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Bud Light exec takes leave after boycott calls, reports say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The marketing executive who oversaw a partnership between Bud Light and a transgender influencer is taking a leave of absence after it snowballed into cries for boycotts from some angry customers, according to media reports.Alissa Heinerscheid, Bud Light’s vice president of marketing, will be replaced by Todd Allen, most recently global vice president of Budweiser, according to reports from Beer Business Daily and Ad Age.A spokesperson for Bud Light’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch InBev, on Saturday did not directly confirm the leave of absence but said Allen as vice president of Bud Light will report directly to Benoit Garbe, U.S. chief marketing officer. The company also made streamlining changes so that its most senior marketers are more closely connected to all of its brand activities. The partnership between the blue-emblazoned beer brand and Dylan Mulvaney, who has more than 10.8 million followers on social media, hit the internet on April 1. That’...

Slain Minnesota deputy remembered as ‘definition of a hero’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

GLENWOOD, Minn. (AP) — Loving father and husband. Heroic military veteran. Selfless law enforcement officer. And a distinctive laugh.That’s how Josh Owen, a Minnesota sheriff’s deputy killed on his 44th birthday, was remembered by the thousands of mourners at his funeral Saturday on a cold, clear spring day.Drawn by four horses, his flag-draped casket arrived atop a black caisson in the small city of Glenwood, Minnesota Public Radio News reported. A line of tan-uniformed Pope County deputies raised a final salute alongside first responders, military members, Owen’s wife, 10-year-old son and even his police dog.Owen was fatally shot and two other law enforcement officers were wounded on April 15 while responding to a domestic assault call at a home in the town of Cyrus. The suspect was killed.Owen served in the Army National Guard and deployed overseas twice to Bosnia and Iraq.His platoon leader in Iraq, Lt. Col. John Anderson, said Owen “lived up to the definition of a hero,” ...

Ken Potts, one of last 2 USS Arizona survivors, dies at 102

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Ken Potts, one of the last two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona battleship, which sank during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102. Howard Kenton Potts died Friday at the home in Provo, Utah, that he shared with his wife of 66 years, according to Randy Stratton, whose late father, Donald Stratton, was Potts’ Arizona shipmate and close friend. Stratton said Potts “had all his marbles” but lately was having a hard time getting out of bed. When Stratton spoke to Potts on his birthday, April 15, he was happy to have made it to 102. “But he knew that his body was kind of shutting down on him, and he was just hoping that he could get better but (it) turned out not,” Stratton said. Potts was born and raised in Honey Bend, Illinois, and enlisted in the Navy in 1939. He was working as a crane operator shuttling supplies to the Arizona the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, when the Pearl Harbor attack happened, according to a 2021 article by the Ut...

Fake city Twitter accounts falsely claim Chicago road is closing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

CHICAGO (WGN-TV) — As Twitter strips away its system for verifying accounts, opportunists are jumping-in and impersonating elected officials and city agencies.An account posing as the Chicago Department of Transportation falsely claimed, “We’re excited to announce that beginning 5/2/23, North DuSable Lake Shore Drive will be closed to private vehicles between Grand and Hollywood. Only buses, delivery vehicles, and emergency vehicles will be allowed. This is a huge step forward!”The tweet was shared more than 180 times and seen by nearly 158,000 people as of noon Friday.  Chicago man killed in hit-and-run on LSD overnight The false claims were then amplified by another fake account posing as Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, complete with an official portrait of the mayor.  “My administration is proud to announce the single largest decarbonization effort in the history of Chicago,” the fake account claimed above the untrue news about the closure of one of Chicago’s biggest bouleva...

Sinking Twins blown out by Nationals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

The Twins are in something of a tailspin.Despite starting Saturday a half-game up on second-place Cleveland in the American League Central, Minnesota has been playing its worst baseball of the young season. After blowing a late lead against the Washington Nationals on Friday, the Twins were blown out by the last-place team in the National League Central on Saturday, 10-4.The pitching was weak, the at-bats were erratic and the defense was suspect. Since winning the opening two games of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium last week, the Twins have lost six of seven.Joey Meneses drove in a pair of runs with a double and sacrifice fly against Twins starter Pablo López (1-2), and CJ Abrams added a three-run homer off reliever Simeon Woods-Richardson in the seventh inning. With the victory, Washington clinched its first series win of the season.Byron Buxton homered, and Trevor Larnach hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to cut the Nationals’ lead to 8-4. Carlos Correa drove in a r...

