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Paul Cattermole of UK pop group S Club 7 dies at 46 after group announces reunion tour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

Paul Cattermole, a member of early-2000s British pop group S Club 7, has died just weeks after the band announced a reunion tour. He was 46.The band and Cattermole’s family said Friday that “it is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved son and brother Paul Cattermole.”They said Cattermole was found at his home in Dorset, southwest England, on Thursday and pronounced dead later that afternoon.“While the cause of death is currently unknown, Dorset Police has confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances,” they said.In a statement on social media, members of S Club 7 said they were “truly devastated by the passing of our brother Paul. There are no words to describe the deep sadness and loss we all feel.”“We were so lucky to have had him in our lives and are thankful for the amazing memories we have," the band said.Formed in 1998 by Simon Fuller, the music mogul behind the Spice Girls, S Club 7 was launched – like The Monkees – through a TV sho...

One Pronounced Dead after 2-Car Accident on Highway 178 [Bakersfield, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

One Fatally Struck in Two-Vehicle Collision near Pinto StreetBAKERSFIELD, CA (April 7, 2023) – Wednesday afternoon, one victim was pronounced dead after a 2-car accident on Highway 178.Police responded to the scene shortly before 3:30 p.m., near Pinto Street just west of Ridgecrest after receiving multiple dispatch calls in the area.At this time, the events leading up to the crash remain unclear. However, reports indicate that two vehicles were involved and one car flipped over and blocked the lanes.Due to the extent of injuries sustained, medics pronounced one occupant inside a sedan dead at the scene. Although, authorities have not yet released their name or place of residency.Emergency crews closed off the surrounding area for a brief time during cleanup and preliminary duties before it was later reopened.Those with further information regarding the accident are encouraged to contact the California Highway Patrol as soon as possible. Once available, further details will be ...

VP Harris to meet with expelled Tennessee lawmakers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

By Jasmine Wright | CNNVice President Kamala Harris will travel to Nashville on Friday to advocate for gun control and meet with the a pair of state lawmakers who were expelled from the General Assembly after they protested in favor of gun control on the state House floor.Harris is set to meet with advocates and lawmakers including two former Tennessee Democratic Reps. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson, both Black men, who were expelled for protesting for gun control. Harris’ trip is meant to convey the administration’s seriousness about gun reform and democracy at large, and Harris will renew the Biden administration’s call for a ban on assault-style weapons while there, a White House official said.“Today, @VP will travel to Nashville, TN. There she will meet with state lawmakers as well as young leaders who continue to demand action on common sense gun reform,” Kirsten Allen, Harris’ press secretary, tweeted on Friday.Harris will meet with th...

SF Giants outfielder Mitch Haniger suffered back tightness while rehabbing from oblique injury, still in ‘early stages’ of recovery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Outfielder Mitch Haniger is not expected to make his Giants debut this homestand, manager Gabe Kapler said before the team’s home opener at Oracle Park on Friday.Their highest-priced free-agent addition is more likely to make his debut during the club’s upcoming road trip to Detroit and Miami starting April 14, Kapler said. However, Haniger said that he is still in the early stages of his rehab and will require a rehab assignment before he’s ready to join the big-league club.Haniger suffered an oblique injury in spring training and was placed on the 10-day injured list to start the season. He said Friday that back tightness interrupted his progress and provided a minor setback.“My back locked up for me right around the time the team left (spring training), so I had to put things on hold for a while,” he said. “But now I’m just kind of building up baseball activities and hopefully will start ramping things up here.”He said he had to get some medicati...

DeSantis: I’ll void Reedy Creek deal, consider hotel tax, tolls for Disney World

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

By Steven Lemongello and Skyler Swisher, Orlando SentinelEscalating an already hot feud, Gov. Ron DeSantis says he plans to work with the Legislature to void the Reedy Creek deal with Disney that stripped the new board of its power and consider imposing new hotel taxes and tolls on Disney World.“Come hell or high water, we’re going to make sure that policy of Florida carries the day,” DeSantis said in a speech at Hillsdale College in Michigan on Thursday night, first reported by Politico. “And so they can keep trying to do things. But ultimately we’re going to win on every single issue involving Disney, I can tell you that.”In a question-and-answer session at the conservative Michigan college, DeSantis called the entertainment giant and largest single-site employer in the state a “joke.”Disney is “acting like somehow that they pulled one over on the state,” DeSantis said.“But now that Disney has reopened this issue, we’re not just going to void the development agreement they tried t...

