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Dispute between Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga turns deadly, killing 3

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga forces briefly clashed Sunday in a dispute over control of a strategic military post, killing three, Iraq’s military spokesperson said.The dispute was over who controls three vacated posts previously in the hands of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants. It marked further tension in a fragile alliance between the Iraqi military and Kurdish Peshmerga forces of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region inside federal Iraq.Iraqi military spokesman Yahya Rasool did not specify the identities of the three killed, adding that seven others in the dispute were wounded.On Thursday, the PKK announced they were vacating the positions, citing what they said was the declining threat of the extremist Islamic State group in the area. They had held the military position since 2014, during the global war on the group.Turkey often launches strikes against targets in Syria and Iraq that it believes to be affiliated with the PKK, a Kurdish separa...

Financial institution robbed, weapons displayed in Mississauga

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

A financial institution was robbed and an unknown amount of currency was taken during a robbery in Mississauga on Sunday afternoon.Just after 3:00 p.m. a robbery occurred at a financial institution in a mall in the Dixie and Burnhamthorpe Roads area.Weapons were seen but no physical injuries were reported. Peel police say at least two suspects fled the area and an investigation in ongoing.

Man accused of killing 15-year-old was beaten by teen’s family during melee in Texas courtroom

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting a 15-year-old last year was beaten by members of the teen’s family during a courtroom melee in San Antonio, authorities said.Victor Rivas, 18, who is charged with murder in the May 2022 death of Ethan Soto, was in a Bexar County courtroom Friday awaiting a preliminary hearing when he was attacked.Rivas’ attorney, Adam LaHood, said his client was “going to be bruised and swollen” but was not otherwise injured.Four people — two men and two juveniles — were arrested and will be charged with assault and disrupting court proceedings, the Bexar County sheriff’s office said. Their names haven’t been released.Last week in Houston, a brawl broke out during a Harris County court hearing when family members of a murdered 16-year-old girl tried to attack her ex-boyfriend after he’d pleaded guilty to shooting her. As deputies responded to the commotion in Houston courtroom on Oct. 17, an inmate who was left ...

Dwindling fuel supplies for Gaza’s hospital generators put premature babies in incubators at risk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A premature baby squirms inside a glass incubator in the neonatal ward of al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip. He cries out as intravenous lines are connected to his tiny body. A ventilator helps him breathe as a catheter delivers medication and monitors flash his fragile vital signs.His life hinges on the constant flow of electricity, which is in danger of running out imminently unless the hospital can get more fuel for its generators. Once the generators stop, hospital director Iyad Abu Zahar fears that the babies in the ward, unable to breathe on their own, will perish.“The responsibility on us is huge,” he said.Doctors treating premature babies across Gaza are grappling with similar fears. At least 130 premature babies are at “grave risk” across six neonatal units, aid workers said. The dangerous fuel shortages are caused by the Israeli blockade of Gaza, which started — along with airstrikes — after Hamas militants attacked Israeli towns o...

Woman seriously injured when struck by vehicle in Etobicoke

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

A woman has been seriously injured when struck by a vehicle in Etobicoke on Sunday afternoon.Police responded to a call at approximately 2:18 p.m. of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle in the Royal York Road and Edenbridge Drive area.The driver remained on scene and medics transported a woman in her 60’s to a trauma centre with serious injuries. Her injuries have been downgraded to non-life-threatening.Southbound Royal York Road at Edenbridge Drive has re-opened.

American player for Polish women’s basketball team attacked, left with injured eye socket

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An American basketball player with a professional Polish women’s club was beaten and left with a head injury midweek with the attacker later detained, according to officials and reports in Polish media on Sunday.Mikayla Cowling, who plays for VBW Arka Gdynia, was attacked late Wednesday in a music club in Gdansk, a city in northern Poland, according to the RMF FM broadcaster, which also quoted the club saying the “brutal beating” left her with a fractured eye socket, among other injuries.Gdansk is a neighboring city to Gdynia on the Baltic coast.“I am outraged that such a shameful situation has occurred. Violence and aggression are unacceptable and must be opposed,” Gdynia Mayor Wojciech Szczurek said Sunday on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “Fortunately, the police quickly caught the attacker. We wish the player good health!”The attack happened after a EuroCup women’s match where the Gdynia team defeated rivals from Switzerland, BCF Elfic Fri...

