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Off-duty Chicago firefighter who died while swimming with his family in Lake Michigan ID'd

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

CHICAGO — An off-duty Chicago firefighter died Sunday morning while swimming with his family in Lake Michigan after finishing a shift.According to the Chicago Fire Department, emergency personnel were called to help and they found him underwater. Woman killed, 8 others injured in shooting at party in North Lawndale overnight He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he died.The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the firefighter as 43-year-old Wilbur Hayes."The loss of any of our members is a loss for the first responder community and the city as a whole," Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt said in a statement. A full investigation is being conducted into his death, Nance-Holt said.Hayes started working for CFD in 2008.

CPD searching for endangered, missing elderly woman from Portage Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department is looking for the public's help in finding an elderly woman who went missing from the Portage Park neighborhood early Sunday morning.83-year-old Jean Manzella, missing from the Portage Park neighborhood, according to CPD.Police said 83-year-old Jean Manzella was last seen in the 5100 block of West Roscoe Street around 3 a.m., and is considered endangered.Manzella was last seen wearing a black coat with a yellow top and yellow bottoms. She is described as being around five feet tall and weighing around 110 pounds with brown eyes and blonde, shoulder-length hair.If you or someone you know has information that can help police find Manzella, CPD encourages you to reach out to Area Five SVU detectives at 312-746-6554.

Mystery group buying land near Air Force base is suing farmers, congressman says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

(NewsNation) — While questions remain about a mystery company buying 52,000 acres of land near an Air Force base, a congressman says farmers in the area are being targeted in a lawsuit.Rep. John Garamendi, D-Calif., has been speaking out over the past five years about the $800 million in land acquisitions by Flannery Associates near Travis Air Force Base in Northern California. In an interview with NewsNation, Garamendi said he’s been in contact with the families of farmers who handed over their land to Flannery. He said they didn’t want to sell in the first place. Since no California laws require them to sell, the land was bargained for by both parties at a much higher price. But now, Flannery is suing those families for $510 million, accusing them of conspiring together to inflate the value of the land. UK reviewing Ozempic over suicide, self-harm risk: Report “It’s a suit designed to force the farmers to lawyer up, spend tens of thousands of dollars on lawyering and maybe at th...

Joe Biden, the oldest sitting president, needs young voters. Will his age matter?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

At 24, Alberto Rodriguez has grandparents younger than Joe Biden. But he's more interested in the 80-year-old president's accomplishments than his age.“People as young as me, we're all focusing on our day-to-day lives and he has done things to help us through that," Rodriguez, a cook at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, said of Biden's support among young voters. Rodriguez pointed specifically to federal COVID-19 relief payments and government spending increases on infrastructure and other social programs.Voters like him were a key piece of Biden’s winning 2020 coalition, which included majorities of young people as well as college graduates, women, urban and suburban voters and Black Americans. Maintaining their support will be critical in closely contested states such as Nevada, where even small declines could prove consequential to Biden's reelection bid.His 2024 campaign plans to emphasize messages that could espe...

Texas will soon eliminate sales tax on diapers, menstrual care

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After years of unsuccessful attempts, Texas will soon no longer collect sales tax on essential baby products like diapers and wipes, as well as menstrual products starting on Sept. 1. Texas passes tax exemption on diapers, menstrual products and bandages Longtime advocates like the Austin Diaper Bank say it will make certain healthcare necessities more accesible for low-income Texans. The nonprofit provides nearly 200,000 diapers per month to families, helping around 35,000 families a year. Executive Director Holly McDaniel expressed said she was "thrilled" when the bill finally passed."For families who are living in poverty or have low incomes, diapers can be really expensive. And so a lot of times they'll reuse diapers, they'll use other things in place of a diaper. And we don't want families to do that," McDaniel said. Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, had introduced this bill in four consecutive legislative sessions. She attributes the nearly $33 billion budget ...

Keeler: Deion Sanders has CU Buffs legend Chauncey Billups dreaming big. “It’s fun to be a Buff right now.”

