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How a warrant for Putin puts new spin on Xi visit to Russia

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week highlighted China’s aspirations for a greater role on the world stage. But they also revealed the perils of global diplomacy: Hours after Friday’s announcement of the trip, an international arrest warrant was issued for Putin on war crimes charges, taking at least some wind out of the sails of China’s big reveal.The flurry of developments — which followed China’s brokering of an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations and its release of what it calls a “peace plan” for Ukraine — came as the Biden administration watches warily Beijing’s moves to assert itself more forcefully in international affairs.U.S. officials had no immediate public comment on the arrest warrant issued for Putin by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, but privately they expressed satisfaction that an international body had agreed...

Michigan police urge public to help solve murders of 3 men

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — The deaths of three men who were missing for days resulted from gang violence, Michigan State Police said Friday, six weeks after their bodies were found in a building near Detroit.“This homicide was not random and had nothing to (do) with music or a performance,” police said on Twitter.Armani Kelly, 27, Montoya Givens, 31, and Dante Wicker, 31, were planning to spend time at a Detroit club called Lounge 31. At least two were supposed to rap there, but the Jan. 21 event was canceled.The men were shot, investigators said.All three were formerly in prison. Kelly and Givens were on parole at the time of their disappearance, according to the state Corrections Department.“There is no one in custody for this homicide. … This was a gang violence-related incident,” state police said. “There are other people that know the details and we need them to come forward.”Source

Family seeks jailer punishments after beaten inmate’s death

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The parents of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after Memphis jailers punched, kicked and kneeled on his back during a confrontation are seeking answers for their son and punishments against the jail staff.At a news conference in Memphis on Friday, 33-year-old Gershun Freeman’s mother said her son had “a lot of dreams, a lot of admiration” and cared for people. Kimberly Freeman said she wants justice for her son and wants to know who the jailers are.“They have blood on their hand,” Kimberly Freeman said. “They go home every night to their family. Whereas for me and my granddaughter, we have to see my son, her father, in a box.”Gershun Freeman’s father, George Burks, added that he wants to see the officers “punished, brought to justice.”The Nashville District Attorney’s Office released video earlier this month of Freeman at the Shelby County Jail in Memphis.The video shows Freeman was beaten b...

Russia to award pilots involved in US drone incident

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian fighter pilots involved in an incident with a U.S. drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards, the Defense Ministry announced Friday. The move appears to signal Moscow’s intention to adopt a more aggressive stance toward future U.S. surveillance flights.The U.S. military said it ditched the Air Force MQ-9 Reaper in the Black Sea on Tuesday after a pair of Russian fighter jets dumped fuel on the surveillance drone and then one of them struck its propeller while it was flying in international airspace. Moscow has denied that its warplanes hit the drone, alleging that it crashed while making a sharp maneuver. It said that its aircraft reacted to a violation of a no-flight zone Russia has established in the area near Crimea amid the fighting in Ukraine.On Friday, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu lauded the pilots for preventing the drone from flying into the area that Moscow has banned for flights. The Defense Ministry emphasized that the ban w...

Anota en el calendario: los 11 días más importantes del Festival Nacional de los Cerezos en DC

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

A medida que llega la primavera y las flores de cerezo se acercan cada vez más a la floración máxima, que el Servicio de Parques Nacionales proyecta que caerá cerca del 22 al 25 de marzo.Pero el Festival Nacional de los Cerezos en Flor trae un mes completo de celebraciones llenas de flores, comenzando oficialmente el lunes 20 de marzo (también conocido como el primer día de la primavera). No importa cuándo visite D.C. en marzo y abril, tendrá la oportunidad de disfrutar de la temporada de los cerezos en flor.Consulta estas fechas clave y los eventos imperdibles de esta celebración característica de DC.¿Cuáles son los mejores días para ver los Cherry Blossoms? La floración máxima es cuando el 70% de los cerezos Yoshino a lo largo de Tidal Basin han germinado. La fecha exacta cambia de año en año, dependiendo las condiciones del tiempo. El Servicio de Parques Nacionales predice que esto ocurrirá entre el 22 y el 25 de marzo.¿Vale la pena visitar los cerezos fuera del pico de floració...

