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SpaceX’s Dragon docks with International Space Station

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

The Crew Dragon spacecraft launched by SpaceX yesterday successfully docked with the International Space Station as its crew of four astronauts began their six-month mission.The docking took place about 9:16 EST Sunday while the two spacecrafts were orbiting above Australia, SpaceX officials said in a streamed broadcast.Called Crew-7, this journey marks SpaceX’s seventh operational human spaceflight mission to the space station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. It’s also the eleventh time SpaceX has launched humans into orbit.It comes as Boeing Co. — NASA’s other Commercial Crew provider — works to get its long-delayed Starliner spacecraft ready to fly next year. Delays have raised concerns about NASA’s goal of having multiple lifelines to the ISS.Led by NASA astronaut and commander Jasmin Moghbeli, Saturday’s crew includes Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency, Satoshi Furukawa from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin...

Franklin forecast to become ‘major hurricane’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

As Tropical Storm Idalia moved toward the Gulf of Mexico Sunday, forecasters were monitoring other systems, including a Category 2 Hurricane Franklin — which is now forecast to become a major hurricane Sunday, meaning Category 3 or above.Hurricane Franklin, located less than 565 miles west-southwest of Bermuda as of 11 a.m. Sunday, was moving north-northeast at about 8 mph, with sustained wind speeds nearing 100 mph.Bermuda is currently on the southern edge of the cone representing the possible path of the eye of the storm. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles.If Franklin strengthens as predicted, it would be the season’s first major hurricane. Franklin, the second hurricane of the Atlantic season, is forecast to move along the Atlantic near Bermuda and curve away from the U.S.Hurricane Don formed in late July but was no threat to land.Franklin is expected to move west of Bermuda on Monday a...

Mookie Betts makes difference in Dodgers’ 7-4 defeat of Red Sox

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

“You like rainbows? It’s a rainbow today on the card.”That’s how Alex Cora described the bullpen situation on Sunday morning.“We got green, got yellow, orange, red,” the Red Sox manager continued, alluding to the levels of availability and unavailability on the lineup card. “We’ll be okay.”Indeed, the Red Sox were “okay” on Sunday, but not good enough to overcome Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers, who took the series with a 7-4 victory.“We tried, but they were really good today,” Cora said on Sunday evening.Sunday was the Red Sox’s Game No. 13 of a 16-game stretch without a day off, and they’d gone through five relievers on Saturday. They’d also played without Kenley Jansen since August 23 and lost Brennan Bernardino to the COVID-related injured list on Sunday morning.In other words, Cora needed his starter to get the job done.Unfortunately, Tanner Houck scuffled a bit on Sunday afternoon. Making his firs...

Remarkable defense from Yoán Moncada is one of 3 takeaways from the Chicago White Sox-Oakland A’s series

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

Mike Clevinger has been sharp since his return from the injured list.That continued Sunday, when he allowed one run on one hit while striking out 10 in seven innings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 in front of 20,236 at Guaranteed Rate Field.“Clevinger was excellent,” manager Pedro Grifol said.Esteury Ruiz broke up the no-hit bid by leading off the sixth inning with a bloop single to left on a 3-2 pitch.Clevinger and relievers Lane Ramsey and Tanner Banks combined for a two-hitter.The Sox earned a split in the four-game series, with various degrees of pitching from the staff. The Sox allowed five home runs in Thursday’s 8-5 loss. Starter Dylan Cease allowed eight earned runs in Friday’s 12-4 defeat.Touki Toussaint and Clevinger set the tone in wins Saturday and Sunday.Here are three takeaways from the series.1. Clevinger’s work while on the IL is paying off.Clevinger was aware as the afternoon progressed that the A’s didn&#...

Week ahead mostly sunny, dry and warm despite severe southern storm

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

A dangerous storm moving through the Gulf of Mexico and toward the Florida coast will not have a direct immediate impact on New England weather, according to the National Weather Service.A swirling mass of air over warm southern waters grew to tropical storm strength on Sunday, and though Tropical Storm Idalia is predicted to potentially reach hurricane force before it makes landfall in the U.S. on Tuesday, weather in and around Boston should be mild if a bit wet midweek.“It’s looking like there is a nice strong high pressure building up in southern New England, that’s why we’re looking at such nice weather on Friday, Saturday and Sunday,” Alan Dunham, a meteorologist with the NWS told the Herald.According to Dunham, rain midweek should taper off by the weekend, when the weather is expected to be comfortably warm and dry.A slight breeze off the ocean will bring clouds Monday morning, Dunham said, but the day is expected to be mostly sunny with a high near 75 degrees. The NWS predict...

