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NASCAR slams Stewart-Haas Racing for cheating to make 2 consecutive days of massive penalties

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR issued its second massive penalty in as many days by levying huge fines Wednesday against Stewart-Haas Racing for an alleged “counterfeit part” found on Chase Briscoe’s car in a secondary inspection after the Coca-Cola 600.SHR’s No. 14 team was docked 120 points in both the owner standings and Briscoe’s driver standings, and he also was stripped of 25 playoff points. John Klausmeier, the crew chief, is suspended six races and was fined $250,000.The penalties are the harshest NASCAR can impose under its written deterrence system. It comes a day after superstar Chase Elliott was suspended one race for deliberately wrecking Denny Hamlin on Monday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.“We would much rather be talking about the phenomenal racing we just had at Charlotte Motor Speedway than penalties,” said Elton Sawyer, NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition. “We are the custodians of the garage.”The penalties against SHR fall under rules that p...

Body of Missouri ER doctor found in Arkansas lake had apparent gunshot wound

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A missing emergency room doctor from Missouri was found dead in Arkansas from an apparent gunshot wound, authorities confirmed Wednesday, but they’re still investigating what happened in the week since he was last seen.A kayaker discovered the body of 49-year-old Dr. John Forsyth on Tuesday in Beaver Lake, a large reservoir in northwestern Arkansas, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said. No further information would immediately be released, authorities said, and they didn’t specify if he was shot by someone else or if the wound was self-inflicted. The doctor’s unlocked vehicle with his wallet, two phones, a laptop and other items had been found Sunday near a city-run public pool in Cassville, the town in the Missouri Ozarks where he worked, said his brother Richard Forsyth. The body was found at a location about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away, Arkansas authorities say. Cassville is about 200 miles south of Kansas City.Surveillance video fro...

Broncos sign kicker Elliott Fry after dumping veteran Brandon McManus

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Elliott Fry will get the first chance to serve as Brandon McManus’ successor in Denver after the Broncos signed the third-year kicker who has appeared in three career NFL games games with the Falcons, Chiefs and Bengals.The Broncos cut ties with McManus on May 23, and coach Sean Payton indicated last week that money was a driver in the decision. They saved $3.75 million in salary and $2.5 million in cap space by dumping McManus.The last holdover from the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50-winning team, McManus took out a full-page advertisement in the Denver Post last weekend thanking “Broncos Country” and listing more than 150 members of the organization. McManus quickly signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after his nine-year career in Denver came to a close with him as the second-leading scorer in team history, highlighted by his 10-for-10 run through the playoffs on the way to the franchise’s third Super Bowl title. He connected on a franchise-most ...

Denver weather: Scattered storms Wednesday, Thursday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay stormy Wednesday night into Thursday. Storms could turn severe along the Front Range and Eastern Plains on Wednesday night. Weather tonight: Stormy Scattered storms will move north across the Denver metro area, the Front Range and the plains on Wednesday night. Some storms could turn severe with gusty winds and hail up to the size of a quarter. Temperatures will cool to the 50s overnight with partly cloudy skies. Weather tomorrow: Heavy rainThursday will have partly to mostly cloudy skies with a high temperature in the mid-70s. There will be a 40% chance for scattered showers and storms through the afternoon and evening. May 2023 rain setting new records, relieving drought in Denver There won't be a threat for storms to turn severe on Thursday, but storms will still bring the chance for heavy rain and lightning. Looking ahead: Storm chances continueScattered storms will stay in the forecast for the rest of the week, with the highest chanc...

5 minors arrested in beating of Marines at Southern California beach

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — Five juveniles have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the beating of three Marines by a large group of youths on a Southern California pier, authorities said.The assault happened shortly before 10 p.m. Friday in the city of San Clemente near Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base. Video circulating online showed a melee with the victims, who were not in uniform, on the ground being kicked until a woman and a man broke it up.Arriving deputies initially found two victims but then determined a third Marine was also assaulted, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement Tuesday.Firefighters provided medical aid to the Marines, who declined to be taken to a hospital.Four boys and one girl were arrested Tuesday and booked for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, the statement said. Their ages were not specified.A motive for the attack was not immediately known.Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Woodruff said Wednesday that inves...

