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6 women are rescued from a refrigerated truck in France after distress call to a BBC reporter

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Six female migrants trapped inside a refrigerated food truck were rescued by French police after one of the women was able to make contact with a reporter, the BBC and French authorities said Thursday.The women — four Vietnamese and two Iraqis — hid for hours in a truck loaded with boxes of bananas in northern France, believing the vehicle was on its way to the U.K. or Ireland. When they realized that the truck was going in the wrong direction, they started to panic in the cold and cramped, dark space. One of them managed to reach a reporter with the BBC’s Vietnamese service in London who helped the women alert French police Wednesday.French prosecutor Laetitia Francart said the truck driver, who was in fact heading for Italy, was not at fault. The women told investigators that the driver wasn’t involved, “saying that they climbed aboard the truck thinking they were going to England because of the Irish registration plates,” Francart said in a statement. “After s...

House Republicans hold first Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have insisted for months that they have the grounds to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden. On Thursday, they began formally making their case to the public and their skeptical colleagues in the Senate.The chairmen of Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means held the opening hearing of their impeachment inquiry by reviewing the constitutional and legal questions surrounding their investigation of Biden and what they say are links to his son Hunter's overseas businesses."Based on the evidence, Congress has a duty to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden's corruption," Rep. James Comer, the Oversight chairman, said in a statement this week.Comer added that the committee plans to "present evidence uncovered to date and hear from legal and financial experts about crimes the Bidens may have committed as they brought in millions at the expense of U.S. interests." More SNAP changes coming Oct. 1 It's a high-stakes opening ac...

Merriam-Webster adds word first used on 'The Simpsons' to dictionary

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Merriam-Webster announced this week that hundreds of new terms and words have been added to its dictionary, including popular slang, gaming and digital-world terms.A total of 690 words have been added, all of which are said to have demonstrated their "widespread use" in recent years.“We’re very excited by this new batch of words,” said Peter Sokolowski, the editor at large for Merriam-Webster, in a statement included with Wednesday's press release. “We hope there is as much insight and satisfaction in reading them as we got from defining them.” 'Shower orange’ and ‘mountweazel’ among new terms officially added to Dictionary.com Among the new terms, many were adopted from slang, including "doggo," another word for dog, or "GOATED," an acronym-based word to describe something considered to be the "greatest of all time." Technology and science were also major driving factors in the latest update, with words like "smishing" (SMS phishing) and "UAP" (unexpla...

Bone broth sold at Costco recalled due to possible 'microbial contamination'

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – A brand of bone broth sold at Costco retailers has been recalled due to possible “microbial contamination,” according to a letter recently provided to Costco members.The product, Culinary Treasures Organic Chicken Bone Broth, was sold by Costco between Sept. 8, 2022, and Sept. 22, 2023. The recall affects the individual 32-ounce cartons and multi-carton “club packs,” according to a recall notice issued by TreeHouse Foods, which produces the item.“The product may have the potential for non-pathogenic microbial contamination, which may result in product bloating, shortened shelf-life and potential for early spoilage,” the notice stated.Affected packages are printed the UPC numbers 67200055858 (carton) or 67200055865 (club pack). They also bear the lot code 98E08242 and a best-by date of Feb. 23, 2024. Costco says its 1-ounce gold bars are selling out fast Costco's recall webpage further indicates that the affected products were sold at “select” warehouses in Costco’s sou...

Police searching for person of interest in downtown Austin stabbing of minor

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department is seeking the public's help finding a person of interest in connection to the stabbing of a minor in downtown Austin early Thursday, the agency said in a news release.At approximately 5:40 a.m., 911 dispatch received an urgent service call in the 200 block of West Avenue, according to police. Officer and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the scene and found a victim with stab wounds.In a social media post, the Austin Police Association said a minor was on his way to work near the Seaholm District and was "brutally attacked" by the suspect. Furthermore, the association said this was a random act.The minor was taken to a local hospital with non-serious injuries, according to police.The person of interest is described by police as:Race: UnknownMaleHe was last seen carrying a brown/gray backpack, and wearing a turquoise-colored head covering, a black shirt, black pants, and black shoes.Anyone with any information may submit their tip an...

