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White House nominates Allvin as next Air Force chief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has nominated a career air mobility pilot with key deployments in Afghanistan and Europe to serve as the Air Force’s next top general. In a notice to Congress posted Wednesday, the White House nominated Gen. David W. Allvin to serve as the service’s next chief of staff. In his long career, which includes more than 4,600 hours flying military aircraft, Allvin has commanded units leading NATO’s air training and combat operations in Afghanistan, he’s led air strategy in Europe and he’s overseen all global air mobility operations, responsible for a fleet of more than 1,000 aircraft that fuel, transport and supply troops around the globe. If confirmed, Allvin would replace outgoing Gen. CQ Brown, who was tapped by the White House to serve as the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. Allvin was seen as a frontrunner for the position, having served most recently as the vice chief of staff of the Air Force. Allvin’s nomination joins hundreds of oth...

Panthers name No. 1 pick Bryce Young team’s Week 1 starting QB vs. Falcons

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have their QB1.Coach Frank Reich wasted no time naming rookie Bryce Young, the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, the starting quarterback for the team’s Sept. 10 regular-season opener against the Atlanta Falcons.“When we decided to pick Bryce we imagined and saw the vision that we would be standing here today saying he is the QB1,” Reich said Wednesday.The announcement came after the completion of the Young’s first training camp practice at Wofford College, although the news seemed imminent after he took over first-team reps from veteran Andy Dalton during organized team activities in June.Young, a two-year starter at Alabama and the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner, will become the first rookie to start a season opener for the Panthers since Cam Newton in 2021. Newton was also a No. 1 pick and went on to earn league MVP honors for the 2015 season.Reich vowed to be patient as Young develops as a rookie.“We want to keep our expectatio...

Typhoon Doksuri leaves at least 6 dead and displaces thousands in the northern Philippines

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain Wednesday, leaving at least six people dead and displacing thousands of others as it blew roofs off houses, flooded low-lying villages and triggered dozens of landslides, officials said.One landslide buried a house in Buguias town in Benguet province, killing a mother, her child and two other children and injuring two other people. In the nearby resort city of Baguio, a 17-year-old person died when soil loosened by heavy rains buried his house, officials said.In Isabela province, also in the north, a woman selling bread on a bicycle cart died when she was hit in the head by a falling coconut tree, a police report said.The typhoon slammed into Fuga Island before dawn and later smashed into another island in Cagayan province, where nearly 16,000 people were evacuated from high-risk coastal villages, and schools and workplaces were shut as a precaution as the storm approached Tu...

Amber Alert issued for 2-month-old in Pueblo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — An Amber Alert has been issued out of Pueblo County for a 2-month-old that was allegedly taken by her parents. According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Elsy Ardolino was taken by her parents on Tuesday at around 6 p.m. They were last seen in the 1000 block of W. Gallinas Drive in Pueblo West. SWAT arrests alleged kidnapper, victim taken to hospital Law enforcement believes Elsy is in danger. She may be with her mother, Ashley Ardolino, and father, Luis Novelo-Rojas.Elsy is described as:Female2 months oldHas black hair and brown eyesHispanicThe mother, Ashley, is described as:Female 39 years oldHas brown hair and brown eyesWhiteIs 5 feet, 4 inches tall Weighs 150 lbs.Ashley Ardolino is believed to have taken her 2-year-old daughter, Elsy, who is now the subject of an amber alert. (Credit: Colorado Bureau of Investigation)The father, Novelo-Rojas, is described as:Male35 years oldHas black hair and brown eyesHispanicIs 5 feet, 1 inch tallWeighs 160 lbs.Luis...

Singer Sinead O'Connor dead at 56

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

Singer Sinead O'Connor has died, Irish media reported Wednesday. She was 56 years old. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” the singer's family said in a statement to the BBC and Irish broadcaster RTE.O'Connor, born in Dublin, was recognizable by her shaved head and elfin features. She was a star from her 1987 debut album “The Lion and the Cobra” and became a sensation in 1990 with her cover of Prince’s ballad “Nothing Compares 2 U,” a seething, shattering performance that topped charts from Europe to Australia and was heightened by a promotional video featuring the gray-eyed O’Connor in intense close-up. Jury acquits Kevin Spacey on sexual assault charges dating back to 2001 Her discography spanned decades. O'Connor released ten studio albums between 1987 and 2014. Her 1991 album "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" won the Grammy for best alternat...

