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Carjacker strikes St. Louis County police car during chase; four arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A carjacker struck a a St. Louis County police car during a chase Friday morning. Authorities arrested four people in the investigation. The St. Louis County Police Department reports no injuries from the carjacking or collision. However, one St. Louis County officer suffered a shoulder injury in a foot chase that followed the crash. The carjacking happened around 6:30 a.m. Friday in south St. Louis County around the 3100 block of Telegraph Road. Investigators say one man was robbed at gunpoint and had his black 2020 Dodge Charger stolen. $400,000 in watches stolen in St. Louis jewelry heist Around 8:10 a.m., officers found the suspected stolen Dodge Charger in north St. Louis County near the intersection of West Florissant Avenue and Hudson Road. As police approached the car, the driver took off and continued into the 1700 block of Foley Drive. Police say several occupants bailed out of the moving vehicle, which eventually struck a St. Louis County polic...

Two shot, killed at south St. Louis apartment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - An investigation is underway after two people, one man and one woman, were fatally shot at a south St. Louis apartment complex Friday morning. The shooting happened around 8 a.m. Friday in the 4900 block of Lindenwood Avenue near the Northampton neighborhood. $400,000 in watches stolen in St. Louis jewelry heist When police arrived to the scene, both victims were found deceased at the scene from at least one gunshot. Police have not yet disclosed the identity of the victim's, suspect information, or any potential motives in the shooting. Homicide detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are handling the investigation. If you have any information relevant to the investigation, contact SLMPD at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS (8477). FOX 2 will update as new information becomes available.

FOX 2 airing Saturday’s Cardinals-Guardians game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

ST. LOUIS - If you're looking to add a little bit of baseball to your Memorial Day weekend plans, you're in luck. FOX 2 will carry the broadcast for this Saturday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Guardians. Fans can watch Saturday’s game on FOX 2 as part of MLB on FOX coverage. First pitch is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. CT. $400,000 in watches stolen in St. Louis jewelry heist The Cardinals have won 13 of their last 18 games. They begin a three-game series at Cleveland on Friday, and it's the only time they will play the Guardians this year. USFL Football will precede Saturday’s MLB broadcast, which will be followed by FOX 2 News at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows.

Sean Payton said Broncos are still looking to add “a player or two.” Here are several possibilities

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

In explaining the Broncos’ decision to release veteran kicker Brandon McManus on Thursday, coach Sean Payton acknowledged that money played a part.It comes down to “must-haves” sometimes, he said, and Denver didn’t think McManus fit that category when compared to the $3.75 million it could free up against its 2023 cap by jettisoning him with a post-June 1 designation.Denver will need to sign a kicker, of course, so that will chew into the available money to some degree, but that’s not the only position Payton has his eyes on.“The transactions continue here from now until training camp,” he said. “There may be a player of two that we are still looking to sign. We factored a lot of that in and then we made that decision.”NFL Players Association data for the Broncos wasn’t fully current as of Thursday evening, listing $10.943 million in space but 93 contracted players. Let’s ballpark it and say Denver is likely sitting somewhere around $10 million in room to work with. It’s always nice...

Why Texas’ GOP-controlled House wants to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

By JIM VERTUNO and JAKE BLEIBERG (Associated Press)AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward an impeachment vote that could quickly throw him from office.The extraordinary and rarely used maneuver comes in the final days of the state’s legislative session and sets up a bruising political fight. It pits Paxton, who has aligned himself closely with former President Donald Trump and the state’s hard-right conservatives, against House Republican leadership, who appear to have suddenly had enough of the allegations of wrongdoing that have long dogged Texas’ top lawyer.Paxton has said the charges are based on “hearsay and gossip, parroting long-disproven claims.”Here is how the impeachment process works in Texas, and how the 60-year-old Republican came to face the prospect of becoming just the thir...

