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What we know about the deadly blast at a Gaza City hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — This is what we know about Tuesday’s deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza City.— In the dark of early evening in Gaza, reports emerged of an explosion at Gaza City’s al-Ahli hospital. Al-Ahli was crowded both with victims of 10 days of Israeli airstrikes and with families and others who have taken refuge on hospital grounds.— Video that The Associated Press confirmed as being from the hospital showed an orange ball of fire and flames engulfing the building and grounds. — The video showed the outside of the hospital, where countless Palestinian families had been camping out. Torn bodies covered the grass, with slain children lying among dead adults.— Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry blamed an Israeli airstrike, and said it killed at least 500 people. — Israeli authorities soon after denied involvement, saying a misfired Palestinian rocket appeared to blame.— Outraged over the hospital blast, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan’s King Abdullah II annou...

Venezuela’s government and US-backed faction of the opposition agree to work on electoral conditions

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government and a faction of the opposition formally agreed Tuesday to work together to reach a series of basic conditions for the next presidential election, including scheduling the contest for the second half of 2024.Their accord was part of a partial agreement that is expected to trigger some relief from economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. government on President Nicolás Maduro’s administration. It came just five days before the opposition holds a primary to pick its candidate for the 2024 presidential election.The signing of the agreement demonstrated notable progress in a negotiation process marked by fits and starts over the past two years, but it also showed how far apart the two sides remain on what constitutes fair electoral conditions. Two provisions of the agreement could affect the government’s tactic of banning some of its loudest critics from seeking office, including the frontrunner in Sunday’s presidential primary....

Hundreds gather for pro-Palestinian demonstration in Toronto, pro-Israeli student rally held at U of T

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered for a pro-Palestinian rally in Toronto’s downtown core on Tuesday night that followed a pro-Israeli student rally at the University of Toronto (U of T).The demonstrations come in the wake of a massive blast that rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants.At least 500 people were killed, the Gaza Health Ministry said.The pro-Palestinian gatherers settled outside Toronto’s Israeli consulate in the Bloor Street West and Yonge Street area. Photos from the scene show several people waving a Palestinian flag, with some climbing atop scaffolding at the populous intersection. Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Photo: Matt Wilkins/CityNews.The Instagram account “Palestinian Youth Movement” shared details of the scheduled gathering on social media...

No injuries reported after Hawthorn Woods house fire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

CHICAGO -- A family will be displaced following a fire that destroyed their home Tuesday evening.According to the Lake Zurich Fire Department, a house fire broke out on the 10 block of Robin Crest Road in Hawthorn Woods just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Emergency crews respond to home explosion in DeKalb County The Lake Zurich fire chief told WGN-TV that no one was home at the time of the fire and no injuries are being reported, but a pet remains unaccounted for.SkyCam9 was over the scene just before 4:30 p.m. to find the house completely engulfed in flames. Fire crews were able to contain the fire and remained at the scene into Tuesday night.Fire officials report that the area does not have fire hydrants, which led to a significant response from emergency crews, including a dozen water tenders, seven ambulances, 10 fire engines, and 13 chief fire officers.No further information has been provided at this time. The investigation is ongoing.Stay with WGN-TV as this story develops.

1 injured after home explosion in DeKalb County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

DEKALB COUNTY, Ill. — A home in DeKalb County was destroyed and a woman was injured after an explosion on Tuesday afternoon.Crews from the Paw Paw Fire Protection District were working the scene in the 5800 block of Goble Road and confirmed the explosion to WGN-TV News. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, volunteer fire departments from neighboring towns also responded.  Vigil held Tuesday for 6-year-old boy fatally stabbed in apparent hate crime Smoke could be seen billowing from the pile of debris left behind after the explosion when SkyCam9 was over the scene around 3:15 p.m. According to deputies, one woman was injured in the explosion and was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, however, it is unclear how she sustained her injuries. Crews have not provided details on what led to the explosion and it is currently unclear if anyone was injured.According to deputies, the home runs on propane and not a lin...

