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Missing 3-year-old Miami boy found safe; search underway for subject

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

Police are searching for the man who, they said, stole an SUV in Miami with a 3-year-old boy and 7-year-old girl inside, triggering a search for the younger child.City of Miami Police on Saturday morning announced that Oliver Williams was recovered and is in good health. According to investigators, they received a call at around 3 a.m. from the owner of a gray 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe saying the vehicle had been stolen from outside the Lotus House Women’s Shelter, located along the 200 block of Northwest 15th Street, with the children sleeping inside.Detectives said the girl was dropped off in the area of Northwest Sixth Avenue and 58th Street in Miami about a half hour later.An Amber Alert was issued for Oliver shortly after.The Amber Alert stated the toddler may have been in the company of an unknown Black male who was last seen wearing a baseball cap and an orange shirt. It also listed a vehicle of interest as the gray Santa Fe.https://twitter.com/MiamiPD/status/1647254108196...

Mets Notebook: Pitching moves follow Stephen Nogosek being placed on IL

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

OAKLAND — The Mets’ pitching staff took another hit Saturday when right-hander Stephen Nogosek was placed on the 15-day injured list with a bone bruise on his right elbow. However, the club is confident that reinforcements are on the way.A series of roster moves were made Saturday morning ahead of the second game of a three-game series against the Oakland A’s. The club designated right-hander Dennis Santana for assignment and brought up right-handers Jimmy Yacabonis and José Butto from Triple-A Syracuse.In addition, ace Justin Verlander (teres major strain in right shoulder) came out of his side sessions well in Florida, and right-hander Tommy Hunter (back spasms) is set to come off the injured list April 19.“We have Tommy not too far away, it looks like he’s going to make it,” Showalter said. “Justin’s work day went really well today, so that’s good.”Butto has not pitched since April 9, so the Mets could use him out o...

Ticker: China protests US sanctioning of firms dealing with Russia

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

Beijing is protesting U.S. sanctions against additional Chinese companies over their alleged attempts to evade U.S. export controls on Russia, calling it an illegal move that endangers global supply chains.The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday placed five firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong on its “entity list,” barring them from trading with any U.S. firms without gaining a special license. Washington has been tightening up enforcement of sanctions against foreign firms it sees as providing assistance to Russia in its Ukraine war, forcing them to choose between trading with Moscow or with the U.S.US retail sales fall 1% amid high inflation, rising ratesAmericans cut their spending at retail stores and restaurants in March for the second straight month, a sign consumers are becoming more cautious after a burst of spending in January.Retail sales dropped 1% in March from February, a sharper decline than the 0.2% fall in the previous month. Lower sales of autos, electronic...

Morgan Beadlescom, Mekides Abebe rule BAA 5K fields

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

Morgan Beadlescom has run in countless track races where the last 100 meters have been a whirlwind of elbows, bodies and not much running room.So when the former Michigan State All-American, who now competes for the Very Nice Track Club in Ann Arbor, Mich., found himself in a scrum with 11 runners on Charles Street at Saturday’s BAA 5K, he was in familiar territory.Beadlescom’s debut in a road 5K was a memorable one as he edged three-time Falmouth Road Race winner Ben Flanagan for the win in a scintillating 13 minutes, 25 seconds in perfect cool, overcast conditions for the field of 10,000.Flanagan clocked 13:26 as the top 11 finishers were within five seconds of each other. Edwin Kurgat of Kenya was third in 13:27, while the next three finishers, Alex Masai, Olin Hacker and Ahmed Muhumed, all registered the same time. Ben True, the course record-holder in 13:20, wasn’t in the field and is debuting in the marathon Monday.With such a deep and talented field, Beadles...

SpaceX preps 1st test flight of big ‘Starship’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship.It’s the biggest and mightiest rocket ever built, with the lofty goals of ferrying people to the moon and Mars.Jutting almost 400 feet into the South Texas sky, Starship could blast off as early as Monday, with no one aboard. Musk’s company got the OK from the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday.It will be the first launch with Starship’s two sections together. Early versions of the sci-fi-looking upper stage rocketed several miles into the stratosphere a few years back, crashing four times before finally landing upright in 2021. The towering first-stage rocket booster, dubbed Super Heavy, will soar for the first time.For this demo, SpaceX won’t attempt any landings of the rocket or the spacecraft. Everything will fall into the sea.“I’m not saying it will get to orbit, but I am guaranteeing excitement. It won’t be boring,” Musk promised at a Morgan Stanley co...

