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Maui wildfires kill at least 55 people, and the race to find survivors is grim as countless residents in torched areas remain missing

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

(CNN) — The frantic search for survivors trapped by Maui’s infernos has grown bleak, with cadaver dogs sifting through the charred remains of neighborhoods and countless residents still nowhere to be found.The death toll from this week’s wildfires has soared to 55 in what could be the largest natural disaster in Hawaii’s history, the governor said.“We will continue to see loss of life,” Gov. Josh Green said during a news conference late Thursday. “We also have many hundreds of homes destroyed, and that’s going to take a great deal of time to recover from.”Now, families wait in agony to learn what happened to their missing loved ones.Live updates: Deadly wildfires burn across MauiTimm Williams Sr., a 66-year-old disabled veteran who uses a wheelchair, last spoke with his family Wednesday as he was trying to flee Kaanapali, just north of the obliterated town of Lahaina.Shortly before he went missing, Williams sent a photo of flames shooting toward the sky, his granddaughter ...

Suspect arrested after allegedly stealing car from Danvers grocery store, leading to chase

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

A 38-year-old man from Springfield, Mass., is in custody after authorities say he led state and local police on a chase, following a carjacking in Danvers.Massachusetts State Police spokesperson Dave Procopio said the pursuit occurred after a suspect allegedly stole a woman’s vehicle in the parking lot of a Stop & Shop.According to Procopio, the suspect went on to drive along Route 97 and I-95 South, pursued by police from Topsfield at one point before state troopers took over.“[The] vehicle had damage from some sort of crash he was in before the pursuit began,” Procopio said in a news release. “We ended up stopping him just north of the Ferncroft rotary on the Danvers-Boxford line.”Following his apprehension, the suspect was taken to a hospital after he “complained of pain.”Procopio said the suspect will later be turned over to the Danvers Police Department, where authorities are expected to charge him in relation to the carjacking.

Bourne man indicted on indecent assault, child enticement charges following incident involving two juveniles

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

A 60-year-old man from Bourne was indicted on multiple counts of assault and battery, as well as indecent assault and child enticement, after an incident that occurred on a local beach, according to officials.The Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday that Jeffrey Burgess was indicted by a Grand Jury over what happened after he allegedly approached two juvenile females at Electric Ave. Beach on Aug. 7.According to the DA’s office, Burgess allegedly made sexual advances towards the juveniles and “tried to persuade them to go to a wooded area near the beach.”“It is alleged that Burgess touched both juveniles on their hands and arms and touched one juvenile with his tongue,” the DA’s office stated in a news release.Officials said that as of Friday, Aug. 11, Burgess remains in custody and is being held on bail.The total number of charges he faces include:Assault and Battery (3x counts)Indecent Assault and Battery on a Ch...

Judge sends FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to jail, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

By LARRY NEUMEISTER (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried left a federal courtroom in handcuffs Friday after a judge revoked his bail after concluding that the fallen cryptocurrency wiz had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him.Bankman-Fried looked down at his hands as Judge Lewis A. Kaplan explained at length why he believed the California man had repeatedly pushed the boundaries of his $250 million bail package to a point that Kaplan could no longer ensure the protection of the community, including prosecutors’ witnesses, unless the 31-year-old was behind bars.At the conclusion of the hearing, Bankman-Fried took off his suit jacket and tie and turned his watch and other personal belongings over to his lawyers. The clanging of handcuffs could be heard as his hands were cuffed in front of him. He was then led out of the courtroom by U.S. marshals.It was a spectacular fall for a man once viewed by many as a savvy crypto visionary wh...

Nestor Cortes — son of South Florida and Cuba — will have to wait to make his bucket list start in Miami

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

MIAMI — The last time the Yankees visited the Marlins, Nestor Cortes found himself filling an unusual role in a familiar setting.A resident of nearby Hialeah, Florida, Cortes had to pinch-run late in the game with the Yankees’ bench depleted. A left-handed pitcher, Cortes is known for his arm, not his legs. But he gladly made his first major league appearance in his hometown ballpark — even if it left him desiring more.“That was pretty cool,” Cortes told the Daily News of his awkward stumble around the bases in 2021, but he added that it would also be “cool to go back and actually pitch a game there.”Cortes would have gotten his wish on Saturday had he not surprisingly landed on the 15-day injured list on Friday afternoon with a left rotator cuff strain. He had been scheduled to start against the Marlins, the team he grew up rooting for, at LoanDepot Park, before the latest blow in an already injury-ravaged campaign.But he will still see fri...

