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Publisher drops children’s illustrator for anti-trans notes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A children’s book illustrator from Alaska known for drawing mother-baby animal pairs like sea otters and wolves was dropped by his publisher this week after authorities allege he posted transphobic notes threatening children.Mitchell Thomas Watley, 47, will have a preliminary hearing April 11 in Juneau on a single count of terroristic threatening for allegedly placing notes in businesses that included an assault rifle superimposed over the transgender flag. The text on the notes read: “Feeling Cute Might Shoot Some Children.”The notes were found during a period of heightened rhetoric and laws targeting transgender people across the country and came just days after a shooting at a Christian school in Nashville that left six dead. Social media accounts and other sources indicate that the shooter identified as a man; police said the shooter “was assigned female at birth” but used male pronouns on a social media profile.After the Nashville shooting, a false a...

Man United back into EPL’s top four by beating Brentford 1-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Marcus Rashford led Manchester United to its first Premier League win in six weeks as Erik ten Hag’s team overcame Brentford 1-0 to move back into the top four on Wednesday.Winning the English League Cup in February underlined the progress overseen by Ten Hag this season, but United has failed to win any of its three league matches since the victory at Wembley.A meek defeat at Newcastle on Sunday led Ten Hag to once again publicly question his players’ hunger, but United showed more character three days later to edge out Brentford in the pouring rain at Old Trafford.Rashford struck the first-half winner from the impressive Marcel Sabitzer’s knockdown, putting the hosts on course for just their fourth Premier League win in 10 matches.United dropped off after the break as Brentford bounced back from a subdued first-half display, but Thomas Frank’s team was unable to eke out an equalizer.David De Gea spread himself to block substitute Kevin Schade’s effort as...

Bryce Harper takes on-field BP for 1st time since surgery

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryce Harper has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since Tommy John surgery last fall.Harper hit on the field before Tuesday night’s game at Yankee Stadium.“He feels great. It’s not hitting we’re concerned about, it’s sliding,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Wednesday. ”We got to get clearance from the doctor on that one first ’cause if he slides headfirst he could rupture, and we’re back to square one.”Harper, a two-time National League MVP, was operated on last Nov. 23. A right-handed thrower and left-handed batter, he was projected to return as a designated hitter by the All-Star break. Harper appears to be on track for an earlier return, and Philadelphia has hm on the 10-day injured list rather than the 60, which would have ruled him out until May 29.“He feels like his right arm is stronger than his left right now because he’s done so much rehab on it,” Thomson said.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.co...

Cole outpitches Nola, Yankees win 4-2 as Phils fall to 1-5

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Gerrit Cole was relieved to have navigated Philadelphia’s lineup unscathed when he walked off the mound in the seventh inning after a pitch-clock violation resulted in a walk.“The Phillies are great. The lineup’s a joke, they’re so good,” he said.There is little laughing among the NL champions heading into their home opener. Philadelphia was held to two runs or fewer for the third time in four games, with Aaron Nola losing to Cole and the Yankees 4-2 Wednesday in a marquee matchup of premier pitchers.“It was going to be a fun scrap,” Cole said.Philadelphia fell to 1-5 for the first time since 2007.Cole was removed with one out in the seventh after shaking off catcher Jose Trevino with a full count on Nick Castellanos, resulting in Cole’s first clock violation. Reliever Jonathan Loáisiga allowed a single to Bryson Stott on his first pitch and hit Alec Bohm with his second, loading the bases, and Jake Cave’s sacrifice fly cut the def...

La presidenta de Taiwán advierte que “la democracia está bajo amenaza” en un discurso conjunto con McCarthy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

(CNN) — La presidenta de Taiwán, Tsai Ing-wen, advirtió que “la democracia está bajo amenaza” en el marco de su encuentro con el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU., Kevin McCarthy, un acto muy esperado que supuso una muestra de solidaridad democrática frente a las amenazas de China.Tsai Ing-wen sostuvo una reunión con McCarthy y un grupo de legisladores este miércoles en la Biblioteca Presidencial Ronald Reagan en Simi Valley, California. La reunión histórica marcó la segunda vez que Tsai tiene un encuentro con un legislador estadounidense de ese rango en el lapso de un año, luego de la visita de la entonces presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi, a Taiwán en agosto de 2022. Tsai también es la primer líder de Taiwán que se reúne con un presidente de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU. en suelo estadounidense.“No es ningún secreto que hoy la paz que hemos mantenido y la democracia que (hemos) trabajado duro para construir se...

