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Protests erupt in NYC — not for Trump but for ‘The Joker’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Throngs of protesters gathered at the courthouse steps, chanting for freedom for their embattled hero. Police kept watch as passions flared and voices roared. Squad cars and television trucks encircled the commotion.It’s a scene New York City authorities have been bracing for as prosecutors consider an indictment against former President Donald Trump, who has invited followers to rally on his behalf. But on Saturday, it was just a movie shoot — for the “Joker” sequel to be precise.The roars faded and the crowds dispersed — on command — when the director yelled, “Cut!”The New York City shoot for the upcoming “Joker” sequel had been planned for months; but in recent days, production crews wrestled with the possibility that filming could be disrupted by real-life protests over the Trump case — none of which have so far materialized. In the end, film workers forged ahead, said Leo Maniscalchi, a production assistant, who was taking a break at a nearby coffee house.“They ...

South Carolina uses size to overpower UCLA in March Madness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso had 10 points while reigning national champion South Carolina turned in its latest overwhelming defense-and-rebounding-first performance to beat UCLA 59-43 on Saturday in the Sweet 16 of the women’s NCAA Tournament.Aaliyah Boston had eight points, 14 rebounds and two blocks for the Gamecocks (35-0), the top overall tournament seed and the headliner in the Greenville 1 Region. It marked South Carolina’s 41st consecutive victory, securing the program’s sixth trip to the Elite Eight under Dawn Staley.The Gamecocks will play for their fifth trip to the Final Four in Monday’s regional final against 2-seed Maryland.It wasn’t an easy offensive operation for South Carolina, with UCLA sagging defensively to pack the paint in hopes of negating the Gamecocks’ size advantage behind Boston. But South Carolina dominated the glass from start to finish and used its length to turn every look into a difficult one for the four...

Man shot in East Colfax neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A man was shot in the East Colfax neighborhood Saturday afternoon, the Denver Police Department said. The shooting happened in the 1100 block of N. Syracuse Street around 3 p.m. Police said the man suffered serious injuries.DPD is investigating the shooting and working on gathering suspect information. This is a breaking story. Updates will be posted as they're received.

‘There’s nothing left’: Deep South tornadoes kill 26

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MICHAEL GOLDBERG and ROGELIO SOLISROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, flattening entire blocks and obliterating houses in at least one Mississippi Delta town as it carved a path of destruction for more than an hour. One person was killed in Alabama.The tornado devastated a swath of the town of Rolling Fork, reducing homes to piles of rubble, flipping cars on their sides and toppling the town’s water tower. Residents hunkered down in bath tubs and hallways during Friday night’s storm and later broke into a John Deere store that they converted into a triage center for the wounded.The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency announced late Saturday afternoon in a tweet that the death toll had risen to 25 from 23. Four people previously reported missing ...

Shooting of South Lake Tahoe man forced the closure of Hard Rock Lake Tahoe

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

(KTXL) -- The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Stateline was closed Saturday morning after a South Lake Tahoe man was shot in the head at one of the hotel and casino's bars, according to the Douglas County Sherriff's Office. The sheriff's office said a call for an active shooter went out at 8 a.m. and about 11 minutes later the first deputies arrived on scene. Mutual aid from the South Lake Police Department and the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office also arrived on scene to assist with the call. When deputies entered the hotel they located 32-year-old Omar Reyes Garcia with a single gunshot wound to the head at the hotels center bar, according to the sheriff's office.Garcia was transported to Barton Hospital where he died of his injuries. At 10:10 a.m., Nevada State Police announced that Highway 50 near Hard Rock was closed in both directions due to the shooting. Hard Rock provided surveillance footage of the suspects to law enforcement who located Edgar Julian Delgado, 24, and Savanna...

