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Chicago-bound Amtrak train derails after hitting empty vehicle and tow truck in Michigan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

NEW BUFFALO, Mich. (AP) — An Amtrak train heading to Chicago with 200 passengers derailed after striking an unoccupied vehicle and a tow truck in southwestern Michigan, authorities said Friday.“The engineer and approximately 10 passengers received non-life threatening injuries and were treated by local ambulance services,” the Berrien County sheriff’s office said.The train derailed but remained upright.The crash happened Thursday evening near New Buffalo in Michigan’s southwestern corner, about 70 miles (110 kilometers) east of Chicago.The vehicle was stuck on the tracks and was being removed when the train hit it and the tow truck, the sheriff’s office said. Two or three people at the scene dashed for safety.“With the lights, they could tell the train was coming. They got out of the way,” Undersheriff Chuck Heit told The Associated Press. “We were very fortunate — blessed — to not have more severe injuries or a fatality.” The train’s engineer had no warning ...

Woman hospitalized after Mercedes crashes into Amazon Fresh in Chevy Chase

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

A woman was taken to the hospital after crashing into an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Chevy Chase, Maryland, on Friday afternoon.The incident started in a gated parking lot of “The Collection,” a group of shops and restaurants that includes the Amazon Fresh. A woman who was in the lot told WTOP that before 1 p.m., the driver of a white Mercedes sedan hit a parked car, then reversed into a concrete planter, pushing it back several feet and damaging a fence in the process.Then, the witness told WTOP the woman drove forward at a high rate of speed through the parking lot, smashing through a parking barrier arm, over a curb and into a collection of shopping carts sitting at the Amazon Fresh storefront. The woman who saw what happened said the driver was going as fast as 40 to 50 mph through the parking lot.Montgomery County Fire and Rescue took the woman to the hospital via ambulance. No other injuries were immediately reported.Below is a map of where the crash happened:Source

Colorado Rapids hire Chris Armas as next head coach

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado Rapids have brought in Chris Armas as their new permanent coach after Robin Fraser was let go in September.Armas has been an assistant coach in the Premier League the last few seasons, first with Manchester United (2021-22) and then with Leeds United (2023). He brings nearly two decades of Major League Soccer experience as a player and coach to Colorado.The 51-year-old Armas takes over a Rapids team that finished last in the Western Conference. Chris Little served as the interim coach after Fraser was dismissed.Armas was a six-time MLS All-Star as a former defensive midfielder with the LA Galaxy and Chicago Fire FC. The New York City native also earned 66 caps playing for the U.S. men's national team. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies and more sports news The 51-year-old Armas spent four years as the head coach of Adelphi University's women's soccer team before joining the New York Red Bulls as an assistant. He was...

Police: Man arrested for exposing himself at Miami Springs public library

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

Miami Springs Police arrested a man after he allegedly exposed himself at a public library.According to Miami Springs Police, David Betancourt was observed by a female victim “manipulating his genitals while pretending to use a library computer.” Police said the victim reported that Betancourt stared at her and exposed himself, prompting library staff to contact the police. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miami Springs PD (@miamispringspd)Betancourt was detained and arrested Thursday in the library parking lot. He is facing charges of indecent exposure.

Rosalynn Carter, 96-year-old former first lady, is in hospice care at home, Carter Center says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter is in hospice care at home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center announced Friday.The center said the 96-year-old at home with former President Jimmy Carter, now 99. The Carter family said through the statement that they are “grateful for the outpouring of love and support.”The family announced earlier this year that the former first lady is suffering from dementia. The former president entered hospice care at home in February.They have been married for more than 77 years, through his rise from their Georgia farm to his election to the presidency in 1976. After his 1980 defeat, the couple established The Carter Center in Atlanta as a global center to advocate human rights, democracy and public health.“The best thing I ever had happen in my life was when she said she’d marry me,” Jimmy Carter said, long after leaving the Oval Office.The couple’s grandson, Jason Carter, described his grandmother in a recent interview as the former president̵...

