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Trasladan a 10 personas a hospitales tras disparos en una celebración del Juneteenth; dos están en estado crítico

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

(CNN) — Varias personas fueron tiroteadas durante la noche de este domingo en Willowbrook, Illinois, según el jefe del batallón del distrito de protección contra incendios, Joe Ostrander.Los testigos dicen que una celebración de Juneteenth [Día de la Emancipación] se desarrollaba en el estacionamiento en el momento del tiroteo.Los informes de un tiroteo en Lilac y la Ruta 83 llegaron alrededor de las 12:30 a.m. hora local.Los informes iniciales hablaban de cinco víctimas. Al final, 10 pacientes fueron trasladados a cuatro hospitales locales con heridas que iban desde rozaduras a heridas de bala, dijo Ostrander.Aumentan las ventas de armas en EE.UU. en medio de una serie de tiroteos masivosDos de ellos se encuentran en estado crítico.Al menos 12 ambulancias acudieron al lugar de los hechos, añadió.Willowbrook es de aproximadamente 33 kilómetros al oeste de Chicago.CNN se puso en contacto con la oficina del sheriff para obtener más información sobre el tiroteo.The-CNN-Wire&trade...

The Bacon Brothers plant native greenery near Annapolis between shows

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

Matthew Johnston, Kevin Bacon, Michael Bacon, Brigid Zuknick and Stacy Huston at the at the Broad Creek Park stream project.(Courtesy Arundel Rivers Federati) Matthew Johnston, Kevin Bacon, Michael Bacon, Brigid Zuknick and Stacy Huston at the at the Broad Creek Park stream project.(Courtesy Arundel Rivers Federati) Michael and Kevin Bacon returned to Annapolis, Maryland, this week to play a few concerts at Rams Head on Stage. But between shows, the brothers put on their work boots and volunteered to plant native plants at a stream restoration project.The Bacon Brothers joined forces with the Arundel Rivers Federation and local scouts on Saturday to plant hundreds of native plants that will help filter sediment an...

Soccer project tracking social media abuse identifies 300 people from World Cup posts

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — A project using artificial intelligence to track social media abuse aimed at players at the 2022 World Cup identified more than 300 people whose details are being given to law enforcement, FIFA said Sunday.The people made “abusive, discriminatory, or threatening posts (or) comments” on platforms like Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube, soccer’s governing body said in a report detailing efforts to protect players and officials during the tournament played in Qatar.The biggest spike in abuse was during the France-England quarterfinals game, said the final report from a project created jointly by FIFA and the players’ global union FIFPRO. It used artificial intelligence to help identify and hide offensive social media posts.“Violence and threat became more extreme as the tournament progressed with players’ families increasingly referenced and many threatened if players returned to a particular country – either the nation they represent or where they play foo...

Oatmeal Banana Pancakes / Belkys

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

Ingredients:2 large very ripe bananas (will yield 1 to 1/4 cups mashed)3/4 cups quick cooking oats1/4 tsp. kosher salt1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon1 large egg1 tbs. baking powder3/4 cup whole wheat flourmilk, dairy or non-dairy as needed (3-5 tbs.)Butter or oil to fry pancakesMethod of Preparation:In the bottom of a large bowl, mash bananas. Stir in oats and salt. (If you’d like, you can microwave the mixture for 30 seconds just to warm it through but not necessary.)Use a fork to stir in cinnamon, egg and baking powder until thoroughly combined. Stir in flour then add milk as needed- 3-4 tbs. Create a thick but not cookie dough-like batter.Heat griddle or frying pan over medium heat. Add butter or drizzle oil and add pancakes in 1/4 cup mounds. You can flatten them a bit if they seem too thick. Cook until lightly browned underneath and bubbles appear on the pancake surface. Flip and cook on the second side. Lower heat is better on these pancakes. Repeat with the remaining batter.Se...

