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Live updates | Hamas loses a leader in Lebanon but holds on in Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

Israel appears far from achieving its goals of crushing Hamas and freeing an estimated 129 hostages still held in Gaza nearly three months after the group’s surprise cross-border attack and the Israeli government’s declaration of war. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says several thousand Hamas fighters remain in northern Gaza, where entire neighborhoods have been blasted into rubble. Heavy fighting is also underway in central Gaza and the southern city of Khan Younis, where Israeli officials say Hamas’ military structure is still largely intact.Thousands of people took to the streets of Beirut on Thursday for the funeral of top Hamas commander Saleh Arouri, who was killed earlier this week in an apparent Israeli airstrike on an apartment in the Lebanese capital.Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack from Gaza into southern Israel killed around 1,200 people, and some 240 others were taken hostage. Israel’s air, ground and sea assault in Gaza has killed more than 22,300 people, ...

Ride-share driver shot, in critical condition after apparent carjacking in Austin neighborhood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

CHICAGO — Police are searching for three suspects involved in a shooting after an apparent carjacking Wednesday night in the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side left a ride-share driver in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest.Chicago police say a 51-year-old man driving a Toyota Camry was dropping off a passenger just after 10 p.m. in the 900 block of N. Leclaire Ave. when three males approached on foot. According to police, the offenders took the driver’s phone and demanded that he get out of his vehicle. When the man refused to get out of the Camry, police say, a suspect fired shots, striking the man in the chest. The man was transported by the Chicago Fire Department to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.There is no one in custody as of now, and police did not say if the passenger in the victim's Camry was involved in the shooting.As of now, police have not made an arrest. Area Four detectives are investigating.This is the second ride-share dr...

Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks announce concert at Soldier Field this summer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

CHICAGO — Music legends Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks are coming to Chicago this summer for a "one night only" concert.Live Nation held a press conference Thursday morning to make the special concert announcement. The two icons will be performing at Soldier Field on June 21. Tickets are set to go on sale to the general public Friday, Jan. 12 at 10 a.m. Presales for the concert are underway.For more information, go to: www.livenation.comGet Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson criticizes company's diversity, inclusion efforts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

(NewsNation) — Lululemon’s billionaire founder Chip Wilson is blasting his former company's push toward diversity and inclusion.Wilson, who stepped down as company chairman following a 2013 controversy, spoke with Forbes about his new business ventures and his battle with muscular dystrophy, but he also shared feelings on Lululemon's current business model — and criticized the company's "whole diversity and inclusion thing."“They’re trying to become like the Gap, everything to everybody,” Wilson said in the Forbes interview. “And I think the definition of a brand is that you’re not everything to everybody. … You’ve got to be clear that you don’t want certain customers coming in.”Forbes, in its article, did not say whether Wilson specified which customers Lululemon shouldn't "want." But the article quoted Wilson as saying some of the models in Lululemon's ads appeared "unhealthy," "sickly" and "not inspirational." Lululemon workers claim they were fired for calling p...

Former rock musician arrested on murder charge after girlfriend's disappearance

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

(KRON) – A former member of the rock group Mr. Bungle has been arrested on homicide charges in California following the disappearance of his girlfriend several weeks ago.Theobald "Theo" Lengyel, 54, of El Cerrito, is accused of killing his girlfriend Alice "Alyx" Kamakaokalani Herrmann, according to the Capitola Police Department. Lengyel, who also goes by the name "Mylo Stone," was previously identified by police as a person of interest following Herrmann's disappearance last month. Video shows Alabama police use stun gun on band director who wouldn’t stop performance Lengyel was arrested in Santa Cruz County on Tuesday, after investigators found human remains at Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley."The identification of the human remains is pending DNA confirmation from the Contra Costa County Coroner’s Office," the Capitola Police Department wrote. Theobald "Theo" Lengyel is arrested in Santa Cruz County on Jan. 2, 2024. (Capitola Police Department)Herrmann, 61, of Capitola, was l...