High school football: Week 5 predictions

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

Here are some of Friday’s top high school football games involving East Metro and Western Wisconsin teams:Forest Lake (3-1) at Stillwater (3-1), 7 p.m.The winner of this game is firmly in the driver seat for a No. 1 seed in sections and the Metro East subdistrict crown. Forest Lake’s ground-and-pound game versus Stillwater’s passing attack is the billing, but Stillwater beat the Rangers last year thanks to a strong rushing performance. Can the Rangers control the trenches this time around? OUR PICK: Forest Lake 24, Stillwater 21Robbinsdale Armstrong (4-0) at St. Thomas Academy (3-1), 7 p.m.The Northstar-East-Maroon subdistrict title could very well be on the line Friday in the matchup between a pair of ranked Class 5A teams. St. Thomas Academy’s Week 1 loss is now a distant memory as the defense has tightened the screws. The game will feature a pair of standout runners in St. Thomas Academy’s Savion Hart and Robbinsdale Armstrong’s Kevon Johnson. OUR PICK: St. Thomas Academy 3...

Twins fall to Athletics 2-1 in final home game of the regular season

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

Eighty-one home games have come and gone. The next time the Twins step out onto Target Field for a game, it will be for Game 1 of the Wild Card Series.Sonny Gray made his final pitching start of the regular season, and Kenta Maeda his first appearance this year out of the bullpen in the Twins’ 2-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday at Target Field as the Twins continue to get themselves prepared for the postseason.Like Pablo López a day before him, Gray, who is on tap to start the second game of the Wild Card Series for the Twins (85-74), was scheduled for a shorter-than-normal start. This one lasted four innings, with Gray giving up just a run. With it, he lowered his season earned-run average ever so slightly from 2.80 to 2.79.That ERA is second in the American League among qualified starters behind Yankees ace Gerrit Cole. It ranks third overall in the majors. For Gray, who took the ball every five days, and finished with 184 innings pitched, it’s the most starts he made s...

Schenectady man convicted of aggravated criminal contempt

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Schenectady man involved in a domestic dispute in July 2022 was convicted in Schenectady County Court on Thursday. During the incident, Joel Fowler, 33, became physically violent towards the victim who is the mother of his children. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Three children were present in the home during the attack. The victim also had an Order of Protection in place issued by Albany City Court.Fowler was convicted of:Aggravated criminal contemptCriminal contemptTwo counts of criminal mischiefThree counts of endangering the welfare of a childFowler was remanded pending sentencing proceedings. He faces a maximum sentence of two and a third years to seven years indeterminate for the aggravated criminal contempt conviction. He also faces a maximum sentence of 364 days of local incarceration for each misdemeanor conviction. Sentencing is scheduled for December 6.

Jury finds Troy man guilty of attempted murder

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A 23-year-old Troy man was found guilty of attempted murder in the second degree following a jury trial. Zach Zeoli was also found guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Zeoli was accused of shooting a victim on August 18, 2022. The victim sustained injuries to the chest, neck, and left hand. Zeoli will be sentenced on October 19. He faces a maximum sentence of 25 years in state prison.

Cohoes man sentenced to 11 years for drug trafficking and obstruction of justice

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 12:13:57 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Cohoes man was sentenced to 135 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Capital District and obstruction of justice. Andrew O'Connor, 36, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! O'Connor admitted to distributing ounce quantities of methamphetamine in Cohoes in March, April, and June 2022. Investigators also seized a package of over one pound of methamphetamine that was addressed to him. O'Connor also admitted that he contacted his co-conspirator in an attempt to delete information on several of O'Connor's cell phones. This case was investigated by USPIS and the FBI’s Capital District Safe Streets Gang Task Force, which includes FBI Special Agents and members of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dustin C. Segovia prosecuted the case.