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Police ID suspect killed in Southeast DC shooting that left 1 officer shot, 2 others injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

The suspect who was fatally shot in an exchange of gunfire with police in Southeast D.C. on Thursday afternoon has been identified.Arthur Porter, 33, of Northwest D.C., was shot and killed by police who responded to the 2800 block of Gainesville Street SE for reports of an armed man arguing with two women. As officers approached Porter to speak with him, he fled and fired multiple shots back at police while running.One officer was shot and sustained “a serious injury,” according to a Friday press release. He was transported to a local hospital and has since been categorized as in stable condition.According to the release, the officer, who has not been named, was a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Police Academy and was undergoing field training.As he was running, Porter also pointed his handgun at another officer, who shot and fatally struck him. He died at the scene.“Officers returned fire at the suspect, who was struck multiple times,” police spokesperson Paris Lewb...

El partido Acción Democrática pide postergar las elecciones primarias en Venezuela

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

(CNN Español) — El partido Acción Democrática de Venezuela pidió este viernes a la Comisión Nacional de Primarias que se posterguen las elecciones primarias de la oposición previstas para el domingo en ese país, hasta que se superen algunas barreras que AD señala.En una conferencia y a través de una carta pública enviada al presidente de la Comisión, Jesús María Casal, dijeron que algunas “graves irregularidades” alteran la normalidad del proceso, entre ellas la reubicación de centros electorales”, que según el partido provocaría que la participación electoral disminuya.¿Por qué son importantes las elecciones primarias de la oposición en Venezuela?La Comisión Nacional de Primarias es un cuerpo autogestionado por la oposición para supervisar las elecciones primarias de este domingo, en la cual 10 aspirantes compiten por una candidatura unificada para enfrentar en 2024 a quien represente al oficialismo, ya fuere el actual mandatario Nicolás Maduro u otra figura...

Car crashes into fire rescue station in NWMD overnight

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

A car crashed straight into a firehouse in Northwest Miami-Dade early Saturday morning.The incident happened at Firehouse 26 near Northwest 32nd Avenue and Northwest 119th Street.Fire rescue confirmed multiple people had to be taken to the hospital.Video showed that at least two cars were involved, with one crashing through the station’s garage door.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was on scene tending to a woman and a man who was taken to the hospital on a stretcher.7News is waiting to hear back from police for more information.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Shuttles replace Green Line service from Kenmore to Park after overhead wire problem, MBTA says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

Shuttle buses are replacing service between Kenmore and Park Street on the Green Line due to “an overhead wire problem” near Copley Station, the MBTA announced Saturday morning.Just after 8 a.m., about 20 feet of overhead wire came down after a problem with the pantograph on top of the trolley, an MBTA spokesperson confirmed. Officials said the transit agency’s Power Department is making repairs to the catenary system.Two trolleys were stalled in between stations in the area of the overhead wires. Five passengers walked to Copley Station, while 10 passengers walked to the Arlington Station from their stopped trolleys, officials said.Green Line E Branch commuters are being directed to the 39 bus route, while a bus shuttle has been set up between Kenmore and Park Street.The Green Line B Branch is closed from Packard’s Corner to Government Center. Commuters have been directed to the 57 bus route to Kenmore.https://twit...

How Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent rose from zero-star recruit to Division II record-breaker to NFL rookie starter through preparation and confidence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

Tyson Bagent prides himself on his preparation.It is, he says, a big part of what has propelled him from being a zero-star high school recruit in West Virginia to the verge of his first NFL start Sunday at Soldier Field.So when the question came to Bagent on Wednesday during his first news conference as the Chicago Bears Week 7 starting quarterback, he responded as if he had prepared for this too.What was his backup plan if this dream to play in the NFL didn’t materialize out of his unusual path through Division II football?“I was going to basically just CrossFit my life away, get as ripped and jacked as I possibly could,” Bagent said without missing a beat. “And be a teacher at Martinsburg High School.”Martinsburg High, located in eastern West Virginia about 80 miles from Washington, D.C., will have to wait to hire its ripped alumnus.Bagent, 23, has more odds to defy.Five years ago, Bagent was beginning his collegiate career at Division II Shepherd, in...

