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Residents of Maine gather to pray and reflect, days after mass shooting left 18 people dead

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Church bells rang Sunday as Maine residents gathered at somber and sometimes joyful services to pray and support one another following a traumatic week in which a fellow Mainer gunned down 18 people in the worst mass killing in state history.The Rev. Daniel Greenleaf began services at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston with a moment of silence. Then, he told the congregation that it was good to be able to finally pray together after days of lockdown imposed while police searched for the 40-year-old gunman Robert Card.The body of Card was found Friday in a trailer at a recycling center in Lisbon Falls. Card died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, but it was unclear when, authorities said. Card is suspected of also injuring 13 people during the shooting rampage on Wednesday night in Lewiston.Several women wore black veils in the cavernous sanctuary, where a church official said they are raising funds to...

Hurricane Otis death toll climbs to 43 in Mexico

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

(CNN) — At least 43 people have died after powerful Hurricane Otis tore through southern Mexico’s Guerrero state as a devastating Category 5 storm last week, the region’s governor said Sunday.The deceased victims include 33 men and 10 women, Gov. Evelyn Salgado Pineda said in a Facebook post.Shortly after midnight Wednesday, the record-breaking storm brought sustained winds of 165 mph ashore near Acapulco, leaving the popular southern Mexico tourist destination in ruins.Salgado Pineda’s statement said 340 people have been rescued by Mexican authorities.The hurricane impacted 220,035 homes and 80% of the area’s hotels were damaged, according to the Mexican government’s preliminary damage assessment.The health sector reported ground-floor flooding at one hospital, and electromechanical equipment and the medicinal gas supply were affected at another hospital, authorities said in a statement Saturday.Falling trees and landslides triggered by Otis resulted i...

The FDA is warning parents to test their children after lead is found in WanaBana fruit puree pouches

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is warning parents against buying a brand of fruit puree pouches for their children after the snacks were found to have high levels of lead, the agency said.Lead was found in WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches, which are sold nationally at multiple retailers, including Sam’s Club, Amazon and Dollar Tree, the FDA said.“Parents and caregivers of toddlers and young children who may have consumed WanaBana apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches should contact their child’s healthcare provider about getting a blood test,” the FDA said.Lead is toxic to humans and exposure to the substance can lead to developmental delays in children. Symptoms of lead exposure include headaches, abdominal pain, vomiting, anemia, muscle aches, irritability and fatigue, the agency said.The issue came to light when North Carolina state health officials began investigating four children with elevated blood lead levels and found that the WanaBa...

Alaska Airlines incident renews calls for FAA to address ‘decades overdue’ pilot mental health reform

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

(CNN) — Richard Wesmoreland says in the beginning, being an airline pilot was great.But the repeated, days-long stretches away from home — commuting back and forth between his home near Houston and regional carrier SkyWest’s crew based in Detroit — began to take a toll on his new marriage and himself.“The lifestyle was wearing on me mentally,” says Westmoreland, now 37. “I was in kind of a dark place.”So the flight attendant-turned-pilot chose to end his career on his terms, in a fear shared by many pilots that getting help for his depression would lead to the Federal Aviation Administration ending his career for him.Westmoreland is just one of countless professional pilots who are now calling on the FAA — which certifies that civilian pilots in the United States are healthy to fly — to take up what he calls “decades overdue” mental health reform.That chorus came to a head this week when Joseph D. Emerson of California was charged with trying to crash an Alaska Airlines fl...

MBTA being run by ‘adults’ at long last, advisory board head says

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

It will take time for the MBTA’s general manager to correct the course of the beleaguered transportation network he’s been steering for most of a year, but at least there is finally an “adult” in charge, according to the head of the agency’s budget board.Brian Kane, the executive director of the T’s advisory board, said problems popping up across the system aren’t the kind of news he wants to hear, but at least MBTA General Manager Phil Eng seems to know what he’s doing.“Eng has been here six months,” he told WBZ. “I think folks are really starting to see a sea change. I mean, I, as someone who was inside the T, and plays very close attention to it, am starting to see things that I just haven’t seen in the last decade.”In the wake of revelations that the multi-billion dollar Green Line extension was opened despite previous MBTA officials knowing the tracks were too narrow for trains to move at full speed, Kane said that Eng has been the silver lining. The former New York...