As Cape Cod sees the most dolphin strandings, a new rescue center opens in Orleans

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

As Cape Cod reports the most dolphin strandings in the world, an animal rescue group has opened a first-of-its-kind rehab facility to help save stranded dolphins and porpoises.The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), a wildlife rescue and conservation organization, now has a new Dolphin Rescue Center in Orleans — a short-term rehabilitation option to give these mammals another chance at life.“With the new facility, we aim to improve the survivability of stranded dolphins and porpoises,” said Brian Sharp, director of IFAW’s Marine Mammal Rescue and Research team.“Cape Cod sees more instances of live mass strandings of dolphins than anywhere else in the world,” Sharp added. “Currently there are no such facilities for dolphins north of Florida, leaving IFAW staff to treat stranded animals solely in the field.”For 25 years, IFAW’s Cape Cod-based team has been working to rescue, treat, and release marine mammals back into the ocean...

3 dead after 2 early morning motorcycle crashes in Kankakee County

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill. — Three people are dead after two motorcycle crashes about 45 minutes apart early Sunday morning in Kankakee County.Around 2 a.m., a motorcyclist struck a deer in the 14700 block of East 12000 North Road in Grant Park. Doctor recounts moments after 2 women shot during White Sox game The driver, Jerry Adcock, 34, of Crown Point, Indiana, and Alyssa Sullivan, 34, also of Crown Point, were killed in the crash, according to the Kankakee County Coroner's Office.The second crash happened about 45 minutes later in the 14000 block of East 4000 North Road.The driver, the only person who was on the motorcycle, Bert Lawton, 52, of Grant Park, died after the crash, according to the coroner's office.Both crashes are still under investigation.

14-year-old shot while riding in car in Brighton Park

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized on Sunday after being shot in the chest while in a car in Brighton Park, police say.Chicago police say the shooting happened around 5:15 p.m. in the 3800 block of South Spalding Avenue.  CPD: 12-year-old girl missing from Austin neighborhood According to police, the teen boy was the passenger in a car that was driving in the area when another vehicle pulled up next to the car and fired shots inside. The teen boy was shot in the right side of his chest and was taken to the hospital in good condition.  Highland Park man dies after crashing bike in northern suburbs Currently, it is unclear what led to the shooting and police say no arrests have been made. Anyone with information on the shooting can leave a tip at CPDtip.com. Tips can also be filed anonymously.Detectives say an investigation is ongoing. 

At least 1 killed in shooting at Ohio mall

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

ABOVE: Raw video of Columbus police evacuating Easton Town Center Sunday.COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- At least one person was dead and another was injured after a shooting at the Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday. According to a Columbus police dispatcher, the initial call for the incident was received at approximately 6:14 p.m. near the AMC theater and Lululemon store at the shopping center. The two shooting victims were taken to Mt. Carmel East hospital, one in life-threatening condition and the second in critical condition. It is not clear which of the two victims has died.A statement from Easton Town Center management said as of 7:39 p.m. that the situation was "no longer an active situation.""A weapon was fired at Easton at an outside area of the North District at approximately 6:15 p.m.," the statement read. "At this time, Columbus Police are on site."It is not known if any suspects have been taken into custody.A reporter with Nexstar's WCMH, Cierra Johnson, who was ...

San Francisco restaurant bans armed officers, police union responds

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:31:21 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A San Francisco restaurant is feuding with police on social media after the business implemented a policy that bans armed officers from entering. Reem's California announced the policy in an Instagram post on Friday, saying the reason is to have a "deep commitment to uplifting social and racial justice in our communities.""In a time of increased gun violence -- particularly impacting people of color, youth, and queer people -- we believe that maintaining a strict policy of prohibiting guns in our restaurant keeps us safer," Reem's wrote.The San Francisco Police Officer's Association, a union that represents officers, called out the restaurant on X, formerly known as Twitter. On Thursday, they said one of their officers was denied service last weekend because he was in uniform. Reem's said they don't refuse service to police officers in general – it's only when they are in uniform and armed. "We are not asking Reem’s or any business with a bigoted policy to se...