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US announces new weapons package for Ukraine, as funds dwindle and Congress is stalled on aid bill

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

By LOLITA C. BALDOR (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on Capitol Hill.The weapons, worth up to $250 million, include an array of air munitions and other missiles, artillery, anti-armor systems, ammunition, demolition and medical equipment and parts. The aid, provided through the Presidential Drawdown Authority, will be pulled from Pentagon stockpiles. In a statement, Marine Lt. Col. Garron Garn, a Pentagon spokesman said there is no more funding to replace the weapons taken from department stocks. And the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which provides long-term funding for future weapons contracts, is also out of money.As a result, Garn said Wednesday, “Without the supplemental funding, there will be a shortfall in replenishing U.S. military stocks, affecting American military readines...

Feeling foggy

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

Patchy fog and temps in the 40s are in the forecast until the sun returns late this weekend. Drive carefully, especially early and late.Lobster boats are moored in a foggy Scituate Harbor. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)

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Hingham man accused of fatal Apple store crash committed for mental health evaluation

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

The man police say killed one person and injured nearly two dozen more when he barreled his SUV into an Apple store in Hingham last year went missing ahead of Christmas but has since been arrested again.State probation workers monitoring the GPS bracelet tracking defendant Bradley Rein on Friday night received an alert that the device had lost power. They apparently attempted to contact him by phone several times and left six voicemails, but were unable to reach him.Hingham Police got an arrest warrant and apprehended Rein that day.Rein, of Hingham, was indicted by a Plymouth grand jury in March on 24 charges relating to the Nov. 21, 2022, crash: second-degree murder, motor vehicle homicide by reckless operation, 18 counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and four counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.Further details of why and how the bracelet monitoring Rein lost power — or where he disappeared to — were not immediately available. A clerk ...

Patriots claim cornerback, place Rhamondre Stevenson on IR

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

FOXBORO — The Patriots bolstered their cornerback depth Wednesday by claiming Marco Wilson off waivers from the Cardinals, per source.To make room for Wilson on the depth chart, the Patriots placed running back Rhamondre Stevenson, who’s dealing with a high-ankle sprain, on injured reserve, per source.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Bills injury report: Trent Brown among 3 absent, new Pats veteran has concussion New England Patriots | Patriots down 3 starters at Wednesday practice before Bills game New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe trying to prevent another Patriots viral video with Bill Belichick New England Patriots | Bill O’Brien provides update on Mac Jones after Patriots QB benching New England Patriots | Hunter Henry’s injury played a factor in Patriots’ latest roster move The Patriots currently have just four cornerbacks on their 53-man roster in Jon...

Patriots-Bills injury report: Trent Brown among 3 absent, new Pats veteran has concussion

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

Patriots left tackle Trent Brown and safeties Jabrill Peppers and Jalen Mills all missed practice Wednesday, when the team listed nine other players as limited.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots claim cornerback, place Rhamondre Stevenson on IR New England Patriots | Patriots down 3 starters at Wednesday practice before Bills game New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe trying to prevent another Patriots viral video with Bill Belichick New England Patriots | Bill O’Brien provides update on Mac Jones after Patriots QB benching New England Patriots | Hunter Henry’s injury played a factor in Patriots’ latest roster move Brown is dealing with an illness, while Mills continues to recover from a concussion he suffered last weekend at Denver. Peppers has now missed four straight practices with a hamstring injury. Tight end Hunter Henry (knee) and defensive tackle Christian Barmore (kn...

Trojans bid Pac-12 farewell in Holiday Bowl against No. 16 Louisville

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

Holiday Bowl coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday on FOX 5SAN DIEGO (AP) — The rapidly changing college football landscape provided a moment of levity between Holiday Bowl coaches Jeff Brohm of the No. 16 Louisville Cardinals and Lincoln Riley of the staggering and depleted Southern California Trojans.Brohm’s Cardinals (10-3) are making a rare West Coast trip for Wednesday night’s game at Petco Park, the downtown home of baseball’s Padres. However, starting next year, flying to California won’t be so unusual. One of the Cardinals’ 2024 road trips will be to play Stanford, which will be in its first season in the ACC, along with California.“Obviously there’s a lot of change in college football in that regard, but for us I think it will be a great mix, two teams from out west that will provide some excitement and interest across the country,” Brohm said.To which Riley quipped: “We’ll pass each other in the air."The Holiday Bowl will be the last Pac-12 football game for the...

Democratic mayors renew pleas for federal help and coordination with Texas over migrant crisis

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, New York City and Denver renewed pleas Wednesday for more federal help and coordination with Texas over the growing number of asylum-seekers arriving in their cities by bus and plane. The mayors’ requests come as U.S. cities have struggled to manage the increasing number of migrants sent from Texas and other states. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing operation has transported more than 80,000 migrants to Democratic-led cities since last year. His administration recently stepped up the practice with chartered planes.The mayors sharply criticized Abbott and the effort, saying buses arrive at all hours and outside designated drop-off zones with no details on who is aboard. “We cannot allow buses with people needing our help to arrive without warning at any hour of day and night,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said at a virtual news conference with the other mayors. “This not only prevents us from providing assistance in an orderly wa...

Juvenile sperm whale euthanized after stranding on North Carolina beach

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) — A juvenile sperm whale that appeared to be in poor health was euthanized Wednesday after stranding on a North Carolina beach. The Virginian-Pilot newspaper reported the whale was put down near Jennette’s Pier in the Outer Banks town of Nags Head. The whale was spotted in the surf about 7:30 a.m., prompting members of the OBX Marine Mammal Stranding Network to respond. They observed the mammal for a few hours until the tide dropped. The North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island said in a statement that euthanasia was the best course of action because rehabilitation for many large whale species is difficult or impossible. “Unfortunately, these single marine mammal strandings indicate that the animal’s health is rapidly declining,” the aquarium stated. The aquarium said experts will perform a thorough examination of the whale’s body to learn more about it and possibly determine the cause of its stranding. Sperm whales are the biggest species of whale ...

New Mexico native will oversee the state’s $49B savings portfolio amid windfall from petroleum

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:21:43 GMT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A state cabinet secretary and former economist to the Legislature was selected Wednesday to oversee New Mexico’s $49 billion nest egg of savings and trust accounts at the State Investment Council.As state investment officer, Albuquerque native Jon Clark will oversee financial assets including the New Mexico land grant permanent fund — built largely from petroleum production on state trust lands since the 1970s to benefit schools, hospitals and other public institutions.The 11-member investment council — a board of elected and appointed officials with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham serving as chair — conducted a nationwide search that generated more than 80 applications.Clark in 2019 joined the Economic Development Department and rose this year to acting cabinet secretary at an agency that administers annual incentives worth hundreds of millions of dollars aimed at creating private employment opportunities, from job-training grants to film production “rebates...