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Maine’s governor to form panel to probe how authorities handled previous concerns about Lewiston gunman

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

(CNN) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced Wednesday she plans to establish an independent commission of experts to probe the Lewiston mass shooting, the “months preceding the shooting and the police response to it.”“I know that the Maine State Police are working hard to conduct a thorough and comprehensive criminal investigation of the shooting, but I also believe that the gravity of this attack on our people – an attack that strikes at the core of who we are and the values we hold dear – demands a higher level of scrutiny,” Mills said in a statement.There were previous warnings about Robert Card – the US Army reservist who authorities say killed 18 people and wounded 13 others – from both the Army and his family, CNN has reported, and there were two attempts by law enforcement to check on him just weeks before the killings.One of those warnings came after a soldier became concerned Card would “snap and commit a mass shooting.” Before that, Card’s f...

Solve It 7: Concert Ticket Mix-Up

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

A Massachusetts dad bought his son concert tickets for his birthday. But the birthday gift was almost a bust when they got the wrong tickets. Worried the show would go on without them, he reached out to solve it 7. Brandon Gunnoe has the story.Sean Junior and his dad, Sean Senior, love spending time together.Both on the football field…  and kicking back, listening to their favorite band Motionless in White.“I like their music,” Sean Jr. said. “They always reach out to the fans, they, you know, they’re always accessible,” Sean said. In the car, the band’s music is always playing.“He has ADHD, and it’s my biggest thing is just making sure that he is, you know, calm,” Sean said. “He knows all the words to the songs, so he’s singing that, and keeps him calm and focused.”They’ve even traveled to different states to see the group perform live.“I like the singer and the drums,&...

President Biden to visit Lewiston, Maine on Friday after mass shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Maine later this week to mourn with the community of Lewiston after 18 people were killed in the deadliest mass shooting in state history, the White House said Wednesday.Thirteen people were injured in the Oct. 25 shootings at a bar and a bowling alley.Biden and first lady Jill Biden will go Friday to pay their respects to the victims, meet with first responders and others and will “grieve with families and community members,” the White House said in a statement.The alleged gunman, Robert Card, 40, was found dead of an apparent suicide after a dayslong manhunt that led officials to cancel school and order residents to stay indoors.Investigators have yet to establish a motive but have increasingly focused on the mental health of Card, who was a firearms instructor.Authorities said this week that Card’s family had brought their concerns about his deteriorating mental health to the local sheriff five mo...

Rep. George Santos survives effort to expel him from the House. But he still faces an ethics report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. George Santos easily survived a vote Wednesday to expel him from the House as most Republicans and 31 Democrats opted to withhold punishment while both his criminal trial and a House Ethics Committee investigation proceed.The effort to kick Santos out of the House was led by his fellow New York Republicans, who are anxious to distance themselves from a colleague infamous for fabricating his life story and accused of stealing from donors, lying to Congress and receiving unemployment benefits he did not deserve.But the resolution failed to gain the required two-thirds vote. Supporters could not even gain a simple majority, with the final vote being 179 for expulsion and 213 against.To succeed, numerous Republican lawmakers would have had to break ranks with newly elected Speaker Mike Johnson, who has said Santos should get his day in court. Johnson, R-La., also recently told Fox News that if Congress is...

New parking meters activated in Pacific Beach

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Parking meters are now active in parts of Pacific Beach. The meters, which are part of a year-long pilot program, are located where there was already a two-hour parking limit.The city argues the meters will encourage parking turnover so more people can access shops and restaurants.However, not everyone is on board. Some neighbors have said they are curious to see how the new meters will play out.Kyle MacDougall and Gabriel Granados live in North Pacific Beach and say they often use ride shares to the beach.Granados said he thinks the new meters will help regulate parking flow.“If someone is going to be at the beach, and they want to be there for 5, 6 hours, that’s totally cool, but I don’t think that you should take up the prime road parking lot, so I gotta see it. I think it’s an interesting take."From Saturday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., people will have to pay $1.25 an hour at meters along Garnet Avenue between Mission Boulevard and Fanuel Street. Meters will also ...

