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DeSantis’ appointees ask judge to rule against Disney without need for trial

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

A Florida judge should rule without trial against Disney as the company fights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ takeover of a board that oversees Walt Disney World, the Republican governor’s appointees said Tuesday in court.Members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District asked the state judge in Orlando for a summary judgment that would rule in their favor on five of the nine counts in their case.The case is one of two lawsuits stemming from the takeover, which was retaliation for Disney’s public opposition to the “Don’t Say Gay” legislation championed by DeSantis and Republican lawmakers. In the other lawsuit, in federal court in Tallahassee, Disney says DeSantis violated the company’s free speech rights.DeSantis isn’t a party in the state court case in which his appointees accuse Disney of wrongly stripping them of powers over design and construction at Disney World when the company made agreements with Disney-friendly predecessors. The DeSantis appointees argued that the ...

Mexican Navy seizes 3 tons of cocaine on boat off Pacific coast

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Navy said Tuesday that its personnel seized an open boat carrying three tons of cocaine, about 200 nautical miles (360 kms) off the Pacific coast.The Navy said three suspects were detained aboard the craft.The boast was carrying 80 sacks that contained 6,130 pounds (2,800 kilograms) of cocaine. The suspects had two outboard motors and a tank with about 40 gallons (150 liters) of gasoline. The bust was made southeast of the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco in Guerrero state.The Navy also found a sack with about 55 pounds (25 kilograms) of cocaine floating in the Caribbean just off the beach at the resort of Akumal, in the state of Quintana Roo.The Associated Press

A look at British Columbia’s heat wave, by the numbers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here’s a look at data associated with the hot spell that began Sunday, provided by Environment Canada. Information is correct as of 4 p.m. Tuesday.Hottest temperature: 42.1 C at Lytton climate station on MondayDaily heat records set at B.C. weather stations since Sunday: 39Hottest temperature at Vancouver International Airport: 25.1 C on TuesdayHottest temperature at Victoria International Airport: 30.5 C on MondayHottest temperature in Kelowna: 37.8 C on MondayThis report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2023.The Canadian Press

Cat’s out of the bag: Kitten turns up in a stolen car in Connecticut

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police who were examining a stolen car for evidence made a surprising find — a kitten — and now they are looking for his owner.The gray-and-white male cat was perched under a seat in the stolen vehicle, which collided with a police car during a chase Thursday, the Meriden Police Department said on its Facebook page and in a news release Monday. Officers were pursuing the car on suspicion that it had been used in armed robberies in several nearby communities hours earlier. After the crash, six suspects fled but were soon arrested. “We are hopeful someone recognizes our adorable feline friend and can help us reunite him with his owner,” the department said. It’s asking for anyone with information to contact Meriden police or animal control. The Associated Press

FBI: PNC Bank robbed in Elgin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

ELGIN, Ill. — A PNC bank in Elgin was robbed Tuesday afternoon, according to the FBI.Federal officials said a single man walked into the PNC Bank found at 850 Summit Street and verbally demanded funds from the teller, while also displaying a note. A gun was implied and the suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of funds.Suspect sought by the FBI in a PNC Bank robbery that happened on Aug. 15, 2023.The FBI said the man is Black, about 5'10" to 5'11", large in build with dreadlocks, and was seen wearing dark pants, a black -shirt with a yellow construction vest on top, a black surgical mask, sunglasses, no gloves and a plain black baseball hat.Anyone with information can report anonymous tips to the FBI at tips.fbi.gov, or call the FBI at 312-421-6700.No injuries were reported in the incident, and the suspect is still considered at-large.

CPD: Missing South Shore man last seen near Lincoln Park Zoo

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing 68-year-old man who was last seen near the Lincoln Park Zoo Tuesday afternoon.Kim Buckner, 68, was last seen near Lincoln Park Zoo on the 2400 block of North Cannon Drive around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. CPD: 71-year-old man with dementia missing from West Roseland Buckner is described as 5-foot-8, weighing 130 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair. He is a resident of the Rainbow Beach Care Center on the 7300 block of South Exchange Avenue in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood.Anyone with information regarding Kim Buckner's whereabouts are asked to contact the Chicago Police Department at 312-747-8380.

Ex-NFL running back Alex Collins dies in Florida crash; 911 audio released

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Former NFL running back Alex Collins, who played five seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens, was killed in a motorcycle crash in south Florida over the weekend, authorities said. He was 28.Collins was driving a motorcycle that crashed into a sport-utility vehicle Sunday night in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.The SUV was making a left turn when Collins' motorcycle hit its rear passenger side. The impact caused Collins to go through a window of the SUV and come to rest inside the vehicle, the sheriff's office said. The SUV driver, whose name was withheld, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, authorities said.In 911 audio obtained by TMZ Sports, the distraught driver, who wasn't aware that Collins had flown into her vehicle, could be heard telling a dispatcher, "I can't find him!" Clarence Avant, nicknamed the ‘Godfather of Black Music,’ dies at 92 She tells the dispatcher that she...

Judge convicts Fridley man in brutal slaying of girlfriend in St. Paul apartment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

A Fridley man with a history of mental illness and civil commitments has been convicted of beating and stabbing his girlfriend to death inside her St. Paul apartment in 2020 in front of his 2-year-old nephew.Ramsey County District Judge Kellie Charles on Friday found Terrion Lamar Sherman, 27, guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of two counts of second-degree intentional murder — not premeditated and while committing a felony — in the death of 21-year-old Abigail Elise Simpson.Abigail Elise Simpson (Courtesy of the Simpson family)Simpson, who graduated from West Bend High School in Wisconsin in 2017, was a college student in St. Paul and aspired to be an attorney, her family wrote in her obituary.Sherman told investigators who interviewed him after his arrest that the boy had become possessed “as a dog” at Simpson’s Merriam Park apartment and that the boy told him Simpson was “really a guy,” the complaint said.Court proceedings were suspended in 2020 after Sherm...

Road floods again following beaver dam breach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A recently breached beaver dam in Stephentown broke again on Tuesday and sent heavy waters rushing into the road. It was similar to three weeks ago when officials said a beaver dam that was built upstream on private property gave way. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Crews had just finished clean up and road reconstruction from the previous flood on Monday. Officials will be meeting with the owner of the private property where the dam is located to devise a solution.In the meantime, Garfield Road will be closed to a single lane for emergency services.

Local libraries receive thousands in funding for upgrades

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 02:53:11 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Some local libraries are getting an upgrade. Local officials celebrated on Tuesday the more than $450,000 in grants going to libraries in Watervliet, Troy, and Waterford.It comes from $38 million allocated in the New York State budget to renovate libraries. Troy and Waterford will be using the funding to fix their library's roofs. In Watervliet, officials are planning on adding a community room. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! "So many people come in every day to learn English, to do homework, to do work," Watervliet Library Dir. Whitney Gitman said. "Especially in our post pandemic world, we really needed a space where people could attend zoom conferences and do tutoring."Other local libraries are using the funding to expand Wi-Fi access. The Southern Adirondack Library System will receive $38,000 to improve broadband services in their Saratoga, Hamilton, Warren, and Washington County libraries.