Home

Residents of two Ontario ridings set to head to the polls for byelections

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

Summer is the time for barbecues, bare feet and beaches – and for residents of two Ontario ridings, byelections.It’s not traditionally thought of as the best season for politicking, when people are out enjoying the weather or away on vacation, but candidates in Thursday’s byelections in Toronto’s Scarborough-Guildwood and the Ottawa area’s Kanata-Carleton swear that voters are engaged — though it was a bit of a slow start.“I’ll be honest, when the writ dropped, and we started door knocking shortly right after, people were kind of confused because they were like, ‘I just had an election,’ or some people were like, ‘I already voted,'” said community organizer Thadsha Navaneethan, the NDP’s Scarborough-Guildwood candidate.“In the last about two weeks, particularly as people have been receiving their Elections Ontario voter’s card, it’s been top of mind for people.”Residents of the Scarborough ridi...

Wildfires in Algeria leave at least 34 people dead and hundreds injured

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34 people dead — with 23 of them in the coastal region of Bejaia, according to authorities and a local radio station keeping track of the grim toll in Bejaia.Among those killed were 10 soldiers encircled by flames during an evacuation, the Defense Ministry reported Monday night.Bejaia, part of the Berber-speaking Kabyle region east of Algiers, was the hardest-hit area, with 23 deaths since Sunday, the local Soummam Radio reported on Tuesday. Counting the deaths from the wind-driven blazes that swept through villages to the seaside, the radio report said that 197 other people were injured in the flames. The official APS news agency reported Monday night that 34 people had died across several regions, or “wilayas.” Some 8,000 firefighters and 530 trucks, backed by military fire-fighting aircraft, fought the blazes in scorching heat, according to the latest update. T...

Israeli doctors walk off the job and more strikes are threatened after law weakening courts passes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli doctors walked out of work, labor leaders threatened a general strike and senior justices rushed home from a trip abroad Tuesday, a day after the government approved a law weakening the country’s supreme court that critics say will erode the system of checks and balances.Four leading Israeli newspapers covered their front pages in black ink — an ominous image paid for by an alliance of high-tech companies. The only words on the pages were in a line at the bottom: “A black day for Israeli democracy.”Monday’s vote — on the first of a series of measures that make up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive judicial overhaul — reverberated across the country. It came despite seven months of fierce popular resistance, Netanyahu’s promises of an eventual compromise and a rare warning against the overhaul from Israel’s closest ally, the United States.The bill was unanimously passed by the governing coalition, which includes ultra-nation...

Tuesday Forecast: Hot and hazy conditions with temps in low 90s

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

CHICAGO — Mainly sunny and hazy conditions with temperatures in the low 90s, slightly cooler lakeside. Winds: SSW 5-10. High: 92/87.An Air Quality Alert is in effect until midnight Wednesday morning. Interactive Radar: Track showers and storm here Mostly cloudy tonight with slight early AM thunderstorm chance. Winds: SSE 5-10. Low: 73.Wednesday Forecast: Mostly cloudy, decreasing clouds, humid, chance for storms, S 10-15 G20. High: 91.Full forecast details and more at the WGN Weather Center blog

Hays CISD approves deal with Hays County for 12 school resource officers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

KYLE, Texas (KXAN) – The Hays Consolidated Independent School Board of Trustees Monday night approved an agreement between the district and Hays County where the county would provide 12 school resource officers (SROs) to the district.According to the deal, the school resource officers would be Hays County Sheriff's deputies. The full-time deputies would be assigned to the following campuses, according to the deal: Two deputies to divide their time between Hays High School and Live Oak AcademyTwo deputies assigned to Johnson High School Two deputies assigned to Lehman High School One deputy assigned to Barton Middle SchoolOne deputy assigned to Chapa Middle School One deputy assigned to McCormick Middle SchoolOne deputy assigned to Simon Middle SchoolOne deputy assigned to Wallace Middle School One deputy to divide their time between Dahlstrom Middle School and Impact Alternative Education Program facilityIn Aug. 2022, KXAN reported Hays CISD added two new safety coordinators to as...

