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Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S. Navy and commercial vessels in the Red Sea before detonating on Thursday, just hours after the White House and a host of partner nations issued a final warning to the Iran-backed militia group to cease the attacks or face potential military action. Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Navy operations in the Middle East, said it was the first time the Houthis had used an unmanned surface vessel, or USV, since their harassment of commercial ships in the Red Sea began after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war. They have, however, used them in years past. Fabian Hinz, a missile expert and research fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said the USV’s are a key part of the Houthi maritime arsenal and were used during previous battles against the Saudi coalition forces that intervened in Yemen’s war. They have regularly been use...

Police say 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five in Iowa school shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school on the first day of school after the winter break, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others as students barricaded in offices and fled in panic.The suspect, a student at the school in Perry, died of what investigators believe is a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and at least one of the victims is a school administrator, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.Perry has about 8,000 residents and is about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northwest of Des Moines, on the edge of the state capital’s metropolitan area. It is home to a large pork-processing plant, and low-slung, single story homes spread among trees now shorn of their leaves by winter. The high school and middle school are connected, sitting on the east edge of town. Perry High School senior Ava Augustus ...

Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed, and yields rise after solid data on the economy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s weak start to 2024 carried into a third day, and stocks finished mixed on Thursday following reports showing the U.S. job market remains solid, though maybe a touch too strong.The S&P 500 slipped 16.13, or 0.3%, to 4,688.68 and is on track for its first losing week in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain of 10.15 points, or less than 0.1%, to 37,440.34, and the Nasdaq composite fell 81.91, or 0.6%, to 14,510.30.Walgreens Boots Alliance sank 5.1% after it nearly halved its dividend so it could hold onto more cash. That helped overshadow gains for airlines and cruise-ship operators, which recovered some of their sharp losses from earlier in the week. Carnival steamed 3.1% higher, and United Airlines got a 2.4% lift. U.S. stocks have broadly regressed this week after rallying into the end of last year toward record heights. Critics said the market was due for at least a breather following its big run, which fed on hopes inflati...

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 1/4/2024

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

Wall Street’s weak start to 2024 carried into a third day. Stocks finished mixed on Thursday following reports showing the U.S. job market remains solid, though maybe a touch too strong. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, and is on track for its first losing week in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a gain of less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%. Walgreens Boots Alliance sank after cutting its dividend nearly in half in order to hold onto more cash. That helped overshadow gains for airlines and cruise-ship operators. On Thursday:The S&P 500 fell 16.13 points, or 0.3%, to 4,688.68The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10.15 points, less than 0.1%, to 37,440.34.The Nasdaq composite fell 81.91 points, or 0.6%, to 14,510.30.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 1.47 points, or 0.1%, to 1,957.73.For the week:The S&P 500 is down 81.15 points, or 1.7%.The Dow is down 249.20 points, or 0.7%.The Nasdaq is down 501.05 points, or 3.3%.The Russell...

These twins don’t share a birthday, or a birth year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

(CNN) — A New Jersey family has welcomed twins who were born not only on different days, but in different years.Around 6 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, Eve Humphrey woke up and told her husband, “Happy birthday, my water just broke.”Although his wife’s due date wasn’t until January 26, Billy Humphrey said he was anticipating a perfect birthday gift: his twin boys being born on his birthday.The expecting parents met with Dr. Melissa Yurkanin, along with the labor and delivery team, at the Virtua Voorhees Hospital.“We had actually joked when I went into the room and said, ‘Oh, wouldn’t this be funny if you had two babies on two separate days, maybe two separate years,’” Yurkanin said.And that is exactly what happened. At 11:48 p.m. on the 31st, Eve gave birth to the first baby, Ezra, who has the official birthdate of December 31, 2023, which written as a numerical date of 12/31/23 reads as 1-2-3-1-2-3.“At first we’re thinking and we got 12 minutes to try to get out another one,” Billy H...

Crash and dash: 3 arrested after stolen BMW crashes into guardrail in Pembroke Pines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

A crash and dash in Pembroke Pines involving a stolen car triggered a search that led police to place three people under arrest.According to Pembroke Pines Police, the crash happened in the area of Southwest 196th Avenue and Pembroke Road, just after 9:15 a.m., Thursday. Investigators said the suspects crashed the stolen dark-colored BMW against a guardrail and fled on foot. Detectives said a witness called 911 to report the crash and that they saw two males and a female flee into the city of Miramar.Investigators said officers spent more than an hour searching for the suspects and were eventually able to locate and apprehend them.Police said one of the suspect is an adult, identified as 26-year-old Calvin Bennett, and the other two are juveniles.

BSO seeks help from public in locating 74-year-old man reported missing from Lauderdale Lakes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is seeking the public’s help in locating 74-year-old Lynford Edwards, who has been reported missing from Lauderdale Lakes.According to detectives, Edwards was last seen around 7 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, in the vicinity of the 2800 block of Somerset Drive. He was reportedly last seen wearing a black jacket, blue jeans and black boots.Described as weighing approximately 125 pounds and standing 5 feet 4 inches tall, Edwards is bald with brown eyes. According to authorities, his family said that he has health conditions requiring medication.Officials are urging anyone with information about his whereabouts to contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or call the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).

Crews clean up fuel spill at Brickell’s ICON building

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

A fuel spill at a condo building in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood drew concerns from residents. The spill took place at ICON Brickell, located on Fourth Street and Brickell Avenue, Wednesday night. Firefighters said it was leaking from a generator. Crews were able to clean it all up.

Local woman reacts to video showing moment her leg got caught in MBTA train door

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

Newly released video shows the moment a Medford woman’s leg got caught in an MBTA Green Line train door earlier this week. The incident happened on Monday. On Thursday Rebecca Mason shared her reaction after viewing surveillance video. “My leg was stuck and I was calling for help,” she said. Mason, 36, previously told 7NEWS she was helping her son get off the trolley at the Medford/Tufts stop when the doors closed on her. In a subsequent statement, the MBTA explained “preliminary findings suggest standard procedures were not correctly followed by the operator, which led to the doors shutting prematurely.”New video of the incident shows the trolley initially parked with its doors open. An operator is seen looking back before shutting off the trolley’s power, causing the lights to go off and the trolley’s doors to close. “The operator turned the train off too soon,” Mason said. “And the reason why the safety switch didn’t go off was because the train was turned off...

Teen snaps into action, uses Heimlich Maneuver training to save choking resident at assisted living facility in Chelmsford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:24:37 GMT

A high school student put a life-saving lesson to good use when she stepped in to aid a person choking in Chelmsford.Emily Durkin, 18, is a student at Nashoba Valley Technical High School, where she’s taken part in the school’s Health Assisting program.And after working with a special training mannequin, she’s also familiar with the Heimlich Maneuver, a technique reserved for choking emergencies that can clear a blocked airway in a pinch.It’s a useful skill that the teenager said she never imagined she’d be putting into use so soon – at the assisted living facility where she works part-time.“She jumped into action quicker than – our nurses were on their way, and she was already on scene, just doing a great job,” said Barry Hillerstrom, the executive director of Benchmark Senior Living at Chelmsford Crossings.Durkin said she leapt into action as soon as she was alerted to a resident choking nearby.“One resident asked me to c...