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Pentagon chief: Putin-Xi meeting sends ‘very troubling message’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday said Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia sends a “troubling message.” Xi earlier this week concluded his three-day visit to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a visit seen by the West as Beijing doubling down on its support for the Kremlin in its war in Ukraine. “Xi’s visit to Putin and remaining there for a couple of days I think sends a very troubling message, a message of support,” Austin told lawmakers on the House Appropriations defense subcommittee. While the U.S. military has not assessed Beijing as yet providing any military weapons or equipment to Moscow, “certainly just showing support by his presence there, I think, is very troubling,” Austin said. Austin added that should Xi decide to provide material support to Russia, “it would prolong the conflict and certainly broaden the conflict potentially — not only in the region, but globally.” U.S. officials warned last...

Judge orders anonymous jury in Trump sexual battery trial 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

A federal judge has ordered an anonymous jury in former President Trump’s sexual battery civil trial next month, citing in part Trump's call for protests as an indictment looms in a separate probe.U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled on Thursday that the jurors need protection from harassment, referencing the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and Trump’s various statements attacking jurors and officials involved in other cases.Author E. Jean Carroll is set to take Trump to trial late next month after she accused him during his presidency of raping her in the mid-1990s. Trump has repeatedly denied Carroll’s claims.“Mr. Trump’s quite recent reaction to what he perceived as an imminent threat of indictment by a grand jury sitting virtually next door to this Court was to encourage ‘protest’ and to urge people to ‘take our country back,’” Kaplan wrote.“That reaction reportedly has been perceived by some as incitement to violence. And it bears mention that Mr. Trump repeatedly has attacked c...

How weather affects a golf ball's distance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The final WGC-Dell Technologies Match play tournament is in full swing over at Austin Country Club. The forecast looks to be a warm one with temperatures into the 80s for the remainder of the tournament. Dell Match Play Forecast The First Warning Weather team looked at how varying types of weather can impact a golf ball's distance.TemperatureA golf ball hit in warm air will travel further than cold air. Here's why:Cold air is more dense than warm air and will cause a moving ball to encounter more friction and drag when traveling. This in return will slow the ball down. Also, energy that is transferred during the golfer's swing (from the club to golf ball) is not as efficient in colder air.Luckily, Dell Match Play golfers will be dealing with optimally warm temperatures and will not have to deal with cold air impacting their driving distance.HumidityHigher humidity means more distance for a traveling golf ball. Here's why:The atmosphere is mostly made up of nitrogen...

Wild recover from slow start but lose to Flyers, 5-4, after shootout

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

PHILADELPHIA — For prolonged stretches Thursday night at Well Fargo Arena, the Wild let the Philadelphia Flyers skate circles around them. When they weren’t falling to the ice themselves, anyway.Though the Wild recovered with some solid play down the stretch, they ultimately suffered a 5-4 shootout loss to the Flyers. The point, however, pushed the Wild into first place in the Central Division while the Dallas Stars were waiting to play host to Pittsburgh.It was a slow start for the Wild, who looked discombobulated from the initial puck drop. To make matters worse, Flyers center Scott Laughton made it 1-0 late in the first period after Jake Middleton misjudged a puck along the boards.Luckily for the Wild, they responded a few minutes later as Oskar Sundqvist redirected an initial shot from Middleton to tie the game at 1-1. It’s fitting that Middleton garnered an assist on play considering he kept puck in the offensive zone earlier in the sequence with a solid effort near...

NYS education department rejects Fonda-Fultonville request to keep mascot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

FONDA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Education Department rejected a document submitted by the Fonda-Fultonville School District in an attempt to keep their mascot name the "Braves."The school district claimed they had the support of the Mohawk Nation through a letter that was signed by Dr. Tom Porter, a local Native American who said he has ties to the Mohawk Nation. But in an email from the education department to the district, they wrote: "We are not aware of Dr. Porter representing a federally recognized tribal nation within the state of New York." Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! There are nine nations New York state recognizes officially and a signed document from Dr. Porter did not meet the state's parameters. In New York, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council is the duly elected and recognized government of the Mohawk Tribe.John Kane, who sits on the state's Mascot Advisory Panel and lives on Seneca territory, ...

