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Ippei Mizuhara faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly stealing millions of dollars from Shohei Ohtani. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports/FILE PHOTO)Over the past month or so, the world of baseball has been rumbling over the scandal around Shohei Ohtani and his fired former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. A lack of clarity has only increased the interest — and speculation.The weeks of sometimes conflicting reports and unanswered questions created a hazy picture that was thrown into as sharp definition as possible Thursday, when the U.S. government released its criminal complaint against Mizuhara. Mizuhara is accused of stealing more than $16…
Granada Hills' Jordan Coleman opened the outdoor season by completing the 100 meters in 10.88 seconds, helping the 4×100 relay team win with a time of 40.29 seconds, the fastest in the state this year. (Eric Sondheimer/Los Angeles Times)Jordan Coleman, the defending 100-meter City Section champion, made his outdoor debut for Granada Hills in Thursday's dual meet against El Camino Real. Let's just say he made a big difference.In the boys 4×100 relay, the relay team of Coleman, Justin Hart, Timothy Wyatt and Kanye Martin won in 40.29 seconds, making it the fastest in the state this season and fifth…
Freshly crowned Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs receiver Lachie Rice turned himself in to police Thursday. after a warrant was issued for his arrest in connection with his role in a high-speed crash in Dallas last month. Rice, 23, surrendered to Glen Heights police and was taken to DeSoto Regional Jail, the department confirmed. Both cities are south of Dallas. It was not immediately clear whether he was still being held in jail. Dallas police announced Wednesday that an arrest warrant had been issued for Rice on charges of aggravated assault, collision with serious bodily injury, and six counts…
Valerie Maravi and Shawn Towne 9 minutes ago PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — A Providence bakery that has been a community staple since the late 1930s has closed for good. “This place has supported many generations and we've had so much fun here. We have so many memories,” Michelle Bucci, owner of Janet's Bakery, told 12 News. Butch started working at the Branch Avenue business in 1994. She and her husband inherited this company from her mother and great-grandmother named Janet. “I take care of people in their 50s whose great-grandparents came here,” Bucci added. Bucci said the decision to close…
Interim Chamber of Commerce President Stephen Greenberg, who serves on several town committees, including the Economic Development Committee and Historical Commission, said he values community ties, past and present.”Preservation of historic assets is critical to economic development,” Greenberg said. “Hull is more than just a beach town, it has a great story to tell over time.”He said participating in Chamber networking events is “a great way for businesses to share their stories” while meeting community members, fellow business owners, and other industry professionals. Ta. Whether formal or casual and fun like Beachy Business, these events help members make new connections…
Democratic members of the Oklahoma State Assembly on Thursday urged Republican lawmakers to help them veto administrative regulations enacted by the Oklahoma State Board of Education in recent months, saying they have no legal basis. I called out.Meanwhile, legislative leaders also reported Thursday in The Oklahoman that more than 130 Oklahoma Department of Education employees have left the agency since State Schools Superintendent Ryan Walters took over in January 2023. They also responded.Democrats said Oklahoma law prohibits state commissions and agencies from making administrative regulations without the express approval of the state Legislature. In making that argument, they cited an…
Supporting student mental health is not a new concern for UNC. The university's 1789 charter, its early mission, is to “consult in the welfare of emerging generations.” UNC's founders believed that great education is about more than just sharing knowledge. Our job is to help students build rich and meaningful lives. That is the old definition of happiness. It's not just about feeling good in the moment, it's about having a strong sense of belonging and purpose. Building healthy relationships, pursuing causes that are important to you, and developing skills to cope with challenges—all of these things take time, but…
Akebono Taro, a Hawaii-born sumo star and WWE fighter, has passed away. He was 54 years old. On Thursday, April 11, the family of the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the yokozuna level in the sumo world announced in a statement to The Associated Press that the wrestler had passed away. Early this month. “We regret to announce that Taro Akebono passed away due to heart failure while receiving treatment at a hospital in the Tokyo metropolitan area earlier this month,” the family told The Associated Press in a statement. Ressler's wife, Christine Rowan, told the outlet that Ressler passed…
(LR) Wesfarmers Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Rob Scott (CEO Award Winner), Rio Tinto Iron Ore Chief Executive Officer Simon Trott, Mona Delphus Managing Director Zoran Bebic (Supplier of the Year Award Winner), Western Australia Premier Roger Cook. (Photo: Business Wire)Perth, Australia, April 11, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rio Tinto continues to increase its contribution to supporting local jobs and the economy in Western Australia, with the company increasing its spending on local businesses near its operations by almost 40% year-on-year. increasing by a percentage.In 2023, Rio Tinto worked with more than 2,400 suppliers in Western Australia, spending A$8.8 billion across the…
HUDSON, Wis. — A 54-year-old Minnesota man was found guilty Thursday of killing a high school student and stabbing four others who were tubing at a river in western Wisconsin.A Wisconsin Circuit Court jury found Nicolae Miu guilty of first-degree reckless homicide, four counts of first-degree reckless endangerment and one count of assault, Minnesota Public Radio reported. did. No sentencing date has been set.Isaac Schuman, 17, of Stillwater, Minnesota, was stabbed to death along with other victims while tubing along the Apple River in St. Croix County along the Wisconsin-Minnesota border in late July 2022. .Two men from Luck, Wisconsin,…