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Man shot after attempted armed robbery on South Side

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

CHICAGO -- A 22-year-old man is in critical condition after resisting an armed robbery on the Far South Side, police said. The man was found in the 11000 block of South Western Avenue around 1:48 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the chest. Teen, 17, shot in arm on West Side: CPD Police investigation found that the man was approached by unidentified individual who attempted to rob him at gunpoint. The man refused and the armed individual fired shots before fleeing on foot.There is currently no one in custody and police are investigating the incident.

Mass shooting in Georgia: At least 4 killed, county says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — A county government official in Georgia says at least four people have been killed in a mass shooting in a small community south of Atlanta.A statement from Henry County officials said police were still investigating an “active shooter incident” that occurred late Saturday morning at a subdivision in Hampton, a city of about 8,500 people about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Atlanta.“I can confirm that four people are deceased," county government spokeswoman Melissa Robinson told The Associated Press by phone. "As of right now, the suspect is still at large.”Police in Hampton, Georgia, planned to release more details at a Saturday afternoon news conference.Several local law enforcement agencies were assisting, as was the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. GBI spokeswoman Nelly Miles said she had no information other than that GBI agents had been asked to help.This is a developing story.

Billy Baldwin went to same high school as suspected Long Island serial killer, he says: 'Mind-boggling'

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – “Backdraft” actor Billy Baldwin said Friday that he and Rex Heuermann, the suspect accused in a string of murders on Long Island, had attended the same school in the late ‘70s-early ‘80s.“Woke up this morning to learn that the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect was my high school classmate Rex Heuermann,” Baldwin tweeted, calling the discovery “mind-boggling.” Who is Rex Heuermann? What we know about Long Island serial killer suspect Baldwin, whose famous family includes actors Alec Baldwin and Steven Baldwin, was born in Massapequa, New York — the same Long Island town where Heuermann said he’d lived all his life, Nexstar's WPIX reported.Baldwin also identified Massapequa’s Berner High School as his and Heuermann’s alma mater — a claim many of the school’s alumni have seemingly confirmed on Facebook since Heuermann’s arrest.This booking image provided by Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office, shows Rex Heuermann, a Long Island architect who was charged Friday, July 14, 2023,...

5 non-climate dangers that extreme heat can contribute to

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

(The Hill) – Heat waves are the most deadly climate disaster, killing far more people every year than wildfires, hurricanes and floods combined.But rising temperatures aren’t the only reason that extreme heat is becoming a bigger risk.Other important reasons include discriminatory urban planning, the insidious nature of heat illness itself and the decade-long federal tug-of-war over how to respond to heat waves.Here are five reasons — aside from climate change — why heat risk is worsening.The U.S. spent years ‘moving backward’ on heatIn 2013, President Barack Obama issued a sweeping executive order which aimed to make U.S. communities more resilient in the face of the impacts of climate change — from rising seas to rising temperatures.That order sought to coordinate actions by federal agencies to protect populations from climate risk — and to ensure that infrastructure spending wasn’t inadvertently making the country less safe.  El Niño could mean the hott...

Grading the Week: Behold, the Hunter Tyson Era of Nuggets basketball is upon us

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

The future has arrived, and his name is Hunter Tyson.Yes, we’re just four Summer League games into his Nuggets career, but consider Grading the Week the lead conductor of the Hunter Tyson hype train.Hunter Tyson — AOK, let’s get one thing out of the way right off the bat:Just because some guy lights it up at NBA Summer League doesn’t necessarily mean he is going to do the same in the Association. There are countless examples of players who set Las Vegas ablaze, only to flame out once the games actually count. (We’re looking at you, Nikoloz Tskitishvili.)That being said, we love what we’ve seen thus far.This is a man with the spiciness of a Bruce Brown, the confidence of a Jamal Murray and the leaping ability of a Jokic brother. Oh, and he can also shoot the lights out.On Friday night alone, the 6-foot-8 Clemson product scored 31 points on just 13 shots (11 of 13) and sank a ridiculous 7 of 9 from 3-point range. Through four games, he was the No. 4 score...

