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G7 ends with Ukraine in focus, Zelenskyy meets world leaders

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with some of his biggest backers as the Group of Seven summit closed in Hiroshima on Sunday, building momentum for his country’s war effort even as Russia claimed a battlefield victory that was quickly disputed by Ukraine.The Ukrainian leader’s in-person appearance in his trademark olive drab underscored the centrality of the war for the G7 bloc of rich democracies. It also stole much of the limelight from other priorities, including security challenges in Asia and outreach to the developing world, that the leaders focused on at the three-day gathering.Hosting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the group was committed to “strong backing for Ukraine from every possible dimension.”Zelenskyy held two major rounds of meetings Sunday, one with G7 leaders and a second with them and a host of invited guests including India and South Korea. He also spoke one-on-one with several leaders.Hanging...

Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers’ strike picket outside

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood’s biggest studios, and some shouted “pay your writers,” as he gave the school’s commencement address Sunday in a stadium where protesters supporting the Hollywood writers’ strike picketed outside.About 100 protesters chanted “No wages, no pages,” waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat outside Nickerson Field as David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, gave his address inside the stadium. Thousands of graduating students, family members and educators attending the graduation ceremony had to walk by the protesters to enter the stadium.Above the stadium, a small plane flew a banner that read, “David Zaslav — pay your writers.”Kim Caramele, a writer and producer from North Stonington, Connecticut, said she hoped the protesters’ presence at the graduation ceremony helped give students a different perspective on what they should val...

Minneapolis to pay $700,000 settlement with family members detained while police killed their father

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The city of Minneapolis has agreed to a $700,000 settlement with family members who were locked inside two squad cars when police killed their father after officers refused their offers to try and help calm him down.A federal judge ruled that officers were justified in shooting 52-year-old Chiasher Vue after he pointed a rifle at them on Dec. 15, 2019. The settlement will resolve a lawsuit his family filed arguing that police had illegally and unconstitutionally detained them that night.Chamee Vue and her brothers Hailee and Nou Vue tried to intervene but weren’t allowed out of the police cars. And after the shooting, they spent hours detained in interrogation rooms while police questioned them.“I couldn’t get out of the car, couldn’t give him reassurance that everything would be OK,” Chamee said.A language barrier contributed to the incident because Chiasher Vue spoke little English and few officers there that night spoke Hmong. Hailee Vue said he wants the Hmong...

Chicago man charged after attempted kidnapping in Evanston

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. — Evanston police said a man is in custody after he attempted to push a woman into his car Saturday morning.Around 9:45 a.m., an Evanston Police Department officer was flagged down by the woman in the 600 block of University Place. The woman told police a man just tried to push her into his car, police said. Friends create allergen-free food company in Chicago According to a news release from police, the woman is an Evanston resident and isn't affiliated with Northwestern University.The woman said she was walking when the man tried to push her into his car and she was able to get away, police said in the release. The man was eventually taken into custody after a "low-speed chase." Evanston hosts first farmer’s market of the spring The man, 28, of Chicago, is the only person police were looking for, according to the release.On Sunday, Evanston police said the man, James Saye was charged with attempting kidnapping, aggravated fleeing and eluding and several traffic ...

Dane Mizutani: Legendary Vikings coach Bud Grant was so much more than that for Minnesotans

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

Mike Grant joked that his late dad, the legendary Bud Grant, would have scolded the thousands of fans who showed up at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Frankly, if the longtime Vikings coach was still here, an indoor football field is about the last place he would have been on beautiful spring day in Minnesota.Maybe he would have been hunting for ducks up in International Falls. Maybe he would have been fishing for walleye in Brainerd. Maybe he would have been preparing for his annual garage sale in Bloomington.Never once did Bud Grant stray from the person he was at his core, and that authenticity is why so many people showed up Sunday when the Vikings hosted a celebration of his life inside a football palace that never would have been possible without the father of the franchise.The biggest thing that drew people to Bud Grant throughout his life was that he was so much more than a football coach for the Vikings. He was a man of the people, as Mike Grant pointed out in the op...

