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9 soldiers killed after 2 Blackhawk helicopters crash in Kentucky during training mission, Army official says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Nine US servicemembers were killed after two helicopters with the 101st Airborne Division crashed in southwestern Kentucky on Wednesday, according to a US Army official. The source said there were no survivors.The two HH-60 Blackhawk helicopters crashed around 10 p.m. Wednesday in Trigg County near the Tennessee border, officials at nearby Fort Campbell previously said.Fort Campbell is expected to have a news conference at 10 a.m. ET.Crewmembers were flying “during a routine training mission when the incident occurred,” the base said in a statement on Facebook.Gov. Andy Beshear will travel to Fort Campbell to “support our troops and their families,” he said in a Thursday morning tweet.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Russia opens drill as it stops sharing missile test info with US Crashes and Disasters | Camp Pendleton is latest California agency to find PFAS chemical in drinking water Crashes and Disasters | Ukraine demands emergenc...

Sharon Stone’s new lament: Paid $13 million less than Michael Douglas for ‘Basic Instinct’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Two weeks after Sharon Stone hinted that she lost a great deal of money in the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, the actor revealed Tuesday she was paid only $500,000 for her role in the 1992 erotic thriller “Basic Instinct.”Meanwhile, Stone said that her co-star Michael Douglas was paid a lot more, according to Page Six.Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone starred in “Basic Instinct.” (Photo: TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection) “Michael Douglas made $14 million,” Stone said to the crowd of mostly female film and TV executives at a gala luncheon for the New York Women In Film & Television’s 43rd annual Muse Awards, Page Six reported.“Now, I was new. I was new and he was a very big star,” Stone said, according to Page Six.Yes, at the time Douglas was one of Hollywood’s top box-office draws, after starring in a string of hits, from “Romancing the Stone” to “Fatal Attraction,” “Black Rain” and “Wall Stre...

Prep baseball and softball: Who are the top hitters, base stealers and pitchers so far?

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

With constant rain putting most (but not all) Bay Area baseball and softball on hold for the last few days, now is the perfect time to take a look at who the statistical-leading best players in the region have been so far. Even with the wet weather altering the schedules in both sports, many teams have still been able to play a decent number of games and give their players a chance to shine. So with that said, let’s check out who the top players in the Bay Area New Group’s coverage area have been, according to statistics reported to MaxPreps.(Statistics as of Wednesday afternoon)BASEBALLHome runs1: Ryan Dodge, Woodside – 41: Thomas Trombatore, Bellarmine – 41: Evann Smith, St. Ignatius – 41: William Ashley, Branson – 41: Jai Benedito, Pinole Valley – 4Batting average (Minimum of 20 plate appearances)1: Tyler Louie, Jefferson – .7222: Carston Pearson, Dublin – .7203; Keanu Hennings, Skyline – .6674: David Bernstine III, Vallejo &#...

IOC finally makes Lashinda Demus a 2012 Olympics champion

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — American runner Lashinda Demus officially became an Olympic champion on Thursday, at the age of 40 and more than a decade after the 2012 London Games.Demus was formally reallocated the gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles by the International Olympic Committee because of the disqualification of Natalya Antyukh in fallout from the Russian doping scandal. On the London track on Aug. 8, 2012, Demus finished 0.07 seconds behind Antyukh, who was implicated last year in the second doping case of her career. Historical evidence recovered from a Moscow testing laboratory database let track’s Athletics Integrity Unit decide last October to strip Antyukh of all her results from July 2012 through June 2013. Demus will receive a gold medal from the IOC to add to her world title won in 2011. However, she was denied during her career the commercial benefits of calling herself an Olympic champion.Zuzana Hejnová of Czechia was upgraded to silver, and the bronze was reall...

Pakistan ups security as 11 killed in Ramadan food stampedes

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Thursday boosted security after 11 people were killed in stampedes at free wheat distribution centers for the poor since the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan last week, officials said. Cash-strapped Pakistan last week launched the initiative to distribute free flour among low-income families to ease the impact of record-breaking inflation and soaring poverty during the holy month. But as crowds swelled at the distribution centers across the country, many would panic in fear whether they would be able to get the flour, triggering the deadly stampedes. Eight deaths were reported in northwestern Pakistan and three in the eastern Punjab province. Observant Muslims abstain from food and water from dawn to dusk during Ramadan and then, as the sun sets, break their daytime fast with iftar, the evening meal. The flour distribution initiative was launched by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif as his government is facing the worst economic cr...

