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Gunmen abduct 4 students of northern Nigerian university, the third school attack in one month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

Associated Press (AP) — Gunmen abducted four university students in northern Nigeria during an attack early Tuesday, police said, the latest in a series of school abductions that have raised security concerns under the nation’s new president.The gunmen invaded a lodge for students of the Nasarawa State University, near the capital city of Abuja, and took the students hostage, Nasarawa police spokesman Ramhan Nansel said in a statement.It is the third school abduction in the West African nation in the last month, underscoring a security challenge under the government of President Bola Tinubu who rode to power in February on the promise of a “renewed hope” and ending the deadly violence in Nigeria’s troubled north.The latest attack followed a similar pattern of recent attacks in which gun-firing men break into student buildings and flee with hostages, some of whom are still in captivity. The students, like most other captives, are held for ransoms which analysts say the gunmen u...

16-year-old arrested in teen's killing outside of mall in Aurora

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Police say a 16-year-old boy surrendered Monday in the shooting death of a teen outside an Aurora mall.The boy was booked on felony counts of second-degree murder and aggravated robbery, according to the Aurora Police Department. He also faces a traffic offense of failing to report an accident to police. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Police on Monday had announced a warrant for the teen. While interim Aurora Police Chief Art Acevedo said it was on a count of first-degree murder, the department said Tuesday that the chief misspoke.Police did not identify the boy because he is a minor. He was advised of the charges on Tuesday morning.More suspects remain at large in the killing, according to the department. 15-year-old killed outside Aurora mallRaphael Velin, 15, was shot and killed Sept. 30 outside the Southlands shopping mall in Aurora. Police said the incident was part of a pre-planned meetup between Velin and the suspec...

Search discontinued for hiker missing from Rocky Mountain National Park

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Broad-scale search efforts have been suspended for a Fort Collins man reported missing from Rocky Mountain National Park two weeks ago.Chad Pallansch, 49, started a hike from the East Inlet Trailhead near Grand Lake on Sept. 27 and was last heard from that day. His itinerary was a 28-mile route that included established trails and some off-trail travel through steep talus slopes. Train carrying military equipment derails in Colorado Springs Park officials announced Tuesday the search was suspended. The search had been hindered by bad weather, with searchers on the ground encountering snow, ice and wind at high elevations.Investigation to continuePallansch was last heard from around noon the day he began his hike. A text received at that time indicated he was almost to the summit of Mount Alice and roughly 7 miles from the Bear Lake area.He had not taken the route before but was described by RMNP as an experienced trail runner who had run a number of routes in the ...

Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, dies in Denver at 102

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

Hughes Van Ellis, who was the youngest known survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre and who spent his latter years pursuing justice for his family and other descendants of the attack on “Black Wall Street,” has died. He was 102.The World War II veteran and published author who was affectionately called “Uncle Redd” by his family and community died Monday while in hospice in Denver, said his family's publicist, Mocha Ochoa. Search discontinued for hiker missing from Rocky Mountain National Park After the war, Van Ellis worked as a sharecropper and went on to raise seven children, all in the shadow of the Tulsa massacre in 1921, when a white mob laid waste to the city's once-thriving Black community.“I’ll remember each time that Uncle Redd’s passionate voice reached hearts and minds in courtrooms, halls of Congress, and interviews,” said Damario Solomon-Simmons, one of the attorneys who has pursued compensation for the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre.“He was much more than a clien...

First responders describe rescue of kayakers from Boston Harbor near remnants of Long Island Bridge

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

Boston police on Tuesday recounted a daring rescue late last week when crews saved two people kayaking in Boston Harbor near what’s left of the Long Island Bridge. The rescue happened on Friday. Speaking with 7NEWS, Officer Stephanie McGrath said crews used spotlights from their boat to locate the kayakers. “One was still on his kayak but it was taking on water,” McGrath said. McGrath said the kayak was “maybe half full with water.” The other kayaker, McGrath said, had fallen into the water and was clinging to a bridge stanchion. “His kayak had capsized,” McGrath said. “He told us he had been in the water for almost 30 minutes and he was cramping up.” Both kayakers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. In a later news conference on Tuesday, members of the Boston Police Department’s Harbor Division said the kayakers were in a potentially dangerous place on the water. The channel where the kayakers were located, officials said, is a through-...

