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Walsh sheds light on exit from Biden administration

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

Marty Walsh wasn’t in a hurry to leave the Biden administration.Less than halfway through the president’s term, Walsh was in a comfortable spot in the Cabinet as labor secretary. Then he got a call about an interesting opportunity: running the NHL Players’ Association.The former mayor of Boston and longtime Bruins fan was intrigued and earlier this year accepted the role as executive director. Now three months in, Walsh is trying to get to know players and what they care about most, learning about everything from the Arizona Coyotes’ arena situation to the salary cap and future international competition.“This job is more like being the mayor,” Walsh said in a wide-ranging interview during the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas. “You wake up in the morning, you’re planning on a smooth day and there’s an issue that pops, and that’s the issue of the moment. And then when that issue’s over, there’s another issue that co...

Yankees Notebook: Nestor Cortes starts throwing, Ian Hamilton begins rehab

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

BOSTON – As the Yankees prepared for a doubleheader against the Red Sox on Sunday, Nestor Cortes threw for the first time since landing on the 15-day injured list with a left rotator cuff strain.The southpaw, who last pitched on May 30, played catch on the field at Fenway Park. Prior to doing so, he told the Daily News that his shoulder has been feeling better.“We’ll see today how I respond to throwing, but exercises have been good,” Cortes said. “My everyday life has been pretty good. Taking off shirts and holding stuff up and holding weight.”Cortes had been having trouble recovering between his last few starts, and he finally told the Yankees about the issue on their west coast road trip, which ended at the start of June. Cortes attributed the problem to “general wear and tear” after landing on the IL.“It’s been better,” Cortes added Sunday when asked if he experienced irregular soreness after working out. Aaron Boo...

Two hospitalized after shoot out in Malden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

A pair of people are in the hospital after a shooting in the lobby of a Malden apartment complex, according to the local chief of police.Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin told the Herald that his department responded to 10 Overlook Drive, located in the Quarrystone at Overlook Ridge apartment development, very early Sunday morning after multiple gunshots were reported.Officers arrived before 3 a.m. to find an as yet unidentified 33-year-old woman suffering from “apparent gunshot wounds,” according to a statement from the Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office. A man later turned himself into a local hospital, also with gunshot wounds from “multiple parties” firing shots inside the lobby of the complex, the DA’s office wrote.“The motive remains under investigation, however, it does preliminarily appear that one of the men was being targeted,” the DA’s office said.The target of the shooting or someone else in his pa...

‘Deal with together’: Manitoba community prays for loved ones who died in bus crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

DAUPHIN, Man. — Residents of a city in western Manitoba sought solace at church services Sunday — lighting candles, wiping away tears and offering prayers —as they mourned 15 community members who died in a bus crash that also left 10 gravely injured.Father Brent Kuzyk of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Dauphin dedicated part of his liturgy to victims of the crash between a transport truck and a minibus.The bus was carrying a group of seniors from Dauphin and the surrounding area to a casino near the town of Carberry, some 190 kilometres away.Churchgoers lit candles and sang hymns. A few wiped tears from their eyes with tissues.Many knew the victims, as some were members of the church.“It’s a tragedy everyone must deal with together,” said Kuzyk.“We shall meet the sadness, meet the devastation, meet the horror head-on and meet the questioning head-on, because there is no way to get around it. There is … no way to deny it. There is no way...

Heat wave triggers big storms, power outages in US Southeast, raises wildfire concerns in Southwest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

Triple-digit temperatures prompted more heat advisories across much of the southern U.S. on Sunday, triggered severe thunderstorms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people from Oklahoma to Mississippi and produced gusty winds that raised wildfire threats in Arizona and New Mexico.A suspected tornado struck near Scranton, Arkansas early Sunday, destroying chicken houses and toppling trees onto houses, the National Weather Service said. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency for north and central Louisiana after strong winds and severe weather caused widespread power outages on Saturday. On Sunday, indicated more than 740,000 people were without power in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, according to PowerOutage.us.The National Weather Service warned that potentially record-breaking temperatures would continue over southern Texas and the western and central Gulf Coast and t...

2 dead and 3 hurt — including suspected shooter — at Washington state music festival

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

GEORGE, Wash. (AP) — Two people were killed and three others injured after police said a shooter began firing “randomly” into a crowd at a Washington state campground that was hosting people attending a nearby music festival on Saturday night, police said.The suspect was among those injured. He was shot in a confrontation with law enforcement, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.Authorities received the first report of the shooting shortly before 8:30 p.m. at the camping area a few hundred yards from the Gorge Amphitheater, where thousands of people were attending an electronic dance music festival, Foreman said. The Gorge is near the small city of George, about 150 miles (239 kilometers) east of Seattle.After the initial shots were fired, the suspect started moving through the campground and “continued to shoot randomly into the crowd” until he was eventually confronted by police and taken into custody, Foreman said.A pub...

Man stabs pit bull to death in Central Park after argument between dog walkers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A man stabbed a pit bull to death following a quarrel with the dog’s owner in New York City’s Central Park, officials said. The seriously injured dog was transported to a local animal clinic, where he was euthanized after the stabbing Saturday evening, police said. According to the New York Daily News, an argument broke out between the man and the woman when the assailant’s unleashed dog began biting at the woman’s pit bull. As she tried to separate the dogs, the man pulled out a switchblade and stabbed the pit bull mix.No arrests were made as of Sunday. An investigation was ongoing. Associated Press, The Associated Press

Trudeau calls byelection in riding of Calgary Heritage for July 24

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

OTTAWA — Voters in the federal riding of Calgary Heritage will go to the polls late next month.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a byelection will be held in the Alberta riding on July 24.Conservative MP Bob Benzen resigned his seat in Calgary Heritage at the end of last year.Benzen easily won re-election in 2021, with New Democrat Kathleen Johnson placing second and Liberal Scott Forsyth coming third.Elections Canada says it will open an office in Calgary Heritage soon.The latest call comes as voters cast ballots Monday in four other byelections across the country.This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2023.The Canadian Press

Divers searching for person last seen going under water at lake in Northwest Indiana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

HOBART, Ind. — Divers are searching Sunday afternoon for a missing person in Lake Robinson in Hobart who was last seen going under the water.In a video posted to social media, Assistant Chief John Robinson said divers are in the water searching for a missing female. Chicago boy, 7, dies after drowning in Lake Michigan The Hobart Police Department said a female was seen going under the water and witnesses haven't been able to find her.Robinson said several agencies are responding to the scene to assist them. A helicopter from the Lake County Sheriff's Office is also coming to help.Additional details haven't been released.

Heat wave triggers big storms in US Southeast, raises wildfire concerns in Southwest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:35:54 GMT

(AP) - Triple-digit temperatures prompted more heat advisories across much of the southern U.S. on Sunday, triggered severe thunderstorms that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people from Oklahoma to Mississippi and produced gusty winds that raised wildfire threats in Arizona and New Mexico.A suspected tornado struck near Scranton, Arkansas early Sunday, destroying chicken houses and toppling trees onto houses, the National Weather Service said. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency for north and central Louisiana after strong winds and severe weather caused widespread power outages on Saturday. On Sunday, indicated more than 740,000 people were without power in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi, according to PowerOutage.us. When will El Niño peak? The National Weather Service warned that potentially record-breaking temperatures would continue over southern Texas and the we...