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'Jeopardy!,' 'Wheel of Fortune' TV schedule changes during Women's World Cup

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Broadcasts of 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup games on FOX31 Denver will mean changes to the TV schedule."Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" will move from FOX31 to Colorado's Very Own Channel 2 KWGN on two dates.On Friday, July 21 and Wednesday, July 26, the shows will air on Channel 2.The programs will air in full as they normally would. The only change is they will move to KWGN on those dates. Women’s World Cup Guide: How to watch, schedule and more Jeopardy! airs at 6 p.m. and Wheel of Fortune airs at 6:30 p.m.FOX31 is home to many of the World Cup games, including the final. Games are airing throughout July and August.

Violent altercation erupts over theater seats at Pompano Beach multiplex; BSO seeks help to ID subject

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

A seemingly routine night at the movies in Pompano Beach took a harrowing turn when a dispute over seating escalated into a violent attack, leaving a 63-year-old man injured and triggering a search for the assailant.The Broward Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Unit detectives on Thursday released surveillance footage of the incident, seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the aggressor responsible.According to BSO, the incident occurred on Monday, July 10, shortly before 10 p.m., at the AMC Pompano Beach 18 movie theater at 2315 N. Federal Highway. The victim had purchased VIP tickets with advance seating for the screening.Upon entering the theater, the victim and his wife were surprised to find a man and a woman sitting in their reserved seats.“The victim told him politely to please move from his seats,” said BSO spokesperson Claudinne Caro.However, the situation quickly escalated when the unknown subject responded by standing up and aggressively conf...

Video shows reckless driver nearly hitting Miami Police officer, striking cruiser in Brickell

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

There was danger on duty for Miami Police when a reckless driver nearly struck an officer, then made a chaotic getaway in the city’s Brickell section, and the encounter was all caught on video.Cellphone footage recorded from a high-rise captured the harrowing moments that went down on the intersection of Southwest Second Avenue and Seventh Street, Wednesday afternoon. According to City of Miami Police, one of their officers initiated a traffic stop on a blue Dodge Charger for an alleged traffic violation. As the officer approached the vehicle, investigators said, the driver unexpectedly shifted into reverse, narrowly avoiding a collision with the officer who had approached the car.Despite the close call, police said, the situation escalated further when the driver, failing to bring the vehicle under control, crashed into a marked police vehicle before making a hasty getaway.The reckless driver fled the scene at high speed and headed toward Interstate 95, leaving officers on a ...

Local movie fans excited as Barbie, Oppenheimer hit theaters

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

Local fans were buzzing with excitement Thursday over two big blockbusters hitting theaters this week. Barbie and Oppenheimer officially premiere on Friday. Mane sites had screenings on Thursday, though, drawing crowds to theaters across the Boston area. “We just want to be part of history,” said Bhagirath Bhardwaj. The two movies spanning different genres have had some people planning double features under the name “Barbenheimer.” In Brookline, Coolidge Corner Theatre is having its biggest weekend in its history with sold out shows across the two films. “It’s really great to see audiences responding to the theatrical experience in this way,” Coolidge Corner Theatre Director of Special Programming Mark Anastasio told 7NEWS.A typical busy weekend at the Coolidge Corner Theatre sees around 1,000 guests. This weekend, Anastasio said the theater is expecting upward of 6,000 people. Danny Berdard, who is planning to see both movies, said the excitement is “h...

Man seriously injured in Medford stabbing

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

One person was taken to a hospital and another person was arrested after a stabbing in Medford Thursday afternoon, police said. Emergency crews first responded around 4:30 p.m., according to police, after a 911 caller reported two people fighting in the area of Riverside Avenue and Commercial Street. On scene, police said officers found one man with multiple stab wounds and another man nearby. Police said the two people were known to each other.“A preliminary investigation was conducted and it was established that a fight broke out between the two parties in which one produced a knife and stabbed the other,” police said. Police said the man who was stabbed was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The other man was arrested and charged with armed assault to murder. He is expected to be arraigned in Somerville District Court on Friday. Commercial Street was closed between its intersections with Riverside Avenue and Blake Street due to police activity a...

