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As uncertainty swirls, WSU and OSU collide on the field: Does the outcome matter to their futures?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

There’s plenty at stake Saturday when Oregon State and Washington State collide in a primetime broadcast on FOX. Both teams are ranked, undefeated and have their sights on a berth in the Pac-12 championship game.That’s all fine and dandy. But what’s really on the line for the two schools left behind in the realignment game?It doesn’t matter which team wins. Rather, the caliber of play matters. The TV ratings matter. The lasting impression matters as the Beavers and Cougars link arms and plot a future together.“People can watch these teams and say, ‘They play like power conference schools, but they aren’t going to be a part of it, really?” an industry source said. “So in that case, what does it really mean to be a Power Five school? These teams aren’t, but Vanderbilt is. Boston College is. So what am I missing?”WSU and OSU believe the only thing missing is their presence in one of the power conferences.The Cougars have been bowl eligible for seven consecutive seasons (excluding...

Murdoch’s exit comes as conservative media is increasingly fractured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

By Mae Anderson | Associated PressNEW YORK — The departure of Rupert Murdoch as the leader of Fox’s parent company and his News Corp. media holdings after decades at the helm is unlikely to have as much of an impact on conservative media overall as it would have a decade ago.That’s because the landscape in general is increasingly fractured, experts said. With a growing number of digital media sources available to them, right-leaning audiences have plenty of options for getting news, opinion and entertainment.“I think if Rupert Murdoch had stepped down in 2000 it would have had a much greater impact,” said Howard Polskin, whose website The Righting.com monitors conservative media. “The conservative media landscape is just much more diverse now.”Fox News’ website had nearly 74.8 million viewers in July 2023, while the No. 2 most visited site, The Washington Examiner, had just 7.5 million and No. 3, The Epoch Times, had 6.2 million, according t...

2 dead after Berkeley police shoot suspected gunman at Toyota service center

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

ALBANY, Calif. (KRON) -- A suspect involved in a shooting at a Toyota Service Center was shot by responding Berkeley Police Department officers Thursday morning, police say. Witnesses saw the suspect shoot a female employee at the Toyota Service Center, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office said. Police then responded and shot the suspect. Both the suspect and the Toyota employee were killed. The relationship between the suspect and gunman is unknown at this time. At 11:14 a.m., Berkeley police responded to a shooting at the Toyota Service Center in Albany, the department said. Officers on scene located a victim as well as a suspect. After locating the suspect, gunfire occurred between the suspect and Berkeley police, according to authorities.Berkeley PD requested assistance from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office after the shooting.The shooting happened inside the auto shop, and there were other people there when it happened, ACSO said. There is an internal investigation underway to...

911 call shows bizarre circumstances of F-35 ejection: ‘Not sure where the airplane is,’ pilot says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went temporarily missing over the weekend is heard repeatedly requesting an ambulance in a perplexing 911 call from the South Carolina home where he had parachuted to safety, according to an audio recording released Thursday to The Associated Press.The four-minute recording captures the bizarre circumstances for the three unidentified people involved: a North Charleston resident calmly explaining that a pilot just parachuted into his backyard, the pilot who doesn’t know what became of his F-35 jet, and a puzzled dispatcher trying to make sense of it all.“We got a pilot in the house, and I guess he landed in my backyard, and we’re trying to see if we could get an ambulance to the house, please,” the resident said.The pilot, who said he was 47, reported feeling “OK” after falling what he estimated was 2,000 feet. Only his back hurt, he said. The resident said the pilot looked fine.“Ma’am, a military jet cr...

Jets’ Zach Wilson looking to leave his struggles against the Patriots in the past

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Zach Wilson certainly is not alone in having a tough time finding success against the New England Patriots’ defense.But the New York Jets quarterback has had some of his worst moments while facing Bill Belichick’s bunch. And that’s something he hopes to change Sunday when the teams square off at MetLife Stadium.“I just need to be smart with the ball,” Wilson said Thursday. “Especially last time we played them at home, a lot of them were just dumb plays by me. I need to play one play at a time, be efficient with the football, trust what I’m seeing and play ball.”Much easier said than done, though.Wilson is 0-4 against the Patriots — the last four losses of the Jets’ 14-game skid against their AFC East rivals. In those four starts, the third-year quarterback has thrown two touchdown passes with seven INTs — all coming in the Jets’ two home games — and a passer rating of 50.6 while completing just 50.9% of his passes.“They d...

