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New museum in Alabama tells history of last known slave ship to US and its survivors

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A museum that tells the history of the Clotilda — the last ship known to transport Africans to the American South for enslavement — opened Saturday, exactly 163 years after the vessel arrived in Alabama’s Mobile Bay.Ceremonies dedicating the $1.3 million Africatown Heritage House and “Clotilda: The Exhibition” took place Friday and Saturday in Mobile. The exhibit tells about the ship, its survivors and how they founded Africatown community in Mobile after they were freed from five years of slavery following the Civil War.The Clotilda departed Alabama in 1860, more than 50 years after Congress outlawed the importation of additional enslaved people, on a clandestine trip funded by Timothy Meaher, whose descendants still own millions of dollars worth of land around Mobile.The Clotilda illegally transported 110 captive people from what is now the west African nation of Benin to Alabama. The captain, William Foster, transferred women, men and children off the Cl...

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage.Judge Caroline Wall on Friday dismissed with prejudice the lawsuit trying to force the city and others to make recompense for the destruction of the once-thriving Black district known as Greenwood.The order comes in a case by three survivors of the attack, who are all now over 100 years old and sued in 2020 with the hope of seeing what their attorney called “justice in their lifetime.”Spokespersons for the city of Tulsa and a lawyer for the survivors — Lessie Benningfield Randle, Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis — did not immediately respond to requests for comment Sunday. Wall, a Tulsa County District Court, wrote in a brief order that she was tossing the case based on arguments from the city, regional chamber of commerce and other state and local government agencies. She’d...

Blue Jays reliever Jordan Romano added to MLB All-Star game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Jordan Romano has been added to the American League roster of the MLB All-Star Game, per Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith.Jordan Romano added to AL All Star team #BlueJays— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) July 9, 2023Romano will replace Framber Valdez of the Houston Astros. Astros manager Dusty Baker told media Sunday morning that Valdez would not be pitching.This season, Romano has a 4-4 record with an ERA of 2.95, 47 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.15 and four saves in his last seven games.He will join Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Whit Merrifield representing the Blue Jays at the All-Star Game.Pitcher Kevin Gausman was named to the starting pitcher roster for the game, but will not be attending in order to spend the week with his family.

1 man arrested, 1 sought in connection with Kansas nightclub shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 19-year-old man is in custody in connection with a mass shooting a week ago inside a Kansas nightclub, and police have identified a second man being sought.Wichita police arrested the man Friday as a suspect in the shooting on July 2 at City Nightz in downtown Wichita. Nine people suffered gunshot wounds and two others were trampled in the chaos that followed the 1 a.m. shooting. No one died.It wasn’t immediately clear if the man has been charged. Police on Saturday also asked for the public’s assistance in finding a 23-year-old man they believe is connected to the shooting.A St. Louis-area man was arrested July 3, but prosecutors later determined he fired his gun acting in self-defense after shots were fired by two other men at the club.The gunshot victims — seven men and two women — ranged in age from 22 to 34, police said. The two people trampled were a 30-year-old woman and a 31-year-old male.Wichita is a city of nearly 400,000 people, located ...

UN chief says Sudan is on the brink of a ‘full-scale civil war’ after nearly 3 months of fighting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital of Khartoum.Guterres warned late Saturday that the war between the Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary force is likely to destabilize the entire region, according to Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for the U.N. chief.Sudan descended into chaos after months of tension between military chief Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan and his rival, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, commander of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, exploded into open fighting in mid-April.Health Minister Haitham Mohammed Ibrahim said last month that the clashes have killed over 3,000 people and wounded over 6,000 others. The death tally, however, is highly likely to be much higher, he said. More than 2.9 million people have fled their homes to safer areas inside Sudan or crossed into neighboring countries, according to U.N. fi...

1 dead, 15 injured after SUV traveling wrong way collides with Chicago bus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — An SUV traveling the wrong way along a Chicago lakefront road collided with a city bus Sunday morning, killing one of the SUV’s passengers and injuring 15 other people, authorities said.A man was driving a Dodge Journey south along northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive when it crashed into a Chicago Transit Authority bus about 6 a.m. near the city’s Kenwood neighborhood, police said.A female passenger in the SUV, which caught fire after the crash, was pronounced dead at a hospital, while the SUV’s driver and another female passenger were taken to hospitals in critical condition, police said.Chicago fire officials said the driver of the bus and 12 passengers were taken to area hospitals in good condition, WLS-TV reported. Seven other people refused treatment at the scene, fire officials said.The Associated Press

The FDA is being asked to look into viral energy drink that has the caffeine of 6 Coke cans

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — An influencer-backed energy drink that has earned viral popularity among children is facing scrutiny from lawmakers and health experts over its potentially dangerous levels of caffeine.On Sunday, Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Food and Drug Administration to investigate PRIME, a beverage brand founded by the YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI that has become something of an obsession among the influencers’ legions of young followers.“One of the summer’s hottest status symbols for kids is not an outfit, or a toy—it’s a beverage,” said Schumer, a Democrat from New York. “But buyer and parents beware because it’s a serious health concern for the kids it so feverishly targets."Backed by two of YouTube’s best-known stars, PRIME was an immediate sensation when it launched last year, prompting long lines in grocery stores and reports of schoolyard resale markets. Girl, 14, found at California Marine base two weeks after being reported missing Advertising itself as zero ...

Cha-ching: Here's how much extra money MLB All-Star, Home Run Derby players get

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - Participating in the MLB All-Star Game and Home Run Derby is undoubtedly an honor. In addition to some bragging rights, it also comes with a monetary bonus. Per the MLB’s latest collective bargaining agreement, players elected or selected to the All-Star Game or the Home Run Derby receive six complimentary tickets for guests, first-class flights for themselves and two guests, first-class hotel accommodations for themselves and two guests, meal and tip allowances for three days, a $1,000 cash stipend and a gift from the league. Additionally, players on the All-Star teams receive a ring. Those attending their fifth, 10th, or 15th game as an All-Star also receive a gift or memento and special recognition, according to the CBA.Some players will have already secured certain payouts before the game. According to the CBA, the top vote-getting player at each position (that includes the three outfielders with the most votes) in both the National League and American Leag...

Northern Lights could be visible in Wisconsin, Indiana, 15 other states Thursday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

(AP) - A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give sky-gazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere.Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but an 11-year solar cycle that’s expected to peak in 2024 is making the lights visible in places farther to the south. Three months ago, the light displays were visible in Arizona, marking the third severe geomagnetic storm since the current solar cycle began in 2019.The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks has forecast auroral activity on Thursday in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Indiana, Maine and Maryland. We could be seeing the northern lights more often: Here’s why Auroral activity also has been forecast for Canada, inc...

Charges filed in crash that killed Rutland police officer

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:07 GMT

RUTLAND, V.T. (NEWS10) -- Vermont State Police announced that charges have been filed against the man who led Rutland police on a high speed chase resulting in a crash that killed an officer. Tate Rheaume, 20, has been charged with grossly negligent operation of a vehicle and attempting to elude, with additional charges still possible. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to police, Rheaume, who was being pursued by officers on July 7 for allegedly attempting to break into a home, crashed into two cruisers, killing 19-year-old part-time Officer Jessica Ebbighausen and injuring two other officers. Rheaume was remanded to the Vermont Department of Corrections on $500,000 bail while remaining at the University of Vermont Medical Center for treatment of his injuries from the crash.Police say that Rheaume's condition is listed as serious but stable. His arraignment is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on July 10 at the Vermont Supe...