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Trump support among Republicans generally unshaken by indictments

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

If the polling is any guide, there are not many cracks showing in the wall of support Donald Trump has built.Though a Fox News poll of more than 1,000 registered voters released Wednesday evening shows support for the 45th President down 3 points in the last month, polling averages show the former commander-in-chief continues to maintain a nearly 40-point lead over the next conservative contender and majority support among right-leaning voters.“President Donald Trump continues to dominate in polling of Republican primary voters,” his campaign said in a Thursday statement. “The only real race going on right now in the Republican primary is that for second place.”In second place, both according to the recent FOX poll and polling averages is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The former Navy officer seemed to be closing the gap in the race going into winter and spring — even topping Trump by 2 points in a March CNN survey — until his numbers fell from the mid-thirties into the teens.Businessma...

Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers made his presence known in chippy joint practice with Packers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Thursday’s session between the Patriots and Packers never reached the level of a melee, but there were six or seven skirmishes during the practice.Those scraps eventually led to Patriots linebacker Anfernee Jennings’ ejection for leveling Green Bay rookie linebacker Keshawn Banks in retaliation for a hit on rookie defensive end Keion White.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots-Packers joint practices Day 2: Mac Jones shines, Ezekiel Elliott ramps up, defense fights New England Patriots | Jahlani Tavai urges fans to support Hawaii after Patriots lend help New England Patriots | Patriots encouraged by early returns on Ezekiel Elliott signing New England Patriots | Patriots extra points: Robert Kraft denied Hall of Fame entry again, when will he get in? New England Patriots | Patriots-Packers joint practices Day 1: Ezekiel Elliott debuts, offense hobbled by 13 sacks in Green Ba...

Brush fire in Potrero increases to 400 acres, prompts evacuations

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A brush fire burning in the Potrero community prompted evacuations Thursday afternoon.The fire broke out near Coyote Holler Road and Round Potrero Road, Cal Fire San Diego said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter. By 3:20 p.m., the fire, dubbed the "Coyote Fire," had grown to 200 acres and was burning at a moderate rate of spread, fire officials said. As of 5:12 p.m., the fire doubled in size to 400 acres.Structures on Yerba Santa Road were also threatened. Hilary upgraded to hurricane: What does this mean for San Diego? An evacuation order was in place for residents living within the shaded area of the below map:Evacuation map (County of San Diego)For updated evacuation information, visit San Diego County Emergency Site.A temporary evacuation point has been set up at Mountain Empire High School's parking lot at 3305 Buckman Springs Road in Pine Valley.Potrero Elementary School was also evacuated out of an abundance of caution, the San Diego County Office of Edu...

Authorities charge 9 current and former California police officers in corruption case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine current or former Northern California police officers were charged Thursday in a federal corruption investigation that found evidence they committed civil rights violations and fraud in an effort to get a pay raise and lied on reports to cover up use of excessive force, U.S. authorities said.Ismail J. Ramsey, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, filed four indictments that outlined charges including wire fraud, deprivation of rights under color of law, conspiracy against rights, and conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. Nine police officers and one community service officer are named in the charges, though only two are charged in multiple indictments.The investigation centered on the departments in Antioch and Pittsburg, two cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Only three of the officers remain employed by the departments and were not on active duty, officials said. Arrest warrants were served Thursday in California, Texas and Hawai...

Hilary grows into major hurricane in Pacific off Mexico and could bring heavy rain to US Southwest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm Thursday evening off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to the southwestern U.S. by the weekend.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hilary’s maximum sustained winds had risen to 120 mph (195 kph), making it a Category 3 hurricane. The storm was expected to grow into a Category 4 hurricane Friday while on a projected path that threatened landfall on the central Baja California peninsula by Sunday or possibly keep just offshore while heading for Southern California.Hilary was centered about 445 miles (715 kilometers) south of Los Cabos on the southern tip of the Baja peninsula. It was moving west-northwest at 14 mph (22 kph), but was expected to take a more northward heading in the coming days.The hurricane center said that as Hilary moves onto or brushes the Baja pensinsula, it could possibly survive briefly as a tropical storm or tropical depression and cross the U.S. border.No tropical ...

