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U.N. calls unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots a violation of the status quo on Cyprus

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday called unauthorized construction by Turkish Cypriots inside the U.N. buffer zone dividing Cyrus a violation of the status quo that is contrary to council resolutions and it condemned their assault on U.N. peacekeepers.The council statement was issued after emergency closed consultations by its 15 members. It followed criticism of the U.N. peacekeepers for blocking construction earlier Monday by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.Speaking after a Cabinet meeting in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, Erdogan called the U.N. action “unacceptable” and accused the peacekeeping force of bias against Turkish Cypriots. He said Turkey would not allow any “unlawful” behavior toward ethnic Turks on Cyprus.Cyprus was divided into a breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south in 1974 following a Turkish invasion that was triggered by a coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece. Turkey maintains more...

Dentist convicted of killing wife on African safari given life sentence and over $15M in penalties

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

DENVER (AP) — As a wealthy dentist convicted of killing his wife at the end of an African safari listened in court, her brother vowed on Monday to move her remains to a place that Larry Rudolph would never discover. Shortly before a judge sentenced Rudolph to life in prison in the 2016 death of Bianca Rudolph, Vincent Finizio also predicted Larry Rudolph would “die alone and unmourned” and that his future grandchildren will never know he existed.“Even Judas would be afraid to be in your company,” Finizio said, referencing the home of Jesus’ traitor — the worst circle of hell imagined by Dante.U.S. District Judge William Martinez also imposed over an estimated $15 million in financial penalties against Rudolph, who was also convicted of mail fraud for cashing in nearly $5 million in insurance policies for his wife as he began a new life with his longtime girlfriend. Rudolph has claimed throughout the case that his wife’s death in the southern African nation of Zambia was an accident....

The initial online search that spurred a raid on a Kansas paper was legal, a state agency says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

MARION, Kan. (AP) — The initial online search of a state website that led a central Kansas police chief to raid a local weekly newspaper was legal, a spokesperson for the agency that maintains the site said Monday, as the newspaper remains under investigation.Earlier this month, after a local restaurant owner accused the Marion County Record of illegally accessing information about her, the Marion police chief obtained warrants to search the newspaper’s offices and the home of its publisher, as well as the home of a City Council member who had some of the same information as the newspaper.The police chief led the Aug. 11 raids and said in the affidavits used to obtain the warrants that he had probable cause to believe that the newspaper and the City Council member had violated state laws against identity theft or computer crimes.Both City Council member Ruth Herbel and the newspaper have said they received a copy of a document about the status of the restaurant owner’s l...

US citizens urged to leave Belarus immediately

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

VILNIUS, Lithuania (The Hill) — The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there in a statement published Monday.The updated travel warning comes after bordering countries Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have stepped up security along the border over concerns about Russian Wagner mercenary forces exiled in the country.  The State Department, in its warning, encouraged Americans still in Belarus to depart the country immediately and categorized the country as a Level 4 risk, the highest security warning. Belarus’s longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko, known as Europe’s last dictator, has been a key facilitator of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, and is under a catalog of U.S. sanctions for human rights abuses and political repression against Belarusian people who challenged his claim to election victory in 2020.The U.S. mission in Belarus is scaled down and only handles emergenc...

Watch: Train crashes into 18-wheeler in Louisiana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) — A train collided with an 18-wheeler Monday night in southern Louisiana, causing multiple cars to derail.The derailment happened around 5 p.m. CT in Iberia Parish, the sheriff's office confirmed. Video shared with Nexstar's KLFY, seen below, shows the trail barreling toward the semi, its trailer blocking the railroad at a crossing. The signal's arm appears to have come down on the 18-wheeler, and the train horn can be heard. Highway 182 was closed from the St. Martin Parish line to Darby Lane due to the derailment. Additional video from the scene shows at least half a dozen rail cars off the tracks.Authorities said the driver of the truck, which was stuck on the tracks, and the train's conductor were OK, but the conductor was taken to an area hospital. Three tankers carrying acrylic acid derailed and no leaks have been found the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office said. Seven cars with polymer plastic did tip over and spill but a...

