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UNGA Briefing: Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov and what else is going on at the UN

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — It’s Day 5 of the U.N. General Assembly high-level meeting that brings world leaders together at U.N. headquarters in New York. Here are the highlights of what happened Thursday at the U.N. and what to keep an eye on Saturday. WHAT HAPPENED AT THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON FRIDAY— Days after landmark talks between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi rebels, the leader of Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council — rivals to the Houthis — told The Associated Press his umbrella group of heavily armed and well-financed militias would prioritize the creation of a separate country.— Speaking of Saudi Arabia (which has not yet spoken at the General Debate), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the General Assembly that Israel was “at the cusp” of a historic agreement with the Gulf country. He brought props.— As the U.S. pledged $100 million to back a proposed multinational police force to Haiti that would be led by Kenya, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry described...

Man wanted in sexual assaults of multiple 8-year-old girls

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

Toronto police are trying to identify a man believed to be behind two sexual assaults of 8-year-old girls just north of the city.Authorities responded to the first reported incident at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the TTC’s Lawrence Station.It’s alleged that while exiting a bus, a man blocked the path of an 8-year-old girl. Police said the man bent down, grabbed the bottom of the young girl’s sweater and lifted it.The victim’s mother intervened, and the man fled the scene on foot.Two days later, police responded to an incident in the Duplex Avenue and Glencairn Avenue area. It’s alleged that a man approached an 8-year-old girl while walking her dog.Police said the man asked to pet the dog, bent down and lifted the victim’s shirt, exposing her stomach.A family member yelled at the man, pushing the girl’s shirt down. Police said the man grabbed the youth’s shirt a second time, lifted it and took a picture. He then fled the area.Police ...

NCAA's CSMAS committee recommends weed be removed from banned drugs list

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

A National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) committee recommended their governing bodies implement legislation to remove marijuana from their list of banned substances Friday, according to a press release from the NCAA.The NCAA's Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports — or CSMAS Committee, for short — recommended that its governing bodies at the DI, DII and DIII levels introduce and adopt legislation that would remove cannabinoids — the psychoactive ingredient found in cannabis — from the list of NCAA banned drug classes.Committee members, who met this week in Indianapolis, also recommended the development of a robust educational strategy to accompany a potential change to cannabinoid legislation.From a broad perspective, the recommendation aims to re-center student-athlete health, while recognizing membership opinions and the changing cultural and legal landscapes surrounding cannabis.According to the press release, the central points of the recomme...

North suburban girl battling degenerative disorder surprised with trip to Hawaii

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

GURNEE, Ill. — A little girl from Lake Forest who is battling a degenerative disorder is headed to Hawaii with her family thanks to a generous surprise on Friday.5-year-old Hannah Weiss arrived at the Learning Experience Gurnee with her parents and four siblings, who were unaware of the special surprise that was in store."We are going to send her off, her and her family, off to Hawaii," Mollie Blixt, Learning Experience Area Director, said. Wrigley Field concession workers authorize strike ahead of final homestand Hannah was born with a degenerative and eventually fatal genetic brain disorder and is only able to travel with a wheelchair, breathing machine and feeding machine."Taking the trip in the first place is a really big deal because we can never travel with the whole family, Hannah's mom, Kimberly Weiss said.Now, thanks to the generosity of families from the Learning Experience Gurnee and Make A Wish Illinois, Hannah and her family will soon have to chance to relax in the Ha...

White Sox make some additions to their front office

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

CHICAGO — A new era in the front office for the White Sox is already underway, and Chris Getz is beginning to build it as the 2023 season comes to a close.On Friday, the new general manager made three hires official, including a person he'll work closely with as he starts a new era in the franchise.The White Sox have made official the three additions to the baseball operations department under new GM Chris Getz..Josh Barfield - Assistant GM.Brian Bannister - Senior advisor to pitching.Gene Watson - Director of player personnel.@WGNNews pic.twitter.com/Wg2hbsjl2o— Larry Hawley (@HawleySports) September 22, 2023The team announced that Josh Barfield will be the assistant general manager with Brian Bannister as the senior advisor to pitching while Gene Watson joins the franchise as the director of player personnel.“We are very pleased to add Josh, Brian and Gene to our baseball operations decision-making and leadership group,” said Getz in a statement released by the team. “All th...

