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Tickets sales for Euro 2024 in Germany start soon at $32. High-end seats at the final cost $2,100

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — More than 1.2 million tickets for soccer’s 2024 European Championship in Germany go on sale next month with seats priced from 30 euros ($32) at group-stage games up to 1,000 euros ($1,072) for the final, UEFA said Tuesday.The most expensive seats of all the 2.7 million tickets for the 51 games will be in a new high-end “Prime Seats” category that more than doubles the highest prices from Euro 2020.The prime halfway line spots will go on sale in December at 400 euros ($429) for group-stage games and 2,000 euros ($2,146) for the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on July 14, UEFA said.Soccer tournaments in Germany are traditionally high-revenue events and the cheapest hospitality package prices next year are about 40% more expensive than at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.Tickets being sold from Oct. 3-Oct. 26 are for games on specific dates before the full schedule is known for the month-long tournament in 10 German cities. This first sales phase is “the best chance esp...

UConn loses its starting quarterback to injury for the 2nd straight season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

UConn starting quarterback Joe Fagnano will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a shoulder injury in the Huskies loss to Georgia State, coach Jim Mora announced Tuesday.Fagnano, a transfer from Maine, was injured during a designed quarterback run in the second quarter of last Saturday’s 35-14 loss in Atlanta.“It’s a fairly significant injury, we didn’t think it was that significant until they got a real good look at it with the MRI, so Friday he’s scheduled for surgery and he’s obviously pretty down about it,” Mora said.Ta’Quan Roberson, a transfer from Penn State, will take over the starting duties for UConn (0-2), which hosts FIU on Saturday.Roberson completed 19 of 30 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Fagnano on Saturday night.He returns to the starting role he lost after suffering a season-ending knee injury in UConn’s opening game a season ago.“Now this year, the guy ahead of Ta’Quan gets hurt and now Ta’Quan gets his chance aga...

France’s Foreign Ministry says a French elected official has been arrested in military-run Niger, and calls for his release. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that a ministry official was arrested.)

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France’s Foreign Ministry says a French elected official has been arrested in military-run Niger, and calls for his release. (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that a ministry official was arrested.).Source

Emma Coronel podría ser liberada de prisión tan pronto como este miércoles

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

LOS ÁNGELES, California – Emma Coronel, esposa del narcotraficante mexicano Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, podría ser liberada tan pronto como este miércoles luego de cumplir parte de su condena de 3 años en una prisión federal de Estados Unidos por narcotráfico. Según el sitio web de la Agencia Federal de Prisiones de EEUU (BOP, por sus siglas en inglés), Emma Coronel Aispuro, de 34 años, tiene una fecha de salida de prisión del 13 de septiembre de 2023. La mujer se encuentra actualmente en un centro federal de transición al sur de Los Ángeles, California, para personas que están por quedar en libertad, indica la página web del BOP. Randilee Giamusso, vocero del BOP, le confirmó este lunes a NBC News que esta es la fecha “proyectada” para la liberación de Coronel. Trasladan a Emma Coronel a un hogar de transición antes de ser liberada en EEUU Emma Coronel, sola y sin ver a nadie en la prisión a la que fue trasladada ...

Analysis: Payton's excoriation of his predecessor looks even worse after his bungled Broncos debut

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

DENVER (AP) — If you’re going to excoriate your predecessor over the mess you were hired to clean up, it's best to outperform the guy you replaced.Sean Payton didn’t deliver enough enhancements in his Denver debut Sunday to justify calling out Nathaniel Hackett like he did in the summer. Poll: What is your favorite football snack? During a passionate defense of quarterback Russell Wilson, who's coming off the worst season of his career, Payton accused Hackett and his staff in Denver of doing “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL" in 2022.The potshot would have hit different had it come during Payton's time as a Fox football analyst during his year's sabbatical from coaching.Hackett, now the Jets' offensive coordinator, owned up to his failures as a first-time head coach in Denver but suggested Payton broke an unwritten code among coaches to not publicly criticize one another.Payton's stinging critique of Hackett's performance in a USA Today article is sure to p...

