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Light rain early…then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. Thunder possible. High 46F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%..
Thunderstorms early, with occasional rain or snow developing after midnight. Low 34F. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precip 100%.
Updated: January 19, 2023 @ 11:25 am
A Virgin Atlantic Airways plane taxis, April 13, 2018, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. The U.S. Transportation Department has fined British airline Virgin Atlantic up to $1.05 million for flying over restricted airspace in Iraq while operating flights in a partnership with Delta Air Lines.
A Virgin Atlantic Airways plane taxis, April 13, 2018, at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle. The U.S. Transportation Department has fined British airline Virgin Atlantic up to $1.05 million for flying over restricted airspace in Iraq while operating flights in a partnership with Delta Air Lines.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Transportation Department has fined British airline Virgin Atlantic up to $1.05 million for flying over restricted airspace in Iraq while operating flights in a partnership with Delta Air Lines.
The federal agency said the flights occurred between September 2020 and September 2021 while the Federal Aviation Administration had told U.S. airlines to avoid the area.
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New Mexico prosecutors have filed felony criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin and the armorer of the low-budget western “Rust,” following the fatal shooting of the film’s cinematographer.
A Nebraska school district has reached a $675,000 settlement with the family of a 16-year-old who died after collapsing in the heat at a football practice in 2021. The Omaha school board will consider approving the settlement with Drake Geiger’s family at its next meeting on Monday. Geiger died in August 2021 after collapsing during a practice with Omaha South High’s football team. The temperature was 91 degrees with a heat index of 105 degrees that day. An autopsy confirmed that excessive heat was the main factor in Geiger’s death although it also revealed he had an enlarged heart that may have contributed to his death.
A new study says drenchings like those California has been getting since Christmas will only get wetter and nastier with climate change. Already more than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow have fallen on California. But Thursday’s new study says in a worst-case climate change scenario that could grow by another one-third. That’s because a warmer world alters what goes on in storms and makes the rain and snow fall harder at its peak and grows the area it falls on. But this study uses a worst-case scenario the world is not quite on track for at the moment.
A wind power boom in the nation’s central corridor has been a financial windfall for some struggling rural areas.
Prosecutors to charge actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set.
The warming of the waters off the East Coast has brought the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean’s food chain. Maine-based scientists who recently reported the results of a years-long, NASA-funded study about the subject say the increasing warmth and saltiness of the Gulf of Maine is causing a dramatic decrease in the production of phytoplankton. The tiny plant-like organisms are vital for ocean health. Potential loss of phytoplankton has emerged as a concern in recent years in other parts of the world’s oceans, such as waters off Alaska.
Greece’s prime minister says he still believes it is possible to resolve his country’s differences with Turkey by speaking with Turkey’s president, and stressed that the two neighbors will not go to war. Relations between the two NATO allies have been particularly strained over nearly three years, with the rhetoric from Turkish officials alarming. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly said Turkish troops could descend on Greece “suddenly one night,” and even threatened to hit Athens with ballistic missiles. Speaking during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos Thursday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that “we will not go to war with Turkey.”
The father of a British woman who has been missing for two weeks with her partner and newborn baby has appealed for her to contact police. Police say they are “increasingly concerned for the welfare” of Constance Marten, Mark Gordon and the infant. Detectives say that 35-year-old Marten gave birth a day or two before the couple and baby left their broken-down car by the side of a highway in northwest England on Jan. 5. There have been reported sightings of the couple in southeast England and the London area since then. Marten comes from a wealthy and aristocratic British family and grew up in a Georgian mansion. Her father urged his estranged daughter to make contact.
The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot and wounded his teacher in Virginia says the gun he used had been secured. The family’s statement was released Thursday by an attorney and did not elaborate further on where the 9mm handgun was kept. The family also was not identified. The statement said the family “has always been committed to responsible gun ownership and keeping firearms out of the reach of children.” The statement said the “firearm our son accessed was secured.” The shooting occurred Jan. 6 as teacher Abigail Zwerner taught her first grade class at Richneck Elementary in Newport News.
A jury has convicted a Navy reservist from Virginia accused of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 on separate charges that he illegally possessed silencers disguised to look like cleaning supplies. The conviction Wednesday night against Hatchet Speed in federal court in Alexandria came a month after a jury failed to reach a verdict in his first trial. At the retrial this week, the jury needed only a few hours of deliberation before convicting him on all three counts. The case against Speed in Virginia hinged on three devices he bought in 2021. Speed contended the devices are “solvent traps” to collect excess liquid that spills out when a gun is cleaned. Prosecutors said the solvent traps were essentially silencers in disguise.
