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9th graders from Nova University School in Davie pack 2,000 backpacks with essential supplies for children in need

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

South Florida high school students learned a lesson in generosity.Ninth graders from Nova University School in Davie helped children in need. They packed 2,000 backpacks with essential supplies for them.The bags will be sent to homes in the non-profit Food for the Poor Angels of Hope program.“This backpack means hope,” said Pennie Stagnitta with Food for the Poor. This backpack gives them the realization they are going to school, and that they are going to be able to learn and hopefully make a better life for themselves and for their families.”Each backpack contains 13 items, which includes notebooks, folders, pens, pencils, rulers and more to make sure the kids are ready for the academic year, which begins next week in Broward County.Students head back to campus later this week in Miami-Dade County.

Woman recalls tense moments after boat went up in flames in Braintree

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

A woman who sprang into action to assist terrified boaters during a boat fire in Braintree on Saturday morning is recalling the blaze that left five people hospitalized.The 18-year-old woman, who asked to be identified only as Caitlin for privacy reasons, said she and her father, a retired police officer, were on the dock when the family boat caught fire while loading up with gas.Caitlin was the attendant on shift and said at first the boat’s engine wouldn’t turn over and then it burst into flames.“I yelled out, ‘Did you turn your blowers,’ and before I could say ‘on’ I heard the explosion,” she recalled.Fire officials say 10 people, including children, were on the boat at the time of the explosion. Several suffered serious injuries.Caitlin said she prioritized helping those who were suffering from severe burns until paramedics arrived and she was glad her father was there to step in and help.

Tuesday Troubles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

What a great Monday! If only we could stack two of three days in a row of sunny summer days…but alas, tis not our destiny this summer (see what happens when I write the blogs? I get all Shakespearean on you!) We have a Troubling Tuesday inbound as we track yet another storm headed for New England.Tonight (Monday night) that storm system is located over Chicagoland with a warm from extending through Michigan and Pennsylvania. This warm front and Low Pressure will left toward New England by early Tuesday morning. Understand that these fronts are great producers of clouds, showers and thunderstorms. Here is how I think the future radar will appear through the day with 7am being the first timestamp…Widespread rain with some thunderstorms along the South Coast/Cape/Islands. Some of the storms could contain brief, heavy rain, strong gusty wind and even a brief/weak tornado. The locations prone to these stronger storms will be along the South Coast as well as the Cape/Islands&#...

‘Disgrace’: Trump blasts Georgia court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

ATLANTA — A list of criminal charges in Georgia against former President Donald Trump briefly appeared on a Fulton County website Monday, but prosecutors said Trump had not been indicted in their long-running investigation of the 2020 presidential election and the list quickly disappeared.A Fulton County grand jury began hearing from more witnesses Monday. Shortly after 12 p.m., Reuters reported on a list of several criminal charges to be brought against Trump, including state racketeering counts, conspiracy to commit false statements and solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer.Reuters, which later published a copy of the document, said the filing was taken down quickly. A spokesperson for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said the report of charges being filed was “inaccurate,” but declined to comment further.Fulton County courts clerk Che Alexander’s office later released a statement that seemed to only raise more questions, calling the po...

Hawaii's governor warns that scores more people could be found dead following wildfires on Maui

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's governor warned that scores more people could be found dead following the Maui wildfires as search crews go through neighborhoods where the flames galloped as fast as a mile a minute and firefighters struggled to contain the inferno with what some officials complained was a limited water supply.The blazes that consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a death toll of at least 96. The cause was under investigation.“We are prepared for many tragic stories,” Gov. Josh Green told “CBS Mornings” in a recorded interview that was aired Monday. "They will find 10 to 20 people per day, probably, until they finish. And it’s probably going to take 10 days. It’s impossible to guess, really.”As cellphone service has slowly been restored, the number of people missing dropped to about 1,300 from over 2,000, Green said.Twenty cadaver dogs and dozens of searchers are making their way through block...

