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They said it: GOP House Speaker vents on stalled spending talks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

“It’s frustrating in the sense that I don’t understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and having the debate. This is a whole new concept of individuals that just want to burn the whole place down. That doesn’t work.”— House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Bakersfield Republican, on GOP infighting over passing bills to keep the government funded and avert a partial shutdown next month, led by spending hardliners in his party. Talks are expected to resume Monday.

Inter stay perfect with 1-0 win at Empoli, which is still without a point or a goal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan’s perfect start to the Serie A season continued with a 1-0 win at Empoli on Sunday but the Nerazzurri found it harder than they perhaps expected against a side that has yet to register a point or score a goal after five matches.It needed a special strike from Federico Dimarco in the second half to break down Empoli’s resolute defense, which had conceded 12 goals in its previous four matches.More than half of those came in last weekend’s 7-0 defeat at Roma, which led to the dismissal of coach Paolo Zanetti and the hiring of Aurelio Andreazzoli for his third spell at the club.Inter has now won all five of its Serie A matches, conceding just one goal, and moved three points ahead of second-place AC Milan.Defending champion Napoli can move to within five points of Inter with a win at Bologna later. Roma, Atalanta and Fiorentina were also playing later.Inter travelled to Empoli full of confidence after last weekend’s 5-1 thrashing of Milan in the city derby...

Jeep SUV wanted in fatal hit-and-run in Littleton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Medina Alert was issued Sunday for the vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Littleton.The crash happened just after 3:20 a.m. on Bowles Avenue near the intersection with Santa Fe Drive. Police said a driver was eastbound on Bowles Avenue when they hit and killed a pedestrian who was described as a Hispanic man in his 40s or 50s.The vehicle was a 2016 to 2021 white Jeep Grand Cherokee, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.The Jeep left the scene westbound. There is damage to the right front fender of the Jeep, according to CBI.CBI said that anyone who sees the Jeep should call 911 or the Littleton Police Department at 303-794-1551.

STORMY AND MUGGY SOUTH FLORIDA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

Happy Sunday, South Florida!Hopefully, everyone had a nice start to the weekend. After rounds of rain during the morning hours Saturday, conditions began to improve throughout the day. And even though it remained mostly cloudy through the majority of Saturday, the rain held up across much of South Florida. Slightly drier air began to move fun by the end of the day with only just a few evening showers developing across our area. This morning felt very muggy as deep tropical moisture remains across our area and many areas started the day off on the stormy side.Earlier in the week we were tracking Ophelia, which made landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning. But in its wake, Ophelia left behind tropical moisture that extended as far south as our area. The deeper moisture will begin to lift northward today, however, the occasional shower and thunderstorm will still be possible, especially as the day starts heating up.  And the day should begin to heat up faster than yesterday d...

Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Usher has a new confession: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas.The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Usher would lead the halftime festivities from Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11. The music megastar, who has won eight Grammys, said he’s looking forward to performing on the NFL’s biggest stage.“It’s an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list,” Usher said in a statement. “I can’t wait to bring the world a show unlike anything else they’ve seen from me before.”Usher spring boarded into superstardom with “Confessions,” which sold more than 10 million units in the U.S. and earned him eight nominations at the 2005 Grammys, winning him three. He lost album of the year to Ray Charles’ final album “Genius Loves Company,” released two months after the legend died.“Confessions” ranks among one of the best-selling music projects of all time and lau...

Police investigating four assaults near Berklee College

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

Boston police are investigating four assaults near Berklee College of Music in Back Bay Saturday evening.Boston police said they responded to Berklee around 6 p.m., where four people were assaulted on Massachusetts Avenue, Boylston Street and Haviland Street. All attacks happened within the same block from each other.Berklee College police responded to 153 Massachusetts Avenue, and another victim was assaulted near 1130 Boylston Street. Both victims denied medical treatment.Two people were attacked near 1 Haviland Street, and both victims were treated on scene, Boston police said.Police said the investigation is ongoing.

Jailed Kremlin critic transferred to a prison in Siberia, placed in ‘punishment cell,’ lawyer says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and placed in a tiny “punishment cell,” his lawyer said Sunday.Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr., 42, earlier this year was convicted of treason for publicly denouncing Russia’s war in Ukraine and sentenced to 25 years in prison as part of the Kremlin’s relentless crackdown on critics. On Thursday, he arrived at IK-6 — a maximum security penal colony in the Siberian city of Omsk, his lawyer Vadim Prokhorov said in a Facebook post Sunday. Prokhorov said the transfer from a detention center in Moscow, where Kara-Murza was being held pending trial and appeals, took less than three weeks. Russian prison transfers, usually done by train, are notorious for taking a long time, sometimes weeks, during which there’s no access to prisoners, and information about their whereabouts is limited. Kara-Murza, a journalist and an opposition activist, was jailed in April 2022...

A coal mine fire in southern China’s Guizhou province kills 16 people

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — A coal mine fire in southern China killed 16 people on Sunday, according to local authorities.The blaze broke out at the Shanjiaoshu coal mine in Panguan, a town in Guizhou province.An initial investigation suggested the people who died were trapped after a conveyor belt caught fire, the Panzhou city government said in a statement posted on social media.China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, continues to depend heavily on coal for electricity despite massive expansion of its wind and solar power capacity.The country’s coal mining industry has improved the safety conditions for workers in recent years but deaths still happen.The Associated Press

US will establish diplomatic ties with the Cook Islands and Niue as Biden hosts Pacific leaders

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to establish diplomatic relations Monday with two South Pacific nations, the Cook Islands and Niue, as his administration aims to show to Pacific Island leaders that it is committed to increasing American presence in the region.The announcement comes as Biden prepares to welcome leaders to Washington for a two-day U.S.-Pacific Island Forum Summit expected to focus heavily on the impact of climate change.Biden has put a premium on improving ties in the Pacific amid rising U.S. concern about China’s growing military and economic influence. Plans for the diplomatic move were confirmed by two senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity before the formal announcement.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden would use the summit to strengthen “ties with the Pacific Islands and discuss how we address complex global challenges, like tackling the existential threat of climate change, advanci...

He spoke no English, had no lawyer. An Afghan man’s case offers a glimpse into US immigration court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:12 GMT

The Afghan man speaks only Farsi, but he wasn’t worried about representing himself in U.S. immigration court. He believed the details of his asylum claim spoke for themselves.Mohammad was a university professor, teaching human rights courses in Afghanistan before he fled for the United States. Mohammad is also Hazara, an ethnic minority long persecuted in his country, and he said he was receiving death threats under the Taliban, who reimposed their harsh interpretation of Sunni Islam after taking power in 2021.He crossed the Texas border in April 2022, surrendered to Border Patrol agents and was detained. A year later, a hearing was held via video conference. His words were translated by a court interpreter in another location, and he said he struggled to express himself — including fear for his life since he was injured in a 2016 suicide bombing.At the conclusion of the nearly three-hour hearing, the judge denied him asylum. Mohammad said he was later shocked to learn that he...