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Ravens take Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers with No. 22 overall pick in NFL draft

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

Coach John Harbaugh said last month that the Ravens would draft a wide receiver. On Thursday night, they followed through.With the 22nd overall pick, Baltimore selected Boston College wide receiver Zay Flowers.Though the Ravens had already bolstered their receiving corps this offseason with the free agent additions of two-time All-Pro Odell Beckham Jr. and veteran Nelson Agholor, it’s clear that general manager Eric DeCosta felt the need to continue to strengthen one of the weakest positions on the roster.It also gives a new weapon to star quarterback Lamar Jackson, who earlier Thursday agreed to a five-year deal worth a reported $260 million, making him the highest-paid player in the NFL in terms of annual average salary.What Flowers lacks in size — he’s 5 feet 9 and 182 pounds — he more than makes up for in elusiveness, speed and precision route running. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.42 seconds at the NFL scouting combine had a 58.3% contested catch rate las...

Student arrested in connection with shooting threat at Palo Alto High

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

PALO ALTO — Police on Thursday arrested a student on suspicion of threatening to “shoot up” a Palo Alto High School classroom earlier this week.Just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, officers were called to the campus at 50 Embarcadero Road after a teacher discovered a threatening note taped to the front door of their classroom, according to the Palo Alto Police Department.“The threat indicated that the person who left the note intended to ‘shoot up’ the classroom later that morning,” police said in a statement, adding that a final exam was scheduled to take place in the room.Students and school employees were told to shelter in place until 10:30 a.m. when an initial investigation ended.Further investigation by police and school officials led to the identification of a 17-year-old male student as a suspect, according to police. On Thursday, the boy was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats and released to the custody of family members.Police said there was no evidence the student ever had ...

Shooting at business near SF's Westfield Mall sends person to hospital; suspect detained

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person is injured after a shooting Thursday evening at a business near the Westfield Mall, the San Francisco Police Department confirmed to KRON4. Officers arrived at the scene on the 800 block of Market Street where medics were called to take the victim to the hospital.The victim's condition is unknown at this time. SFPD said it detained a person who was possibly involved in the shooting. 2 arrested in shooting outside of San Pablo business caught on video No other information was immediately available. Anyone with information is asked to contact SFPD at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and start the message with "SFPD." This is a developing story. Check back as KRON4 learns more.

Palo Alto HS student arrested for threatening to 'shoot up' school

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

(KRON) -- A student at Palo Alto High School was taken into custody for writing that they intended to "shoot up" the school during finals week, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a press release. The incident happened on Tuesday, causing a shelter-in-place. Officers were called to the school, located at 50 Embarcadero Road, at around 8:57 a.m. School administrators told dispatchers that a teacher had arrived at school and found a threat of violence taped to the front door of a classroom. 11-year-old girl reported missing in Oakland "The threat indicated that the person who left the note intended to 'shoot up' the classroom later that morning," PAPD said. Police said that a final exam was scheduled to happen that morning in the classroom where the note was posted.The shelter-in-place was kept in effect until about 10:30 a.m. as a precaution, per police. Over the next two days, school officials and police worked to identify a suspect. On Thursday afternoon, a 17-year-old male ...

Chicago Bears draft Tennessee OT Darnell Wright at No. 10

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Darnell Wright helped Tennessee re-emerge as a national power. And the Chicago Bears hope the feisty blocker can do something similar for them.Chicago selected the Tennessee offensive tackle with the No. 10 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, giving quarterback Justin Fields more protection after trading back one spot with Philadelphia.“That’s what I’m here for is for anything he needs,” Wright said. “That’s my job to keep him clean. Amazing. Amazing quarterback and the things he does, we’re going to have a great team.”He said he was “in shock” and that his mind was “racing 1,000 miles per hour.” But he also expressed confidence.“I’m big and I’m strong,” Wright said. “But I don’t think people will realize once they really get to see some more of me, they’ll see how athletic I am and that I can play both sides as needed. I know I’m coming into a room. I just wanna earn the respect of those guys first. But I can play probably any...