Correction: MLB players with most career games exclusively at shortstop

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

A story​ on Friday incorrectly reported the number of ​Major League Baseball ​players with more games exclusively at shortstop than the Giants’ Brandon Crawford. There are four: Luis Aparicio, JJ Hardy, Derek Jeter and Ozzie Smith.

Ex-Theranos exec Balwani headed to prison after losing appeal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

By Michael Liedtke | Associated PressFormer Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani will be heading to prison later this month after an appeals court rejected his bid to remain free while he contests his conviction for carrying out a blood-testing hoax with his former boss and lover, Elizabeth Holmes.The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision late Thursday refusing Balwani’s request to delay the start of his nearly 13-year prison sentence still leaves open the question of when he will have to surrender to authorities.Jeffrey Coopersmith, one of Balwani’s lawyers, proposed that Balwani, 57, report to prison April 20 in a motion filed with U.S. District Judge Edward Davila, who presided over Balwani’s trial last year and imposed his sentence in December.Balwani’s proposed April 20 reporting date is a week before Holmes, Theranos’ founder and CEO, is scheduled to begin a more than 11-year prison sentence after being convicted on four ...

British pop singer Paul Cattermole dies at 46; was member of S Club 7

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

Associated PressLONDON — Paul Cattermole, a member of early-2000s British pop group S Club 7, has died just weeks after the band announced a reunion tour. He was 46.The band and Cattermole’s family said Friday that “it is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved son and brother Paul Cattermole.”They said Cattermole was found at his home in Dorset, southwest England, on Thursday and pronounced dead later that afternoon.Members of S Club7 — from left, Jon Lee, Jo O’Meara, Hannah Spearritt, Bradley McIntosh, Rachel Stevens, Tina Barrett and Paul Cattermole — attend a news conference in London in 2014. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Archives) “While the cause of death is currently unknown, Dorset Police has confirmed that there were no suspicious circumstances,” they said.In a statement on social media, members of S Club 7 said they were “truly devastated by the passing of our brother Paul. Ther...

Police ID man fatally stabbed in Montgomery Co. after Metrobus argument

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

Police in Montgomery County, Maryland, have identified the man who was fatally stabbed after getting into an argument on a Metrobus earlier this week.Police were called to the parking garage in the 11300 block of Amherst Avenue in Wheaton shortly after 12:20 p.m. Wednesday for a reported stabbing. Officers found 28-year-old Amontae Robert Cunningham, of Rockville, with what appeared to be a stab wound. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.Investigators said they learned Cunningham was a passenger on a Metrobus and had gotten into an argument with another passenger, who has not yet been identified. When the bus stopped in front of the parking garage, Cunningham got off the bus, followed by the other man who then stabbed him, according to police.Detectives are asking any other passengers who were on the bus before the stabbing to contact the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070.Crime Solvers of Montgomery County is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that leads ...

¿Qué hacer antes, durante y después de la erupción de un volcán?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:34:08 GMT

(CNN Español) — ¿Qué hacer en caso de una erupción volcánica? Si bien la respuesta debe ser conocida por todos, es casi un requisito esencial para aquellos que viven en una ciudad o localidad aledaña a un volcán.De acuerdo a información de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades (CDC), las medidas se pueden separar en las que se deben tomar antes, durante y después de que un volcán entre en erupción.Cuatro personas están cerca de la lava emanada desde el volcán Kilauea, en Hawai, Estados Unidos. Acercarte a la lava es una de las cosas que no debes hacer. (Crédito: Mario Tama/Getty Images)Antes de la erupción de un volcánLos CDC recomiendan equiparse con lo primero que se pueda necesitar en situaciones de este tipo. Sugieren tener un kit de emergencia con estos objetos:Linterna y varias pilas o bateríasBotiquín de primeros auxilios y manualComida y agua de emergenciaAbrelatas manual (no eléctrico)Medicamentos esencialesZapatos robustosProtección respiratoria (respiración)Pr...