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Truck driver guilty of killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue in deadliest attack on Jews in US history

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

By PETER SMITH (Associated Press)PITTSBURGH (AP) — A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews was convicted Friday of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find, killing 11 congregants in an act of antisemitic terror for which he could be sentenced to die.The guilty verdict was a foregone conclusion after Robert Bowers’ own lawyers conceded at the trial’s outset that he attacked and killed worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. Jurors must now decide whether the 50-year-old should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole as the federal trial shifts to a penalty phase expected to last several weeks.Bowers was tried on 63 criminal counts, including hate crimes resulting in death and obstruction of the free exercise of religion resulting in death. His attorneys had offered a guilty plea in return for a life sentence, but prosecutors refused, opt...

NBA suspends Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant 25 games for ‘conduct detrimental to the league’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

Ja Morant will sit out more than a quarter of next season as punishment for his second gun-related video incident.The NBA announced on Friday that the Memphis Grizzlies star has been suspended 25 games without pay for “conduct detrimental to the league.”“Ja Morant’s decision to once again wield a firearm on social media is alarming and disconcerting given his similar conduct in March for which he was already suspended eight games,” said NBA commissioner Adam Silver in a statement. “The potential for other young people to emulate Ja’s conduct is particularly concerning. Under these circumstances, we believe a suspension of 25 games is appropriate and makes clear that engaging in reckless and irresponsible behavior with guns will not be tolerated.”Morant, 23, a two-time All-Star, was suspended eight games without pay in March after he flashed a gun “in an intoxicated state” during an Instagram live video at a Denver-area stri...

Lawrence Cager is Giant sleeper with ideal mentor in Darren Waller: ‘A little destiny’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

In January, after Lawrence Cager’s eight-catch, 69-yard game against the Eagles, Giants tight ends coach Andy Bischoff compared Cager’s unique skill set to a special player:Darren Waller.“Those types of guys — whether it’s a Darren Waller or whomever that is — are out there, that are a little bit of an untraditional guy,” Bischoff said then. “But if you can master enough of the position to draw a tie in some areas, you can really help your team. And Lawrence is on a journey, and he’s taken an upswing.”That name had come up before.The Jets’ GM called to re-sign Cager entering the 2022 offseason with an idea for the wide receiver who’d once walked his halls.“Joe Douglas calls my agent and tells me, ‘We want to make him like Darren Waller,’” Cager, 25, told the Daily News with a smile on Tuesday. “So I’m contemplating, because my whole career, even in college recruiting, a couple...

4 injured at Naval Base Point Loma

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Four people were sent to the hospital Friday morning following a crash at Naval Base Point Loma, authorities confirmed.The San Diego Fire Rescue Department says crews responded the area of Sylvester Road just before 2 a.m. after a caller from the U.S. Navy requested fire and medical assistance due to a crash involving a watercraft. Man stabbed during argument over cigarettes: police Authorities say four people were transported from the scene to UC San Diego Health in Hillcrest. The nature of their injuries are unknown at this time.FOX 5 has reached out to the Navy for comment and is working to gather more information.It's unknown whether this crash involved a civilian boat or a military watercraft.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. FOX 5's Elizabeth Alvarez contributed to this report.

Stock market today: Wall Street wavers, looking to extend winning streak

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks wavered between small gains and losses on Wall Street Friday as investors look to extend the market’s longest winning streak in a year.The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged in midday trading after giving up slight gains earlier in the day. The benchmark index is headed for its sixth consecutive weekly gain and is trading at the highest level it’s been at since April 2022.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 6 points, or less than 0.1%, to 34,403 as of 11:35 a.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq fell 0.2%.Wall Street faces a relatively quiet day to cap off a busy week of economic updates.Software maker Adobe rose 2.5% after reporting solid financial results and raising its profit forecast. Humana slipped 3.2% after becoming the latest health insurer to warn about pent-up demand for medical services driving costs higher. Health insurance giant UnitedHealth issued a similar warning earlier in the week.Treasury yields rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.76% ...

