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Police arrest 3 suspects after chase from Broward County to Miami

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

Police armed with long guns combed through a Miami neighborhood on Friday morning, ultimately capturing and arresting a suspect following a high-speed chase that originated in Broward County.Live video footage showed a silver 2018 Mercedes sedan, believed to be linked to the suspects, stopped at Northwest 32nd Street. Additionally, video footage showed three suspects, who were in the vehicle, being taken into custody after they abandoned the car and attempted to flee on foot.Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the City of Miami Police Department and deputies from the Broward Sheriff’s Office in Pompano Beach, swiftly descended upon the scene.For residents in the neighborhood, the large police presence was a shock to them.A boy in the neighborhood was sleeping when the incident unfolded. “The police are at the door and they said, “Where’s the bag guys?'” and my sister and my brother said, ‘I don’t know,'” the boy said. Details ...

California man captures dolphin pod swimming in bioluminescent waters

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

OFF THE COAST OF NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (WSVN) — A pod of dolphins was captured on video by a California man after he went on a boat ride on the West Coast. Patrick Coyne was on a Newport Coastal Adventure tour when he noticed the bioluminescence in the water. The touring agency said the occurrence happened on Wednesday when over 100 people experienced the breath-taking occasion. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Patrick Coyne (@patrickc_la)The neon blue glow is caused by algae blooms, also known as red tides, an accumulation of billions of dinoflagellate — a type of plankton that is bioluminescent. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), bioluminescent creatures emit light produced by energy from chemical reactions in their bodies. Scientists believe bioluminescence may also be a form of defense for the life forms. Although a beautiful sight to see, algal blooms can be harmful as it kills many fish and can cause lu...

Olivia Rodrigo announces 2024 arena world tour with The Breeders, Chappell Roan, PinkPantheress

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Olivia Rodrigo is going on tour, and she’s bringing the next generation of pop talent — as well as a beloved ’90s alt-rock band — with her.In 2024, Rodrigo will be joined by funk-and-soul up-and-comer Remi Wolf, dark pop princess Chappell Roan, song of the summer contender PinkPantheress and perhaps most surprisingly, the Breeders (fronted by the Pixies’ Kim Deal), across a 57-date run.The tour announcement Wednesday follows the release last week of Rodrigo’s highly anticipated and critically celebrated sophomore album, “GUTS.” It also comes a day after she performed at the MTV Video Music Awards.The GUTS World Tour, Rodrigo’s first-ever arena tour, kicks off on Feb. 23, in Palm Springs, California, at the Acrisure Arena. It will hit most major cities in North America and Europe before returning stateside and closing out with two nights at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles County that August.The singer will also sell a limited number of $20 (or ...

Water bead toys sold at Target recalled following infant death

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

More than 50,000 water bead toys sold at Target are being recalled after an infant death was reported involving the toy. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, one infant was reported dead while another was injured after ingesting the water beads. The recall is for Chuckle & Roar Ultimate Water Beads Activity Kits from Buffalo Games. Affected kits include those sold nationwide, in-store and online from March to November last year.The Consumer Product Safety Commission said that if kids eat the beads they get bigger in their stomachs, causing an intestinal obstruction. Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the toy and take them away from their children. Buffalo Games is giving full refunds and instructions on how to return the product. For more information on the recall, click here.

United Airlines flight descends 28,000 feet in 8 minutes for ‘pressurization issue’

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

(CNN) — A United Airlines flight bound for Rome returned to New Jersey just after midnight Thursday “to address a possible loss of cabin pressure,” according to a statement from the airline.Data from the tracking site FlightAware show the plane rapidly descended over about 8 minutes from 37,000 feet at 10:07 p.m. to just below 9,000 feet at 10:15 p.m. Pilots will often quickly descend to lower altitudes when there is a concern about the plane’s pressurization.United Airlines Flight 510 returned safely to Newark Liberty International Airport around 12:25 a.m. ET on Thursday after the crew reported a “pressurization issue,” according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.The Boeing 777 flight, with 270 passengers and 14 crew members, landed safely and never lost cabin pressure, United Airlines said.Customers were taken to their destination on another aircraft, United added.CNN reached out to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey but was referred back to ...

