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Children among at least 23 killed in early-morning Russian strike on Ukrainian apartment block

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

(CNN) — Russia unleashed what is believed to have been the deadliest attack on Ukrainian civilians in months on Friday, killing at least 23 people in an early-morning missile strike on an apartment block in the city of Uman.The attack, which drew international condemnation, came around 4 a.m. local time, when a barrage of long-range cruise missiles was launched from Russian aircraft in the Caspian Sea area, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Twenty-one of the 23 missiles were intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses, it claimed.But missiles hit the central Ukrainian cities of Uman, in the Cherkasy region, and Dnipro. In Uman, a small city around 125 miles south of the capital Kyiv — and some 200 miles from the front line — two rockets hit three high-rise buildings, which included residential buildings and a warehouse.Ukrainian Internal Affairs Minister Ihor Klymenko said there were 46 apartments inside one of the buildings that was hit, of which 27 were comple...

4.5-magnitude earthquake recorded east of Ocotillo Wells

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Yet another earthquake shook an area near San Diego County on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck near Niland, California in Imperial County at 12:09 a.m., USGS data shows. This area is east of Ocotillo Wells and just east of the Salton Sea. NWS says San Diego is in the peak of marine layer season, but why? The quake occurred at a depth of about 5 miles, sending shockwaves that could be felt for many miles, according to USGS. Data shows the quake was also followed by several aftershocks.A USGS intensity map shows the quake was felt in El Centro and Mexicali, which is directly across the U.S. border with Mexico.This comes one day after a series of quakes rattled the area south of El Centro, two days after a quake hit that same area in El Centro and three days after a quake also struck near the Ocotillo Wells area.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Canada moving Sudan evacuation operations to port city as conflict continues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

OTTAWA — Canada is relocating its efforts to get stranded Canadians out of Sudan from the capital to a distant port city as violence continues to escalate between the country’s army and a powerful paramilitary group.Defense Minister Anita Anand says about 550 people, including more than 400 Canadians, left the country on six military-run flights from the country’s main airport in Khartoum between Thursday and Saturday. But deteriorating safety conditions in the Sudanese capital made it necessary to suspend future flights as of Saturday night, and Anand says evacuation efforts will now be based out of the city of Port Sudan about 800 kilometres away.Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Wayne Eyre, says pilots using night vision goggles saw gunfire exchanges and fighting on the ground in Khartoum on Saturday as they conducted two flights carrying 205 passengers, including 60 Canadians. Anand says Canadian officials are joining an American-led relocation to Port ...

What GOP’s plan for Medicaid work requirements would mean

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid. It’s one of dozens of provisions tucked into a GOP bill that would allow for an increase in the debt limit but curb government spending over the next decade. The bill is unlikely to become law, though. It is being used by House Republicans to draw Democrats to the negotiating table and avoid a debt default. Democrats have strongly opposed the Medicaid work requirement provision, saying it won’t incentivize people to get a job and will drive up the number of uninsured in the country. Here’s a look at how the proposal might save taxpayers money but cost some Americans access to health care coverage. WHO WOULD BE REQUIRED TO WORK? The work requirements say able-bodied adults ages 19 to 55 who don’t have children or other dep...

2 killed, 4 wounded in Mississippi shooting; man arrested

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. (AP) — Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teens and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.Cameron Everest Brand of Pass Christian is charged with murder and aggravated assault, jail records show. Bay St. Louis Police Chief Toby Schwartz said in a news release that police identified Brand as the sole shooter through witness and victim statements.Bay St. Louis is about 15 miles (25 kilometers) west of Gulfport.Hancock County Coroner Jeff Hair told The Associated Press that two teens had died, but said Sunday morning he was not yet prepared to release their identities.Brand was arrested at his home in neighboring Pass Christian and taken to jail, Schwartz said. Bay St. Louis Municipal Court Judge Stephen Maggio denied Brand bail. It’s unclear if Brand has a lawyer to speak for him.All six students suffered gunshot wounds and were taken to area hospitals, some by helicopter. Police s...

