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Fairfax Co. community members weigh in on safety after teen killed along busy roadway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

Officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, are working to make Burke Centre Parkway safer and invited residents to participate in the conversation on Tuesday night as they shared about what’s being done.Residents near the parkway shared concerns about aggressive driving and speeding along the busy roadway during a virtual meeting. They were not required to give their names to testify to county leaders.“It is a problem that continues to point to a larger problem that we need to continue to pursue across our state,” one resident said.Just last month, a 17-year-old was killed was struck and killed while trying to make a left turn exiting a parking lot onto the parkway. Three others were also injured and Fairfax County Police said the other driver was going nearly double the speed limit. Police are also looking into whether street racing may have led to that deadly crash.“I appreciate the police being out there and enforcing the speed limit but people are going to fo...

Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at four home football games

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State University plans to sell alcohol at select home football games this season following a recent change to state law that permits liquor licenses to be issued to sporting venues at public universities.The Board of Trustees at Michigan State University voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize the school to request liquor licenses to sell alcohol at four football games beginning with a Sept. 16 game against the University of Washington. The board’s vote came after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation in July lifting the state’s ban on alcohol being sold at college sporting events. Whitmer said at the time that the new law would help “reduce the likelihood of binge drinking before games,” while also bringing “in a heck of a lot more revenue.”If the liquor licenses are approved by the Michigan Liquor Control Commission, the university also plans to sell alcohol at Spartan Stadium on Sept. 23 against Maryland, Oct. 21 against Michigan and...

Sam Kerr scores but Australia loses to England and falls short of Women’s World Cup final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — It took fives games and 62 minutes for Sam Kerr to finally make her mark on the Women’s World Cup.The superstar striker’s only goal in open play of this tournament was an equalizer against England in Wednesday’s semifinal — a shot that brought the sold-out crowd of 75,784 roaring to their feet in support of the Matildas. The Australian captain pounded her chest and then raised her closed fist to the crowd, urging their supporters to help push the Matildas into their first World Cup championship game. England needed only roughly eight minutes to strike again, a Lauren Hemp goal that put the Lionesses back on top. Kerr bent over, hands on her knees, unable to grasp how quickly the game had just shifted away from Australia. And when Alessia Russo made it 3-1 for England in the closing minutes, Kerr crumpled to the field in defeat. Australia’s magical run as co-host of the World Cup had ended one game shy of the championship game — the deepest into ...

Mayor Johnston gives update on homeless state of emergency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Mayor Mike Johnston is providing another update on Denver's homelessness state of emergency declaration.Johnston will be joined by the Homelessness Resolution Team at 11 a.m.Johnston declares state of emergencyShortly after Johnston took office in July, he declared an emergency over the homelessness problem in Denver. Denver’s mayor plans to house 1,000 homeless. Will it work? The new mayor has said addressing homelessness would be a top priority for his administration. He has stated many times that he plans to house 1,000 people by the end of 2023.Johnston conducts 1st homeless sweepOn Aug. 4, the new mayor conducted his first homeless sweep. Crews and first responders arrived at 22nd and Stout in Denver to clean out a rat-infested camp.Johnston, alongside the district’s first-year Council Member Darrell Watson, visited the encampment Thursday, a day before this sweep, to ensure people knew this would be happening and to provide resources.The issue for some was th...

Pilot recalls moments after plane crashes off Florida Keys

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

A pilot freefell into the ocean off the Florida Keys after both of the engines from his plane went out, but a deputy nearby pulled him up from the water. Now that pilot is speaking out about his experience.Adam Barney, a pilot with 10 years of experience, recalled the scary moments before he ran into an air emergency as he flew from Orlando to Key West on Sunday.“It got real quiet and it was very very eerie,” said Barney in an interview. When both of his plane engines suddenly stopped working, he reported the incident before the aircraft went crashing down. Barney remembered the ocean engulfing the plane after it crashed.“It hit the water very violently,” recalled Barney. “I didn’t get scared till the plane had disappeared beneath me in the water.” The 40-year-old man was able to grab a life vest and was helpless until the deputy arrived to rescue him. Barney said he struggled to stay afloat. “I’m a good swimmer and it was hard,&...

