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Cooper gets backing as Forest slides down Premier League

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper was given public backing by the club’s owner Wednesday as the team slides down the Premier League standings.Forest hasn’t won any of its last eight league games and dropped to 17th place, one spot above the relegation zone, with a 2-1 loss at Leeds on Tuesday.Clubs typically don’t respond to media speculation about a manager’s position but Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis wanted to put the record straight with increasing reports about Cooper’s future.“No one denies that our club is in a difficult position in the Premier League,” Marinakis said in a statement, “but we wish to end the speculation and the false and disruptive reporting in the media to confirm that Steve Cooper remains our manager at Nottingham Forest.”Marinakis stressed, though, that “results and performances must improve immediately.”“We have all been disappointed with recent performances,” he said, “and it is v...

Stafford deputies: Marine snapped teen suspect’s knife in half to stop stabbing

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

Three Marines intervened to prevent a potential stabbing when deputies say a teenager pulled a knife on a victim at a restaurant in Stafford County, Virginia, on Saturday.It happened at 25 Dunn Drive in North Stafford around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to a news release from the Stafford County Sherriff’s Office.More Stafford County NewsMore Local NewsMore Crime NewsTwo teenage boys were assaulting a male victim and stole his phone before deputies say one pulled out a knife.The Marines at the restaurant separated the 17-year-old and 14-year-old suspects from the victim. One Marine broke the knife in half, deputies said.A marine broke the knife in half, which deputies say prevented a stabbing at a Stafford County restaurant. (Courtesy Stafford County Sheriff’s Office)The suspects left the scene but were found in a nearby parking lot at 394 Garrisonville Road and taken into custody.A 17-year-old boy, who was armed with a knife, is charged with assault and battery, rob...

Por qué Biden no irá a la coronación del rey Charles en Londres: esto es lo que se sabe

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

La primera dama, Jill Biden, representará a Estados Unidos en la coronación del rey Charles III el próximo mes.Así se lo informó el propio presidente Joe Biden al nuevo monarca durante una llamada telefónica que tuvieron el martes, dijo la Casa Blanca. El rey Charles III echa a Harry y Meghan de la residencia del Castillo de Windsor Mira los primeros billetes con el rostro del rey Charles III Biden dijo que esperaba reunirse con el rey del Reino Unido “en una fecha futura”, dijo la Casa Blanca, y que su esposa “espera asistir en nombre de Estados Unidos”.El presidente y la primera dama asistieron juntos el año pasado al funeral de Isabel II en Londres. Ningún presidente estadounidense en ejercicio ha asistido jamás a una coronación real británica.Source

Schnitzer Steel: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. (SCHN) on Wednesday reported profit of $4.4 million in its fiscal second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Portland, Oregon-based company said it had profit of 15 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 14 cents per share.The recycler of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal posted revenue of $756 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on SCHN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/SCHNSource

FedEx combines air, ground, other operations to slash costs

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx will combine almost all of its ground, air and other operations by next year as part of a $4 billion cost cutting plan.The package delivery company said Wednesday that FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, FedEx Services and other FedEx operating companies will be rolled into a single entity by June 2024 in a companywide reorganization. FedEx Freight, the company’s freight transportation services division, will continue as a stand-alone company within Federal Express Corp. Raj Subramaniam will serve as president and CEO of the combined organization. John Smith will become president and CEO of U.S. and Canada ground operations at FedEx Express and assume leadership of surface operations across the FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, and FedEx Freight businesses. Richard Smith will serve as president and CEO, airline and international at FedEx Express, overseeing all other regions and FedEx Logistics.The company expects to realize permanent cost reductions of $4 billion fr...

