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‘Le Monster’ takes on Le Mans in NASCAR takeover of iconic race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

LE MANS, France (AP) — The crowd chanted “USA! USA!” as NASCAR’s driver lineup for the 24 Hours of Le Mans passed through the city center atop a convertible Chevrolet Camaro. Jimmie Johnson tossed branded NASCAR 75th anniversary shoelaces to the fans, all eager to see the entry now dubbed “Le Monster” attempt the most iconic endurance race in the world during the centenary celebration of the event.The wait ended Saturday afternoon when NBA superstar LeBron James waved the French flag then gave the command, “Pilotes, demarrez vos moteurs,” to start the race.German driver Mike Rockenfeller, a two-time Le Mans winner, started the twice-around-the-clock event in the No. 24 Camaro fielded by Hendrick Motorsports with a lineup of seven-time NASCAR champion Johnson and 2009 Formula One champion Jenson Button. The race marked the first time since 1976 NASCAR had a presence at Le Mans.The NASCAR effort has wowed all week — its V8 engine growls and is far louder than any other entry in ...

Vacant warehouse catches fire, roof collapses Saturday morning

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A vacant warehouse caught fire Saturday morning.West Metro Fire Rescue responded to the blazes near 13th Avenue and Benton Street where a vacant warehouse was on fire. Colorado man pleads guilty in Vermont murder for hire conspiracy The roof of the single-story building partially collapsed, so firefighters said they hit a few hot spots in those void spaces after the main body of the fire was out. According to a tweet from WMFR, the building is reportedly a place where people experiencing homelessness frequent.The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but crews said that there were no injuries reported.

Marlon Wayans blasts United Airlines after issue with bag at DIA gets him barred from flight: 'This was harassment'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – Actor and comedian Marlon Wayans is claiming he was harassed and bullied by a United Airlines gate agent over an issue with his carry-on baggage.Wayans, 50, shared his side of the incident on social media, claiming he was preparing to board a flight leaving from Denver International Airport on Friday when he was asked by a United gate agent to "consolidate" his bags. He alleged, however, that once he complied, the agent told him his baggage was too big and needed to be checked. Frontier Airlines confirms gate agent ‘incentive’ for baggage fees after viral TikToks Wayans said he felt the agent was “clearly picking” on him and boarded the flight with his bags anyway, he admitted. He also indicated that the gate agent ultimately prevented him from making the flight, but did not specifically say whether he was physically removed from the plane.“Dude tried to lie and say I assaulted him,” Wayans wrote on Instagram, alleging there was video footage to prove that he “never to...

Trump set for first public appearances since federal indictment with speeches to GOP conventions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to make his first public appearances since his federal indictment, speaking to friendly Republican audiences in Georgia and North Carolina as he tries to rally supporters to his defense.Trump, who remains the front-runner for the 2024 GOP nomination despite his mounting legal woes, is expected to use speeches at two state party conventions to rail against the charges and amplify his assertions that he is the victim of a politically motivated “witch hunt” by Democratic President Joe Biden’s Justice Department.The indictment unsealed Friday charged him with 37 felony counts in connection with his hoarding of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Trump is accused of willfully defying Justice Department demands to return classified documents, enlisting aides in his efforts to hide the records and even telling his lawyers that he wanted to defy a subpoena for the materials stored at his residence. T...

Kamaia, a sick lion at Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo, received blood from brother to help doctors determine cause of health issues

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

The circle of life is taking place at Franklin Park Zoo.Kamaia, a 14-year-old lion that zoo officials say is “severely anemic,” received blood from his brother, Dinari, during a transfusion done Friday to help determine the cause of his ongoing health issues.Part of the 3-hour procedure included doctors removing Kamaia’s spleen, which zoo officials determined to be “massively enlarged — at least twice the size it should be.”“We are hopeful that he will be feeling better very soon. This was a major surgery, and we will continue to monitor him closely to ensure that he is comfortable and recovering well,” said Dr. Chris Bonar, Zoo New England’s director of animal health.Dinari, also 14, on Thursday underwent a procedure to help his sick brother. The zoo’s veterinary team drew blood from Dinari to see if it was a match with Kamaia.“Blood transfusions are not often performed in zoological settings because it can difficult to find a suitable donor,” Bonar said. “Because Kamaia and his br...