Florida murder suspect caught moving body, witnesses detain him: deputies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man was arrested after multiple people saw him moving a murder victim's body, authorities said. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said at about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, deputies were called to Deeson Road in Lakeland for a shooting. Investigators said the victim went to a nearby property and met with suspect Shannon Owens, 31, of Winter Haven. A gunshot was heard in the area shortly after the two individuals met, according to the sheriff's office. Several witnesses saw Owens trying to remove the victim's body — which had an upper body gunshot wound, the sheriff's office said. Nearly 200 bodies removed from Colorado funeral home amid investigation Detectives said the witnesses detained Owens until first responders got to the scene."I commend the work of our deputies and detectives who worked hard to determine what happened and hold the person responsible for this murder accountable," Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said.Deputies sai...

Longhorns move up one spot in AP Top 25 after Houston win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns moved up one spot to No. 7 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Sunday.After their 31-24 win over Houston, thanks to a late CJ Baxter 16-yard rushing touchdown, the Longhorns sit right behind Oklahoma in the rankings. Oklahoma also had an interesting time against an unranked Big 12 opponent, beating Central Florida 31-29.Full AP Top 25The top six teams in the poll remained the same from last week. Georgia retained the No. 1 position for the 19th consecutive week, the third-best such streak in poll history. Michigan is No. 2, Ohio State is No. 3 followed by Florida State, Washington and Oklahoma. Oregon checks in behind the Longhorns at No. 8 while Alabama and Penn State round out the top 10.James Madison, playing in FBS for its second season, moved into the rankings at No. 25. The Dukes are undefeated at 7-0 but are ineligible to play for the Sun Belt Conference championship or a bowl game due to NCAA rules that require a two-year t...

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to earn hard-fought 50th career F1 victory at the US Grand Prix

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Red Bull's Max Verstappen charged to his 15th win of the season and the 50th of his Formula One career at the United States Grand Prix on Sunday, when he started from sixth and then held off the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton over the final laps at the Circuit of the Americas.Verstappen had to work harder than usual in a season of almost complete domination by the three-time champion. But the power of his Red Bull and the right pit stop strategy calls navigated the Dutch driver to the finish line ahead of Hamilton by 2.2 seconds, even as the Mercedes was eating up chunks of time behind him over the final few laps.“I think the whole race I was struggling with the brakes. That made the race a bit tougher. It was very close at the end,” Verstappen said. “It's incredible to win my 50th grand prix here. Very proud. Of course, we will keep trying to push for more.”His 15th victory of 2023 tied the season record Verstappen set last year. He has been even more dominant this...

Timberwolves firmly believe in Nickeil Alexander-Walker. He does, too

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:15:32 GMT

Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly was asked back on media day which player he felt was primed to make a “leap” this season for his franchise.Anthony Edwards, he noted, was an obvious response. The young superstar guard is seemingly ascending to new heights every season.But that wasn’t Connelly’s answer.“You know who had a great summer and isn’t getting talked about enough is Nickeil,” Connelly said.Which is fitting, because Nickeil Alexander-Walker wasn’t discussed much when he arrived in Minnesota. He was an afterthought for many in the trade that brought Mike Conley to the Timberwolves to replace D’Angelo Russell as the team’s floor general.Alexander-Walker didn’t really enter the Wolves’ conscience on a grand scale until he was pushed into starter duty in Minnesota’s second play-in game against Oklahoma City last season, when he was tasked with guarding his cousin — star Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — as Minnesota was without Jaden McDani...