Pittsburg police search for 2 suspects in deadly shooting at convenience store

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

PITTSBURG, Calif. (KRON) -- Two suspects are being sought after by authorities after a fatal shooting Wednesday night, the Pittsburg Police Department (PPD) announced in a Facebook post. The shooting happened at E-Z Stop Convenience Food on the 1000 block of Power Avenue around 9 p.m.Pittsburg residents Gregory Rossignon, 37, and Jessica Russo, 34, were identified as suspects in the shooting that left the store clerk dead. The victim was identified as 44-year-old Abdul Raouf. Photos of Rossignon and Russo can be viewed below. Over 25 lbs of marijuana recovered at traffic stop on I-880 in Hayward 34-year-old Jessica Russo (Pittsburg Police Department)37-year-old Gregory Rossignon (Pittsburg Police Department)Police said Rossignon and Russo were involved in a confrontation with the store employees.The two ran away from the store. However, PPD determined another man was involved in the shooting; he was later arrested at a residence in Pittsburg. That man was identified as 43-year-ol...

Police: 11-year-old Fairfield girl struck by DUI driver, suffers life-threatening injuries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

(KRON) -- An 11-year-old Fairfield girl suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday morning when she was struck by a suspected DUI driver, police said. Witnesses told police that the girl was walking in a crosswalk at 8 a.m. when she was hit by a Chevrolet sedan in the area of East Tabor Avenue and Blossom Avenue. "From the interview, evidence and investigation, the driver is believed to have been under the influence of alcohol and drugs," the Fairfield Police Department wrote. Police identified the driver as Elena Lindsey McGraw-Ogans, 32, of Fairfield. Children were inside Ogans' sedan at the time of the accident, police said. She was arrested for felony DUI resulting in injury in connection to the crash, as well as child endangerment, because her passengers were children, according to FPD. Ogans was booked into a Solano County Jail. 3 arrested at Vallejo DUI crash scene FPD wrote, "We, again, implore drivers to abide by traffic laws, especially around schools, near crosswalks ...

East High shooting suspect killed himself with ghost gun, failed prior diversion program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The gun East High shooting suspect Austin Lyle used to shoot himself with was a ghost gun with no serial numbers, sources told FOX31.The 17-year-old's body was found near a car he had driven to Bailey, where Park County Sheriff's deputies recovered the teenager and his gun nearby.It's not known if the gun Lyle used against himself is the same gun used to shoot two high school administrators at East High School Wednesday morning.Denver police told the Problem Solvers the gun recovered in Bailey will undergo forensic testing to confirm if it's the same gun used in the double shooting at the school. Coroner: Denver East shooting suspect died of self-inflicted gunshot wound It's not the first time Lyle possessed a ghost gun.Law enforcement sources told the Problem Solvers, Lyle was put on an 18-month diversion program in April of 2022 after he was arrested in November of 2021 for possessing a ghost rifle, a silencer and a large capacity magazine.Sources told FOX31 Aur...

Advocates say elderly now dominating homeless population in South Florida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

While they should be enjoying their golden years, many South Florida seniors are struggling financially, and now, the state of Florida is seeing a surge in homeless seniors. The Night Team’s Kevin Ozebek investigates.At 65 years old, this woman … who we’ll refer to as “Maria” … never imagined life being so tough.Maria: “The rent kept going up, more and more.”She and her 95-year-old mother don’t want their faces shown.Last month, they were evicted from their apartment.They fell behind on rent when it climbed from $1000 to nearly $1600 a month.Kevin Ozebek: “Did you ever think at this stage in your life, this is where you would be?”Maria’s mother: “No, I sure didn’t.”Maria: “She wakes up not knowing where we are going to be next. It’s frightening not knowing if you are going to end up on the streets.”The two burned through their savings by staying in hotels, and just as they were preparing to start sleeping in Mar...

Pittsfield Keno player wins first $1 million Keno prize in Massachusetts Lottery history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:47 GMT

A lucky Keno player in Pittsfield recently won big, nabbing the first million-dollar prize in the 30-year history of the game, the Massachusetts Lottery announced on Thursday. Keno is played by picking up to 12 numbers out of eighty and matching them to a field of 20 randomly selected winning numbers. The big winner in a game played Wednesday night won by simply picking the numbers one through 12. The same game also had a $500,000 prize winner and four $100,000 winners. Massachusetts Lottery said the winning $1 million ticket was sold at Zenner’s Pub & Deli in Pittsfield, which will now receive a $10,000 bonus for its sale. Other $500,000 and $100,000 winning tickets were sold at locations in Taunton, Ashland, Ayer, East Falmouth and Newton, where businesses will each also receive bonuses.