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San Jose flooring company owner sentenced for shorting workers $1 million in overtime wages

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

SAN JOSE — The owner of a San Jose flooring company has been sentenced to four months in jail — and ordered to pay over $580,000 in restitution — after failing to pay his employees $1 million in overtime wages.An investigation showed the flooring company’s owner, 35-year-old Martin Helda, had shorted his employees to avoid paying $140,000 in insurance premiums, according to a statement released by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday.“Whatever you think you might be saving in the short term will cost you a lot more than money in the long term. Fraud doesn’t pay,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in the statement.The investigation began after an insurance audit found the company’s payroll did not match the number of employees at All Bay Area Floors, Helda’s company. The investigation later found that overtime wages were held from at least 18 staff members, including one who was owed $60,000.Still, the District Attorney’s Office said the tot...

Valley fever risk rises after wet winter, officials warn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

(BCN) -- Californians this summer and fall may face an increased risk of Valley fever, a fungal infection that can cause respiratory symptoms like coughing and fatigue, according to the California Department of Public Health. Philz Coffee to close original SF Mission District location The CDPH points to dry conditions and heavy winter rains as factors for the risk increase. A recent study from University of California, Berkeley and the CDPH found that the fungus that causes Valley fever can become less active during drought, and more active when rain returns. Valley fever is caused by breathing in the fungus Coccidioides from dust in outdoor air. It usually affects the lungs and can cause prolonged respiratory symptoms including cough, fever, chest pain and fatigue. Most people who breathe in the spores don't get sick, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If infected, people will usually heal on their own within weeks or months. However, some peop...

FREED GROUP Women’s Scottish Open Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

FridayAt Dundonald LinksTroon, United KingdomPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,494; Par: 72Second RoundHinako Shibuno64-68—132Maja Stark69-65—134Celine Boutier69-68—137Sarah Kemp69-68—137Madelene Sagstrom66-73—139Nicole Broch Estrup68-72—140In Gee Chun74-66—140Ally Ewing70-70—140Eleanor Givens74-66—140Linn Grant71-69—140Mi Hyang Lee71-69—140Linnea Strom70-70—140Patty Tavatanakit72-68—140Na Rin An71-70—141Nasa Hataoka72-69—141Esther Henseleit72-69—141Caroline Inglis68-73—141Minami Katsu72-69—141Hyo Joo Kim71-70—141Jennifer Kupcho72-69—141Andrea Lee72-69—141Lilia Vu72-69—141Louise Duncan71-71—142Caroline Hedwall68-74—142A Lim Kim73-69—142Frida Kinhult74-68—142Jeongeun Lee672-70—142Yu Liu72-70—142Agathe Sauzon70-72—142Amanda Doherty73-70—143Lydia Hall69-74—143Stephanie Kyriacou76-67—143Xiyu Lin75-68—143Mel Reid71-72—143Jenny Shin70-73—143Maddie Szeryk70-73—143Ruoning Yin74-69—143Arpichaya Yubol73-70—143Elin Arvidsson74-70—144Cara Gainer76-68—144Celine Herbin75-69—144Eun-Hee Ji73-71—144Megan ...

FREED GROUP Women’s Scottish Open Par Scores

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

FridayAt Dundonald LinksTroon, United KingdomPurse: $2 millionYardage: 6,494; Par: 72Second RoundHinako Shibuno64-68—132-12Maja Stark69-65—134-10Celine Boutier69-68—137-7Sarah Kemp69-68—137-7Madelene Sagstrom66-73—139-5Nicole Broch Estrup68-72—140-4In Gee Chun74-66—140-4Ally Ewing70-70—140-4Eleanor Givens74-66—140-4Linn Grant71-69—140-4Mi Hyang Lee71-69—140-4Linnea Strom70-70—140-4Patty Tavatanakit72-68—140-4Na Rin An71-70—141-3Nasa Hataoka72-69—141-3Esther Henseleit72-69—141-3Caroline Inglis68-73—141-3Minami Katsu72-69—141-3Hyo Joo Kim71-70—141-3Jennifer Kupcho72-69—141-3Andrea Lee72-69—141-3Lilia Vu72-69—141-3Louise Duncan71-71—142-2Caroline Hedwall68-74—142-2A Lim Kim73-69—142-2Frida Kinhult74-68—142-2Jeongeun Lee672-70—142-2Yu Liu72-70—142-2Agathe Sauzon70-72—142-2Amanda Doherty73-70—143-1Lydia Hall69-74—143-1Stephanie Kyriacou76-67—143-1Xiyu Lin75-68—143-1Mel Reid71-72—143-1Jenny Shin70-73—143-1Maddie Szeryk70-73—143-1Ruoning Yin74-69—143-1Arpichaya Yubol73-70—143-1Elin Arvidss...

Florida woman sentenced for girlfriend’s 2021 BW Parkway death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

A Florida woman has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for the death of her girlfriend, who police found dead on the side of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in November 2021.Janice Martina Mason, 30, of Melbourne, Florida, was convicted in May of this year for the 2021 voluntary manslaughter of Sharisse Denise Carr, then 26.A release stated that “in the heat of passion Mason purposefully drove into the victim and then left her on the highway to die.”On Nov. 24, 2021, police responded to a report of a body on the side of the BW Parkway northbound near Route 197. Carr was found “lying face down on the shoulder of the road,” and pronounced dead by medics who arrived on the scene.The release said that evidence showed no skid marks or vehicle parts at the scene, but the victim’s cellphone as well as Mason’s cellphone with a broken screen had been found in the area.Later testimony showed that Mason contacted the U.S. Park Police’s Gre...

