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Chicago basketball report: Coby White’s star rises as Bulls get first winning streak — without Zach LaVine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

Coby White is fueling the first run of the season for the Chicago Bulls. The team is now on a win streak without Zach LaVine on the court. But injuries could hamper the roster for the rest of the month.Down in the SEC, Chicago native and former DePaul star Aneesah Morrow impressed in her second test against top-ranked NCAA opponents.Every Wednesday throughout the season, Tribune writers will provide an update on what happened — and what’s ahead — for the Bulls, Sky and local basketball.Coby White’s star continues to rise as young players fuel wins — without Zach LavineIt took a few weeks, but the highly anticipated breakout season for Coby White appears to have entered into full swing.The fourth-year guard’s moment seemed to come in Saturday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans when fans at the United Center joined in chanting White’s name as he led the Bulls in a 31-point performance. White dropped eight 3-pointers in the win while dis...

Shooting investigation prompted in Ramona

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

RAMONA, Calif. -- A homicide investigation was launched in Ramona Wednesday morning, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department confirmed to FOX 5.According to authorities, a call came in around 11:30 p.m. Thursday night reporting multiple gunshots in the area of the intersection of Highway 78 and Haverford Road. Fire erupts in North County hoarder home Responding deputies located a a red Ford F150 and a man with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities confirmed.SDSO said the victim, who has not been identified at this time, was taken to a local hospital by paramedics. He was later pronounced dead around 12:15 a.m. Wednesday.There were no other victims in connection to this incident.Homicide investigators remained at the scene for hours. The circumstances of the shooting are still under investigation, and SDSO said there's no suspect information at this time.Evidence markers were seen surrounding the red Ford F150 and shell casings were seen on the road, FOX 5 confirmed at the scene W...

Cougar struck and killed near Minneapolis likely the one seen in home security video, expert says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A cougar that was struck and killed on an interstate highway in suburban Minneapolis Wednesday was more than likely the same animal captured on home security video sauntering across a driveway earlier this week, a Minnesota wildlife official said.An SUV struck the male cougar before dawn Wednesday on Interstate 394 in Golden Valley, Minnesota — a short distance from the Minneapolis neighborhood where a cougar showed up in surveillance video two days earlier.Dan Stark, a large carnivore specialist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, said the cougar that was killed was almost certainly the same one since the animals are exceedingly rare in that area. Until this week, a cougar hadn’t been seen in Hennepin County in nearly 20 years.Stark said the cougar that died had an ear tag placed on it in northwestern Nebraska in 2021, when it was a kitten. He said male cougars sometimes wander off in search of females in areas not dominated by other males.“...

3 killed at massive fire in Pakistan’s largest southern city of Karachi, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A massive fire broke out Wednesday at a multi-story commercial building in Pakistan’s largest southern port city of Karachi, killing at least three people and damaging several shops, police and rescue officials said.The fire started at a furniture store and quickly engulfed other shops on the ground floor of the building known as Ayesha Manzil, said Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab. He said firefighters doused the flames after hectic efforts. Wahab and hospital officials said three people died in the blaze and one person was injured.TV footage showed billowing into the sky as flames engulfed parts of the building.The cause of the fire was not immediately clear and officers said they were still investigating.Most structures in Karachi, and other parts of the country, lack fire prevention and firefighting systems, which often results in damages and casualties.Karachi is the capital of southern Sindh province, where such incidents are common.Wednesday’s blaze ...

Union representing German train drivers calls strike that will hit passenger services

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A union representing German train drivers on Wednesday called its members to strike for 24 hours this week, following the breakdown of talks with the main national operator in what is shaping up to be an unusually difficult dispute over pay and working hours.The GDL union said the strike will affect passenger services operated by state-owned Deutsche Bahn from 10 p.m. on Thursday until 10 p.m. on Friday. Freight trains will be hit from 6 p.m. Thursday. The walkout follows a 20-hour strike on Nov. 16, when Deutsche Bahn ran a much-reduced long-distance schedule — as it has on previous occasions when GDL took industrial action. GDL’s strength among drivers and some other railway personnel varies regionally, and some regional services run by private operators aren’t affected by the dispute.Limited “warning strikes” are a common tactic in German pay negotiations, but GDL may soon expand its action. On Nov. 24, GDL chairman Claus Weselsky declared that negotiati...