McConnell leaves rehab facility after therapy for concussion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday he has been released from the rehabilitation facility where he had physical therapy for a concussion caused by a fall earlier this month.The 81-year-old Kentucky Republican said in a statement released by his office that he will work from home for the next few days. The Senate is scheduled to be on break for the weeks of April 3 and April 10.McConnell was at dinner on March 8 after a hotel reception for a campaign committee aligned with him when he tripped and fell. In addition to the concussion, he also had a rib fracture.He was released from the hospital on March 13 and, upon the advice of his doctor, moved to an inpatient rehabilitation facility for physical therapy and to continue his recovery.Concussions can be serious injuries and take time for recovery. Even a single incident of concussion can limit a person’s abilities during that period.“I’m going to follow the advice of my physical therapists and spen...

Ruling halts oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdish area via Turkey

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

BEIRUT (AP) — Iraqi officials announced Saturday that Baghdad has won an international arbitration case that will halt oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdish region by way of Turkey.Officials in Baghdad and Irbil, the seat of the Kurdish regional government, have long been at odds over sharing of oil revenues. In 2014, the Kurdish region decided to unilaterally export oil through an independent pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.Baghdad called the move “smuggling” and “robbery” and filed a case against Turkey in the International Court of Arbitration, arguing that Turkey was violating the provisions of the Iraqi-Turkish pipeline agreement signed in 1973.The central government considers it illegal for Irbil to export oil without going through the Iraqi national oil company, while Kurdish authorities have said the practice is meant to compensate for budget transfers withheld from the Kurdish region by Baghdad.Iraq’s ministry of oil said in a statement that the ministry, via ...

Republican leaders speak at rally before Trump is scheduled to take the stage

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

WACO (Nexstar) — Months after announcing his third bid for the White House, former President Donald Trump's first major rally of the presidential cycle is underway in Waco.National and Texas Republican leaders spoke Friday to a crowd of enthusiastic Trump supporters. Speakers so far have included, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fl.), U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores (Tx.), U.S. Rep. Roger Williams (Tx.), U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt (Tx.), Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and musician Ted Nugent. At Trump rally @danpatrick now touting banning CRT in K-12 last session and current efforts to do so in higher Ed. Also talked about Senate’s effort to ban gender-affirming care for children, blamed House for its failure in 2021, asking crowd to call state reps #txlege— Monica Madden (@themonicamadden) March 25, 2023Marjorie Taylor Green follows Matt Gaetz on the stage. She just said:“We should be bombing the Mexican cartels, defendin...

State boys basketball: History-making New Life falls to Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in Class A final

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

Early in his basketball days, a trainer asked Max Briggs what he hoped to do in the sport.His answer was simple: “I want to put New Life on the map.”That was a shared goal between Briggs and his many teammates dating back to middle school and, for many of them, even earlier. It was a group of New Life Academy students who wanted to do well and earn some recognition for the Woodbury school.Mission accomplished.The Eagles fell short of their ultimate goal to win a state championship — falling 59-49 to top-seeded Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in the Class A final on Saturday at Target Center —but New Life Academy still made school history by even playing in its first title game. So, just prior to standing in line for the medal ceremony, often a difficult, emotional time for the second-place finishers, Eagles coach Robbie Whitney made sure to tell his players to keep their heads up and smile.“It’s never fun ending the season on a loss but, man, taking second place in the state, this is somethin...

Amazon driver arrested after altercation and alleged assault on angry customer who jumped onto hood of the delivery vehicle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:39:23 GMT

Authorities in St. Paul say an Amazon driver was arrested on suspicion of assault after an altercation with an unhappy customer escalated into a fistfight followed by the customer jumping on the hood of the vehicle and then falling off as the driver drove away.It began about 1 p.m. on Saturday when officers were called to the 900 block of Randolph Avenue on a report of an assault.When officers arrived, they found a 51-year-old man with facial injuries, said St. Paul police Sgt. Mike Ernster.Investigators say it appears the altercation happened after the delivery driver dropped off a package and got into a fight with a man who said a package was missing. The delivery driver allegedly punched the man in the face and tried to leave.The man tried to stop the delivery driver from leaving by jumping onto the hood of the vehicle. The driver began to drive away with the man on the hood, but the man fell off a short distance later.The man was taken to Regions Hospital with facial injuries an...