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Biden endorses F-16 training for Ukrainians as Zelenskyy is set to attend G7 summit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

By ZEKE MILLER, FOSTER KLUG, JOSH BOAK, and ELAINE KURTENBACH (Associated Press)HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday endorsed plans to train Ukrainian pilots on U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he huddled with leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies on plans to toughen punishments on Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine.The Group of Seven leaders were convening in Hiroshima, where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to join them on on Sunday in his farthest trip from his country since the war began in February of last year.The leaders heard for the first time of Biden’s backing of training Ukrainian pilots on advanced fighter jets, as a precursor to sending the jets to Ukraine.The G7 leaders also set out new sanctions on Moscow as well as plans to enhance the effectiveness of existing financial penalties meant to constrain President Vladimir Putin’s war effort.“Our support fo...

Water main break impacts roadway in Scripps Ranch

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A Friday morning water main break is causing major flooding in Scripps Ranch.The affected area is located at Scripps Ranch Boulevard and Scripps Lake Drive. The San Diego Police department has been on the scene since around 5 a.m. North County schools locked down after report of suspicious person Authorities told FOX 5's Elizabeth Alvarez that a vehicle almost got stuck while attempting to drive through the area. The water level reportedly went up to the driver's vehicle window before the individual managed to make it across the flooded roadway.That's when police say they were first alerted of the issue. Authorities have since closed off area and FOX 5's Alvarez confirmed water is still spilling onto the roadway from underneath the street. The affected area is near apartment buildings and Scripps Ranch High School is also nearby. Police are encouraging motorists to avoid the area as the flooding has caused a disruption in traffic.City of San Diego Public Utilities c...

Police probing tip that vulnerable missing man may have been spotted in Guelph

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

Guelph police say they are following up on a tip that someone matching the description of a vulnerable missing man with Down syndrome may have been spotted near downtown Guelph on Thursday.The person contacted Toronto police with the tip, and Guelph police are now canvassing the area and trying to find security video to determine if it is indeed Nathan.Guelph police spokesperson, Scott Tracey, stressed that it’s “important to remember we don’t know if this is the same person.”Tracey said the person matching Nathan’s description was seen at around 3 p.m. on Thursday in a neighbourhood east of downtown, north of York Road.AttentionWe have received unconfirmed reports this male may have been spotted in #Guelph. Please keep your eyes open and contact police if you see him. -st https://t.co/36bGDRDNPC— Guelph Police Service (@GuelphPolice) May 19, 2023On Thursday, Toronto police widened their search for Nathan, 37. He was last seen around 7 p.m. on May 12 in...

What to stream this weekend: Jack Harlow’s acting debut, Kesha, Scott brothers on HGTV

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

This week’s new streaming options include rapper Jack Harlow’s acting debut, the return of Kesha and new projects for an heart-warming HGTV show. Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music and video game platforms this week.NEW MOVIES TO STREAM— Three decades after Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson mixed it up on the black top, a new “White Men Can’t Jump” has next. A remake of that 1992 film teams Sinqua Walls and rapper Jack Harlow as a pair of basketball players who hustle hoops for money and compete in a lucrative three-on-three tournament. The film, which debuts Friday on Hulu, is directed by Calmatic and co-written by Kenya Barris (“black-ish”). In it, Harlow makes his acting debut. (Read AP’s review. )— Anna Nicole Smith gets the Netflix documentary treatment in “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me.” The film, debuting Tuesday, chronicles Smith’s life as a model, Play...

Missing man may have been seen in Guelph

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

A 37-year-old with Down Syndrome, missing since last week, may have been seen in Guelph.Toronto Police this week, raised the search efforts to the highest level, looking for Nathan.They are concerned that Nathan “does not have the ability to take care of himself for this amount of time.”Scott Tracy with Guelph Police says Toronto Police were contacted about the possible sighting of Nathan in The Ward, just east of the downtown core of Guelph.“We have officers checking the area in that neighbourhood, just to see if we can locate any surveillance video to either confirm or dispel that this is the person who is missing.”Attention We have received unconfirmed reports this male may have been spotted in #Guelph. Please keep your eyes open and contact police if you see him. -st https://t.co/36bGDRDNPC— Guelph Police Service (@GuelphPolice) May 19, 2023Nathan is originally from Waterloo Region, recently moving to Toronto with family.His family reported his disa...