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The Colombian navy has rescued a man from Dominica who says he was adrift for 24 days in the Caribbean Sea aboard a sailboat. Authorities say Elvis Francois had scrawled the word “help” in English on the hull of the boat. The sailboat in which Francois was traveling was spotted from the air 120 nautical miles northwest of La Guajira peninsula. The navy said Wednesday that he was then escorted to the port city of Cartagena with the help of a passing container ship.
Former Tottenham player Anton Walkes has died after an accident in Florida. He was 25. Walkes’ Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC reported the news without giving details of the accident. The Miami Herald reports he was involved in a collision between two boats Wednesday near Miami Marine Stadium. Charlotte FC owner David Tepper says Walkes “was a tremendous son, father, partner and teammate whose joyous approach to life touched everyone he met.” Walkes played for Tottenham and Portsmouth in England before joining Atlanta United in MLS in 2020.
Shortly after Republicans’ disappointing November election, Dave McCormick hosted several dozen GOP strategists, donors, and insiders for drinks and food at his stately home in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood.
Catcher Tomás Nido and the New York Mets agreed to a $3.7 million, two-year contract. Nido gets $1.6 million and $2.1 million in 2024, and he can earn additional performance bonuses. The agreement supersedes a one-year deal for $1,575,000 reached Friday before the scheduled exchange of proposed arbitration salaries, The 28-year-old hit .239 with 15 doubles, three homers and 28 RBIs last season. He is expected to share time behind the plate behind Omar Narváez, who agreed to a $15 million, two-year contract as a free agent.
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg has announced starting forward Juwan Gary will undergo left shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season. Gary started the first 17 games and averaged better than nine points and six rebounds per game. He was hurt against Illinois on Jan. 10 and an MRI last week revealed the extent of the injury. Gary was in his first season at Nebraska after transferring from Alabama.
VANCOUVER — Over the years, Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has learned to calmly anticipate milestone moments. When he was younger, he used to lose sleep over them. But as he got older, he realized stress doesn’t help the cause and each mark will be reached in due time.
The Santa Fe district attorney is prepared to announce whether to press charges in the fatal 2021 film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies says the announcement will come Thursday in a statement and on social media platforms. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died shortly after being shot during setup for a scene at a filmset ranch on the outskirts of Santa Fe on Oct. 21, 2021.
Bayern Munich takes on Leipzig on Friday in a game which will shape the title race and bring the Bundesliga back to life after more than two months without any top-division club games. Bayern has found a replacement for Manuel Neuer after the goalkeeper broke his leg in a skiing accident after the World Cup. There are also questions about how the players from Germany’s World Cup squad will bounce back from another high-profile failure in Qatar.
NEW YORK — Two teenage boys have been nabbed for beating a 16-year-old boy unconscious on a Harlem street and stealing the Air Jordan sneakers off his feet, police said Thursday.
Nebraska state troopers arrested a 13-year-old driver from Colorado after a chase that topped 100 mph along an interstate highway earlier this week. A state trooper spotted an SUV driving about 35 mph near the city of Kearney on Monday night, but the driver sped up and fled east when the trooper tried to pull it over. The State Patrol said troopers used stop sticks and a tactical maneuver to eventually bring the vehicle to a stop. After the 16-minute-long chase, the girl who was driving and an 11-year-old boy who was a passenger were both arrested. A gun and a small amount of marijuana were found in the SUV.
The Biden administration is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests. The move is set to be announced Thursday and comes as government officials have struggled to contain destructive infernos being made worse by climate change. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warned that “draconian” budget cuts floated by some Republicans who control the U.S. House could undermine the Democratic administration’s ambitions to lower wildfire risks. The work is projected to cost up to $50 billion. Last year’s climate and infrastructure bills combined included about $5 billion for the task.
Lawyers for a former European Parliament Vice President at the heart of the corruption scandal rocking the EU assembly are worried by her detention conditions. They asked for her release during a hearing at a Brussels courthouse Thursday. Eva Kaili, a Greek European lawmaker, was removed from her VP post after she was taken into custody early last month on charges of corruption, money laundering and membership in a criminal organization. She denies wrongdoing. The scandal came to public attention on Dec. 9 after police launched more than 20 raids, mostly in Belgium but also in Italy. Hundreds of thousands of euros were found at a home and in a suitcase at a hotel in Brussels.
