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Americans evacuate Israel by sea amidst ongoing war with Gaza

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

U.S. citizens have been desperately trying to get flights to escape Israel, only to find they are canceled. Some have now begun evacuating by sea as the war between Israel and Hamas escalates.“We’re leaving because ah it’s unsafe here, we’ve had rockets a few times in my city in Rosh Haayin,” said Aydela, an American woman living in Israel. “And I have two kids and it’s very scary to wake them up in the middle of the night, running to the shelter room.”Some U.S. citizens have escaped the war zone with the help of a Royal Caribbean Cruise ship, called “Rhapsody of the Seas.”“Our flights were all canceled we found out, within a day or two we realized we didn’t have a flight,” Debby Smith, a U.S. tourist from Arizona. So we were waiting to see what would happen. And we felt pretty safe where we were.” Commercial airlines left grounded amid the ongoing war.“We are so thankful to be home, so thankfu...

Who pays injured husky’s vet bills?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

Her dog walked into the groomer. When she picked her up, the animal could not even get up. The groomer says it wasn’t their fault and they don’t want to pay the vet bills. But do they have to? Lets bring in Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.Alejandra got hooked when she was young.Alejandra Salazar: “Yeah. For my 16th birthday, my grandma got me a husky because I wanted one so bad.”Nucita is 12 years old now. Alejandra has gotten two more huskies, but Nucita is the special one.Alejandra Salazar: “She’s the original. She’s just been with me for so long.”If you notice, Nucita cannot stand up after a trip to the groomer.Alejandra Salazar: “And then when she comes out, she was like, basically, like unable to walk and like sprawled out like frog legging, like she kept on falling.”When Alejandra left for the groomer, the ringtone camera showed the husky walking normally. This is how she looked when she picked her up at the groome...

‘Cancer doesn’t care who you vote for’: Dr. Jill Biden delivers keynote speech for Cancer Survivorship Summit at Nova Southeastern University

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden arrived in South Florida to celebrate with cancer survivors and to provide hope that a cure will be found in the future. On Monday morning, Dr. Biden arrived at Nova Southeastern University in Davie to serve as a keynote speaker for the Cancer Survivorship Summit. The Cancer Survivorship Summit holds personal significance for the first lady and President Joe Biden, who have made it their mission to combat cancer after the loss of their son, Beau, to an aggressive brain tumor in 2015. “We decided to turn our pain into purpose by helping other families like ours,” Dr. Biden said.Joining Dr. Biden at the all-day event was Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who herself is a breast cancer survivor.Wasserman Schultz hopes that the work on Monday will push cancer research forward.“The purpose of this submit is to ensure that going forward we can really integrate survivorship care into cancer journey,” she said. The summit focused on l...

2 shot dead in Brussels terror attack targeting Swedish football fans; suspect on the run

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

BRUSSELS — A shooter killed two Swedish football supporters near the center of Brussels Monday evening, in what senior Belgian officials have condemned as a “brutal terrorist attack.”In a press conference at 5 a.m. local time Tuesday morning, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said the suspect was “a man of Tunisian origin” who “was staying illegally in our country,” adding that he was still at large.De Croo said the shooter “targeted specifically Swedish football supporters,” and that a full investigation into the “brutal terrorist attack” is underway. Sweden was playing Belgium in a football match at the national stadium in northern Brussels, with hundreds of supporters following their team. The game was abandoned. Sweden has been on the front line of blowback from hard-line Islamists, due to repeated Quran burnings — including a spate this summer which led Stockholm to increase the country’s security threat l...

Man transported to hospital after being shot in Etobicoke

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

A man is being transported to hospital after being shot in Etobicoke on Monday night.At approximately 10:19 p.m. police were called to the area of Finch Avenue West and Kendleton Drive, near Martin Grove Road, for reports of gunshots heard in the area.A male victim was located with a gunshot wound and was transported to hospital.The extent of the injuries are unknown and anyone with information is asked to contact police.

Medical expert testifies restraint actions of Tacoma police killed Washington man

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — An expert in forensic pathology testified Monday in the ongoing trail of three Tacoma, Washington, police officers charged with the death of Manuel Ellis that Ellis likely would have lived if not for the officers’ actions to restrain him. Dr. Roger Mitchell, former chief medical examiner for Washington, D.C., made the statement Monday and last week affirmed ex-Pierce County Medical Examiner Dr. Thomas Clark’s ruling that Ellis died by homicide from oxygen deprivation caused by physical restraint, The Seattle Times reported. Officers Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank, both white, are charged with murder and manslaughter in the death of Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, on March 3, 2020. Officer Timothy Rankine, who is Asian American, is charged with manslaughter. Collins and Burbank were the first officers to engage with Ellis and have said they did so because Ellis, on foot, was hassling people in a car as it passed through an intersection.All have pleaded n...

2 vehicles seen shooting at each other in North York

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

Two vehicles were seen shooting at each other in the Flemington Road and Varna Drive area, near Allen Road, in North York on Monday night.Police report that at approximately 10:30pm two vehicles seen shooting at each other, a white or silver SUV and a black sedan were involved.The suspect descriptions are currently unknown, but police say evidence of gunfire was located.No injuries were reported. Anyone with information is asked to call police.

West Side residents demand return of programs to Amundsen Park

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

CHICAGO — Residents on the West Side are fighting to return programs to Amundsen Park after the city changed course on plans to use the field house to house migrants.Galewood residents say they worry that cuts to the park hours and programs are precursors to the city converting the park into a migrant shelter.The city moved programs in order to convert the fieldhouse into a shelter, but even though that plan has been put on hold, residents say those programs have not returned. Restraining order filed against Chicago to block Amundsen Park Fieldhouse migrant shelter The doors at Amundsen Fieldhouse are locked at 6 p.m. each weekday so for the Windy City Dolphins Football and Cheerleaders, the park facilities are closed."We practice tomorrow, I have 155 kids and parents. We have over 200 people there. How are they going to use two porta potties? That is horrible, that is disgusting," Dolphins founder Gerald Harris said.According to Harris, the city's plans to turn the fieldhouse int...

Bennington PD investigating multiple acts of vandalism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

BENNINGTON, Vt. (NEWS10) -- Police in Bennington are investigating several vandalism complaints. The vandalism took place downtown. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Police were alerted to the first act of vandalism around 7 a.m. Saturday on the Rail Trail where authorities found spray painted graffiti. They then received more complaints of graffiti at Rotary Park, Pocket Park and the back of the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union building.Anyone with information is asked to call police at (802) 442-1030 or to contact them through the police department website.

DoorDash driver caught on doorbell camera swiping delivery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:20 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – It’s a video one south St. Louis County homeowner couldn't believe: a DoorDash driver stealing a package right off her porch while delivering her food. And the driver appeared to look right at the homeowner’s Ring doorbell camera.The video comes from Jennifer Carroll’s Ring doorbell on her front porch near Heege Road. As seen in the video, the DoorDash driver walks up and drops off her food. But instead of walking away, he looks down at the package, grabs it, and takes off.Carroll says she watched the whole thing happen live on her phone.“I couldn't believe what I was seeing!” Carroll said. “I was like, ‘Really?'”The thief's brazenness shocked Carroll.“He was stealing from me, knowing that I could report it to DoorDash, and they could track him. So, if he would have saw the camera, I don't think he would have cared,” Carroll said. “I think he still would have taken it.”So, what did this dasher dash off with? A 12-pack of energy drinks. 1 child dead, 4 peopl...