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AP sources: No more action from Trump grand jury this week

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing testimony about hush money paid on Donald Trump’s behalf will not take up that inquiry again this week, further delaying a potential vote on an indictment until next week at the earliest, according to two people familiar with the matter.It was not immediately clear why the panel, which did meet on Monday, would not be taking up the Trump investigation on Wednesday or Thursday. The grand jury has been meeting regularly on Monday and Wednesday afternoons, but did not hold last Wednesday’s session and met last Thursday for other unrelated matters. They returned to Trump on Monday, but only for a short time to hear from one witness. Trump himself has ratcheted up anticipation that an indictment could be near by posting on his social media platform that he expected to be arrested imminently. His representatives later said that they had not received any such indication on timing from Manhattan prosecutors. The Manhattan distri...

Los 24 minutos del horror: paso a paso, cómo fue el tiroteo en la escuela de Nashville

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – La policía difundió en la noche del lunes dos minutos de un video de seguridad que muestra a la persona que atacó la escuela en Nashville, mientras llega manejando un vehículo desde varios ángulos, incluyendo uno en el que se ve a niños jugando en hamacas.Luego, una vista desde el interior, muestran los vidrios de las puertas mientras son baleados y a la persona que atraviesa una de las puertas baleadas., según reporta NBC Chicago.La policía recibió la llamada inicial a las 10:03 am. Tiroteo en escuela de Nashville deja 6 muertos; abaten al atacante Atacante de escuela en Nashville compró siete armas antes de la masacre, según la policía Más imágenes de video desde adentro muestran a la persona caminando en un pasillo de la escuela sosteniendo un arma con un gran cargador, mientras ingresa a una oficina, y después se ve que sale.En el final del video, la persona es vista mientras camina por otro pasill...

Auburn’s top ’22 hoops signee, Traore, plans to transfer

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn’s top signee from last year, center Yohan Traore, plans to transfer.The five-star recruit from France, who played a limited role as a freshman, announced his plans in an Instagram post on Tuesday.The 6-foot-10 Traore initially committed to LSU but landed at Auburn after the firing of coach Will Wade a little more than a year ago. He was rated the No. 24 overall recruit and No. 5 center according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Traore averaged 2.1 points and 1.4 rebounds after arriving from Dream City Christian School in Arizona. Traore was a member of the U15 and U16 French National Team.He played nine minutes in Auburn’s opening NCAA Tournament game against Iowa. Traore failed to score and didn’t play in the s econd-round loss to Houston.___AP March Madness coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness and bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://twit...

Alibaba to split itself into 6 business groups

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Alibaba is splitting itself into into six business groups as the Chinese e-commerce company attempts to become more nimble in reacting to changes in the market and increase the value of those units. U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. jumped 14% to close at $98.40.Alibaba Group said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that the six new groups will be made up of the Cloud Intelligence Group, Taobao Tmall Business Group, Local Services Group, Global Digital Business Group, Cainiao Smart Logistics and Digital Media and Entertainment Group.The company said that each group will be able to raise outside capital and potentially seek its own initial public offering, except for Taobao Tmall Business Group, which will stay wholly-owned by Alibaba. Each group will be independently managed by its own CEO and board of directors. The Cloud Intelligence Group includes cloud, AI and DingTalk. The Taobao Tmall Business Group includes Taobao, Tmall, Taobao Deals, Taocaicai and ...

