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2 siblings are sentenced in a North Dakota fentanyl probe. 5 fugitives remain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

Two siblings were sentenced in federal court this week for their part in a sprawling operation that prosecutors say trafficked fentanyl from China to the U.S. and Canada, some of the last cases stemming from an investigation into the overdose death of an 18-year-old in North Dakota.U.S. Chief District Judge Peter Welte sentenced Marie Um, 42, to 23 years in prison and Vannek Um, 45, to four. Both siblings, who are from Montreal, received credit for time served.A jury earlier this year convicted Marie Um of drug-related and money laundering conspiracy charges. She was extradited from Canada to the U.S. in 2021. The jury also found that nine overdoses, including four deaths, in New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota and Oregon “were reasonably foreseeable to her,” according to federal prosecutors in North Dakota.Vannek Um, sentenced Friday, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in March.The two are among more than 30 people charged in North Dakota and Oregon in connection wi...

Additional bodycam footage is released in the death of pregnant Black mother Ta’Kiya Young

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio authorities on Friday released additional bodycam and surveillance footage of the events leading up to the death of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother fatally shot by police in a grocery store parking lot late last month. Young, who was suspected of shoplifting, was killed by a Blendon Township police officer who fired a single bullet into her windshield after she refused to leave her car and it started rolling toward him. Her unborn daughter did not survive.Young’s family members held a funeral for her on Thursday. They have called for the officer, whose name has not been released, to be fired and charged in her death. Earlier this week, police released bodycam footage showing the officer firing the gun. After viewing the footage, the family released a statement calling the officer’s actions a “gross misuse of power and authority,” especially given that Young had been accused of a relatively minor crime. The additional se...

3 former deputy jailers sentenced to prison in Kentucky inmate’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

CATLETTSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Three former deputy jailers at an eastern Kentucky facility have been sentenced to prison in connection with the death of an inmate.Boyd County Circuit Judge George Davis announced the sentences on Thursday for Zachary Messer, Colton Griffith and Jeremy Mattox, based on a mediation agreement, The Daily Independent reported.They were among five former deputies indicted following the November 2018 death of 40-year-old Michael L. Moore, who was found in a restraint chair at the jail. Authorities have said Moore was intoxicated and that the deputies intentionally abused him or knowingly permitted his abuse and that the mistreatment caused Moore’s death.Messer was sentenced to 20 years on charges of first-degree criminal abuse, second-degree criminal abuse and facilitation to manslaughter. Griffith was sentenced to six years for criminal abuse, and Mattox was sentenced to five years for criminal abuse.Attorneys for the men read statements that expressed remorse f...

Blue Jays activate SS Bo Bichette off IL, option McCoy to Triple-A

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette was activated off the 10-day injured list by the Toronto Blue Jays before Friday’s game against the Kansas City Royals and was set to play shortstop and bat second,Bichette leads the Blue Jays with a .314 batting average and 152 hits despite playing only eight games since the end of July. He’d been sidelined because of a strained right quadriceps since leaving an August 27 loss to Cleveland.Bichette didn’t play for the Blue Jays between July 31 and Aug. 19 because of right knee patellar tendinitis. Toronto went 8-8 without the two-time AL hits leader.The Blue Jays went 6-3 in Bichette’s latest absence, a stretch in which Toronto played teams at or near the bottom of the standings in Washington, Colorado and Oakland.Following this weekend’s series against the last-place Royals, Toronto hosts wild card rival Texas for four. The Blue Jays (77-63) held a half-game lead over the Rangers (76-63) entering play Friday.To make room for Bich...

Ingebrigtsen smashes 2,000-meter world record at Brussels Diamond League meet

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

Olympic 1,500-meter champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashed a 24-year-old world record in the rarely run 2,000 meters by more than a second on Friday.The Norwegian finished in 4 minutes, 43.13 seconds at a Diamond League meet in Brussels.Making his first appearance since last month’s world championships, the 22-year-old Norwegian improved the previous mark of 4:44.79 set in 1999 by Moroccan great Hicham El Guerrouj.The 2,000 is not part of the Olympics Games program.Also, Jamaica sprint ace Shericka Jackson failed in her attempt at the women’s 200 world record set 35 years ago by Florence Griffith-Joyner.Jackson, the reigning world champion, clocked 21.48. Griffith-Joyner’s mark of 21.34 was set at the Seoul Olympics in 1988.Jackson got off to a fast start and never looked back to outclass her rivals. Anthonique Strachan was a distant runner-up, with a time of 22.31, with American Jenna Prandini completing the podium in 22.47.Originally a 400 specialist, Jackson has been foc...