Authorities: Man who died in prison killed NJ woman in 1984

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say DNA evidence has proven that a man who died in prison several years ago was responsible for the 1984 murder of a 19-year-old woman whose body wasn’t found for more than a decade after she disappeared from her family home in New Jersey.The state attorney general and the Mercer County prosecutor’s office last week announced what they called “the conclusive identification” of Nathaniel Harvey, formerly of East Windsor, as the person responsible for the sexual assault and murder of Donna Macho. Macho, 19, went missing from the East Windsor home where she resided with her parents and sisters on or about Feb. 26, 1984. A Boy Scout troop leader found her skeletal remains in a wooded area in Cranbury on April 2, 1995, and her identity was confirmed by dental records.Around the time she disappeared, Harvey was arrested in several sexual assaults as well as an unrelated murder. Authorities said he was identified early on as a possible suspect i...

Teen shot in the chest on Chicago's South Side

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

CHICAGO — A teen was seriously wounded after he was shot in the chest Sunday morning on the South Side of Chicago, according to police.The teen, about 15-16 years old, was found shot in the chest around 9:!5 a.m. in the 3700 block of South Michigan Avenue, according to the Chicago Police Department. Dismembered human remains found in Kankakee County; 1 charged with murder He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in serious condition.Police said they were originally called to the area to investigate the report of shots fired when they found the boy. Joliet police officer stabbed during welfare check call No one has been arrested yet.The incident is still under investigation by Area One detectives. Anyone with information should contact them.

Can rainbows form in a circle? Fun facts on the physics of rainbows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

(The Conversation) - The legend goes that there is a pot of gold hidden at the end of every rainbow. But is there really an “end” to a rainbow, and can we ever get to it?Most us go through life seeing rainbows only as arches of color in the sky, but that’s only half of what is really a circle of color.Normally, when you look at a rainbow, the Earth’s horizon in front of you hides the bottom half of the circle. But if you are standing on a mountain where you can see both above and below you, and the sun is behind you and it is misty or has just rained, chances are good that you will see more of the rainbow’s circle.To see the full circle, however, you will have to be in an airplane, literally above the clouds. Or you could create your own rainbow. I am a physicist, and I’ll explain how to do that in a minute.How a rainbow formsRainbows form when sunlight from behind you hits millions of tiny round water droplets in front of you and bounces back to your eyes.As a sunbeam hit...

Top highlights from White House correspondents' dinner

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

(The Hill) – The White House Correspondents Association’s Dinner on Saturday evening, headlined by President Biden and hosted by comedian Roy Wood, Jr., provided comedic relief from some of Washington’s most pressing and intense issues.At times serious, and at other times lighthearted and self-deprecating, the remarks from Biden and Wood and the gathered room of national political press made for some noteworthy quips and interactions. Here are the highlights of the dinner.Biden pokes fun at himself, Fox News and gets serious on RussiaPresident Joe Biden laughs as comedian Roy Wood Jr., a correspondent for "The Daily Show," speaks during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Biden, speaking at the dinner for the second time during his time in the White House, made fun of his age, which has been highlighted as the 80-year-old president prepares a run for his second term.“I believe in the First Amendment, not just because my good friend Jimmy...

Utah high schoolers take children's monster drawings, bring them to life as plush toys

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:42 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – Students from Bella Vista Elementary and Jordan High School in Utah came together this spring to complete a special project – bringing monsters to 3D reality. It all started with a challenge given to Keven Proud's sculpture class at Jordan High. For this challenge, the high school students were told to create plush toys based on drawings made by third graders in Rebecca Allen's class at Bella Vista Elementary earlier this year. Grandmother delivers her own grandson in Cleveland family’s living room The project has since become a powerful venture, giving both classes an opportunity to unleash their creativity and learn how imaginations can be brought to life through art. Both classes met on the morning of April 26 to unveil their monsters and work together once again to create backstories for each of the characters. Finished plush sculptures by Jordan High School and Bella Vista Elementary students. Courtesy: Canyons School DistrictJordan High School and Be...