ERCOT issues Weather Watch for Texas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

Editor's Note: The above video provides tips on what to do if you're experiencing heat-related illness.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a weather watch from Wednesday, Aug. 23 through Sunday, Aug. 27 "due to forecasted high temperatures, higher electrical demand and potential for lower reserves," according to a press release.ERCOT said there is currently enough capacity to meet forecasted demand and no action is currently necessary, the release said. Understanding ERCOT’s emergency alert levels On Sunday, ERCOT set a new all-time weekend peak demand record of 85,116 MW. The current all-time peak demand record of 85,435 MW was set on Aug. 10, the release said.In 2022, the August peak demand was 78,465 MW, ERCOT said.The 6-day Supply and Demand dashboard, which will update in real-time, shows there's a possibility of new all-time peak demand records this week, the release said.ERCOT’s new notification systemFor anyone who wants to si...

Troy police K9s receive new bullet, stab proof vests

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Troy Police Department received new equipment for their K9 officers. The bullet and stab proof vests were donated to the department by the non-profit Brady's K9 Fund. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The non-profit was started by a middle schooler in Ohio named Brady Snakovsky, who wanted to ensure K9 officers could be protected while out in the field.Troy police said the vests will be worn by their K9 officers Norbi and Cezar.

Illinois woman arrested on charges of emailing threats to shoot Trump and his son

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal agents arrested a Chicago-area woman Monday on a complaint accusing her of sending emails threatening to shoot former President Donald Trump and his son Barron, according to federal prosecutors and a criminal complaint.Tracy Marie Fiorenza, 41, was arrested Monday morning on a charge of transmitting threats to kill or injure, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago. The case was filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court in southern Florida.“I will state that I will shoot Donald Trump Sr. AND Barron Trump straight in the face at any opportunity I get!,” Fiorenza said in a May 21 email to the head of an educational institution in the Palm Beach, Florida, area, according to an affidavit accompanying the complaint.Donald Trump's primary residence is in Palm Beach. Massive tire fire at salvage yard in Madison, Illinois Fiorenza allegedly wrote a similar email on June 5, saying she would “slam a bullet” into Barron Trump “with his father IN SELF D...

What makes penne alla vodka so delicious? It’s all in the sauce.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

By Eric Kim, The New York TimesIn the 1980s, long before he became a New York chef, a young Iacopo Falai lived across the hall from a hip uncle who sometimes made penne alla vodka for dinner. The combination of tomato, cream and chile wasn’t traditional by any means, especially in Florence, Italy, where he lived, but his uncle was a travel-loving caterer who introduced Falai to a world of foods.He had a particular point, Falai said: It doesn’t matter where a dish is made, as long as it’s delicious.Some might assume that penne alla vodka is an ancient Roman pasta, but it gained popularity only in the 1970s and ’80s. The documentary “Disco Sauce: The Unbelievable True Story of Penne Alla Vodka” explores the dish’s many origin stories, from Italy to the United States, but none are definitive.One of the first written accounts of vodka in creamy tomato pasta comes from the 1974 cookbook and memoir “L’Abbuffone” (later translated to English as “The Injester”). In it, Italian actor Ugo Tog...

Ojai rattled by 3.5 magnitude aftershock day after larger tremor

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:59:13 GMT

One day after much of Ventura County was jolted by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake, the aftershocks of the tremor keep on coming. Monday, around 4:50 p.m., Ojai was struck by another sizeable earthquake, this one registering at 3.5 magnitude, according to the preliminary report from the United States Geological Survey.Monday's quake was located about 3.7 miles southeast of Ojai, at a depth of about 9.5 miles.The latest aftershock comes a little more than 24 hours after Sunday's quake, which shook the same area, which was receiving heavy rain from Tropical Storm Hilary.That earthquake was felt as far as the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, and prompted a citywide response from the Los Angeles Fire Department. In the hours that followed, more than two-dozen aftershocks were felt, with one reaching a magnitude level around 4.0.Aftershocks are a regular occurrence following large scale tremors like Sunday's. They typically happen within a close window of the initial jolt, but can c...