Vigil held Tuesday for 6-year-old boy fatally stabbed in apparent hate crime

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

PLAINFIELD, Ill. — The Plainfield community gathered on Tuesday evening to remember and honor the life of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy who was killed over the weekend in what prosecutors said was a hate crime.The vigil on Tuesday night not only honored Wadea Al-Fayoume but showed a united front in rejecting hate. It came just a day after the boy's funeral.Hundreds made their way to a Bridgeview mosque Monday to pray and say goodbye to Wadea, who was fatally stabbed more than two dozen times over the weekend.According to the Will County Sheriff’s Office, authorities responded to the 16200 block of South Lincoln Highway in unincorporated Plainfield Township on reports of a woman being attacked by her landlord with a knife Saturday morning. Funeral held for 6-year-old boy killed for being Muslim 71-year-old Joseph Czuba allegedly attacked Hanaan Shahin, 32, with a large blade following an argument about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. S...

Not just a lump: 5 breast cancer signs many people don't know about but should

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

(NEXSTAR) -- Most people know that a lump could be a tell-tale sign of breast cancer, but other common symptoms may fly under the radar. That's according to a recent consumer survey commissioned by the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC). The survey found that while 93% of adults questioned identified a lump as a potential sign of breast cancer, less than half recognized several other symptoms of the disease. Over 1,000 people were polled online or via phone from Sept. 22-24 for the study.    Breast cancer rates are rising. But more women are surviving too  Ohio State experts said the results are concerning because most breast cancers do not present with a lump you can detect by touch. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously noted that people may experience different symptoms, or none at all, as "no breast is typical." “We want people to feel empowered about their bodies and know what is normal for them. Many breast chan...

AG's office reverses ruling that would have given more power to Austin Police Oversight Act

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Attorney General's Office updated a September a ruling related to the release of officer personnel information, according to the ruling which KXAN received from a police source. The original ruling - which was on a public information request for certain contents of an officer’s personnel file, according to Austin Police Association President Thomas Villarreal - came down during a September city council meeting. City council was discussing the Austin Police Oversight Act during that meeting, and the mayor and council discussed the ruling in executive session. The ruling allowed for this information, which previously could not be released under state law, to be released in the specific case at hand.At the time, Mayor Kirk Watson said "more clarity needs to be obtained," about the matter, as the council discussed how much of the original contents of the Austin Police Oversight Act could be implemented without violating state law."We have received new information t...

Tractor fatally rolls over operator in central Minnesota, authorities say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

WATKINS, Minn. — A central Minnesota man was killed Sunday when he was run over by a tractor he had been operating.Matthew Mathies, 59, of Watkins, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office.The incident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday. The Stearns County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call reporting that a male had been run over by a tractor at 14817 143rd Avenue in Luxemburg Township, just north of Watkins.When deputies arrived they found Mathies lying on his side in the yard, according to the release.Mathies had been attempting to hook a wagon up to the rear of his tractor and corn picker combination when the tractor began to roll forward down a slight decline. Mathies tried to jump onto the tractor to prevent it from rolling into a shed on the property. Mathies slipped and was run over by the tractor.Emergency responders rendered aid to Mathies, but he died at the scene.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | ...

On special night for Marc-Andre Fleury, Wild special teams take center stage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:58:11 GMT

MONTREAL — On a night the Wild wanted to belong to Marc-Andre Fleury, the future hall of fame goaltender was just about upstaged by his teammates.Playing in what might be his last game in his native Quebec, Fleury added another win in his quest to catch, and pass, Patrick Roy for second all time for an NHL goaltender as Minnesota beat the Canadiens, 5-2, at Bell Centre on Tuesday.When it was over, and Fleury had made 26 saves, he received a standing ovation from the partisan crowd, bringing him back out of the tunnel for a rare curtain call for a visiting player.Joel Eriksson Ek scored two power-play goals, and Brandon Duhaime and Connor Dewar scored short-handed goals 26 seconds apart as the Wild improved to 2-1-0 despite playing a skater short in the wake of injuries suffered on this trip by Matt Boldy and Alex Goligoski.Kirill Kaprizov also scored his first goal of the season, and added two assists, and Mats Zuccarello finished with three assists.In his first start of the young s...