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100 holes for ALS research — a meaningful day of golf in Austin

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A competitive soccer player growing up, Cory Sullivan never got into golf until after his high school graduation when he started to caddy near his house in New Jersey. He quickly got hooked and was often on the course with one person in particular."Once I started playing, I played more with my dad than anybody else," said Sullivan.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersIn Fall 2018, Cory and his dad John were golfing together when his dad noticed some pain in his hip. A trip to a doctor turned into a visit to specialists and a diagnosis of ALS in December 2018."When he was sick - it's hard," said Sullivan. "My dad played [Division] I basketball in college and to see him wheelchair-confined for the last six months of his life...seeing him trapped in that way was really, really hard."About seven months after his diagnosis, John Sullivan passed away. Cory recalls...

Boundary Waters fire mostly contained, isn’t affecting paddlers or lodgers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

The small fire in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness near Spice Lake is 80% contained and hasn’t grown any in the week since it was first reported.Superior National Forest officials say the fire poses little danger to anyone in or near the wilderness. Spice Lake is located east of Knife and Kekekabic lakes, approximately 10 miles west of the upper Gunflint Trail and 50 miles northwest of Grand Marais.While some areas of the BWCAW near the fire are closed to keep campers away from the fire and firefighting efforts, officials note that the fire has never threatened any developed areas such as lodges or campgrounds.All businesses and facilities in the area are open as usual, and campers who have reservations in for the closed entry points can check with their outfitter or the Forest Service to find other options.“There is a misconception that we are adversely affected by the current fire in the Boundary Waters due to our proximity,” John Fredrikson, owner of Gunflint Lodge &...

Twins’ Jorge López becomes fourth player to land on IL for mental-health related reasons

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

On any given day, you might find a Twins player in the clubhouse wearing one of the team’s “Powered by mental health,” T-shirts.A list of phrases, both in English and Spanish, spoken by Twins minor leaguers fill the back of the shirt. Among them, “Everyone struggles,” “Reaching out shows strength, not weakness,” and “You are more than an athlete.”“Obviously in our world, we talk a lot about … physical injuries, right? And ailments around the body around the body and who’s strong, who’s not strong, who’s healthy, who’s not healthy or their knee or their back,” Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey said in February, the day the Twins debuted the shirt. “Mental health is just as important a function of performance in this room as all of those things.”So it comes as no surprise that the Twins threw their full support behind reliever Jorge López, whom they placed on the injured list on Sunday for mental-health related reasons. López became the fourth player this year to lan...

How AI is changing the 2024 election

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

WASHINGTON -- As the generative artificial intelligence (AI) industry booms, the 2024 election cycle is shaping up to be a watershed moment for the technology's role in political campaigns. The proliferation of AI — a technology that can create text, image and video — raises concerns about the spread of misinformation and how voters will react to artificially generated content in the politically polarized environment.Already, the presidential campaigns for former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) have produced high-profile videos with AI. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Paul Barrett, deputy director of the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, said the proliferation of the AI systems available to the public, awareness of how simple it is to use them and the “erosion of the sense that creating things like deepfakes is something that good, honest people would never do” will make 2024 a “significant t...

Cardinals rally past the Nationals 8-6 behind back-to-back homers from Donovan and Goldschmidt

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — By his own admission, Jack Flaherty has failed to control his frustration when he's struggled early in games. But the Cardinals' right-hander found a way to produce an outing Monday that was better than the numbers indicated.Flaherty gave up five runs on eight hits before getting even five outs against the Nationals. To his surprise, he was still on the mound in the seventh inning with the lead.Brendan Donovan and Paul Goldschmidt hit back-to-back homers in the fifth, and St. Louis rallied from that early 5-0 deficit to beat Washington 8-6 in a Juneteenth matinee.“You've got to find ways to ignore what the scoreboard says, something I haven't really done a good job of in the past," Flaherty said. “Today was kind of the first time I've been able to do that.”Donovan’s three-run shot to right-center off Josiah Gray (4-6) tied the game 5-all, and Goldschmidt put the Cardinals ahead to stay when he lined a hanging curveball from Gray over the wall in left...

