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Ex-Navy rescue swimmer accused of trying to drown Florida condo security guard

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida (WALA) — A former Navy rescue swimmer from Illinois is charged with attempted murder after an Okaloosa Island condominium security guard says the man tried to drown him in the property’s swimming pool Friday night, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.Seth Andrew Beavers, 33, of Sterling, Ill., is being held on no bond in the Okaloosa County Jail in Crestview, Fla.Deputies were called to Waterscape Condominiums, 1110 Santa Rosa Blvd., in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., around 10:15 p.m. The condo’s security guard told deputies that Beavers was at the pool after hours. When asked to leave, Beavers reportedly started a fight, telling the security guard he would drown him, according to the OCSO.The victim reported that Beavers rolled him into the pool while holding him against his will, hit him in the head, then pushed him under water. The victim, who cannot swim, said he was able to briefly get away and tried to get out of the pool, but Beavers s...

Russian hackers strike French National Assembly website

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

PARIS — France’s National Assembly website was brought down Monday in a cyberattack claimed by pro-Russian hackers. “We decided to repeat our recent trip to France, where protests against [French President Emmanuel] Macron, who decided not to give a damn about the French and continues to ‘serve’ Ukrainian neo-Nazis, still do not subside,” hacker group NoName057(16) wrote on its Telegram channel. The pro-Kremlin group is behind a string of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in recent months, including on Polish airport and e-government websites after Warsaw delivered Leopard tanks to Ukraine, but also against targets in Denmark, the Czech Republic and Lithuania. National Assembly officials told franceinfo they couldn’t confirm yet that the cyberattack came from Russian hackers but was working on “identification.” The hacker group claimed they targeted the French institution because of Macron’s highly unpopular pension re...

Ralphie, the ‘demon dog’ of Niagara, has finally been adopted

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

(CNN) — Fourth time’s the charm for this mischievous pup — hopefully.Ralphie, who made headlines after a New York animal shelter described him as a “fire-breathing demon,” has finally been adopted for the fourth time, according to the shelter.The Niagara SPCA said in a Friday Facebook post they received more than 700 applications to adopt the adorable but troublesome French bulldog.They finally honed in on Ralphie’s “perfect adopter,” a man named Jason who trains dogs professionally for the Department of Energy in Tennessee.Ralphie will join Jason’s pack of other dogs, consisting of another French bulldog, a Dachshund, and a German shepherd.Although the shelter originally specified Ralphie should go to a family without other dogs, they said through training, the pup was able to get “over his reactivity around other dogs.” He was sent to a six-week boarding and training program after a third ad...

Main entrance lobby at Alewife MBTA station reopens nearly two months after ‘intentional’ crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

The main entrance lobby at the Alewife MBTA station has reopened nearly two months after a car crashed into a barrier at the garage.The fifth floor of the parking garage also reopened Monday morning, officials said. These areas of the garage were closed while construction crews worked to stabilize the structure. On Feb. 4, police say a driver deliberately crashed his car on the top level of the garage, leaving it teetering over the edge. The station closed down while a structural evaluation was conducted.

‘Historic’ strikes leave Israel at standstill with crowds in streets to protest judicial reform

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

(CNN) — Israel’s political crisis escalated into uncharted territory Monday as the country’s largest trade union announced a “historic” strike shutting down transportation, universities, restaurants and retailers in protest against Prime Minister’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned judicial overhaul.All takeoffs from Israel’s main airport, Ben Gurion Tel Aviv, were halted for several hours because of the strike. Workers at the country’s largest port in Haifa stopped working, some universities were shuttered and some of the country’s best-known retailers, including McDonald’s and the shopping mall chain Azrieli Group, announced closures.The strikes were announced following Netanyahu‘s decision on Sunday to fire his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant who became the first member of the cabinet to call for a pause in the reforms.Massive spontaneous protests took over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv late Sunday night in...

