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Biden says war with Russia must end before NATO can consider membership for Ukraine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

(CNN) — President Joe Biden told CNN in an exclusive interview that Ukraine is not yet ready for NATO membership, saying that Russia’s war in Ukraine needs to end before the alliance can consider adding Kyiv to its ranks.Biden told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria that while discussion of Ukraine’s imminent membership in NATO was premature, the US and its allies in NATO would continue to provide President Volodymyr Zelensky and his forces the security and weaponry they need to try to end the war with Russia.Biden spoke to Zakaria ahead of his weeklong trip to Europe, which includes a NATO summit in Lithuania where Russia’s war in Ukraine and Zelensky’s push for NATO membership will be among the key issues looming over the gathering.“I don’t think there is unanimity in NATO about whether or not to bring Ukraine into the NATO family now, at this moment, in the middle of a war,” Biden said. “For example, if you did that, then, you know – and I mean what I say – we’re determined to commit every inc...

Lowell police ask for help in search for missing 7-year-old girl

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

Lowell police are turning to the public for help as they search for a missing 7-year-old girlAnna, who is autistic and nonverbal, was last seen between 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon in the area of East Merrimack Street in the Belvidere section of the city and may be on a bicycle.She is described as being a Black girl who is 4 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 70 pounds.She was last seen wearing black shorts, a white vest, and a purple hair tie.Anyone with information is urged to call Lowell police at 978-937-3200.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Police investigating shooting in Malden

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

Police are investigating a shooting in Malden on Sunday that left a man hospitalized.Officers responded to a reported shooting outside New York Pizza on Main Street learned the victim had gone to the hospital.A witness told 7NEWS someone driving by in a vehicle had fired at a man and hit him and several nearby vehicles.No additional information was immediately available.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Hundreds of flights delayed, canceled at Logan Airport due to weather

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

Hundreds of flights were delayed or canceled at Logan Airport on Sunday as a series of powerful storms moved through the region.According to Flight Aware, 321 flights had been delayed and 230 had been canceled as of 6 p.m.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Child seriously injured in fall from window in Barnstable

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

A child was rushed to the hospital Saturday after suffering serious injuries in a fall from a window in West Barnstable, officials said.The 7-year-old fell from a window and landed on stairs, the fire chief said.They were rushed to Cape Cod Hospital and are expected to survive.The incident remains under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

Yankees fire hitting coach Dillon Lawson

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

The Yankees fired hitting coach Dillon Lawson on Sunday, marking the first time a coach has been let go in-season under general manager Brian Cashman.The team has not named a replacement for Lawson, who assumed the hitting coach role before the 2022 season and has been with the Yankees organization for five years.The Yankees have a team batting average of .231 through 91 games, which ranks 28th out of the 30 MLB teams. Only the 39-50 Detroit Tigers and 25-67 Oakland A’s are worse.“It has been well documented that I have been reluctant in the past to make changes to our coaching staff in the middle of a season,” Cashman said in a statement Sunday. “I am a big believer that successes and failures are collective efforts. However, I ultimately felt that a change was needed and that a new voice overseeing our hitting operations would give us the best chance to perform closer to our capabilities as we move forward into the second half of our season.”This is a...

Boston Police make arrest tied to Mattapan mass shooting, recover loaded gun

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

Boston Police have arrested a man who was wanted on warrants tied to the recent mass shooting in Mattapan and recovered a loaded gun, according to police.Officers on Saturday night were continuing the investigation into the shooting from July 5 when five people were shot and arrested three suspects in the area of Edgewater Drive and Rivers Street.The arrests began with a traffic stop when police officers spotted a vehicle with “excessively dark tinted windows” with its headlights off, police said. Officers then put on their emergency lights and sirens to stop the vehicle.Police approached the vehicle and found Traequon Duncan, 26, of Boston, who was wanted on arrest warrants from the incident on July 5.He was placed under arrest for the outstanding warrants: assault to murder; firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm (Suffolk Superior Court); assault to murder; and firearm and unlawful possession of a firearm (Dorchester District Court).Related ArticlesCrime & Pu...

Iga Swiatek finally reaches the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Novak Djokovic’s match was suspended

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

By HOWARD FENDRICH (AP Tennis Writer)WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Twice, Iga Swiatek was a single point from exiting Wimbledon on Sunday, a single point from the sort of confounding defeat at the place that gives her so much more trouble than any of the other Grand Slam tournaments.Down a set and 6-5 in the second against Belinda Bencic, the No. 1-ranked Swiatek steeled herself and dispensed with the pair of match points. She erased the first with a booming forehand, the second with a forceful backhand, and soon enough, Swiatek was not just back in the contest, she was controlling it.Frustrated in the late afternoon sunshine at Centre Court, so close to defeat in the early evening shadows, Swiatek managed to reach the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time by coming back for a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over the 14th-seeded Bencic.“I threw everything I could at her,” Bencic said, “and I pushed her to the limit.”Swiatek, a 22-year-old from Poland who...

Red Sox notebook: Houck has unique memento to remember injury, a 3-D printed model of his own skull

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

Tanner Houck is back in the Red Sox clubhouse, and three weeks after being hit in the face by a line drive he’s feeling back to his old self and will soon begin working his way back to the mound.But while his facial fracture will heal, Houck will always carry the experience with him. He’ll also have a vivid reminder to display on his shelf too.Houck got a unique memento from the doctors after undergoing surgery — a 3D-printed model of his own skull, facial fracture and all. The print was created from a scan and was used by the doctors to examine his injury and help perform the surgery, and afterwards Houck got to bring it home. It’s now displayed in his locker.“It’s amazing what medical technology can do,” Houck said.Houck suffered the injury on June 16 when he was struck by a 89.7 mph line drive off the bat of Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka. He said he remembers being hit and everything that happened afterwards, and he recalled initially checkin...

Hundreds rally in Vancouver to support striking B.C. port workers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:58:45 GMT

VANCOUVER — Hundreds of people gathered in Vancouver today for a rally to support striking British Columbia port workers as their job action stretches into its second week.Representatives from labour groups as far away as Australia and New Zealand spoke in support of the strikers, who continue to push for improved wages amid the growing cost of living and protection from what they see as an overuse of contractors for maintenance work.About 7,400 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada employed at more than 30 B.C. ports have been on strike since Canada Day.ILWU Canada vice president Pat Bolen told the crowd the collective agreement lays out “very clearly” that anything to do with the movement of cargo on docks or ships is the jurisdiction of the union, but says those powers have eroded over several years as more contractors with “no skin in the game” have been brought in.Bolen says that while the union can’t prevent automation ...