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The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ends with a man in custody and his 4-year-old daughter safe

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — The hostage situation at Hamburg Airport ended Sunday afternoon, around 18 hours after a man drove his vehicle through the gates of the airport with his 4-year-old daughter as a passenger, authorities said. The man was arrested and the girl is safe.Hamburg police said that man had left the car with his daughter, who didn’t appear to be harmed, and he was “arrested by the emergency services without resistance.” Authorities said the man’s ex-wife had previously contacted them about a child abduction.The airport in the northern German city had been closed to passengers and flights were canceled since Saturday night when the man, who was armed, broke through an airport gate with his vehicle and fired twice into the air with a weapon, according to German news agency dpa. The man drove the vehicle just outside a terminal building and parked it under a plane.Police said the 35-year-old man, a Turkish citizen, had his daughter inside the car after reportedly taking...

Liverpool strikes late through returning Luis Diaz to snatch a 1-1 draw at Luton in Premier League

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

LUTON, England (AP) — Luis Diaz ended a traumatic week by coming off the bench to save Liverpool from a shocking defeat at Luton, scoring a stoppage-time equalizer in a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday.Substitute Tahith Chong looked to have secured a sensational win for promoted Luton when he finished off a superb counterattack by slotting past Alisson 10 minutes from time.Diaz entered in the 83rd minute and equalized in the fifth minute of added-on time, bundling in a finish off his shoulder from Harvey Elliott’s cross.It was Diaz’s first appearance for his team since his parents were kidnapped in his native Colombia last weekend. His mother was rescued within hours by police but his father is still missing while negotiations take place.Diaz lifted his Liverpool jersey to reveal a T-shirt with the words “Libertad Para Papa” (“Freedom for Papa”) after scoring.On its first league visit in more than 30 years, Liverpool appeared rocked by a raucous atmosphere inside...

No. 16 Oregon State keeps Shedeur Sanders in check with 26-19 win over Colorado

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Despite shutting down Shedeur Sanders, No. 16 Oregon State was looking ripe for another upset Saturday night at Colorado until Buffaloes new play-caller Pat Shurmur gave them a reprieve just before halftime.Instead of running the ball from his own 4 and heading into halftime down just 7-3, Shurmur called for a pair of passes, both of which fell incomplete, before a run was stuffed at the line of scrimmage.Three plays, no yards, 27 seconds."That was huge in a lot of ways," Beavers coach Jonathan Smith said after Oregon State held on for a 26-19 win Saturday night.Anthony Gould returned the punt from Colorado's end zone 28 yards and another 5 yards was tacked on for an illegal formation flag on the Buffs, giving the Beavers the ball at the 20 with 22 seconds left.On first down, DJ Uiagalelei hit running back Deshaun Fenwick for the touchdown that made it 14-3 at the break."We shouldn't have been throwing there. We needed to run the ball," Sanders told ESPN as he ...

Some rain, some shine hitting Massachusetts this week

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

New Englanders can expect a week of mixed weather to kickoff the transitional month of November, according to the National Weather Service’s Boston office.“It’s kind of a variable week, so we’ll have periods of dry weather and a couple of days with some wet weather,” NWS Boston meteorologist Kristie Smith told the Herald on Sunday. “Right now, we’re looking at kind of an every-other-day pattern for us.”Monday features a mostly cloudy day with a high of around 52 and northern winds of around 7 mph with a chance of showers, mainly after midnight on Tuesday. Monday night’s low will hover around 46 degrees with a 50% chance of precipitation.Tuesday’s high will be around 66 degrees with a 30% chance of showers, mainly before 9 a.m. Winds will be coming in from the southwest, upwards of 15 mph. Winds will pick up slightly on Wednesday, but on a sunny day with a high of 51 degrees.Rainy conditions have a 60% chance of hitting the area again on Thursday, mainly after 1 p.m.Friday has ...

Patriots’ comeback bid ends with interception in 20-17 loss to Commanders

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

FOXBORO — The Patriots solidified themselves as not just a team with a bad record but a legitimately bad team Sunday when they couldn’t beat the lowly Commanders at home in Gillette Stadium.The Commanders, who dealt away two of their best defenders in defensive ends Chase Young and Montez Sweat before last week’s trade deadline in a sign that they did not plan on being competitive in 2023, mounted a 20-17 lead with nearly 17 minutes left in the game and gave the Patriots four drives to tie or gain a lead. The Patriots combined for just three first downs and 62 yards on 15 plays on the first three of those four offensive series, all of which led to punts.Quarterback Mac Jones tossed an interception through the hands of wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster with 38 seconds left in the game, ending the Patriots’ final comeback bid.The Patriots are now 2-7 on the season after Sunday’s 20-17 loss to the 4-5 Commanders.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | ...