Found: Largest male specimen of the most venomous spider in the world

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world's most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance.The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was found on the Central Coast, about 50 miles north of Sydney, and was initially given to a local hospital, the Australian Reptile Park said in a statement Thursday.Spider experts from the nearby park retrieved it and soon realized it was the largest male specimen ever received from the public in Australia.The spider measured 7.9 centimeters (3.1 inches) from foot to foot, surpassing the park’s previous record-holder from 2018, the male funnel-web named “Colossus".In this Dec. 10, 2023 photo supplied by the Australian Reptile Park, a male specimen of the Sydney funnel-web spider, the world's most venomous arachnid, has been found and donated to the Australian Reptile Park...

Stream Realty expects 'rejuvenation' on 6th Street over 'next few months'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

Editor’s note: The above video shows KXAN’s morning headlines for Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This month, Stream Realty is moving forward with its work on restoring more than 30 properties along Austin's Sixth Street."You'll see rejuvenation over the course of the next few months," Richard Suttle, the developer's attorney told KXAN.He added that Stream hit a snag because of how long it took the deal to go through, and the developer is still in the process of re-tenanting the buildings. So far, Suttle said, the only businesses who have expressed interest so far are shot bars, but Stream is looking for businesses with more of a mixed-use plan."The key to success will be getting places open during the day and all week," Suttle said. "To bring the activity back to Sixth Street that we used to have."Suttle said once they get an idea of the new businesses that will enter the empty buildings, Stream will begin to restore the interiors and exteriors. According to Stream's initia...

Unclaimed $1 million winning Powerball ticket sold in Texas to expire Jan. 15

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Check your wallets! You could be carrying around a Powerball ticket worth $1 million.A ticket worth $1 million in the July 19, 2023, drawing remains unclaimed, and the deadline to claim it is quickly approaching, on Monday, Jan. 15. $34 million winning lottery ticket sold at Austin H-E-B The Texas Lottery Commission said the ticket was sold at Big Shot, at 9780 Bissonnet St., Houston. The ticket matched all five white balls (7-10-11-13-24), but not the red Powerball number (24).There are two ways to claim the winning lottery ticket if it's yours:In person at any Texas Lottery claim center (offices are closed on Jan. 15 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so the last day to claim in person is before 5 p.m. on Jan. 12)By mail. The winning ticket and a claim form must be postmarked on or before Jan. 15 and sent to: Texas Lottery Commission, ATTN: Austin Claim Center PO Box 16600, Austin, TX 78761-6600. Mail-in claims can take 8-12 weeks to be processed."We hope to celebra...

Gophers football: Quindario Lee backs off pledge to the U

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

The Gophers had one incoming transfer defensive lineman signed and sealed, but it doesn’t appear he will be delivered.Central Michigan defensive lineman Quindario Lee of McKenzie, Ala., committed and signed with the Gophers on Dec. 20. The U announced his addition with the rest of the incoming class.But on Thursday, Lee posted on X: “Opening my recruitment up!”The Gophers have had four transfers commit to them before backing off their pledges. Two of them ended up flipping to other schools (Jordan Guerad to Louisville and Eddy Toussom to Alabama Birmingham) and one remained at his current school (Trent Howland with Indiana).Lee was expected to help replace senior defensive tackle Kyler Baugh in 2024. If Lee ends up leaving, the U will be looking for another tackle on top of a preexisting desire to add a defensive end in the NCAA transfer portal.Lee, who is listed at 6-foot-5 and 280 pounds, had 28 total tackles, seven for lost yards and three sacks in 11 games for the Chippewas last...

New bar and lounge opening in Amsterdam

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:34:31 GMT

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Rug City Bar and Lounge, located on the second floor of 14 East Main Street in Amsterdam, is set to open. La Piazza Social Club formerly occupied the space before is closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The bar and lounge is owned by Samantah Oeser, who previously owned the Yoga Studio in downtown Gloversville, and Tony Cosentino, who owns MERIKA Holdings, LLC, a veteran owned real estate investment company. Oeser has been in the service industry for 23 years and is in charge of the daily operations for Rug City Bar and Lounge."The name came from the cities historical background and large carpet mill industry," said Cosentino. "Our walls are decorated with historical photos of the city to give the feel of old Amsterdam."  Participating restaurants for Amsterdam’s SoupFest When MERIKA Holdings, LLC bought the property in 2021, it was used as an office and rental spac...