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Police: 5 people shot, 2 dead at Honolulu chicken fight

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

Two victims died after five people were shot during an altercation at a late-night chicken fight Friday in Honolulu, police said. Honolulu police responded to a call about shots fired just past midnight Friday and were searching Saturday for a suspect believed to be in his 20s who allegedly shot the others who were attending the event, KHON-TV reported.“At the end of the fight a group of males started arguing and then it escalated to a physical altercation, at some point gun shots were fired hitting the five people who were in the immediate area,” Honolulu Police Department Lt. Deena Thoemmes told KHON.Police said a 59-year-old woman and a 34-year-old male were pronounced dead after arriving at a hospital, KHON reported.Three men aged 38, 40 and 57 sustained gunshot wounds but were treated and released from a hospital, KHON reported.Police said the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately clear.“I don’t understand the circumstances from this, it could have stemmed from som...

3 officers shot at domestic call in west-central Minnesota

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

CYRUS, Minn. (AP) — Three law enforcement officers in west-central Minnesota were shot Saturday night while responding to a domestic disturbance call, authorities said.The Pope County Sheriff’s Office said on its Facebook page that the incident happened Saturday night in Cyrus. One officer from Starbuck, Minnesota, and two Pope County sheriff’s deputies were hit by gunfire during an arrest. Their conditions were not immediately released. Authorities said more information would be provided as it becomes available, but added there is no threat to the public. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is assisting with the investigation.The Associated Press

Diplomats gather in Japan at ‘historic turning point’

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

KARUIZAWA, Japan (AP) — Top diplomats from Europe and North America were arriving Sunday in this hot spring resort town to discuss the world’s most intractable crises, including ways to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, confront China’s aggression toward Taiwan and lure North Korea back to nuclear disarmament talks. They will dive right in, with a private working dinner Sunday spotlighting China and North Korea. But even before the Group of Seven foreign ministers’ talks began, outside events threatened to overshadow the diplomacy, including questions about U.S. intelligence leaks that cast doubt over crucial alliances, and security worries after someone threw an explosive device at the Japanese leader during a campaign event.Japan is eager to use a smoothly run G-7, which includes a host of gatherings on climate, finance and other issues ahead of a leaders’ summit next month in Hiroshima, to pursue a stronger unified front against what Tokyo and other democracies...

Big Changes Ahead—From Summer-like Weather to Snowflakes

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

A strong cold front will push through the Chicago area tonight and into Sunday morning.  Behind the front, temperatures will tumble as strengthening westerly winds usher much colder air into the region.  Highs in the 60s will likely occur in the early overnight hours followed by temperatures falling throughout Sunday.  By late afternoon we'll likely see temperatures in the lower 40s and even some upper 30s.  By Monday morning many locations west and north of the Chicago metro are expected to see temperatures near freezing.  Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops or other sensitive vegetation The flowers and other plants that have been coming on strong thanks to the summer-like weather over the last week might be in a little danger on Sunday night.  A Freeze Watch is in effect in the blue highlight counties, including northern Cook and northern Will, Sunday 10PM - Monday 10AM.  Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30º are possible.  Frost and freeze conditions cou...

3 officers shot in western Minnesota during domestic call, Pope County sheriff says

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

Three law enforcement officers were shot responding to a Saturday evening domestic call in western Minnesota, according to the Pope County sheriff’s office.The officers’ conditions were unclear late Saturday night.According to the sheriff’s office, Pope County law enforcement responded to a residential domestic call in Cyrus around 7:30 p.m.One Starbuck police officer and two Pope County sheriff’s deputies were struck by gunfire “during the arrest,” according to the sheriff’s office Facebook account.“There is no continuing threat to the public at this time,” the post said without mentioning any suspects or the conditions of the officers.The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was called in to manage the investigation. The BCA didn’t immediately announce any further information about the incident.Cyrus, with a population of some 300, is located about 20 miles southwest of Alexandria.The shooting was the third time law ...