Unionized UPS workers vote to authorize a strike in high-stakes negotiations for a new contract

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Unionized UPS workers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to authorize a strike, setting the stage for a potential work stoppage if the package delivery company and Teamsters can’t come to an agreement before their contract expires next month. The Teamsters have urged workers to authorize a strike to give them more leverage in negotiations with the company, but a yes vote does not mean a strike is imminent. The Teamsters represent about 340,000 UPS employees, more than half of the company’s workforce. A quarter of a century ago, 185,000 UPS employees walked off the job for 15 days after a contract dispute and it crippled the company. UPS has grown vastly since then and become even more engrained in the U.S. economy. UPS says they deliver the equivalent of about 6% of nation’s gross domestic product. If a strike occurs, its expected to be one of the biggest – if not the biggest – company walkout in U.S. history, carrying with it far-reaching implications for th...

Tennessee panel suspends former officer’s certification for now in Tyre Nichols’ death

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A state commission that enforces standards for police voted Friday to temporarily suspend a former officer from serving in law enforcement in Tennessee while a federal investigation proceeds into the death of Tyre Nichols.The vote in Preston Hemphill’s case in front of the Tennessee Police Officer Standards and Training Commission delays the final decision over whether the fired Memphis officer will face a permanent ban on working in law enforcement in the state.The district attorney decided not to charge Hemphill with a crime for his interactions with Nichols in January. Hemphill hit Nichols with a stun gun at an initial traffic stop. But he did not run after the fleeing man to a second scene where other officers brutally beat Nichols.During a hearing Thursday, officials with the state board and Memphis police said they don’t know whether Hemphill is a target of the federal investigation.Five other former officers face charges of second-degree mu...

The latest on the deadly crash between seniors’ bus and semi truck in rural Manitoba

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

RCMP say 15 people are dead and 10 are injured after a bus carrying seniors to a casino crashed with a semi truck on the Trans-Canada Highway near Carberry, Man., on Thursday morning.Here are the latest developments (all times CT): 10:30 a.m.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the flag will fly at half-mast on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in honour of the Manitoba crash victims.He says he can’t imagine what families are going through.Trudeau also says it brings back terrible memories of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan in 2018 that left 16 dead and 13 injured._8:45 a.m. Brad Michaleski, the legislature member for Dauphin, says it will be hard to find anybody in the western Manitoba community who isn’t directly affected by the deadly bus crash, or knows someone who is. He says the city of 8,600 and surrounding region is a tight-knit community. Michaleski says it’s a shocking tragedy and people are trying to get a handle on its magnitude.Flags are ...

A nun commends Dodgers’ handling of Pride Night controversy. Some archbishops call it blasphemy

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

Devout baseball fans might view their teams’ performance as heavenly or hellish, depending on the quality of play. Currently, it’s the Los Angeles Dodgers’ handling of their annual Pride Night — not the team’s record — that has provoked emotional reactions from religious people, including prominent faith leaders, Catholic nuns, and even the team’s All-Star ace.Indeed, three high-ranking U.S. Catholic leaders this week suggested the team had committed blasphemy.The Dodgers have been holding Pride Nights for 10 years, but this year’s edition — taking place Friday night — became entangled last month in a high-profile controversy.Under a barrage of criticism from some conservative Catholics, the team rescinded an invitation to a satirical LGBTQ+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to be honored at Pride Night. The Sisters’ performers — mostly men who dress flamboyantly as nuns — are active in protests and charitable programs.A week later, after a vehement backlash from LGBT...

Serbia opens proceedings against arrested Kosovo policemen, ignores US call for their release.

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:36:47 GMT

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian prosecutors on Friday opened legal proceedings against three Kosovo police officers arrested earlier this week, defying U.S. and other demands for their immediate and unconditional release.Serbian officials have said the three Kosovo Albanians were arrested by Serbian security on Wednesday deep inside Serbia and close to the border with Kosovo, and that they were heavily armed when seized. Kosovo officials insist they were “kidnapped” inside Kosovo and taken to Serbia by force.The dispute adds to tensions between the two countries that have flared into recent violent clashes in the Serb populated northern Kosovo, stirring fears of a renewal of the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo that left more than 10,000 people dead, mostly Kosovo Albanians.The United States on Thursday joined calls from the European Union and other Western countries on both Kosovo and Belgrade to “take immediate steps to deescalate tensions.”“That includes the unconditional release of th...