Muere el popular músico mexicano Fito Olivares a los 75 años

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

El conocido músico mexicano Fito Olivares murió este viernes a los 75 años, según reporta aldíadallas.com en su página web.La familia del artista confirmó su deceso y añadió que padecía desde hace años un cáncer a las células blancas, los huesos y la médula.Olivares es recordado por ser el creador de éxitos como “Juana la Cubana” y “Colesterol”. Muere a los 71 años Bobby Caldwell, cantante y compositor estadounidense Muere a los 98 años Ignacio López Tarso, el gran actor mexicano reconocido por su papel en “Macario” En la actualidad, lideraba el grupo Fito Olivares y su grupo, la Pura Sabrosura que fue formado en Houston.Nacido en Camargo, estado de Tamaulipas, en México, muchos lo conocían como el “Rey del Saxo”.Varios artistas expresaron su pesar en las redes sociales.Source

Nunge’s block seals Xavier’s win over Kennesaw St in NCAAs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

GREENSBORO, N.C (AP) — Jack Nunge blocked Terrell Burden’s driving attempt at a go-ahead layup in the final seconds, and Xavier dug out of a 13-point hole against surprising Kennesaw State to escape with a 72-67 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.Souley Boum hit four clinching free throws in the final 2.6 seconds for the third-seeded Musketeers (26-9), who ran off 15 unanswered points as part of a game-ending 24-6 run. That was enough to turn away the 14th-seeded Owls (26-9) in the program’s first-ever March Madness game.Xavier moves on to face either Iowa State or Pittsburgh on Sunday in the Midwest Region.Xavier led 68-67 when Burden — who’d been successful all day with dribble penetration — turned into the paint past Jerome Hunter and appeared to have a path to the rim. The 7-foot Nunge moved over and swatted the ball into the backboard.The ball eventually made its way to Boum, who hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left for a 70-67 le...

Baylor powers past UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in March Madness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Caleb Lohner scored a season-best 13 points in just 18 minutes, and No. 3 seed Baylor beat UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.Adam Flagler led the Bears with 18 points, and LJ Cryer scored 11 of his 15 points in the second half.Baylor (23-10) overcame a one-point halftime deficit to advance to play the Creighton-North Carolina State winner on Sunday in the South Region.Lohner’s only other double-digit performance since transferring from BYU to Baylor for this season came back in November when he scored 11 against Virginia.The Gauchos (27-8) looked like easy pickings for the Bears in the opening minutes before they used a 13-1 run to take a 26-22 lead.The Gauchos led the Mountain West Conference with a .493 shooting percentage and that sharpshooting carried over to Ball Arena, where they shot 61.5% in the first half to take a 36-35 lead into the locker room.That all went away after halftime, however. The Gauchos were held to...

Owner of pit bulls in deadly attack pleads guilty

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- One of the owners of two pit bulls involved in a deadly attack has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the incident, according to the Colorado First Judicial District Attorney’s Office. Kayla Mooney pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog on March 6, the DA's Office said. Mooney was sentenced to a stipulated two-year deferred judgment with an agreement to the following conditions:100 hours of useful public serviceNo dog ownership for one year. Thereafter, one dog per household, under 20 lbs. for the duration of the two-year period.Enroll in a dog ownership classVictor Bentley, 29, was listed as the other owner of the dogs but his case is still pending. Pit bulls attack, kill 88-year-old grandmotherThe attack happened at 15712 West 1st Ave. around 3:35 p.m. on Sept. 14. When officers arrived, they found blood leading into the home and came upon two dogs attacking Mary Gehring, 88, in the backyard. She later died and ...

Spring breaker arrested after punching Fort Lauderdale Police officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:00:25 GMT

Body camera footage has been released of a spring breaker allegedly assaulting a police officer at a popular restaurant in Fort Lauderdale Beach.Wednesday evening’s incident involved 22-year-old De’Sean Allen-Eikens, a student and basketball player at California State University, Northridge, who was visiting South Florida for spring break.According to witnesses, Allen-Eikens had been drinking at the Rock Bar, located at 219 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., when he was asked to leave by a bouncer.A fight broke out between Allen-Eikens and the bouncer, with the bouncer throwing Akins to the ground and swinging his fist at him.When Allen-Eikens got back up, he refused to leave the area, and police were called.Bodycam footage showed a Fort Lauderdale Police officer attempting to calm Allen-Eikens down, but the suspect decided to take a swing at the officer. The officer quickly subdued Allen-Eikens and placed him in handcuffs.The suspect was taken to Briward Health Medical Center whe...