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Alabama town mourns after 4 killed at teen birthday party

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

DADEVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Students in the tiny Alabama town of Dadeville wore their black and gold school colors Monday as they mourned two seniors were among four young people killed by gunfire at a Sweet 16 birthday party over the weekend.Less than six weeks from graduation, faculty, staff and students filed past flags at half-staff to meet counselors waiting to talk about the shooting, which also injured 28 at the Mahogany Masterpiece dance studio off the courthouse square. The school, with its 485 students in grades 6-12, is central to community life in Dadeville, population 3,200, where “Home of the Tigers” is painted on the water tower and local businesses sport signs proclaiming “This is Tiger Country.”Investigators were still trying to piece together what happened at the party, where numerous gunshots left the dance studio’s windows pocked with bullet holes. While police sought clues, others said they were tending the community’s heart.“It’s going to be a tough time for g...

12-year-old describes group’s rescue from water diversion tunnel in Auburn

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

Six children exploring in Auburn over the weekend had to be rescued by Auburn fire crews after they ventured into a town water diversion tunnel. After the incident, one of the children involved spoke with 7NEWS, describing the rescue and explaining how she and her friends ended up stuck. “It was kind of just all of a sudden,” 12-year-old Genevieve Robare said. “Like, one second, we’re just walking, and then the next we’re calling the police.”Robare and others in the group began walking along hiking trails at a local recreation complex. They eventually found themselves wading through waist-deep chilly water, venturing into a diversion tunnel in an area near Curtis Road. “We were really cold,” Robare said. “We were going numb. So, we kind of went in the tunnel to warm up a little bit.”Once in the tunnel, Robare said there were snakes and other items around them. “So, we didn’t really want to move,” she said.Robare said she knew ...

Manchester, NH police arrest man twice in one day

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

A Manchester, NH man is facing charges after police said they arrested him twice in one day over the weekend. In a statement, Manchester police said they were first called around 1:50 a.m. Sunday following reports of an argument where they said Michael Caterson, 29, assaulted the other person involved. Police said Caterson was arrested and found to have an active warrant. He was then released on bail. Hours later, police said they found Caterson back at the same address on Rimmon Street where the first incident happened after he had been ordered to stay away. Caterson was arrested for a second time and charged with stalking and breach of bail, according to police. Caterson was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday.

Green Line service resumes between Arlington and Haymarket following service suspensions

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

Regular Green Line service was restored between the MBTA’s Arlington and Haymarket stations following a pair of service suspensions as Boston Marathon crowds continued to let out.The MBTA originally announced service suspensions around 3:20 p.m., stating that service for eastbound Green Line trains would terminate at Arlington station, while Medford/Tufts and Union Square service was suspended at Haymarket.The MBTA informed riders that shuttle buses had been dispatched for service between Arlington and Back Bay in the meantime.“Riders are encouraged to use Orange Line between North Station and Back Bay for alternate service Downtown,” the transportation authority’s Twitter account stated.The announcements came as MBTA personnel continued to respond to a disabled train at Boylston station, with announced 15 minute delays extending into a full hour.The delays were announced as runners and spectators from the Boston Marathon continued to make their way home,...

Knicks’ potential second-round matchup looks different after Giannis Antetokounmpo’s injury

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

CLEVELAND — The players won’t say it. The coach certainly won’t.But because of the circumstances elsewhere in the East, the Knicks’ first-round series suddenly feels a little more important.Before Giannis Antetokounmpo fell on his back Sunday, Knicks-Cavs was viewed as a matchup to determine who lost to the Bucks in the conference semis. It was the logical take since the Bucks, who finished with the NBA’s best record, were the betting favorites to win their second title in three years.Those odds shifted Sunday when Antetokounmpo suffered a bruised lower back and Milwaukee was pummeled by the Heat in Game 1.There’s reportedly “optimism” Antetotokounmpo will return for Game 2 on Wednesday, but it’s an injury that requires patience, maintenance with the potential for physical struggles. The Heat, meanwhile, represent a lively eighth seed even with Antetokounmpo at full strength.And the Knicks, who won their regular season series aga...