The faltering PR campaign of Old Kazakhstan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

During her parliamentary speech on February 3, 2022, UK parliamentarian Dame Margaret Hodges shed light on a group of individuals associated with Kazakhstan’s former president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who had illicitly funnelled billions of dollars through the United Kingdom - writes Poul AndreasenWith Nazarbayev's departure from power and the rise of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as the new president, a significant challenge now looms over the so-called Old Kazakhstan elites, posing an existential threat to their status quo. The people of Kazakhstan strongly yearn for justice, and Tokayev has demonstrated a resolute commitment to delivering it. In this context, the initiation of prosecutions against these corrupt individuals in Kazakhstan not only holds potential for recovering and repatriating assets but also indicates the UK's willingness to collaborate in the pursuit of justice.Following his inauguration as president in 2019, Tokayev initiated the dismantling of the Nazarbayev regime by r...

Kidnapped San Mateo woman found in Mexico, en route back to U.S.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

(KRON) -- A San Mateo woman who was kidnapped in Mexico last year has been found and will soon be reunited with her Bay Area family, the Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed to KRON4. VIDEO: Six people injured after large tree topples over in Santa Rosa park Monica De Leon Barba is safe and currently en route back to the United States, the FBI said. De Leon Barba was kidnapped while out walking her dog on Nov. 29, 2022 in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico. (Photos courtesy of find Monica De Leon Facebook page)The FBI released video of her kidnapping to the public in April to help find her. In the video, De Leon Barba can be seen walking along the road with her dog. She was then forced into a vehicle by several suspects. In a second clip, three cars were highlighted which were used in the kidnapping, the FBI said. The descriptions of five suspects were released as well. De Leon Barba's dog was later seen running loose in the street, before it was found by a family member."For the p...

Authorities search for man suspected of killing 4 people in Georgia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities on Saturday were searching for a man suspected of gunning down three men and a woman in Georgia.Andre Longmore, a 40-year-old from Hampton, Georgia, is believed to be armed and dangerous, Hampton Police Chief James Turner said during a news conference.Authorities said the shootings happened late Saturday morning at a subdivision in Hampton, a city of about 8,500 people about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of Atlanta.Turner said detectives are investigating at least four crime scenes that are in close proximity to one another. He declined to discuss a possible motive.Authorities didn’t release the victims’ names, saying they were trying to notify their families.Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett said his office is offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to Longmore’s arrest and prosecution.He also addressed Longmore directly, saying: “Wherever you are, we will hunt you down in whatever hole you may be hiding in and b...

Bayern Munich power broker Uli Hoeneß confident that Harry Kane will join from Tottenham

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

TEGERNSEE, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeneß is confident that England captain Harry Kane will switch to the club from Tottenham this summer.Hoeneß, Bayern’s former president who recently returned for a consulting role, told journalists at the team’s training camp on Saturday that the striker has already decided to join the Bavarian powerhouse and that negotiations with Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy are ongoing.Hoeneß said supervisory board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen have regularly spoken with Kane and his representatives.“Up to now it was the case that Harry has clearly signaled in all the talks that his mind is made up. And if that remains the case, then we’ll get him,” Hoeneß said. “Then Tottenham will have to give way.”Hoeneß said Tottenham would not be able to turn down 80 or 90 million euros ($90 or $100 million) for the player, who just has a year left on his Tottenham contract, and that Kane wants to play ...

Schwarber lifts Phillies to 6-4 comeback win over Machado and Padres

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:55:26 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a tying home run in the seventh inning and then drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 6-4 victory over Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday.Machado had put San Diego in front 5-4 with his 300th career home run, a solo shot in the eighth.Bryce Harper tied it in the eighth with a pinch-hit RBI infield single to help the Phillies snap a three-game losing streak.Trent Grisham also homered for the Padres, who were going for their season-best fourth win in a row.Philadelphia right-hander Taijuan Walker (10-3, 4.02 ERA) is scheduled to face Padres lefty Ryan Weathers (1-5, 6.08) in the nightcap.Machado’s homer off Matt Strahm (6-3) to lead off the eighth put the Padres up 4-3. The 31-year-old slugger has been red hot this month, recording his majors-leading eighth home run in July and his 17th on the season. He has gone deep in three straight games, ...