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Senate votes on House stopgap bill that would avert shutdown: live coverage

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

With less than a half-day before a government shutdown would start, the House passed a Republican stopgap measure that funds the government for 45 days. The measure passed with overwhelming Democratic support; dozens of Republicans voted against it. The Senate started voting on the measure after 8 p.m.The Senate had been set to vote Saturday afternoon on its proposed stopgap, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in midafternoon, as the House bill was moving its way through, that Republicans would not allow it to come to the floor for a vote.Follow along with live updates below.

Man accused of locking a woman in a cell in Oregon faces rape, kidnapping charges in earlier case

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locking her in a makeshift cinder block cell is facing fresh charges of kidnapping and rape in a separate case involving alleged crimes two months earlier, court documents show.An indictment returned by a grand jury in southern Oregon’s Klamath County says that on or around May 6, Negasi Zuberi kidnapped a victim referred to as an unidentified Jane Doe in the county in order to rape her. The indictment also alleges that he knowingly injured the victim by using or threatening to use weapons including a handgun and a stun gun.Zuberi was indicted on 11 counts, including first-degree rape, sexual abuse and kidnapping. The indictment was filed with the Klamath County Circuit Court last week.Online court records didn’t appear to list a defense attorney for Zuberi for the case, which is in the state court system. There was no immediate response Saturday a...

Pierre Poilievre called out for Truth and Reconciliation Day photos with Inuk elder

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has found himself the subject of online criticism after posting photos with an Inuk elder alongside a caption about meeting with Algonquin elders on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.Poilievre posted two photos to X, formerly known as Twitter, with a caption about joining Algonquin elders and leaders at the eternal flame on Parliament Hill to mark the holiday at an event hosted by the Algonquin Nation and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.Marc Miller, the former minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, responded to Poilievre’s post by pointing out that the people in the photos are not Algonquin, but rather Inuit.In one photo, Poilievre is standing head-to-head with Inuk elder Manitok Thompson near the eternal flame, with her hand placed on his shoulder.The second photo taken in front of Parliament shows Poilievre standing beside Thompson and three others who are wearing traditional Inuit clothing.A spokesp...

One person suffers stab wound in knifepoint carjacking in North York

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

Police are searching for at least one suspect after someone was carjacked at knifepoint in North York on Saturday night. Police say a suspect confronted the victim in the area of Finch Avenue West and Sentinel Road just after 7:30 p.m. The victim was robbed of their car at knifepoint and sustained a stab wound in the process. Police say the victim suffered a non-life threatening injury. There is no suspect information at this time.

Armed robbery attempt leads to shootout at River North gas station

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after a shooting at a River North gas station on Saturday morning.According to police, it happened at the BP gas station in the 700 block of North Wells Street around 10:15 a.m.Officers say the victim, a 48-year-old man, was at the gas station when a grey sedan drove up and parked next to him. A person then got out of the grey vehicle and entered the victim's SUV in an attempt to steal his belongings.Police say the victim confronted the offender and that is when the two exchanged gunfire. After the shooting, the suspects fled from the scene. Read more: Latest Chicago news headlines While nobody was injured in the shootout, residents in the area say they are on edge.“To even see something like this, I was astonished. I was like, 'not here,' because I come here every day," James Fitch, a resident in the area, said.Hours after the shooting, the victim's car was surrounded by crime scene tape and police were still on the scene as residents in the...

Current, aspiring entrepreneurs take part in small business expo at Malcolm X College

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

CHICAGO — Current and aspiring entrepreneurs had the opportunity to network and learn some tips during a small business expo at Malcolm X College on the West Side Saturday.Representatives from 45 government and nonprofit agencies and organizations participated in the event, which was hosted by the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP). Reservation holders frustrated after Signature Room abruptly closes without notice Saturday's event featured keynote speaker Kim Lewis, CEO and co-founder of CurlMix. Lewis, a Woodlawn resident and former Shark Tank contestant, started creating hair products in her kitchen and launched CurlMix in 2015.The expo provides an opportunity for those who want to start or grow their businesses to connect with those knowledgeable on the subject.The BACP holds regular expos which take place at different citywide locations.Visit the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection website for more information on up...

North Carolina parents throw wedding for young daughter with cancer

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

(WGHP) — Emma Edwards was that kid others just seemed drawn to. Her parents say no one was more drawn to her than DJ Williams, her classmate at school.“Emma was ... the light. She’s always the best part of everything. She brought the fun with her,” her mother Alina said. “She made friends everywhere she went.” Military dad surprises kids at homecoming football game “She loved to play,” her dad Aaron said.  “She never met a stranger. She wanted to play with every kid she met.”One day Emma began feeling ill, and it didn’t stop. It went on for several days. She was throwing up constantly. Through the illness, Emma fell and hurt her knees.“Because she had done that, we had them scan her leg, and they found the holes in her bones from the leukemia. It was already eating holes in her bones, but it hadn’t released into her bloodstream. So taking blood, they couldn’t tell,” Alina said.She had treatments for the leukemia for about a year, but in June 2023, her health began t...

Fall storm coming: Rainfall, timing and temperatures

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — We've waited four months for this! A significant cold front will bring temperatures below normal and beneficial rain to the area in the first week of October.The SetupA strong area of low pressure, currently working through California, will drag a cold front through Central Texas.California low on SaturdayThis front should move through our area during the middle of the day on Thursday, but in the days before it arrives, up until it pushes through, we'll see increasing rain and storm chances.Cold front arrives on Thursday to Central TexasThe Rain and TimingWell before the front arrives we'll have at least some opportunity for rain. Spotty showers and storms could pop up on Monday, but chances improve some on Tuesday.By far our highest rain chances, near 70%, come Wednesday into Thursday. The weather should get wetter through the day on Wednesday with Wednesday night bringing the most widespread rain of all.Rain chances for the next weekRain and storms continue through...

What would a government shutdown mean if Congress can't reach a late-minute deal Saturday?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a midnight deadline approaching, Congress was working to avert a government shutdown that would disrupt many services, squeeze federal employees and roil politics.The threat of a shutdown was easing Saturday after House approval of a plan to keep agencies open until Nov. 17. The Senate was meeting late in the evening after Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., dropped demands for steep spending cuts and relied on Democratic votes for House passage. House Republicans, fueled by hard-right demands for lower spending, had been forcing a confrontation over federal spending.In a shutdown, some government entities would be exempt — Social Security checks, for example, would still go out — and other functions would be severely curtailed. Federal agencies would cease all actions deemed nonessential, and many of the federal government’s roughly 2 million employees, as well as 2 million active-duty military troops and reservists, would not receive paychecks.A look at what c...

Twins manager for a day: Rocco Baldelli turns over reins to Kyle Farmer, Jorge Polanco

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:39 GMT

DENVER — Kyle Farmer and Jorge Polanco learned they would be unofficially managing the Twins on Saturday at around 3:30 p.m. Twenty minutes later, they were already fulfilling one of Rocco Baldelli’s daily pregame duties: meeting with the media.On the second-to-last day of the regular season, Baldelli handed over the reins to the two veteran infielders. It’s something Baldelli did one other time, too — on the final day of the 2019 season, utilityman Ehire Adrianza managed the Twins.“I think it’s an awesome experience for guys that actually have interest in other parts of the game, which both of these guys do,” Baldelli said. “But we’re also going to treat it as though it’s a Major League Baseball game, because it is.”Though Baldelli wrote out the lineup and the Twins had a number of relievers that needed to get their work in in the planned bullpen game, Baldelli said he planned to talk through all of moves with the two co-managers. As one of their duties, the pair exchanged the line...