Ticker: Demand for the new 486-horsepower V-8 Ford Mustang is roaring; Russia is back on the lunar path

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

New versions of the Mustang muscle car will begin shipping next week and more than two thirds of the orders include the big, 5-liter V-8 engine, Ford said Friday.Demand for roaring engines remains strong in an era when Detroit automakers are starting to phase out the rumbling gas burners and transition to electric vehicles in order to meet strict government emissions and fuel economy requirements.There are about 13,000 U.S. orders for the 2024 Mustangs, Ford says, which also can be equipped with a four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Of those orders, 67% have the V-8, and more than a quarter of the people seeking that Mustang want the six-speed manual transmission, spokesman Mike Levine says.Russia is back on the lunar pathA rocket carrying a lunar landing craft blasted off Friday on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.The launch from Russia’s Vostochny spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the m...

Upon return, Kevin Brown says he has ‘wonderful relationship’ with Orioles and ‘solid dialogue’ with John Angelos

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

Set to make his return to the Orioles’ Mid-Atlantic Sports Network booth Friday, broadcaster Kevin Brown publicly addressed his absence from the network for the first time.Brown, the network’s lead play-by-play announcer for Orioles games, hasn’t appeared on a MASN broadcast since calling the Orioles’ July 23 series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays, when, during a pregame segment, he listed team-provided statistics about the team’s struggles in recent seasons at Tropicana Field with Baltimore on the cusp of winning its first series there since 2017.He was scheduled to be on the call for the subsequent series against the Philadelphia Phillies, but instead broadcasted those games for the Orioles Radio Network. He hasn’t called an Orioles game on television or radio since July 26, but is scheduled to return for Friday’s series opener against the Seattle Mariners.“O’s fans – I’m a storyteller. And never want to be a part...

Gallery: Dorchester native and NBA star, Bruce Brown visits campers

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

Indiana Pacers Bruce Brown Jr. and Dorchester native visits children at the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester

Lucas: The journalist, the bomb, the truth

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

One wonders how many Americans would be aware of the horrific bombing of Hiroshima were it not for Christopher Nolan’s hit movie “Oppenheimer.”Which recalls philosopher George Santayana’s observation that “those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it.”Robert J. Oppenheimer was the lead scientist involved in the creation of the atomic bomb that was dropped over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, 78 years ago, to get Japan to surrender in World War II.While Oppenheimer never publicly regretted his role in the creation of the bomb, it haunted him for the rest of his life. The results were so devastating that Oppenheimer hoped that such bombs would not be used again.Japan was doomed to defeat following the Battle of Midway June 4-7, 1942, and the bloody and costly U.S. invasion of the stepping stone islands that led to Japan, especially Iwo Jima and Okinawa. A defeated Germany surrendered May 8, 1945.But the Japanese would not surrender.The military zealots who contr...

5 family activities to enjoy before school starts in San Diego

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:49:01 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Aside from back-to-school shopping deals, many families are looking for the perfect "last hoorah" ahead summer's end.The good news is there are many family-friendly activities to be enjoyed in San Diego that are sure to create lasting memories without breaking the bank.Here are five family activities to get in with your favorite little ones before school starts back: Sesame Place San Diego’s free admission for kids begins -- Sesame Place San Diego: For the rest of the summer, kids ages 3 to 9 can splash it up for free at this theme/water park as long as they are accompanied by an adult with a paid ticket. Catch a parade, theater show or set up a meet-and-great with your children's favorite Sesame Street characters.-- Belmont Park: For some family time fun in the sun, this iconic beachside park offers rides, attractions and games for those of all age. Scream together on the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster or bump out summer by battling in one the park's Overdrive Bumper Ca...