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Court orders Subway franchise owners to pay workers nearly $1M – and to sell or close their stores

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of San Francisco to pay employees nearly $1 million in damages and back pay — and also to sell or shut their businesses, with any sale proceeds going to the Department of Labor. Federal investigators said franchise owners John and Jessica Meza directed children as young as 14 to operate dangerous machinery, assigned minors work hours that violated federal law, and failed to pay their employees regularly, including by issuing hundreds of bad checks and illegally keeping tips left by customers. The Labor Department also charged that the Mezas coerced employees in an attempt to prevent them from cooperating with its investigation and that an associate, Hamza Ayesh, played a role in those efforts, including threatening an employee who complained about receiving a bad check.The Mezas did not admit to threatening or coercing employees, according to Arkady Itkin, their lawyer, who added that they did admit...

Seahawks safety Jamal Adams is set to return nearly 13 months after a severe leg injury

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Nearly 13 months have passed since Jamal Adams limped off the field with another major injury, the worst one yet during his tenure with the Seattle Seahawks that’s been defined by injuries.There were the fingers. And the shoulders. And then in the 2022 season opener, a torn quadriceps tendon that’s taken over a year to fully recover from.But Adams is back. The ball of energy is set to make his return Monday night when the Seahawks play at the New York Giants.It’s the culmination of months filled with grueling rehabilitation, questions of whether he’d return and ultimately the realization that Adams is about to be on the field again.“I don’t take days for granted,” Adams said Friday. “This injury, it didn’t just teach me more about the game of football. It taught me a lot about life, what my purpose is and just how I go about my business.”Adams said the recovery was miserable and more difficult than any of his previous injuries. He said he was in a straight cast ...

Retiring Miguel Cabrera to become special assistant to Tigers president Scott Harris

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera isn’t leaving the Tigers this week after all.The 40-year-old slugger is still retiring Sunday after the season finale, but he will have a job waiting for him Monday. The Tigers announced Friday that he’s going to become a special assistant to team president Scott Harris. “I’m honored to have him as part of our staff, and know he will continue to make the Tigers better in his new role,” Harris said.Cabrera started his final weekend with a double in the first inning off Cleveland’s Cal Quantrill, moving him past Hank Aaron into sole possession of 13th place with 625. He has 3,1,71 hits and 511 homers.He’s scheduled to play in all three games against the Guardians.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbSource

Brewers designate Julio Teheran for assignment as they prepare for playoffs

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Julio Teheran was designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, just over a week after the two-time All-Star right-hander had returned from the injured list.The Brewers also optioned left-hander Ethan Small to Nashville while recalling left-hander Clayton Andrews and right-hander Caleb Boushley from the Triple-A farm team.Milwaukee has been calling up pitchers from the minors for its final series of the regular season while resting its likely postseason starters before the start of the playoffs. Teheran was a victim of the resulting numbers crunch.“This wasn’t something we wanted to do, but we set a priority of … kind of making sure that the pitchers we’re going to count on in the next round went into it in a good situation, and so unfortunately it was something we had to do,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said.Teheran, who made two All-Star teams while pitching for the Atlanta Braves from 2011-19, had spent 2022 out of the majors before making a co...

Judge blocks part of new Md. gun law that was about to take effect

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

The U.S. District Courthouse in Baltimore.(Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland Matters) The U.S. District Courthouse in Baltimore.(Danielle E. Gaines/Maryland Matters) This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today.Days before a new state law enacting broad restrictions on carrying firearms in public was set to take effect, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that will allow firearms in certain places — including some businesses that sell alcohol, private buildings and near public demonstrations.The new law will still largely take effect on Sunday, limiting the ability to carry guns at a litany of other pub...

Rampant All Blacks drop 14 tries on Italy at the Rugby World Cup

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — New Zealand put a foot in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals after tearing apart Italy 96-17 with 14 tries in a phenomenal performance on Friday.The All Blacks had to beat the Italians to stay in contention for the knockout stage and overwhelmed them in the set-pieces and sliced them up wider out.They can clinch a quarterfinal spot in their last Pool A game against Uruguay next Thursday in the same Lyon stadium.“I didn’t see that game coming to that extent,” All Blacks coach Ian Foster said. “I’m not sure too many people did. It was a combination of us playing really well and starting well and I think we took their hope away in the first 20 minutes.”Italy has one more chance at reaching a first quarterfinal when it faces host France next Friday, also in Lyon.“They monstered us,” Italy’s New Zealand-born coach Kieran Crowley said of the All Blacks. “I think we won 33% of our scrum ball, 50% of our lineout ball.“We got beaten by a streetwise team that ha...

4 teenage girls arrested in connection to Lincoln Road beating of Surf Style employees

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

Four of the five people arrested in connection to a brutal beating of two store employees on Lincoln Road following a brazen theft are teenage girls, police said.Disturbing cellphone video captured the group of teens beating a man who works at Surf Style along the 400 block of Lincoln Road, near Washington Avenue, Sept. 19.On Wednesday, Miami Beach Police officers took 17-year-old Alois Jansnelly Cathalina into custody at Miami Beach Senior High School in connection to the incident. She was charged with battery and theft.The next day, two other 17-year-olds were apprehended. They were identified as Emely Chaple and Bianca Cotilla.Police also arrested a woman who was identified as 26-year-old Racheida Murphy. She was also charged with battery.The suspects are accused of beating up two employees at Surf Style, a man and a woman. The female employee spoke with 7News through a translator.“All of us were very confused because they were all young girls,” she said. “We no...

Miami Beach park ranger praised for spotting stolen car, leading to arrest of armed robbery suspect

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

Police said an armed and dangerous suspect was stopped in Miami Beach, thanks to an alert park ranger.Body camera footage obtained by 7News captured the moment Miami Beach Police officers took a man into custody in a parking lot near Ocean Drive and First Street, at around 8 a.m., Sept. 22.“Let me see your hands. Let me see your hands,” an officer said in the video.Officers credit a City of Miami Beach park ranger who alerted them about a suspicious vehicle.Over the police radio frequency, which park rangers can also hear, an announcement was made that a license plate reader detected a stolen car that had just entered the city.The ranger, who 7News is not identifying for safety reasons, said he saw the vehicle and its license plate moments later.“I basically kept my eyes on him from a safe distance,” said the ranger. “I advised that I needed assistance.”Miami Beach Police Sgt. Alex Torres arrived in seconds.“When I hear it, I see him, a park...

Emergency crews responding to crash with multiple injuries on Mass. Pike in Southboro

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

Emergency crews responded to a crash with multiple injuries and entrapment on the Mass. Pike westbound in Southboro on Friday night, officials said.The crash near mile marker 109.3 resulted in the turnpike being closed, according to the Westboro Fire Department.No additional information was immediately available.https://twitter.com/WestboroughFire/status/1707900171848134813This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Police investigating after 2 people shot in Lexington

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:50:24 GMT

An investigation is underway after two people were shot in Lexington on Friday evening, officials said.Officers responded to a report of two people shot on Keeler Farm Way and put up crime scene tape around a home.Police could be seen going in and out of the home. No other details were immediately available. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.