From the Civil War to today’s mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

By BEN FINLEY (Associated Press)NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Memorial Day is supposed to be about mourning the nation’s fallen service members, but it’s come to anchor the unofficial start of summer and a long weekend of discounts on anything from mattresses to lawn mowers.Auto club AAA said in a travel forecast that this holiday weekend could be “one for the record books, especially at airports,” with more than 42 million Americans projected to travel 50 miles (80 kilometers) or more.But for Manuel Castañeda Jr., 58, the day will be a quiet one in Durand, Illinois, outside Rockford. He lost his father, a U.S. Marine who served in Vietnam, in an accident in California while training other Marines in 1966.“Memorial Day is very personal,” said Castañeda, who also served in the Marines and Army National Guard, from which he knew men who died in combat. “It isn’t just the specials. It isn’t just the barbecue.”But he trie...

Review: Disenchantment under the sea in live-action ‘The Little Mermaid’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

It’s not Rob Marshall’s fault that Disney’s latest live-action retread doesn’t really sing. “The Little Mermaid,” a somewhat drab undertaking with sparks of bioluminescence, suffers from the same fundamental issues that plagued “The Lion King,” “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Halle Bailey might be a lovely presence and possesses a superb voice that is distinctly different from Jodi Benson’s, but photorealistic fins, animals and environments do not make Disney fairy tales more enchanting on their own.The essential problem is that the live-action films have prioritized nostalgia and familiarity over compelling visual storytelling. They try to recreate beats and shots from their animated predecessors, defiantly ignoring the possibility that certain musical sequences and choices were enchanting and vibrant because they were animated, not in spite of it.This image released by Disney shows Halle Bailey as Ariel and Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric in "The Little Mermaid." (...

Memorial Day Travel: LAX anticipates highest passenger volume since 2020

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

Los Angeles International Airport is bracing for its busiest weekend since early 2020.LAX officials are anticipating 214,000 passengers on Friday, 205,000 on Monday, and 1.2 million total for the Memorial Day travel period (Thursday-Monday).“Memorial Day weekend is just the start of what will be a very busy summer travel season at LAX where we expect passenger traffic to reach the highest levels we have seen in the past several years,” said Justin Erbacci, CEO of Los Angeles World Airports. Vehicle traffic in the Central Terminal Area also is expected to spike with more than 90,000 vehicles on Friday. LAX suggests passengers arrive early, pre-book parking and order food and drinks ahead of time to pick up before they head to the gates.2023 Memorial Day Weekend travel estimates. (Courtesy: LAX)The number of people going through U.S. airports hit pandemic-era highs last weekend, and those records are almost certain to be broken over the Memorial Day holiday.AAA predicts that 37 m...

You've heard of an RV. Now, meet the LV.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

You’ve heard of an RV, but what about an LV?It stands for Living Vehicle, a luxurious home on wheels that lets you embrace the remote work lifestyle so you can live comfortably in various places.Follow Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Instagram!"We’re nomadic, we aren’t ... required to stay in one location anymore," explained Matthew Hoffman, designer and founder of Santa Barbarba based Living Vehicle.Thanks to the internet, email, zoom and now AI, remote work is a reality for many."Let’s change the way that we perceive traditional home environment and do something a little different," said Hoffman, who runs the company along with his wife.Take a full tour of the Living Vehicle here."My wife and I have been living in small spaces like this for the past couple of decades, we like living simply and living well, but we don’t need to live in large homes."Inside, you’ll find things are compact but luxurious. There's a dining area, kitchen with appliances, a deck, bedroom with a combo washer/...

Debt ceiling talks making 'progress' McCarthy says, talks narrow on deal ahead of looming deadline

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:16 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday negotiators "made progress” on an agreement with the White House to raise the debt limit as they race to close out a deal ahead of a looming deadline to avert a potentially catastrophic default.McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol that there is still more work to do.The two sides are narrowing on a two-year agreement that would curb federal spending and lift the borrowing limit ahead of a deadline as soon as June 1 when Treasury could run out of money to pay the nation's bills.President Joe Biden and the Republican speaker hope to strike a budget compromise this weekend. Any deal would need to be a political compromise, with support from both Democrats and Republicans to pass the divided Congress.A person familiar with the talks said the two sides are “dug in” on whether or not to agree to Republican demands to impose stiffer work requirements on people who receive government food stamps, cash assistance and health care ai...