A heat record Monday, one possible today

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Monday's high of 105° at Camp Mabry tied a record first set in 1934, tied in 2011, then tied again last year. Our triple digit heat rolls on. We've now experienced our 17th consecutive day with highs of 100º or hotter, which ties for the 8th longest streak on record at Austin's Camp Mabry. By the end of the month we'll have moved into 2nd place.And, to no one's surprise, it didn't rain on Monday. There was no help from the sea breeze as all the rain stayed well east and southeast of Central Texas. 2023 AUSTIN WEATHER DATA Today will be Day #34 with a high of 100° and higher. The forecast in Austin is for another 105°, also the record for July 25th set in 2011.This afternoon's maximums similar to yesterday'sYesterday's maximum heat index was 106° at Cameron. Most others were in the 101° to 105° range. Look for numbers to be similar today. Only two counties with heat alerts todayThe lower heat index readings for Burnet and Llano Cos. yesterday allowed those two coun...

Gophers football picked third in West behind Iowa and Wisconsin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

The Gophers football program continues to look up at its arch rivals going into the final season of division play.The annual Cleveland.com Big Ten preseason poll has Minnesota behind Wisconsin and Iowa in the West Division. The overall results from 37 voters were released Tuesday ahead of Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis this week.The U, which has never won a division crown, finished third with 176 votes and one first-place vote. Iowa came in second at 232 and 16 picks for the top spot. Wisconsin and new head coach Luke Fickell were first with 233 total votes and 20 for first.In the East, Michigan edged Ohio State for the top spot for the first time in four years. The defending Big Ten champion Wolverines had 248 overall votes and 27 for first place; the Buckeyes had 226 and eight; Penn State was third with 192 and two.The poll of Big Ten reporters mirrors some other national outlets.Phil Steele’s 2023 College Football Preview predicts Minnesota will be in a tie for third in the W...

5 things to know this Tuesday, July 25

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Tuesday! According to Meteorologist Rob Lindenmuth, we can expect a seasonably warm day today. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Two fatal car crashes are currently under investigation, one in New Scotland, and the other in Mendon, Vermont. Also, the Rotterdam Town Council voted Monday night to pass a resolution, which would pause any further migration into Schenectady County by declaring a state of emergency. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Tuesday morning. 1. Police investigate fatal New Scotland crashNew York State Police are investigating a fatal car crash that took place on Upper Flat Rock Road in New Scotland on Sunday. Police say, David Loucks, 25, of Schenectady, was declared dead at the scene.2. Two dead in Mendon head-on crashVermont State Police responded to a head-on crash on US RT 4 near Woodward Road in Mendon on Monday. Police say John Panoushek, ...

Major Case Squad investigating fatal overnight shooting in Berkeley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A man was murdered overnight in a Berkeley strip mall parking lot. Tuesday morning, the Major Case Squad has been called in on the case.The head of The Major Case Squad for this investigation told FOX 2that the victim was an adult male who was shot and killed on Frost Avenue just off North Hanley Road and not far from I-170.That man pronounced dead at the scene here earlier. His body was taken away a short time ago. Investigators have been looking at the car on scene that has several bullet holes in it and has some connection to the case. Rally to stop execution of 2005 murderer taking place today in Jefferson City, Missouri It's understood that Berkeley Police got the call for a shooting at the location about one 1:30 a.m. The small strip mall area with several businesses in it. The violence appeared to erupt in the parking lot there.Police have much of the parking lot area taped off. Multiple Major Case Squad detectives are at the scene, as the investigation begins t...

Rally to stop execution of 2005 murderer taking place today in Jefferson City, Missouri

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:54:24 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A judge sentenced Johnny Johnson to death back in 2005. Wednesday will mark 21 years since he killed 6-year-old Casey Williamson in Valley Park. Her killer is scheduled to be executed a week from Tuesday.However, Missourians to abolish the death penalty plan to protest Tuesday at the State Capitol. They say Johnson's case highlights the troubling flaws in the justice system's treatment of people with mental illness. They also explained that Johnson struggled with developmental disabilities and severe mental illness all his life - but never received treatment despite trying to get it. Johnson has been on death row at the Potosí cOrrectional Center.According to FOX 2's recent in-depth report on the case: Casey and her family were staying at a friend's house on Thursday, July 25, 2002. Johnson, described as a family acquaintance, also spent the night at that home. Rally to stop execution of 2005 murderer taking place today in Jefferson City, Missouri Casey's dad...