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Olympic sprinter Pistorius, who killed girlfriend, granted parole

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

By Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome | Associated PressPRETORIA, South Africa — Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the world. He will be released from prison on Jan. 5, but will be constantly monitored by parole officials for five years until his sentence expires, the Department of Corrections said.Pistorius’ parole will come with other conditions, Department of Corrections spokesman Singabakho Nxumalo said outside of the prison where Pistorius has been incarcerated in the South African capital, Pretoria.Pistorius will not be allowed to leave the area of Pretoria where he is set to live without permission from authorities. He will also attend a program to deal with anger issues and another program on violence against women. He will have to perform community service.“Parole does not mean the end of the sentence. It is stil...

2023 holiday movies: Here are 6 releases you can watch now — from a slasher flick to a beloved fairy tale

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

The holidays always generate some interesting seasonal offerings, and this year is no different. Here are six releases you can watch now, including Eli Roth’s off-the-wall (in a good way) “Thanksgiving.”Dig in, folks.“Thanksgiving”: Here’s a reason to be grateful: Eli Roth downplays the torture to create a campy and scary horror offering that’s a bloody good time. Roth is in a skewering mood and sharpens his knives and stabs at consumerism. A horrific melee at a Plymouth Rock megastore triggers a pilgrim-masked killer to go on his own spree a year later, picking off the bozos in the store who were caught on a since-vanished tape. A gallery of attractive suspects is on the chopping block with even People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive — Patrick Dempsey — getting caught up in a blood-drenched parade. It’s easily one of Roth’s best horror banquets — gory, ridiculous and over the top. I might even head back for seconds. Details: 3 stars; now in th...

Fairfield PD, Solano Town Center partner to ensure a safe holiday shopping

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

(KRON) – The Fairfield Police Department is partnering with Solano Town Center mall management to ensure a safe shopping environment for shoppers for the holidays.The department is taking multiple steps to deter crime this season. There will be an increased police presence both inside and outside of the mall and surrounding areas. Also, officers are cooperating with local loss prevention teams to curb shoplifting and harness technology, such as the FLOCK safety system, to identify and stop retail theft groups. Black Friday: Americans expected to spend up to $966 billion Fairfield PD asked community members to consider implementing the following safety tips:Avoid shopping late at night or in the early morning hours. If you must, bring along a friend or family member and tag team the shopping duties or request an escort to your car. Hold your child's hand in the parking lot and while shopping. Teach your children to ask a uniformed officer, security guard, or employee for help ...

Browns top cornerback Denzel Ward to miss Sunday’s game against Denver with shoulder injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — The Cleveland Browns will be without Pro Bowl cornerback Denzel Ward on Sunday against Denver due to a shoulder injury.Ward missed his third straight practice on Friday, and coach Kevin Stefanski said the 26-year-old, who is having a sensational season for the league’s top-ranked defense, will sit against the Broncos (5-5).Stefanski wouldn’t forecast how long Ward, who got hurt in last weekend’s win over Pittsburgh, could be sidelined. Stefanski did not know the exact play in which Ward was injured.Ward’s absence puts extra pressure on Cleveland’s secondary, which has been dealing with several injuries the past two weeks.With Ward out, the Browns likely will start Greg Newsome II and Martin Emerson Jr. at the corners but they have other options.Starting safety Juan Thornhill returned to practice this week after missing two games with a calf injury and is listed as questionable.Stefanski also ruled out wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (concuss...

Nissan, Eli Lilly rise; Nvidia, Alphabet fall, 11/24/2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Friday:Nissan Motor Co., up 18 cents to $8.09.Nissan will invest $1.4 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars. Apple Inc., down $1.34 to $189.97.Shares in big technology firms lagged the wider market. Nvidia Corp., down $9.40 to $477.76.Export restrictions to China are pressuring the company, though its stock has more than tripled this year.Alphabet Inc., down $1.80 to $136.69.Google’s parent company was among the big technology shares taking losses Friday.Eli Lilly & Co., up $6.01 to $601.10.Pharmaceutical companies were among the market’s best performers.Exxon Mobil Corp., up 56 cents to $104.57.The energy sector notched gains Friday despite an easing in oil prices. Macy’s Inc., up 3 cents to $14.87.Shoppers hunting for big deals packed malls on Black Friday as retailers stepped up discounts and other perks.Salesforc...

