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Woman killed in shooting at SW Miami-Dade home ID’d as Doral Academy teacher

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

A woman has died a day after, police said, she was shot by a man who injured a second victim before he turned the gun on himself inside a Southwest Miami-Dade home.Miami-Dade Police on Saturday identified the woman as Maria Cruz de la Cruz. The victim was a schoolteacher listed on Doral Academy’s website as a math teacher for the K-8 charter school. According to a GoFundMe page, she was a mother of two.Investigators said Cruz de la Cruz and two men were found suffering from gunshot wounds inside a home along the 9900 block of Southwest 165th Terrace in the Palmetto Estates neighborhood, Friday afternoon.Detectives said the man with the self-inflicted gunshot wound shot himself in the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Paramedics rushed the other two victims in critical condition to Jackson South Medical Center, where Cruz de la Cruz succumbed to her injuries.Police said there was another woman at the scene who was not injured. Cameras showed her and another woman speaki...

Multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Miami sends 3 to hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

A major crash spanning across all five southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Miami closed the highway for much of Sunday morning and sent three people to the hospital.City of Miami Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the multi-vehicle wreck at around 6:20 a.m. on Sunday.First responders arrived to find three vehicles, including an 18-wheeler, that were involved in the crash. Investigators said the crash happened southbound near Northwest 62nd Street.Good Samaritan Tony Navarro said he stopped to help the victims while he was on his way to work. “I noticed the jackknifed tractor-trailer when I looked to the right, I could see this vehicle, and I saw that no fire rescue or police personnel were on scene,” said Navarro, “so I immediately rendered assistance as the first responder until fire rescue arrived.”Two patients, one male and one female, were transported in serious condition to Ryder Trauma Center. Another female patient was taken to Jackson Memori...

Body of missing hiker found at Glacier National Park in Montana, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

(CNN) — Search crews have found the body of a Colorado man who went missing while hiking Glacier National Park in northwestern Montana, according to National Park Service officials.The family of Adam Fuselier, 32, last heard from the hiker from Castle Pines, Colorado, on the afternoon of August 29, an NPS news release stated.Officials said he may have begun his climb Tuesday morning at Reynolds Mountain.On Wednesday, park rangers were alerted Fuselier was overdue to return. His vehicle was discovered on the 6,646-feet Logan Pass, the highest elevation in the park reachable by car, according to the NPS.Teams began a ground search Wednesday amid foggy, rainy and windy weather conditions.Crews located Fuselier’s body on Reynolds Mountain Friday, officials said. More than 50 searchers, a dog team and two helicopters assisted in the search.“Credible tips from hikers who had contact with Fuselier helped narrow the search area,” a news release stated.The cause of his de...

‘Equalizer 3′ cleans up, while ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ score new records

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

(AP) — The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. By the end of the Monday holiday, Sony expects that total will rise to $42 million.Labor Day signals the end of Hollywood’s summer movie season, which will surpass $4 billion in ticket sales for the first time since the pandemic thanks in no small part to “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” which are still netting records even after seven weeks in theaters. This weekend, Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” officially became the biggest movie of 2023 with over $1.36 billion globally, surpassing “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” while Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” sailed past $850 million globally to become the No. 3 movie of the year and Nolan’s third highest grossing.“The Equalizer 3” arrived at a fraught time for Hollywood, with actors seven weeks into a strike for fair contracts with major entertainment companies an...

Ukraine to replace defense minister amid counteroffensive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced late Sunday that he will replace the country’s defense minister, even as Kyiv’s counteroffensive appears to be gaining ground with its troops pushing into Russian-held territory.The departure of Oleksiy Reznikov as defense chief marks the highest-level turnover in Zelenskyy’s inner circle since the start of the war in February 2022. It comes as the Ukrainian government is stepping up its efforts to deal aggressively with corruption allegations involving military officials.In a video message Sunday night, the Ukrainian leader announced that Reznikov would be replaced as defense chief by Rustem Umerov, the head of the country’s State Property Fund. “Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war,” Zelenskyy said. “I believe the ministry now needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society as a whole.” There have been rumblings for weeks that Rezniko’s days were n...