A 9-year-old found a gun and fatally shot a 6-year-old in Florida, authorities say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

(CNN) — A 6-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head this week by a 9-year-old boy who got a hold of a gun inside a Florida home, authorities said.The younger child was taken Monday to a hospital, where he died, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief J.D. Stronko said in a news conference.An adult at home during the shooting has been questioned by authorities, Stanko said. There is no indication of criminal violence and no one has been charged with a crime, he said, adding the circumstances of the shooting were under investigation.The incident adds to the growing tally of children up to age 17 killed this year in gun violence: 1,114 as of Wednesday, with another 3,065 injured, Gun Violence Archive data shows.Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than any other way – a grim cause that surpassed car accidents in 2020. Firearms accounted for nearly 19% of deaths in 2021 of children ages 1 to 18, according to the Centers for Disease...

The first trailer for Bradley Cooper’s ‘Maestro’ is here

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

(CNN) — Netflix has released the first trailer for “Maestro.”The film is Bradley Cooper’s second directorial effort after “A Star is Born,” starring Cooper and Lady Gaga, which was nominated for the Academy Award for best picture in 2019 and won the best original song Oscar for “Shallow.”In “Maestro,” Cooper stars as conductor Leonard Bernstein. He also produced the film, which follows Bernstein and his 25-year marriage to Felicia Montealegre, played by Carey Mulligan.The movie also stars Gideon Glick, Gabe Fazio, Matt Bomer, Sarah Silverman, William Hill, Nick Blaemire, Eric Parkinson, Oscar Pavlo, Tim Rogan and Mallory Portnoy. Maya Hawke plays Bernstein’s daughter Jamie. Sam Nivola plays his son, Alexander.Alongside Cooper, producers include Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.“Maestro” will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September. In November it hits theaters and it starts streaming on Netflix on Dec. 20.

Patriots announce signing of 3-time Pro Bowl running back Ezekiel Elliott

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Running back Ezekiel Elliott is officially heading to the AFC, signing a free agent deal with the New England Patriots.The team announced the addition of the three-time Pro Bowler on Wednesday. A person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press that the seven-year veteran with the Dallas Cowboys is joining the Patriots on a one-year deal worth $4 million and incentives could boost his compensation to $6 million.Coach Bill Belichick told reporters in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Wednesday morning that Elliott was with the team for its two days of joint practices with the Packers in advance of its preseason game. His participation is still to be determined.The 28-year-old ran for 68 touchdowns and more than 8,000 yards with the Cowboys. He led the NFL in rushing yards in 2016, when he was the runner-up for the AP Rookie of the Year award, and again in 2018. He also has more than 2,300 receiving yards, and 12 touchdown catches.Elliott’s yards per ...

For Chicago Cubs to get to the next level offensively, power production from Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki must continue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

The way pitchers have attacked Ian Happ follows a similar approach.When the switch-hitting Happ bats from the left side, which has accounted for 73% of his plate appearances this year, right-handers like to test him with elevated fastballs. It’s a formula Chicago Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly has seen righties take with slugger Cody Bellinger.Focusing on being on time for fastballs has helped Happ be able to handle the pitch and be able to take advantage of mistakes in the zone.“Over the long haul, he knows that his swing is going to play out the way that it’s going to,” Kelly told the Tribune on Tuesday. “You can maybe look at the average and look at some of those things and see that it’s down, but if you look at some of the underlying numbers of the OPS and the slugging is starting to come back that those numbers, along with the walks, that he’s putting together a really good season.”Kelly credited Happ for small adjustments heR...

Boston ICE agents catch Brazilian illegal immigrant wanted for 11 murders

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:48 GMT

One of the world’s most wanted illegal immigrants who escaped a 275-year prison sentence in his native Brazil has been busted by Boston ICE agents.Antonio Jose De Abreu Vidal Filho, 29, was caught in Rye, N.H., on Monday, immigration officials tell the Herald.An Interpol Red Notice lists him as being wanted for murder, attempted murder, physical torture and mental torture. A Red Notice is a worldwide alert for a fugitive.The former Brazilian military police officer was sentenced for 11 murders after defecting, Brazilian newspaper El Globo reported. He had already in the U.S. with his family when a jury found him guilty of 11 murders, the paper wrote.He was one of four military police officers sentenced to more than 1,000 years in prison, collectively, for what was called the “Curio Massacre” in Brazil. An appeal was expected, the defendants’ lawyers said.The paper said the 11 murders were in retaliation for the death of a Brazilian police officer, but some of the v...