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A landslide in Alaska has devastated one family, killing three members and leaving two kids missing

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

Authorities on Friday identified those missing or killed in a southeast Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House last year.Timothy Heller, 44, and Beth Heller, 36 — plus their children Mara, 16; Derek, 12; and Kara, 11 — were at home Monday night when the landslide struck near the island community of Wrangell. Search crews found the bodies of the parents and the oldest child late Monday or early Tuesday; the younger children remain missing, as does neighbor Otto Florschutz, 65, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in an emailed statement.Florschutz’s wife survived.Florschutz, a Republican who previously served on Wrangell’s Port Commission, was one of 48 candidates who entered the race to fill the congressional seat vacated when longtime U.S. Rep. Don Young died last year. He received 193 votes out of nearly 162,000 cast.In a candidate stat...

Alexander-Arnold earns Liverpool 1-1 draw against Man City. Haaland sets scoring record

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Trent Alexander-Arnold scored an 80th-minute equalizer to earn Liverpool a 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the Premier League on Saturday.Erling Haaland had given defending champions City a first-half lead at Etihad Stadium, becoming the quickest player to score 50 goals in the league.But Liverpool capitalized when the Norwegian failed to add a second from close range in the 79th. The visitors immediately went on the attack, and Alexander-Arnold swept a shot past City goalkeeper Ederson.The draw kept City at the top of the standings but gave Arsenal the chance to into first place if it beats Brentford later in the day.Haaland opened the scoring with a low effort from the edge of the box in 27th.Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson misjudged a clearance that was intercepted by Nathan Ake, who played in Haaland.From there, it felt inevitable where the ball would end up as the forward turned and fired into the bottom corner, despite Alisson getting a hand to his sho...

Colorado Buffaloes vs. Utah Utes: TV channel, time, what to know

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — It's the final game of the season for the University of Colorado Buffaloes and coach Deion Sanders.The season has been better than forecast, but only just. Sports betting forecasters had the Buffs at three-and-a-half wins and they currently sit at four. CU football announces 2024 Big 12 opponents The Buffaloes can bump that up to five with a win over the Utah Utes. How to watch Colorado vs. Utah on TVIt seems fitting that this game between the Buffaloes and Utes will air on the Pac-12 Networks, as it is the final game for these teams as members of the conference. Next season both schools move to the Big 12.CU vs. Utah kickoff: 1 p.m. MTChannel: Pac-12 Networks Where to watch CU Buffs games in Boulder: Bars, breweries and pubs Forecast for Colorado vs. UtahIt should be a nice, but chilly, afternoon for football in Salt Lake City. Nexstar station ABC4 is forecasting a high temperature of 35 degrees on Saturday, with a 10 percent chance of rain. Download the FOX31...

Russia launches biggest drone attack against Kyiv since start of war, Ukrainian officials say

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia on Saturday launched its largest drone attack against Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv since the start of its invasion, according to local officials.“A total of nearly 75 Shahed drones were launched from two directions – Primorsko-Akhtarsk and the Kursk region, Russia. The primary target was the city of Kyiv,” said Ukraine’s Air Force in a Telegram post, describing the attack as a “record number” of drones.It said air defenses intercepted 71 of the Iranian-made drones across six regions of Ukraine – but the vast majority of the drones were intercepted in the Kyiv region.“Anti-aircraft missile troops, tactical aviation, mobile fire groups, and electronic warfare units were involved in repelling the air attack,” said the air force. It added that a Kh-59 guided missile was also destroyed in the Dnipropetrovsk region.Mykhailo Shamanov, a spokesman for the Kyiv city military administration, described several waves of drones coming from different directions toward th...

Arab states condemn Wilders for push to relocate Palestinians to Jordan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League on Saturday condemned statements by Geert Wilders, the Dutch far-right politician who won this week’s election in the Netherlands, that Palestinians should be relocated to Jordan.The Palestinian Authority labeled the statements as “a call to escalate the aggression against our people and a blatant interference in their affairs and future,” the Wafa news agency reported. Jordan issued a separate condemnation and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Yemen, and the Arab League did the same, Arab News reported.“Irresponsible statements made by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders [are] considered interference in the internal affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and [are] rejected and condemned,” the UAE embassy in the Netherlands wrote on X.A populist and anti-Islam far-right politician, Wilders, leader of the Freedom Party (PVV), is known for his firm support for Israel. Over the last few years, h...

