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‘Diablo IV’ is almost here. What to know about the video game’s coming release

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The release of “Diablo IV” is right around the corner. Early access for the highly anticipated action role-playing video game begins Thursday night — ahead of next week’s official launch.“Diablo IV” marks the latest installment of Blizzard Entertainment’s “Diablo” series, which began in 1996, and arrives more than a decade after “Diablo III” was released in May 2012.Rod Fergusson, general manager of Diablo, has described “Diablo IV” as “our most brutal vision of Sanctuary,” the fictional world where Diablo is set. It brings “the darkness of the original game” and builds on key aspects of previous installments of the series, he added.In April, Blizzard Entertainment parent company Activision Blizzard reported a net revenue of $2.38 billion for the first quarter of 2023 — up from $1.77 billion for the first three months of 2022. At the time, Activision noted that presales for “Diablo IV” were strong, pointing to successful public testing of the game.Here&...

Biden falls on stage at Air Force graduation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — President Joe Biden fell while on stage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation.Thursday, Biden was in Colorado Springs for the USAFA graduation which he attended as the commencement speaker. Mother of missing 5-year-old arrested after human remains found In a video at the ceremony, Biden shakes the hands of one of the cadets who received their diploma and appears to trip over a black sandbag and fall onto the stage. He is then helped up by at least three Air Force officials.President Joe Biden falls on stage after handing out diplomas during the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)President Joe Biden falls on stage during the 2023 United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, June 1, 2023, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Andrew Harni...

Mother of missing 5-year-old arrested after human remains found

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An Aurora mother has been arrested following an investigation into a missing 5-year-old.On Tuesday, Aurora911 received a call from an out-of-state person who reported their daughter, 27-year-old Alexus Tanielle Nelson, had made concerning statements. The caller told 911 they were worried about the safety of their granddaughter.After the 911 call, officers responded to Nelson's apartment in the 1000 block of South Elkhart Way. Nelson allegedly told police that she gave her daughter up for adoption but could not prove it with records. The Aurora Police Department couldn't independently verify the adoption either and arrested Nelson for attempting to influence a public servant. Driver killed by passing car during traffic stop on I-70 According to APD, detectives with Crimes Against Children searched Nelson's apartment and located child human remains.Nelson is now facing charges of child abuse resulting in death, tampering with a deceased human body, and tampering with...

South Florida drama teacher who includes deaf students in school shows will receive a special Tony Award

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The special Tony Award that honors educators will go this year to a drama teacher in Florida who has closed the gap between the deaf and hearing worlds by having productions performed in both voice and American Sign Language.Jason Zembuch-Young, artistic director of the public South Plantation High School, in Plantation, Florida, is being honored for “empowering every student to make and be part of theater.”“I didn’t start out with a mission of let’s be as inclusive as we possibly can. I’ve always championed the underdog because I kind of relate to that,” he told The Associated Press ahead of the formal Wednesday announcement. “What made sense to me was if there’s somebody that’s standing in front of you and they want to work, well, let’s put them to work and let’s figure out a way to have them be as successful as they possibly can.”Zembuch-Young runs a theater department with more than 150 students participating, which includes putting on both a full-length mus...

Under pressure, Commission delays foreign funding disclosure plan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

In the fight against foreign interference, the European Commission is making a tactical retreat.Rather than debut its “defense of democracy” package next week as planned, the Commission will instead conduct an internal analysis to game out possible effects of the proposal, Věra Jourová, Commission vice president for values and transparency, told MEPs on Thursday.The retreat is, in part, from foes — specifically the Chinese and Russian hackers and bots that could poison the next election. But it’s also from NGOs — the Commission’s usual allies in the fight against malign influence — who have railed against a plan to make interest groups disclose foreign funding.The delay calls into question whether the file — promised by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in last year’s State of the Union speech — will be ready ahead of the European Parliament election, just over a year away.At issue was a potential directive that would require all interest groups to disclose their non-E...

Macron, Scholz call for fresh elections in Kosovo

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

BULBOACA, Moldova  — French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for fresh elections in several disputed Kosovo districts on Thursday amid tensions with the area’s Serbian population. Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovo’s Vjosa Osmani met with Scholz and Macron on the sidelines of a summit of the European Political Community in Moldova.Kosovo has been rocked by renewed violence after the Kosovar authorities sought to install ethnic Albanian mayors in offices in northern districts. These mayors had been elected with a turnout of less than 4 percent of the vote, after Serbs boycotted the polls. “There have been in northern Kosovo tensions that were due to the regrettable holding of polls even though the conditions were not fulfilled to guarantee proper process … this led to an escalation of violence,” Macron told reporters. According to the French president, Osmani and Vučić agreed to consider a plan presented by France and G...

Investigation underway after ‘apparent homicide’ outside Marlboro hotel

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

An investigation got underway Thursday after what officials described as an “apparent homicide” in the parking lot of a hotel in Marlboro. Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan and Marlboro Chief of Police David Giorgi said police first responded to the hotel, located on Lakeside Avenue, around 12:30 p.m. Officials said the woman who died was an adult female. A suspect was later taken into custody, according to the DA and the police chief. The investigation into this incident was ongoing as of Thursday afternoon. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Police make new arrest in connection with Manchester, NH graduation party shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left four people wounded at a graduation party in Manchester, New Hampshire, according to officials.The Manchester Police Department said 22-year-old Trenton Liggins was arrested on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after two men approached a group of people near Ahern and O’Malley Streets on May 13 and shot into the crowd.All four victims struck, two men and two women, suffered non-life-threatening, according to police.Officers later arrested 21-year-old Emmanuel Sayle and 20-year-old Griffin O’Neil, also of Manchester, both of whom are facing firearms-related charges.In the case of Liggins, the 22 year old is facing four counts of Felony Criminal Liability (Accomplice) to Reckless Conduct.Liggins was scheduled to be arraigned in Hillsborough Superior Court North sometime on Thursday, June 1.

Pickleball pros, amateurs invited to compete at Fenway Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

Fenway Park is welcoming a new sport to the iconic baseball field. A three-day pickleball tournament, with professional and amateur play, is coming to Boston July 13 to 16. Fans are encouraged to attend with access to the concessions and even the courts.Registration opens Thursday to rent one of the 12 temporary courts in the outfield. These courts can be rented for up to 10 people for 80 minutes. Amateurs can register to be randomly selected to compete as well.This tournament is the first of three ballparks featured in Pickleball4America’s Ballpark Series and the only one on the East Coast. Fenway Park joins Oracle Park in San Francisco and Coors Field in Denver in bringing pickleball to their communities

Wegmans to close store in Natick Mall

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:28:44 GMT

The Wegmans grocery store inside the Natick Mall will soon close, Wegmans officials announced Thursday. The store opened in 2018. Roughly five years later, officials said the site is set to shut its doors “later this summer.”“Making these decisions is never easy. However, we do it for the long-term benefit of our people, our customers, and our communities,” said Wegmans New England division Human Resources Director Brien MacKendrick. “Unfortunately, with this non-traditional location we are unable to attract enough customers for our business model to work.”Wegmans said it identified Natick as an ideal location for a store in 2009. When the Natick store eventually opened in the Natick Mall, officials said the site’s 134,000 square feet across two levels made it one of the company’s largest locations.Among amenities, the store also opened with its in-house fast-casual restaurant counter, The Burger Bar, serving burgers, salads, sandwiches, milkshakes, soup, and sides.While an exa...