Home

Israelis taken hostage ripped from everyday activities

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

Yoni Asher last spoke to his wife on Saturday morning, when she called from her mother’s home in southern Israel near the Gaza border. “She told me terrorists had infiltrated the home,” he said. “The phone got disconnected.”He last saw her later in the day — in a video circulating online. She and their daughters, 3 and 5 years old, were huddled with others on a flatbed in the back of a vehicle. Men with guns ushered them off.Asher’s wife, Doron Asher Katz, 34, is one of an unknown number of Israelis who have been captured and presumed to be held as hostages after an unprecedented invasion by Hamas militants of southern Israel, taking control for a time of multiple communities and at least two military camps, and killing hundreds. Videos posted online show armed men marching or dragging men and women through the streets, some elderly, some bloodied.Israeli authorities have responded with force in Gaza, killing more than 400 people and bombing buildings. On Sunday morning, Israel was ...

U.S. aid for Israel announced, unclear what action can occur in ‘paralyzed’ Congress

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

The U.S. will come to Israel’s aid as it fights to defend itself from an attack by Hamas linked militants from Gaza, according to the Biden Administration.Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Sunday that, in addition to moving the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the eastern Mediterranean, the U.S. will “rapidly” provide Israel with “additional equipment and resources, including munitions.”“The first security assistance will begin moving today and arriving in the coming days. Strengthening our joint force posture, in addition to the materiel support that we will rapidly provide to Israel, underscores the United States’ ironclad support for the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli people,” Austin said in a statement.On Saturday, more than 700 Israeli civilians and military personnel were killed when Hamas launched a surprise attack from Gaza. Israel’s Security Cabinet would declare war with the militant group in the following hours.On Sunday, the U.S.S. Ge...

US demands condemnation of Hamas at UN meeting, but Security Council takes no immediate action

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors Sunday, with the United States demanding all 15 members strongly condemn “these heinous terrorist attacks committed by Hamas,” but it took no immediate action.U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood said afterward that “a good number of countries” did condemn the Hamas attack but not all council members. He told reporters they could probably figure out one of them.Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, told The Associated Press the Americans tried to say during the meeting that Russia isn’t condemning the attacks, but “that’s untrue.”“It was in my comments,” he said. “We condemn all the attacks on civilians.”Nebenzia said Russia’s message is: “It’s important to stop the fighting immediately, to go to a cease-fire and to meaningful negotiations, which were stalled for decades.”Chinese Ambassador Zhang Jun voiced a similar position earlier, as he headed into the meeting. He said Beijing conde...

California governor vetoes bill to make free condoms available for high school students, citing cost

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected a bill on Sunday that would have made free condoms available all public high school students, arguing it was too expensive for a state with a budget deficit of more than $30 billion.California had about 1.9 million high school students enrolled in more than 4,000 schools last year, according to the California Department of Education.“This bill would create an unfunded mandate to public schools that should be considered in the annual budget process,” Newsom wrote in a message explaining why he vetoed the bill, known as Senate bill 541.The bill is one of hundreds passed by California’s Democratic-dominated state Legislature before lawmakers adjourned last month. Newsom has been signing and vetoing legislation since then, including rejecting bills on Saturday to ban caste-based discrimination, limit the price of insulin and decriminalize possession and use of some hallucinogens.The bill would have required all public schoo...

Police search for 14-year-old girl missing from Garfield Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

CHICAGO — A search is underway on Sunday for a teen girl missing from Garfield Park, according to Chicago police. Police say they are searching for 14-year-old Kimmora Price who has been missing from the 3500 block of West Lexington Street since Monday, Oct. 2. According to police, the teen girl was last seen in the 2900 block of West Polk Street while wearing a black sweater and blue pants with black, gold and white shoes. 10 people, including 4 police officers, injured in crash, shooting on South Side Police say Price, who stands 5-foot-9 and weighs around 98 pounds, has black hair, brown eyes and a nose piercing. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of 14-year-old Kimmora Price is asked to call CPD Area Four Detectives at 312-746-8251.Tips for police can also be filed at CPDtip.com. Tips can be left anonymously.