Domingo German throws a gem, strikes out 11 as Yankees power past Twins, 6-1

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

Aaron Boone felt confident with starter Domingo German entering Saturday’s game on Jackie Robinson Day, saying before the first pitch that the righty was in a good spot against the Twins.And German delivered.The right-hander bounced back after two rough outings to start the season, pitching a perfect game through 6.1 innings in the 6-1 win over the Twins. He threw 78 pitches and recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts.“He’s coming off a tough outing,” Boone said pregame. “He’s just got to bounce back from that.”German cruised and benefitted from an early 2-0 lead from Kyle Higashioka’s second homer of the season. Higashioka got the start behind the plate in place of Jose Trevino.Before German’s perfect game was broken up, he was stopped by umpires in the top of the fourth inning. The delay halted play for a few minutes before umpires gave the green light to resume. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli seemed unhappy with the clearance and w...

Hearing loud booms in San Diego again? This is why

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO — You may hear loud booms in San Diego this week, according to officials from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.In a noise advisory issued Thursday, Camp Pendleton says there will be live-fire training with Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) starting Saturday, April 15 until Sunday, April 23.No overnight firing is scheduled, but military officials say MICLIC may produce sounds louder than usual. 3 American sailors en route to San Diego reported missing: U.S. Coast Guard Depending on atmospheric conditions, the sound of the explosions may be amplified and heard up to 50-miles away, according to Camp Pendleton.So if you hear a loud boom in the coming week, this could be the cause.“Since 1942, Marines have been training on Camp Pendleton so they are prepared to fight our nations battles at a moments notice. Marines must train at all climates and terrains, day and night, because combat has no perfect conditions,” said a Marine spokesperson in a video explaining why these oper...

Sustainable city alert! Here are some Earth Day & Arbor Day events in San Diego

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- It's Earth Month across the country and as the nation’s eighth largest city, San Diego is celebrating with a number of activities and volunteer opportunities. Earth Month began in 1970, according to earthday.org, as a way to raise environmental awareness and demonstrate support for environmental protection.In an effort to highlight environmental stewardship, the benefits of trees and to remind San Diegans how to be be climate resilient, the city and County of San Diego have scheduled several events in April. 3 American sailors en route to San Diego reported missing: U.S. Coast Guard “Our City remains committed to building a sustainable and climate-resilient future for all San Diegans,” said Councilmember Joe LaCava, Chair of the City of San Diego Environment Committee. “With Earth Month upon us, our community has a valuable opportunity to discover different ways the City supports sustainable goals. I urge all residents to partake in these free educational activities....

Dozens of San Diego streetlights vandalized

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO - Dozens of City of San Diego streetlights have been vandalized and broken around downtown, which has caused some people n the area to feel unsafe.One man crouched on the ground in front of a streetlight along B Street, cutting the interior cables which caused the pole to stop working. FOX 5 captured the moment on camera."It’s pretty much pitch black after sundown," said Feel It Records owner Mark Hamilton. Multiple car crash prompted significant delays on I-5 He says the issue has been ongoing for months. Not just in front of his business on E Street and Ninth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter, but all over the city. "This one doesn’t work. Tell me about the ones across the street. That one doesn’t work. That one works sometimes and that one is burned out. Pretty much the whole block is dark at night," added Hamilton.When he reported the problem to the city via the Get it Done app, he was told it would take 380 days for repair. That was their average response time because h...

Brewers’ Woodruff has shoulder strain, will be out longer

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:15:27 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brandon Woodruff of the Milwaukee Brewers has a strain in his right shoulder and will be sidelined longer than originally thought, manager Craig Counsell said Saturday. Woodruff was placed on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday with what the team said was inflammation. He had an MRI that revealed a strain under his scapula.Counsell said Woodruff won’t do any throwing until the Brewers return from a road trip that concludes Wednesday at Seattle. Woodruff, an All-Star in 2019 and 2021, is 0-1 with a 0.79 ERA in two starts. “We’ll have the doctors re-examine him when we get back home and hopefully start to nail down a rehab progression and timeline,” Counsell said. “It’s going to be longer than two weeks obviously now. We all want to know and Woody wants to know. “This is a muscle strain. The subscap strains are a little tricky so we’ve got to get him symptom-free and make sure as we start throwing again that nothing flares up,” Counsell ad...