CP NewsAlert: Evacuations ordered for hundreds more properties in West Kelowna, B.C.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

Wildfire evacuation orders have been expanded to hundreds more properties that are being threatened by a blaze near the City of West Kelowna, with thousands of others placed on alert.Central Okanagan Emergency Operations ordered the evacuations of 763 more properties late Thursday, increasing the total to 831.More coming.Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press

Connecticut kitten mystery solved, police say: Cat found in stolen, crashed car belongs to a suspect

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — Police who found a kitten in a stolen car say they have located the animal’s owner: A juvenile suspect who fled and was arrested after the car crashed. The Meriden Police Department said on its Facebook page Thursday that the gray-and-white male cat has been returned to the suspect’s mother. The department said the youth said nothing to officers about the pet, which was found under a seat. Instead, police were led to the owner by someone who responded to the department’s Facebook post earlier this week looking for the animal’s owner. In the meantime, a number of people contacted authorities looking to adopt the cat, police said. Police said they found the feline while searching for evidence after the stolen vehicle collided with a patrol car during an Aug. 10 chase. Officers were pursuing the vehicle on suspicion that it had been used in armed robberies in several nearby communities hours earlier. After the crash, six suspects fled but w...

Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys’ advice

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump now says he won’t be holding a press conference next week to unveil what he claims is new evidence of fraud in the 2020 election in Georgia, citing the advice of lawyers. No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election. Republican officials in the state — where three recounts confirmed Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden — have long said he lost legitimately. “Rather than releasing the Report on the Rigged & Stolen Georgia 2020 Presidential Election on Monday, my lawyers would prefer putting this, I believe, Irrefutable & Overwhelming evidence of Election Fraud & Irregularities in formal Legal Filings as we fight to dismiss this disgraceful Indictment,” he wrote on his social media site Thursday evening. He added, “Therefore, the News Conference is no longer necessary!”Trump had announced that he would be holding the event hours after a grand ...

Former Alabama correctional officer convicted in 2018 inmate beating

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted a former Alabama prison sergeant of federal charges in connection with the 2018 beating of an inmate.Devlon Williams, 37, a former sergeant with the Alabama Department of Corrections, was convicted of deprivation of rights under color of law, falsification of records and obstruction of justice, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.Prosecutors said Williams repeatedly punched and kicked an inmate at Staton Correctional Facility who was on the ground and not resisting or posing a threat. Williams also hit the inmate multiple times with a collapsible baton, prosecutors said.“This defendant is being held accountable for using excessive force against an inmate and preparing a false report to cover-up his unlawful behavior,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.“Prisoners, like everyone else, have the right to be free from such needless and extreme violence,” Clarke s...

Alcohol-free brewery in Naperville partners with non-violence organizations in Chicago

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:52 GMT

NAPERVILLE, Ill. — The folks at Go Brewing in Naperville are doing what they love, making their lineup of small-batch craft beers.The owner's claim to fame is making beverages that taste great, but in the words of Joe Chura, won't leave you feeling like crap. WGN’s Mike Lowe skydives with Golden Knights "The main reason is I had an issue with alcohol," Joe said.Conceived during the height of the pandemic, when Joe and his wife, Heather, like so many of us, felt socially isolated, they started to drink in excess."My family had issues with alcohol," Joe said. "It revolves around every celebration."It was hard at first, Joe said, but got easier. The trouble was non-alcohol beer had very few to choose from and they were lacking in variety and taste.So they started brewing their ownThey brought on some partners and after a lot of hard work, the brewery and beautiful tap room emerged. They also serve pizza and pretzels and invite food truck operators on occasion, as well as offer live m...