‘El Bombi’ hits 2 drastically different HRs and Montgomery wins debut as Rangers beat Marlins 6-2

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adolis García hit two drastically different solo homers, Corey Seager also went deep and newly acquired left-hander Jordan Montgomery worked into the seventh inning to help the Texas Rangers beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Friday night. Garcia put the Rangers ahead to stay when he went the opposite way with a high-arching 334-foot homer just inside the right-field pole for a 3-2 lead in the third. In the sixth, the slugger known as “El Bombi” hit a 433-foot drive that landed in the second deck of seats above the visitors bullpen in left-center. His 27th and 28th homers of the season increased his AL-leading RBI total to 88.A day after three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer won in his first game with the Rangers, their other new starter acquired before the trade deadline struck out six, walked one and allowed two runs before leaving two batters into the seventh. Texas got Montgomery (7-9) and reliever Chris Stratton from the St. Louis Cardinals last Sunda...

Liberty win 3rd straight with 77-66 victory over Lynx

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 18 points on six 3-pointers, Breanna Stewart added 17 points and the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 76-66 on Friday night.New York (21-6) has won three straight since dropping a home game to Minnesota on July 28. Ionescu had 31 points and seven 3-pointers in that game.Ionescu finished with six of New York’s nine 3-pointers in the rematch. The Liberty struggled from the field, shooting just 40%, but dominated the paint. New York outrebounded Minnesota 43-32, including 16 offensive rebounds that led to 25 second-chance points.New York also held Minnesota to just 24 second-half points.Minnesota star Napheesa Collier played her first game since dropping 24 points and 11 rebounds on July 26. She was out with a right ankle sprain. Collier had 18 points and eight rebounds and Kayla McBride added 14 points for Minnesota (13-15).SKY 104, WINGS 89ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kahleah Copper and Courtney Williams each scored 25 points, Alanna Smith...

Kahleah Copper and Courtney Williams combine for 9 3-pointers, Sky beat the Wings 104-89

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kahleah Copper and Courtney Williams each scored 25 points, Alanna Smith added 20 and the Chicago Sky beat the Dallas Wings 104-89 on Friday night to spoil Natasha Howard’s first career triple-double. Williams made a career-high five 3-pointers, on just six attempts, and Copper made all four of her 3-pointers. Chicago was 14 of 24 from behind the arc and shot 55% overall in reaching 100-plus points for the second straight game. Howard finished with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for just the third triple-double in Dallas’ franchise history. Williams made back-to-back 3-pointers to put Chicago ahead 95-76 midway through the fourth quarter. Her third 3-pointer of the quarter put Chicago into triple-digits for the third time this season.Marina Mabrey added 16 points, five rebounds and four assists for Chicago (11-15). Satou Sabally scored 18 points for Dallas (15-12). Arike Ogunbowale was held to 11 points on 4-of-16 shooting and Maddy Siegris...

Mom files lawsuit against Southwest alleging racial profiling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Southwest Airlines is getting sued by a local mom for alleged racial profiling.It’s the latest development in a story FOX31 first told back in 2021 after a white mom said she was accused of trafficking her biracial daughter while on a commercial flight.   Mary MacCarthy and her, at the time, 10-year-old daughter Moira, were traveling from San Jose to Denver to attend a family funeral, but when they stepped off the plane they were greeted by police.  "The day that it happened, it was somewhere between 12-18 hours after my brother had died, so we got on a flight in shock, hadn’t slept and that’s all we were thinking about the whole flight,” MacCarthy said. “We land in Denver, our hometown, and there’s two police officers there.”  Police investigating ‘incarceration room’ at Denver middle school Body camera video shows the encounter between Denver Police and MacCarthy and her daughter after a Southwest employee reported what she said was suspiciou...

Mega Millions: Here are the winning numbers for $1.35B jackpot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:40:14 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Friday’s Mega Millions jackpot is a massive $1.35 billion, the fourth-largest prize in the game’s history and the sixth-largest jackpot in U.S. history. Winning numbers for the August 4 jackpot are: 45, 30, 52, 56 and 11. The Mega ball number is 20. Friday’s Megaplier is 2X. 3 things to do immediately if you win the $1.35 billion Mega Millions jackpot The winner of the $1.35 billion prize can opt to either have the amount paid over 30 years through an annuity or as an estimated lump sum payout of $659.5 million.Friday's jackpot amount is so huge because there have been 30 consecutive drawings without a jackpot winner. The last jackpot win was April 18.Mega Millions is played in 45 states and the District of Columbia. Tickets are $2 and there are a total of nine ways to win a prize. Drawings are held at 11 p.m. ET Tuesdays and Fridays. Why the Mega Millions jackpot winner won’t actually get $1.35 billion If no one claims Friday’s jackpot, the next Mega Millions drawin...