Ex-Brigham and Women’s Hospital doctor accused of sexual assault, performing unnecessary ‘exams’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is facing a major lawsuit alleging that one of its doctors, who has since voluntarily quit practicing, was performing unnecessary sexualized “exams” of women who went to him for help with unrelated ailments.The lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday morning has one named plaintiff, Marianne “Mimi” DiTrani, but her lawyers say that Dr. Derrick Todd’s victims could grow.“When you trust someone in a position of power, go to them for healing, and are instead hurt, it’s frightening, confusing, and difficult to process. There is no shame. Predators are adept at picking up cues others cannot see,” DiTrani said from the street outside Brigham’s ambulatory care center Tuesday afternoon on Francis Street.“I have decided to come forward because someone must. Nature has taught us there is safety in numbers. I want anyone who was harmed in the way that I was to know they are not alone, and there is nothing to fear,” she continued with a clear voice despit...

Official pumpkin of Boston arrives at Boston Public Market, weighing nearly 1,600 pounds

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

The official pumpkin of Boston is so big that it took more than just wiggling through the door to get it inside Boston Public Market.Al Rose arrived at the market with the bright orange gourd, weighing nearly 1,600 pounds and measuring almost 6 feet wide, around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday after driving from his farm in north central Massachusetts.It took nearly an hour for the pumpkin to get inside, making for great drama.After flagging down a truck driving to a nearby construction site, the worker let Rose and others borrow a saw to shave a few inches off a pallet so the “most orange pumpkin ever” could fit through the market’s doors, “with a quarter inch to spare,” Rose said.The pumpkin is also joined by two others, one a monstrous green squash weighing in at 892 pounds.“They’re in there, and they are huge, but it was a team effort for sure,” said Chelsea Doliner, chief marketing and engagement officer for the Boston Public Market Association.Rose, owner of Red Apple Farm in Phillipston, ...

Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine group is ripped for ‘obscene’ comments about Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

Students at another Boston-area university are under fire for their “obscene” comments in support of Hamas’ terrorist attacks on Israel.The Tufts Students for Justice in Palestine group (Tufts SJP) recently posted in favor of the terrorists, who slaughtered Israelis and took hostages over the weekend.“Since Friday, Palestinians have been launching a historic attack on the colonizers,” Tufts SJP wrote in a letter. “Footage of liberation fighters from Gaza paragliding into occupied territory has especially shown the creativity necessary to take back stolen land.”Tufts SJP’s remarks in support of Hamas come after dozens of Harvard student groups blamed Israel for Hamas’ terrorist attacks.In response to Tufts SJP’s letter, a Tufts University spokesperson said in a statement, “Dismissing the loss of Israeli lives in the recent surprise attacks cannot be condoned. We deeply mourn those losses and vehemently disagree with th...

Water rescue: Officers recount kayakers’ close call near Moon Island

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

Two kayakers were rescued Friday night after the wake from a boat threw them into distress in the area of Moon Island and Long Island Bridge, BPD officers recounted Tuesday.“One was still on his kayak, but it was taking on water, was maybe half full with water,” Officer Stefani McGrath said, standing on a gusty BPD dock in Southie late Tuesday afternoon. “And the other kayaker, who had fallen in the water, he was clinging to the stanchion of the bridge and his kayak had capsized.”A Boston Police Harbor Patrol Unit, including McGrath and Officer Jose Aruajo, was escorting a ship out of Boston Harbor came in.The kayakers, a 34-year-old man from Pennsylvania and 22-year-old man from New York, headed out around 4 p.m., police said.Far into the harbor after sunset, the wake of a larger boat crashed into the pair, sending one into the cold depths.By the time the rescuers headed out, officers recounted, the swimmer was cramping in the cold water.“It was kind o...

Orioles on deck: Pitching matchup, lineups and how to watch ALDS Game 3 vs. Rangers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:51:31 GMT

ORIOLES VS. RANGERSGame 3, American League Division Series (best-of-five; Texas leads, 2-0)Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, TexasFirst pitch: 8:03 p.m.TV/Radio: FS1/97.9 FM, 101.5 FM, 1090 AMStarting pitchers: Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi (12-5, 3.63 ERA) vs. Orioles RHP Dean Kremer (13-5, 4.12 ERA)ORIOLES LINEUPGunnar Henderson (L) SSAdley Rutschman (S) CAnthony Santander (S) RFRyan Mountcastle (R) 1BRyan O’Hearn (L) DHAustin Hays (R) LFCedric Mullins (L) CFJordan Westburg (R) 3BAdam Frazier (L) 2BRANGERS LINEUPMarcus Semien (R) 2BCorey Seager (L) SSMitch Garver (R) DHAdolis García (R) RFEvan Carter (L) LFJonah Heim (S) CNathaniel Lowe (L) 1BJosh Jung (R) 3BLeody Taveras (S) CFPREGAME READING‘Resilient’ Orioles believe they can rally from ALDS deficit vs. Rangers: ‘I don’t want to go home yet’Orioles’ Dean Kremer to start Game 3 of ALDS with family in Israel ‘in back of my head’The wonder years: An Orioles season ...