Packers’ surge raises hopes they could work their way into playoff contention

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur took issue this week when he was asked whether he’s reminding players about the possibility of making a late-season playoff run.LaFleur said he didn’t “want to go Jim Mora on you,” a reference to the sarcastic response by the former Indianapolis Colts coach to a playoff question during a disappointing 2001 season. LaFleur then added “I think we’re a long way from even thinking about that.”The postseason certainly seemed like a distant possibility after a four-game skid dropped the Packers to 2-5. The Packers seemed to concede as much when they sent veteran cornerback Rasul Douglas to the Buffalo Bills at the trade deadline.Green Bay (5-6) has won three of four since that slide, and the idea that the Packers could play meaningful games around Christmas suddenly doesn’t seem so far-fetched anymore. A surging offense, a resourceful defense and a favorable late-season schedule have created cause for optimism.“We’re trying to leave our mark on t...

Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed in half-day session, marks fourth straight winning week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after a half-day trading session capped a holiday shortened week that left the major indexes with their fourth straight winning week. The S&P 500 inched up 0.1% Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 117 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. Gains in health care, financial, energy and other sectors helped temper losses in technology and communication services stocks. Bond yields rose. Trading was muted as markets reopened following the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday. Share mostly rose in Europe, while Asian markets ended mixed.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Stocks on Wall Street are mixed in light midday trading Friday after U.S. markets reopened following the Thanksgiving holiday. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% as of 12:20 p.m. Eastern, after drifting between small gains and losses all morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 87 points and the Nasdaq composite dipped 0.2%. Markets...

Villa has 15 points to lead balanced No. 23 Washington State women past UMass 90-48 in Cancun

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Eleonora Villa led a balanced attack with 15 points and No. 23 Washington State rolled to a 90-48 win over Massachusetts on Friday in the Cancun Challenge.The Cougars (7-0) shot 54% (35 of 65), outrebounded UMass, which shot 33%, 42-28 and had 27 assists on 35 baskets.Bella Murekatete scored 13 points for WSU. Alex Covill added 12 points and Charlisse Leger-Walker and Beyonce Bea both had 11. Another Cougar had nine points and two had eight. Astera Tuhina, who did not score, had a career-high 10 assists and Leger-Walker, who had her first triple-double in a win over Maryland a day earlier, had nine rebounds.The 10 WSU players played between 16 and 24 minutes.Stefanie Kulesza had 20 points and 11 rebounds for UMass (1-6).Murekatete had seven points as Washington State reeled off 18 straight points in the first quarter, hitting 7 of 8 shots while UMass missed six shots and had three turnovers. It was 24-11 after one quarter and 48-24 at the half.The Cougars coole...

Salmonella case count doubles, causes expanded fruit recall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A Salmonella outbreak that has been linked to cantaloupes has spread to 17 new states and caused 99 illnesses and two deaths.So far, only two people have reported a Salmonella-related illness in Colorado, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, some states, like Minnesota, have reported as many as 13 cases. Since the CDC last provided an update on the bacteria spread on Nov. 17, an additional 56 people have reported infections in 17 states. Canada is also investigating the outbreak and has linked illness in Canada with the same Salmonella strain to cantaloupes. View the latest Weather Alerts in Denver and across Colorado on FOX31 In total, 45 people have been hospitalized across 32 states. The matter is actively under investigation.To combat the spread, the CDC has issued a recall for certain brands of cantaloupes and pre-cut fruit that included cantaloupe chunks.A full list of recalled products can be found at fda.gov, but the genera...

Chicago family of five rescued from Greenhorn mountains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:38:14 GMT

PUEBLO, Colo. (KXRM) — The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office said the incredible teamwork and tenacity of its units, Rye Fire and Flight for Life led to the successful rescue of a Chicago family of five on Wednesday.According to PCSO, on the morning of Nov. 22, a family of three adults and two children had gone for a hike on the Greenhorn Trailhead. Colorado snow totals so far on Black Friday The family was nearing the summit when they became hampered by the effects of the altitude, unexpected snow and their experience level.PCSO said as it was nearing dusk, the family realized they had a ways to go with no food and inadequate clothing for the dropping temperatures. They called 911 for help.PCSO's volunteer Search and Rescue team, along with the Sheriff's Office Fire Team and Deputies, and Rye Fire and Flight for Life worked together to find the family. The SAR team was airlifted by Flight for Life to the top of North Peak, where they found the family with the help of GPS, giving th...