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Utah man who killed family vented his anger in suicide note

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who f atally shot his wife, her mother and the couple’s five kids after he was investigated for child abuse left a suicide note saying he “would rather rot in hell” than continue enduring what he called controlling behavior by his wife, investigators wrote in a report released on Friday.The claims in the suicide note left by Michael Haight, 42, stand in stark contract to conclusions by investigators in the 57-page report that overwhelmingly portray Haight, and not his wife, as controlling and abusive. The report cites the family’s communications before the killings and interviews from community members conducted after the January tragedy.“This is nonsense and I can’t handle it for one more day. We will not be a burden on society. I kept asking for help and you wouldn’t listen,” Michael Haight, 42, wrote in the note included in the report released by the city of Enoch.“I would rather rot in hell than to put up with another day of this manipulati...

North Korea claims another test of underwater nuclear drone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday claimed it tested this week a second known type of nuclear-capable underwater attack drone designed to destroy naval vessels and ports, adding to a flurry of weapons demonstrations this year that have heightened tensions with rivals.The report of the four-day test came a day after the nuclear envoys of the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul to discuss the growing North Korean nuclear threat and called for stronger international efforts to crack down on illicit North Korean activities funding its weapons program.The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the drone, named “Haeil-2” after a Korean word meaning tsunamis or tidal waves, traveled underwater for more than 71 hours before successfully detonating a mock warhead in waters near the eastern port city of Tanchon on Friday. KCNA said the test proved that the weapon could strike targets 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) away with “fatal attack abilit...

US investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to detail U.S. and NATO aid to Ukraine, but may have been altered or used as part of a misinformation campaign.The documents, which were posted on sites such as Twitter, are labeled secret and resemble routine updates that the U.S. military’s Joint Staff would produce daily but not distribute publicly. They are dated ranging from Feb. 23 to March 1, and provide what appears to be details on the progress of weapons and equipment going into Ukraine with more precise timelines and amounts than the U.S. generally provides publicly.They are not war plans and they provide no details on any planned Ukraine offensive. And some inaccuracies — including estimates of Russian troops deaths that are significantly lower than numbers publicly stated by U.S. officials — have led some to question the documents’ au...

Metra train hits, kills person near Downers Grove

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — A person was struck and killed by a Metra train Friday evening near Downers Grove, according to Metra. An outbound train struck someone at the Main Street station, according to information from Metra and the village. Suburban ringleader gets 9 years in USPS mail-for-cash scheme A spokesperson for Metra said the person who was hit has died. Their identity hasn't been released.The spokesperson said the trains are running again with delays.

What's next for Tennessee's expelled lawmakers?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republicans have expelled two Democratic lawmakers from the state Legislature for their role in a protest calling for more gun control. Here's a look at what could happen next: WHAT HAPPENED?Republicans voted Thursday to expel two Black lawmakers who last week approached the front of the House chamber with a bullhorn and participated in a chant after joining protesters calling for passage of gun-control measures.The protests followed the March 27 shooting at the Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville. Six people were killed, including three 9-year-old children.GOP leaders argued that the move against Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson was necessary to draw a line against lawmakers using protest to disrupt House proceedings.Jones and Pearson have regularly criticized the white-majority House chamber.Jones was once temporarily banned from the Capitol several years ago for throwing a cup of liquid at then-House Speaker Glen Casada ...

Las Vegas couple bound, tortured in violent mansion robbery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Four people accused in a Las Vegas valley robbery spree allegedly bound a couple in their mansion with duct tape and forced a woman’s head underwater in her own bathtub, according to documents obtained by 8 News Now in Las Vegas.In all, eight people face charges in several home invasions, including the shooting of a man in his Henderson home and the kidnapping of the couple in their own home, 8 News Now Investigators have learned. 10 cities where a $100,000 salary is worth the least—and the most Last month, Las Vegas Metro policed arrested Denzale Lee, 27; Raven Queen, 28; and Antonio Washington, 25, on charges relating to the series of burglaries, which officers said amounted to as many as 11. Henderson police arrested Queen and another man, Derrick Roberts, 26, in January for a home invasion and shooting there, they said.Las Vegas Metro police arrested Denzale Lee, 27 (center); Raven Queen, 28 (left); and Antonio Washington, 25 (right), on charges relating to ...

