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A gunman in New Zealand has killed 2 people on eve of Women's World Cup soccer tournament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman killed two people at a construction site in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Thursday, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women's World Cup soccer tournament, authorities said.Police said there were also multiple injuries during the incident, which took place near the hotel where Team Norway has been staying. New Zealand Prime Minster Chris Hipkins said the tournament would go ahead as planned.“Clearly with the FIFA World Cup kicking off this evening, there are a lot of eyes on Auckland," Hipkins said. "The government has spoken to FIFA organizers this morning and the tournament will proceed as planned. I want to reiterate that there is no wider national security threat. This appears to be the action of one individual.”Acting Police Superintendent Sunny Patel said the man began shooting at the site on lower Queen Street at about 7:20 a.m. Police swarmed the area and closed off streets.The man moved through the building, ...

Castle Rock police K-9 dies suddenly

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A K-9 from the Castle Rock Police Department died unexpectedly last week, and the cause of death remains unknown.The department announced Maverick's death Friday in a Facebook post, saying, "Rest easy, good boy."Maverick, a Belgian Malinois, was almost 4 years old. He was born in August 2019, according to the Castle Rock Police website. Man dies after falling at Castle Rock park He served the town for more than half of his life, specializing in patrol work and narcotics detection from January 2021 until his death on July 13, according to police.FOX31 reached out to the department's public information officer to get more information on the fallen officer's passing."The cause of death is unknown," the public information officer said in an email. The department asked that a necropsy be performed by his veterinarian, according to the spokesperson, but the results were inconclusive.K-9 Officer Maverick of the Castle Rock Police Department died unexpectedly last week, a...

1 dead, 1 injured, 1 in custody after shooting inside Florida City Walmart; investigation underway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

One person was killed and another person was injured after a shooting occurred inside a Walmart in Florida City that led police to take one person into custody. Miami-Dade Police have taken over the investigation into the incident, which occurred just before 3 p.m., Wednesday at the large retailer located at 33501 S. Dixie Highway. Investigators said two people suffered gunshot wounds during the incident.According to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, a third person required medical attention for a panic attack resulting from the incident.Investigators said a woman drove herself to the hospital to be treated for a head injury she suffered when she slipped and fell. Paramedics treated five other people at the scene for minor cuts and scrapes. MDPD Detective Alvaro Zabaleta provided further details about the incident at a news conference held Wednesday evening.“What we do know is that … there was an altercation amongst two groups. Three individuals on each side where these individual...

Mother speaks out after person steals pickup truck with child inside, abandons baby on Dorchester sidewalk 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

The mother of a baby left on a sidewalk in Dorchester last week is now speaking out, describing heartstopping moments when police say someone stole a truck with her child inside. The incident happened on Friday near the intersection of Geneva Avenue and Westville Street. Police said the thief in this case was riding a bike in the area around 3 p.m. He then got off the bike, according to police, and jumped into the truck. Surveillance video obtained by 7NEWS showed the thief drove roughly one block before getting out of the truck and leaving the baby in a car seat on the curb near Leroy Street. Another person quickly arrived to pick up the baby. About an hour later, police said officers located the stolen truck on Columbia Road.Though no one was hurt, the baby’s mother told 7NEWS her daughter is just 22 days old. The mother said she and her family were standing steps from the truck when it was taken and said the situation was terrifying as she was unable to get to...

Edgartown man faces federal charges in connection with Falmouth bank robbery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

An Edgartown man accused of robbing a bank in Falmouth is now facing federal charges in addition to state charges related to the armed robbery in April, officials said.Petar Petyoshin, 40, was charged with one count of armed bank robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts. Petyoshin has been in custody since state charges were filed against him in late May.Court documents allege Petyoshin entered the Rockland Trust Bank on April 8 around 9 a.m., where he brandished a weapon, zip-tied employees and customers, claimed to have a bomb and stole a customer’s car to flee the scene. He allegedly stole $20,000 in cash.Court documents also show Petyoshin owns a clothing store on Martha’s Vineyard, and investigators said pictures on the store’s Facebook page show the same jacket, sunglasses and wig he was wearing on the day of the robbery.He was previously charged at the state level with charges including armed and masked robbery with a firearm, a bomb threat,...