Final Four: Last year’s bluebloods are this year’s no-names

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — One short year ago, college basketball was getting ready for the game of a lifetime: North Carolina vs. Duke at the Final Four. And this year? Well, to put it kindly, who the heck are these guys? The NCAA Tournament, the annual event that has told and sold and made marketing gold out of the story of underdogs and busted brackets has, for 2023, produced an extreme rendition of what happens when all that cherished unpredictability plays itself out to the end.In one Final Four meeting Saturday, it will be San Diego State against Florida Atlantic. In the other, it will be Miami vs. UConn. “I expect the prognosticators to pick us fifth at the Final Four,” Florida Atlantic coach Dusty May said in a nod to the reality that nobody really expected the Owls, or any of these teams, to be here. Of the four programs descending on Houston this week, only one has ever sniffed a Final Four before. It’s the first time in 53 years that has happened. With its four national titles ...

Bubba Wallace rebuilds confidence on track, community off it

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

A slow start to the NASCAR Cup Series season — two crashes and an engine failure through six races — has Bubba Wallace looking internally for the steadiness he needs to pull himself out of this early slump.It was his mother who encouraged Wallace to do some self-reflection.“It’s day by day, right? Just got to be a better version of myself,” Wallace told The Associated Press this week. “My mom had said to me, ‘You know, if you want things to change, you got to change yourself.’ So I’m just trying to change myself and be more active, working out, eating better, and just trying to have a better mindset so Richmond should be good for us.”Yes, Wallace and NASCAR head next to Richmond Raceway for a Sunday short track race at a venue that has not been one of Wallace’s stronger tracks. His career-best finish at Richmond was 12th in 2019 when he drove for Richard Petty. He was 13th last fall in his new 23XI Racing ride.But this weekend represents more to Wallace than a chan...

Policía arresta a mujer que estuvo atrincherada 36 horas en la autopista Richmond

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

Una mujer fue detenida el jueves a la medianoche después de un enfrentamiento con las autoridades en Richmond Highway (Ruta 1) en el área de Hybla Valley que cerró la carretera durante 36 horas, informó la policía del condado de Fairfax.Cuando la mujer salió del vehículo, los transeúntes celebraron y uno gritó: “¡Te amamos!”. La mujer se acercó a la policía y se rindió, según muestra un video de la escena.La mujer fue puesta bajo custodia policial y abandonó el lugar en una ambulancia. El nombre de la mujer no fue revelado de inmediato.El tío de la mujer atrincherada en el vehículo confirmó que estaba publicando en las redes sociales desde el interior de la camioneta, y los familiares le enviaron mensajes de audio alentándola a salir del vehículo.La policía confirmó que el enfrentamiento estaba relacionado con el caso de la persona desaparecida que involucra a Lauren Kingsbury, de 25 años, de Laurel, Maryland. No se había visto a Kingsbury desde el 24 de marzo antes de que la encont...

Montgomery Co. gas stations required to post credit card prices under bill OK’d by county council

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

The Montgomery County, Maryland, Council approved legislation Tuesday requiring gas stations to post the price that drivers who use credit cards have to pay — instead of just the lowest price.The bill was introduced by Council member Gabe Albornoz last month, who said residents found it “misleading and frustrating” that gas stations were only required to post the lowest price of regular gas and not the higher amount that people using credit cards pay.According to an AAA Mid Atlantic study, almost 90% of Maryland residents use a credit card to buy gas.“We have all experienced that moment of noting the posted price of a gallon of gas, pulling up to the pump and then realizing that the credit price is much higher,” Albornoz said in a news release. adding that the legislation is a “proactive approach” to protect residents from rising gasoline costs.More Montgomery County NewsMore Maryland NewsMore Local News“I’m grateful to my fellow councilmemb...

Myanmar resistance says military bombing kills 8 civilians

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:00 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Air strikes by Myanmar’s military on a village in the country’s northwest on Thursday killed at least eight civilians, including two children, according to members of a rebel ethnic minority group and independent media reports.The attack on Khuafo village, just north of Thantlang, a major town in Chin state near the Indian border, also wounded 20 people, they said. It came three days after Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s ruling military council, said in a speech for Armed Forces Day that the military needs to take decisive action against the forces challenging its control.The country’s independent online media reported the aerial bombardment, but there were no immediate reports about it in the state-controlled media.Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew the elected government of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, triggering widespread popular opposition. After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force...