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Mexico withdraws prison sentence against of who killed her rapist in self defense

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors announced Saturday night that they are withdrawing a case against a woman who was sentenced to six years in prison for killing a rapist as he attacked her.In a ruling last week that touched off a public outcry, a court in Mexico State said that while it agreed 23-year-old Roxana Ruiz was raped in 2021, it found her guilty of homicide with “excessive use of legitimate defense.” It also ordered Ruiz to pay more than $16,000 in reparations to the family of her attacker.Feminist groups, which have supported Ruiz’s defense, angrily protested, saying the ruling was criminalizing survivors of sexual violence while protecting perpetrators in a country with high levels of gender-based violence and femicides. Protesters in Mexico City carried signs reading “Defending my life isn’t a crime.” Ruiz told reporters after the court’s ruling that she had received death threats because of the case and that she worried for her family’...

Úlfarsson’s late goal helps Dynamo earn 1-1 draw with Dallas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Thorleifur Úlfarsson scored late in the second half to help the Houston Dynamo earn a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas on Saturday night.Úlfarsson took a pass from Héctor Herrera in the 85th minute and found the net for the first time this season to earn the Dynamo (4-5-3) a point on the road.Úlfarsson’s goal was just the second conceded by Dallas (6-3-4) in its last 11 home matches. Dallas has not allowed multiple goals in its last 17 matches at home.Jáder Obrian scored his first goal of the season — unassisted in the 53rd minute — to put Dallas up 1-0.Houston is 0-9-5 in its last 16 road matches with Dallas in all competitions. The visitors haven’t picked up a win in the series since 2017.The Dynamo have gone 4-23-4 in their last 31 matches away from home. Houston is 0-11-5 in its last 16 match-ups with teams from Texas. The Dynamo’s last road win in Texas was a 1-0 victory over Dallas in 2011.Dallas had advantages of 10-8 in shots and 5-2 in shots on...

Zardes’ late goal gives Austin 1-0 victory over Toronto

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gyasi Zardes scored the lone goal in the first minute of second-half stoppage time and Austin FC beat Toronto FC 1-0 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams.Zardes picked up his second goal of the season, scoring on a header off a rebound to help Austin (4-5-4) win back-to-back matches after an eight-match winless run was snapped in a 2-1 road win over the Seattle Sounders last time out.Brad Stuver did not have to make a save to earn his third clean sheet of the season for Austin. Sean Johnson had one save for Toronto (2-5-7).Toronto falls to 1-13-9 all-time on the road against teams from the state of Texas. Its lone win was a 2-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo in September of 2010.Austin improves to 2-2-3 at home this season.Toronto falls to 0-3-1 in its last four matches and 2-10-8 in its last 20. The club is 0-7-3 away from home this season. Its last road win came against Charlotte in August of last season.Toronto has not scored in its last ...

Orlando Pride hands Washington Spirit 1st NWSL loss, 2-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

Marta had a goal and an assist and the Orlando Pride handed the Washington Spirit their first loss of the regular season, 2-1 on Saturday. After Adriana was taken down in the box, Marta slid a penalty kick into the left corner to put the Pride (3-4-1) ahead in the 23rd minute at Orlando’s Exploria Stadium. It was the 37-year-old Brazilian midfielder’s first goal since October 2021. She missed the 2022 season with an ACL tear.Sam Staab rose up to head in a cross from Inès Jaurena to level the score for the Spirit (4-1-3) five minutes later. Staab started in her 74th consecutive match, a National Women’s Soccer League record.Kylie Strom pulled Orlando ahead with 15 minutes to go, heading in Marta’s corner kick at the far post. Pride goalkeeper Anna Moorhouse made five saves.WAVE 3, DASH 0Alex Morgan, Sierra Enge and Madison Pogarch scored and the visiting San Diego Wave beat the Houston Dash 3-0.Morgan scored for the Wave (5-3-0) in the second minute, blocking ...

Koutsias helps Fire earn 3-3 draw with Atlanta United

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Georgios Koutsias scored in the 89th minute to pull the short-handed Chicago Fire into a 3-3 draw with Atlanta United on Saturday night. Playing down a man after the 26th minute, the Fire (3-4-6) also benefited from an own-goal and Maren Haile-Selassie’s goal to open in the second half. Giorgos Giakoumakis scored a pair of goals and Andrew Gutman added another for Atlanta United (6-4-4). Chicago’s Federico Navarro was sent off in the 26th minute after a second yellow card. Some three minutes later, Gutman scored to give Atlanta a 1-0 lead. Chicago tied it on an own-goal off Atlanta’s Juan José Purata in the 42nd minute. Haile-Selassie scored just after the break to give Chicago the lead, but Giakoumakis tied it again with a goal in the 55th minute. Giakoumakis put United in front in the 65th, but Koutsias spoiled Atlanta’s bid for a rare road win. Atlanta’s Luiz Araujo was sent off in the 71st with his second yellow card. Chicago travels ...