Seahawks take Witherspoon at No. 5; Smith-Njigba at No. 20

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks continued the overhaul of their defense, selecting Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon with the No. 5 pick of the NFL draft on Thursday night. Despite edge rusher Tyree Wilson and defensive tackle Jalen Carter still on the board, the Seahawks opted to solidify their cornerback position a year after Seattle spent two draft picks on cornerbacks in Tariq Woolen and Coby Bryant. Seattle came back with the No. 20 pick and grabbed another offensive playmaker for quarterback Geno Smith selecting Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the first wide receiver taken in the draft. Witherspoon was regarded as one of the top two cornerbacks in the draft despite being slightly undersized from what Seattle has opted for in the past with players at the position. Witherspoon blossomed in his final season at Illinois where he was the Big Ten defensive back of the year, had three interceptions and 17 passes defensed. “I’m energetic, physical. I&#...

El nuevo chatbot de Snapchat, que funciona con inteligencia artificial, enciende alarmas entre adolescentes y padres

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

(CNN) — Unas horas después de que Snapchat lanzara su chatbot My AI para todos los usuarios la semana pasada, Lyndsi Lee, una madre de East Prairie, Missouri, le dijo a su hija de 13 años que se mantuviera alejada de esa función.“Es una solución temporal hasta que sepa más sobre ella y pueda establecer algunos límites y directrices saludables”, dijo Lee, que trabaja en una empresa de software. Le preocupa la manera en que My AI se presenta a usuarios jóvenes como su hija en Snapchat.La función se basa en la herramienta viral de chatbot de inteligencia artificial ChatGPT y, al igual que esta, puede ofrecer recomendaciones, responder preguntas y conversar con los usuarios. Pero la versión de Snapchat tiene algunas diferencias clave: los usuarios pueden personalizar el nombre del chatbot, diseñarle un avatar Bitmoji personalizado e introducirlo en conversaciones con amigos.A medida que cae la población de Japón, una ciudad está recurriendo a ChatGPT para ayudar a admi...

Jets take Iowa State edge rusher Will McDonald at No. 15

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets selected Iowa State edge rusher Will McDonald with the No. 15 overall pick in the NFL draft Thursday night.McDonald was one of college football’s most prolific pass rushers during his career with the Cyclones, racking up a school-record 34 sacks. The Wisconsin native joins an already stout defensive line in New York, which includes All-Pro defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and ends/edge rushers Carl Lawson, John Franklin-Myers, Bryce Huff, Jermaine Johnson and Micheal Clemons. The Jets also signed D-lineman Quinton Jefferson in free agency.The Jets originally held the 13th overall pick, but traded that in the package they sent to Green Bay to acquire Aaron Rodgers this week. New York received Rodgers, the No. 15 pick and a fifth-rounder this year from the Packers the 13th selection, a second-rounder and a sixth-rounder this year and a conditional 2024 second-round pick that could become a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of New Yor...

Eagles draft Georgia’s Carter, who had role in fatal crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles selected Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter with the No. 9 overall pick of the NFL draft on Thursday night, trading up one spot with the Chicago Bears to get a player who may have still been available because of his role in a fatal car crash.Carter was once projected to be the No. 1 overall selection before the Bears traded that pick to the quarterback-needy Carolina Panthers. There were questions about how far the standout defensive lineman would slip because of his involvement in a crash that killed a teammate, offensive lineman Devin Willock, and a Georgia recruiting staffer, Chandler LeCroy.Carter was given one year of probation and fined $1,000 last month after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing related to the wreck.“They’re just getting the best person in the draft,” Carter said.Carter was considered the best interior defensive lineman in this year’s class, but the crash and its a...

Chile protesta por dichos del alcalde de Tacna, Perú, mientras Lima reclama por “falta de colaboración” en la frontera

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:37:12 GMT

(CNN Español) — Chile y Perú cruzaron reclamos en torno a la atención a los migrantes en la frontera común.La Cancillería de Chile informó en un comunicado que convocó al embajador de Perú en el país, Jaime Pomareda, para presentarle una nota de protesta por las declaraciones del alcalde de la ciudad peruana de Tacna, Pascual Güisa, sobre este asunto.Agregó que la subsecretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Gloria de la Fuente, resaltó la disposición del gobierno de Chile “por trabajar mancomunadamente en aras de buscar una solución a la crisis migratoria que actualmente afecta, principalmente, a las ciudades de Arica y Tacna”.Migrantes intentan cruzar a la fuerza la frontera entre Perú y Chile, reporta la televisión estatal peruanaEn entrevista con CNN Chile, el alcalde calificó de “irresponsable” al presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, y lo acusó de “no tomar las medidas adecuadas” para frenar a los migrantes que buscan cruzar desde Chile a territorio peruano.“No debemos permitir...