Union calls for resignation of Markham Public Library CEO over Islamic Heritage display removal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

The union representing 6,000 municipal and library workers in York Region has called for the resignation of the CEO of Markham Public Libraries following the temporary removal of Islamic Heritage Month displays last week.CUPE Local 905 called for the removal of Catherine Biss, saying it has lost all trust in her leadership adding her actions and comments affect the safety of workers they represent.An email sent out to employees suggested the Islamic Heritage Month displays be removed in the wake of the current situation in the Middle East so that the library is not “perceived” as taking a particular side in the conflict. The email made reference that the directive came from Biss and an unnamed councillor.“If you currently have any merchandising around this topic, please take it down for now. If you haven’t put it up yet, please do not,” the email read.However, the displays were later reinstated with Biss apologizing and taking full responsibility, stating the email was &...

5 dead and 5 injured — names on a scrap of paper show impact of Gaza war on a US family

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — In blue ink on a scrap of white paper that sits on his desk, Jehad Adwan scribbles the names and ages of his wife’s relatives. Next to five names, he writes “killed” or simply, “K.” Beside another five, he marks “injured” or “I.” With every news report, social media post and conversation with a relative, he’s keeping track — from his suburban Minneapolis home — of the toll the Israel-Hamas war is taking on his family, and his wife’s family, in Gaza. “What is preoccupying my brain, my everything, is just the fear of what’s going to happen next,” he said in an interview.The family’s plight reflects the far reach of the war for Palestinian and Israeli families around the world. For Adwan, even the hospital bombing that killed hundreds in Gaza had a personal connection. It was the place where he trained to become a nurse before moving to the U.S. and becoming a nursing professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato.Adwan and his wife,...

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in London as Israel-Hamas war roils the world

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in London and other cities on Saturday to demand Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza, as the Israel-Hamas war entered its third week and its ripples spread around the globe.On the day a trickle of aid entered Gaza, where more than 1 million people have left their homes because of the conflict, protesters gathered in the rain at Marble Arch near London’s Hyde Park before marching to the government district, Whitehall. Police estimated the crowd winding its way through central London at “up to 100,000.” Waving Palestinian flags, participants called for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes launched in the wake of a brutal incursion into southern Israel by the Hamas militant group that controls Gaza.The war has raised tensions around the world, with both Jewish and Muslim communities feeling under threat. British authorities have urged demonstrators to be mindful of the pain and anxiety felt by the Jewi...

EU and US envoys urge Kosovo and Serbia to resume dialogue in order to defuse tensions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The envoys of the European Union and the United States urged Kosovo and Serbia on Saturday to resume their dialogue on normalizing relations before the bitter tensions between the two nations result in more violence.EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak and U.S. Special Representative to the Western Balkans Gabriel Escobar met with Prime Minister Albin Kurti in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina. The visitors were accompanied by top diplomats from Germany, France and Italy, and planned to travel on to Serbia. It was the first such engagement since about 30 Serb gunmen crossed into northern Kosovo on Sept. 24, killing a police officer and setting up barricades before launching an hours-long gun battle with Kosovo police. Three gunmen were killed. Lajcak said that during their meeting with Kurti, the foreign officials stressed that “the terrorist attack against Kosovo police by armed individuals (that) constitutes a clear and unprecedented escalation.” He added that the attac...

Civilians killed and wounded as Russian forces renew push to take towns in eastern Ukraine

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:55 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At least three civilians were killed and others wounded in Ukraine on Friday and Saturday, as Russian forces continued to shell areas across the country and pushed forward near an embattled eastern city, local Ukrainian officials reported Saturday. A man died as Russian forces shelled the Ukrainian-held town of Nikopol from their stronghold at Ukraine’s largest nuclear plant, according to Ukrainian local Gov. Serhii Lysak. Lysak said that emergency services in Nikopol were working to assess the damage. Russian troops took over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant early in the war, sparking intermittent fears of a radiation incident as shelling persisted near the site, often targeting Ukrainian-controlled settlements across the Dnieper River. In Kryvyi Rih, the central Ukraine hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, , a 60-year-old man died on Friday evening when a Russian missile slammed into an industrial facility, according to Telegram posts by Mayor ...