SAG-AFTRA members rally on Boston Common as part of actors’ strike

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

Members of SAG-AFTRA brought their ongoing strike to Boston Wednesday, holding a rally on Boston Common. The event included more than 100 people gathering in support of the SAG-AFTRA strike and wrapped up shortly before 5:30 p.m. The event came a matter of weeks after the SAG-AFTRA union, which represents many actors and TV personalities, began its strike earlier this month. SAG-AFTRA members have been striking after they were not able to come to a deal with studios, streaming services and production companies. Now on strike, members have said they’re pushing for better pay, especially with the introduction of artificial intelligence and new streaming models. 7NEWS spoke to one member at Boston Common who discussed Boston’s place within the movie and TV industry. “Hollywood East is here, right here in New England, right here in Boston and we’re here to fight for our rights and we deserve it,” the man said. “There’s enough to go around and if we continue to g...

Brayan Bello’s unfortunate career first culminates in frustrating Red Sox loss

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

Given a chance to pad their record against an unfortunate team, the Red Sox instead dropped the series finale in Oakland, falling 6-5 to the A’s on Wednesday afternoon.The game yielded several career milestones for Red Sox players, but little else. Yu Chang’s 221st career Major League game set a new record for games by a player born in Taiwan, and Kiké Hernández became the 50th Puerto Rico-born player to reach 1,000 career MLB games. In the eighth inning, Kenley Jansen made his 800th career appearance, the 54th pitcher all-time and only active arm to do so.It began in promising fashion. After his team got shut out on Tuesday night, Justin Turner roared back with a vengeance in the first inning, walloping a 2-run homer for an immediately lead. Doing so extended his hitting streak to 15 games, moving him into sole possession of the longest streak ever by a Red Sox player aged 38 or older.Unfortunately, the usually-dominant Brayan Bello looked out of sorts in his 16th start...

A gunman in New Zealand has killed 2 people on eve of Women’s World Cup soccer tournament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

By NICK PERRY (Associated Press)WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman killed two people at a construction site in New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland on Thursday, as the nation prepared to host games in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament, authorities said.Police said there were also multiple injuries during the incident, which took place near the hotel where Team Norway has been staying. New Zealand Prime Minster Chris Hipkins said the tournament would go ahead as planned.“Clearly with the FIFA World Cup kicking off this evening, there are a lot of eyes on Auckland,” Hipkins said. “The government has spoken to FIFA organizers this morning and the tournament will proceed as planned. I want to reiterate that there is no wider national security threat. This appears to be the action of one individual.”Acting Police Superintendent Sunny Patel said the man began shooting at the site on lower Queen Street at about 7:20 a.m. Police sw...

Ex-State Street VP charged with serial rape at knifepoint allowed trips with family next month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

The former State Street vice president charged with a series of violent, knife-point rapes of women and girls has been granted allowances to his release conditions to take part in family events next month.“Specifically, Mr. (Ivan) Cheung requests permission to stay out past his curfew on specific dates and, on one occasion, to sleep with the rest of his family at the home of his sister … along with her family,” the motion filed by his attorney Peter Parker states.A hearing scheduled the same day was continued to Oct. 3. The release condition allowances were approved and signed by pen on the motion itself.“Mr. Cheung’s family is important to him, and he is important to his family,” the motion later continues. “The very limited modifications he seeks in his bail conditions will permit him to spend quality time with his entire family before his eldest son departs for college.”Cheung, 43, faces 11 charges in Suffolk Superior Court: four counts of forcible rape of a child under 16, two c...

Tomas Nosek signs with the New Jersey Devils

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:31:30 GMT

The last of the Bruins’ unrestricted free agents has finally hooked on somewhere else.Tomas Nosek signed a one-year deal with the New Jersey Devils for $1 million on Wednesday. Though he had a very gOd season in his fourth line center role with the Bruins, Nosek was the only one of the five UFAs to take a pay cut.Connor Clifton, signed by Buffalo, bumped his annual pay up from $1 million to $3.33 for three years; Garnet Hathaway went from a $1.5 million to a $2.35 million AAV for two years with Philadelphia; Tyler Bertuzzi bumped up from $4.75 million to $5.5 million on a one-year prove-it contract with Toronto; and Dmitry Orlov hit the short-term jackpot, signing with Carolina on a two-year deal worth a $7.75 AAV, up from the $5.1 annual payout on his last contract.But Nosek appears to have been a victim of the stagnant salary cap. If anyone deserved a raise – and not a break-the-bank one, but an acknowledgment of a job well done – it would have been Nosek. Employed almost ex...