though the league granted Green permission to be with his teammates, Green has not participated in team activities since the NBA handed down the indefinite suspension on Dec. 13 for socking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face. Green will miss his 11th straight game when the Warriors face the Denver Nuggets on Thursday. The Warriors have a 6-4 record without him over a 10-game span.Coach Steve Kerr said before Tuesday’s game that he and Green had been communicating through text messages, but he did not have a timeline for Green’s return.“We’ve been giving him his space, he’s been giving us ours,” Kerr said.The NBA’s opaque suspension guidelines for Green say he has to meet “certain league and team conditions” to return to play. Kerr...

Two arrested in death of pregnant Texas teen, boyfriend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

By Melissa Alonso and Nouran Salahieh | CNNA 19-year-old and his father have been arrested in connection with the killings of a pregnant Texas teen and her boyfriend after their bodies were found last week in a car in San Antonio, authorities said Wednesday.Christopher Preciado was arrested on suspicion of capital murder in the deaths of 18-year-old Savanah Soto, who was nine months pregnant, and 22-year-old Matthew Guerra, the San Antonio Police Department said in a news release on Facebook.Preciado’s father, Ramon Preciado, 53, was arrested on charges of abuse of a corpse, the release said, accused of helping his son “move the bodies.”CNN is working to determine whether Christopher Preciado and Ramon Preciado have legal representation.The younger Preciado is being held on $1 million bond, Bexar County court records show. Bond for his father was set at $100,000, with a hearing scheduled for February 6. There was no hearing date listed for Christopher Preciado.“We do expect more cha...

Walnut Creek lawyer charged with 26 counts of child molestation, allegedly kept itemized files of child pornography

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

MARTINEZ — A longtime Walnut Creek real estate attorney has been arrested and charged with molesting three girls with alleged incidents dating back to 2014, court records show.Jonathan Dean Bishop, 48, was charged with 26 counts related to alleged child molestation and one count of possessing more than 600 images of child pornography. He faces a life sentence if convicted.Bishop remains jailed in lieu of $22 million bail. His arraignment has been set for Jan. 9, before Judge Patricia Scanlon.Bishop, a longtime Bay Area resident, now lives in Florida. He was arrested Dec. 13 at the Oakland airport after returning to the East Bay to visit family, and he allegedly brought a hard drive containing child pornography for the trip.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Good Samaritan’s efforts lead to conviction of Northern California child predator Crime and Public Safety | San Mateo County man given life in prison without possibility of parole for sexua...

Where to find our all-Bay Area News Group 2023 high school football team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

The 2023 high school football season is officially over.This week, the Bay Area News Group honored hundreds of players from dozens of schools on its all-area team.From overall player of the year Jaylen Thomas of Los Gatos to standouts such as San Ramon Valley linebacker Marco Jones, Serra athlete Jabari Mann and McClymonds pass rusher Troy Hill, the news organization unveiled the honors starting with coaches and players of the year on Tuesday and ending with quarterbacks on Thursday.Thank you for reading our coverage all season. Here are the links to our team:ALL-BANG football 2023Coaches of the yearPlayers of the yearKickers-puntersDefensive linemenLinebackersDefensive backsUtility playersOffensive linemenRunning backsWide receivers-tight endsAthletesQuarterbacksThose eligible for all-BANG honors come from leagues based predominantly in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. The news organization’s high school sports staff chooses the players and coaches.

Multiple victims in Iowa school shooting; suspect dead

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

By Nicholas Riccardi and Hannah Fingerhut | Associated PressPERRY, Iowa — Multiple people were shot inside a small-town Iowa high school early Thursday as students prepared to start their first day of classes after their annual winter break, authorities said.The suspect in the shooting in Perry, Iowa, has died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.The official also said that at least one of the victims is a school administrator.Two gunshot victims were taken by ambulance to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in the state capital of Des Moines, a health system spokesperson said. Some other patients were transported to a second hospital in Des Moines, a spokesperson for MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center confirmed, declining to comment on the number of patients or their statuses.The st...

‘Underage orgy’ allegations against Prince Andrew should finally end talk of royal return, experts say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

Prince Andrew should give up any hope about returning to royal duties or rehabilitating his reputation, following Wednesday’s release of Jeffrey Epstein-related court documents, which allege that he took part in an “underage orgy” with a teen girl on the sex offender’s Caribbean island and groped the breasts of one of Epstein’s alleged victims, royal experts said in an interview Thursday.The experts spoke to the Daily Mail after King Charles III’s younger brother was among the high-profile figures named in the newly unsealed court documents because of their association with the multimillionaire financier, who died by suicide in 2019 after being arrested on sex trafficking charges.SANDRINGHAM, NORFOLK – DECEMBER 25: Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh leave the Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Church on December 25, 2023 in Sandringham, Norfolk. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images) For the most part, ...

CNN Runs Gaza Coverage Past Jerusalem Team Operating Under Shadow of IDF Censor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

Whether reporting from the Middle East, the United States, or anywhere else across the globe, every CNN journalist covering Israel and Palestine must submit their work for review by the news organization’s bureau in Jerusalem prior to publication, under a long-standing CNN policy. While CNN says the policy is meant to ensure accuracy in reporting on a polarizing subject, it means that much of the network’s recent coverage of the war in Gaza — and its reverberations around the world — has been shaped by journalists who operate under the shadow of the country’s military censor. Like all foreign news organizations operating in Israel, CNN’s Jerusalem bureau is subject to the rules of the Israel Defense Forces’s censor, which dictates subjects that are off-limits for news organizations to cover, and censors articles it deems unfit or unsafe to print. As The Intercept reported last month, the military censor recently restricted eight subjects, including security cabinet meetings, in...

Yankees claim outfielder Bubba Thompson off waivers from Reds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Bubba Thompson was claimed by the New York Yankees off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday.The 25-year-old hit .170 (9 for 53) with no homers, four RBIs and four stolen bases in 37 games with Texas last year. He batted .258 with six homers, 34 RBIs and 27 steals in 65 games with Triple-A Round Rock and Omaha.Thompson was claimed off waivers by Kansas City from the Rangers on Aug. 13, two days after he was designated for assignment, then claimed off waivers by the Reds on Oct. 26. He was designated for assignment by Cincinnati on Dec. 28 when the Reds needed to open a roster spot for right-hander Buck Farmer.Selected 26th overall by the Rangers in the 2017 amateur draft, Thompson has a .242 average with one homer, 13 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 92 big league games with Texas during the past two years. He had 61 appearances in left, 15 in right and 11 in center.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/mlbSource

Gotham FC signs World Cup veterans Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:50:50 GMT

National Women’s Soccer League champion Gotham FC has signed U.S. national team players and World Cup champions Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett through 2026, the team announced Thursday. Lavelle and Sonnett, both midfielders, played for OL Reign last season and were free agents. Lavelle has scored 24 goals in 92 appearances for the United States. She scored in the 2019 World Cup final, helping lead the Americans to their second straight title in the tournament. Lavelle, 28, has spent the last three seasons with the Reign, who went to the NWSL championship match this season but fell to Gotham. Overall, she has played in the league for seven seasons after she was selected by the now-defunct Boston Breakers with the top pick in the 2017 draft. Sonnett, 30, spent just one season with the Reign, starting in 19 matches. She was the No. 1 draft pick in 2016 by the Portland Thorns. Like Lavelle, Sonnett has played in the last two World Cups. She has 83 appearances with the U.S., scorin...