State investigating complaints that healthcare company Compass Medical has suddenly shut down

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

The state is launching an investigation into the healthcare company Compass Medical after patient complaints that the company with several locations in Massachusetts has suddenly shut down, a spokesperson for the state Executive Office of Health and Human Services said on Wednesday. Compass Medical’s facilities include local sites in Quincy, Braintree, Bridgewater and Abington, among other locations. 7NEWS reached out to Compass on several occasions on Wednesday but had not heard back as of around 6 p.m. In their statement, the Health and Human Services spokesperson said “Our administration is concerned by reports of Compass Medical’s closure.”“We understand that this is stressful news for patients and staff, and we are working to learn more about the situation as quickly as possible,” the spokesperson said. “We have reached out to the company and are in touch with our colleagues at the Attorney General’s Office.”The state Attorney General’s Office also responded in a stat...

Dozens displaced after fire breaks out at Brighton apartment building

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

Dozens of residents were left without a place to stay after a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in Brighton on Wednesday morning, forcing the MBTA to suspend nearby Green Line service in the process.The Boston Fire Department said its companies were called to an apartment building in the 1900 block of Commonwealth Ave. around 9:40 a.m. On scene, officials said firefighters saw flames on the third and sixth floor of the building. Crews used ladders to fight the blaze. Firefighters also cut a hole in the building roof and broke windows throughout the building to vent smoke before rescuing several pets left inside. In a later update, the department said it worked to knock on all unit doors in the building to evacuate residents — some of whom were able to self-evacuate beforehand.Meanwhile, the MBTA said service for the B branch was suspended between Washington Street and Boston College due to the response, and initially announced that shuttle buses would ...

AI industry and researchers sign statement warning of ‘extinction’ risk

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

Washington (CNN) — Dozens of AI industry leaders, academics and even some celebrities on Tuesday called for reducing the risk of global annihilation due to artificial intelligence, arguing in a brief statement that the threat of an AI extinction event should be a top global priority.“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” read the statement published by the Center for AI Safety.The statement was signed by leading industry officials including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman; the so-called “godfather” of AI, Geoffrey Hinton; top executives and researchers from Google DeepMind and Anthropic; Kevin Scott, Microsoft’s chief technology officer; Bruce Schneier, the internet security and cryptography pioneer; climate advocate Bill McKibben; and the musician Grimes, among others.The statement highlights wide-ranging concerns about the ultimate danger of unchecked artificial intelligen...

Danny Masterson, ‘That ’70s Show’ actor, found guilty of rape

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

(CNN) — A Los Angeles jury has found actor Danny Masterson guilty on two of the three counts of rape in a retrial on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney.There was a hung jury on the third count, the District Attorney said.“We want to express our gratitude to the three women who came forward and bravely shared their experiences. Their courage and strength have been an inspiration to us all,” District Attorney Gascón said. “While we are disappointed that the jury did not convict on all counts, we respect their decision.”The “That ’70s Show” star, 47, had pleaded not guilty to raping three women at his home in separate incidents between 2001 and 2003.He is facing a possible sentence of up to 30 years to life in state prison.Masterson was taken into custody on Wednesday following the verdict.The trial started on April 24 and the case went to the jury on May 17. Masterson was represented by defense lawyers Shawn Holley and Philip Cohen. Deputy ...

Security guard found not guilty of 2019 assault of 11-year-old shoplifter at Boston Primark

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:56 GMT

A jury found a security guard not guilty of assault in connection with an incident inside the Primark in Downtown Crossing. In 2019, 36-year-old Mohammed Khan of Cambridge was accused of choking and punching an 11-year-old who later admitted to shoplifting about $175 worth of merchandise. A jury found him not guilty of assault and battery and a civil rights violation on Tuesday.Khan and his employer, Securitas Security Services USA Inc., of Parsippany, New Jersey, were both indicted and charged in late 2019 with assault and battery on a child under 14 and one count each of civil rights violations, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office.Khan pled not guilty while his company agreed in 2021 to implement changes following the indictment. Securitas entered a two-year agreement with the state, where they must make changes to how they train guards and special police officers, as well as how they retain records.The Suffolk District Attorney said in 2021 if these terms wer...