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Major water main break impacts thousands, prompts state of emergency in a northern New York county

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A state of emergency was issued Thursday in a northern New York county, where the Fort Drum U.S. Army base is located, following a major water main break that has left tens of thousands without water. Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado said 32,000 gallons (121,000 liters) of drinking water from six of the state’s regional stockpiles, as well as 11 water tankers, an incident management team and other staff, were being deployed to Watertown, a community of more than 24,500 people located more than 170 miles (275 kilometers) northwest of Albany. Smaller nearby communities have also been affected by the water shortage. Officials said a total of more than 45,000 people have been impacted.“We’re here with you and we’re going to do everything we can moving forward to ensure that we resolve this as fast as we can,” Delgado said during an evening news briefing. He was joined by other state and local leaders, as well as officials from Fort Drum, which has provided thousands of ga...

Female driver wanted in hit-and-run involving motorcyclist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a female driver after a motorcyclist was struck and injured in a hit-and-run northwest of the city. Officers were called to the Steeles Avenue West and Islington Avenue West area in the Humber Summit neighbourhood just before 8 p.m. on Thursday. Police said a driver struck a motorcyclist and fled the scene. The suspect vehicle is believed to be a silver sedan with a female driver behind the wheel last seen travelling westbound on Steeles Avenue.The motorcyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries.There are delays and road closures in the area.COLLISION:(UPDATE)Steeles Ave W & Islington Ave W– male cyclist transported to hospital with non life-threatening injuries– N/B Islington Ave blocked to W/B Steeles Ave W– S/B Islington Ave blocked to E/B Steeles Ave E– consider alternate routes#GO2432294^sc— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) October 20, 2023

Marte hits walk-off single in ninth, D-backs beat Phillies 2-1 and close to 2-1 in NLCS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — More than 15 minutes after the game, Ketel Marte stood at his clubhouse locker, gulping water while trying to finally catch his breath after delivering the Arizona Diamondbacks’ latest clutch postseason moment.“After my hit, I sprinted so hard,” Marte said, shaking his head.Marte capped a three-hit afternoon with a walk-off single in the ninth, rookie Brandon Pfaadt pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Thursday and close to 2-1 in the NL Championship Series.On the verge of falling behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven matchup, Arizona tied the score on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s RBI double in the seventh.Gurriel opened the ninth with a leadoff walk off Craig Kimbrel, stole second and took third on Pavin Smith’s infield single.Gurriel was thrown out at the plate by shortstop Trea Turner on Emmanuel Rivera’s hard-hit grounder as the Phillies played the infield in. Geraldo Perdomo walked after fallin...

How Raptors rookie Gradey Dick made his music video debut alongside Drake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

In his first-ever NBA pre-season, forward Gradey Dick promised himself to put in long hours at the Toronto Raptors’ training facilities and do whatever his coaches asked of him.That dedication quickly paid dividends as it led to him appearing in a music video with famous Toronto rapper Drake.Dick had returned to the OVO Athletic Centre, the Raptors facility in downtown Toronto, after the team’s training camp in Vancouver because he had left some things in his locker.“I just saw people running around with cameras and I was like ‘What’s going on?'” said the 19-year-old Dick on Thursday after practice. “It was Drake filming a video with his son.“I had plans to meet Drake when he came back to Toronto but we happened to just be there randomly but he was like ‘Hey, why don’t you hop in for a little cameo?'”Although Drake is in the video, it’s actually a song by his six-year-old son Adonis called “My Man Freestyl...

Niger junta says it thwarted an escape attempt by detained president Bazoum ousted in July coup

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

Niger’s ruling junta said late Thursday it had thwarted an overnight attempt by deposed President Mohamed Bazoum to escape detention with his family nearly three months after he was detained in the wake of a military coup.In a communique, Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane said that Bazoum tried to reach a waiting vehicle at around 3 a.m. that was to take him to the outskirts of the capital, Niamey, along with his family, two cooks and his security personnel.From there, they were to be flown to Nigeria aboard “two helicopters belonging to a foreign power,” Abdramane said.“This plan to destabilize our country was thwarted,” Abdramane said, adding that the main perpetrators had been arrested and an investigation has already been opened by the public prosecutor.Bazoum has been under house arrest with his wife and son since being ousted in July, and has refused to resign. The junta had cut off his electricity and water.The United States has formally declared that the ousting of Bazoum was...

