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Ralph Yarl’s mom: ‘Buckets of tears,’ but he’s coping well

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER (Associated Press)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The mother of Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager shot when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, home to pick up his younger brothers, said her son is crying “buckets of tears” as he comes to grips with what happened to him.Meanwhile, the 84-year-old man charged in the shooting turned himself in Tuesday at the Clay County Detention Center, the sheriff’s office said. Andrew Lester surrendered a day after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Some civil rights leaders urged a hate crime charge but Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said first-degree assault is a higher-level crime with a longer sentence — up to life in prison.“Ralph is doing considerably well,” Cleo Nagbe told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King on Tuesday. “Physically, mornings are hard, but his spirits are in a good place. I b...

Dolphins Deep Dive: Should Miami make a trade in NFL draft to move up, or back?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones on whether the Dolphins will make a trade in NFL draft to move higher, or further back to fill more needs. ()

Former NFL player Chris Smith dead at 31

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

Chris Smith, a former NFL defensive lineman who played for five teams across an eight-year career, died Monday. He was 31.Smith’s death was announced Tuesday by his agent and one of his former teams, the Cleveland Browns. His cause of death was not released.“Chris was one of the kindest people, teammates and friends we’ve had in our organization,” the Browns said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.”Smith last played in the NFL in 2021. In March 2023, he joined the XFL and signed with the Seattle Sea Dragons. He most recently appeared in a Sea Dragons game on April 9.“Rest in Peace Chris,” said his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. “Condolences to all his family, friends and loved ones. We will miss you.”Smith played in college at Arkansas from 2010-2013, performing well enough for the Jacksonville Jaguars to select him in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.Across three seasons w...

Knicks Game 1 hero Josh Hart upgraded to questionable for Game 2 vs. Cavs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

CLEVELAND — Josh Hart is trending in the right direction.The Knicks reserve guard, who suffered a sprained ankle during his heroic performance in Saturday’s Game 1 victory, was upgraded from ‘doubtful’ to ‘questionable’ for Tuesday’s Game 2 against the Cavaliers.Hart was listed as ‘doubtful’ on Monday after going through limited portions of practice. Following Tuesday morning’s shootaround, however, the Knicks gave a more optimistic update.“[He looked] fine. Fine,” center Isaiah Hartenstein said. “We’ll see what happens.”If Hart doesn’t play, there’s more of a burden on Quentin Grimes and RJ Barrett to pick up the slack. It could also mean Miles McBride re-emerges in the rotation.But now there’s a better chance he’ll play. Hart hasn’t missed a game since joining the Knicks before the trade deadline. The team is 18-8 since acquiring him from the Blazers.“He...

Bruins notebook: Pavel Zacha proving himself in high pressure situation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

The news Tuesday on Patrice Bergeron was not all that promising for Game 2 against the Florida Panthers.Coach Jim Montgomery said Bergeron was “feeling better” but termed him as “questionable.” Bergeron did not participate in the team’s optional practice and hasn’t skated since leaving game No. 82 with an upper body injury.The good news? The captain’s replacement demonstrated that he was capable of doing the job – and doing it against one of the best two-way centermen in the league.Pavel Zacha stepped into Bergeron’s usual spot between Jake DeBrusk and Brad Marchand and drew the assignment of facing Sasha Barkov’s line. Zacha made key plays throughout the game. With the B’s clinging to a 2-1 lead late in the second period, he bumped Barkov off a loose puck behind the Florida net, setting off the wild scramble that resulted in DeBrusk’s goal that gave the B’s some much needed breathing room and allowed them to clamp down in the third pe...

Police say several injured in western German city gym attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — German police say several people have been injured in an attack at a gym in the western city of Duisburg.Tuesday evening’s attack occurred in the old city of Duisburg and police asked residents to avoid the area.“According to current information, one person has injured other people with an object” at a gym, Duisburg police tweeted. “The situation is currently still confusing.”Police said a large number of officers were at the scene.German news agency dpa reported that several people were severely injured.It was not immediately clear how many people were injured and the attacker appeared to still be on the loose, dpa reported. Further details were not immediately available.The Associated Press

Italy’s contested bid to crack down on migrants sparks flap

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

ROME (AP) — Bogged down by leftist opposition amendments, Italy’s Senate on Tuesday delayed the start of a debate on the right-wing government’s contested immigration crackdown, while a minister’s warning to Italians about “ethnic substitution” triggered anger.Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Minister Francesco Lollobrigida, made the controversial comment in a speech at a labor union gathering, Lollobrigida, who hails from Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy, a party with neo-fascist roots, warned Italians against surrendering to the idea that they “have fewer children and substitute themselves with someone else.”Lollobrigida’s words are “disgusting,″ said lawmaker Elly Schlein who leads the Democratic Party, Parliament’s largest opposition force. She said the comments evoke the notion of “white supremacy” and hark back to the 1930s, when Benito Mussolini’s Fascist regime rewarded Italians who had large families.Meloni campaigned for election as ...

21 die in Beijing hospital fire, others escape from windows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — A fire killed at least 21 people at a hospital in Beijing on Tuesday and forced dozens of people to evacuate, Chinese state media reported. As clouds of black smoke billowed into the sky, people trapped in the multistory building apparently tied bedsheets into makeshift ropes and escaped by climbing out windows, as seen in videos circulating on social media. Others took refuge by perching on air conditioning units just outside.Emergency crews have since extinguished the fire, which broke out in the east wing of the inpatient department of Beijing Changfeng Hospital, state media including CGTN reported, and at least 71 patients were rescued. The cause of the fire is under investigation.Most of the hospital building appeared to be without power late Tuesday, with only a few windows illuminated by the flickering flashlights of workers inside. The exterior of the building was blackened and charred in places, and police cars could be seen parked at the north entrance.There...

B.C. inquest hears initial 911 call related to man who died after police beating

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

BURNABY, B.C. — A coroner’s inquest has heard from a man whose 911 call set off the police response that led to the beating death of another man by several officers. Myles Gray, who was 33, died in Burnaby, B.C., in August 2015 within an hour of the beating by Vancouver police officers that left him with injuries including a fractured eye socket, nose and rib, a crushed voice box and a ruptured testicle.Muhammed Reza says he called police because he was scared for his safety and that of people in his neighbourhood after Gray wandered into the area, swore at his mother and sprayed her with a nearby garden hose.Reza told the inquest he ran outside after hearing his mother’s screams and saw Gray, who was shirtless and appeared to be intoxicated or having a “breakdown.”He says he called police and kept an eye on Gray, who was walking in circles, yelling and at one point ran onto the street and was almost hit by several cars.The inquest began Monday, more than sev...

Ministerial mandate letter fight about accountable government, CBC lawyer tells court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:27 GMT

OTTAWA — The CBC’s fight to see mandate letters for Ontario cabinet ministers goes to “the very core” of what freedom-of-information regimes are designed to foster, a lawyer for the public broadcaster told the country’s top court Tuesday.These elements are an informed public, accountable government and, ultimately, the democratic process, Justin Safayeni argued in the Supreme Court of Canada.The court heard oral arguments concerning Ontario’s attempt to block the release of 23 letters Premier Doug Ford wrote to cabinet ministers shortly after his Progressive Conservative government took office five years ago. The Ontario government contends the disclosure of mandate letters would reveal the substance of deliberations of the premier and his cabinet, breaching a key tenet of Westminster-style government. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court reserved judgment in the case until a later date after hearing from the parties and several interveners.The dis...