THROUGH GAMES OF THURSDAY, JAN. 19, 2023
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi appeared to use women’s rights as a bargaining chip to gain sanctions relief, telling a United Nations official that Taliban leaders currently saw little incentive to shift course.
PHILADELPHIA — Three days a week, dozens of people in active addiction stream through Sarah Laurel’s tiny storefront on Kensington Avenue — looking for a place to sit, a hot shower or a snack from Laurel’s outreach organization, Savage Sisters.
DALLAS — Stephanie Gattas enlisted in the Navy at 18, excited to serve her country.
SAN JUAN CHANNEL, Wash. — The earthy, fishy smell wafted aboard Joseph Gaydos’ research vessel first. Then came the guttural growls.
MIAMI — They are freedom boats for people desperate to leave their country and start new lives in the United States.
Bayern Munich has signed Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer from Bundesliga rival Borussia Mönchengladbach to make up for the injured Manuel Neuer’s absence. The 34-year-old Sommer has signed through June 2025. Bayern was left scrambling for cover after Neuer broke his leg in a skiing accident last month. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said last week he wanted a new goalkeeper before the Bundesliga resumes on Friday. Bayern is reportedly paying 8 million euros for Gladbach to let its No. 1 goalkeeper leave in the middle of the season.
Today in Sports History, Jan. 20-2016 — Kathryn Smith is promoted by the Buffalo Bills to take over as special teams quality control coach, making her the first full-time female coach in the NFL.
Today in Sports History, Week Ahead-Jan. 20-Jan. 26-Two Takes
Today in Sports History-Week Ahead, Jan. 20-Jan. 26, Two Takes
France’s Macron vows to press ahead with pension reforms that will raise the retirement age, despite massive protests.
Nominees for the 2023 British Academy Film Awards have been announced in London, with war movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” picking up 14 nominations. “The Banshees of Inisherin,“ “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Elvis” are also strong contenders. Best actor nominees include Austin Butler for “Elvis,” Colin Farrell for “The Banshees of Inisherin” and Brendan Fraser for “The Whale.” The leading actress category includes Cate Blanchett for “Tár,” Viola Davis for “The Woman King” and Danielle Deadwyler for “Till.” Winners will be announced Feb. 19 at a ceremony in London.
Longtime NFL defensive back Patrick Surtain Sr. has landed his first college assistant coaching job. He will be the defensive backs coach at Florida State. The school announced the hire Wednesday. Surtain is a two-time All-Pro player who was in the NFL for 11 seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs. He spent six years as the head football coach at Plantation American Heritage High School in Florida, where he won three state championships. In 2022, Surtain helped the Miami Dolphins as a defensive assistant. He replaces Marcus Woodson, who left FSU to take on a similar role on Arkansas’ coaching staff.
LOS ANGELES — As California emerges from a two-week bout of deadly atmospheric rivers, a number of climate researchers say the recent storms appear to be typical of the intense, periodic rains the state has experienced throughout its history and not the result of global warming.
Bestselling authors Leigh Bardugo, Jerry Craft and Rainbow Rowell are contributing forewords to new editions of three famed Marvel Comics series. Penguin Classics is teaming with Marvel on Penguin Classics Marvel Collection, which already includes “Black Panther,” “Captain America” and “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Three new books will be out Sept. 12: “The Avengers,” with a foreword by Bardugo; “Fantastic Four,” with a foreword by Craft; and “X-Men,” with a foreword by Rowell. Series editor Ben Saunders said in a statement that “these volumes provide unique, single-volume introductions to the first decade of The Avengers, the original X-Men, and the Fantastic Four.”
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A court in Bosnia has sentenced a former Bosnian Serb military commander to 15 years in prison for taking part in a 1993 atrocity in which 20 people were hauled off a train and killed during Bosnia’s interethnic war. The court ruled Thursday that Boban Indjic was among Bosnian Serb soldiers and paramilitaries who ambushed the train and abducted 20 non-Serb civilians in the small Bosnian town of Strpci, near the Serbian border. The victims were led away to be tortured and killed before their bodies were dumped in the Drina River.