Police investigate shooting outside Home Depot

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Police are investigating a shooting that occurred outside a Home Depot in the Ocean View Hills neighborhood. According to authorities, several calls came in around 9:30 a.m. reporting shots fired in the parking lot, which is located at 930 Dennery Rd."When officers arrived there were conflicting reports of four vehicles involved in a shooting," said Officer Arturo Swadener, Watch Commander for the San Diego Police Department. Now that clocks are turned back, what time is sunset in San Diego? One witness account reported an altercation between started inside the Home Depot, and another claimed it started as road rage incident. Neither have been verified at this time, SDPD told FOX 5.Officers were able to establish that a 29-year-old man and 14-year-old boy were both suffering from non-life threating gunshot wounds. The juvenile was transported to Rady Children's Hospital, and the adult victim was transported to a local trauma center.SDPD said the juvenile was shot...

Leory Stover, Birmingham's first Black police officer, dies at 90

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The City of Birmingham's first Black police officer, Leroy Stover, has died. He was 90.Birmingham Police on Friday posted about Stover's death on X, formerly known as Twitter.“Today, our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of former Deputy Chief Leroy Stover. As the first black officer to integrate the Birmingham force, his legacy and work at the Birmingham Police Department paved a way for others to follow in his footsteps,” the department said.Stover died Thursday, al.com reported. He was 90 years old. The police department did not share a cause of death. Funeral arrangements are pending.Stover joined the force in March 1966 at the age of 33 and rose to the rank of deputy chief. He retired in 1998, with 32 years of service, news outlets reported.“We offer our full condolences to the family and know that he would forever be in our hearts and mind,” the police department's statement said.In 2021, while reflecting on his career, the Birmingham Poli...

Can the woolly bear caterpillar actually 'predict' winter weather?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

(WHTM) -- You may have heard that the woolly bear caterpillar can 'predict' whether or not we have a mild or a harsh winter. But is that true?According to folklore, the amount of black on the woolly bear in autumn varies equally with the severity of the coming winter where the insect is found.  If the woolly bear is mostly black, it will be a very harsh and severe winter. If the woolly bear has an orange stripe, it means that the winter will be mild.  The wider the red-orange band is, the more mild the upcoming winter will be. NOAA releases 2023-2024 winter predictions However, the National Weather Service (NWS) said this is merely a myth, and the caterpillar cannot predict what winter will bring. According to the agency, the coloring of the woolly bear has to do with its age, species, and what it has been feeding on. The better the growing season, the larger the caterpillar becomes and in turn, gives the insect a narrower red-orange band in the middle. So this band ca...

VIDEO: Car slams into wall at high speed in Juarez neighborhood

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – A red 2006 Chevrolet Monte Carlo slammed into a wall in a residential neighborhood of Juarez late Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. Security camera video shows the red Chevrolet leave a busy avenue and crash at high speed against the cinder-block barrier around a home at the corner of Lote Bravo and M. Rojas in Southeast Juarez. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Police at the scene said the 22-year-old male driver survived with minor injuries and was taken into custody. The noise of the impact brought out several families, some of them with their children in tow, to watch the vehicle that remained partway into the wall.

Democrats seek upset in Mississippi governor's race

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:51:37 GMT

Mississippi’s gubernatorial race next week could be surprisingly competitive as Democratic challenger Brandon Presley seeks to unseat Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the deep-red state. Despite Mississippi’s status as a conservative stronghold, Democrats see an opportunity to flip the governor’s mansion, pointing to Reeves’s relatively low approval ratings and concerns about a long-running welfare scandal in the state as he seeks his second term as governor. The GOP holds a trifecta in the state — meaning it controls the governor’s office, as well as the state House and Senate — while former President Trump won the state by roughly 16 points in 2020. But the nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted its assessment of the gubernatorial race last week from “likely” to “lean” Republican. Reeves “still has the edge,” analyst Jessica Taylor wrote for Cook Political Report, but Presley's “unusually strong challenger” status has made the race “a comp...