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Wind-driven rain pelts shores of India, Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushes into coast

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

MANDVI, India (AP) — Wind-driven rain pelted the shores of western India and southern Pakistan as Cyclone Biparjoy pushed into the coast with the potential for a significant storm surge and flash floods from heavy rain. The two nations had moved 173,000 people to shelters ahead of the cyclone, and preparations were made to provide water and maintain communications after the storm passed. Pakistan’s southern province in Sindh, devastated by floods last summer, lies in the cyclone’s path.During the day Thursday, skies darkened along the Arabian Sea, while dust storms hampered evacuation and rescue work on land. Biparjoy had maximum sustained winds of 120 kph (75 mph) with gusts up to 140 kph (86 mph) and was forecast to weaken as it moved into India’s Gujarat state.In India’s Kutch district, near Jakhau port where the cyclone made landfall, authorities were expecting significant sea surge. Keti Bandar in Pakistan’s Sindh province also lies in Biparjoy’s path. The cyc...

Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting woman at NBA Finals game in Miami

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

The NBA and the Miami Heat are investigating an allegation that former UFC champion Conor McGregor sexually assaulted a woman inside an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA Finals.The woman’s attorney, Ariel Mitchell, said her client has provided Miami police with the clothing she was wearing that night and that a report was filed.McGregor’s attorney said the fighter denied any wrongdoing. “Mr. McGregor will not be intimidated,” said the attorney, Barbara Llanes.In letters sent to the NBA, the Heat and McGregor’s representatives, Mitchell detailed her client’s allegations and said the client would discuss “reasonable settlement offers” before June 12 or else proceed with litigation.“We are aware of the allegations and are conducting a full investigation,” read a statement from the Heat. “Pending the outcome of the investigation, we will withhold further comment.”The NBA had a similar statement, saying it was w...

Tornado causes widespread damage in Texas Panhandle town

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — A tornado ripped through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on Thursday, causing widespread damage as another in a series of fierce storms carved its way through the South.The National Weather Service in Amarillo confirmed that a tornado hit the area Thursday afternoon. But there was no immediate word on its size or whether anyone was injured, meteorologist Luigi Meccariello said.“There are still reports of ongoing rescues,” he said, but didn’t have any details.First responders from surrounding areas and from Oklahoma descended on the town.Storm chaser Brian Emfinger told Fox Weather that he watched the twister move through a mobile home park, mangling trailers and uprooting trees.“I had seen the tornado do some pretty serious destruction to the industrial part of town,” he said. “Unfortunately, just west of there, there is just mobile home, after mobile home, after mobile home that is completely destroyed. There is significant damage.”Nearly 50,000 customer...

Governor signs public funding bill for new A’s stadium in Vegas, growing global sports destination

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law Thursday a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip as MLB’s commissioner outlined a months-long approval process for the A’s proposed move there.The first-term Republican governor and former sheriff in Las Vegas said he was excited to sign the measure the Democrat-controlled Legislature approved Wednesday night after a seven-day long special session.“This is an incredible opportunity to bring the A’s to Nevada,” Lombardo said in a statement from Carson City.The $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof is planned near the homes of the NFL’s Vegas Raiders, who fled Oakland in 2020, and the NHL’s Golden Knights, who won the Stanley Cup this week in just their sixth season.“This legislation reflects months of negotiations between the team, the state, the county, and the league,” Lombardo said. “Las Vegas’ position a...

Las Vegas police arrest man who threatened mass shooting at Stanley Cup game

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Less than four hours before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final was set to begin Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip, authorities in Nevada arrested a man they say threatened to carry out a mass shooting at the arena where the Golden Knights would capture their first Stanley Cup that night.An arrest report released Thursday by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department identifies the suspect as Matthew DeSavio, who is described by detectives in the document as a 33-year-old man with a history of mental illness and arrests “that would cause a reasonable person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, harassed or fearful for their immediate safety.” The report doesn’t say whether detectives have found any weapons in DeSavio’s possession.A lawyer who could comment on DeSavio’s behalf wasn’t listed in jail or court records Thursday evening.In a series of rambling text messages, phone calls and social media posts on Tuesday, according to the re...