Prosecutor seeks terror-linked charge for man accused of killing tourist near Eiffel Tower

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terrorism prosecutors requested on Wednesday that the man who allegedly fatally stabbed a tourist and wounded two other people over the weekend near the Eiffel Tower be given preliminary charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with a terrorist organization.The suspect, Armand Rajabpour-Miyandoab, will go before an investigating magistrate who ultimately decides the charges.Rajabpour-Miyandoab, 26, is accused of killing a German-Filipino tourist at a bridge near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday night. He was under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalization at the time, and had been convicted and served prison time for a planned attack that never took place.The stabbing has drawn special concern from French authorities less than a year before the 2024 Paris Olympics, whose opening ceremony is planned along the Seine river. It has also raised questions about how people convicted of terrorism-linked crimes can roam freely after serving th...

Pro-Israel Democrat to challenge US Rep. Jamaal Bowman in primary race next year

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A pro-Israel Democrat will challenge U.S. Rep. Jamaal Brown in the primary race for his congressional seat next year.Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced his candidacy Wednesday for the New York district, which covers parts of the north Bronx and Westchester suburbs.Bowman is one of the House’s most vocal critics of Israel, and Jewish community leaders have been encouraging Latimer to run since the eruption of the latest Israel-Hamas war. The 70-year-old launched his campaign with an ad criticizing Bowman’s stance on the conflict as well as his opposition to a major Democratic infrastructure bill. “It’s the continual commentary from people who live in the district who feel that they are not represented properly from the incumbent,” Latimer said in an interview with the Associated Press. “His focus has been to make a national name for himself.”Several other House Democrats are also facing primary challenges due in part to their s...

Officer assaulted, injured after intervening in daytime robbery attempt in Scarborough

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

An off-duty police officer was assaulted and suffered serious injuries after they intervened in a robbery that was occurring at a retail store in Scarborough.Toronto police were called to the Progress Avenue area near the eastbound Highway 401 ramp just before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday for reports of an assault.It’s alleged multiple suspects were stealing from a retail store in the area when an off-duty officer intervened. Police said the officer was assaulted with a weapon, and the suspects fled in a vehicle.The officer has been taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. It’s unclear what retail store was subjected to the daytime robbery attempt. Scarborough Town Centre and other stores are in the area where the incident took place.All three suspects are described as male. Police said they fled in a grey Toyota Sienna minivan.

Rep. Pressley introduces legislation to guarantee right to vote for people with felonies on record

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Democrats have introduced legislation that would allow people convicted of a felony to vote in federal elections, a proposal that if enacted could restore the voting rights of millions of people in U.S. elections.Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont submitted the legislation, named the Inclusive Democracy Act, on Tuesday which would guarantee the right to vote in federal elections for all citizens regardless of their criminal record.In a statement, Pressley said the legislation was necessary due to policies and court rulings that “continue to disenfranchise voters from all walks of life — including by gutting the Voting Rights Act, gerrymandering, cuts to early voting, and more.” Welch called the bill necessary due to “antiquated state felony disenfranchisement laws.”In late 2022, approximately 4.6 million people were unable to vote due to a felony conviction, according to a study by the Sentencing Project, a nonpartis...

Italian prosecutors say no evidence of Russian secret service role in escape of suspect sought by US

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:37:46 GMT

MILAN (AP) — There is no evidence of Russian secret services involvement in the escape from Italian custody of a Russian businessman wanted by the U.S. on sanctions-busting charges, Milan prosecutors told a news conference Wednesday.Two suspects have been arrested, one in northern Italy and another in Croatia, and another four are being sought for helping Artyom Uss, the 40-year-old son of the governor of Russia’s vast Krasnoyarsk region in eastern Siberia, to escape house arrest near Milan last March. He had been arrested five months earlier at a Milan airport trying to board a flight to Istanbul.Uss disappeared a day after an Italian court approved his extradition to the United States, which has offered a $7 million reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction on charges of smuggling U.S. technologies in violation of Western sanctions and money laundering. Uss resurfaced in Russia last April.He faces up to 30 years in prison, Milan prosecutors said.According to the U...