Only 10 EVs qualify for full $7,500 US tax credit

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

Only 10 electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will qualify for $7,500 federal tax credits in the U.S. after stricter battery-sourcing rules take effect and render most plug-in models ineligible.General Motors Co., Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co. all have at least one EV that will qualify, while Ford and Stellantis NV each have one eligible plug-in hybrid model. No other automakers will have a vehicle for sale that fully meets the criteria that was finalized last month and will kick in on Tuesday, according to the Treasury Department.The requirements included in the Democrats’ marquee climate law — the Inflation Reduction Act — will roughly halve the number of vehicles that can receive the full tax credit relative to how many were eligible during the first few months of the year, when Treasury was finalizing its guidance for meeting the rules. Seven additional vehicles made by Tesla, Ford and Stellantis will qualify for half credits, meaning $3,750 will be available to eligible consumer...

Column: What Jalen Hurts’ record-breaking QB contract means for Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

Five years, $255 million. With more than $179 million guaranteed.That’s the new bar in the NFL for “forever quarterbacks,” those game-changing engines of championship-hopeful teams. The Philadelphia Eagles set that bar Monday, and Jalen Hurts cleared it like a gold-medalist pole vaulter, capitalizing on his breakthrough 2022 season in which he finished second in league MVP voting and propelled his team to Super Bowl LVII.Hurts, seven days shy of the third anniversary of when he was drafted with the No. 53 pick, is now the highest-paid player in league history.Temporarily, of course.Life in the NFL always moves at dizzying speeds, especially when it comes to identifying, developing or paying big money to starting quarterbacks.If you blinked, you might not have noticed the jetpack Hurts used to get from draft weekend to the top of the NFL’s money mountain in three years.In the coming months, fellow Class of 2020 quarterback Joe Burrow will cash in his lottery t...

Ticker: Price at the pump continues to climb; IRS: Customer service improving 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

The average gas price jumped 5 cents in the past week, landing at $3.39 a gallon, according to AAA.  The price of gas is now 11 cents higher than it was a month ago, though 68 cents lower than a year ago when it averaged $4.07.The main factor driving the higher price in recent weeks is an increase in the price of crude, according to the auto club.“When the cost of crude oil crosses the $80 a barrel mark, that puts a lot of upward pressure on what we pay at the pump,” said Mary Maguire, AAA Northeast Vice President of Public and Government Affairs, “and as long as oil costs remain at the current level, drivers will likely see incremental price increases for now.”Still, the price of gas in Massachusetts is running below the national average, according to the latest price survey. The national average climbed 7 cents in the last week and now sits at $3.67 per gallon, according to AAA.IRS: Customer service improvingThe IRS says it has answered 2 million more calls this tax fi...

FBI: Guardsman applied to be hitman, but job ad was a joke

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee Air National Guardsman was arrested after federal agents said he responded to an online ad for a hitman through a parody website that he thought was real. Josiah Garcia told an undercover FBI agent that he needed money and thought he would be good at killing people because of his military experience and because he was an excellent marksman, according to an affidavit filed in federal court Thursday. Messages left with the office of the federal public defender in Nashville, which was appointed to represent Garcia, and with Garcia’s phone were not immediately returned Monday morning. Garcia said he came across the website RentAHitman.com while searching the internet for contract mercenary jobs at the suggestion of a guard coworker. The site was originally created in 2005 to advertise a cybersecurity company that never took off. However, it received many inquiries over the years about murder-for-hire services, according to the affidavit. Eventua...

Sudan’s generals battle for 3rd day; death toll soars to 185

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:19:20 GMT

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — As explosions and gunfire thundered outside, Sudanese in the capital Khartoum and other cities huddled in their homes for a third day Monday, while the army and a powerful rival force battled in the streets for control of the country. At least 185 people have been killed and over 1,800 wounded since the fighting erupted, U.N. envoy Volker Perthes told reporters. The two sides are using tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons in densely populated areas. Fighter jets swooped overhead and anti-aircraft fire lit up the skies as darkness fell.The toll could be much higher because there are many bodies in the streets around central Khartoum that no one can reach because of the clashes. There has been no official word on how many civilians or combatants have been killed. The doctors’ syndicate earlier put the number of civilian deaths at 97.The sudden outbreak of violence over the weekend between the nation’s two top generals, each backed by tens of thou...