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Stock market today: Asian markets are mostly lower as oil prices push higher

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

NEW YORK — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday after a decline on Wall Street as traders returned from a long holiday weekend. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index advanced but most other regional markets fell. Crude oil prices pushed higher, adding to inflationary pressures at a time when investors are hoping to see central banks back away from interest rate hikes. “While oil bulls are dancing in the street, the notable price uptick could prove challenging for central banks and financial markets, which were embellishing the current lower inflation groove,” Stephen Innes of SPI Asset Management said in a commentary.Coming off the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., investors have few economic reports to look forward to this week, while the latest round of corporate earnings is essentially finished.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 advanced 0.7% to 33,262.48. In Seoul, the Kospi declined 0.6% to 2,566.16. The S&P/ASX 200 in Australia slipped 0.6% to 7,273.30 as the government reported the econom...

Suspect indicted on attempted murder charge in explosives attack on Japan’s Kishida, report says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

TOKYO (AP) — Prosecutors in Japan indicted a 24-year-old man Wednesday on attempted murder and other charges in the explosive attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April, Japanese media reported.Kishida was campaigning for elections in Wakayama in western Japan when a man threw a homemade pipe bomb at him. Kishida was unhurt, but two others had minor injuries. After a three-month psychiatric evaluation of the suspect, prosecutors determined that Ryuji Kimura, 24, is mentally fit for trial and that the bomb used in the attack was lethal, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. Kyodo reported that court records show Kimura may have been angry because he couldn’t file for candidacy in elections last year.The attack came about a year after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed while campaigning for elections. Gun and bomb violence in Japan is exceedingly rare, and the attacks on Abe and Kishida shocked many here. The Associated Press

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale — just in three provinces, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday.Edem Wosornu, the U.N. humanitarian office’s operations director who just returned from a trip to Congo with emergency directors from U.N. agencies and humanitarian organizations, said that what they saw and heard “was shocking, heartbreaking and sobering.”She said the situation in North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces “is frankly the worst situation we have ever seen,” and that’s in a country where more than 26 million people are hungry and need food.Wosornu told a news conference that gender-based violence is “being perpetrated on a massive and distressing scale” with more than 35,000 survivors seeking access to treatment and services after attacks in jus...

Child dead, another person injured in stabbing at Scarborough apartment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

Toronto police say a child has died, and another person was injured in a stabbing at a Scarborough residence on Tuesday.Officers were called to the Dundalk Drive and Antrim Crescent area around 6:30 p.m. for reports of an unknown trouble.Police later confirmed a stabbing had occurred at an apartment.Two people were assessed for injuries at the scene, and police tell CityNews that a young victim has died.There is a heavy police presence in the area. The homicide unit will take over the investigation.UNKNOWN TROUBLE: UPDATEDundalk Dr and Antrim Cres6:31 pm-confirmed one young person deceased-homicide is attending the scene to assist in the investigation#GO2076456 ^lm— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) September 6, 2023

Police offer warning after man attempts to lure teen in Ashburn

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

CHICAGO — Police are offering a warning to the public after a man allegedly attempted to lure a teen girl into his car in Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood. According to police, it happened in the 8300 block of South Hamlin Street at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.  Man attempts to lure kids into car in Bridgeport Police say a 13-year-old girl was walking down the sidewalk in the area when a man drove up in a white two-door car, tried to engage her in conversation, and asked her to get inside of his car. Police say the girl immediately walked away from the car and the driver fled the scene traveling northbound on South Hamlin Street. According to police, the man, who is believed to be between 30 and 40 years of age, had black hair and was wearing a white tank top. Police say they believe the man weighs between 140 and 170 Lbs and stands between 5-foot-6 and 5-foot-8. Woman beaten during Harwood Heights carjacking dies Officers warn the public to maintain an ...

