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A German far-right party leader has been taken to a hospital from an election rally

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was given medical treatment and then taken to a hospital shortly before he was due to speak at an election rally in Bavaria on Wednesday, police said.There were few details about what exactly happened at the event in Ingolstadt, before a state election on Sunday. The party said that Tino Chrupalla, one of its two co-leaders, was hospitalized following what it called a “violent incident,” German news agency dpa reported. It didn’t immediately have details on his condition.According to the party, the incident happened in a crowd shortly before he was due to speak.A police statement Wednesday evening said that Chrupalla had to be given medical treatment backstage at about 4:30 p.m. and was then taken to a hospital, but “an obvious injury was not apparent at that time.” It did not give more details on the treatment or what was thought to have happened.It said that police were investigating to determine “the prec...

NASCAR moves Atlanta and Watkins Glen into the playoffs on 2024 schedule

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR added Atlanta Motor Speedway and the road course at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York to the playoffs as part of the 2024 Cup Series schedule released Wednesday. Many of the celebrated changes to the schedule had already been announced: Bristol Motor Speedway is removing the dirt for its spring race, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is returning NASCAR to his historic oval and Iowa Speedway will finally host a Cup race. The remainder of the schedule release showed that the season again begins with the exhibition Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, followed by the Daytona 500 on Feb. 18. The season ends once again at Phoenix Raceway, where the Cup champion will be crowned on Nov. 10. The notable changes to the schedule are the additions of the playoffs of Atlanta and Watkins Glen, as well as the regular-season finale moving one week from Daytona to Darlington, South Carolina, in an unchanged stretch of August racing. Dayto...

U.S. women’s team, led by Simone Biles, wins seventh consecutive team title at gymnastics world championships

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — U.S. women’s team, led by Simone Biles, wins seventh consecutive team title at gymnastics world championships.Source

Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes: ‘I just haven’t played very good’ amid 3-1 start to season

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes criticized his own performance four games into the season Wednesday, saying that the two-time and reigning league MVP must play better if Kansas City wants to defend its Super Bowl title.The Chiefs are 3-1 and atop the AFC West heading into Sunday’s game in Minnesota, but their most recent win over the Jets came largely in spite of the NFL’s biggest star. Mahomes was just 21 of 29 for 203 yards with a touchdown pass and two badly thrown interceptions, though he did make a couple of crucial plays with his feet late in the game to secure the win.It was the third time in four games Mahomes has failed to throw for more than 300 yards, and the only time he did was a 305-yard effort against Jacksonville, when the Chiefs offense managed just two touchdowns in slogging to a 17-9 win.“I just haven’t played very good to start the season,” said Mahomes, who threw for a franchise-record 5,250 yards with a league-leadin...

Denver International Airport plans to add 100 gates in the next 2 decades

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Major changes are coming to the third-busiest airport in the nation. Passenger traffic has reached an all-time high at Denver International Airport, with more than 36.5 million travelers going through so far this year. Now the airport needs to expand to meet the growth. Aspiring pilot creates replica of Denver International Airport The airport is projecting 78 million passengers by the end of 2023 and 100 million passengers annually by 2027. But the airport is only designed to serve 50 million a year."We're on this accelerated timeline to keep up with the growth," airport CEO Phil Washington said.More travelers means longer security lines, which is why a new checkpoint is being added. It will include new technology to help move people through faster.“We believe that it will ease a lot of the security wait times and we are preparing for that opening right now,” Washington said.The west security checkpoint will open in February, and at that point, north security wil...

This town in Colorado has a population of zero

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- You might think that to have a town, you would have to have at least a few people who actually live in it.Well, you would be wrong - at least in Colorado.Carbonate, located north of Glenwood Springs in Garfield County, is an official municipality, according to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. There are more ghost towns in Colorado than live ones It has a yearly budget, a town clerk, a board of trustees and more, aligning it with other towns in Colorado.There is one key difference between it and other towns, however: The official population of Carbonate is zero and has been for a very long time.How is this possible?Carbonate was officially reinstated as a town in 2014 through a unanimous election, having been originally formed in 1883 and never officially abandoned, according to a petition.The town is 640 acres, around 1 square mile, and most of that is publicly owned and held by the U.S. Forest Service. Around 79 acres is held by private owners.While the...

