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Alaskan fishers fear another bleak season as crab populations dwindle in warming waters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Gabriel Prout worked four seasons on his father’s crab boat, the Silver Spray, before joining his two brothers in 2020 to buy a half-interest plus access rights for a snow crab fishery that’s typically the largest and richest in the Bering Sea. Then in 2021, disaster: an annual survey found crabs crashing to an all-time low. The red king crab fishery was closed; the snow crab fishery cut to a tenth of the previous year’s take.After another bad survey last year, the red king crab fishery closed again and the snow crab fishery closed for the first time ever. Suddenly, Prout’s optimism about being his family’s third generation in crab fishing seemed misplaced. “It’s very hard to find a way to keep going forward,” said Prout, 33. With almost all his expected income gone, he’s scrambled ever since to scratch out a living by working as a salmon tender — using his boat to supply other boats and offload their catch.Researchers are sc...

2 top officials of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party arrested while its leader languishes in jail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian officials detained a former prime minister for questioning then freed him hours later early Wednesday, but jailed two top officials in the moderate Islamist Ennahdha party whose leader has been imprisoned, the official news agency said. A statement by Ennahdha said the party’s interim president, Mondher Ounissi, and the head of its Shura council, an internal parliament, Abdelkarim Harouni, were both arrested on Tuesday. That information later appeared on TAP news agency, citing the party. According to Ennahdha, Ounissi, who is standing in for jailed party leader Rached Ghannouchi, was stopped Tuesday night by security forces while driving his car and taken to “an unknown destination.” The party demanded his release and denounced a “malevolent campaign” aimed at “hurting the Islamist movement and its leaders.” Ennahdha also criticized the arrest of Harouni, expressing concern that his health would be compromised after receiving burns in a recent fire at...

Police: Motorcyclist weaving in traffic crashes, dies in suburbs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A motorcyclist died Tuesday night in the northern suburbs after police said he was weaving in and out of traffic.At around 5 p.m., Lake County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to Route 21, south of Casey Road, in unincorporated Libertyville, for a crash involving a motorcycle.Police found the motorcyclist, a 49-year-old man from Lake Villa, suffering from critical injuries at the scene.According to a preliminary investigation, the man was traveling at a high-rate of speed weaving in and out of traffic prior to colliding with a Hyundai SUV on Route 21. City of Chicago sees dramatic rise in car thefts over last year The man was thrown into the guardrail and was then transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.The driver of the Hyundai was not injured.

City to house migrants at Parthenon Guest House in Greektown: alderman

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

CHICAGO — As more migrants continue getting sent to Chicago from Texas, city leaders are looking to find more shelters for them to live.On Wednesday, 34th Ward Ald. Bill Conway plans to hold a meeting discussing the city's plans to open migrant shelter at the Chicago Parthenon Guest House, located at 310 South Halsted Street, in Greektown.Just last week, the city opened the Lake Shore Hotel in Kenwood for migrants to live.These are just two options of housing for asylum seekers being bussed from Texas.Last week was the anniversary of when the first group arrived from the border. Since then, more than 13,000 migrants have been brought to Chicago. Hundreds of asylum seekers temporarily living at O’Hare International Airport Migrants have found shelter living in and around police stations and recently at O'Hare International Airport.Ald. Conway's meeting Wednesday will be open to the public to voice their concerns about the new shelter coming to the Greektown neighborhood.

White Sox come up with another way to lose a game Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

KANSAS CITY — As an incredibly disappointing season continues to wind down, things only seem to get more painful for the White Sox. Tuesday was once again proof of that, as the club found a way to lose a game they had a great chance to win at Kauffman Stadium.Up 6-0 early in the contest and still leading by one run in the ninth, reliever Gregory Santos surrendered a game-tying double to Bobby Witt Jr. before a most bizarre ending to the game. With the bases loaded and Edward Olivares at the plate, Santos was called for a balk on the first pitch, allowing the winning run to come to the plate in a 7-6 Royals victory. It's the second time that Kansas City has won on a walk-off balk this season and adds to more misery for the White Sox in the second half of the season. It's the fifth-straight loss for Pedro Grifol's team and the seventh in their last eight games as they fall to 15-32 in the second half of the season. They're now 53-86 on the season, trending toward 100 losses just two y...

