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Dolphins’ Terron Armstead surprises student who walked over 6 miles to graduation with electric bike

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

CAHOKIA, ILL. (WSVN) — A Miami Dolphins offensive tackle is making headlines off the field for his generosity. Terron Armstead recently hosted his first celebrity basketball game in his hometown of Cahokia, Illinois. While the event was a “huge” success, the true highlight came in the form of a surprise for 14-year-old Xavier Jones, an eighth grader who walked six miles to attend his graduation. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Terron Armstead (@t_armstead72)Armstead, in partnership with Pritchard & Co EV, presented Xavier with an electric bike to ease his commute. However, the surprises did not end there. Armstead and his sponsors, Bommarito Automotive Group and John Bommarito, also surprised Xavier’s family with a brand-new van.https://twitter.com/BommaritoAuto/status/1665765553942810624?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EtweetThe dedication shown by Xavier, who walked for two and a half hours to attend hi...

First responders say crash of unresponsive plane that killed 4 left ‘crater’ and few recognizable pieces of wreckage

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

(CNN) — The private plane that crashed in Virginia on Sunday, after US fighter jets tried unsuccessfully to make contact with it, left a “crater” in the ground, no survivors and few clues as to why it went down, officials said Monday.The four people on board – one pilot and three passengers – were all killed in the crash, according to a Federal Aviation Administration report.Four first responders, who spoke on the condition they were not identified, described a grisly scene at the crash site.There were perhaps four recognizable pieces of wreckage from the plane, which they believe impacted the ground at a very steep angle, they said. “There was nothing really bigger than your arm,” said one.They also found signs of human remains.Federal officials are investigating the crash of the unresponsive plane that flew near the US Capitol region on Sunday, prompting military fighter jets to rush to intercept the aircraft before it went down in Virginia, leaving no survivors, au...

Key takeaways from Apple’s biggest product event in years

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

(CNN) — Apple on Monday unveiled its most ambitious – and riskiest – new hardware product in years: a mixed reality headset called the Apple Vision Pro.Apple CEO Tim Cook touted the Vision Pro, which combines virtual reality and augmented reality, as a “revolutionary product,” with the potential to change how users interact with technology, each other and the world around them.The highly anticipated announcement came at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, where it also teased a long list of new features and updates to some of its most widely used products.Here’s what you should know from the event:Apple makes a risky bet on a headsetThe new Apple Vision Pro looks like a pair of ski goggles and lets people overlay virtual images on live videos of the real world.Cook, who has been talking up the potential of augmented reality for years, touted the headset as “the first product you look through, not at.”According to Apple, once a user puts on the device, they’re able to see a...

NH state police request public’s help in identifying female found dead on I-89 in Hopkinton

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

State police in New Hampshire are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a female found dead on a highway overnight.New Hampshire State Police said troopers were called to I-89 North around 12:13 a.m. on Monday, June 5, for a report of a person lying in a breakdown lane near mile marker 7.2 in Hopkinton, NH.Troopers then arrived to find a deceased female, according to a news release.Officials are now asking the public for help as they work to identify the deceased and determine the circumstances leading up to their death.State police described the female as having white skin with a fair complexion, strawberry blonde-red hair, blue eyes and neon green-colored finger and toenails.The person was also said to have a height of 5’1″ and weight of 111 pounds, and was believed to have an age between 18-30.Authorities are also looking for any information involving suspicious behavior “of an individual or any motor vehicle stopped on the northbound side of I...

Ukraine trying to end battlefield stalemate in what may be start of counteroffensive

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

By SUSIE BLANN (Associated Press)KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces were making a major effort to end a battlefield stalemate and punch through Russian defensive lines in southeast Ukraine for a second day Monday, in what may herald the start of a long-anticipated counteroffensive after 15 months of war.Russian officials seemed to be trying to portray the Ukrainian attacks as the start of the counteroffensive, saying that Moscow’s forces foiled at least one assault. While not explicitly confirming such a large-scale effort, Kyiv authorities said their forces were indeed increasing offensive operations and making gains, but suggested some of the Russian announcements were misinformation. Vladimir Rogov, an official in the Russia-backed administration of Ukraine’s partly occupied Zaporizhzhia province, said fighting resumed on its border with the eastern Donetsk province on Monday after Russian defenses beat back a Ukrainian advance the previous day.“The ene...

