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San Rafael man gets 5 years for child porn, grooming of 11-year-old

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

(KRON) -- A Bay Area man was sentenced to five years in prison for soliciting child pornography from a child victim he groomed over the internet, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Robert Haeuser, 33, of San Rafael, pleaded guilty to the charge last December, according to U.S. Attorney Ismail Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigations Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. Harrowing details of San Jose and Milpitas killing rampage released Haeuser began communicating with a victim he would learn was 11 years old through the chat function of a mobile game in 2015, according to a DOJ press release. The victim lived with her parents in Houston. Haeuser lived in Marin County.By November of 2015, he knew the victim was not yet in high school. By 2016, he engaged in an exchange in which he acknowledged she was not older than 12 and that if their conversations became public, "I would be in jail."Eventually, Haeuser and the victim began communicating via email. ...

Boeing halts shipments of the 787 Dreamliner for a flaw in the tail section of the planes

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

Boeing said Tuesday that deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner have been halted again by another manufacturing issue, the latest in a string of setbacks affecting the two-aisle jet.The company said it is inspecting fittings on part of the tail called the horizontal stabilizer “for a nonconforming condition.” The inspections and repairs will affect near-term deliveries but won’t alter the company’s forecast of deliveries for the full year. Boeing did not say how many planes are affected by the new defect.Boeing said the flaw in the tail is not a safety issue and planes already in airline fleets can keep flying. The company said it notified the Federal Aviation Administration and airlines.The 787 and the 737 Max have both been plagued by production defects that have sporadically held up deliveries and left airlines without planes that they expected to have for the peak summer season.In April, Boeing found a problem with fittings on Max jets were the fuselage meets the vertical section of t...

Wife of slain man says police didn’t respond to her 911 report that he had been taken hostage

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

DENVER (AP) — A woman who received a desperate text from her husband indicating he had been taken hostage said Tuesday that she called 911 but that police did not respond until about an hour later, by which time he had been shot and killed.On its online police blotter, the Colorado Springs Police Department said it found two deceased adult males on Friday at the location that Talija Campbell said she feared her husband Qualin Campbell was being held by another man. It said the officers responded to a report of a shooting there at 2:09 p.m. Talija Campbell said she called 911 just after 1 p.m. when her husband, a father of two, l texted his location and a photo of a man sitting next to him in his car. Then he sent messages saying “911″ and “Send Please!” She called the emergency number.Campbell said she told one dispatcher that she believed her husband had been taken hostage, described his car and his location, which was about a mile away from the headquarters of the Colo...

Jacob deGrom, oft-injured Rangers ace, to have season-ending right elbow surgery

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas ace Jacob deGrom will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, cutting short his first season with the AL West-leading Rangers after the oft-injured right-hander signed a $185 million, five-year contract.“We’ve got a special group here and to not be able to be out there and help them win, that stinks,” deGrom said, with tears in his eyes and pausing several times. “Wanting to be out there and helping the team, it’s a disappointment.”General manager Chris Young said Tuesday the decision on surgery came after an MRI on deGrom’s ailing right elbow, but the extent of what is required might not be determined until surgery next week.Tommy John surgery is often needed to fix a torn UCL, but Young and the Rangers didn’t go as far as saying the pitcher would have that particular procedure. After being drafted by the New York Mets in 2010, deGrom made six starts in the minors that summer before needing ...

Column: Golf’s meritocracy means no guarantees for rich schedule

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — One week in Ohio was filled with reminders of how valuable meritocracy is to golf.And that was before Tuesday’s shock announcement of the PGA Tour and European tour going from enemies to business partners with Saudi Arabia.Monday was U.S. Open qualifying across 10 sites in North America for at least 45 spots. Lucas Glover joked last week that he won the worst major because it was the only one he couldn’t play the rest of his life. And then the 2009 U.S. Open champion missed a 2-foot putt in a playoff for the final spot out of Columbus.Cruel game. Fair game. Scores are scores.The other examples came from Keegan Bradley and Rickie Fowler, who at various times were near the top of the leaderboard at the Memorial.That hasn’t been the case in recent years.Golf had been a grind for Bradley, who won the PGA Championship as a rookie in 2011 and played on two Ryder Cup teams thereafter. But there were too many years the season ended without him being among the elite...

