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Half Moon Bay community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

About thirty charros, or cowboys, women and children following the path of their parents, take part in a cavalgata, a horseback riding procession in downtown Half Moon Bay, as they celebrate Hispanic Heritage  Day on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, which marks the Mexican Independence Day anniversary from 1810.The horseback procession began from Venice Boulevard to Kelly Street in downtown Half Moon Bay where they encountered Banda Bejuco, of San Leandro, who led the cowboys to Mac Dutra Park. The procession ended with a horse dancing show as the ten-member band played Mexican music. There also were traditional folklore dances, arts and other attractions.It was the first time the city of Half Moon Bay hosted this event, said Vice Mayor Joaquin Jimenez, who is the first Mexican immigrant elected to serve on the Half Moon Bay City Council. “We hope to make it bigger next year,” he added.A couple dozen men and a woman from different towns participate in a cavalagta, a horseback r...

Stanford loses to Sacramento State: What went wrong and what it means for Taylor’s turnaround

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

STANFORD – There won’t be a miraculous Year 1 turnaround for Stanford under Troy Taylor.With seven of its remaining nine games against opponents currently ranked in the Top 25, Stanford (1-2) will be hard-pressed to even reach last year’s 3-9 record.If Taylor needed a reminder of how big a rebuilding project he had on his hands, he got it Saturday night in Stanford’s 30-23 loss to Sacramento State, an FCS program where Taylor had spent the previous four seasons.The only other time the programs met, Stanford won 52-17 in 2010 with Andrew Luck throwing TDs to Doug Baldwin and Zach Ertz, and Richard Sherman leading the defense. This time there was no such talent discrepancy – the Cardinal was just outplayed by its lower-division foe. Stanford didn’t even reach the opponent’s 20-yard line in the final 43 minutes of its home opener and was outgained 448-378.In Year 1 at Sacramento State, Taylor took a Hornets team that had gone winless in the Big Sky the prior year and led it to a 7-1 re...

3 armed suspects rob teens of cellphone at Millbrae high school: sheriff

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

(BCN) -- Two teens were robbed at Mills High School in Millbrae by three males in their teens to 20s, including one who displayed a gun, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said Saturday. Deputies were dispatched about 9:20 p.m. Friday to the 400 block of Murchison Drive where the teens said three males wearing ski masks demanded their cellphone at gunpoint, the sheriff's office said. Oakley high school principal injured after being punched trying to stop fight between students: police The trio fled on foot. The cellphone was later located about four blocks away, according to the sheriff's office. Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity or saw individuals matching the suspects' descriptions in the vicinity are asked to contact Deputy Zapata at [email protected] or (650) 259-2300. Tips can also be phoned in to the anonymous tip line at (800) 547-2700.Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved

2 people shot Saturday night near Market Street in San Francisco

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

(BCN) -- Two people were shot in San Francisco on Saturday night. Police responded at 9:10 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the area 7th and Market streets. Officers found a victim suffering from apparent gunshot wounds near Jones and McAllister streets. Officers rendered aid until paramedics arrived and transported the victim with life threatening injuries to the hospital. Video captures sinking boat burning in Vallejo; Coast Guard assists in response While on the scene, another victim approached police and said they'd also been shot. Officers rendered aid and summoned paramedics to the scene, who transported the second victim to the hospital with life threatening injuries. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar ruptures Achilles tendon and will need surgery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Lemar ruptured the Achilles tendon in his right leg during the team’s 3-0 loss at Valencia on Saturday in the Spanish league.Atletico said Sunday that Lemar will need to undergo surgery to repair the tendon. The French player is expected to be sidelined for several months. Atletico did not immediately give a timetable on his return.The 27-year-old Lemar had to be substituted just before halftime at Mestalla Stadium.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Job done as South Africa thumps Romania 76-0 at Rugby World Cup. Huge showdown with Ireland next