Lobby of LAPD station damaged after man walks in with flaming shopping cart

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

The lobby of a Los Angeles Police Department station in Exposition Park is closed indefinitely after a man walked in with shopping cart lit with flames late Thursday, officials said.The incident occurred around 11:25 p.m. at the LAPD’s Southwest Station, located at 1546 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.A man walked into the station with a shopping cart on fire and the building’s front doors, ceiling and lobby chairs also caught fire, police said. Las Vegas couple bound, tortured in violent mansion robbery The man ran out of the building in an unknown direction.Los Angeles Fire Department arson units responded to the investigation.The inside of the Southwest LAPD station sustained major damage after a man walked in with a flaming shopping cart on April 6, 2023. (LAPD)A photo of two LAPD members is damaged in a lobby fire of the Southwest LAPD station on April 6, 2023. (LAPD)The inside of the Southwest LAPD station sustained major damage after a man walked in with a flaming shopping c...

Newcomer Kyle Farmer delivers in walk-off win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

Kyle Farmer has found one way to endear himself to the new hometown fans: sending the sellout crowd home happy with a walk-off hit.The infielder hit a walk-off double in his first career at-bat in 2017. It wasn’t until Friday that he recorded his second walk-off, this one in the 10th inning, boosting the Twins to a 3-2 win over the Astros in their home opener.“This is his first (walk-off),” he said, pointing to his young son, McCoy, who he was holding in the clubhouse postgame Friday. “So pretty special. Any way to help the team win, that’s great, too.”Farmer’s late-game heroics came after Jose Miranda knotted the game at one apiece after the Astros had gone ahead in the top of the 10th. An intentional walk to Donovan Solano before him — Ryne Stanek threw three balls before the decision to walk him intentionally — set the stage for a bases-loaded, one-out for Farmer.Farmer’s single up the middle brought home Trevor Larnach, capping a late comeback.“I was going to take my first...

John Shipley: Rolling rotation has lengthened the Twins’ leash on starters

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

Don’t look now but the Twins have the best starting rotation in baseball. They actually have the best pitching staff in baseball after their 3-2, 10-inning victory over the Houston Astros in Friday’s home opener.Twins pitchers have a combined earned-run average of 1.74, and their 74 strikeouts ranked third after Friday’s day games. But it’s really been a rotation that started the season with great potential and so far has exceeded expectations — a combined 4-1 with a 1.12 ERA and 52 strikeouts topped all big league rotations.That strikeout total was boosted considerably Friday by Sonny Gray. Making his second start of the season, he was lights out on a day that flummoxed hitters with cool temperatures and late-afternoon shadows at Target Field. He gave up four hits, walked one and fanned a career-high 13 batters over seven innings.Gray was so good that manager Rocco Baldelli and pitching coach Pete Maki sent him out for the seventh, in a 1-1 game, without much hesitation.“I di...

Investigating, cleaning up recent Albany fires

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:15:25 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany community is still dealing with the aftermath of two significant fires that took place in the past few weeks. The Red Cross is assisting 17 people affected by a fire that broke out on Grand Street early Wednesday morning. Three apartment buildings and a vacant structure were demolished. Officials said everyone got out safely thanks to the quick actions of two city employees who alerted the impacted residents. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Demolition is ongoing at the site of the former Doane Stuart school in Albany after much of the building was destroyed in a massive fire.Fighting fires is costly. Albany officials said the Doane Stuart fire cost the city $300,000, and the Grand Street fire cost the city $420,000.