Why Friday was good for the Cubs for 2 reasons

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

CHICAGO — After losses in seven of their last eight games, the Cubs finally had a day full of positives on Friday at Wrigley Field.Not only did they get a much-needed victory in their chase for a Wild Card spot, but Marcus Stroman's date for a return to the rotation has been set. First, on the field, the Cubs made quick work of the Rockies on a warm day at the Friendly Confines, beating them 6-0 in an all-around strong effort after two-straight losses to the Pirates this week. Jamison Taillon delivered one of his best outings of the season, throwing six shutout innings with seven strikeouts compared to four walks to get his eighth victory.Meanwhile, Seiya Suzuki continued his strong September with a three-RBI afternoon, driving in the first run of the game on a single then bringing in two more on a homer in the fourth inning. Jared Young gave the Cubs insurance with a two-run sixth inning long ball while Dansby Swanson's RBI single in the seventh completed the scoring. The victory p...

An asteroid sample is set to land on Earth Sunday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- A mission seven years in the making will be fulfilled on Sunday when a sample of an asteroid will land on Earth. NASA launched a spacecraft OSIRIS-REx in 2016. The spacecraft set its sights on asteroid Bennu. As the spacecraft approached the asteroid in 2020, a robotic arm reached out and took an 8.8-ounce sample of dust and rock off the surface. How will El Niño affect winter? New long-range outlook released The arm tucked the sample safely away into a capsule inside the spacecraft. OSIRIS-REx continued to orbit and study the asteroid for six months before beginning its journey back to Earth in 2021. On Sunday, as the spacecraft approaches Earth, the capsule containing the sample will be ejected into Earth's atmosphere. The capsule will deploy parachutes to slow it down and it is expected to safely land in the Utah desert where researchers will be waiting to retrieve it. It will immediately be taken to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas where the sample w...

LIVE: Battle of the Lakes takes center stage, Lake Travis and Westlake clash in top 10 tilt

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's one of the most anticipated games on the high school slate in Texas, and this year it's a showdown with two of the Lone Star State's top 10 teams.Westlake and Lake Travis face off in the Battle of the Lakes at 7:30 p.m. from Cavalier Stadium, and whoever comes out on the short end of it will do so for the first time this season. Westlake enters the game No. 4 in the Dave Campbell's Texas Football/Associated Press Class 6A Top 25 and Lake Travis is No. 8.REPORT YOUR SCORE: We'd love to post your team's score on our website, but we need your help to do it. Email the score of your game to [email protected] and we'll get it on our websiteThe Chaparrals (3-0, 1-0 District 26) have had two weeks to prepare for the game with a bye last week while the Cavaliers (4-0, 2-0) dispatched Akins 37-0 in district play.The Cavs last won the Battle of the Lakes in 2019 by one point, 26-25. The game wasn't played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Westlake has picked up the la...

Round Rock ISD expects to be compliant with school safety bill by 2025-26

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Round Rock Independent School District said it expected to be compliant with House Bill 3, which included a requirement of an armed security guard at each campus, by 2025-26.RRISD’s police chief said was until the district police department had the right number of officers for each campus, it would prioritize presence on high school and middle school campuses.The district said it would assign officers to groups of elementary schools and reduce the number of elementary schools assigned to each officer as staffing increases.RRISD said it would, however, need to find the money to afford the new officers.The district said it had enough funds for eight officers--two from the School Safety and Security Grant and six would come out of the money from the state.A resolution claiming a good cause exception during the 2023-2024 school year was due to the lack of funding and available personnel.RRISD’s Police Chief Dennis Weiner spoke on HB3 during the RRISD board mee...

Suspected car thief crashes into Grand Avenue pizza parlor, rams sheriff’s vehicle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:19 GMT

A suspected car thief driving a stolen Jeep Wrangler smashed into a Grand Avenue pizza parlor and then crashed into a Ramsey County sheriff’s vehicle during an unsuccessful attempt to escape capture, St. Paul police said.According to St. Paul police Sgt. Mike Ernster, about 12:30 p.m. Thursday, police in St. Paul learned that a vehicle stolen in Oakdale was parked behind Toppers Pizza at 1154 Grand Ave.When officers surrounded the vehicle, it sped away, hitting a corner of the Toppers building and then striking a sheriff’s vehicle. The man driving the Jeep jumped out and ran. A female passenger in the vehicle was detained. The man was caught a few blocks away.After it appeared he was overdosing on narcotics, he was revived with Narcan and taken to the hospital for evaluation.Three people were ultimately arrested in connection with the incident. No further information was available Friday.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Jury finds Oakdale man guilty...