Kidney donors racing to bring awareness to living donations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Runners are gearing up to make their mark in the 2023 Denver Colfax Marathon runs. One group is running for a special cause and they all have one thing in common -- they’re all kidney donors. Chris Sullivan, Andrea Coleman, Chelsea Barker and Hilary Baude are part of the 10 kidney donors running to show what can be achieved after you donate a kidney and bring awareness to living organ donation. “In 2020, I donated my left kidney to a stranger,” Sullivan said. “I feel no different. I do everything I did before I donated. It’s actually inspired me to do more.”  Will poor air quality impact Denver’s Colfax Marathon? According to the National Kidney Foundation, more than 100,000 people are awaiting kidney transplants. Sullivan, along with Coleman, is part of the team running the marathon relay. “If one person can see us with our bibs and our shirts and hear our story and consider donating it’ll all be worth it,” Coleman said. “There’s all kinds of ways to ma...

Bringing kids to Disney World? How to make most of your trip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

Theme park prices are high, and they show no sign of coming down anytime soon. If you’re spending money on a trip to the largest attraction in Florida, Walt Disney World, how do get the most for your buck?As an Orlando native who just recently started bringing her twin toddlers to the parks, I have lots of thoughts on how to execute an efficient, worthwhile Disney trip. Here are some tips for making the most of a Disney trip with kids.Brave the crowdsBringing children to the Disney parks is a magical experience. It can also be a nightmarish one if you’re unprepared. Set yourself up for success by doing some planning ahead of time: Identify priority attractions for your family, make sure you bring plenty of water and sunscreen, and always don your most comfortable shoes/pants/hat/stroller. This is a marathon, not a sprint.When you go is crucial: The most affordable way to visit a park if you plan on going multiple times per year is to buy an annual pass. Kids under 3 do not require a...

Can mom end bad marriage so close to retirement?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

Q. I am trying to help my mother understand whether she can afford to get out of a bad marriage where she is also nearing retirement.  They signed a pre-nuptial agreement because it was a second marriage for both. Per their agreement, most of their assets are considered separate property and cannot be divided.  My mom has a mortgage-free condo in North Carolina which she rents out and intends to someday use in retirement.  She also has almost a million in retirement assets.  She hasn’t ever worked full time, which was great when I was young, but hasn’t helped her build wealth.  She can ask for alimony, but I understand only until retirement, and they are both five years away from Social Security retirement age.I suppose she will have some Social Security but as a part-time classroom aide it’s not likely to amount to much. He earns a lot of money, but I’ve heard it is hard to challenge a pre-nuptial agreement.A. First of all, this is not a simple situation, and your mother should con...

‘Paved Paradise’ explains why parking is a local nuisance & global blight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

BOOK REVIEW“Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World”By Henry GrabarPenguin Press, $30Grade: AYou might expect a book about parking to be a snore. I did. I’ve tried to read a few in the public library. Didn’t get far.But I have news to report. Henry Grabar’s “Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World” is not a slog; it’s a romp, packed with tales of anger, violence, theft, lust, greed, political chicanery and transportation policy gone wrong. The protagonist — and the villain — is the car. The theme is our culture’s propensity to value automobile ownership over almost everything else, and at a heavy cost.If you own a car, you’ve got to park it somewhere. If you live in or near a city — most of us do — the consequences are all around you. Everyone already knows how fundamentally the automobile has shaped our physical environment. Roads and highways are only part of it.“Paved Paradise” sensitized me to ...

Hulu documentary delves into Randall Emmett scandal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:18:02 GMT

Men behaving badly in Hollywood — or more precisely, the takedowns of these people in power — have inundated the news over the last few years, with movie producer Randall Emmett being one of the central figures. So much so that a 90-minute documentary, “The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump,” begins streaming Monday on Hulu.Emmett’s downfall began with an investigation (“The Man Who Played Hollywood: Inside Randall Emmett’s Crumbling Empire”) by L.A. Times reporters Amy Kaufman and Meg James into claims against Emmett that include allegations of race discrimination, workplace abuse, and questionable on-set behavior toward actor Bruce Willis as his mental acuity declined ― all of which Emmett denies.The ABC News Studios-L.A. Times Studios-produced doc will feature interview footage with Emmett’s ex-fiancee, “Vanderpump Rules” star Lala Kent, and exclusive interviews with Kent’s mom and brother, past employees a...