Jorge López ‘really pumped’ to rejoin Orioles; Aaron Hicks returns, Austin Voth DFA’d, Colton Cowser optioned | NOTES

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

Jorge López was the Orioles’ closer when they started to emerge as a contender last spring, but he wasn’t able to enjoy the post-rebuild world with Baltimore after his trade to the Minnesota Twins at the deadline.That is, until now.López rejoined the Orioles on Sunday after the club claimed him off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Saturday.López joins a bullpen in need of high-leverage arms, and he could use a change of scenery after struggling with the Minnesota Twins and Miami Marlins this season. The right-hander saved 19 games with a 1.68 ERA before the Orioles traded him to the Twins last August.López said the 2023 season has been a “roller coaster” but that he’s “really pumped” to be back with the team he pitched better for last season than at any point in his eight-year career.“It’s a new opportunity,” he said. “I’m really glad and grateful to get this job. I’m most excited to g...

Rutgers rolls Northwestern 24-7, as Wildcats play 1st game since hazing scandal shook the program

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Northwestern lost to Rutgers 24-7 on Sunday in the football team’s first game since a hazing scandal led to a coaching change, investigations and multiple lawsuits.Rutgers quarterback Gavin Wimsatt threw a touchdown and ran for another as the Scarlet Knights dominated the time of possession, controlling the ball for almost 38 minutes.The loss in interim coach David Braun’s first game is Northwestern’s 12th straight dating back to last season. Braun replaced longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald, who was first suspended and then fired after allegations of hazing surfaced in the summer and spread to other programs at the university.Northwestern, which finished last season 1-11, had one positive moment — scoring with about 20 seconds to play on a 1-yard pass by backup quarterback Brendan Sullivan to Caleb Komolafe. Cincinnati transfer Ben Bryant started and finished 20-of-35 passing for 169 yards and two interceptions. He was sacked five times. The Rutgers defense only ...

Bodies of two adults and two children found in Seattle house after fire and reported shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Detectives in Seattle were investigating the deaths of two adults and two children whose bodies were found following a reported shooting and house fire.Officers responding to a report of a shooting in a residential area of the city Saturday morning found the house engulfed in flames and its doors barricaded closed, the Seattle Police Department said.Nearby residents were evacuated, and firefighters extinguished the blaze before finding the victims’ bodies inside the house. Their names and ages were not immediately released.An 11-year-old girl escaped from the fire with minor injuries and was treated by emergency personnel.The Associated Press

Fire on outskirts of Hay River gets significant rain, officials say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. — Wildfire officials in the Northwest Territories say a community that’s been evacuated for weeks due to a wildfire has received significant rain this weekend.Hay River’s 3,500 residents have been out of their homes for two weeks due to the ongoing fire threat and are not being allowed to return this week, like residents of Yellowknife will be on Wednesday.Late last week, N.W.T. wildfire information officer Mike Westwick warned that Hay River could experience a few days with strong winds and high temperatures, making a dangerous situation even worse.But NWT Fire says in a Sunday update that an estimated 17 millimetres of rain has fallen in the area since Saturday evening.The update says that along with winds from the north, the precipitation will mean “significantly reduced fire activity and almost no progression over the next two days.”But it cautions that this “is the only rain in the forecast for a long period of time” and tha...

Ukraine President Zelenskyy to replace defense minister Oleksii Reznikov this week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:41:08 GMT

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that defense minister Oleksii Reznikov will be replaced this week with Rustem Umierov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker.Zelenskyy made the announcement on his official Telegram account.“I have decided to replace the Minister of Defense of Ukraine. Oleksii Reznikov has gone through more than 550 days of full-scale war. I believe that the Ministry needs new approaches and other formats of interaction with both the military and society at large. Now Rustem Umierov should lead the Ministry,” he said.Umierov, 41, a politician with the opposition Holos party, has served as head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine since September 2022. He was involved in the exchange of prisoners of war, political prisoners, children and civilians, as well as the evacuation of civilians from occupied territories. Umierov was also part of the Ukrainian delegation in negotiations with Russia over the U.N.-backed grain deal.The announcement came after two peop...