AFC South rivals Texans and Jaguars looking for better offense after ugly performances

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Houston and Jacksonville have this much in common through two weeks: neither is thrilled with its offense.The Texans (0-2) have scored 29 points, which ranks 29th in the league and is slightly better than tied-for-last Carolina, Cincinnati and Las Vegas. The Jaguars (1-1) are coming off a nine-point showing in their home opener against Kansas City and are last in the league in third-down conversions (25%).Both teams will be looking for better results when they meet Sunday in Jacksonville.“It’s just remembering who we are,” Jaguars receiver Christian Kirk said. “One bad game doesn’t define us. Obviously it’s frustrating. … It just goes back to us kind of being a little out of character and just pressing and trying to make plays that weren’t there.”Jacksonville, the defending AFC South champion, entered the season optimistic it would average 30 points a game after returning nine offensive starters, adding standout receiver Calvin Ridley and being in the...

Montgomery Co. inspector general opens 2 investigations related to harassment allegations against MCPS principal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

One of the region's largest school systems is Montgomery County Public Schools. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) One of the region's largest school systems is Montgomery County Public Schools. (WTOP/Kate Ryan) Montgomery County’s inspector general is opening two investigations into the public school system related to allegations of harassment and bullying against a recently promoted high school principal.In a Sept. 20 letter to the president of the Montgomery County Board of Education, Inspector General Megan Davey Limarzi confirmed her office is opening the probes, one of which will review how Montgomery County Public Schools handles complaints of misconduct.The school system has been mired in controversy for more than a...

La cantidad de migrantes que cruzan la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México podría aumentar. Estas tres razones lo explican

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

(CNN) — La cantidad de cruces de migrantes en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos vuelve a aumentar. ¿Por qué ocurre esto y qué podría pasar ahora?Para entender mejor la situación, CNN habló con Ariel Ruiz Soto, analista de políticas del Instituto de Política Migratoria en Washington.Ruiz dice que hay un detalle clave que muchos debates sobre la migración y la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México suelen omitir.“En general”, dice, “no miramos más al sur”.Ruiz dice que es probable que el número de cruces fronterizos siga aumentando, y señala que hay tres razones por las que esto ocurre en este momento:1. Ha habido un fuerte aumento de venezolanos que cruzan el tapón del DariénLos datos del gobierno de Panamá muestran que el número de migrantes que realizan la peligrosa travesía por el tapón del Darién va en aumento, afirma Ruiz.Muchos de esos migrantes proceden de Venezuela, donde una crisis socioeconómica, alimentada por el gobierno del cuestiona...

Canadian official: Allegation of India’s involvement in Sikh’s killing is based on human and surveillance intelligence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian official: Allegation of India’s involvement in Sikh’s killing is based on human and surveillance intelligence.Source

Missing Kansas women found dead in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:11 GMT

TOPEKA (KSNT/KDVR) - Two women missing from eastern Kansas have been found dead in Colorado following an exhaustive search over the past 10 days. Linda L. Estrada, 44, and Amy R. Ford, 39, were found dead Monday, the Emporia, Kansas police department said.The women's bodies were found in Kiowa County, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation told FOX31.The investigation into the pair's disappearance began on Monday, Sept. 11 after a family member reported Estrada as missing. Ford was reported missing shortly afterward. The two women were in Colorado together earlier in the month. Man accused of deadly RTD attack held on $5M bond The Emporia police investigation into the missing women used cellular phone technology, along with security videos to track the pair's movements through Colorado. Investigators focused their efforts on eastern Colorado and western Kansas. Police Captain Lisa Hayes said law enforcement spent five days in Colorado using K9s, airplanes, drones and ground searche...