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Live updates | Israel vows to punish Gaza as region and world feel ripples from Hamas attack

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

Israel’s defense minister has ordered a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip following an unprecedented incursion into Israel by Hamas fighters.Israel formally declared war on Sunday and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for Saturday’s surprise attack. More than 1,100 people have been killed and thousands wounded on both sides.The defense minister’s announcement on Monday came as Israel’s military scoured the country’s south for Hamas fighters and guarded breaches in its border fence with tanks while pounding Gaza from the air. A spokesperson said the Israeli military regained control of border communities taken by Hamas fighters during the attack. But Palestinian militants continued firing barrages of rockets, setting off air raid sirens in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.EGYPTIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS RALLY IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANSDozens of students held a rally in support of the Palestinian people Monday at the prestigious American ...

Suspects sought in Pennsylvania community center shooting that killed 1, wounded 8

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

INDIANA, Pa. (AP) — Authorities are seeking suspects in a shooting that killed one man and wounded eight other people at a private party in a Pennsylvania community center.State police in Indiana County said nine people between the ages of 18 and 23 were shot at about 12:35 a.m. Sunday at the Chevy Chase Community Center in White Township, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh. Police say they believe there was more than one shooter. They are seeking surveillance video, asking local homes and businesses to check doorbell cameras and requesting that anyone missing items — such as the cellphones and clothing found at the center — to contact them, authorities said. A 22-year-old Pittsburgh man died at the scene and an 18-year-old man from Chicago was critically injured, while another 18-year-old from Florida and six men and women from Pennsylvania were also taken to hospitals. Two were discharged.Lt. Col. George Bivens said dozens of shots were fired and there may have...

An independent inquiry opens into alleged unlawful killings by UK special forces in Afghanistan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

LONDON (AP) — An independent inquiry opened Monday to examine claims that British special forces murdered dozens of Afghan men during counterinsurgency operations in Afghanistan a decade ago, as well as allegations that authorities subsequently covered up the alleged illegal activity or failed to investigate it properly.The inquiry, which opened at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, focuses on alleged unlawful killings that took place during night raids carried out by Britain’s elite military units in the war-torn nation between 2010 and 2013. Families of those killed say they were innocent and unarmed civilians, and called on the inquiry to unearth the truth. In one case, family members allege that nine men were shot in their beds during a raid. The British military has said that soldiers were acting in self-defense. The investigation is expected to hear submissions on behalf of the families of 33 people, including eight children, who were allegedly killed by special forc...

Book Review: Isa Arsén delivers an unconventional love story in debut novel ‘Shoot the Moon’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

If you’re going to write a novel, why not do as the title of Isa Arsén’s debut suggests? “Shoot the Moon” refers to the actual act of getting astronauts to the lunar surface, but this work of fiction also attempts to shoot the moon like a fearless player in a Hearts card game — thematically, there’s bisexuality, loss, Daddy issues, and a unique wormhole that allows for some very specific time travel.The bulk of the novel takes place in the late 1960s, as NASA is indeed trying to beat the Soviets to the moon. Annie Fisk is the lead character, a recent physics graduate whose father played a role developing the atomic bomb before dying young. By page five Annie is in love with an Apollo 11 astronaut named Norm she meets at a NASA Christmas party. And by page seven we’ve gone backwards 18 years and 8-year-old Annie is meeting a like-aged stranger named Diana in the back garden of her childhood home in New Mexico.The plot only gets trippier from there. In 1968, Annie really does discover...

Northwest Indiana Hardee's employees accused of stealing credit card numbers to bond inmates out

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — Inmates were bonded out of jail due to fraudulently obtained credit card numbers by Michigan City Hardee's employees in an elaborate scheme, according to authorities.In September, jail administration noticed "suspicious irregularities" after large sums of money were being transferred into some inmates' accounts.The same inmates were bonding out of the jail almost immediately, authorities said.An investigation was then launched by LaPorte County Sheriff's Office's chief of detectives.The investigation uncovered a "complex fraudulent scheme" involving three employees of the Hardee’s in Michigan City, along with several other subjects, authorities said.Police allege Darrien Ward, Prince Arnold and Kristin Vanschoyck photographed credit and debit card numbers of customers that purchased food at the drive-thru window in August and September.The card numbers were then fraudulently used by placing money onto Securus accounts of inmates with low bond amounts. After th...