Forbes: St. Louis 'completely embodies the American experience'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Forbes recently examined some key moments in St. Louis history while promoting an ongoing arts exhibition in the city, stating that "no one place more completely embodies the American experience than St. Louis." The remarks come from a new Forbes article over Counterpublic 2023, one of the largest public art initiatives in the country. Counterpublic arrived to St. Louis last weekend and consists of many gatherings and art displays through mid-July. Top Story: St. Louis police chief’s comment about prosecution crisis may surprise you Many sites along Jefferson Avenue are hosts for the exhibition, and the art displays generally offer insight into the public history of St. Louis. You might also find some billboards in the St. Louis area promoting the event or various nuggets of history associated with it. The aforementioned Forbes article particularly explains how St. Louis influenced growth around America with assets like the Mississippi River and the Gateway Arch. Forb...

Shooting at Hollywood nightclub hospitalizes man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

A shooting outside a popular nightclub in Hollywood sent at least one person to the hospital early Saturday morning. Police confirmed they received reports of gunshots heard outside the Next Door Lounge at Highland and Lexington avenues around 12:45 a.m.  Officers were able to clear the establishment and found no victims, but they did say that one person arrived at a nearby hospital with at least one gunshot wound. That victim, a 30-year-old man, is in stable condition, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. No one else was shot.The man has so far been uncooperative with investigators, and it remains to be seen if the attack was gang-related.Police confirmed they received reports of gunshots heard outside the Next Door Lounge on Highland Avenue around 12:45 a.m. April 22, 2023. (RMGNews)Police confirmed they received reports of gunshots heard outside the Next Door Lounge on Highland Avenue around 12:45 a.m. April 22, 2023. (RMGNews)Police confirmed they received r...

Oakland: Two men injured in separate shootings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

OAKLAND — Police are investigating two shootings mid-day Saturday that left two men injured.The shootings are not related, police said. In the first, the man was the victim of a drive-by shooting that was reported at 11:02 a.m. in the area of Eades Avenue and Hegenberger Road, near Interstate 880.Police say the man was walking in the 8400 block of Eades Avenue, when someone in a car opened fire, hitting him multiple times. The car fled the scene, while the man was taken to a hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition.A little over an hour later, a man was wounded in a shooting in the 1600 block of 35th Avenue in the Fruitvale District. Little is known about the shooting, other than that the man was taken to the hospital.

Rolex robbery: $100K in jewelry stolen in Downtown Walnut Creek

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

(KRON) -- A person was robbed of their Rolex watch and hit in the face with a firearm in a parking garage in Downtown Walnut Creek on Friday night, The Walnut Creek Police Department said. California reservoir race: Which reservoir filled up first? The robbery took place around 10:21 p.m. in a parking garage on the 1600 block of Mount Diablo Boulevard. Police say the victim was hit in the face with a firearm and robbed of $100,000 in jewelry, including their Rolex. The victim said the suspects were three men wearing dark clothing while also carrying rifles. The suspects fled the scene in a grey sedan before police arrived, and the victim was treated for their minor injuries at the scene. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }WCPD is asking communi...

Hertha’s survival hopes dwindling despite coach’s return

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:57:26 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin’s hopes of Bundesliga survival were pinned on Pál Dárdai’s return for the last six games of the season.If he expected a warm welcome on Saturday for his third stint as Hertha coach, he had to wait.The club’s hardcore fans stayed outside in protest while the team warmed up for its vital game against Werder Bremen. Hertha then slumped to a 4-2 loss to remain bottom with dwindling chances of survival.Even before the match, there was little hope Dárdai’s return could spark some sort of miraculous change in fortune.“It’s a new start with Pál, but whether he manages it is questionable. It’ll be hard,” Hertha supporter Klaus Müller told The Associated Press. “At Hertha, there’s been too much messing around at management level.”Hertha’s demise since Dárdai’s first stint in charge from 2015-19 has been plain to see. Investor Lars Windhorst started backing the club in 2019, millions were wasted on his dream of chasing European glory, then money ran out as the effec...