WATCH: North Carolina officer pulls unconscious driver from burning truck

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

SALISBURY, N.C. — Police in North Carolina have released dramatic bodycam footage showing an officer’s “heroic” rescue of an unresponsive driver from a burning truck after a fiery crash.According to the Salisbury Police Department (SPD), Lt. Corey Brooks was responding after hours to a separate incident shortly before 9 p.m. on Aug. 8 when he witnessed a tractor-trailer hit the retaining wall on Interstate 85 and catch fire. Hundreds of asylum seekers temporarily living at O’Hare International Airport “Without hesitation,” the SPD said, Brooks ran to the truck’s cab and found the driver unconscious. After radioing for assistance, Brooks pulled the driver from his seat and over the passenger side, through the door. Another unidentified driver helped the lieutenant bring the driver across two lanes of traffic as the flames quickly engulfed the truck’s cabin.The driver regained consciousness as fire and EMS arrived on the scene. He was able to walk of his own accord to the ambulance ...

DiGiorno releases most divisive pizza yet, promptly sells out

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

(KTLA) – Does pineapple belong on pizza? Some people will say no without hesitation, but the controversial topping has a loyal group of defenders.So does the humble pickle chip, which has found itself atop pizzas more and more regularly in recent years, often paired with a smooth and subtle cheese that lets the vinegary taste shine.But despite their vocal fans, both pickles and pineapple remain some of the most controversial toppings that pizza-makers have to offer. And one frozen pizza company is courting that controversy by including both divisive toppings on the same pie.DiGiorno released a pineapple and pickle pizza this month, and consumers quickly snapped up the entire supply. (DiGiorno/Nestle Brands)The DiGiorno Pineapple Pickle Pizza promised to be the most controversial pizza on the market, featuring a hand-tossed crust and garlic sauce, and with toppings split down the middle — pineapple on one half, pickles on the other. But rather than releasing it in the frozen food ais...

LIVE: Key witness set to testify against Paxton as impeachment court returns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- The Texas Senate returns at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning for the second day of Attorney General Ken Paxton's historic impeachment trial.Proceedings are expected to begin with testimony from Jeff Mateer, the former first assistant attorney general and one of the prosecution's most valuable sources for detailing Paxton's relationship with donor Nate Paul.KXAN's Ryan Chandler and Monica Madden are following the proceedings from the Senate Chamber and will bring updates live on X, formerly known as Twitter.Tweets by RyanChandlerTV Tweets by themonicamadden Mateer took the stand in front of prosecutor Rusty Hardin Tuesday afternoon before proceedings abruptly adjourned over procedural disagreements between opposing counsel.

The Loop Fantasy Football Report Week 1: New faces in new places won’t all fare well

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

When the wheels of the NFL’s transfer portal stopped spinning this summer, a number of veteran standouts were wearing new colors.Most prominent among them was Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay icon turned malcontent who publicly negotiated his way to the New York Jets. And the quarterback is already in midseason form, preening for the cameras at the U.S. Open, cheering for his favorite unvaxxed tennis star, Novak Djokovic.But if Rodgers is going to return to his MVP form, it certainly won’t be Monday night against one of the NFL’s top defenses: the Buffalo Bills. You won’t find him in the top 12 of the Week 1 rankings anywhere. Nor should you.NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 03: Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets looks on during Day Seven of the 2023 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 03, 2023 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)Other strangers in strange lands could fare muc...

Women's Health Wednesday: The Art of Aging

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:35:56 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) - September is Healthy Aging Month. In this weeks Women's Health Wednesday, we're putting a focus on the kinds of diseases women face as they grow older, along with what they can do to stay healthy.According to the National Institutes of Health, women's life expectancy is almost seven years longer than men's, yet women spend approximately twice as long disabled in their final years than men do.Dr. Michael Burke, Chief Medical Officer for The Eddy and St. Peter’s Health Partners Continuing Care talks about the diseases women face most as they age versus men, factors leading to disability, and what aging women can do to stay healthy.