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Bull on tracks disrupts trains between Newark and New York

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

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A loose bull in New Jersey’s largest city found its way onto train tracks, snarling rail traffic for a while Thursday before it was captured, authorities said.The ruddy brown bull with long, dark-tipped horns stood on the tracks at Newark Penn Station, prompting a police response and holding up train traffic between New Jersey and New York Penn Station for nearly an hour, according to New Jersey Transit.Police officers eventually cornered the animal in a fenced lot about 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) away from the station, according to a statement from Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. The bull will be sent to a local animal sanctuary, Fragé said.No injuries were reported, the director said.Exactly how the bull came to be loose, who owns it and other details about the bovine’s walk around Newark weren’t immediately clear.It wasn’t the first time a bull has been loose in Newark.In 2006, it took authorities 10 hours to capture a bull roa...

Hialeah man wins $5 million from scratch-off game

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

A Hialeah man hit the jackpot when he won $5 million from a scratch-off game.Rodolfo Lima, 51, claimed the $5 million prize from the Florida Lottery’s $20 GOLD RUSH LIMITED scratch-off game at the Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee, the Florida Lottery said in a news release. Lima opted for a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,960,000.00.Lima’s winning ticket was purchased at Cafe Espana Restaurant, located at 498 West 28th Street in Hialeah.The retailer will be awarded a $10,000 bonus commission for selling the winning ticket. Launched in September 2021, the $20 GOLD RUSH LIMITED Scratch-Off game boasts 32 top prizes of $5 million and an additional 100 prizes of $1 million. The overall odds of winning are 1-in-2.65.Winning ticket (Courtesy Florida Lottery)

Police in Webster look to identify woman seen snatching up packages from local homes

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

The Webster Police Department is asking for the public’s help as it works to identify a woman seen on camera grabbing packages from a porch and possibly other homes this week.Posting on their Facebook page, the department shared photos and video of a woman who they say stole multiple packages from a home on Harris Street around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.The footage, captured on a security camera overlooking the porch, shows a woman already carrying packages emerge from what appeared to be a side street and approach the camera.Over the span of two minutes, the suspect proceeds to struggle with gathering the packages on the porch and drop them as she attempts to move them toward the street, before finally stacking and walking off with them.Police said the suspect may have also stolen packages from other Harris Street homes, as well as addresses on neighboring Elm Street.Anyone who recognizes the woman or was also a victim of the culprit is asked to contact Webster Police Officer Se...

Putin says dialogue over WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s release ‘ongoing’ but ‘not easy’

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

(CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that a dialogue over the detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is ongoing, but that it is “not easy,” as the White House continues to push for his release.Putin said talks with the US are ongoing, and expressed hope for reaching a mutually acceptable solution, but insisted a solution “must suit the Russian side as well.”Speaking during his first long-format press conference since the invasion of Ukraine, with Russian citizens also sending in questions, Putin said: “We have contacts with American partners on this matter. A dialogue is ongoing. It is not easy; I won’t go into details now, but overall, it seems to me that we are speaking a language understandable to each other.”Gershkovich was arrested in March while on a reporting trip in the country. The FSB, Russia’s main security service, accused him of trying to obtain state secrets – a charge Gershkovich, his employer and the US ...

Former Central Catholic star involved in Taylor Clarke trade

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

A former Central Catholic baseball star is headed to the Kansas City Royals as part of a trade involving big league right-hander Taylor Clarke.Cam Devanney, a New Hampshire native who graduated from Central Catholic in 2015, was one of two minor leaguers traded to the Royals by the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Clarke, a five-year MLB veteran.Originally a 15th round pick by the Brewers out of Elon University in the 2019 MLB Draft, the 26-year-old infielder spent this past season at Triple-A, batting .271 with 11 home runs, 47 RBI and an .824 OPS in 103 games.Prior to his professional career, Devanney was a two-time Merrimack Valley Conference MVP and a Boston Herald All-Scholastic at Central Catholic. He went on to become a two-time Second Team All-Conference pick at Elon, and he now heads to Kansas City alongside Double-A righty Ryan Brady.Devanney is the second Merrimack Valley native to join the Royals organization in the past year. Methuen’s Jacob Wallace was also acqu...