Icad: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Icad inc. (ICAD) on Tuesday reported a loss of $3.1 million in its fourth quarter.The Nashua, New Hampshire-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share.The imaging and early cancer detection company posted revenue of $6.5 million in the period.For the year, the company reported a loss of $13.7 million, or 54 cents per share. Revenue was reported as $27.9 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ICAD at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ICADSource

Terry says he always felt confident he’d earn Texas job

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Rodney Terry held Texas together in crisis. Then he took the Longhorns on their deepest NCAA Tournament run in 15 years.His reward: Texas removed the “interim” tag from his title and made him the full-time head coach.“I felt confident the whole time to be honest with you,” Terry said Tuesday at his news conference, where the former assistant was introduced as head coach. “I’d prepared my whole life for this opportunity.”Not everyone was so calm about it. As the season wore on and Texas advanced deeper in the NCAA Tournament, the university’s wait-and-see approach became one of the biggest stories of the postseason as fans and players, past and present, wondered what more did he have to prove?For some, March Madness was being mad at Texas for being slow on the decision.Texas finally announced Monday — about 24 hours after the Longhorns’ season ended in the Elite Eight — that Terry was indeed the new head coach.“You had a very long job inte...

EPA cites 2 oil and gas firms over Permian Basin pollution

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Texas companies have resolved Clean Air Act violations with the Environmental Protection Agency by agreeing to reduce emissions of planet-warming methane and other harmful pollutants wafting from the nation’s largest oil and gas producing region.EPA announced Monday that Matador Production Company has agreed to pay $6.2 million in fines and mitigation measures related to 239 oil and gas well pads in New Mexico. Permian Resources Operating agreed earlier this month to pay $610,000 and make improvements to its equipment to settle environmental violations.The enforcement actions came after EPA flew a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera that can detect emissions of hydrocarbon vapors that are invisible to the naked eye.EPA announced a new round of overflights in August, four days after publication of an investigation by The Associated Press that showed 533 oil and gas facilities in the region are emitting excessive amounts of methane and named ...

81-year-old accused of violently murdering his wife, daughter

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- An 81-year-old Englewood man is accused of violently killing his wife and daughter.Police say Reginald Maclaren called to report the murders just after 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. During the call, he allegedly said he knew the person who killed them and that a hammer had been used in the murders.After responding to the apartment Maclaren was taken to the hospital where police later interviewed him. During that interview, police said he admitted to killing the two women. Cashier arrested in $500,000 Monarch Casino theft When officers arrived at his apartment at 901 Englewood Parkway, they said they found the two victims in the apartment, with one of them having been dismembered.Investigators said an axe and a saw were used during the murders.Police said during an interview with Maclaren he told them he had recently lost his job and would no longer be able to afford rent. In order to avoid being homeless, he allegedly told officers he killed the women so...

Colorado catalytic converter thefts spiked nearly 8,000% since 2019

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- It isn't just auto thefts that are at all-time highs in Colorado, but thefts of car parts themselves. Catalytic converter theft has been spiking through the course of the last three years according to both local law enforcement and national researchers in the insurance and automotive industries. Thieves in the southwest target high-riding automobiles with easy undercarriage access or hybrid vehicles with more precious metal-packed converters. These cars have the most catalytic converters stolen in Boulder In Colorado, catalytic converter theft rates exploded nearly 8,000% in the last three years, according to new analysis of National Insurance Crime Bureau and Google search trends by public data portal BeenVerified. It now has one of the nation's highest rates of these thefts. Thefts mushroomed virtually overnight in the Centennial State. There were 25 catalytic converter thefts in Colorado in 2019. That grew to 2,185 thefts in 2021, a 7,948% increase. Colorado h...

Alarming trend shows more young people being diagnosed with colorectal cancer

Published Sun, 16 Feb 2025 16:29:41 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- Karissa Rund was just 31 years old when she was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer. "I was really young, which is part of this increasing trend, unfortunately," Rund said.The Littleton resident sought help when she had horrible stomach pain. "It felt like someone was trying to stab me in half," she said. Scans revealed a tumor blocking her colon. Now seven years later, she's had nine surgeries and years of chemotherapy. She is stable and is starting a clinical trial at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus."For the last 7 and a half years we've been trying to keep me alive," she said. Colorado women are some of most likely to be married, least likely to have kids While the majority of colorectal cancer cases are still in people over the age of 65, experts say more and more young people are now being diagnosed."Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death. It's highly preventable," said Andrew Dwyer, the Col...