US 36 reopened after deputy-involved shooting

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — Deputies in Adams County were involved in a shooting with a suspect who allegedly shot and injured a woman at a nearby apartment. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, both east and westbound Highway 36 were closed from Federal Boulevard to Sheridan Boulevard due to a shooting investigation. Eastbound was reopened at around 6:30 a.m. and westbound was open at 7:30 a.m.ACSO told FOX31's Jim Hooley that deputies originally received a call for a gunshot victim at an apartment complex off Pecos. The female victim was transported to a local hospital where she is currently in intensive care. When deputies arrived on scene, the suspect drove by and deputies began to pursue the car. ACSO said the suspect then fired shots at deputies. Park Hill golf course plan losing in early Denver election returns The suspect was stopped after ACSO initiated a tactical maneuver. The sheriff's office confirmed "all occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody,...

More than 20 schools plan to walk out over gun laws

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — On Wednesday, Colorado students plan to walk out of class demanding lawmakers pass what they call common-sense gun laws.Statewide, more than 20 schools are participating. Locally, nine have signed up.Those schools include:Adams High SchoolAmerican Indian AcademyDenver AcademyForce Elementary SchoolLakewood High SchoolMorey Middle SchoolNorthglenn High SchoolUniversity of DenverWheat Ridge High School Denver East High students return to class after spring break This walkout follows the tragic shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee where three children and three adults were murdered.  Students believe these gun laws will make a difference in saving lives, and Colorado is close to passing four new measures currently awaiting a signature from Gov. Jared Polis to be signed into law. US 36 closed due to deputy-involved shooting This isn’t the first time that students have taken a stand recently. Last month, students at East High School marched to the C...

Retirees are fleeing Colorado, but one city still attracts them

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado wasn't a highly popular state for retirees the year following the COVID pandemic's break. Trump indicted: Here’s what the former president is charged with Colorado is one of the 10 states that lost the most retirees in 2021, according to a SmartAsset analysis of migration data. The analysis used U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey to find the net migration of residents over 60 years old. Though Colorado lost retirees, the retirees who stayed increasingly preferred Fort Collins.Colorado lost 5,249 people 60 and older in 2021, the 10th-highest number in the U.S. Virginia lost the next most with 5,963. Retirees are moving away from states that are expensive, cold, or both. They fled from California most. The Golden State lost 71,828 retirement-age residents in 2021, part of an overall exodus of all ages from that state. New York, which also lost people of all age groups, lost the second most retirees, 46,709 in all, followed by Illinois and New Jer...

Tiger Woods unsure whether this year’s Masters will be his last

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

(CNN) — Tiger Woods says he’s unsure whether this year’s Masters will be the last of his career with the 47-year-old acutely aware of his injury struggles.The golf icon is preparing for his 25th appearance at the major — which starts April 6 — but told reporters Tuesday that the thought of this being the last time competing at Augusta National had crossed his mind.“I don’t know how many more I have in me. So just to be able to appreciate the time that I have here and cherish the memories,” the five-time Masters champion said.Woods made a dramatic comeback to golf at last year’s event after a serious car crash in 2021 which caused severe injuries to his leg.He said that amputation had been “on the table” following the incident but he eventually recovered enough to return to competition.The 15-time major winner says he now has a different appreciation of the game but insists he can still be competitive on the course....

‘Barbie’ trailer brings fun, fun, fun

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:18:09 GMT

(CNN) — So many Barbies, such little time.A teaser trailer for “Barbie” dropped Tuesday, featuring not only Margot Robbie as Barbie, but also Dua Lipa and Issa Rae as other Barbies.The film, directed by Greta Gerwig, has a star-studded cast, including Ryan Gosling as Ken – at least one of the Kens.In the trailer, we get the full-on Barbie world from the dream house to a convertible car.Not to mention the Barbie and Ken love story.“I thought I might stay over tonight,” Gosling’s Ken says to Robbie’s Barbie.“Why?” she responds.“Cause we’re girlfriend and boyfriend,” Ken replies.“To do what?” Barbie asks to which Ken says, “I’m actually not sure.”The film is being released by Warner Bros. which is owned by CNN’s parent company.“Barbie” is set to open in theaters on July 21