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Akron temporarily bans use of nonlethal force on protestors

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in an Ohio city have agreed to temporarily bar the use of tear gas, pepper spray and other types of nonlethal force against nonviolent protestors, a move that comes after it was sued following a protest over a grand jury’s decision to not indict police officers who shot and killed a Black motorist.Akron officials and lawyers for the Akron Bail Fund — a group that supports protesters — reached the agreement late Friday after a federal court session that lasted for several hours. Bail fund officials had sought a temporary restraining order to block the use of nonlethal force, but the two sides instead agreed to a 14-day restriction that allows the litigation and negotiations to continue.The legal action came about after a protest Wednesday in which police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse protesters after the gathering was deemed an unlawful assembly.Akron has seen a few protests after a state grand jury on Monday declined to indict eight ...

NHL playoffs return to Seattle as Kraken host Avs in Game 3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — For the first time in more than 100 years, games contested in the quest for the Stanley Cup will be returning to Seattle. Returning? Yes, returning. Surely you remember the 1919 Stanley Cup Final between the Seattle Metropolitans and Montreal Canadiens.It seems unlikely anyone who was at the Seattle Ice Arena for those games 104 years ago will be under the roof of Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday night when the Kraken host the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 (10 p.m. ET, TBS) of their first-round series. The series is tied 1-1 after Seattle earned an unexpected split in Denver against the defending Stanley Cup champions. Seattle took a 3-1 win in Game 1 and had an early two-goal lead in Game 2 before watching the Avalanche rally for a 3-2 victory to knot the series. “I hope our fans are fired up for it because we will be,” Seattle coach Dave Hakstol said. Those who do fill Seattle’s home building on Saturday night will be getting rewarded with the next chapter in the cit...

Varios heridos durante un ataque terrorista en un aeropuerto de Malí, según medios estatales

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

(CNN) — Varias personas resultaron heridas durante un ataque terrorista en la ciudad de Mopti, en el centro de Malí, país ubicado al oeste de África, este sábado por la mañana, dijo la radio estatal ORTM del país.Un grupo de personas lanzó su ataque al aeropuerto de la ciudad pero fueron repelidos por las fuerzas armadas malienses, que usaron drones para destruir tres vehículos cargados con explosivos, dijo la ORTM.La fuerza de la enorme explosión provocó el derrumbe de algunas casas cercanas y, mientras huían, los atacantes abandonaron una camioneta, según la emisora nacional del país.El gobernador de la región de Mopti, el coronel mayor Abass Dembélé, visitó un hospital local para preguntar sobre el estado de los heridos durante el ataque y luego se dirigió al lugar de la explosión para inspeccionar los daños, dijo la ORTM.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Where April 2023 ranks among warmest, driest for DC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

D.C.-area residents suffering from severe allergies will finally get a break from the prolonged dry, warm weather, but the damage has already been done this month. Not to be outdone, the lack of rain will also go down in the record books.The pollen count has been relentlessly high thanks to the dry, hot weather this April.The numbers prove it; this month has been the warmest April on record with an average temperature of 63.7 degrees. The second warmest was just six years ago in 2017 with an average temperature of 63 degrees.Top five warmest Aprils on record in Washington (Courtesy NOAA).Besides the heat, moderate drought has spread across the D.C. region this month. Prior to Saturday’s expected rain, this month has been the tenth driest April on record with 0.83 inch of rain.April averages 3.21 inches of rain.D.C. isn’t alone in the drought. It stretches up Interstate 95 into southern New England. This recent dry stretch has also triggered brush fires.More than 10,000 acres of real...