Wink Martindale sets bar high for Giants rookie first-round corner Deonte Banks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

The excitement of landing Maryland corner Deonte Banks as the Giants’ first-round pick hasn’t worn off for defensive coordinator Wink Martindale since that viral draft night hug with GM Joe Schoen.“It was like winning a scratch-off ticket,” Martindale said Thursday at the practice facility.Corner is one of football’s most difficult positions, though, so it would be understandable if the Giants tempered expectations internally and were preparing for growing pains.It is rare that a corner takes the NFL by storm as a rookie like the Jets’ Sauce Gardner did last season. It is just as common that a young player can lose confidence when thrust prematurely into an unforgiving and isolated spotlight, such as the outside boundary of a blitz-heavy defense like the Giants’.And veteran Amani Oruwariye’s presence on the first-string defense ahead of Banks in early OTAs, which had conflicted with Banks’ college graduation, initially gave life ...

Decriminalize magic mushrooms, say Democrats who have filed bills to loosen psilocybin law in Massachusetts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

Any person 18 years or older could grow, eat, or share magic mushrooms under legislation pending on Beacon Hill that supporters say will offer residents another option to treat mental health and addiction disorders.Six communities in Massachusetts have already directed their police departments to not make arrests for possession of psilocybin, a move that effectively decriminalizes the use of the drug. Advocates now argue the lawmakers should pass bills from a pair of Democrats that decriminalize so-called magic mushrooms on a statewide level.“It’s ridiculous that a plant medicine we’ve been using for tens of thousands of years that grows straight from the ground that … has the lowest harms of any controlled substance, far less than alcohol and cigarettes that we buy at corner stores, is not available to people who could really benefit,” said James Davis, a former Beacon Hill staffer who now runs Bay State for Natural Medicine.Rep. Lindsay Sabadossa and Sen. Pat Jehlen fi...

Taunton West Little League umpires say they won’t call any more games, but city officials hope that stance changes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

An entrance sign at the Taunton Western Little League complex advertises an end-of-season celebration, but before that good time arrives, the last stretch of the playoffs will be played without umpires.The Greater Taunton Amateur Baseball Umpire Association has “overwhelmingly voted to suspend further officiating services to the league” after unruly fans harassed a pair of game officials, allegedly threatening them with violence.City Councilor Chris Coute has hope that the umpires will switch their minds after he convened a meeting Friday with officials from the league, umpires union and Mayor Shaunna O’Connell.“Both organizations came with open minds and I think in good spirits,” Coute told the Herald Friday afternoon. “We had a very productive meeting, and we are hoping the end result is we end up with umpires back at Taunton West Little League in the very near future.”If the umpires don’t return, coaches would assume officiating, Coute said, adding he believes that’s the way it’s...

The wettest June in San Diego history: A look back at Hurricane Boris

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- The remnants of Hurricane Boris created weather conditions that went down in San Diego County history.According to the National Weather Service, heavy rains and thunderstorms swept the region in early June of 1990 as the tropical storm brought with it "a moist unstable air mass."Weather officials say Boris started as a "tropical wave" off the coast of Africa on May 20, 1990. 5 things to do in San Diego’s desert areas to escape ‘June Gloom’ NWS describes a "tropical wave" as an elongated area of relatively low pressure (an inverted trough) or cyclonic curvature that moves east to west across the tropics. This type of topical weather condition can lead to the formation of a tropical cyclone, which NWS says is also known as an "easterly wave."That's exactly what happened in 1990 as Boris spent half a month drifting across the Atlantic and East Pacific oceans before ultimately developing into a hurricane in early June 1990, just off the west coast of Mexico. To be consid...

4 children, including a baby, survived a plane crash and 40 days alone in the Amazon jungle

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 08:56:53 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers, bringing a happy ending to a search-and-rescue saga that captivated a nation but also prompted questions about their extraordinary survival. Officials in the South American country announced their rescue Friday, following days of highs and lows as searchers frantically combed through the rainforest hunting for the youngsters, members of the Huitoto people and aged 13, 9 and 4 years and 11 months. As the children received treatment Saturday at a hospital in the capital, Bogota, authorities were yet to explain how the siblings endured their time alone in the remote area. Earlier, officials had said the oldest children had some knowledge of how to survive in the rainforest.President Gustavo Petro celebrated the news upon returning from Cuba, where he signed a cease-fire with representatives of the...