Inches away from scoring at critical moment, Longhorns have plenty to think about during bye week

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — "We gotta let this sting a little bit."Longhorns offensive lineman Christian Jones said after the 34-30 loss to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday that it's on the players to think about what they could have done differently to turn the heartbreak into celebration. Instant Analysis: Sooners QB Dillon Gabriel created many of Texas’ problems Perhaps the biggest sequence of the game was the Longhorns getting the ball down to Oklahoma's 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter and getting stuffed four consecutive tries. Jones was in the middle of that, along with defensive linemen Byron Murphy and T'Vondre Sweat in the Longhorns' jumbo goal line package. Not being able to move the ball three feet for six points with about 11 minutes left in the game loomed very large with how the game played out.Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said the team takes a lot of pride in the situational package with the 300-pounders leading the way. They've scored every drive t...

North Oaks’ Frankie Capan III finishes 51st in Korn Ferry Tour standings, will have final shot at PGA Tour card in Q School

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

North Oaks native Frankie Capan III finished in a tie for 41st at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship this weekend at Victoria National Golf Club in Indiana to wrap up his first year of professional golf.That finish left him in 51st in the season-long standings. The top-30 players on the season-long list at the conclusion of Sunday’s event earned their PGA Tour cards.Capan likely needed a top-two finish this week to seal a spot on the top tour. He came up short of that. But a top-60 finish for the season means he both has a spot secured on next year’s Korn Ferry Tour and is automatically through to the final stage of Q-School.At the final stage — which is played in December — the top-five finishers will also earn PGA Tour cards. So there’s still a chance the 23-year-old could be teeing it up with the world’s best next season.Regardless of what happens there, Capan’s rookie season was a success. He played the 3M Open on a sponsor’s exempti...

Investigations continue into Albany homicide

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Investigations into the homicide on Sunday morning are ongoing. The Albany Police Department has confirmed a 30-year-old victim has passed away at the Albany Medical Center. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The incident reportedly took place at 11:15 a.m. on Sunday in the area of North Swan Street and Third Street. Officers located evidence consistent with gunfire.Police believe this was an isolated incident and that the individuals involved are known to each other. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Albany Police Detective Division at (518) 462-8039.

Broncos rookie WR Marvin Mims, Jr., a playmaker early in season, laments two fumbles in loss to Jets

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

Marvin Mims, Jr. had a rookie moment in Week 4 against Chicago, but he hit his first real adversity as a professional Sunday against the Jets.The Broncos’ dynamic rookie wide receiver played a key part in two of Denver’s three turnovers in a 31-21 loss to New York, fumbling a first-quarter punt return and mishandling a third-quarter flip from running back Samaje Perine on a trick play.After the Denver defense started the afternoon with a stop, Mims should have called fair catch on a high punt from Thomas Morstead. Instead, he got hit almost immediately and the ball popped out. The Jets only got a field goal out of the ensuing chance, but even still it set an ominous tone.“I mean, I thought I had a little bit of room and just misjudged it, basically,” Mims told The Denver Post. “Just the speed of the game and all that stuff. As soon as I got my hands on it he hit me and it just fell out.”Then later he tried to take a pitch on an end-around from Per...

Heroes and Zeros from Broncos’ loss to New York Jets: Maybe Randy Gregory had the right idea, after all

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:51:48 GMT

A look at the heroes and zeros from the Broncos’ 31-21 loss to the New York Jets on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High.HeroesDenver’s pass rush: The Broncos feasted on Jets quarterback Zach Wilson in the first quarter. Second-year outside linebacker Nik Bonitto flew off the edge, recording two sacks as he treated Wilson like he was food. Defensive end Zach Allen was impressive, as he had a sack, a forced fumble and a pair of quarterback hits. If only the Broncos could’ve sustain that aggression the entire game.Jaleel McLaughlin: As has been the case whenever he’s been given an opportunity this season, the undrafted rookie was like the Flash on Sunday. On Denver’s first drive, McLaughlin sped down the sideline for a 38-yard gain. Two plays later, McLaughlin bobbled a screen pass from quarterback Russell Wilson but managed to maintain possession before running 22 yards for a touchdown.Randy Gregory: Denver’s former edge rusher might be the biggest winner of the week. Gre...