All the fun outside of Comic-Con on Day 1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO-- Comic-Con is finally here, and there is a lot of fun to be had outside the convention center for free. “As a native San Diegan, it’s a tradition to go to Comic-Con every year. I take pride in this. Even when I can’t get in, I try to put on a little cosplay every year,” said Tray Robinson, San Diego resident.  Whether you have Comic Con tickets or not, the Comic-Con experience is just as fun outside the San Diego Convention Center.  Movie studios, production companies, even video games are transforming businesses in the Gaslamp. AMC brought New Orleans the Hilton Gaslamp with Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe. AMC is highlighting “Interview with a Vampire” and “Mayfair Witches.”  “How you immerse the fans is where we have an incredible cast of storyville residents. Everyone from a tap dancer, piano player, jazz singer, we have our speakeasy. Those characters bring the narrative to life and they interact with all the guests. They hand them special...

California Science Center starts complex process to display Space Shuttle Endeavour vertically

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A highly technical process began Thursday in Los Angeles to put NASA’s retired Space Shuttle Endeavour on permanent display in the vertical launch position complete with external tank and two solid rocket boosters.Workers used a crane to hoist the bottom segments of the boosters into the California Science Center’s future Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which is currently under construction in Exposition Park. The segments, called aft skirts, had to be precisely positioned so that the entire assembly can be stacked properly. Officials say it will be the first time the procedure has been done outside of a NASA facility.The 20-story-tall display will stand atop an 1,800-ton (1,633-metric ton) concrete slab supported by six so-called base isolators to protect Endeavour from earthquakes. Endeavour was built as a replacement for the destroyed Space Shuttle Challenger and flew 25 missions between 1992 and 2011.When NASA’s shuttles were retired, Endeavour...

Ex-Venezuelan spy chief pleads not guilty to charges alleging he flooded US with drugs

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A former Venezuelan spy chief and longtime adviser to the country’s late leader Hugo Chávez pleaded not guilty Thursday in a New York courtroom to decade-old drug trafficking charges, a day after his extradition from Spain.Retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal, 63, agreed during an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court to remain behind bars while his lawyers prepare a bail proposal to present to the judge who will handle his case. Prosecutors want him to remain behind bars.Carvajal, in a white shirt and beige pants, did not speak during the brief court proceeding except to acknowledge that he understood his rights and that he could hear an interpreter.“Perfectly,” he said through the interpreter in response to whether he could hear the man through his earphones.Carvajal was brought to the United States on Wednesday to face narco-terrorism conspiracy, firearms and drug trafficking charges. Prosecutors allege he used his high office to coordinate the smuggling of app...

UN chief says the world is in a new era marked by the highest major power competition in decades

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the world’s nations Thursday that the post-Cold War period is over and the world is moving toward a new multipolar era already marked by the highest level of geopolitical tensions and major power competition in decades.He warned that these divisions are undermining the cornerstone of the United Nations – having all countries work together to solve global challenges.The U.N. chief ticked off a host of challenges — more complex and deadly conflicts, re-emerging concerns about possible nuclear war, growing inequalities within and between countries, widespread terrorism, the climate emergency, mounting distrust in public institutions, and human rights under attack globally “including a pernicious pushback against women’s rights.” The secretary-general said Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has made it even more difficult to address these challenges. And without naming Russia he clearly criticized it, saying if every ...

Jury deliberations underway in double murder trial of rapper YNW Melly in South Florida

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 17:18:40 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in a South Florida courtroom began deliberating Thursday afternoon in the double murder trial of rapper YNW Melly, and the 24-year-old artist could face a possible death sentence if convicted of the fatal shooting of two childhood friends. The jury recessed after a few hours and was set to resume deliberations Friday morning.Broward County prosecutors delivered their closing argument Thursday morning in the October 2018 shooting deaths. They reminded jurors that the fatal shots came from inside a Jeep where the victims had been shot, and by every account, from the seat where YNW Melly was sitting, the Sun Sentinel reported. Melly, whose legal name is Jamell Demons, had his breakout in 2017 and went on to work with Kanye West on “Mixed Personalities,” which was released in January 2019, a month before Demons was arrested on murder charges.Killed were Anthony Williams and Christopher Thomas Jr. Williams and Thomas were both part of the YNW collectiv...