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Daniel Noboa is sworn in as Ecuador’s president, inheriting the leadership of a country on edge

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Daniel Noboa, an inexperienced politician and heir to a fortune built on the banana trade, was sworn in Thursday as Ecuador’s president, a role that citizens are demanding he uses to restore the public safety that drug cartels and other criminal organizations robbed them of at the decade’s start.Noboa’s term will run only through May 2025, which is what remains of former President Guillermo Lasso’s tenure. Lasso cut his term short when he dissolved the National Assembly in May as lawmakers pursued impeachment proceedings against him. The head of the country’s newly elected legislature, Henry Kronfle, placed the presidential sash on Noboa during a ceremony in Quito, the capital. Under Lasso’s watch, violent deaths in Ecuador soared, reaching a record 4,600 in 2022, which was double the number from the year before. Killings, kidnappings, robberies and other criminal activities became part of Ecuadorians’ everyday life,. The assassination of presidenti...

Pennsylvania woman sentenced in DUI crash that killed 2 troopers and a pedestrian

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A woman has been sentenced to decades in prison after pleading guilty to driving under the influence and then striking and killing two state troopers and a pedestrian on an interstate in Philadelphia last year.Jayana Webb, 23, of Eagleville pleaded guilty Wednesday in a Philadelphia courtroom to three counts each of third-degree murder and homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence in the early morning crash in March 2022. She was sentenced to 27 1/2 to 60 years in prison.District Attorney Larry Krasner called it “a just resolution of one of the most shocking incidents of vehicular violence in recent memory.”Police said Troopers Martin Mack III and Branden Sisca were trying to get a pedestrian to safety from the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 near south Philadelphia’s sports stadiums when a vehicle “traveling at a high rate of speed” struck all three. The troopers and the pedestrian, identified as 28-year-old Reyes Rivera Oliveras of Allentown, died...

Some were quick to blame terrorism, and Canada, after fatal Rainbow Bridge border explosion

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

While a vehicle explosion at a busy border crossing on the eve of U.S. Thanksgiving was enough to stir suspicion in even the most temperate types, some were notably quick to jump to conclusions that terror, and even Canada, were to blame.U.S. Representative Mike Kelly not only rashly concluded that it was indeed a terror attack, but also that the ‘terrorists’ entered the U.S. through Canada.It was later confirmed that the driver of the ill-fated vehicle was from Western New York and was instead apparently trying to enter Canada from the U.S. when for reasons still unknown he raced to a fiery death, taking his passenger with him.No evidence of explosives were found at the scene after an FBI probe, and New York State Governor, Kathy Hochul, said “there is no sign of terrorist activity with respect to this crash.”But Kelly was among a trove of Republican politicians who weighed in on the event before those findings were made public, with many using it as an atte...

Pilot tried to pull out of landing before plane crashed on the doorstep of a Texas mall

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

PLANO, Texas (AP) — A pilot who died when the small plane he was flying crashed and burned on the doorstep of a strip mall in Texas was aborting a landing, according to an incident report released Wednesday.Plano police on Wednesday identified the pilot of the single-engine Mooney M20 as 87-year-old Elzie Monroe McDonald, of Arizona, The Dallas Morning News reported. McDonald was the only person on board when the plane crashed Tuesday.The National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating the crash. But a Federal Aviation Administration incident report says McDonald was pulling out of a landing before crashing.Photos from the scene showed the wreckage in a parking space next to a nail salon and diner just outside of the shopping center in the Dallas suburb of Plano.The crash caused a parked car to catch fire. No one was inside the vehicle, and no bystanders were injured, authorities said.The Associated Press

'Everyone was his friend': Man punched, killed after leaving House of Blues show remembered

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

CHICAGO — The man punched and killed after leaving a House of Blues show is being remembered as a friend to everyone.Drew Hulburt, 47, was attacked around 11:45 p.m. Nov. 15 outside of the venue, located in the 300 block of North Dearborn Street in River North.The Chicagoan by way of Osage, Iowa "loved concerts" and was the most "salt of the Earth person.""He was always the nicest and most-welcoming person," longtime friend Toniann Liotta told WGN News. "Everyone was his friend, it didn't matter how much time had passed."Toniann and DrewHulburt was punched by one of two men who asked him for money after the 47-year-old left the Skinny Puppy show at House of Blues.He was discovered unresponsive on a sidewalk a short time later. Hulburt passed away at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after being transported in critical condition. Family hoping for justice nearly 1 year after brothers gunned down on Far South Side Hulburt was an 2008 Obama campaign staffer and Liotta said he was so hap...