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

BORDEAUX, France (AP) — All of South Africa’s plans came together at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.The first objective was achieved in a thumping 76-0 win over underdog Romania, with hat tricks by scrumhalf Cobus Reinach and wing Makazole Mapimpi among the Springboks’ 12 tries without reply in Bordeaux.The Springboks had the first four of their tries and a bonus point inside 12 minutes, and Reinach sniped from close-in for his third try in the 24th minute to just miss his own record for the fastest hat trick at the Rugby World Cup. He set that four years ago with three in 20 minutes against Canada.South Africa went over five times in the first half and seven times in the second to dismantle the underdog Romanians in a Pool B match that was one-sided from the start.Away from the convincing result, the defending champion also made big gains with a series of experiments. At least one of them might have a significant impact for the business end of the tournament, starting wi...

CU Buffaloes drop to No. 19 in AP Top 25 poll

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The University of Colorado Boulder Buffaloes dropped one spot to No. 19 in the AP Top 25 Poll after an exciting 43-35 double-overtime win against the Colorado State University Rams.The Saturday game bled into early Sunday after the Buffs tied the game with 36 seconds left on the clock with a 98-yard drive by quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the fourth quarter.Boulder was once again the center of the college football world as Fox's "Big Noon Kickoff" and ESPN's "College GameDay" both set up shop on campus ahead of the Rocky Mountain Showdown. CU Buffs, CSU Rams fans take over Boulder for Rocky Mountain Showdown The sold-out game was star-studded, with celebrities including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Lil Wayne coming out to watch the Buffs and Rams duke it out.Once it was over, fans rushed the field to celebrate the win for the second week in a row.The team is headed to Eugene, Oregon, next week for their first regular-season game against the No. 10 University of O...

‘The Talk’ goes quiet again

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

NEW YORK — Drew Barrymore, who drew criticism for taping new episodes of her daytime talk show despite the ongoing writers and actors strikes, now says she’ll wait until the labor issues are resolved.Hours later CBS’ “The Talk” did the same.“I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over,” Barrymore posted on Instagram on Sunday. “I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today.”Barrymore’s initial decision to return to the air Monday — without her three union writers and with picketers outside her studio — was met with pushback on social media. Her show resumed taping in New York last week and was picketed by striking writers.“We support Drew’s decision to pause the show’s return and understand how complex and difficult this pr...

Thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding an end to warming-causing fossil fuels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Yelling that the future and their lives depend on ending fossil fuels, thousands of protesters on Sunday kicked off a week where leaders will try once again to curb climate change primarily caused by coal, oil and natural gas.But protestors say it’s not going to be enough. And they aimed their wrath directly at U.S. President Joe Biden, urging him to stop approving new oil and gas projects, phase out current ones and declare a climate emergency with larger executive powers.“We hold the power of the people, the power you need to win this election,” 17-year-old Emma Buretta of Brooklyn and the youth protest group Fridays for Future said. “If you want to win in 2024, if you do not want the blood of my generation to be on your hands, end fossil fuels.”The March to End Fossil Fuels featured such politicians as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and actors Susan Sarandon, Ethan Hawke, Edward Norton, Kyra Sedgewick and Kevin Bacon. But the real action on Broadway was where...

N.B. couple proceeds with wedding amid onslaught from post-tropical storm Lee

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:05:53 GMT

ST. STEPHEN, N.B. — Post-tropical storm Lee may have thrown a wrench into Sarah and Dave Roy’s wedding plans, but the newlyweds feel the upheaval it caused on their big day is nothing but a positive sign for their future life together.While rain came down in sheets and wind roared in gusts late afternoon Saturday in St. Stephen, N.B., the couple said “I do” in front of about 130 friends and family at the Garcelon Civic Centre.Attendees laughed, cried and sighed as the couple exchanged vows under an arch decked in blooms of green, white and brown. Those vows included a promise from the groom to keep a “never-ending supply of wonton soup stocked for the rest of our lives” and a pledge from the bride to let her husband “win a game of crib every once in a while.”After successfully adjusting their original wedding plans and tying the knot in the midst of a raging storm, the Roys said they now feel confident they can handle anything married life t...