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Man convicted in Arkansas graduation shooting gets 105 years in prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A jury has convicted a man accused of firing a gun into a crowd following a high school graduation ceremony in Arkansas, killing one and injuring four others.At the end of the five-day trial in Garland County Circuit Court, the six-man, six-woman panel deliberated for less than an hour Friday before convicting Charles Johnson Jr., 26, of first-degree murder in the 2022 death of Michael Jordan, 39, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.It took just over an hour before the jury recommended a sentence of 40 years in prison with an enhancement of five years added for the use of a firearm, the newspaper said. They also found him guilty of four counts of first-degree battery and sentenced him to 20 years for injuries to Markezeon Carlton Green, with an enhancement of 10 years for committing the offense in the presence of a child; 15 years for injuries to Candice Hughes; and five years each for the injuries to Monique West and Adamma Watson.Judge Ralph Ohm said th...

Boston Tea Party turns 250 years old with reenactments of the revolutionary protest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Patriotic mobs and harbor tea-dumping returned to Boston on Saturday as the city marked the 250th anniversary of the revolutionary protest that preceded America’s independence.The commemoration of the Boston Tea Party included scheduled reenactments of the throwing of tea leaves into the city’s harbor and community meetings that preceded the defiant act on Dec. 16, 1773. City officials were expecting thousands of visitors for the celebration.Tea for the reenactment was being supplied by the East India Co., the same British company that was at the center of the raucous dispute.Protesting “taxation without representation,” members of the Sons of Liberty and others boarded East India Co. ships and dumped their valuable haul — some 92,000 pounds of tea worth nearly $2 million today — into the murky waters of Boston Harbor.The British would respond with military rule and other sanctions on Massachusetts, stoking American opposition to colonial rule.The Tea Party...

Premier League player Lockyer ‘responsive’ after suffering cardiac arrest on field

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

Luton captain Tom Lockyer collapsed on the field for the second time this year after suffering cardiac arrest, prompting the abandonment of their English Premier League game at Bournemouth on Saturday.Lockyer was taken to the hospital and was “stable and currently undergoing further tests with his family at his bedside,” Luton said.The Wales international defender dropped to the ground untouched in the 59th minute. Players from both sides immediately called for help and Luton manager Rob Edwards entered the field, looking distressed.The 29-year-old Lockyer received a long period of medical treatment and was carried away on a stretcher, by which time he was responsive, Luton said. The score was 1-1 at the time and referee Simon Hooper made the decision to abandon the game, with the clock having stopped in the 65th.Fans stayed behind at Vitality Stadium after the match was called off and chanted the name of Lockyer.We are sorry to all supporters present that players from b...

4 Chicago Blackhawks prospects make Team USA for 2024 World Juniors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

CHICAGO — USA Hockey announced their roster for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championships in Sweden Saturday, and four Chicago Blackhawks prospects were selected to join the team.According to a USA Hockey post on X, left wing Gavin Hayes, centers Oliver Moore and Frank Nazar III, and defenseman Sam Rinzel were the four skaters who made the cut from Chicago.The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Juniors Championship, or "World Juniors" for short, is an annual tournament held internationally for IIHF member nations' under-20-year-old ice hockey teams.Hayes (Round 3, Pick 1), Nazar III (Round 1, Pick 13) and Rinzel (Round 1, Pick 25) were all draft selections made by the Blackhawks in 2022, while Moore was the 19th overall pick made by Chicago in the 2023 NHL Draft. Connor Bedard is living up to the hype, but the Blackhawks remain one of the NHL’s worst teams Hayes, a product of the Flint Firebirds in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), notched 81 points (41 G, 40 A) last y...

Florida man pours eye drops on nephew's sandwich to make him 'puke his brains out,' police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pinellas Park, Florida man was accused of putting eye drops in his nephew's sandwich in an attempt to make him sick. According to an arrest report from the Pinellas Park Police Department, a witness reported a regular customer asking for a bottle of Visine eye drops while purchasing food at an unnamed business on Wednesday. The witness told police that the customer, later identified as James Leach, 45, said he was having issues with his nephew and that he "hated him" that day, according to the report. After handing Leach the eyedrops, the witness said he opened the bottle and "proceeded to pour the eye drop solution all over the meatball sandwich," PPPD said. TGI Fridays chicken bites recalled due to plastic pieces "The witness stated that could hurt someone and the defendant responded by saying that it would only cause him (referring to the victim) to 's--- himself and puke his brains out'," the arrest report stated. Pinellas Park police reviewed security ...

Weekend Break: Frosty's Pop-Up Bar

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

Join Weekend Break with Alyssa Donovan where she visits Frosty's pop up bar.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Doctor with Near North Health discuss rising concern of lack of vaccinations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

Dr. Dan Vincencio with Near North Health along with Sen. Mattie Hunter of the 3rd district join WGN Weekend Morning News to discuss rising concern of lack of vaccinations.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

Gingerbread houses: Where did the festive tradition get its start?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

(WTAJ) — Gingerbread houses are a popular part of the holiday season — whether you like to create and eat them, or just keep them as decoration. But do you know where the tradition started?Historians agree that gingerbread houses originated in Germany. But to really get to the root of the matter, you'll have to go back about 5,000 years to China ,when the ginger root was discovered. According to Food Network, the ginger root was first used for medicinal purposes, and it still is today. What is the Festivus, the holiday ‘for the rest of us’? Ginger eventually found its way to Europe (some believe it was used in Ancient Greece too), and into Germany, where the house-making started.In the 16th century, Germans began making cookie-walled houses around the same time "Hansel and Gretel" was published, PBS said. The story, written by the Brothers Grimm, concerned two young children get lost in a forest before finding a witch with a house made of gingerbread.It is still unclear whether th...

Dylan Disu makes debut for No. 19 Texas in 96-85 win over LSU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 19 Texas Longhorns held off a second-half rally by Louisiana State to beat the Tigers 96-85 in The Halal Guys Showcase at the Toyota Center in Houston.Texas (8-2) scored 56 points in the first half, the most points for the Longhorns in a half all season, and led by 19 points at the break. Dylan Disu made his season debut after offseason foot surgery kept him out of the lineup for the first nine games of the season. Disu played 20 minutes and scored 17 points on 4 of 8 shooting with five assists and four rebounds. He made all nine of his foul shots.Texas guard Max Abmas (3) shoots over LSU forward Mwani Wilkinson (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)Texas forward Dillon Mitchell (23) scores over LSU guard Jordan Wright during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Kevin M. Cox)LSU forward Mwani Wilkinson (5) defends Te...

With no snow in forecast, Twin Cities likely to see a ‘brown’ Christmas this year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:53:27 GMT

Meteorologists predict a “brown” Christmas this year with no snow falling in the foreseeable future — or at least the next 10 days.In line with what is to be expected from an El Niño year, the area is seeing warmer temperatures and less precipitation than normal, according to Joe Calderone, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Twin Cities office.And that means no snow on Christmas.“That’s the way we’re trending,” he said, noting that while temperatures on Christmas and the days surrounding it won’t be as high as the 50s, it will still be higher than normal.Toward the end of next week and into the weekend, temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid-40s, he said. The normal this time of year would be highs in the upper 20s and low 30s, he said.This pattern will continue through Christmas week, he said.The next chance of precipitation is on Dec. 22 and that’s only a 20-30 percent chance, he said. And if there is any, i...