Woman whose body was found in a car’s trunk in US had left South Korea to start anew, detective says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A woman whose body was found in the trunk of a car in Georgia had come from South Korea to start anew and ease her depression, but instead was subjected to beatings and ice baths while being initiated into a religious group, police said Thursday.Sehee Cho, 33, tried to leave the group, but one of the defendants charged with her murder told investigators that once the initiation process started, there was no getting out, Gwinnett County police homicide Det. Angela Carter said.Carter testified in court at a preliminary hearing for five of the seven defendants facing murder charges in Cho’s death. Police discovered the woman’s decaying body in September in a car parked outside a popular spa in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth.At least some of the defendants referred to themselves as members of the group called “Soldiers of Christ,” according to police. Investigators who searched the home where Cho was held found clothing with the initials “SOC” on it, ...

300-year-old painting stolen by an American soldier during World War II returned to German museum

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — After a stopover in the U.S. that lasted the better part of a century, a baroque landscape painting that went missing during World War II was returned to Germany on Thursday. The FBI handed over the artwork by 18th century Austrian artist Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer to a German museum representative in a brief ceremony at the German Consulate in Chicago, where the pastoral piece showing an Italian countryside was on display. Art Recovery International, a company focused on locating and recovering stolen and looted art, tracked down the elusive painting after a person in Chicago reached out last year claiming to possess a “stolen or looted painting” that their uncle brought back to the U.S. after serving in World War II.The painting has been missing since 1945 and was first reported stolen from the Bavarian State Painting Collections in Munich, Germany. It was added to the database of the German Lost Art Foundation in 2012, according to a statement from the art recov...

Biden declares support for Israel and Ukraine is 'vital' for U.S. security

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

Watch the entire Oval Office address in the video player above.WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America's national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in a rare Oval Office address as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries.If international aggression is allowed to continue, Biden said, “conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world.”“Hamas and Putin represent different threats," Biden said. "But they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy.” For more coverage of the Israel and Hamas Conflict, click here He said he would send an urgent funding request to Congress, which is expected to be roughly $100 billion over the next year. The proposal, which will be unveiled on Friday, includes money for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, humanitarian aid and border management.“It’s a...

'An all-around good person': Loved ones say South Side shooting victim was targeted

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

CHICAGO — A South Side family is seeking justice following the shooting death of their loved one. Family members told WGN News they believe the shooting was targeted due to Jamol Lisa Turman identifying as transgender. FBI warning Chicago residents about growing threat of hate crimes "An all-around good person who did not deserve this," said Donna, a cousin of Turman, during a phone interview with WGN News. "A loving, caring, free-spirited person. Always smiling and laughing."According to police, around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, the 35-year-old was shot in the chest and back near 79th St. and Cottage Grove Ave. Loved ones said Turman was walking home after leaving a friend's house."A car just drove up, made a U-turn and (saw) my cousin," Donna said. "Approximately 30 seconds later, the car stopped and my cousin was shot."According to family members, several neighbors knew that Turman identified as transgender. Now, they intend to get justice. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines ...

How can the Bulls take a step forward in 2023-2024?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:20:59 GMT

Joshua M. Hicks of The Bigs talks about the Bulls in the preseason as they approach their season opener on October 25 on "9 Good Minutes" on WGN News Now.CHICAGO — In just six days, the Bulls will open up a new season with a lot of the same players.Fans have known that for a while as the team's core of DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine, and Nikola Vuvevic prepare to lead the team into the 2023-2024 campaign. Ayo Dosunmu, Patrick Williams, and Coby White are also back hoping to take their games to the next level. Once again, Lonzo Ball is on the sidelines trying to get his troublesome right knee back to health, and he won't be on the court the entire season. There are a few newcomers, like forward Torrey Craig along with guard Oak Park native Jevon Carter, but for the most part, the Bulls' success will come from internal improvement. That puts the burden on head coach Billy Donovan to find new ways to draw more out of his team over the next six months. If they can't, the core that executive...