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4 suspected North Korean defectors found in small boat in South Korean waters

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Four suspected North Korean defectors were found in a small wooden boat near the two Koreas’ sea border Tuesday, South Korean officials said.Defections by North Koreans have been a sore point in relations between the two Koreas. South Korea accepts those who choose to resettle in the South, but North Korea often says its people are held against their will in the South and demand they be returned.A coast guard ship found the boat south of the sea border upon a report by a fishing boat and the four people on board identified themselves as North Koreans, coast guard officials said. South Korea’s military said it secured the custody of the North Koreans in coordination with the coast guard, after chasing their boat along the two Koreas’ eastern sea border. The statement said the North Koreans were suspected of defecting to South Korea but gave no further details.South Korea’s Unification Ministry confirmed an investigation of the North Koreans was underway but ...

Day of bloodshed in southwest Mexico kills at least 19 people, including police and officials

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A local security secretary and 12 police officers were shot dead in Guerrero state Monday, authorities said, the worst episode in a day of violence across southwestern Mexico that killed at least 19 people.Another person was slain in the Guerrero state capital and five people, including a police officer, were killed in the neighboring state of Michoacan, officials said.Eleven people were initially reported killed in the attack in El Papayo, which is in the Guerrero township of Coyuca de Benítez on the Pacific Coast. Hours later, the state prosecutor’s office said two more police officers had died.The secretary for security of Coyuca de Benítez was among those slain, said Gabriel Hernández Mendoza, state deputy prosecutor for investigations. He gave no further details.Rigoberto Acosta González, an academic and community leader, was reported shot to death in Chilpancingo, the Guerrero state capital 60 miles (95 kilometers) northeast of Coyuca de Benitez.In Mic...

Significant warming to include temperatures near an unseasonable 80 degrees Tuesday afternoon

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

Mild pattern holds through the workweek but unsettled weather to bring multiple rain chances in coming days while an early season snowstorm targets the Rockies and Northern CascadesSOUTHERLY WINDS TRANSPORT SIGNIFICANTLY MILDER AIR INTO THE REGIONRAINY SPELLS TO COME AND GO THIS WEEKEarly snapshot of how precipitation may lay outFew light showers/sprinkles are possible Tuesday evening, but the best organized rainfall is likely to arrive after midnight in Wednesday's predawn hours and impact the Wednesday AM commute period. Rains are likely pause for a time Wednesday afternoon, then reorganize late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning.TUESDAY AFTERNOON TEMPS — CLIMATE PERSPECTIVETuesday afternoon temperatures to make a run at 80º for parts of the area—worth noting that only 6 years since observations began in 1871 have logged an 80+ day this late in the season.The last time it happened was in 1999 when the mercury reached 80 on October 28th.UNSEASONABLY MILD, BUT UNSETTLED WEATHER ...

Rapper Blueface ordered to pay $13M in damages after Vegas strip club shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- A judge has ordered rapper Blueface to pay a shuttered Las Vegas strip club more than $13 million in damages after a shooting in 2022, according to court documents. Earlier this month, a different judge sentenced Blueface, whose real name is Johnathan Porter, to probation for the Oct. 8, 2022, shooting that left one man injured.The victim said he was shot in the hand outside of Euphoric Gentlemen’s Club on Windy Road off the Las Vegas Strip, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. He reportedly recognized Porter in the venue and had spoken “with him earlier in the night.” The victim said he made a joke about Porter “speaking with some females in a cheap vehicle,” according to the documents.Prosecutors initially charged Porter with attempted murder. A plea deal lowered the charges to battery and discharging a firearm at or into an occupied structure. Las Vegas woman left U2 concert to take $50K from ‘sugar daddy’s’ hotel safe: police Attor...

Seager, Garcia slug Rangers to World Series in 11-4 Game 7 win over Astros in ALCS

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager were the Texas version of the Bash Brothers in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday.The duo combined for seven hits and six RBIs in an 11-4 rout of defending champion Houston to win the series 4-3 and send the Rangers to their third World Series in team history.A Houston Astros fan watches during the sixth inning of Game 6 of the baseball AL Championship Series against the Texas Rangers Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Texas Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe hits a two-run home run during the sixth inning of Game 6 of the baseball AL Championship Series against the Houston Astros Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena makes a play on a ball hit by Texas Rangers' Josh Jung during the fourth inning of Game 6 of the baseball AL Championship Series Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Texas Rangers relief pitcher Jordan Mo...

Jordan Addison and Cam Bynum help Vikings upset 49ers on Monday Night Football

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

A wide open Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) celebrates his touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) celebrates his touchdown against San Francisco 49ers with wide receiver Trishton Jackson (9) in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)A wide open Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) catches a quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) pass for the touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday, Oct., 23 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison (2) bust through an arm tackle San Francisco 49ers safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. (31) in the first quarter of a NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapoli...

Bathroom arson fire evacuates Burnsville elementary school

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

A Burnsville elementary school was evacuated Monday afternoon after an arson fire in a bathroom, officials said.Firefighters responded to a smoke alarm at Edward Neill Elementary just before 1 p.m. A small bathroom fire was extinguished by sprinklers, the fire department said in a statement. No one was injured.Staff and students were evacuated due to water and smoke in the building, which is at 13409 Upton Ave S. north of Burnsville Parkway.“At this time, it is determined to be an arson fire and the fire remains under investigation,” the statement read.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Ex-Minneapolis cop sentenced to workhouse, probation for beating St. Paul man during 2020 civil unrest Crime & Public Safety | Maple Grove ‘Airbnb becomes machine gunBNB,’ sheriff’s office says after 11 guns found at teen’s birthday party Crime & Public Safety | Former Mayo Clinic doctor accused of fatally poisoning w...

Portion of Albany County Rail Trail to face closures

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

NEW SCOTLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A portion of the Albany County Rail Trail will face periodic closures for the next six weeks. The Department of Public Works will be performing restoration work on the Bender Melon Farm Preserve Bridge. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The county said the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on weekdays until the work is complete. Crews will be working to minimize full closures as much as possible.

Mother of missing woman shocked police searched former family property

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The mother of a south St. Louis woman missing for more than three years is shocked over news that investigators were digging in the backyard of the home where they once lived in the 3700 block of Burgen. “I have nothing to hide,” said Michele Miller, Bre-Ayn Miller’s mother. “I would never hurt my child.”Bre-Ayn turned 21 a few months before she was last seen in July 2020. Friends say the south St. Louis woman had a verbal dispute with a boyfriend shortly before her disappearance. She was last seen near Delor and South Grand. Search for missing woman leads police to her family’s backyard The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is not commenting on Monday’s search other than confirming the department requested assistance from the FBI in a missing person’s investigation from 2020.“We just want answers,” said Tony Davis, a neighbor who said Bre-Ayn was a kind child growing up in the Bevo area.Michele Miller continues to plead for anyone with information in the case t...

Teen with cognitive disabilities reported missing near High Ridge

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:16:21 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Personnel with the High Ridge Fire Protection District and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a missing teenager with cognitive disabilities.Takota Latimer, 13, was last seen around 7 p.m. in the area of Carol Park Road, near High Ridge. The boy’s family said he is known to wander off.Authorities deployed drones equipped with thermal imaging and a bloodhound. The dog is being rested after two strenuous hours of searching, and the drones are being recharged. Officers are continuing the search on foot for the time being.Anyone who sees Takota or has knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to contact the non-emergency dispatch line for the sheriff’s office at 636–797–9999.