Twins put Buxton on IL with bruised rib, Correa returns to lineup

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a bruised left rib.To replace him on the roster, outfielder Trevor Larnach was reinstated from the IL. The moves were announced about 40 minutes before the start of a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.Twins shortstop Carlos Correa, slowed recently by plantar fasciitis, was in Tuesday’s lineup. The last time he had played was Thursday.Minnesota infielder Royce Lewis, involved in a collision at first base during Sunday’s game with Cleveland, was out of the lineup.Buxton, an All-Star last year, is hitting .220 with 10 homers and 23 RBIs in 50 games this season. He was hurt last Thursday when he was hit by a pitch from Guardians rookie Tanner Bibee. One of baseball’s fastest players, the oft-injured Buxton has spent most of his career in center field and won a Gold Glove there in 2017. But the Twins have limited him to designated hitter this season in an atte...

Denver weather: Severe thunderstorm warnings expire

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay wet for the next week. There will be a chance for storms each afternoon, with heavy rain and lightning the main threats each day. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect Tuesday for Adams, Arapahoe, Denver and Douglas counties until 6 p.m. A ground stop was also in effect for Denver International Airport as rain and hail hit the region.Weather tonight: Scattered stormsStorms were expected to push across the Front Range from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday. They will be slow-moving with heavy rain and could cause minor road flooding in low-lying areas. Stronger storms will bring lightning and the potential for small hail. They will be spotty, meaning not everyone will see a storm Tuesday night. Only 5 days into June, this much rain has fallen Storms will clear out after 8 p.m. with clearing skies and dry conditions returning overnight. Temperatures will fall into the low 50s early Wednesday morning. Weather tomorrow: Storms returnWednesday's te...

At least 2 dead, multiple people hurt after shooting outside Virginia graduation: sources

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Two people are dead and multiple others are injured in a shooting outside a high school graduation near Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus Tuesday evening, sources tell Nexstar's WRIC.Interim Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said during a Tuesday evening press conference that officers who were working inside the Altria Theater during Huguenot High School's graduation around 5:15 p.m. ET when they reportedly heard gunfire outside the building. Those officers notified additional officers who were stationed outside the theater. Seven individuals were found outside the theater with gunshot wounds, Edwards said. Three suffered life-threatening injuries while four have non-life-threatening injuries. Additional victims transported themselves or were taken via Richmond Ambulance Authority to nearby hospitals with other injuries. That includes two who fell during the incident, one that was hit by a car, and three peo...

Grab a cup of Joe at 3 new mobile coffee shops in Miami

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

Miami is known for its beautiful beaches, warm temps, and its love for cafecito.People in Miami pretty much run on coffee the same way cars run on gasoline.If you’re looking for a new spot to grab a cup of Joe, there are three of Miami’s mobile coffee shops are serving up warm coffee, quicker than you can say “cafe con leche.”No one loves coffee more than Lorelai Gilmore, except the owner of La Cafetera.John Fernandez: “La cafetera is a mobile coffee shop shaped like a giant coffee maker, and we basically sell cuban coffee all over Miami in a giant coffee pot!.”A cafetera is how coffee was made at home back in the day before we had a Keurig.John Fernandez: “We wanted to just come up with a unique way of providing coffee, and we thought what better way of going back to our roots and seeing our grandparents make coffee at home and we came up with this idea.”They have the traditional Miami favorite coffees like Cafe con leche, as they lik...

Pedro Grifol assesses his 1st season after passing the 60-game mark as Chicago White Sox manager: ‘I’m enjoying the climb’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 16:50:38 GMT

All of Pedro Grifol’s previous roles in baseball — from scouting to serving as a bench coach — have come in handy during his first season as a big-league manager with the Chicago White Sox.“Every single job,” Grifol said in the visiting manager’s room at Yankee Stadium before Tuesday’s game against the New York Yankees. “All the way from my area scouting, when you have to learn how to evaluate, to advance scouting to international, every single job I’ve had has served a (purpose).”He recalled a conversation he had Monday with bench coach Charlie Montoyo about winter ball.“I managed four years of winter ball — it’s a tough environment to manage in,” Grifol said. “I was managing guys who were older than me and that taught me a ton. Just the day-to-day stuff that you had to take care of and worry about. Every job has been really important for this.”Just more than 60 games into his big-league...