Food Network celebrity chef Michael Chiarello dies after allergic reaction

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

(WJW) – Celebrity chef and former Food Network star Michael Chiarello has died.PEOPLE reports Chiarello died at Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa, California, where he had been treated for the past week for an acute allergic reaction that led to anaphylactic shock. He was 61. Kelce mom on meeting Taylor Swift: ‘It was…’ “We deeply mourn the loss of our beloved patriarch Michael,” his company announced in a statement to PEOPLE. “His culinary brilliance, boundless creativity, and unwavering commitment to family were at the core of his being."Chef Michael Chiarello prepares food at Delta Presents Food with Altitude featuring Michael Chiarello, Michelle Bernstein, Linton Hopkins, Andrea Robinson and Jean-Paul Bourgeois during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By FOOD & WINE at Union Square Events Kitchen on October 16, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF)Chiarello’s family was with him at the time of his ...

Here's what was lost, found after ACL Weekend One

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lose your phone, wallet or glasses at Austin City Limits over the weekend? You're not alone. The post-festival lost and found opened Monday morning for festival-goers to find their missing items. As of Monday morning, there were more than 15 phones, 10 wallets, 30 IDs, 50 credit cards, several key sets, bags, glasses and some jewelry pieces in the lost and found awaiting their owners. A full gallery of found items is online. Some items are identified only by last name, such as IDs and credit cards. The lost and found tent is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. The post-festival lost and found is at the Guest Services HQ on William Barton Drive. An ACL spokesperson said people can claim items online and the festival will work to reunite the items with its owner for up to 60 days after ACL. The online lost-and-found system allows attendees to search for their items from a phone. ACL Fest: How to register for lost and found Before going to the festival, people can reg...

Palestinian supporters host rally at Capitol Sunday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A group supporting Palestinians rallied at the Texas State Capitol Sunday, more than a day after Hamas launched its attack on Israel. A rally member told KXAN that they were surprised by Saturday morning's attack and condemn the loss of life. More than 1,000 people have died since the attack began, according to reporting from NBC News."We're here to support the freedom of the Palestinian people which is the freedom to live, the freedom to have basic human rights. We need to understand that the Palestinians are the victim here. They're not the aggressor. They are acting, as you can hear, when land is occupied, resistance is justified, said Asaad Kawach.

Austin rabbi reacts to outbreak of Israel-Hamas war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The war between Israel and Hamas has impacted the Israeli community in Central Texas. Rabbi Daniel Septimus, chief executive officer of Shalom Austin, spoke to KXAN about the feelings he and his congregation have right now. "It's just unprecedented what we're seeing happening in Israel. And this is taking place on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, which was also a surprise attack, except this attack in particular was done in ways that really affected the civilians and towns throughout the southern part of Israel," Septimus said. "So, that part is even more challenging and more tragic than what was taking place before where there were attacks on soldiers, and less on civilians. This was a premeditated attack on innocent civilians." "Right now peace should always be on our minds," he added. "We should always be thinking about it, but peace is far away. Right now, we have to find a partner who's willing to make peace, and we do not have a partner currently on ...

Person fatally stabbed in St. Paul identified as 37-year-old man

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:57:41 GMT

A 37-year-old man was identified by police on Monday as the person killed in a stabbing in St. Paul’s Snelling-Hamline neighborhood over the weekend.Randall B. Williams died at Regions Hospital on Friday.There had been an altercation Friday morning between Williams and another resident of a home, which ended with Williams being stabbed, the St. Paul Police Department reported earlier.Officers arrested a man at the scene in the 1500 block of Iglehart Avenue near Asbury Street.Williams and the suspect were apparently both renters in the home.Police said Monday that they continue to investigate the homicide. Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | Prominent Minnesota lawyer arrested for allegedly hitting I-35 worker in Pine County Crime & Public Safety | Girl, missing since helping 14-year-old friend who was fatally shot, found safe Crime & Public Safety | Woman’s body found and man arrested in Fish Lake Township Friday...