Yankees’ Jimmy Cordero Eager to Contribute Ahead of Big League Comeback

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

TAMPA – Jimmy Cordero hasn’t thrown a major league pitch since Oct. 1, 2020, when the former White Sox reliever tossed a scoreless inning in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.Tommy John surgery derailed the righty’s career the following March and left him unable to pitch in 2021. But the Yankees threw Cordero a lifeline, signing him to a minor league deal that December. Now he and the team may be on the verge of reaping rewards made possible by that flyer.The hard-throwing Cordero cracked the Yankees’ Opening Day roster Sunday after he spent last season entirely at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The 31-year-old shined for the RailRiders, recording a 2.09 ERA over 38.2 innings while striking out 31.8 percent of the hitters he faced.That campaign helped Cordero force his way onto the Yankees’ 40-man roster over the offseason, which in turn helped him land a gig in the Bombers’ bullpen on the heels of a solid spring.Cordero has a 4.00 ERA with nin...

Two killed in early morning Dennis duplex fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

A man and woman were killed in a residential fire in Dennis early Sunday morning, the Department of Fire Services released.“It’s too early to say how the fire started, but we know there were no working smoke alarms in the unit where it began,” said Dennis Fire Chief Robert Brown in a release.Firefighters were called to a two-story duplex on 3 Niblick Rd. at 6:52 a.m., the department said. The responders saw smoke coming from the building upon arrival and moved quickly to enter the residence.The fire was contained to the building and extinguished, the department said, and firefighters found two occupants during a search. Both people, an adult man and woman who’s names have not yet been released, were taken to a Cape Cod hospital but did not survive.A dog also died in the home.In light of the tragedy, Chief Brown urged the public to “please check your smoke alarms today to be sure they’re working properly on every level of your home.”A Yarmouth Fire crew ...

Ontario trucker guilty of careless driving causing death of animal rights activist

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

A truck driver has pleaded guilty to careless driving, causing the death of a 65-year-old animal rights activist.Andrew Blake appeared by video today before an Ontario court and pleaded guilty to the provincial offence.Regan Russell was demonstrating outside a pig slaughterhouse west of Toronto on June 19, 2020, when she was run over by a semi-trailer as it pulled into the plant.An agreed statement of facts, read by the Crown prosecutor, said Blake should have been aware Russell was standing near the driveway and eventual path of his truck when he turned into the Fearmans Pork plant.Russell’s elderly parents delivered victim impact statements, their voices breaking as they told the court about the devastating loss of a beloved daughter and caregiver.Fellow animal rights activists with Toronto Pig Save stood outside the courthouse this morning, holding banners and posters with Russell’s face and name.

Tornado recovery tough in Mississippi, one of poorest states

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — A massive tornado obliterated the modest one-story home that Kimberly Berry shared with her two daughters in the Mississippi Delta flatlands, leaving only the foundation and random belongings — a toppled refrigerator, a dresser and matching nightstand, a bag of Christmas decorations, some clothing.During the storm Friday, Berry and her 12-year-old daughter huddled and prayed at a nearby church that was barely damaged, while her 25-year-old daughter survived in the hard-hit town of Rolling Fork, some 15 miles (24 kilometers) away.Berry shook her head as she looked at the remains of their material possessions. She said she’s grateful she and her children are still alive.“I can get all this back. It’s nothing,” said Berry, 46, who works as a supervisor at a catfish growing and processing operation. “I’m not going to get depressed about it.”Like many people in this economically struggling area, she faces an uncertain future. Mississippi is one of the poorest s...

Quebec girl, 9, dies after snow fort collapses behind residence

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:54:08 GMT

SAINT-UBALDE, Que. — A nine-year-old girl has died after a snow fort collapsed in a forest behind a rural Quebec home.The young victim was building a fort with another girl, 7, when it collapsed on them in the town of St-Ubalde, about 100 kilometres west of Quebec City.Quebec provincial police were called to the scene at 2:40 p.m. Sunday along with local firefighters and ambulance technicians.First responders tried to resuscitate the nine-year-old before she was transported to hospital, where her death was confirmed, police spokeswoman Béatrice Dorsainville said Sunday evening.The other girl, 7, was injured but authorities don’t fear for her life.An investigator and forensic teams will take a look at the scene, Dorsainville said, adding she couldn’t say if the youngsters were accompanied by an adult when the collapse occurred.This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 27, 2023.The Canadian Press