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Biden declares support for Israel and Ukraine is ‘vital’ for US security

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

By CHRIS MEGERIAN and SEUNG MIN KIM (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in two unpredictable foreign conflicts as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in military assistance for both countries.If international aggression is allowed to continue, Biden said in a rare Oval Office address, “conflict and chaos could spread in other parts of the world.”“Hamas and Putin represent different threats,” Biden said. “But they share this in common. They both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy.”He said he would send an urgent funding request to Congress, which is expected to be $105 billion for the next year. The proposal, which will be unveiled on Friday, includes $60 billion for Ukraine, much of which is for replenishing U.S. weapons stockpiles that have already been pr...

Bodycam video shows San Diego woman before she went missing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A 32-year-old San Diego woman been missing for more than two weeks. Chelsea Grimm set off on a cross-country road trip in September and planned to drive to Connecticut for a friend's wedding."Time is of the essence," Chelsea's father Stephen Grimm said in an interview with NewsNation.Her parents said she left San Diego on September 24. While she originally had planned to fly, her parents said she recently got a pet bearded dragon and decided last minute to change plans and drive across the country to the wedding, so she could bring her pet along.Her parents said a change of plans is not uncommon but said an adventure of this "magnitude" was a lot, even for Chelsea, who is fairly adventurous.“She was originally going to fly but because of she recently acquired a bearded dragon as a pet and the airlines wouldn’t let her take that animal on the plane, so the day that she was supposed to fly east for the wedding, she called and said I am going to drive across the count...

La Mesa man killed in Arizona small plane crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Three people, including a La Mesa resident, were killed in small plane crash Tuesday in Williams, Arizona, authorities said. The crash happened around 12:20 p.m. south of H.A. Clark Memorial Airport, Lt. John Romero with the Williams Police Department said in a news release.When police arrived, they found a Piper Fixed Wing single-engine plane that had crashed, according to authorities. Two of the victims were found inside the plane while the third victim was discovered outside the aircraft. San Diego woman who went missing during road trip appeared disoriented at hotel, witness claims "Witnesses said that the airplane had fueled up at H. A. Clark Memorial and took off, several moments later, they heard the plane operating at what they described as low or no power, turned to a northerly direction back towards the airport where the plane came down in a field nearby," Romero said.Christopher Evans, 44, of La Mesa, was announced as one of the victims, police said. The pi...

Britney Spears’ book ‘The Woman In Me’ makes private details public, and public events personal

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ highly anticipated memoir “The Woman in Me” will be released Tuesday, revealing the pop superstar’s personal take on events that have played out publicly in her decades as one of the most scrutinized figures in American life, along with private moments that she previously kept under wraps. The book, which The Associated Press obtained a copy of Thursday, details her childhood and rise to stardom, along with her marriages, her nearly-14-year court conservatorship and even a brief mention of a July incident where she was hit in the face by security for NBA player Victor Wembanyama.Much of “The Woman in Me” focuses on the father and sons, the husbands and boyfriends, who have dominated her life, for better and for worse. Several chapters are devoted to her relationship with Justin Timberlake, including deeply personal details about a pregnancy, abortion and painful breakup. In others she chronicles her custody fight with ex-husband Kevin F...

Chicago-area man charged with hate crimes for threatening Muslim men

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been charged with two hate crimes for allegedly verbally abusing and threatening to shoot two Muslim men, a prosecutor said Thursday.Larry York, 46, of Lombard, was denied pretrial release during a court hearing Thursday, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said.York confronted the victims and cursed at them Tuesday night at an apartment complex, where one of the victims had gone to meet a friend, Berlin said. While one man was seated in his car waiting for his friend, York initially approached him and asked the victim what he was doing there and began swearing at him and telling him he didn’t belong in this country and to leave, Berlin said. York punched the man’s car window and walked to the lobby of the building, where the second victim was leaving an elevator. York began swearing at the second man and threatened to beat him, Berlin said. A short time later, while one of the men sat on a bench outside the building, Yo...