Evika Siliņa is Latvia’s new prime minister

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

Evika Siliņa, a member of the center-right New Unity party, is the new prime minister of Latvia. The country’s parliament voted 53-39 on Friday to approve the new government led by Siliņa, following the surprise resignation of former Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš last month.The new government, which will control 52 of 100 seats in the parliament, will be made up of a three-party coalition between Siliņa’s New Unity (JV) party, the Greens and Farmers Union (ZZS), and the social-democratic Progressives (PRO).Outgoing prime minister Kariņš will remain in government and take on the role of minister of foreign affairs.“I believe in Latvia and the potential of our people,” Siliņa said on X (formerly Twitter) shortly after receiving the vote of confidence. “Thank you to the Saeima for showing trust in the Cabinet of Ministers led by me! Time for concrete works!”Kariņš’ New Unity party won the elections in October 2022 and formed a coalition with the conservative National Alliance an...

Danilo Cavalcante didn’t eat for days and considered surrendering during manhunt, official says after his capture

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

(CNN) — After the dramatic capture of Danilo Cavalcante, investigators say the convicted murderer explained how he was able to evade capture for nearly two weeks following his escape from a Pennsylvania jail, including moments when officers passed within yards of him.Cavalcante disclosed the new details in an interview with investigators after he was apprehended Wednesday morning in a wooded area of South Coventry Township, Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Rob Clark told CNN.The 34-year-old escapee said he at one point considered surrendering as hundreds of law enforcement officers – by foot and by air – scoured the heavily-wooded terrain for him, according to Clark.“He said it was very difficult living out there, but it wasn’t difficult because of the environment or the terrain. It was difficult because the law enforcement presence was increasing every day,” Clark said.The intense manhunt began on August 31 when Cavalcante broke out of the Chester County Prison by ...

Former White Sox executive Kenny Williams lists Park Tower condo for $3M

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

Former Chicago White Sox executive vice president Kenny Williams, who was fired last month after 11 years on the job and another 12 years before that as the team’s general manager, on Thursday listed his three-bedroom condominium on the 29th floor of the Park Tower for $2.95 million.Williams, 59, played for several Major League Baseball teams, including the Sox, for parts of six seasons. After his playing career ended, he joined the team as a scout in 1992 and worked his way up to the front office. Williams’ wife, Zoraida Sambolin, 58, was an anchor for WMAQ-Channel 5 from 2002 until 2011 and again from 2014 until 2021, and she also spent two years with CNN in New York.In the Park Tower, Williams and Sambolin’s KZ Trust paid $1.85 million in March 2021 to buy the unit from criminal defense attorney Stuart V. Goldberg. They gut-renovated the condo, which is located in the southeast corner of the building. Features include 2-1/2 bathrooms, an open floor plan, hardwoo...

Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, known for his inflated forms, has died at age 91

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91.Lina Botero told the Colombian radio station Caracol that her father died Friday morning in Monaco of pneumonia complications.Botero depicted politicians, animals, saints, and scenes from his childhood in an inflated and colorful form that was instantly recognizable. During his lifetime the artist attained global fame and influence, despite his humble origins, and his paintings were exhibited around the world, while his imposing bronze sculptures can be found in the parks and avenues of many European and Latin American capitals.“His success was truly immense” Botero’s son Juan Carlos, wrote in a biography of his father, published in 2010. “Fernando Botero has created a unique style, that is original and easy to recognize.”Botero was born on April 19, 1932 in Medellín, ...

They worked for years in Libya. Now an Egyptian village mourns scores of its men killed in flooding

Published Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:03:22 GMT

NAZLET EL-SHARIF, Egypt (AP) — The 42-year-old Egyptian farmer was watering his crops along the Nile River south of the capital of Cairo and scrolling on his mobile phone when he learned that two of his sons were dead. Ashraf Sadawy Abdel-Fattah saw a list on social media with names of Egyptians killed in the horrific flooding that tore through the city of Derna in neighboring Libya on Sunday night.His second-eldest son, Mohamed, 23, and Abdel-Rahman, who was 19, were on the list, along with six relatives and scores of other men from their village. “It’s a great shock for the family, but also for the entire village,” Abdel-Fattah said, speaking to The Associated Press on Thursday outside his home in Nazlet el-Sharif, a village in the province of Beni Sueif.At least 74 men from the village, some as young as 17, were killed when Mediterranean storm Daniel unleashed heavy rainfall on Derna on Sunday night. Two dams in the mountains above the city burst, sending a wall of water two stor...