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Italian court deliberates appeal of 2 US men in cop killing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest court started deliberations Wednesday in what should be the final appeal of two U.S. citizens convicted in the stabbing death of a police officer during a plainclothes operation in Rome in the summer of 2019.Finnegan Lee Elder, now 23, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, now 22, were convicted in May 2021 of slaying the 35-year-old officer, as well as of attempted extortion, resisting a public official and carrying an attack-style knife without just cause.The two men, who were friends in northern California before they traveled to Italy together, initially received life sentences, Italy’s most severe penalty. An appeals court last year upheld their convictions, but reduced the sentences to 24 years for Elder and 22 years for Natale-Hjorth. The Italian legal system allows defendants another appeal to Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation, which heard some seven hours of arguments before going into deliberations Wednesday evening. The court can either uphold the ...

DeSantis nabs presidential endorsement from GOP House member

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, an outspoken member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, preemptively endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president on Wednesday, pushing his fellow Republican House members to look beyond former President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP nomination.The public showing of support appears to be DeSantis’ first endorsement from a member of Congress and comes as the governor has been courting conservative lawmakers ahead of a formal announcement expected after the end of the state legislative session in May.Roy wrote in an email sent from his campaign that the party needs “a new generation of leadership” at the helm, and he argued that DeSantis has “proven his ability to win at the ballot box time and time again.” The comments were implicit knocks on the 76-year-old Trump, who lost his own reelection bid in 2020 and was blamed for an unexpectedly poor showing by Republican candidates in last year’s midterms.“When other Republicans ...

Gio Reyna on US roster after family tried to oust Berhalter

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Gio Reyna, whose parents tried to oust U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter after the 20-year-old midfielder was sparingly used at the World Cup, was selected Wednesday by interim coach Anthony Hudson for CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador. Reyna made two substitute appearances during the World Cup totaling 52 minutes and Berhalter later said he almost sent a player home because of lack of hustle — remarks Reyna admitted were aimed at him. His parents, former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and women’s national team midfielder Daniele Egan Reyna, then complained to U.S. Soccer Federation officials and notified them of a 1992 domestic violence incident involving Daniele’s college roommate and Berhalter’s future wife. The USSF commissioned a law firm to investigate, which determined Berhalter did not improperly withhold information of the incident. Hudson was appointed interim coach during the probe and will remain on until after a new USSF sporting direc...

Amid Man United bids, UEFA head hints at owners rule review

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

GENEVA (AP) — UEFA should rethink its rules that prevent clubs in related ownership from playing in the same competition such as the Champions League, its president Aleksander Čeferin said Wednesday.Čeferin, speaking in an interview with former Manchester United player Gary Neville, said UEFA was “not thinking about United only” in considering a review.United’s owners, the Glazer family, have invited offers to buy the storied club and a Qatari-funded bid and British industrialist Jim Ratcliffe have declared interest.A Qatari sovereign wealth fund already owns Champions League regular Paris Saint-Germain and Ratcliffe’s chemicals firm INEOS owns Nice, which regularly plays in UEFA’s lower-tier competitions.Both potential buyers could have problems with UEFA’s rule that bars clubs playing in the same competitions in any season if owners have “decisive influence” over them.Čeferin, who has held one international press conference since September, told Neville in a filmed interview relea...

21-year-old woman dies in crash in Miami Gardens

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

A crash has resulted in the death of a young woman who died after her vehicle rolled over.The family of the woman who died in the crash,which occurred early Wednesday, told 7News that she was 21-year-old Angela Timot.Her mother, Vialine Jean Paul, said that her family is speechless.The car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it rolled onto a sidewalk and landed in the parking lot of a Lehman Hyundai car dealership. The impact of the crash caused damage to several cars on the lot. 7Skyforce footage captured the scene where stunned employees of the dealership looked on as the damaged vehicle was towed away.The crash forced the closure of both the northbound and southbound lanes of U.S. 441, which caused significant traffic delays in the area. The roads have since reopened.Police are continuing to investigate this incident.

Judge: Miami Beach can end liquor sales in area at 2 a.m.

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials can move forward with plans to end alcohol sales after 2 a.m. in certain parts of South Beach, an internationally famous tourist spot.A Miami-Dade circuit judge ruled against a challenge by Story nightclub on Tuesday to an ordinance passed last month by Miami Beach city commissioners, according to court records. The ordinance forces businesses with a capacity of more than 100 patrons in the South of Fifth neighborhood, located at the southernmost tip of Miami Beach, to stop selling alcohol at 2 a.m. instead of 5 a.m.“This is a residential neighborhood that should not have to endure 24-hour nightclubs,” Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber said in a Twitter post. “Hopefully we can begin enforcement very soon.”https://twitter.com/MayorDanGelber/status/1635669802088816646Attorneys for Story nightclub, which has room for more than 1,000 guests...

Worker hospitalized after falling off scaffolding inside Miami water tank

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

Crews came to the rescue of a worker who took a steep fall while working inside a water tank in Miami.According to City of Miami Fire Rescue, the victim was working inside a water clarifying tank near the Rickenbacker Causeway when he plunged seven feet off a scaffolding, Wednesday.Video captured by Miami Fire Rescue captured members of the Technical Rescue Team using a basket to pull the worker out of the tank.Paramedics transported the patient to Ryder Trauma Center in stable condition.

Cambridge teen arrested after allegedly stealing car with dog inside 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

A teenage male from Cambridge was arrested Tuesday after police said he allegedly stole a BMW with a dog inside from a site in Brookline, Cambridge police announced. Police said the teen, aged 15, was taken into custody Tuesday morning after what police described as a “multi-day regional investigation” that started on Saturday. Police said a woman went into a TJ Maxx on Harvard Street in Brookline, leaving her dog, Millie, inside the car parked outside. Police said the woman left the push-to-start car’s key in its console. She then returned from the store around 4:15 p.m. to find the car had been taken, according to police.“I ran in to return something and came out and my car was gone with Millie in it,” the dog owner, Deborah Dowd, told 7NEWS. Police said they received a call around 4:45 p.m. reporting a vehicle matching the description of the stolen car in the area of Amherst and Wadsworth Street in Cambridge. The car’s operator, police said, got out of the c...

Car slams into home in Grafton

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

First responders in Grafton are assessing a crash scene after an SUV appeared to careen into the back of a home Wednesday afternoon.Firefighters and police could be seen working at the intersection of Millbury Street and Providence Road just after 4 p.m. where the vehicle had crashed into a patio area in the rear of a building.Details on whether anyone was injured have not yet been released.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Patriots add WR JuJu Smith-Schuster with 3-year deal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:08:03 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots made their first big pickup of free agency Wednesday, adding free agent wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster.Smith-Schuster confirmed the move in a post on Twitter saying he was “Excited for my next chapter in New England!”“I will give this organization everything I have, thank you for believing in me!” he wrote.A person with knowledge of the deal said it is for three years and could be worth as much as $33 million. They spoke to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because it hasn’t been announced.Smith-Schuster also expressed thanks to the Kansas City Chiefs, where he won a Super Bowl last season after spending his first five NFL seasons in Pittsburgh.“Thank you to Kansas City for the giving me the opportunity to come in and contribute to a Super Bowl, the most unforgettable experience of my life,” he wrote.Smith-Schuster’s addition to the Patriots roster comes a day after they lost Jakobi Meyers afte...