FBI closes federal investigation into car explosion at U.S.-Canada border crossing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

NIAGRA FALLS, N.Y. (NewsNation) — The federal investigation into a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between the U.S. and Canada in Niagara Falls is over, the FBI said late Wednesday night. The FBI's search of the scene revealed "no explosive materials and no terrorism nexus," FBI Buffalo posted on social media.The conclusion of the investigation is a relief to those who feared it could have been a terrorist attempt in a time of heightened security and threats because of the war in Israel. Stolen painting returned to gallery 60 years However, there are still plenty of questions about the incident. A new angle of surveillance video from U.S. Customs and Border Protection cameras caught the moment where the white sedan is seen barreling toward a median, hopping a fence and bursting into flames at a CBP booth. The explosion killed the two passengers in the vehicle and caused minor injuries to a Border Patrol agent. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the driver was...

'Super pigs’ in Canada could invade the US, experts warn

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion.In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often crossbreeds that combine the survival skills of wild Eurasian boar with the size and high fertility of domestic swine to create a “super pig” that's spreading out of control.Ryan Brook, a professor at the University of Saskatchewan and one of Canada's leading authorities on the problem, calls feral swine, “the most invasive animal on the planet" and “an ecological train wreck.” Arizona national park catches ‘unicorn’ on game camera Pigs are not native to North America. While they've roamed parts of the continent for centuries, Canada's problem dates back only to the 1980s when it encouraged farmers to raise wild boar, Brook said. The market collapsed aft...

PHOTOS: 2023 Austin ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Thousands of ran in the 33rd annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning. Which roads will be closed for Austin’s 2023 turkey trot? All proceeds will go to Caritas of Austin, a nonprofit aiming to help those experiencing homelessness.Thousands of ran in the 33rd annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning (KXAN Photo)Thousands of ran in the 33rd annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning (KXAN Photo)Thousands of ran in the 33rd annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning (KXAN Photo)Thousands of ran in the 33rd annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning (KXAN Photo)KXAN anchor Britt Moreno runs in the 33rd annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning (KXAN Photo)KXAN anchor Britt Moreno runs in the 33rd annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning (KXAN Photo)Thousands of ran in the 33rd annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning (KXAN Photo)The race fe...

Meeting set on $24M Glens Falls budget

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The city of Glens Falls is eyeing its budget for 2024, and wants to talk about it with the public. A public meeting has been set for the week after Thanksgiving, with a $24 million topic at hand. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The city's proposal for the 2024 budget will be explored and explained in full at a public meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The $24 million budget includes a 1.89% tax levy hike, made to help pay for several different city costs.“The new budget continues the city’s efforts to support critical infrastructure investments and increase the compensation for our dedicated police officers while ensuring we can pay for the increases in contractual obligations like health insurance premiums and fuel,” said Glens Falls Mayor Bill Collins. “The completion of those projects is a reminder that our many funding sources keep the City’s taxes at manageable rates.”The widening levy would raise pr...

Don't put these foods in the garbage disposal after your Thanksgiving meal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:03:54 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Hosting a big Thanksgiving dinner for your friends and family can be an enjoyable experience – until it's time to clean up. While you might feel tempted to toss those turkey bones in the garbage disposal, plumbers have warned against it. Just last month, Prime Plumbing in Baltimore, Maryland, posted a viral video on TikTok listing common foods people should never put in that part of the kitchen sink. Aside from bones, plumbers who work for the company advised against placing starchy foods like rice and potatoes in the disposal.  These major retail stores will be closed on Thanksgiving If you're wondering why these foods are big no-nos, Consumer Reports explained that garbage disposals can't handle all types of waste. Yes, the blades can grind through almost anything -- but you could encounter plumbing issues down the line depending on what you dispose of. Large quantities of starchy foods and fibrous vegetables (such as celery, corn husks, and ...