Apple unveils sleek, $3,500 ‘Vision Pro’ goggles. Will they be what VR has been looking for?

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE (AP Technology Writer)CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter’s ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public’s imagination.After years of speculation, Apple CEO Tim Cook hailed the arrival of the sleek goggles — dubbed “Vision Pro” — at the the company’s annual developers conference held on a park-like campus in Cupertino, California, that Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs helped design. “This marks the beginning of a journey that will bring a new dimension to powerful personal technology,” Cook told the crowd. Although Apple executives provided an extensive preview of the headset’s capabilities during the final half hour of Monday’s event, consumers will have to wait before they can get their hands on the dev...

Stock market today: Wall Street slips after tepid report on economy

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

By STAN CHOE (AP Business Writer)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging lower Monday to begin what could be a quiet stretch following their best week since March.The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in late trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 179 points, or 0.5%, at 33,583, as of 3:10 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower.The majority of stocks fell on Wall Street after a report showed growth fell short of economists’ forecasts for businesses in the construction, accommodation and other U.S. services industries last month. It was still a fifth straight month of expansion, though. It’s the latest mixed reading for a U.S. economy that has defied forecasts for a recession but has begun to slow under the weight of higher interest rates.“There’s this muddle-through environment that the market is starting to work through,” said Anthony Saglimbene, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial.Monday’s dip comes a...

Robert Hanssen, former FBI agent who sold secrets to Soviet Union, dies in Supermax prison

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

Robert Hanssen, a former federal agent who pleaded guilty two decades ago to spying for the Soviet Union, died Monday morning in the Supermax prison in southern Colorado. He was 79.Prison staff at the United States Penitentiary Florence ADMAX in Florence found Hanssen unresponsive around 6:55 a.m., the Bureau of Prisons said in a news release. They attempted life-saving measures before pronouncing him dead, the release stated.No staff or other inmates were injured, prison officials said.Hanssen had been serving time in the prison known as the “Alcatraz of the Rockies” since July 17, 2002. He was arrested in 2001 and pleaded guilty to selling highly classified material to the Soviet Union and, later, Russia.

Takeaways from Yanks’ successful, painful West Coast road trip

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

LOS ANGELES – The Yankees’ first west coast trip of the season proved successful, as the team went 4-2 over six games in Seattle and Los Angeles.The team won its first two games against the Mariners before getting blanked by George Kirby. A less-than-electric Luis Severino then started the Dodgers set on a sour note before the Yankees won their last two games at Chavez Ravine.The third-place Bombers, who had an off day on Monday, are now 36-25 this season.While the Yankees’ westward expedition was fruitful, it was also painful. With a new crop of injuries leading the way, here are some takeaways from the club’s road trip.The Injuries Never EndThe Yankees were thrilled to get three players – Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson and Tommy Kahnle – back for the opening Dodgers game, but that same contest also saw Ryan Weber (forearm) and Greg Allen (hip flexor) get hurt. Aaron Judge then banged his right big toe while making a spectacular, gate-breaking...

For Florida couple, Alzheimer’s isn’t just a tragedy, it’s a love story

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 18:09:51 GMT

Francisco Rios is a member of a small club that no one wants to join.Once a month, Rios, 47, logs online from Orlando to video chat with a group of people with the same genetic mutation that gave him dominantly inherited Alzheimer’s disease, a very rare form of early-onset dementia. There are fewer than 10 people in his group and only one is over 50.“Sometimes it’s sad, sometimes it’s funny. Sometimes it’s well, you know, heartbreaking, but it’s what life is, right? You’re not always going to be sad. You’re not always going to be happy. It’s just a roller coaster,” Rios said. “And it’s a blessing that I’ve met good people in my support group.”He’s supported as well by his wife, Zahydie Burgos, a 38-year-old clinical psychologist. To help her husband with his currently mild symptoms, she’s taken over managing the household finances and started working from home. She shuttles him to doctors’ appointments and travels with him to and from Missouri and Puerto Rico for an ongoing clinical...