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Struggling Giants trade defensive lineman Leonard Williams to first-place Seahawks, AP source says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The struggling New York Giants have traded defensive end Leonard Williams to the NFC West-leading Seattle Seahawks for a pair of draft picks, according to a person with knowledge of the trade. The person, who spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the teams have not announced the deal, said the Giants will receive a second-round draft choice in 2024 and a fifth-rounder in 2025 for Williams, who had a $32 million salary cap hit this season, the highest on the team.Seattle (5-2) has two third-round picks next year.The deal came just a day before the NFL trade deadline at 4 p.m. Tuesday.Adding Williams is the second move Seattle has made in the past week to add to its defensive line. The Seahawks reunited with veteran defensive end Frank Clark last week after Uchenna Nwosu was lost for the regular season with a pectoral injury in Week 7 against Arizona.Williams will likely step into a rotation with Dre’mont Jones, Mario Edwards Jr. and ...

Ex-North Dakota lawmaker charged with traveling to Prague with intent to rape a minor

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A retired longtime North Dakota lawmaker has been arrested and charged with traveling to Prague with the intent to rape a minor, according to a federal indictment unsealed Monday.Ex-Republican state Sen. Ray Holmberg was also charged with one count of receiving and attempting to receive images depicting child sexual abuse, according to the indictment, which was filed Thursday in federal court in North Dakota. He was taken into custody on Monday in Grand Forks, according to an arrest warrant.The indictment accuses the 79-year-old Holmberg of traveling from his home state to the Czech Republic from about June 2011 to November 2016 with intent to rape a person under the age of 18. The indictment does not say whether Holmberg traveled to Prague once during that time period or multiple times.The allegations that he received or attempted to receive images that depict child sexual abuse range from November 2012 to March 2013. The indictment also alleges he used aliase...

Muere Fernando Almada, actor, productor y director de cine mexicano

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

(CNN Español) ––A los 96 años, murió el actor, productor y director de cine Fernando Almada, según le dijo a CNN este lunes un representante de la Asociación Nacional de Actores de México citando al hijo del actor.En un comunicado publicado en la red social X, antes Twitter, la asociación extendió “sus condolencias a sus familiares, amigos y compañeros”.Junto con su hermano Mario, fallecido en 2016, Almada es considerado uno de los íconos del cine de acción mexicano. Participó en más de 100 películas.Almada destacó como actor y también escribió, produjo y dirigió algunas películas.The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

No. 1 Georgia keeps rolling on offense even after losing standout Bowers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Top-ranked Georgia has renewed reason to have confidence in its offense as it prepares for a challenge against SEC East rival No. 14 Missouri on Saturday.Georgia played without its top receiver, tight end Brock Bowers, and still rolled to a 43-20 victory over Florida last week. Bowers leads Georgia with 41 receptions for 567 yards and four touchdowns and has rushed six times for 28 yards and another score. The junior is expected to miss at least a month following ankle surgery.Georgia (8-0, 5-0 SEC) is No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for the 20th consecutive week, the longest in SEC history. It extended its school-record winning streak to 25 games and 24 straight SEC games.There was reason for the Bulldogs to worry how their offense would fare without Bowers in one of their biggest Southeastern Conference rivalry games against Florida. Instead, quarterback Carson Beck threw two touchdown passes, Daijun Edwards ran for two scores and the offense compiled 486 yards while sco...

American players Shelton, Tiafoe exit Paris Masters in opening round, Murray also loses

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe lost in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday.The 14th-seeded Tiafoe fell to Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-4 while 15th-seeded Shelton was undone by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (4), 5-7, 6-3.It was Bublik’s first hard-court win at a Masters since Miami last year. Shelton, who won his maiden tour title this month in Tokyo, hit 15 aces but could not recover from the only break of serve in the decider.Also, Alex de Minaur saved one match point and rallied from 5-2 down in the third set to beat 2016 champion Andy Murray 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 after a three-hour match. The 13th-seeded de Minaur is unbeaten in six matches against Murray.De Minaur saved the match point in the ninth game of the deciding set and won the final five games to stay in contention for the ATP Finals. Five of the eight places at the year-end tournament in Turin have already been booked by Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner and...