Headed to Coronado? Expect heavy daytime traffic through Friday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Motorists heading to Coronado should expect heavy inbound bridge traffic Wednesday, Nov. 1 through Friday, Nov. 3, said Caltrans.This is due to roadwork being performed as part of a pavement improvement project. Del Mar home sold for record-breaking $44.1M as countywide sales slow Caltrans said crews will be repairing asphalt in various lanes on Third Street between C and F Avenues, as well as Fourth Street between Alameda Boulevard and J Avenue. Motorists should anticipate congestion between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day as crews work on the repairs. First installment due for San Diego County property tax payments For real-time traffic information, including traffic speed, lane and road closures due to construction and maintenance activities, Caltrans has advised motorists to check their QuickMap.Caltrans says the time of maintenance is subject to change due to weather, traffic incidents or other maintenance considerations.

Global Affairs Canada ready for ‘further crossings daily’ out of Gaza Strip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

The federal government says it expects the flow of foreign nationals leaving the war-torn Gaza Strip to Egypt will continue in the coming days, even as Canadians had been warned that their safety could not be guaranteed if they chose to make the trip.Global Affairs Canada said Wednesday night that it was aware of reports that one Canadian citizen was able to leave the Palestinian territory at the Rafah border crossing with the help of a third party, but offered no further information.“Canada has one of the largest contingents of nationals in Gaza,” the statement from the department said. “We expect further crossings daily over the coming days.”A list of those allowed out published Wednesday by the General Authority for Border Crossings in Gaza included citizens of Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Japan and Jordan — but not Canada.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for all Canadians to be allowed out.“We of course continue to ...

Former student awarded $150K after CPS forced participation in Hindu rituals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

CHICAGO — A former Chicago Public Schools student was awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages after educators forced her to participate in Hindu rituals that violated her Christian beliefs, according to a civil case judgment in the Illinois Circuit Court.Illinois Circuit Court judge Matthew F. Kennelly ruled in favor of Mariyah Green for Constitutional violations of her rights by the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and the David Lynch Foundation over mandated participation in a Hindu ritual while attending Bogan Computer Technical High School in Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood.According to a press release Wednesday, Green's lawyers said they wanted to hold educators and program developers responsible for requiring participation in the promoted program that violated her Christian beliefs. Off-duty CPD officer under investigation after shoving 8th grader John Mauck, one of Green's lawyers, said the offending program, named Quiet Time, was a thinly veiled Hinduis...

Timberwolves: Jaden McDaniels’ first game back from calf injury was a good one

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

One positive from Minnesota’s debacle Monday in Atlanta was the return of Jaden McDaniels. The wing — playing in his first game after straining his calf in the preseason opener in Abu Dhabi — finished with 12 points on 5 for 6 shooting while serving as one of the Wolves’ few apt defenders. That all came in 24 minutes, as McDaniels is playing limited minutes while working himself back.“He looked good,” Timberwolves coach Chris Finch told reporters. “It was unfortunate he was on a minutes restriction, because we really could’ve used him out there guarding (Dejounte) Murray, but he spent the bulk of his minutes guarding (Trae) Young and he did a good job.”McDaniels said it “felt good to be back, just playing basketball.” He noted he found a good rhythm early. The early buckets helped, as did the Timberwolves’ ramp-up strategy.“I’ve been playing a little bit before I got to play in a game — like playing in stay-in-shape league (after practice) and stuff, so I’ve been able to hoop a litt...

Zeynep Tufekci: Past lies about war in the Middle East are getting in the way of the truth today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:26 GMT

Moshe Lavi, whose relatives have been taken hostage by Hamas, recently talked to a group of New York Times journalists about his family’s agony.His pained voice turned to anger when he recounted encountering disbelief that Hamas committed terrible atrocities when it attacked Israel. Lavi seemed especially bewildered by people “arguing over the semantics” of whether people were beheaded or their heads fell off or even whether there were hostages in the Gaza Strip.In one particularly gruesome twist, there’s been an uproar over whether Hamas had beheaded babies — an unverified claim that President Joe Biden repeated before the White House walked it back and has been subject to much discussion since.Indeed, since Hamas did murder children and take others as hostages, should it get credit if it didn’t also behead them? It’s an appalling thought.Some of this skepticism is surely the result of antisemitism. But that’s not all that’s going on.One key reason for some of the incidents of doub...