Ex-school trustee’s defamation case can’t proceed, Supreme Court of Canada says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a defamation lawsuit initiated years ago by a school trustee against a teacher’s union president should not proceed. Barry Neufeld, who was a trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., made negative comments in 2017 about how a sexual orientation and gender identity program was being implemented in the province’s schools. Glen Hansman, head of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation at the time, criticized Neufeld’s comments when interviewed by the media, prompting the trustee to bring a defamation claim. Hansman successfully moved to have the claim dismissed under the province’s anti-SLAPP law, which is intended to safeguard debate of public issues. However, the B.C. Court of Appeal reinstated the defamation proceeding, saying a judge erred in assessing whether there was likely a valid defence of fair comment.In its decision today, the Supreme Court restored the original order dismissing the defamation action.This report by The Canadi...

Victoria Day fireworks in Toronto, GTA: Where to watch and what to know

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

What’s Victoria Day without some fireworks? If that has become a tradition for you and your family, you’re in luck.The Ashbridges Bay Victoria Day Fireworks event is being held at Ashbridges Bay Park, in the Lake Shore Boulevard East and Coxwell Avenue area. Festivities will start at 10 p.m. on Monday, May 21.Event organizers promise this year’s fireworks display will be particularly dazzling, with a presentation of pyrotechnics “that will definitely impress.”The fireworks display is weather-dependent and offers free admission. The show will last 14 minutes and can be seen on the boardwalk from Lower Coxwell Avenue to Victoria Park.Closures will include Coxwell Avenue from Lake Shore Boulevard East to Eastern Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard East from Leslie Street to Queen Street East.RELATED: Long weekend forecast: How the weather is shaping up for Victoria DayToronto police said resources will be in place in the area from Friday, May 19, to Monday, Ma...

US, British and French naval chiefs in Mideast transit Strait of Hormuz after Iran tanker seizures

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

ABOARD THE USS PAUL HAMILTON IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ (AP) — The Mideast-based commanders of the U.S., British and French navies transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday aboard an American warship, a sign of their unified approach to keep the crucial waterway open after Iran seized two oil tankers. Tensions in the Persian Gulf have been volatile since Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers collapsed, following the U.S.’ unilateral withdrawal five years ago. The incredibly rare, joint trip by the three navy chiefs aboard the USS Paul Hamilton, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, saw three fast boats of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard approach the vessel at one point.Guardsmen stood by uncovered machine guns on their decks, while sailors aboard the Paul Hamilton similarly stood by loaded machine guns as others shot photographs and video of the vessels. An Associated Press journalist also accompanied the allied naval commanders.While the Guard kept its distance from both the Pa...

Dave Matthews Band has new album ‘Walk Around the Moon’ and perspective: ‘Everything is kind of new’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Ten studio albums done, the Dave Matthews Band finds itself in a good place, maybe even at a new beginning.“The band is really gelled right now,” says singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews. “We’re all, at least for now, shining favorable lights on each other and laughing a lot and enjoying making music together.” The seven members — including new keyboardist Buddy Strong — released the 12-track album “Walk Around the Moon” on Friday — the band’s first studio album since 2018 — and plan a summer tour. “We’ve come to this place in an interesting way, but it wasn’t unnatural,” says Matthews. “We’ve had some good fights that probably would scare people but with the goal being that we could find some common ground. And I think we did.”“Walk Around the Moon” is a varied set, with the tracks veering from small and intimate to brassy and political, with a filthy groove propelling “Break Free,” a nostalgia-tinged and brooding “Monsters” and the band ...

Slovak court acquits businessman in retrial over 2018 murder of journalist

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:30:40 GMT

PEZINOK, Slovakia (AP) — A court in Slovakia has acquitted for a second time a businessman accused of masterminding the 2018 slaying of an investigative journalist and his fiancée. The Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok near the capital of Bratislava, which handles Slovakia’s most serious cases, ruled on Friday that Marian Kocner was not guilty of murdering Jan Kuciak, who had written about him in the past, and Martina Kusnirova, both aged 27. The crime shocked the country and caused the government to fall. However, Kocner’s associate, Alena Zsuzsova, was convicted of her role in the killings and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The case is not over yet as both the prosecution and the defendants can appeal.Prosecutors had requested life imprisonment for both defendants.The Associated Press