Amid pressure, Flemish party leader resigns over racist remarks 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

Flemish Socialist Party leader Conner Rousseau resigned Friday evening after he recently came under fire for racists from fellow party members for remarks he made in September about the Roma community. On Friday evening, the Brussels’ section of his party called for Rousseau’s resignation during the party’s extraordinary meeting, according to Dutch news.In September, Rousseau made racist remarks to a police officer about “all that brown scum,” xenophobic remarks that led to calls for resignation from several Belgian public officials against the now-ousted president of the Vooruit party, according to Dutch news Nieuwsblad. He later claimed he was drunk and apologized.“These statements are absolutely unacceptable,” Brussels MP Els Rochette said.Other officials chimed in on Thursday before his resignation.“Racist statements are never to be tolerated. But [they are] totally unacceptable for a leader of a socialist party because they are c...

Ticker: Honda recalls nearly 250K vehicles because bearing can fail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S. because bearings can fail, causing the engines to stall and increasing the risk of a crash.The recall covers certain 2018 and 2019 Honda Pilot SUVs and Odyssey minivans and some 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline pickup trucks. Also affected are certain 2015 to 2020 Acura TLX cars and some 2016 to 2020 Acura MDX SUVs.Honda says in documents posted Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that connecting rod bearings in the engine can wear and seize due to a manufacturing error, damaging the engines. The engines could run improperly or stall while being driven, increasing the risk of a fire, crash or injury.FDA screening US cinnamon imports after kids sickened by tainted applesauceThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration is screening imports of cinnamon from multiple countries for toxic lead contamination after growing reports of children who were sickened after eating pouches of applesauce and apple puree.Cinnamon from a m...

Column: GM Chris Getz gets an early start on dismantling the 2023 Chicago White Sox. Who will be next?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

Chicago White Sox general manager Chris Getz stared back at a few dozen reporters on a Zoom call Friday afternoon after informing them top prospect Colson Montgomery doesn’t have to worry about making the team out of spring training.No one had any more questions and no one was stopping the Zoom.Getz wasn’t sure exactly what to do.“Are we at the point where we just do a staredown?” Getz asked reporters.I was prepared to take over as emergency moderator, but the White Sox media relations man got back on the screen after his Wi-Fi returned, saving the day.It’s been that kind of a year for the White Sox, who never found a low point that couldn’t get even lower. The recent exodus by broadcaster Jason Benetti to the Detroit Tigers booth was just the latest blow, coming off a season so horrible Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf admitted he wouldn’t watch the games on his DVR if the Sox lost. The team lost 101 games, so he missed some of Benetti’s fine...

No evidence yet to support hate crime charge in death of pro-Israel protester, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

By JOHN ANTCZAK and JULIE WATSON (Associated Press)LOS ANGELES (AP) — California authorities said Friday they have not ruled out that a hate crime was committed in the death of a pro-Israel demonstrator following a confrontation with a college professor but so far the evidence only supports the charges of involuntary manslaughter and battery. Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko said his office charged Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji, 50, with those two offenses in the death of Paul Kessler, 69, after reviewing over 600 pieces of evidence and interviewing more than 60 witnesses. “We were not pre-committed to any specific outcome or even criminal culpability, and we never treated the fact that criminal charges would be a forgone conclusion,” he said.The two men got into a physical altercation Nov. 5 during protests over the Israel-Hamas war, and Kessler fell back and hit his head on the ground, which caused the fatal injuries, authorities have said. He died the n...

Worcester-based group adult foster care managers indicted for alleged $1.6M Medicaid fraud scheme

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:43:14 GMT

The managers of a Worcester-based group adult foster care company have been indicted in connection with an alleged $1.6 million Medicaid fraud scheme, according to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.Union Home Health Care Services’ managers were arrested on Thursday and charged with allegedly defrauding MassHealth of more than $1.6 million, Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s Office announced.Worcester residents Bernice Codjia, 39, and Augustus Kormah, 66, were indicted by a Worcester County grand jury. Their company, Union Home Health Care Services, was also indicted.Each defendant was charged with Medicaid false claims. Codjia and Home Health Care Services were also charged with larceny over $1,200.Group adult foster care services help MassHealth members with performing daily life activities, such as eating, bathing, housekeeping and laundry.Union Home Health Care Services and Codjia are accused of using fraudulent nursing assessments and forms to sign up...