Lockdown lifted at East Middle School in Aurora

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- East Middle School in Aurora was temporarily placed on lockdown Monday afternoon after a report of a firearm, according to Aurora Police.The lockdown had been lifted as of 2:17 p.m., according to police, and the scene was being cleared.Police said officers were at the school investigating the report. As of 12:44 p.m., no weapons had been found.APD told FOX31 that a student reported that another student flashed a gun in his class, and then left.Officers were still trying to locate the kid and the gun, according to police.Aurora Public Schools said that, as of 12:53 p.m., all classrooms had been cleared and no weapons had been found.

AdventHealth Porter in Denver closed after loss of heating, hot water

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- AdventHealth Porter, a hospital in Denver, announced Monday afternoon that it had temporarily suspended all services and was closed to new patients due to a lack of hot water and heat from a failed boiler.The emergency department at the hospital was also closed.The hospital, which is located in the 2500 block of South Downing Street, was in the process of rescheduling all surgeries, and procedures scheduled from Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 1. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Local EMS agencies were working with the hospital to transport patients to nearby facilities.According to AdventHealth, the outage does not include the medical office buildings at 850 and 950 E Harvard Ave. AdventHealth said an emergency boiler was on the way and would be installed as soon as possible.The hospital was also working to determine staffing needs for the near future.

Pharmacists prescribe another round of US protests to highlight working conditions

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

Drugstore workers around the country started calling in sick Monday to highlight a lack of support from their employers, protest organizers said.The extent and impact of the demonstration, which is planned until Wednesday, were not clear as of Monday afternoon.Pharmacists and technicians for dozens of drugstores had called in sick as of midday, said Lannie Duong, a pharmacist who is helping to organize the protest. She said organizers estimate that “at least hundreds” of pharmacists and technicians — mostly for Walgreens and other big retailers like CVS Health — were involved.Pharmacists say they have been dealing with difficult working conditions for years. Those problems worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, when stores saw waves of people seeking tests, vaccines and treatments.Walgreens spokesman Fraser Engerman said Monday afternoon that the company had to close three of its nearly 9,000 U.S. locations “due to workforce disruptions.”CVS Health spokeswoman Amy Thibault said the ...

911 calls released after small plane crash lands near North Perry Airport

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

Urgent 911 calls painted a vivid picture of the moments following a small plane crash near North Perry Airport last Thursday afternoon, as witnesses rushed to help the pilot, who miraculously survived the crash.The 911 calls for help came in quickly.“Hi, I just saw a plane crash,” one caller said. Another caller reported, “I believe a plane just crashed down right now; I just drove past it.”The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, informed investigators that he was practicing landing and taking off. When he attempted to switch fuel tanks, the plane lost power, leading to a crash landing just west of 72nd Avenue.The crash site happened to be mere feet from the North Perry Airport’s fire station. Witnesses in the area quickly rushed to aid the pilot while on the phone with emergency dispatch.“Can you get out? Yeah, he’s trying to get out,” one caller said.One witnesses later revealed that they had managed to pull the pilot ...

South Florida caregiver charged with manslaughter in 80-year-old’s death

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:19:45 GMT

Police said a caregiver was arrested in connection to the death of an 80-year-old man in southwest Miami-Dade.According to the arrest report, on Sunday, officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to a call regarding a battery with injuries at the residence, located at 15001 Leisure Drive. Upon arrival, they discovered the victim, an 80-year-old man, unresponsive in a bedroom and pronounced him deceased at the scene.Police said Joan Ramos, the victim’s caregiver, told investigators that he heard a scream from the victim’s bedroom around 1:00 a.m. and went to check on him. According to Ramos, the victim became combative and scratched him. Ramos said he attempted to restrain the victim, resulting in both of them falling and hitting a nightstand in the bedroom.Ramos stated that he waited approximately eight hours to contact emergency services due to his state of shock and realization of his actions. He also allegedly disclosed that &#...