2 injured in fire at downtown Toronto apartment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

Two people were hospitalized following a two-alarm fire at a downtown Toronto apartment building.Toronto police were notified of a fire on the sixth floor of a residential building around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Jarvis Street and Dundas Street East area. Toronto Fire officials located two people inside the building. They were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.It’s unclear what caused the fire.There are road closures and delays in the area.Jarvis is blocked both ways north of Dundas due to a fire investigation. https://t.co/phMOON9oef pic.twitter.com/Jw95GBDBY5— CityNews Toronto Traffic & Weather (@citynews680) October 19, 2023

Major water main break impacts thousands, prompts state of emergency in a northern New York county

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — A state of emergency was issued Thursday in a northern New York county, where the Fort Drum U.S. Army base is located, following a major water main break that has left tens of thousands without water. Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado said 32,000 gallons (121,000 liters) of drinking water from six of the state’s regional stockpiles, as well as 11 water tankers, an incident management team and other staff, were being deployed to Watertown, a community of more than 24,500 people located more than 170 miles (275 kilometers) northwest of Albany. Smaller nearby communities have also been affected by the water shortage. Officials said a total of more than 45,000 people have been impacted.“We’re here with you and we’re going to do everything we can moving forward to ensure that we resolve this as fast as we can,” Delgado said during an evening news briefing. He was joined by other state and local leaders, as well as officials from Fort Drum, which has provided thousands of ga...

Female driver wanted in hit-and-run involving motorcyclist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a female driver after a motorcyclist was struck and injured in a hit-and-run northwest of the city. Officers were called to the Steeles Avenue West and Islington Avenue West area in the Humber Summit neighbourhood just before 8 p.m. on Thursday. Police said a driver struck a motorcyclist and fled the scene. The suspect vehicle is believed to be a silver sedan with a female driver behind the wheel last seen travelling westbound on Steeles Avenue.The motorcyclist suffered non-life-threatening injuries.There are delays and road closures in the area.COLLISION:(UPDATE)Steeles Ave W & Islington Ave W– male cyclist transported to hospital with non life-threatening injuries– N/B Islington Ave blocked to W/B Steeles Ave W– S/B Islington Ave blocked to E/B Steeles Ave E– consider alternate routes#GO2432294^sc— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) October 20, 2023

Marte hits walk-off single in ninth, D-backs beat Phillies 2-1 and close to 2-1 in NLCS

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — More than 15 minutes after the game, Ketel Marte stood at his clubhouse locker, gulping water while trying to finally catch his breath after delivering the Arizona Diamondbacks’ latest clutch postseason moment.“After my hit, I sprinted so hard,” Marte said, shaking his head.Marte capped a three-hit afternoon with a walk-off single in the ninth, rookie Brandon Pfaadt pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Thursday and close to 2-1 in the NL Championship Series.On the verge of falling behind 3-0 in the best-of-seven matchup, Arizona tied the score on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s RBI double in the seventh.Gurriel opened the ninth with a leadoff walk off Craig Kimbrel, stole second and took third on Pavin Smith’s infield single.Gurriel was thrown out at the plate by shortstop Trea Turner on Emmanuel Rivera’s hard-hit grounder as the Phillies played the infield in. Geraldo Perdomo walked after fallin...

How Raptors rookie Gradey Dick made his music video debut alongside Drake

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:10 GMT

In his first-ever NBA pre-season, forward Gradey Dick promised himself to put in long hours at the Toronto Raptors’ training facilities and do whatever his coaches asked of him.That dedication quickly paid dividends as it led to him appearing in a music video with famous Toronto rapper Drake.Dick had returned to the OVO Athletic Centre, the Raptors facility in downtown Toronto, after the team’s training camp in Vancouver because he had left some things in his locker.“I just saw people running around with cameras and I was like ‘What’s going on?'” said the 19-year-old Dick on Thursday after practice. “It was Drake filming a video with his son.“I had plans to meet Drake when he came back to Toronto but we happened to just be there randomly but he was like ‘Hey, why don’t you hop in for a little cameo?'”Although Drake is in the video, it’s actually a song by his six-year-old son Adonis called “My Man Freestyl...