Martina Navratilova says she is clear of cancer after tests

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Martina Navratilova says she is clear of cancer.The tennis Hall of Famer announced the news Monday on Twitter after what she said was a full day of tests at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.“Thank you to all the doctors, nurses, proton and radiation magicians etc- what a relief,” she wrote.Navratilova, 66, revealed she had been diagnosed with throat cancer and breast cancer in January and that she would begin treatment that month. She had been diagnosed with a noninvasive form of breast cancer in 2010 and had a lumpectomy.The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion had noticed an enlarged lymph node in her neck in November and a biopsy revealed the early stage throat cancer. But Navratilova felt well enough to return to her TV work with the Tennis Channel by the Miami Open in March. ___AP Tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

Part of workplace violence prevention bill causing controversy in California State Assembly 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

A bill regarding workplace violence prevention is receiving plenty of attention in the California State legislature, with one small part in particular sparking debate.The debate is over how retail employees and employers should respond to shoplifters.The author of the bill, Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose), said that the bill is meant to protect workers so that if there’s any type of shoplifting incident, they don’t feel forced to intervene. “Under my SB 553, employers would be prohibited from forcing their workers to confront active shoplifters,” Sen. Cortese said. “And all retail employees would be trained on how to react to active shoplifting.” However, some groups, like the California Retailers Association, believe that the bill goes too far, and may create an “open-door policy” for thieves to steal from stores.  California bill focusing on gender affirmation in custody cases advances to State Senate “Our biggest concern with this is that it will eliminate the pos...

Hundreds gather to celebrate at Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

Hundreds of people gathered at Leimert Park today for the Leimert Village Juneteenth Festival, celebrating Black freedom and community through art, music, food, and education. Leimert Village Juneteenth Festival is one of the biggest and oldest Juneteenth events in the country. Taking over several streets of Leimert Park Village, the festival featured an array of Black-owned vendors showcasing art, food, and one of a kind pieces. The festival also featured musical performances by special guests including Jasmine Sullivan, Too Short and Wale.  “Everything you see here is designed, handmade and crafted from Ghana,” said Deidra Dixon, one of the participating vendors. The celebration in Leimert park has been taking place for more than 70 years and each year it gets bigger and better, bringing more people together. “I think it’s the fact of us celebrating each other, the inclusion, and the sheer launch path that this has come to be,” said DJ Qwees Coast, ex...

Keenan Anderson: L.A. Faces $100M Wrongful Death Lawsuit For LAPD Taser Incident

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

The city of Los Angeles faces a $100 million lawsuit that alleges LAPD’s use of a Taser killed Keenan Anderson during a January incident.Members of Anderson’s family announced the suit in Ladera Heights Monday, with civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Carl Douglas on hand for a press conference.While the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner— Coroner determined Anderson’s death was caused by an enlarged heart and cocaine use, the family believes he died of cardiac arrest caused by repeated Taser stuns from officers, with Douglas saying, “I care not what the coroner’s office says in terms of his having cocaine in his system at the time of his death.”LAPD said the incident began as Anderson, 31, was involved in a hit-and-run accident and was approached by an officer. Police body camera footage was released showing parts of the encounter, including the officers applying the stuns before taking him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead hours...

Early morning Oakland shooting being investigated police

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:23:27 GMT

(KRON) -- A shooting that occurred just after 3 a.m. Monday morning is being investigated by the Oakland Police Department. An Oakland PD spokesperson said police responded to the shooting in the 800 block of 70th Avenue.When officers arrived, they located a victim who had sustained a gunshot wound. Paramedics responded to the scene and provided medical aid. The victim was taken to the hospital and is currently in stable condition, police said. Mom and 12-year-old daughter dead in Tesla crash in Santa Clara The shooting is one of several incidents that occurred over a violent weekend nationwide. In Illinois, there was a mass shooting at a Juneteenth celebration. In San Francisco Sunday, six people were injured after two cars exchanged gunfire near Pier 39.Oakland PD said an investigation into Monday's shooting is ongoing.