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Crews battle house fire in Lowell

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

Crews battled a fire at a home on Andrews Street in Lowell Tuesday morning. Firefighters responding to the scene around 4:15 a.m. found smoke shooting from the roof of the three-story building.Officials remained on scene as of 6 a.m. A ladder truck was set up in front of the house. There is no word on the cause of the fire or if there are any injuries.

Red Sox notebook: Surging Sox have chance to make statement in Atlanta

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

One way or the other, this ongoing stretch was always going to set the tone for the rest of the season.Coming out of their last off day on April 27 the Red Sox were 13-13 and looking at a daunting 12-game stretch, with series against the Cleveland Guardians (reigning AL Central champs), Toronto Blue Jays (who owned Boston last year), Philadelphia Phillies (last fall’s World Series runner-ups) and Atlanta Braves (perennial title contenders). It wasn’t hard to imagine the Red Sox losing all four series and looking up at the end five or six games under .500 and well behind the pack in the playoff hunt.Instead the Red Sox won the first three series, ripped off an eight-game winning streak and now head to Atlanta as one of the best teams in baseball.Even the biggest optimist couldn’t have predicted things would be going this well. After going 8-2 over their past three series the Red Sox are now 21-15 and entered Monday with a 1.5-game lead for the third American League ...

Chinese woman appeals in fight for right to freeze her eggs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — An unmarried Chinese woman on Tuesday began her final appeal of a hospital’s denial of access to freeze her eggs five years ago in a landmark case of female reproductive rights in the country. Teresa Xu’s case has drawn broad coverage in China, including by some state media outlets, since she first brought her case to court in 2019. She lost her legal challenge last year at another Beijing court, which ruled the hospital did not violate the woman’s rights in its decision. The upcoming judgment will have strong implications for the lives of many unmarried women in China and the country’s demographic changes, especially after the world’s second-largest economy recorded its first population decline in decades. In China, the law does not explicitly ban unmarried people from services like fertility treatments and simply states that a “husband and wife” can have up to three children. But hospitals and other institutions, in practice, implement ...

1 person dies in single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 403 in Mississauga

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

One person has died in a single vehicle crash on Highway 403 in Mississauga in the early morning hours on Tuesday.Provincial police were called to the westbound lanes near Winston Churchill Boulevard after 2 a.m.A vehicle on fire could be seen on the roadway when the police arrived.WB 403 Ramp to WB 407 CLOSED for a vehicle fire. Emergency crews are on scene.#WB403 pic.twitter.com/fE4LpcihHd— CityNews Toronto Traffic & Weather (@citynews680) May 9, 2023The person was pronounced dead on the scene. No other people were injured in the collision.The highway was closed at Winston Churchill along with he on-ramp to Highway 407 westbound, but it has since reopened.

Ousted Caritas chief denounces Vatican ‘power grab’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s main charitable organization, Caritas Internationalis, is hoping to open a new chapter this week after Pope Francis fired top managers over bullying complaints. But the recently ousted head is fighting back, claiming the Vatican engaged in a “brutal power grab” fueled by a “colonialist” attitude.The drama is playing out as the Caritas General Assembly meets May 11-16 to elect new leaders following more than a decade of turmoil and a damaging sex abuse scandal in central Africa. The gathering is a key step in Francis’ efforts to renew the Vatican-based confederation of 162 national chapters that is one of the most visible aid groups in the world.In an extraordinary display of papal power, Francis last November fired the Caritas secretary general, Aloysius John; the Caritas president, Filipino Cardinal Antonio Tagle; and Tagle’s vice presidents, the treasurer and ecclesiastic assistant. The Holy See said an outside investigation had found ...

Nashville hotel manager charged with aggravated burglary, assault after entering guest's room

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - A manager at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Nashville has been charged with aggravated burglary and assault after he reportedly entered a guest's room and sucked on his toes.According to Metro police, 52-year-old David Neal was the night manager at downtown Nashville's Hilton Hotel, located in the 100 block of 4th Avenue South. PREVIOUS: ‘Why is this person touching me’: Texas man files lawsuit accusing Hilton Nashville employee of sexual assault Police said Neal made a key card and used it to enter the guest's room on March 30 at around 5 a.m. The guest, Pete Brennan, told police he woke up and found Neal sucking on his toes. He immediately confronted Neal and recognized him as the person who had come into his room the day before with another employee to address an issue the guest was having with his TV, according to investigators. Officers arrived at the hotel and spoke with Neal who allegedly admitted to entering the guest's room but said he did so afte...

1M already use Austin toll roads daily, and it could double by 2040

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

Investigative Summary: This story is part of KXAN’s “TxTag Troubles” investigative project launched May 7, 2023. Following related reports in recent years, our team rededicated its resources to this major consumer issue, after hundreds of viewers complained to us about resurfaced billing and customer service problems with the state’s tollway operator and its contracted vendors. During our reporting, the Texas Department of Transportation began reaching out to viewers who had contacted KXAN to resolve their issues, and state lawmakers renewed their approach to fixing future TxTag problems.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Shelley Rutherford remembers struggling with northwest Austin traffic before toll roads were an option."We lived here when there was a four lane road, all these stoplights on (U.S. Highway) 183," she said. "And then they built the new 183, which was amazing, but it took like five years to build."And then came tolls. The first section of the 183A Toll opened in March 2007. Rutherford...

Play of the Week winner - Albany Academy's Geneo Savoca and Willie Kimbler

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Congratulations to this week’s winner of our Play of the Week poll, Albany Academy's Geneo Savoca and Willie Kimbler!Savoca made the barehanded play, and threw it to Kimbler at first, who made a great pick to get the out. The Cadet defense helped guide them to a win over Ichabod Crane. Vote here for this week’s Play of the Week poll!

Ukrainian media report explosion in Odesa, widespread air raid alerts

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

A local Ukrainian official reported that an explosion was heard after a missile strike hit the Black Sea City of Odesa over night. Air raid alerts were also sounded in other parts of the country, including the capital of Kyiv.Serhiy Bratchuk, a spokesperson for Odesa's military administration, announced on his Telegram account that "there has been a hostile missile attack"."Air defense works on the outskirts Kyiv!" The Kyiv military administration announced on its Telegram channel just after midnight local time on Monday (8 May). Stay in the shelters till the air-raid alarm sounds!Suspilne, the Ukrainian public broadcaster, also reported a blast followed by an fire in Odesa. In Kherson to the south there were explosions heard.

Ask Amy: After all these bad choices, my sister implies I’m obliged to help her

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:17:32 GMT

Dear Amy: My question is about family obligations — both financial and emotional.My sister and I are both in our 70s and retired. She has made life choices that have left her alone and out of money with serious health issues. She has had multiple marriages that failed. She quit working at a young age (30s) due to health concerns.She has a social worker and gets some government help but still lives independently in an apartment she can’t afford.I believe that our mother, who is now dead, supported her for years.We live 1,000 miles apart. My sister has children who live near her: one who has not had contact with her in a decade and one who helps only when she feels she has to.I have been married for over 40 years. My husband and I both worked hard for decades and have a reasonable retirement income that may or may not last as long as we live.My sister has often expressed how she needs money, without actually asking for it. I have given her about $1,000 over this past year. I send cash...