BSO: Teen student arrested, charged with attempted murder after cutting teacher at Bright Horizons School

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

A juvenile student has been arrested after, officials said, he cut a teacher at a school in Deerfield Beach. Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies and Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue arrived at Bright Horizons School, located at 3901 NE 1st Terrace, around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to the school district, the 14-year-old male ninth-grade student cut the teacher with a sharp object. Authorities have not disclosed the teen’s identity but tell 7News that he faces one count of attempted felony murder. The injured teacher received immediate medical care for a laceration to the ear and was transported to Broward Health North with non-life-threatening injuries. Several school staff members were able to detain the suspect on campus.According to Broward County Schools, “Bright Horizons Center is a specialized school servicing students with disabilities that require intense support.” The school has returned to ‘normal status’ and there is no active threat. Pleas...

Broward County woman wins $1 million from scratch-off ticket

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

A Lauderhill woman hit the jackpot when she won $1 million from a scratch-off ticket. Angelic Cokely, 43, claimed her prize from the $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR Scratch-Off game at the Florida Lottery’s Miami District Office, the Florida Lottery said in a news release. Cokely opted to receive her prize as a lump-sum payment, amounting to $640,000.00.Cokely’s winning ticket was purchased at a Publix, located at 5855 West Oakland Park Boulevard in Lauderhill. The retailer is set to receive a $2,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket.The $50 Scratch-Off game, $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR, was launched in February, featuring two top prizes of $1 million a year for life and 234 prizes each worth $1 million. The game boasts a staggering total of over $1.6 billion in cash prizes, with overall odds of winning at 1-in-4.50.According to the Florida Lottery, Scratch-Off games accounted for approximately 77 percent of ticket sales in 2021-2022. Since inc...

Fort Lauderdale woman arrested for allegedly running prostitution fronts in two counties

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

OAKLAND PARK/ STUART, Fla. (WSVN) – A Fort Lauderdale woman was arrested by the Broward Sheriff’s Office Strategic Investigations Division (SID) on charges of operating multiple massage parlors as prostitution fronts across two counties, authorities said.The investigation began in March 2023 following an anonymous tip received by BSO’s SID unit, revealing Wanxin Li’s alleged involvement in two active prostitution operations – one situated in Oakland Park, Broward County, and the other in Stuart, Martin County, BSO said in a news release.Through a range of investigative techniques, detectives traced Li to her residence in the 2800 block of NE 33rd Court in Fort Lauderdale. Investigators also determined that Li owned and managed Oriental Massage, registered as a massage spa, located at 1545 East Oakland Park Blvd. in Oakland Park, along with a storefront within a shopping plaza at 1690 N.W. Federal Highway in Stuart.As investigative efforts advanced, concrete e...

5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were charged Tuesday with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols as they continue to fight second-degree murder charges in state courts arising from the killing.Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith were indicted in U.S. District Court in Memphis. The four-count indictment charges each of them with deprivation of rights under the color of law through excessive force and failure to intervene, and through deliberate indifference; conspiracy to witness tampering, and obstruction of justice through witness tampering.The new charges come nine months after the violent beating of Nichols by police officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop near his Memphis home. Nichols died at a hospital three days later, and the five officers have pleaded not guilty to state charges of second-degree murder and other alleged offenses in the case. The five former officers charged are ...

Von der Leyen to soothe EPP concerns in annual address

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:32:09 GMT

STRASBOURG — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will use her Wednesday morning keynote speech to MEPs to reassure her center-right political party she hears the concerns about the EU’s direction when it comes to climate and migration policy. As next year’s EU election draws closer, von der Leyen will use the handbrake on fresh legislation and announce a focus on EU policies’ impact on business and people, according to a senior Commission official who was granted anonymity to speak freely. Her State of the European Union speech — which could run to over one hour in English, French and German — will usher in a new “implementation phase” of the Green Deal, while pointing vigorously to her main achievements during a crisis-ridden four years. She plans to emphasize the benefits of the Green Deal to industry, a key concern of some businesses across Europe dealing with soaring energy and input costs, “to make sure that the implementation phase is done i...