Watchtower guard is fired as search for fugitive killer in Pennsylvania focuses on botanical garden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A prison tower guard has been fired after letting a murderer slip out on his watch in a brazen daytime escape last week, county officials said Friday, as the nine-day-old search pressed on amid suburbs, farms and the lush gardens of a vast botanical garden.The guard, an 18-year-veteran of the Chester County Prison, was fired Thursday, county spokesperson Michelle Bjork said. He was on duty in the watchtower on Aug. 31 when Danelo Souza Cavalcante scaled a wall by crab-walking up it, climbed over razor wire and jumped from a roof.Cavalcante’s escape went undetected for more than an hour until guards took a headcount. The guard, who had been on administrative leave after the escape, also had his personal cell phone on him at the time, a violation of the facility’s protocol, the spokesperson said.Bjork said she did not know the specific reason for the firing. Cavalcante, a 34-year-old from Brazil, has since eluded hundreds of law enforcement personn...

Stock market today: Wall Street edges higher but still closes out its first losing week in 3

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks drifted to a slightly higher close on Wall Street but still closed out their first losing week in the last three. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Friday following three straight days of declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 75 points, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.1%. Treasury yields held relatively steady, helping to keep trading quiet. Strong reports on the economy earlier in the week sent yields higher and raised worries the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates higher for longer. High rates can slow inflation, but they hurt investment prices. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting Friday, keeping Wall Street on track for its first losing week in the last three.The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading following three straight days of declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 44 points, or 0.1%, at 34,545, as of 2:40 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1%...

Denver weather: Rain and much cooler temperatures on the way

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver weather records added a 38th day at 90 degrees or higher on Friday. According to Pinpoint Weather, Colorado’s Most Accurate Forecast, a cooldown is coming along with much-needed rain. Possible rain totals from Sunday through Tuesday look good.Possible rain totals across Colorado from Sunday through TuesdayWeather tonight: Breezy and coolThere will be a few clouds across the area during the overnight hours. The wind will generally be from the south/southwest with speeds up to 15 mph at times.Temperatures will be pleasantly cool and mainly in the 50s east of the mountains. It will be a little chilly in mountain towns, with readings dipping into the 30s and 40s.Overnight lows by Saturday morning across ColoradoWeather tomorrow: Warm and breezySaturday will start off sunny across the state followed by increasing clouds. It will turn breezy in most locations with westerly winds picking up. Will it snow in Denver in September? Temperatures will be warm again,...

Revamped Chargers offense goes up against new-look Dolphins defense in opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

(AP) — Kellen Moore and Vic Fangio were two of the most prominent coordinators hired during the offseason. It also happens that they get to face each other in Week 1.The first test for Moore’s Los Angeles Chargers offense will come at home on Sunday against Fangio’s Miami Dolphins defense in a matchup of playoff teams from last season.“You tend to have one or two of these in a season. And certainly, this will be a huge challenge, because Vic is one of the best defensive coaches in our entire game,” said Moore, who came to the Chargers after four years directing Dallas’ offense. “There’s an element of projecting what happens at the beginning of the season because there’s a little bit of unknown.”The Chargers spent most of the offseason getting acquainted with Fangio’s system when he was Denver’s head coach from 2019-21, while the Dolphins watched video of Dallas’ offense to figure out how that will translate to Justin Herbert and company.Chargers coach Brandon Staley came into ...

South Florida chef teaches young adults with developmental disabilities at Arc Broward’s culinary program

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:44 GMT

It takes a lot of hard work and skill to work in a restaurant. That’s why a South Florida chef is helping some young adults cook up their own recipe for success. 7’s Karen Hensel has today’s 7 Spotlight.From the classroom to the kitchen, these students are learning what it takes to work in the restaurant industry. And one chef is making sure they cook up the best they have to offer.Chef Christian Velez: “So we’re definitely not just making peanut butter and jelly.”Chef Christian Velez spent years in the kitchen at one of South Florida’s most well-known hotels.Chef Christian Velez: “I was executive pastry chef at The Ritz-Carlton.”He knows how to work under pressure.Chef Christian Velez: “Oh, yes. Yes, I was previously on the Spring Baking Championship of Food Network.”Now, he’s going behind the scenes to help create the next generation of great chefs.He is the instructor for the Arc Culinary program, which is pa...