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WATCH: Police use drone to help track, capture wayward dog in Tisbury

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

Tisbury police shared a heartwarming video Saturday showing officers going above and beyond to track down a dog that had been on the loose for more than a day.The dog, Trixie, had been spotted in the area of Beach Road in Vineyard Haven on Thursday after more than 30 hours away from home.Using the department’s drone, the video shows officers tracking the dog and eventually catching it and returning it to its owner.

Police respond to rollover crash in Lynn

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

Police are investigating a rollover crash that occurred in Lynn on Saturday night.Officers could be seen working to remove the overturned vehicle from the roadway.The cause of the crash remains under investigationNo additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Patriots-Steelers film review: Did Bailey Zappe prove something in Pittsburgh?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

Believe it or not, there were signs in that sad, rain-soaked, shutout loss to the Chargers.Signs of a stirring deep passing game. Of improved pass protection. Of an offense that might one day meander back to the end zone after making one such trip in its last three games.Then the Patriots made that trek three times Thursday night, all in the first half. Bailey Zappe posted a sparkling 115.2 passer rating and matched Mac Jones for the season when he hit his fourth deep pass on the year. Zappe also became the first Patriots quarterback to throw three touchdown passes in a first half since Tom Brady in 2018.How much of that is sustainable moving forward, especially in light of a scoreless second half? Likely not much.Zappe’s leading receiver, JuJu Smith-Schuster, earned more than 40% of his season-high 90 yards on a low-percentage contested catch. Ezekiel Elliott caught seven passes for the first time in two years. Zappe also peaked with his offensive line, which allowed a season...

Major changes to US immigration policy are under discussion. What are they and what could they mean?

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is discussing changes to the immigration system in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas.President Joe Biden has said he is willing to make “significant compromises on the border” to meet Republican demands that the assistance be tied to an overhaul of U.S border policy.Republicans say the record numbers of migrants crossing the southern border pose a security threat because authorities cannot adequately screen all the migrants and that those who enter the United States are straining the country’s resources. GOP lawmakers also say they cannot justify to their constituents sending billions of dollars to other countries, even in a time of war, while failing to address the border at home.But many immigration advocates, including some Democrats, say some of the changes being proposed would gut protections for people who desperately need help and would not really ease the chaos at the border.Much o...

West African leaders acknowledge little progress in their push for democracy in coup-hit region

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — In a renewed push for respect for democracy in coup-hit West Africa, leaders from across the region kicked off a crucial meeting in Nigeria on Sunday and acknowledged for the first time that their efforts to stem the tide of coups have so far met with little success.The 15-nation regional bloc, ECOWAS, has unsuccessfully tried to restore political stability across the entire West and Central Africa which has recorded eight military takeovers since 2020, including in Niger and Gabon. In the past month, the governments of Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau have also described their country’s political crises as attempted coups.Despite sanctions and other efforts by ECOWAS to reverse the coups, Niger has consolidated its grip on power while the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso have stopped collaborating with the bloc on their countries’ transition to civilian rule, ECOWAS commission president Omar Alieu Touray told the 64th ordinary session of the b...

A gigantic new ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of the Cold War-era but add 21st-century risks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. (AP) — The control stations for America’s nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles have a sort of 1980s retro look, with computing panels in sea foam green, bad lighting and chunky control switches, including a critical one that says “launch.” Those underground capsules are about to be demolished and the missile silos they control will be completely overhauled. A new nuclear missile is coming, a gigantic ICBM called the Sentinel. It’s the largest cultural shift in the land leg of the Air Force’s nuclear missile mission in 60 years. But there are questions as to whether some of the Cold War-era aspects of the Minuteman missiles that the Sentinel will replace should be changed. Making the silo-launched missile more modern, with complex software and 21st-century connectivity across a vast network, may also mean it’s more vulnerable. The Sentinel will need to be well protected from cyberattacks, while its technology will have to cope...

Man suffers serious injuries from early morning stabbing in Scarborough

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

A man is in hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries following a stabbing at a bar in Scarborough on Sunday morning.At approximately 3:15 a.m. police responded to reports of a large bar fight at 2109 Kennedy Road, in the area of Kennedy Road and Finch Avenue East.During the altercation, several people received minor injuries, and one man was stabbed. He was transported to hospital by medics with life-threatening injuries.There is no word on any suspects, or an exact number of how many victims had minor injuries.STABBING:Kennedy Rd + Finch Av East3:15 a.m.– Reports of a large bar fight– During the altercation, several people received minor injuries– A man was stabbed– He was transported to hospital by medics w/life-threatening injuries#GO2837853^lb— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) December 10, 2023

Children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi accept the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — The children of imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi have accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf in a ceremony Sunday in the Norwegian capital. Mohammadi is renowned for campaigning for women’s rights and democracy in her country, as well as fighting against the death penalty.Ali and Kiana Rahmani, Mohammadi’s twin 17-year-old children who live in exile in Paris with their father, will be given the prestigious award at Oslo City Hall, after which they will give the Nobel Peace Prize lecture in their mother’s name. Mohammadi, 51, was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize in October for her decades of activism despite numerous arrests by Iranian authorities and spending years behind bars. She is currently detained in a prison in Tehran.At a news conference in Oslo on Saturday, Kiana Rahmani read out a message from her mother, in which the imprisoned activist praised the role international media played in “conveying the voice of dissenters...

Canada has a secretive history of adoption, and some want it brought to light

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — In a theatre in St. John’s, N.L., a murmur spreads through the audience as people timidly raise their hands. They have been asked if they saw their own stories reflected in the film they just watched — “A Quiet Girl.”The National Film Board documentary by Montreal director Adrian Wills follows him as he searches for his biological mother in her home province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Each step closer to his mother takes him deeper into the history of adoption in the province, where many unwed pregnant women in deeply Christian towns surrendered their babies to be brought up by someone else.“What people said to us afterwards was, ‘My God, this is my cousin’s story, this is my sister’s story, this is our story,'” Wills said in a recent interview after screenings in central Newfoundland. “It was really emotional … so many people want to tell you their stories.”Many more of those stories need ...

A bright start to the week, with temperatures climbing to 50 degrees

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:11:29 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- There were clouds overhead this morning. We'll see decreasing clouds throughout the day, but highs will only hit the low 40s. The winds will continue to ease through the day. Partly cloudy overnight, with lows down into the 20s. There is plenty of sunshine for Monday, with highs rebounding to close to 50 degrees. We'll settle into a dry pattern for the work week, with highs each day near or a little above normal for this time of year.