Fatal Manitoba bus crash brings focus on safety of at-grade intersections in Canada

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

The deadly crash in Manitoba between a bus full of seniors and a semi has brought renewed attention to the safety of numerous so-called at-grade intersections on Canadian highways.BC Trucking Association CEO Dave Earle says most drivers in urban areas where highway intersections have overpasses or traffic lights have no idea about the prevalence of at-grade intersections, in which two routes cross at the same elevation, and that they operate without lights even on major arteries such as the Trans-Canada Highway.Earle says while it isn’t always possible, easy or economically viable to build fully grade-separated interchanges, it would be much safer for all drivers.Police say 15 people were killed and 10 others were hurt in the crash west of Winnipeg at the Trans-Canada Highway’s intersection with Highway 5. The Trans-Canada Highway is almost completely a four-lane route in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but a large number of its intersections outsid...

Top Toronto mayoral candidates debate in final campaign stretch

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

Leading candidates in Toronto’s mayoral byelection are attempting to establish themselves as the candidate who can defeat Olivia Chow, who has maintained a large lead in the polls as the race to lead Canada’s most populous city enters its final stretch.Candidates from across the political spectrum are taking shots at the former NDP parliamentarian in an ongoing debate hosted by news channel CP24.Much of the heat continues to come from ex-police chief Mark Saunders, who is repeating claims that Chow will hike property taxes by 25 per cent. City councillor Brad Bradford is estimating Chow’s hike to be slightly lower at 20 per cent.Chow defended herself by positioning herself as a champion of the city’s renters, saying she’ll protect residents who don’t own homes or are facing renovictions.Former Liberal provincial education minister Mitzie Hunter, who released a fully costed platform earlier in the campaign trail, also accused Chow of not being tran...

Pregnant woman shot and killed owned Seattle restaurant near famed market

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the family of Eina Kwon. Kwon, 34, was eight months pregnant when a man shot multiple times into her car Tuesday while it was stopped at an intersection near the Aburiya Bento House restaurant she owned with her husband.The fetus was delivered at a hospital and but died soon after, according to a probable cause statement. The woman’s 37-year-old husband, Sung Kwon, was shot in the arm and treated at the hospital.“Eina was a leader in our community and business owner, running Aburiya Bento House with her family. What was supposed to be a joyful time for the Kwon family has turned into an unimaginable nightmare caused by senseless gun violence,” Harrell’s statement said.Harrell al...

Des Plaines police release bodycam video of officer-involved shooting

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

DES PLAINES, Ill. -- New details have been provided following an officer-involved shooting in Des Plaines last month that left one man dead.According to the Des Plaines Police Department, officers responded to the 1400 block of Thacker Street on reports of a person who may be suffering from a “psychotic breakdown” around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24. ORIGINAL: Man fatally shot by police after approaching officers with axe in Des Plaines: authorities Further investigations showed that 55-year-old Scott MacDonald walked out of his apartment carrying an axe. Seconds later, he was shot by police multiple times.MacDonald later died from his injuries at a local hospital.Officer Edwin Rios who fired his gun can be seen walking into a stairwell before MacDonald walks into the hallway.Rios has been employed by the Des Plaines Police Department for just over two years, and has been placed on paid administrative leave.The investigation into the shooting is still ongoing. Police released bo...

Massive data breach impacts 90% of Oregonians' drivers licenses, state IDs

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:19:47 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN/AP) – The identities of approximately 3.5 million Oregonians are at risk after a data breach of the Oregon Department of Transportation left personal files compromised, the agency said Thursday.ODOT says the hack, which impacts roughly 90% of the state’s drivers license and ID card files, was part of a global data breach involving the data software MOVEit Transfer earlier this month.As first reported by The Oregonian, the agency knew of their connection to the breach on Monday, planned to go public on Friday to prepare employees for incoming questions. Fake Microsoft virus scam targeting elderly According to the agency, the DMV is not able to identify whether a specific individual’s data had been breached. However, they say all Oregonians with a driver’s license or Oregon ID should assume their information has been compromised. The ransomware syndicate behind the hack — Russian cyber-extortion gang Cl0p — announced last week on its dark web site that its victi...