School bus crashes into side of house in Hutto, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) -- A Hutto Independent School District bus was involved in a crash Tuesday, Hutto ISD officials said. Exclusive KXAN video shows the bus crashed into the side of a home. A spokesperson for Hutto ISD said the driver of the bus "was transported." The school district confirmed students were on the bus at the time of the crash, and police said no students were injured. A bus from Hutto ISD crashed into a home Tuesday. Officials confirmed the driver of the bus was transported. | Emma Oertling KXAN NewsA bus from Hutto ISD crashed into a home Tuesday. Officials confirmed the driver of the bus was transported. | Emma Oertling KXAN NewsA bus from Hutto ISD crashed into a home Tuesday. Officials confirmed the driver of the bus was transported. | Emma Oertling KXAN NewsVideo from KXAN photojournalist Emma Oertling shows damage of the bus, which was still inside the home. It shows bricks and other parts of the wall on the floor on the home. Th...

Texas DPS driver license appointments canceled through Wednesday morning due to system outage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

TEXAS (KXAN) — An outage in the Texas Department of Public Safety's driver license system led to cancellations of all driver license appointments through Wednesday morning until noon, a news release confirmed Tuesday.According to DPS, all appointments between 7:30 a.m. and noon Wednesday were canceled statewide, and customers are being notified of the cancellation via email or phone number used when creating their appointment.Driver's license offices across the state closed Friday through Labor Day weekend for a system update, DPS said previously."The department is working to identify the issue, which is related to the driver's license system update that took place over the weekend, and get it fixed as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience," the spokesperson added.The offices were expected to reopen Tuesday morning.The outage is impacting all driver license services provided by Texas DPS, including renewing or replacing licenses or identification cards, obtaining a...

Bonne Terre mother nearly loses child to lead poisoning

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

BONNE TERRE / ST LOUIS, Mo. – On Tuesday, a Bonne Terre mother was left worrying if her 3-year-old would live another day after a failed home inspection and a severe case of lead exposure nearly killed him, and left his 2-year-old sister in critical condition.Matters got worse when the hospital did not have the life-saving treatment needed on standby.Kacie Bullard and her son spent days inside of a corner room at St. Louis Children’s Hospital after a diagnosis no one ever expected.“When they told me he was on a hourly basis that he wasn’t on the medication. It can take the turn for the worse at any moment,” she said.Bullard had moved back to the area just months ago with her three children and great grandmother.“I went to the St. Genevieve Health Department to sign up for WIC, and they do a hemoglobin test,” she said.Young Oliver and his sister were diagnosed well above the average for lead toxicity. The average sits between 0.5 and 3.5 micrograms. Oliver’s lead levels came back at ...

The Lodge Aquatic Center welcomes dogs for end-of-summer swim

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

DES PERES, Mo. – The leashes were not on for long at The Lodge Aquatic Center in Des Peres, as dogs of all shapes and sizes took to the outdoor pool."It's a lot of fun to see the dogs get in,” said Dylan Thomas, Lodge Des Peres.Every year, area pools end the summer pool season with a doggy swim filled with tennis balls, dog floaties, and the occasional uncontrollable bark of joy."After we close it up, we have the dogs come in for an enjoyable swim,” Thomas said.It was $10 per dog parent at The Lodge Outdoor Pool Tuesday. There were two sessions, each 45 minutes long, full of happy dogs ready for their closeup with wagging tails. Destiny Brown brought both her dogs to the swim. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW "We have a husky and he is swim...

Gorman hits 2 of Cards' 4 homers in 10-6 win over Braves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:57:54 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Soroka's third promotion to Atlanta this season in his comeback from two Achilles tendon injuries has led to more health concerns for the right-hander.Tyler O'Neill and Nolan Gorman hit two-run homers to spoil Soroka's return to Atlanta and the St. Louis Cardinals held on to beat the Braves 10-6 on Tuesday night.Braves manager Brian Snitker said Soroka (2-2) is headed to the injured list after experiencing numbers in his fingers. Soroka, who was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett for the start, lasted only three innings and allowed five runs on four hits, including the two homers.Snitker said he asked Soroka about the numbness and the right-hander said he “didn't really know when it started.”Added Snitker: “I think it's probably a big deal.”Soroka, who was an All-Star in 2019 and Atlanta's opening day starter in 2020, has spent most of this season in the minors as he tries to make a comeback from Achilles tendon injuries in 2020 and 2021.Though he issued only one...