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Stockton astronaut movie hits #1 on Amazon Prime, "A Million Miles Away"

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

(FOX40.COM) -- The movie that was inspired by a Stockton farmer who became a NASA astronaut is #1 in the United States on Amazon Prime, according to flixpatrol.com.'A Million Miles Away' tells the story of José Moreno Hernández who turned a childhood dream of reaching outer space into a reality. It premiered on Amazon Prime on Sept. 15 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month and has been in the #1 spot ever since. •Video Above: Q&A between José Moreno Hernández and FOX40.com on August 25, 2023. Stockton farmworker turned astronaut inspires Amazon Prime movie "I did not expect it to blow up this much, but I think it resonated with a lot of people. I believe we needed a film we needed a film like this," Hernández told FOX40.com. "It's long overdue because so often we focus on the negative and don't celebrate the positive. " Hernández said his family immigrated from Mexico and he is a first-generation American. He is the first migrant farm worker recorded to make the trip beyond the ...

Officer hospitalized, given Narcan after fentanyl exposure following foot chase with Utah man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

MESQUITE, Nev. (ABC4) -- A Mesquite Police officer was exposed to fentanyl after a traffic stop turned into a brief foot chase on Thursday, according to Mesquite Police.Adam Smith, 48, of Washington, Utah, is charged with felony possession of both fentanyl and methamphetamine, gross misdemeanor attempted destruction of evidence, misdemeanor obstructing an officer, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia.On Sept. 21, an officer stopped a vehicle near the intersection of W Mesquite Blvd. and Thistle St. for "several traffic violations," a release states. While talking with the driver, identified as Smith, the officer reportedly observed signs of illegal drug use. Man pleads guilty to killing 42-year-old Utah father in deadly road rage incident Smith exited the car upon the officer's request, and then suddenly ran across the road.Officers went after him, engaging in a brief foot chase. While being chased, Smith reportedly told officers that he had ingested fentanyl.After the...

One killed in Oakland shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

(KRON) -- One person was killed in a shooting in Oakland's Upper Rockridge neighborhood Friday night, the Oakland Police Department said. Police responded to the 6500 block of Broadway just before 7:45 p.m. for the report of a person shot. The victim had a gunshot wound and was declared dead at the scene. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call OPD at (510) 238-3821.

Machado’s 2 home runs carry the Padres to a 4-2 win against the Cardinals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Manny Machado hit two homers and drove in three runs for the San Diego Padres, who beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Friday night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight games.The Padres are barely hanging on in the race for the NL’s third wild-card spot a season after Machado helped carry them on a stirring run to the NL Championship Series.Machado twice put the Padres ahead, the second time on a two-run homer off Matthew Liberatore (3-6) with one out in the eighth inning. Machado gestured toward the Padres’ dugout after hitting his 30th homer, with Juan Soto aboard on a double.In the sixth, Machado blew a bubble as he rounded first after his leadoff homer against Dakota Hudson gave the Padres a 2-1 lead. It was his 39th career multi-homer game and sixth this season.Machado has been limited to DH duty since Sept. 1 due to right tennis elbow that he says will require surgery whenever the Padres are eliminated.The Cardinals tied it in the ei...

Historic NHL preseason game under way in Australia after solving apparent ice issues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The National Hockey League’s first preseason game in the Southern Hemisphere got underway Saturday after officials apparently solved some issues with the quality of the ice at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.Ahead of Saturday’s Global Series game between the Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes there were reports and photos on social media of the state of the ice surface — puddles, ruts and uneven coloring of the painted lines. A second game between the same teams was scheduled for Sunday in the same arena.On Friday, both teams were scheduled to hold an open practice for fans wanting to see NHL “ice” hockey in Australia for the first time. Although the Kings held their practice, the Coyotes were reported to have had to cancel their session.The NHL has been asked for comment.It’s early spring in Australia and the game-time temperature in Melbourne on Saturday was 16 Celsius, or 61 Fahrenheit.Many of the players on both teams attended a...

A’s rally to beat Tigers 8-2 and end 8-game losing streak

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers hit a pinch-hit three-run home run in the sixth inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied to end their eight-game losing streak with an 8-2 win over Detroit on Friday night, spoiling another milestone for Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera.All-Star Brent Rooker hit his 29th home run for the last-place A’s (47-107), who won for the first time since Sept. 12 and avoided tying the team’s Oakland-era record for most losses in a season.Cabrera, the two-time MVP who plans to retire at season’s end, hit his 624th career double off starter Ken Waldichuk in the fourth inning, tying Hank Aaron for the 13th most in major league history. It was the 3,168th hit of Cabrera’s career, 16th in majors history.Waldichuk (4-8) tied his season-high with seven strikeouts and allowed two runs and four hits in six innings for his first win as a starter since May 6. Two of his other wins came in relief.Lucas Erceg, Dany Jiménez and Zach Neal each retired three batters...

No winning ticket sold for Friday’s $20 million Lotto Max jackpot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $20 million draw.The jackpot for the next draw on Sept. 26 will be an estimated $25 million.The Canadian Press

Chinese government sentences famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — A prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison, according to a U.S.-based foundation that works on human rights cases in China.Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December 2018 in a secret trial, the San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation said in a statement Thursday. Dawut appealed but her conviction was upheld, the foundation said.“The sentencing of Professor Rahile Dawut to life in prison is a cruel tragedy, a great loss for the Uyghur people, and for all who treasure academic freedom,” John Kamm, executive director of the Dui Hua Foundation, said in a statement.Dawut was a professor at Xinjiang University and founder of the school’s Ethnic Minorities Folklore Research Center. She disappeared in late 2017 amid a brutal government crackdown aimed at the Uyghurs, a Turkic, predominately Muslim ethnicity native to China’s northwest Xinjiang regio...

India-Canada tensions shine light on complexities of Sikh activism in the diaspora

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

The shocking accusation this week by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that India may have been behind the assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia has raised several complex questions about the nature of Sikh activism in the North American diaspora.Canada is home to the largest Sikh population outside India. There are about 800,000 Sikhs in Canada — roughly 2% of the population. The United States is home to about 500,000 Sikhs. While some Sikhs argue there is widespread support in the diaspora for an independent Sikh state in the subcontinent called Khalistan, others say there is no such consensus.The debate over support for Khalistan and what activism looks like in the Sikh diaspora has intensified after Trudeau’s accusation that India may have had a hand in the assassination of 45-year-old Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen shot dead outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey on June 18. That information is based on Canadian intelligence as wel...

‘Spirit of MuchMusic’ still alive at doc premiere with former VJs in attendance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:36 GMT

TORONTO — While the party died years ago at MuchMusic’s broadcast centre on the corner of Queen and John streets in Toronto, the screening of a new documentary on Friday proved nostalgia for the nation’s music station is still very much alive.Thousands of people filed into Roy Thomson Hall, only a few blocks away from Much’s former headquarters, to catch the Canadian premiere of “299 Queen Street West,” a feature-length look at the legacy of the TV channel.Joining the crowd were some of Much’s most famous video jockeys, better known as VJs, including Rick Campanelli, Erica Ehm, Sook-Yin Lee and “Electric Circus” host Monika Deol. Many of them were stunned by the enthusiasm around their reunion.“This is surreal,” said Campanelli, known to viewers as “Rick the Temp,” from the red carpet as he surveyed the crowd outside the venue.“I didn’t expect it to be like this — but in the back of my mind, I sort of was ...