Mercado has 5 RBIs to lead Cardinals over Dodgers 10-5

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Oscar Mercado drove in five runs and Paul DeJong hit a three-run homer as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-5 on Sunday.St. Louis has won 11 of 14 after a 10-24 start to the season.Los Angles dropped three of four games in the series and lost its first set since dropping two of three to Pittsburgh on April 24-26.Mercado, who made his St. Louis debut Wednesday, went 3 for 4 and tied a career high with the five RBIs.The Cardinals touched Los Angeles pitcher Clayton Kershaw (6-4) for three runs in the second inning. Mercado capped off the outburst with a two-run double that pushed the lead to 3-0. Kershaw allowed four runs on five hits over 3 2/3 innings. He surrendered three doubles in the second inning for the first time in his career.Mercado also added a two-run single in the fifth.DeJong pushed the lead to 10-3 with his seventh homer of the season in the seventh.St. Louis third baseman Nolan Arenado had three hits to extend his hitting streak ...

Rangers complete sweep of Rockies with third consecutive blowout victory

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

Everything is bigger in Texas.Including, it seems, the Colorado Rockies’ road woes.A May to remember turned into a Texas trip to forget this weekend at Globe Life Field in Arlington, culminating with Sunday afternoon’s 13-3 loss to Rangers that completed a three-game series sweep.The AL West-leading Rangers outscored Colorado 31-10 over three blowout wins, putting a decisive end to a run of recent Rockies success that saw them win four of their previous six series.Colorado is now 10-8 in May, with a seven-game homestand against Miami and the New York Mets up next.“This was a tough series against a good team,” manager Bud Black told reporters after the game. “It’s one series. Our guys will be ready to play tomorrow (against Miami).”The loss Sunday followed themes familiar to those well acquainted with the Rockies’ issues away from Coors Field in recent seasons.Problems finding the timely hit? The Rockies stranded eight runners, scoring ...

Denver police investigating homicide that left 1 dead, 1 seriously injured

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

Denver police officers are investigating an incident that left one person dead and another seriously injured Saturday night.Police were conducting the homicide investigation at about 7:15 p.m. in the 800 block of North Cherry Street but would not provide details Sunday on the circumstances surrounding what occurred or details on the death or injuries.The person with serious injuries was transported to a hospital for treatment, according to police.As of 9 p.m. Sunday, Denver police said in a tweet that a suspect had not been arrested but that the department didn’t believe there was an ongoing threat to the neighborhood.The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner is expected to release the identity of the person who was killed and the cause of death.ALERT: #DPD is conducting a homicide investigation in the 800 block of N Cherry St. Updates will be posted to this thread as they become available. pic.twitter.com/PPP1OUV7po— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) May 21, 2023Rela...

Ventura County man convicted in killing of two women

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

An Ojai man was convicted Friday in the double killing of a mother and daughter.A jury convicted Shawn Michael Shirck, 29, of two counts of involuntary manslaughter in a 2019 double killing.The victims, were Phyllis Porter, 82, from Georgia and her daughter, Margaret Dahl, 59, from Oak View, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.Porter was visiting her daughter at a home on the 100 block of Valley Ridge Drive in an unincorporated area between Ojai and Oak View.Dahl was in a long-term relationship with the homeowner and cared for the home when he was away.The homeowner had four sons, one of whom was Shirck. Although Shirck had previously lived in the home with Dahl, he had moved out weeks earlier before her stay, officials said. Video shows man brutally beaten by a mob of bicyclists in downtown Los Angeles On Aug. 24, 2019, around midnight, Shirck “violently attacked and killed the two victims with a knife,” according to arrest documents.The victims were discov...

Motorcyclist killed in Riverside crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:39 GMT

A motorcyclist was killed early Sunday morning in Riverside following a crash with another vehicle.The crash happened around 12:15 a.m. near the intersection of Indiana Avenue and Madison Street, according to the Riverside Police Department.Police and paramedics arrived on scene and found a motorcyclist down with major injuries. That person was pronounced dead at the scene.They've been identified only as a 66-year-old resident of Riverside.Investigators believe that the crash was caused by a 2010 Lexus sedan that turned in front of the motorcyclist on Indiana Avenue. The Lexus remained on scene and has been cooperating with the investigation, police said.The driver and two occupants in the Lexus were uninjured. A passenger riding on the back of the motorcycle suffered moderate injuries.The crash is under investigation and anyone with information is urged to contact Riverside Police Traffic Detective M. Parrish at 951-353-7177.