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

Word of warning if you texted Chauncey Billups last fall to talk trash about his 1-11 CU Buffs: Mr. Big Shot keeps his receipts.“It’s fun to be a Buff right now. And we’ve had some tough years there,” the CU great, Denver hoops icon and current Portland Trail Blazers coach told me before his annual Porter-Billups Leadership Academy Gala at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.“I mean, a year ago, every Saturday — every Saturday — I’m hiding, I’m ducking phone calls, because I know I don’t want to hear this (expletive)-talking from all my friends. So those times are over. It’s fun to be a Buff right now.”In just eight months, CU’s gone from a 10th losing non-pandemic football season out of 11 to hiring the hottest name in the college game in Deion Sanders, to kicking it old-school again by rejoining the new-look Big 12.“I think it’s going to be cool,” the 46-year-old Billups said with a grin when asked about the Buffs’ switch from the...

Taylor Swift makes donation to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley during her Eras Tour stop in Santa Clara

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

SANTA CLARA — Before Taylor Swift took the stage at Levi’s Stadium on Friday night for the first of two sold-out shows this weekend, the pop singer made a donation to Second Harvest of Silicon Valley.Swift has been making donations to food banks across the country in cities she stops at during her highly-acclaimed Eras Tour, which is a musical journey through her different albums — or eras.“We are so grateful to Taylor for using her platform for good and for supporting food banks across the country during her Eras Tour,” Shobana Gubbi, Second Harvest’s chief philanthropy officer, said in a statement. “Here in Silicon Valley, her generous donation will help us continue to provide food to an average of 500,000 people each month.”On Twitter, which was recently rebranded X, Second Harvest called Swift’s donation “enchanting news,” referring to the song “Enchanted” off her album “Speak Now,” which w...

Sanchez and Snell lead the Padres to a 5-3 win over the Rangers for a 3-game sweep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gary Sánchez homered twice, Juan Soto doubled in Fernando Tatis Jr. from first base and left-hander Blake Snell had another strong start for the San Diego Padres, who beat the struggling Texas Rangers 5-3 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.Hours earlier, Texas announced the acquisition of Max Scherzer from the New York Mets and obtained left-hander Jordan Montgomery from the St. Louis Cardinals. The AL West leaders then lost for the seventh time in nine games while keeping a one-game lead over the Houston Astros, who lost 8-2 to Tampa Bay.“It’s behind us already,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “We’re off tomorrow, regroup, see if we can get back on track and and play our brand of ball. It was a tough series. We faced some really good pitching.”Bochy said the Rangers’ batters expanded the strike zone “more than what we had been doing. Just shows you that we were maybe a little anxious, a little amped up. We’ve got to get back to who we are.”...

Descubren al menos 30 perros muertos y más de 90 desnutridos en un centro de rescate de animales de Ohio

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

(CNN) — Los agentes del condado de Butler, Ohio, encontraron aproximadamente 30 perros y cachorros muertos, en diversos estados de descomposición, metidos en neveras y congeladores a principios de esta semana en un centro de rescate de animales de Ohio. Según la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Butler, había más de 90 perros y cachorros removidos de lo que los ayudantes del sheriff y los investigadores dijeron que eran “las condiciones más horribles que jamás hayan visto”.A los perros y cachorros los tenían en dos propiedades diferentes del municipio de Madison en varias estructuras, dijo la Oficina del Sheriff. Una de las estructuras que las fuerzas del orden descubrieron era un garaje con más de 25 canes enjaulados y una temperatura interior de 32 grados centígrados.“Numerosos animales” se mantenían en jaulas juntas que estaban “llenas de orina, materia fecal y sin comida ni agua”. Una jaula contenía una hembra y ocho cachorros recién na...

Castillo and Crawford lead the Mariners to a 4-0 victory over the Diamondbacks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:32:52 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — It’s been exactly one year since Seattle made a big trade-deadline move, adding ace right-hander Luis Castillo in a deal with the Cincinnati Reds.Safe to say it’s a decision that’s worked out quite well for the Mariners.Castillo threw six sharp innings, J.P. Crawford connected for a solo homer and the Mariners beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0 on Sunday.“What a trade. He has changed the whole demeanor around our pitching staff,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “He’s the rock, he’s who we lean on and he showed up today.”The Mariners took two of three games in the weekend series, improving to 54-51 for the season as the team’s front office tries to decide whether to be buyers, sellers, or do nothing as Tuesday’s trade deadline approaches. Seattle looked like a possible seller at the end of June, but has used a 16-9 mark in July to climb back into the playoff race.The Diamondbacks are close to wrapping up a miserable month, w...