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What SF Giants’ Michael Conforto thinks about earning the right to opt out after this season

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Not to be lost in the trade deadline shuffle, Giants outfielder Michael Conforto reached a milestone over the weekend with implications for next season.When Conforto stepped into the box in the fourth inning Sunday afternoon, he earned the right to opt out of his contract and test free agency for a second straight winter, this time with a clean bill of health. It was his 350th plate appearance of the season, triggering a clause in the two-year, $36 million pact he signed last winter.It was a meaningful moment, if only for the fact that is signaled Conforto has stayed on the field all season after missing all of 2022 recovering from shoulder surgery.“That was the first thing, being able to stay on the field and unlock that option to explore,” Conforto said this week. “I knew about when I would get there. But I didn’t have a countdown going or anything like that. It’s just a matter of going out there and playing. It wasn’t in the forefront of my mind,...

15-year-old boy killed, man injured in Tuesday night Hayward shooting

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

(BCN) -- A 15-year-old boy was killed and a 37-year-old man was injured in a shooting Tuesday night in Hayward, according to police. Officers were sent to the 900 block of West Tennyson Road to investigate a report of shots fired at about 10:25 p.m., Hayward police said Wednesday. Alleged Lake Tahoe foot fondler identified, arrested in NorCal The 15-year-old, a Hayward resident, was pronounced dead at the scene while the man, also from Hayward, was taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive. The names of both victims are being withheld and no arrest has been made in the case, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Purnell at (510) 293-7176. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

Philz Coffee to close original SF Mission District location

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

(KRON) -- Twenty years after opening its first location, Philz Coffee is closing its original shop in San Francisco. The location at 3101 24th St. will close on Oct. 16, the company confirmed to KRON4. Philz Coffee opened its original location in the Mission District on Jan. 1, 2003. It has since expanded to many locations across the Bay Area. There are currently 14 locations in San Francisco, including the original Mission location. Vallejo to name street after Bay Area icon, rapper E-40 The San Francisco-based coffee chain has risen in popularity over the last decade. Philz Coffee now has dozens of locations across California, including Sacramento, Los Angeles and San Diego counties. There are now six locations in the Chicago area.KRON4 reached out to Philz Coffee for a statement on the reason for the location's closure. We are waiting to hear back.

Kinross Gold: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC) on Wednesday reported second-quarter earnings of $151 million.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of 12 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 14 cents per share.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 8 cents per share.The gold mining company posted revenue of $1.09 billion 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 KGC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/KGCSource

Texas man ticketed for feeding the homeless outside Houston library is found not guilty

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — A man has been found not guilty of breaking a law against feeding homeless people outside a public library in Houston, concluding the first trial to be held after dozens of tickets were issued against volunteers for the group Food Not Bombs. Friday’s verdict in the sprawling Texas city is latest flashpoint in the debate in many American cities over whether feeding the homeless is an act of charity or a crime that raises health and safety concerns among people who live and work nearby. “This law that the city has passed is absurd. It criminalizes the Samaritan for giving,” lawyer Paul Kubosh, who represented volunteer Phillip Picone, told KPRC 2 after last week’s verdict. The city of Houston said it will continue to “vigorously pursue violations of its ordinance relating to feeding of the homeless,” according to a statement released to news outlets. “It is a health and safety issue for the protection of Houston’s residents,” city attorney Arturo Miche...

HubSpot: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — HubSpot Inc. (HUBS) on Wednesday reported a loss of $118.9 million in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said it had a loss of $2.39. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.34 per share.The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 12 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 99 cents per share.The cloud-based marketing and sales software platform posted revenue of $529.1 million in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Eleven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $504.4 million.For the current quarter ending in September, HubSpot expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.22 to $1.24.The company said it expects revenue in the range of $532 million to $534 million for the fiscal third quarter.HubSpot expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.24 to $5.29 per share, with revenue expected to be $2.12 billion._____...

Hamilton Beach: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co. (HBB) on Wednesday reported net income of $110,000 in its second quarter.On a per-share basis, the Glen Allen, Virginia-based company said it had net income of 1 cent.The holding company for makers of small household appliances and kitchenware posted revenue of $137.1 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 HBB at https://www.zacks.com/ap/HBBSource

Greenlight Capital Re: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (AP) — GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. (GLRE) on Wednesday reported profit of $49.9 million in its second quarter.The Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands-based company said it had net income of $1.32 per share.The property and casualty reinsurance service provider posted revenue of $174.5 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $141.7 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on GLRE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/GLRESource

Should Trump go to jail? The 2024 election could become a referendum on that question

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 election will determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. It could also decide if he’ll face time behind bars.Now slapped with his third criminal indictment — this time for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and block the transfer of presidential power — for Trump, winning is about more than ego, redemption, score-settling or the future of the country.“This election may very well be about Donald Trump’s personal freedom,” said Ari Fleischer, a longtime Republican strategist. “It’s not an exaggeration to say, if convicted, he could be sentenced to prison unless he wins and he uses the levers of justice to reverse it or stop it or drop it.”The deeply personal stakes for Trump add to what is already an election unlike any other in modern history. It’s now not only a debate over the country’s challenges, but a partisan fight over whether the 77-year-old former president and GOP frontrunner should spend time in prison. Putting th...

Man linked to 1984 kidnapping and rape by DNA testing sentenced to 25 years

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who was linked to a 1984 kidnapping and rape case in Connecticut by DNA evidence decades later has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, a state prosecutor announced Wednesday.George Legere, 75, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced July 21 after having been convicted of first-degree kidnapping by a state jury in Hartford in May, Hartford State’s Attorney Sharmese Walcott said.The victim was found bound, naked and slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle with the horn sounding in Avon in the early morning hours of April 13, 1984, authorities said. She survived the attack.The woman had just arrived at her apartment complex and was getting out of her car when Legere forced her back in, blindfolded her and bound her arms, police said. He then drove her to another location where he beat and raped her, officials said.Phone and email messages seeking comment were left for Legere’s public defender Wednesday.Police in Avon, about 10 miles ...