Steak Au Poivre / Ostrow Brasserie, Miami

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

(WSVN) – Give your steak a classic French taste with a kosher touch. That’s what’s cooking tonight as we grab a Bite with Belkys.The Chef: Olivia OstrowThe Restaurant: Ostrow Brasserie, MiamiThe Dish: Steak au PoivreIngredients:10 Oz Denver steak strip marinated with crushed black and green peppercornsButter or duck fat for cooking steakSauce:1 tbsp of butter (use duck fat if Kosher)100g (3.5oz) of chopped shallot100g (3.5oz) of black and green peppercorns2 oz of sherry wine2 oz of port wine1/2 cup heavy cream (use non-dairy if Kosher)1 tablespoon of Dijon mustardPinch of saltMethod of Preparation:Marinate 10 oz steak strip with cracked pepper and a little olive oil (overnight is best) and set aside.Sear steak in a pan with butter and cook to the desired temperature.In a skillet over low heat, melt butter and add chopped shallots. Saute for a minute, then carefully pour in sherry and port wine. Add 1 tablespoon of Dijon.As the color changes to brown, add pepper, cr...

Miami Police honor former mounted officer with renaming of stables at Lummus Park

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

City of Miami Police paid a touching tribute to a former mounted police officerThe police department held a ceremony on Wednesday to honor former Mounted Police Officer Manuel Gomez by renaming the Mounted Patrol Stables at Lummus Park. The facility will now be known as the Officer Manuel Gomez Mounted Facility.In 2006, Gomez bruised his spine when he fell from his police horse while on duty during the Three Kings Parade.Medical professionals at Jackson Memorial Hospital employed hypothermia treatment to mitigate the damage, ultimately enabling him to regain his ability to walk.“Incredible, after so many years to see so many beautiful friends,” said Gomez. “This is an incredible journey; it’s been rewarding.” Gomez dedicated nearly two decades of service to patrolling the streets of Miami’s Little Havana neighborhood.

‘We owe it to our community’: Fort Lauderdale mayor to outline $500M 10-year plan to help prevent flooding

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

Fort Lauderdale officials are on a mission to drain out the issues of the city’s flood-prone communities, months after historic flooding impacted the region.7News cameras on April 13 captured standing water in Fort Lauderdale’s Melrose Park neighborhood a day after downpours swept across Broward County.More than two dozen inches of rain fell in a matter of hours, leaving much of the city and other parts of the county underwater.Many residents were forced to leave their homes. Some put their belongings in canoes.“This past April taught us a lesson, that even though it was a once-in-a-thousand-year storm — 26 inches in five hours — no community has ever suffered that anywhere in the history of the country,” said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis.Wednesday night, in his state of the city speech, Trantalis will outline his plan to help prevent flooding in the future.It’s a 10-year plan that will cost $500 million dollars, to protect some of t...

Warm Thursday, showers return for the weekend

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:07:51 GMT

It was another day in the 80s outside of the coast! Tomorrow it won’t be as warm but still above average. Temperatures will continue to slide down into the 60s over the next 7 days. Although that’ll come at the expense of some weekend showers.Overnight, areas of fog will redevelop as temperatures fall to the upper 50s and low 60s and are more in line with our dew points. Once the fog lifts, we’ll see sun, with some high clouds mixing in later. High temperatures inland will in the upper 70s. A south/southeasterly breeze will keep temperatures in the upper 60s for the Islands and Cape Cod. It’ll be near 70° on the coast.Look to our west on radar and satellite, and there are our changes into the weekend. A cold front is draped across the Midwest and South as of this evening. That will slowly advance east into the weekend. It’ll bring us rain and could pull in some tropical moisture from Tropical Storm Philippe. Here’s a look at rain chances into Satu...