Video shows Texas US Rep. Ronny Jackson berating officers after being wrestled to ground at rodeo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Police video released Monday shows U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas being taken to the ground by officers, profanely berating them and threatening to report them to the governor during an altercation at a rodeo last month.In body camera video, the former White House physician can be seen approaching a group of people surrounding a 15-year-old girl who authorities have said was having seizures. The two-term Republican congressman later has what looks like an argument with one of the people attending to the teenager before she is put on a stretcher.Shortly afterward, Jackson is wrestled to the ground by at least two officers. The 31-minute video, which has sound in only some portions, shows officers turning Jackson facedown and putting him in handcuffs before helping him to his feet.“I’m going to call the governor tomorrow and I’m going to talk to him about this (expletive), because this is (expletive) ridiculous,” Jackson can later be heard telling a state trooper, his ...

A fiery explosion in Dominican Republic kills 2 and injures dozens of others

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A powerful explosion rocked a town near the capital of the Dominican Republic on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring more than two dozen others, authorities said.The explosion occurred at a bakery in the town of San Cristobal, which lies just west of Santo Domingo. Officials said the fire then spread to a hardware store located next door and a nearby furniture store. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the explosion.Charred cars and debris from a couple of collapsed buildings lined the streets as thick black smoke rose from the town’s center and prompted several businesses to evacuate while crowds gathered to film the incident.The country’s 911 system said at least two people died. Meanwhile, Pura Casilla, the governor of San Cristobal province, told Noticias SIN that at least 28 others were injured. She told the local TV station that the explosion occurred in a commercial area and greatly affected businesses near...

Texas woman who helped hide US soldier Vanessa Guillén’s body sentenced to 30 years in prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for helping dispose of the body of a U.S. soldier, whose 2020 killing sparked a movement of women speaking out about sexual abuse in the military and led to changes in how they can report it, according to the Guillén family’s attorney.Cecily Aguilar is the only suspect arrested in the death of Vanessa Guillén, who was killed at Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas. Aguilar was 24 years old when she pleaded guilty in November at a federal court in Waco, Texas, to one count of accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of making a false statement, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The sentence came after hours of testimony from attorneys, experts and Guillén’s family. Aguilar aided boyfriend Army Spc. Aaron Robinson, 20, of Calumet City, Illinois, in dismembering and disposing of Guillén’s body in a rural, wooded area in Killeen, according to federal and ...

Utah man accused of threatening president pointed gun at agents, FBI says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah man accused of making violent threats against President Joe Biden before a trip to Salt Lake City last week pointed a handgun at FBI agents attempting to arrest him, the agency said on Monday.Craig Robertson, a 75-year-old Air Force veteran, was killed during a raid on his home in Provo last Wednesday, hours before Biden arrived. FBI agents went to his home early in the morning to arrest him for three felonies, including making threats against the president and agents who had been investigating him for months, according to court records unsealed after the raid.“Robertson resisted arrest and as agents attempted to take him into custody, he pointed a .357 revolver at them,” FBI spokesperson Sandra Barker said in a statement Monday.Two law enforcement sources — who spoke to The Associated Press last week on the condition of anonymity to discuss details of an ongoing investigation — said Robertson was armed at the time of the shooting. Monday’s state...

‘No Labels’ movement says it could offer independent presidential ticket in 2024

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:25:47 GMT

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A national political movement that could offer an independent presidential ticket in 2024 as an alternative to major-party nominees said Monday it has now won ballot access in 10 states, after North Carolina election officials formally granted official status to a “No Labels” affiliate.The State Board of Elections voted 4-1 on Sunday to recognize the No Labels Party as an official North Carolina party following a successful petition effort. It joins four other recognized parties with which voters can now choose to be registered and field candidates.The new North Carolina party is linked to a national No Labels effort that lists a wide array of mostly centrist political leaders backing it. They include ex-North Carolina GOP Gov. Pat McCrory, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, a former Democrat who became an independent.No Labels is poised to offer an independent ticket for president and vice president if Democrats and Repub...