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DeSantis meets New Hampshire lawmakers, greets voters ahead of expected 2024 announcement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Chatting with a mom in a New Hampshire diner on Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid no attention to the Mickey Mouse shirt worn by her young son. But the woman said she has been paying attention to him.“If DeSantis announced a campaign to run for president I would probably vote for him over anybody else,” Jillian Sybert, of Deerfield, said later.DeSantis made the swing to the early voting state as he prepares to launch a 2024 Republican presidential campaign. He spent the morning meeting with state GOP lawmakers still licking their wounds a day after the New Hampshire House rejected a bill that would have required school officials to inform inquiring parents if their child was using a different name or being referred to as a different gender.Republicans hold a razor-thin majority in the 400-member House, but Democrats had a one-vote edge in attendance for Thursday’s session.In contrast, GOP supermajorities in the Florida Statehouse have helped DeSantis push t...

14-year-old boy arrested after armed robbery in Brampton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

A 14-year-old boy has been charged, and another suspect is wanted following an armed robbery at a retail marketplace in Brampton.Peel Regional Police said two suspects, one armed with a handgun, entered a store near Bramalea Road and Clark Boulevard. It’s alleged that they made a demand for cash.Police said the pair fled the scene on foot with stolen cash. The store employees did not sustain any physical injuries.Several hours later, investigators located one suspect in the area of Kings Cross Road in Brampton. After a brief foot pursuit, police said the suspect was taken into custody. A replica firearm was located, along with stolen property from the store.A 14-year-old boy was arrested and held for a bail hearing. He’s facing three charges, including robbery, using an imitation firearm and disguise with intent.He was not identified through the province’s Youth Criminal Justice Act.Investigators said the second suspect remains wanted and that further charges could...

Medal of Honor recipient missing 73 years to be buried Memorial Day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

ANDERSONVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Memorial Day burial is planned for a U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient whose remains were identified nearly 73 years after he went missing during the Korean War. Cpl. Luther H. Story’s remains will be buried on the May 29 holiday at Andersonville National Cemetery near his hometown of Americus, Georgia, the Army said in a statement Friday. President Joe Biden announced last month that scientists had positively identified Story’s remains. The news coincided with a Washington visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.The 19-year-old Story had been missing since Sept. 1, 1950. The wounded corporal was last seen fighting off North Korean attackers so that his fellow soldiers could reach safety. His Medal of Honor citation says Story remained behind knowing his injuries would slow down his fellow soldiers.“When last seen he was firing every weapon available and fighting off another hostile assault,” the citation says.Story wa...

Official: Suspected gang members kill Haitian policeman amid spike in violence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Suspected gang members ambushed a group of policemen, set their armored vehicle on fire and killed one officer in the latest attack against Haiti’s National Police force, authorities said.The attack occurred late Wednesday in the community of Source Matelas, north of the capital of Port-au-Prince, police said.“This criminal act is beyond reprehensible and will not go unpunished,” Haiti’s National Police said in a statement Thursday, adding that officers will not be intimidated.A video circulating on social media showed the policeman’s body while alleged gang members mention the name Izo, leader of the “5 Seconds” gang, as one of them posed with the victim.Also Wednesday, unidentified assailants opened fire on a car carrying anti-corruption judge Jean Wilner Morin, who survived the attack. Haiti’s Communications Ministry said Friday that the attack occurred in the upscale suburb of Petionville. The agency describing it as “heinous and criminal”...

Jim Brown, Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 87

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

CLEVELAND — The National Football League and its fans are mourning the death of one of the greatest running backs to ever play the game.Jim Brown, a Pro Football Hall of Famer with the Cleveland Browns, has died at the age of 87, per the Associated Press.Check back with WGNTV.com for more on this story.

Empower Brands recalls nearly half a million waffle makers due to burn hazard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

(WHTM) -- Empower Brands is recalling around 456,000 waffle makers because users can suffer burns if hot pieces of the waffle or waffle stuffing are expelled, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.The CPSC said the recall includes the 5-inch PowerXL (Model ESWM02) and the 7-inch Stuffed Wafflizer (Model ESWM03) waffle makers. Best places to get eggs benedict in Pennsylvania Empower Brands has received 44 incident reports, including 34 burn injuries, with three needing medical attention, the CPSC said.PowerXL-Model-ESWM02-5-inchPowerXL-Stuffed-Waffilizer-waffle-makersPowerXL-Model-ESWM03-7-inchThe affected products, which were sold in eleven colors, were sold at Walmart, Kohls, Big Lots, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Best Buy, The Home Depot, Target, Sam’s Club, and other home goods stores nationwide from July 2021 through October 2022. They were also sold online from QVC, Walmart, Kohls and other websites during the same timeframe.The selling price was $30 to $60.The CPSC sa...

McCarthy hits pause on debt ceiling talks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

Top GOP lawmakers negotiating a debt ceiling compromise with the White House on Friday cut the talks short, signaling at least a temporary breakdown in the process as the clock ticks toward an imminent default. The Republicans left a meeting with White House officials in the Capitol saying the two sides remained too far apart to continue the in-person discussion and accusing the White House of being “unreasonable.”Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) arrived at the Capitol after talks had broken down and said the White House was simply not willing to accept spending cuts at the levels Republicans are insisting upon."We've got to get movement by the White House, and we don't have any movement yet. So, yeah, we've gotta pause," McCarthy said.  "Yesterday I really felt we were at the location where I could see the path. The White House is just — look, we can't be spending more money next year. We have to spend less than we spent the year before. It's pretty easy."Rep. Garret Gra...

Biden tells G-7 leaders US will support effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

President Biden on Friday told Group of Seven (G-7) leaders that the United States will support a joint effort to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter aircrafts, a senior administration official told The Hill.The U.S. is hopeful the training can begin in the “coming week,” the official said, and it will require months to complete. It will occur outside Ukraine at sites in Europe.The countries participating in the effort will decide when to actually provide the jets, how many will be provided and who will provide them, the official said.The president is in Hiroshima, Japan, for the G-7 summit, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is reportedly expected to make an in-person appearance this weekend.The F-16 is a fourth-generation aircraft that is far superior to the Soviet-era jets Ukraine is operating. Training Ukrainians on the aircraft is an effort to further strengthen and improve the capabilities of the country’s air force and is part of the U.S.’s long-term commitm...

Bill to close 'dead suspect loophole' heads to final Senate vote

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Uvalde approaches, a bill that would end a controversial legal loophole used to block victims and families from seeing important records is the closest its ever been to closing.The “dead suspect loophole” refers to an exemption in Texas’ public records law that gives police discretion to withhold information in criminal cases that haven’t gone through the court process — even when a suspect dies in police custody.“There’s no greater need for the people to know the truth then when an interaction with their government leaves one of them dead,” said State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, at a hearing earlier this month. He filed House Bill 30 and has been pushing for years to close the loophole, which is blocking Uvalde families from getting answers.“Law enforcement refused to release those [Uvalde] records,” Moody previously said. “And, we all knew very well that they never had to release them, ever, because of th...

Mohawk man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:23 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 36-year-old registered sex offender from Mohawk was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. Andrew Edick allegedly videotaped the genital region of a child and shared the recording on social media in August 2022. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Edick is accused of sharing other videos containing depicting child pornography on the same social networking application. If found guilty, Edick faces a sentence of at least 15 years and up to 30 years in prison.