US lawmakers target Pentagon plan to ramp up missile production for Ukraine

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee are making significant cuts to an ambitious Pentagon goal to ramp up production of missiles as it seeks to arm Ukraine while preparing for a potential conflict with China.Appropriators exacted more than $2.5 billion in reductions to sections of their Pentagon spending bill that deal with missile procurement across the military services, according to a draft committee report obtained by POLITICO that includes funding tables to accompany the legislation.The shift in funding to other accounts by the influential spending committee is a blow to a major pillar of President Joe Biden’s defense plans laid out in his most recent budget proposal. Billions of dollars worth of weapons poured into Ukraine, forcing military planners to reconsider how it buys munitions to be prepared for another conflict. The result was a first-ever request by the Pentagon for Congress to fund multiyear purchases of munitions in a bid to kick production i...

Police investigating shooting at Malden apartment complex that sent woman to hospital

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

Police are searching for evidence at an apartment complex in Malden Sunday morning in what officials confirm is a shooting investigation, and the Middlesex County DA confirmed that one woman was transported to the hospital as a result.Malden police and Massachusetts State Police are at Quarrystone at Overlook Ridge putting up crime scene tape and searching for evidence in the lobby. No other information was immediately available.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

US authorities seize shipment of swim bladders from endangered fish valued at $2.7 million

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

(CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers in Arizona have seized 242 pounds of swim bladders – the organ that helps fish control their buoyancy – that came from the endangered Totoaba fish, authorities said.Officers working at the Nogales Port of Entry in Santa Cruz County discovered the organs hidden inside a commercial shipment of frozen fish fillets, CBP announced.The swim bladders discovered on April 13 were valued at an estimated $2.7 million, according to a news release.The US Fish and Wildlife Service conducted preliminary DNA testing that revealed the bladders belonged to the Totoaba macdonaldi species native to Mexico’s Gulf of California. The agency took possession of the bladders and is investigating the smuggling attempt with Homeland Security Investigations.Authorities said the seizure is likely the second largest of its kind in the US and the largest Totoaba seizure in Arizona.Totoaba fish, whose swim bladders are considered an Asi...

Navy’s fifth annual Frogman swim kicks off Father’s Day morning

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

The fifth annual Boston Navy Frogman swim kicked off Sunday morning in East Boston to honor the SEAL community’s fallen warriors.More than 90 swimmers, 50 kayakers and over 30 Gold Star families will be participating in the 5K in the Boston Harbor.Swimmers began around 8 a.m. on Father’s Day at the Piers Park Sailing Center, and the challenging course will go until about 11. The SEALs are also hosting a post-event party for after the swim around 11:30 a.m.

Mike Veeck’s unique story of family and baseball (Disco Demolition) the subject of new doc ‘The Saint of Second Chances’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

There is always love in baseball.Love of the game. Love between father and son in appreciating a great game together and in “The Saint of Second Chances,” there is wonderful love between father, sons and daughter with baseball as the backdrop.This documentary, which is airing at the Tribeca Festival until June 18 and will premiere on Netflix this fall, is about a life of hard times, fun times and abject sorrow concerning one Mike Veeck.The name should ring a bell. His father was the maverick, peg-legged baseball owner of the Cleveland Indians (integrating the American League with future Hall of Famer Larry Doby and winning the World Series in 1948), St. Louis Browns, and lastly the Chicago White Sox. You know … Bill Veeck … as in wreck.His final endeavor with the Pale Hose literally went up in smoke as young Veeck reminisces about Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979 (aka Disco Sucks) and how the insanity at old Comiskey Park that ended his father’s ...

MLB notes: This Father’s Day hits different for Trevor Story, who recently welcomed second son since joining Red Sox

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 05:03:27 GMT

Hours before Tuesday’s game, Trevor Story was out on the field taking batting practice when he abruptly stopped, flipped his bat and jogged over to the dugout.There waiting for him was his wife Mallie and two sons, 14-month-old Stetson and newborn Nolan. He picked up Stetson and took a few steps out onto the field, taking in the view of the Green Monster with his son, who was born days after Story signed with the Red Sox last March.“It’s been a whirlwind honestly, just a lot of change going on professionally and personally, but all amazing things,” Story said this week. “He’ll only know me playing for the Red Sox, which is cool, but a whirlwind for sure but all things that were taken in stride.”Story’s journey as a father and as a member of the Red Sox have been deeply intertwined, and this Father’s Day promises to be extra special for the two-time All-Star. He and his wife welcomed Nolan last month, and this week they have all b...