Helpless in Seattle: Rockies, Ryan Feltner beat up by Mariners

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

There’s no crying in baseball, but what happened to Ryan Feltner on Saturday night was a crying shame.For three innings, the Rockies’ right-hander was crisp, efficient and in total command of all of his pitches. Feltner illustrated, for a small slice of the game, why manager Bud Black and the Rockies’ brass love his stuff.But …It all caved in on Feltner in the fourth inning when the Mariners sent nine men to the plate and scored five runs en route to a 9-2 laugher at T-Mobile Park.The Rockies (5-10) have lost four consecutive games and fell to 2-6 on the road.The Mariners’ fourth-inning at-bat began with a bad omen for Colorado when Eugenio Suarez muscled a leadoff, opposite-field homer to right, tying the game 1-1. The Rockies entered the night 0-9 this season when allowing at least one home run vs. a 5-0 record when not giving up a homer.Following Suarez’s long ball, Cal Raleigh reached on an infield single, but Feltner struck out Teoscar Hernan...

Australian Grace Kim wins LOTTE Championship in playoff

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

HONOLULU (AP) — Australian rookie Grace Kim won the LOTTE Championship on Saturday at breezy Hoakalei Country Club for her first LPGA Tour title, beating Yu Liu and Yu Jin Sung with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff.While Liu and Sung scrambled after hitting their second shots to the left of the green on the par-5 18th, the 22-year-old Kim went over the water to the right, then chipped to 8 feet to set up her birdie. Liu made a par and Sung had a bogey, hitting her third over the green and past Kim’s second.“Kind of speechless right now,” Kim said. “I will let you know that my second shot on that playoff hole, that wasn’t intentional. I kind of got lucky there.”Playing alongside Sung in the final threesome, Kim shot a 4-under 68, rebounding from a bogey on the par-4 14th to birdie the last two holes. She got up and down from the front-left bunker on 18 in regulation, making a 7-footer.“I think just the birdie on 17 was definitely the big momentum changer,” said Kim, who ...

Today in History: April 16, MLK writes from Birmingham jail

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

Today in History Today is Sunday, April 16, the 106th day of 2023. There are 259 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 16, 1945, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers; it’s estimated that up to 7,000 people died. On this date: In 1789, President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York. In 1889, comedian and movie director Charles Chaplin was born in London.In 1945, In his first speech to Congress, President Harry S. Truman pledged to carry out the war and peace policies of his late predecessor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt.In 1947, the cargo ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate, blew up in the harbor in Texas City, Texas; a nearby ship, the High Flyer, which was carrying ammonium nitrate and sulfur, caught fire and exploded the following day; the blasts and fires killed nearly 600 people. In 1963, Mar...

Estancamiento de ferry deja al menos 600 personas varadas abordo

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

WASHINGTON – Autoridades en Washington informaron que cientos de personas terminaron varadas tras el estancamiento de un ferry comercial cerca de la ciudad de Seattle, en Washington el sábado. Según las autoridades, el ferry se estancó alrededor de las 4:30 p.m. cerca de la isla Bainbridge Island, la cual queda al oeste de la ciudad de Seattle.El ferry venía de la ciudad de Bremerton y tenía como destino Seattle, informó el Departamento de Transporte de Washington.“Las indicaciones iniciales son que la embarcación sufrió una falla en el generador”, pero los investigadores aún están investigando lo que sucedió, añadió la agencia.El departamento resaltó que el buque tenía a 596 pasajeros abordo y a 15 tripulantes. No se reportaron heridos. El ferry “Walla Walla” fue construido inicialmente en 1979 y renovado en el 2003. Source

McGuire rallies Orlando City past Minnesota United 2-1

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:50:16 GMT

SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Duncan McGuire scored an unassisted goal in the 88th minute to rally Orlando City to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota United on Saturday night.Orlando City (3-2-2) picked up its first regular-season win in its fourth try against Minnesota United (3-2-2). Orlando City also beat Minnesota United 3-1 in a 2020 playoff semifinal.Neither team scored until Bongokuhle Hlongwane found the net in the 58th minute to give Minnesota United the lead. Hassani Dotson and Robin Lod notched assists on the goal.Iván Angulo used assists from Gastón González and Mauricio Pereyra to score the equalizer in the 66th minute, setting the stage for McGuire’s match-winner.Minnesota United had a 17-12 advantage in shots and a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.Dayne St. Clair did not have a save for Minnesota United. Pedro Gallese saved three shots for Orlando City.Minnesota United travels to play the Seattle Sounders on Saturday. Orlando City returns home to host DC United on Saturday.____AP...