Judge weighs request to toss Chasing Horse’s sex abuse case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor accused of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls in the U.S. and Canada has asked a judge in Nevada to toss out a sweeping indictment against him, saying two Las Vegas area women identified as victims wanted to have sex with him.One of the women was younger than 16 — the age of consent in Nevada — when she says Nathan Chasing Horse began sexually abusing her. Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny said Wednesday that she would issue her decision before the end of the week. She didn’t offer any indication as to how she might rule during her questioning of state prosecutors and Chasing Horse’s public defender.Chasing Horse, 46, was indicted in Nevada in February on 19 counts, including sexual assault of a minor, kidnapping, child abuse, lewdness and drug trafficking. He also faces sexual abuse charges in Canada and the U.S. District Court in Nevada, as well as on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana....

Video shows men abandoning, tying up German shepherd puppy to fence in South Miami-Dade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

A South Miami-Dade couple was stunned when they found a dog that was abandoned and alone on their property. Now, they want to know who dumped the puppy at their doorstep. Speaking with 7News on Wednesday, Jennifer Thompson said the German shepherd puppy was abandoned and tied to a fence outside her home with a 3-inch leash. “The dog was out there for about 16 hours before we even found it,” she said. “I’ve been gone for a few days. What if I stayed for a week? She would have been dead.”Thompson’s home surveillance cameras were rolling when a white pickup truck drove by along the 16000 block of Southwest 256th Street, just after 6 p.m., Tuesday. The driver appeared to look up the driveway. The truck then came back, stopped, and a man in a blue shirt popped the tailgate. He led the pup off the truck bed and took off. The puppy was seen chasing after them, but at some point, just past the hedges, someone got out and tied the German shepherd to the fence.Th...

TikTok banned across Florida universities, including FIU, FAU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

The popular app TikTok has been banned at several Florida universities. The universities where the app was banned include the following,University of FloridaFlorida State UniversityFlorida International UniveristyFlorida Atlantic University The app has been banned from their Wi-Fi networks and any university-owned devices. The same ban is in place at several universities across the U.S.Critics of TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese company, said they can obtain the data of Americans who use it and provide it to the Chinese government.

Police hold large-scale active shooter drill at CityPlace Doral

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

Doral Police held a large-scale active shooter training in order to be better prepared when a real incident unfolds.Multiple units were seen responding to CityPlace Doral as part of the drill at CityPlace Doral on Wednesday.Speaking with reporters, Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said these exercises are important for officers to help ensure they’re ready to respond to a shooting in a public place.“We have to allow our law enforcement officers to really think outside the box and ensure that we are assessing our capabilities to respond in a multitude of platforms and landscapes,” he said.Doral Police are planning several more drills in the near future.

Six people taken to hospital after crash involving MBTA bus in Jamaica Plain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:42:41 GMT

Six people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a crash involving an MBTA bus in Jamaica Plain that saw the bus crash through a fence before coming to a stop in the Forest Hills Cemetery.SKY7-HD was over the scene shortly before 6 p.m., capturing video of the bus and its smashed windshield. Another vehicle involved in the crash was stopped in the nearby intersection of Forest Hills Avenue and Morton Street with visible damage. Debris was also seen elsewhere around the crash site as traffic backed up on nearby roads.People riding in both the bus and the other vehicle at the time of the crash were taken to the hospital, officials said.“Everyone should be, essentially, assessed at the hospital and hopefully discharged with no serious injuries from this,” said Boston EMS Deputy Superintendent Steven McHugh.In a statement, MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said a preliminary investigation found the crash happened shortly after 5:30 p.m. when a passenger vehic...