Revolution awarded a Concacaf Champions Cup tournament berth

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

The New England Revolution had something positive to show from their tumultuous 2023 season.The Revolution were one of 10 MLS franchises in a North America-based field of 27 that qualified to participate in the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup tournament.The Revolution will face Club Atletico Independiente of Panama in Round One of a home and home series. Five of the 27 teams from the U.S., Central America, and the Caribbean were awarded a Round One bye.The Revolution qualified by finishing sixth in the 2023 regular season but were eliminated from the MLS Cup playoffs in the first round by the Philadelphia Union.The Revolution will open at Club Atletico on Feb. 6 and play the second match at Gillette Stadium on Feb. 29, with kickoff times to be determined. The winner will be decided by an aggregate score over the two matches. The victor will advance to the Round of 16 in a five-round knockout tournament that will run from February to June.The Revolution are expected to name a new head co...

Man shot in Hilton Bayfront parking garage

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

SAN DIEGO -- A 31-year-old man was shot early Thursday in the Hilton San Diego Bayfront parking garage, and the shooter remains on the loose, police said.At 3:20 a.m., police received a call about a shooting on the second floor of the hotel's parking structure, the Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department said in an email to FOX 5. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot twice. Paramedics took the victim to a hospital, where he remained in stable condition. Two San Diego universities face discrimination investigations The shooter left the parking structure, police said. A suspect description was not provided.Access to the structure was closed off while police investigate.Check back for updates on this developing story.

Pro bowler saves San Diego bowling alley

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

SAN DIEGO -- Missy Parkin had an action packed 2021 -- winning a world championship as a professional bowler and saving Mira Mesa Lanes from shutting their doors.“When I heard it was closing my husband and I wanted to do anything we could to save it. We didn’t want to see all the bowlers and the people of San Diego lose another bowling center,” says Missy Parkin, owner of Mira Mesa Lanes.There’s fewer than 10 bowling alleys in San Diego County. So the Parkin's wanted to make sure that number didn't fall. At the time, the Parkins already owned Parkin’s Bowling Supply. Using lessons learned from that business, they reopened Mira Mesa Lanes in April of 2021.“Luckily, right when we opened that’s when everything opened back up for bowling centers. It was kind of perfect timing,” says Parkin.Once the deal was done, Parkin fulfilled her childhood fantasy.“Owning a bowling center has always been a lifelong dream of mine. Since I was a little girl, growing up in bow...

Inquest into Sammy Yatim’s 2013 death to be held next month

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

A coroner’s inquest into the death of 18-year-old Sammy Yatim in Toronto is expected to be held in January. Yatim was shot multiple times by Toronto police Const. James Forcillo while standing alone holding a small knife on the streetcar on July 27, 2013.Cellphone footage of the shooting posted online set off a wave of public outrage and calls for police reform.An inquest into Yatim’s death is mandatory under Ontario’s Coroners Act. It will examine the circumstances surrounding Yatim’s death, and the jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing further fatal incidents.A long-awaited inquest into Yatim’s death was set to start in November 2022 but was delayed after Const. Forcillo argued that it should examine the possibility that Yatim died by “suicide by cop” – a theory rejected by the presiding coroner.Toronto teenager Sammy Yatim is shown in a photo from the Facebook page ‘R.I.P Sammy Yatim.’ (Facebook).Const. Forci...

Victims allege sex abuse in Maryland youth detention facilities under new law allowing them to sue

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

BALTIMORE (AP) — In the months since Maryland eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims, more than 100 victims have filed a slew of lawsuits alleging horrific treatment inside the state’s youth detention facilities.State lawmakers passed the Child Victims Act with the Catholic Church clergy abuse scandal in mind after a scathing investigative report revealed the scope of the problem within the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which filed for bankruptcy to protect its assets from the impending wave of lawsuits.With claims against the diocese now relegated to bankruptcy court, an unexpected spotlight has settled on the state’s juvenile justice system.At least 50 plaintiffs sued the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services in early October, when the new law took effect. Rather than effectively rehabilitating at-risk youth, the department “locks them inside a cage to become the prey of sadistic staff whom they cannot escape,” according to one of six lawsuits that were...