Sandy Alcántara throws his 2nd complete game this season, Marlins beat Rays 7-1

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Sandy Alcántara threw a five-hit complete game and the Miami Marlins stopped a 10-game road losing streak by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 on Wednesday.Alcántara (4-9), the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner, struck out seven and walked one in his second complete game this season and 11th overall. He had been 0-3 in four July starts.Tampa Bay starter Zach Eflin (11-6), who was bidding to become the AL’s first 12-game winner, left after four innings with left knee discomfort. The right-hander dropped to 10-2 in 12 home starts this season after allowing five runs and seven hits.Miami’s Luis Arráez went 2 for 4 and had his major league batting average go from .375 to .376. He drove in a run with a double in the fourth and hit a run-scoring, sixth-inning single.The Marlins are 2-9 since the All-Star break, while Tampa Bay is an AL-worse 5-15 in July. Miami is just 3-19 against the Rays since May 14, 2019.Jacob Stallings had an RBI double during a ...

RTE: Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer behind ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ and more, dead at 56

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

(CNN) — Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal life, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56. The news of her death was confirmed by RTE, who shared a family statement:“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”No cause of death was immediately available. CNN has reached out to representatives and family members for O’Connor.Her first album, “The Lion and the Cobra,” was released to critical acclaim in 1987, but it was O’Connor’s sophomore album, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” which broke her through as a well-known artist.Her rendition of the Prince song “Nothing Compares 2 U” shot to No. 1 in 1990, buoyed by the music video which featured O’Connor, with close-cropped hair and a dark turtleneck. The song was nominated for multiple Grammys and scored O’Conno...

Diver airlifted to hospital after being struck by boat in Boca Chita

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

BOCA CHITA FLA. (WSVN) —A diver was hospitalized Wednesday after they were hit by a boat in Boca Chita. 7Skyforce hovered over the scene where the diver was being treated on a police dock as rescue crews placed him on a gurney. An air rescue helicopter landed about 200 yards from where the diver was being treated. The victim sustained an ankle injury, suffered severe trauma to their shoulder and their arm after being struck by the boat. The diver was treated by units who arrived at the scene before taking him to the air rescue helicopter. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Federal Reserve raises its key rate for 11th time by a quarter-point in its drive to slow inflation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate Wednesday for the 11th time in 17 months, a streak of hikes that are intended to curb inflation but that also carry the risk of going too far and triggering a recession.The move lifted the Fed’s benchmark short-term rate from roughly 5.1% to 5.3% — its highest level since 2001. Coming on top of its previous rate hikes, the Fed’s latest move could lead to further increases in the costs of mortgages,auto loans, credit cards and business borrowing.Though inflation has eased to its slowest pace in two years, Wednesday’s hike reflects the concern of Fed officials that the economy is still growing too fast for inflation to fall back to their 2% target. With consumer confidence reaching its highest level in two years, Americans keep spending — crowding airplanes, traveling overseas and flocking to concerts and movie theaters. Most crucially, businesses keep hiring, with the unemployment rate still near half-century lows.In ...

Long wait for justice in one of Britain’s worst health scandals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:45:58 GMT

LONDON — Decades after they were let down by the state that was supposed to care for them, British victims of the world-wide infected blood scandal are still waiting for amends.On Wednesday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was heckled as he sought to answer a flurry of questions on his administration’s response to what has been called the “worst treatment disaster” in the history of the National Health Service.Thousands died – with many more falling ill — after being treated with unsafe blood products between 1970 and 1991. Some of those made ill and family members of others who lost their lives watched from the public gallery as Sunak attempted to assure the official inquiry into what went wrong — launched decades after they were given contaminated blood — that the British state finally has their back. But his firm insistence that the government would not bring forward compensation despite being urged to by the inquiry chair prompted boos and bitter laughter from a number of onlookers. ...