Tsitsipas back in Barcelona Open final after beating Musetti

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Lorenzo Musetti in three sets to reach the final of the Barcelona Open for a third time on Saturday.The fifth-ranked Greek saw off Musetti 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 on the outdoor clay court.Tsitsipas will face either defending champion Carlos Alcaraz or Daniel Evans on Sunday.Both players struggled with their service games. Tsitsipas converted six of his 11 break points, while Musetti made good on five of 10.“It was very physical out there,” said Tsitsipas, who improved his record against Musetti to 4-0. “We had to cover lots of meters on the court and he had some incredible defensive shots that I really didn’t expect at all. It was such a mental challenge.”Tsitsipas reached the final at Barcelona in 2018 and 2021, losing both times to 12-time winner Rafael Nadal. Nadal missed this year’s edition due to a hip injuring that has sidelined him since January.___AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

Top-ranked Ko, Thompson miss cut after 2nd round at Chevron

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Top-ranked Lydia Ko and American Lexi Thompson were among those who didn’t make the cut after a rain-delayed second round at the Chevron Championship on Saturday.Thirty-one players had to finish the round Saturday after they couldn’t complete it before dark Friday night in the first women’s major tournament of the season. The event is in its first year in suburban Houston after a decades-long run in the California desert.South Korean A Lim Kim shot a 7-under 65 Friday for a two-round 136 to lead the tournament entering Saturday’s third round. Americans Lilia Vu and Megan Khang were tied for second, a stroke behind. The cut was 1-over with 68 players in the cutline. Ko had four bogeys and a double bogey in the second round to finish with a 76 after a first-round score of 71. Thompson was also sent home after rounds of 74 and 72 at The Club at Carlton Woods.Defending champion Jennifer Kupcho missed the cut with scores of 72 and 78. She is the third defendin...

Man sleeping in tent off I-25 struck by vehicle, seriously injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (KDVR) -- A man sleeping in a tent off I-25 was struck and seriously injured early Saturday morning after a suspect vehicle went off the roadway while trying to avoid another vehicle.The man driving the suspect vehicle, Giang Tran, 23, was arrested on vehicular assault charges. Investigators get more tips of rocks through windshields Westminster Police responded to the crash, which happened on southbound I-25 near 136th Avenue, at 3:16 a.m.The driver stayed on the scene after the crash.Weather conditions and alcohol were considered to be factors in the crash, police said.The identity of the man who was struck was not released pending family notification.

Frog fair draws environmentalists’ fury in France

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

French people love to eat frogs — or so the stereotype goes. But one fair in the city of Vittel in eastern France has gone too far, environmentalists warn, with visitors being slated to consume some 7 metric tons of frog legs over one single weekend.The cause for concerns centers around how most of the frogs the thousands of visitors get to taste are imported from easterly locales, environmentalists said.“For this event alone, up to 350,000 frogs are caught, especially in Indonesia and Turkey, where frog populations are already in alarming decline,” Charlotte Nithart, of French nongovernmental organization Robin des Bois, said in a statement. “In the EU, such a nature looting coupled with such cruel killing methods would not be allowed, so the logical consequence must be to stop imports.”Sandra Altherr from the German group Pro Wildlife said in the same statement that it was an unnecessary practice. “Do the visitors know that for their snacks, frogs are amputated alive on the...

NH police investigating two car crashes at same mile marker

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

Three vehicles have been involved in a collision in Nashua going southbound on the Everett Turnpike Saturday morning, according to officials. At the same mile marker going northbound, a single car incident has also caused delays.The crash happened at mile marker 8.6 on the turnpike, which left southbound down to one lane, according to New Hampshire State Police. The northbound side was also down to one lane following a single vehicle rollover. All lanes are now open, according to a spokesperson for the NHSP.NHSP did not release any further details.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Residents in South Florida condo building have until Tuesday to evacuate after building deemed unsafe

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:13:54 GMT

(CNN) — Residents of a South Florida condo building have been ordered to evacuate by Tuesday after the building was deemed unsafe during its 60-year building recertification.During an inspection on April 14, a building engineer found the Majestic Isle condominium building in North Bay Village had sagging floors and termite damage and deemed it structurally unsafe.A recent leak from a roof drain caused a partial ceiling collapse last week and residents from five units had already been evacuated, according to a release from the city.The Majestic Isle building was built in 1960 and has 36 units with about 55 residents, the release said.“It’s the first time we’ve ever had a situation like this in North Bay Village,” said Mayor Brent Latham. “Everyone is working very, very hard to respond and lend a helping hand in this crisis situation for some of our neighbors,” he said late Thursday.Latham said he is working with Miami-Dade County officials an...