Ravens rookie RB Keaton Mitchell among 7 inactives; Cardinals CB Kei’Trel Clark a healthy scratch

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

After making his NFL debut two weeks ago, Ravens rookie running back Keaton Mitchell is inactive for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals.The speedy and popular undrafted free agent out of East Carolina has been dealing with a hamstring injury the past week, though he was a full participant in practice Friday. Rookie Owen Wright out of Monmouth University, who played at Georgetown Prep in Bethesda and was elevated from the practice squad Saturday, will instead be Baltimore’s third running back behind Justice Hill and Gus Edwards.This marks Wright’s NFL debut.Other inactives for the Ravens (5-2) include safety Marcus Williams (hamstring), guard Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, center Sam Mustipher, cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis, wide receiver Tylan Wallace (hamstring) and quarterback Josh Johnson, who is the team’s emergency quarterback.For the Cardinals (1-6), cornerback Kei’Trel Clark is a healthy scratch.Other inactives include safety Qwuantrezz Knight...

2023 MIAA Statewide High School Football Playoff Pairings

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

 DIVISION 1SEEDS: 1. St. John’s Prep (8-0); 2. Xaverian (6-2); 3. Needham (7-1); 4. Andover (7-1); 5. Lincoln-Sudbury (7-1); 6. Methuen (6-2); 7. Springfield Central (7-1); 8. BC High (5-3); 9. Taunton (5-3); 10. Central Catholic (3-5); 11. Natick (5-3); 12. Weymouth (6-2); 13. Franklin (5-3); 14. Westford Academy (5-3); 15. St. John’s Shrewsbury (3-5); 16. Leominster (4-4)FIRST ROUND – FridayGAME 1 – Leominster at St. John’s Prep, 6GAME 2 – Taunton at BC High, 7GAME 3 – Franklin at Andover, 7GAME 4 – Weymouth at Lincoln-Sudbury, 7GAME 5 – St. John’s (Shrewsbury) at Xaverian, 6GAME 7 – Westford Academy at Needham, 7GAME 8 – Natick at Methuen, 7FIRST ROUND – TBAGAME 6 – Central Catholic at Springfield CentralQUARTERFINALS – TBAGAME 9 – Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winnerGAME 10 – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winnerGAME 11 – Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winnerGAME 12 – Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winnerSEMIFINALS – TBAGAME 13 – Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winnerGAME 14 – G...

Mac Jones, Patriots can’t keep up with Dolphins in 31-17 Week 8 loss

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Patriots’ hot streak lasted exactly one week before the team turned cold Sunday in muggy South Florida.The 2-6 Patriots couldn’t keep up with the speedy Dolphins in Week 8’s 31-17 intra-division loss. That came after an encouraging effort by the Patriots’ offense in their Week 7 win over the Bills.Things actually started relatively promising for the Patriots, who took an early lead off of an interception from safety Kyle Dugger off of Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, giving the offense a short field.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots quickly rule out Kendrick Bourne with knee injury vs. Dolphins New England Patriots | Patriots lose starting wide receiver to head injury in Week 8 vs. Dolphins New England Patriots | Patriots lose defensive captain to hamstring injury vs. Dolphins New England Patriots | Patriots recent high draft pick among healthy scratches in Week 8 inactives vs. Dolphi...

St. Catharines man charged after threatening university students

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

An 18-year-old St. Catharines man is in custody for allegedly threatening three Brock University students with a gun on Saturday.Niagara police say just before 6 p.m. the suspect went to the university campus located on Sir Isaac Brock Way to confront three other people over a previous dispute. It was then that he allegedly threatened them while displaying what appeared to be a handgun.The three students fled for their safety and locked themselves inside a dormitory until police arrived. Neither suffered any physical injuries as a result of the confrontation.Just after 7 p.m. police went to a home in north St. Catharines and arrested the suspect without incident. Investigators recovered a replica pellet gun during a search of the residence.Dante Palumbo of St. Catharines has been charged with possession of a weapon, uttering threats and criminal harassment.

California’s commercial Dungeness crab season delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect whales

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:56:07 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The start of the commercial Dungeness crab season in California has been delayed for the sixth year in a row to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in trap and buoy lines.The state Department of Fish and Wildlife said commercial crabbing will be delayed until at least Dec. 1. The situation will be reassessed on or before Nov. 17.It’s the latest delay for the start of the commercial season, which traditionally begins in mid-November for waters between the Mendocino county line and the border with Mexico.“Large aggregations of humpback whales continue to forage between Bodega Bay and Monterey and allowing the use of crab traps would increase the risk of an entanglement in those fishing zones,” said Fish and Wildlife Director Charlton H. Bonham said in a statement Friday.The recreational take of Dungeness crab using traps will be temporarily restricted in some areas when the recreational season opens Nov. 4, officials said. Recreational crabbers will be...