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Iowa House approves law banning most abortions after about 6 weeks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A new ban on almost all abortions in Iowa after roughly six weeks of pregnancy prevailed with exclusively Republican support in one chamber of the Legislature late Tuesday night as tensions flared during a special session ordered by Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.The marathon day of committee meetings, floor debates and votes in both chambers exceeded 13 hours when the House voted just after 9 p.m. in approval of the bill. The bill now moves to the Senate, where, like in the House, Democrats have spent hours of debate questioning their Republican colleagues on the details.The vast majority of demonstrators at the Capitol throughout the day voiced loud opposition to the bill. Two Republican representatives voted against the bill.Reynolds ordered the rare session after the state Supreme Court declined to reinstate a law she signed in 2018 that is practically identical to the one being proposed Tuesday. Abortion is currently legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks of pregnan...

CP NewsAlert: Labour minister asks mediator for terms to end B.C. port strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has given a federal mediator 24 hours to send him recommended terms to end the British Columbia port strike.More coming.The Canadian Press

North Korea launches long-range missile toward sea after making threat over alleged US spy flights

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Wednesday, its neighbors said, two days after the North threatened “shocking” consequences to protest what it called a provocative U.S. reconnaissance activity near its territory.South Korea’s military detected the long-range missile launch from the North’s capital region around 10 a.m., the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It said South Korea’s military bolstered its surveillance posture and maintained readiness in close coordination with the United States.Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada told reporters that the North Korean missile was likely launched on a lofted trajectory, at a steep angle that North Korea typically uses to avoid neighboring countries when it tests long-range missiles. Hamada said the missile was expected to land at sea about 550 kilometers (340 miles) east of the coast of the Korean Peninsula outside of the Japanes...

Blue Jays’ Romano leaves All-Star game with back tightness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

Toronto Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano left the MLB All-Star game in the seventh inning with back tightness.The Canadian was making his first career All-Star game appearance and faced off against former teammate and current Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr.Jordan Romano leaves the game with a trainer as Lourdes Gurriel Jr.’s home run gets overturned. pic.twitter.com/fmnw1UgQZq— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) July 12, 2023Romano appeared to be in some discomfort after throwing a pitch and was visited at the mound by trainers, teammates and American League All-Star manager Dusty Baker. He then left the field on his own accord.Baker told FOX Sports that Romano left with lower back tightness.Romano was added to the All-Star Game roster for the second consecutive season but didn’t pitch in last year’s game.The 30-year-old Markham, Ont. native has appeared in 39 games this season with the Blue Jays, recording a major-league-best 26 saves. He’s pitched to ...

Scooter-riding gunman sought for attack that hurt 4 people, including 2 children, at New York park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Police on Tuesday were hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded park, wounding four people including two young children, authorities said.Two masked men dressed all in black rode a scooter to St. James Park in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx shortly before 6 p.m., Chief of Patrol John Chell said at a news conference.The passenger got off the scooter and opened fire into a crowd before the men drove off, Chell said.Two brothers, ages 3 and 6, were each shot in the leg, a 25-year-old man was hit once in the back and a 23-year-old man was shot multiple times, Chell said.“Everyone is doing well and will recover from their injuries,” he said.Investigators didn’t know who was targeted in the shooting or the motive for the attack, he said.Last week, a gunman on a scooter killed an 86-year-old man and injured three others in a series of six apparently random attacks in Brooklyn and Queens, police said.Thomas Abreau, 25, of Brooklyn, was arrested followi...

Thailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after seizing power in a 2014 military coup, said Tuesday that he is leaving politics.His announcement came after the political party for which he served as a prime minister candidate this year finished fifth in May’s general election, capturing just 36 seats in the 500-member House of Representatives.Prayuth, 69, a former army commander, made the announcement on the Facebook page of Ruam Thai Sang Chart, or the United Thai Nation Party. He had been their nominee to return as prime minister. “I would like to announce my retirement from politics by resigning as a member of United Thai Nation,” Prayuth wrote. “I’d like to ask the party leader, executives and members to continue their political activities with a strong ideology of protecting the institutions, the nation, the religion and the monarchy, and take care of the Thai people.”Parliament on Thursday is due to select a new prime mi...

Iceland warns tourists to stay away from volcano erupting with lava and noxious gases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest.The eruption began Monday afternoon after thousands of earthquakes in the area, meteorological authorities said. This one comes 11 months after its last eruption officially ended. The eruption is in an uninhabited valley near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.The area, known broadly as Fagradalsfjall volcano, erupted in 2021 and 2022 without causing damage or disruptions to flights, despite being near Keflavik Airport, Iceland’s international air traffic hub. The airport remained open on Tuesday.The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption was initially more explosive than the previous two. Aerial footage showed streams of orange molten lava and clouds of gases spewing from a snaking fissure about 9...

14-year-old girl critical after being shot in the eye in Austin

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

CHICAGO — A 14-year-old girl is in critical condition after being shot in the eye in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday evening, according to the Chicago Police Department.Police said the 14-year-old girl was standing in a group in an alley in the 5000 block of West Washington Boulevard when shots were heard and the girl was shot in the eye.She was taken to Loretto Hospital in critical condition from the scene. Police: Evidence ties sex offender to location of dead woman before allegedly strangling 10-year-old Police have no one in custody as Area Four detectives continue to investigate the incident.If you or someone you know has information that can help police make a breakthrough in this case, anonymous tips can be filed online at cpdtip.com.

Former NU football players speak out after head coach Pat Fitzgerald's ousting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. — After being ousted as head coach of Northwestern university's football team, Pat Fitzgerald's attorney, Dan Webb, said Northwestern's decision-making has caused damage to his client's reputation and he is exploring a breach of contract.Webb confirmed to WGN the comments he made in an article published in the Chicago Tribune Tuesday, where he said Northwestern "made some unusual, bizarre decisions in the past week that seriously have damaged Pat Fitzgerald’s reputation."Rick Telander, a former defensive back for Northwestern from 1968-1971 and current senior sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, said he is disappointed by the fallout, but believes the ensuing legal battle is only beginning to brew."I guess I'm sad by most of it. I don't hate Fitz[gerald] or the football program, this got out of hand," Telander said. "[And] Pat is now resisting this and has counsel. This thing, I believe is just beginning."Braden Jones, who played football at Northwestern from 2...

Scooter-riding gunman sought after 4 injured, including 2 children, in Bronx shooting: police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:44:54 GMT

THE BRONX, N.Y. (WPIX) – Four people, including two young children, were injured when a scooter-riding gunman allegedly opened fire outside a park in the Bronx Tuesday evening, police said.The shooting happened outside St. James Park near East 193rd Street and Morris Avenue around 5:50 p.m., according to the NYPD. Surveillance video showed two suspects pulling up on a motorized scooter outside St. James Park. The passenger got off the scooter before firing into a crowd of people, injuring two children and two men outside the park, NYPD officials said.Two brothers, a 6-year-old and a 3-year-old, who were with their mother on East 193rd Street both suffered wounds to their leg, police said. A 25-year-old man was shot in his back, and a 23-year-old man was shot in the thigh, according to authorities.All four victims were expected to survive their injuries, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said at a news conference Tuesday night. Chell said there were hundreds of people in St. James Park...