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8 injured after River North shooting: CPD

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

CHICAGO -- Eight individuals are injured after a shooting that took place in River North early Sunday morning. According to police, a group of indiivduals were having a hysical altercation near the 300 block of Eerie Street around 2:38 a.m. when shots were fired. An unidentified man sustained a gunshot wound to his head and was transported to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition.A 43-year-old woman sustained a gunshot wound to her abdomen and was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.Another man sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen and was transported to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition.A 27-yer-old woman sustained a gunshot wound to her foot and she was transported to Northwestern Hospital and is listed in good condition. 10 people, including 4 police officers, injured in crash, shooting on South Side Another man sustained a gunshot wound to his groin and was transported to Northwestern Hospital, where he is listed in good condition.A 27-year...

Map: Where fall colors are peaking, and where they will soon

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — Now that we’re well into fall, you’re likely seeing the leaves on the trees around you changing — if they haven’t fallen already. Depending on where you live, that may be the case. According to a new prediction map, many parts of the country are already well into peak fall colors. SmokyMountains.com, a travel brand dedicated to promoting the Smoky Mountain region, produces a fall foliage map every year, showing when areas in the U.S. will near, reach, and surpass peak colors. To develop its fall foliage forecast, SmokyMountains.com uses geographical and meteorological data including: temperature and precipitation data; forecasted temperature and precipitation; the types of trees known to be in the area; and user-reported information. This is the wealthiest person in your state, new Forbes report shows While it may not be completely accurate, the map does offer insight into how soon the autumn colors will peak. As of October 9, nearly every state — except...

'MyPillow Guy' Mike Lindell confirms he's out of money, can't pay legal bills

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys who've been defending MyPillow chief executive and election denier Mike Lindell against defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies are seeking court permission to quit, saying he owes them unspecified millions of dollars and can't pay the millions more that he'll owe in legal expenses going forward.Lindell confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday that he's out of money and said he understands his lawyers are people who need to make a living.Attorney Andrew Parker wrote in documents filed in federal court on Thursday that his firm and a second firm representing MyPillow in lawsuits by Smartmatic and Dominion Voting Systems can't afford what it would cost to represent Lindell and MyPillow through the rest of the litigation. Continuing to defend him would put the firms “in serious financial risk,” he wrote.It’s the latest in a string of legal and financial setbacks for Lindell, who propagates form...

1 arrested after fatal crash near Austin airport Thursday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin police have arrested and charged a man with a second-degree felony for his alleged involvement in a fatal crash near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport early Thursday morning.Ruben Ysasi, 44, was arrested on an accident involving death felony charge, according to court documents. Documents said Ysasi was allegedly driving a white Ford Excursion westbound along the 1500 block of East State Highway 71 when he lost control of the vehicle and began driving eastbound in the westbound lanes. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: SH-71 westbound reopened after hours-long closure due to deadly crash During that time, documents said Ysasi allegedly struck a black Nissan Rogue that was driving westbound in the westbound lanes. The driver of the Nissan was killed due to the crash, documents said.A witness on scene told police they had dropped her son off at the airport and was driving eastbound in the 1500 block of SH 71 when they saw a white vehicle "flying" the wrong way on th...

Sinking Gophers passing game now among nation’s worst

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

Gophers football coach P.J. Fleck first shared his “line of success” concept during a rough first season at the U in 2017. The idea is the line trends upward overall, but with downturns along the way.The Gophers passing game has taken a more turbulent path.Under Fleck, Minnesota started at the bottom of college football in passing yards per game in his first season, steadily climbing over three years to mive into the top 50 in the nation in 2019. Since then, it has been trending downward — so low now, they can see the basement floor.Minnesota currently ranks 130th in the nation with 133 passing yards per game after a 52-10 loss to No. 2 Michigan on Saturday. Only the lampooned offense of the Iowa Hawkeyes and two service academies who so often pass on the idea of on passing — Navy and Air Force — are worse.This year was supposed to be a tilting of the scales away from the power-running diet of Mo Ibrahim to a better run-pass balance with strong-armed quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis an...

VSP investigating fatal car and train collision

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

VERNON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- Vermont State Police announced they are investigating a collision between an Amtrak passenger train and a motor vehicle that resulted in the death of the car's driver. The crash occurred in Vernon on October 6. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Friday at 5 p.m., Vermont State Police received a 911 call reporting a car accident near the intersection of Route 142 and Bemis Road in Vernon. Upon arrival, troopers found that a Toyota Rav4 had been struck by an Amtrak train. The driver, identified as Craig Hudson, 53, of Brattleboro, and a passenger in the car were both transported to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, where Hudson was pronounced deceased. The passenger was then transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center to be treated for their injuries. Albany Police investigating Providence Place shooting No one was injured on the train, which continued on its route following a delay. Route 142 in th...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage in the Capital Region

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — NEWS10 is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a special look at how many are preserving their Latino cultures in the Capital Region. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Cassie Hudson hosts the annual Hispanic Heritage program with stories on a little-known art museum in Troy, the Afro-Latino background of one of the state's most powerful people, and a new documentary celebrating a legend of rock and roll.

Woman found dead in Westminster, police investigating as suspicious death

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

Police are investigating a suspicious death at a Westminster apartment complex, officials announced Saturday.Just after 1 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to a report of a dead woman at the 8400 block of Sheridan Boulevard in Westminster, at the Toscana Apartment Complex.According to a news release from the Westminster Police Department, the woman’s body had been found by her roommate in their home that afternoon.Due to evidence found at the scene, officers are investigating the incident as a suspicious death, the release stated.Suspicious Death Investigation pic.twitter.com/GWH5d2deQ2— Westminster Police (@WestminsterPD) October 8, 2023Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Denver Sheriff Department staffing shortage worsens, overtime soars: “It’s never been this bad” Crime and Public Safety | JonBenet Ramsey murder probe soon to get fresh eyes Crime and Public Safety | Four dead in three overnight crashes...

Desperate people dig out dead and injured from quakes that killed over 2,000 in Afghanistan.

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Men dug through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in western Afghanistan Sunday in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 people. Entire villages were flattened, bodies were trapped under collapsed houses and locals waited for help without even shovels to dig out bodies.Living and dead, victims were trapped under rubble, their faces grey with dust.“Most people were shocked ... some couldn’t even talk. But there were others who couldn’t stop crying and shouting,” photographer Omid Haqjoo, who visited four villages Sunday, told The Associated Press by phone from Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, Herat.Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit a densely populated area near Herat. It was followed by strong aftershocks. A Taliban government spokesman on Sunday provided the toll that, if confirmed, would make it one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades. An earthquake t...

Blinken: US ‘working overtime’ to confirm reports Americans among those killed in Israel

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:02:41 GMT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that U.S. officials have received reports that several Americans have been killed in Israel as a result of Hamas’s attacks on the country. In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, Blinken said the U.S. is working to verify those reports. “Yes, we have reports that several Americans were killed,” Blinken told CNN’s Dana Bash when asked whether Americans were killed or kidnapped in Israel.“We're working overtime to verify that. At the same time, there are reports of missing Americans, and there again, we're working to verify those reports,” Blinken said. Blinken’s comments come after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in decades Saturday, killing an estimated 500 Israelis, according to reports. Blinken reiterated American support for Israel and described the war as “a massive terrorist attack on Israeli civilians, indiscriminate firing of rockets against civilia...