Russia hits Ukraine with biggest drone strike since invasion

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

KYIV — In the largest aerial attack since its invasion started, Russia barraged Ukraine with 75 Shahed drones overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. Most of the drones were aimed at Kyiv and the region around the capital, the Ukrainian Air Force said in a statement.Ukrainian forces managed to shoot down all but one of the Shahed kamikaze drones, as well as an X-59 cruise missile over the Dnipro region, the Ukrainian air force said.The assault included the highest number of Russian drones to be deployed in one night since Moscow launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The air attack lasted more than six hours, Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko said in a statement. Anti-aircraft missiles, tactical aviation, mobile fire groups, and electronic warfare units were involved in repelling the air attack. No deaths were reported as a result of the barrage, but falling debris damaged buildings. In Kyiv, a fire broke out at a kindergarten, while windows were damaged in n...

Source: Patriots release backup QB before Giants game

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

The Patriots waived third-string quarterback Will Grier on Saturday, a source confirmed to the Herald.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Four Patriots players to watch Week 12 vs. Giants include underrated defender New England Patriots | NFL notes: Why Patriots players see 3 future head coaches on staff besides Jerod Mayo New England Patriots | Patriots-Giants preview: How Bill Belichick and Mac Jones can end their losing streak New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe says players don’t know which Patriots QB will start New England Patriots | Patriots-Giants injury report: Trent Brown among 7 Patriots questionable, none out Grier served as the team’s third-string quarterback ever since he signed to the active roster on Sept. 22. He did not see any game action with the Patriots. His release leaves Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe as the Patriots’ only available quarterbacks on the active roste...

Leicester man arrested on warrant related to ‘suspicious’ death in Worcester

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

A 31-year-old Leicester man was arrested in Haverhill on an armed assault to murder warrant in connection to a death in Worcester that police said appeared “to be suspicious.”Worcester police said they arrested Marcel Santos-Padgett at 4 Colombia Park on an arrest warrant “that resulted from the investigation into the death of a female at 383 Pleasant St.”Police said they were dispatched to Angie’s Body Work Spa on Pleasant Street in Worcester just after 11:30 a.m. Thursday for a report of a woman “experiencing a possible medical issue.”When officers arrived, a man brought them to an unconscious woman who was declared dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel, police said.“The death appears to be suspicious,” the Worcester Police Department said in a statement.Violence also marked Thanksgiving in the Greater Boston area, where one woman was shot and killed in Cambridge and two men were found stabbed in downtown Boston. A man was shot and killed in Boston Saturday mornin...

Boston food scene: City Council looks to make it easier to become a street vendor

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

In order to become a street vendor who sells food and drinks across Boston, you must overcome what City Councilor Gabriela Coletta calls a “tangled web of bureaucracy.”Gaining the necessary permits from local and state agencies is a slippery process, says Coletta, who is behind a proposal that would make it much easier to become a street food vendor without a motorized cart.The council’s Committee on Government Operations is set to hold a hearing Tuesday to go over Coletta’s request which calls for creation of a “non-motorized street food cart committee.”Chris Christo/Boston HeraldCouncilor ColettaThe committee would consist of various city departments including Public Works, Transportation, Inspectional Services, and Fire, along with the Office of Economic Opportunities and Inclusion. Together, it would review applications for non-motorized street food cart permits, establishing rules and regulations as appropriate.One concern is that independent food sellers may very well be price...

Man shot, killed in Boston Saturday morning after woman shot in Hyde Park Friday night

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:10 GMT

A man was shot and killed in Boston early Saturday morning during a shooting that left one other man injured, Boston police said.A woman was also shot in Hyde Park just after 10 p.m. Friday, police said.The overnight violence follows those on Thanksgiving, when a 27-year-old woman was fatally shot in Cambridge and two men were found stabbed in downtown Boston.Police on Saturday responded to a radio call just before 2:30 a.m. to 85 E. Newton St. where they found two adult men suffering from gunshot wounds. One victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the second was considered to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said in a statement.“Further investigation revealed that both victims were shot in a parking lot across from 12 Glenville Ave. (rear of 161 Harvard Ave.) in Allston. Investigators are currently on scene and no arrests have been made,” Boston police said.Officers responded to 30 Business St. in Hyde Park Friday just after 10 p.m. where they found an adult woman suf...