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Every Army-Navy fan accommodated after hotel shuffle; Senator blasts Biden for ‘failing’ border policies

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

Foxboro will be packed with thousands of military veterans, service academy graduates and families on Saturday, with Gillette Stadium hosting the 124th edition of the Army-Navy football game.Every fan in need of a hotel room for the big game has been accommodated, state officials and tourism leaders confirmed to the Herald on Friday.Travel agents told the Herald in October that the arrival of migrant families at area hotels canceled rooms reserved for veterans, students and families, but after reports came out, the state took action.The Executive Office of Veterans Services formed a working group with economic and tourism groups to assess the situation, and one agency created a hotline that people could call if they were searching for a room.“The Executive Office of Veterans Services worked closely with event organizers, Meet Boston, and other stakeholders to ensure that everyone was accommodated for the Army-Navy game,” the spokesperson said.A travel agent who handles hotel r...

Ryan O’Neal, star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘Paper Moon,’ ‘Peyton Place’ and ‘Barry Lyndon,’ dies at 82

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY (AP Entertainment Writer)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan O’Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in “Love Story” and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in “Paper Moon,” died Friday, his son said.“My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team by his side supporting him and loving him as he would us,” Patrick O’Neal, a Los Angeles sportscaster, posted on Instagram.Attempts to reach O’Neal representatives were not immediately successful.No cause of death was given. Ryan O’Neal was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012, a decade after he was first diagnosed with chronic leukemia. He was 82. “My father, Ryan O’Neal, has always been my hero,” Patrick O’Neal wrote, adding, “He is a Hollywood legend. Full stop.”O’Neal was among the biggest movie stars in the world in the...

Bodycam footage of October officer-involved shooting in Carlsbad released

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

Warning: The video linked to this article contains graphic images and language. Viewer discretion is advised.CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Carlsbad Police have released bodycam footage of the officer-involved shooting that happened in late October in Carlsbad.On Oct. 20 at 10:54 p.m., Carlsbad Police Officer Vincent Abbate pulled over a white Ford Van at Madison Street and Oak Avenue in the City of Carlsbad for multiple traffic violations, police said.Bodycam footage released Friday shows the officer approach the vehicle and the driver firing one round at him. The officer took cover from behind his police car and returned fire, hitting the back windows of the van. The suspect, identified as 25-year-old Patrick Doherty, of Oceanside, began to drive off then stopped just down the road. He is then seen in the video putting his hands out of the window, and was taken into custody without further incident. Man killed in Ramona shooting identified: SDSO No one was hit by gunfire, the police depar...

Utah attorney general drops reelection bid amid scrutiny about his ties to a sexual assault suspect

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, facing scrutiny for his decadelong friendship with the embattled founder of an anti-child-trafficking organization, announced Friday he will not seek reelection in 2024.The Republican had previously announced in September that he would seek a fourth term. Reyes is now backtracking his decision to run again and has pledged to dedicate his final year in office to investigating the sex abuse claims against his friend, Tim Ballard.Ballard, the now-ousted founder of nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad, has been accused of sexual assault by multiple women and is the subject of a criminal investigation. His organization rose to prominence last summer as a focal point of the film “Sound of Freedom,” which was widely praised by conservative moviegoers.A bipartisan group of more than two dozen Utah state lawmakers initiated an audit of Reyes’ office last month, calling into question his administrative practices, spending and close t...

Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines reject a contract their union negotiated with the airline

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines flight attendants have voted down a contract offer reached by negotiators for the airline and the union.The Transport Workers Union Local 556 said Friday that the proposal was voted down 64% to 36%.The local’s president, Lyn Montgomery, said the vote followed five years of negotiations during which the flight crews have not received pay raises.“We will go back to the table to achieve the collective bargaining agreement that meets the needs of the hardest-working flight attendants in the industry,” she said in a statement.Montgomery had previously said the offer would have given Southwest flight attendants industry-leading pay, 16% above crews at Delta Air Lines, who are non-union.Dallas-based Southwest said, “We are disappointed the industry-leading agreement reached between the negotiating committees was not ratified.” The airline said it would wait to hear about next steps from the union and the National Mediation Board, which has been involved in ...

Nashville Police investigation into leak of Covenant School shooter’s writings is inconclusive

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Police have “exhausted all available investigative avenues” in the hunt for the person who leaked pages from a school shooter’s journals to a conservative commentator, the department announced in an email sent to media late on Friday. The writings are part of an ongoing legal battle over whether they should be released as public records. The Metro Nashville Police Department’s Office of Professional Accountability led the investigation into the leak, interviewing officers and forensically examining their electronic devices, according to police. Investigators determined that three cellphone photos were taken of the journals just after they were discovered in the shooter’s vehicle by two detectives with the Specialized Investigations Division. One former police detective who had images from the journal declined interview requests.“The department does not have the ability to compel statements or cooperation from former employees,” the police stat...

Indiana secretary of state appeals ruling for US Senate candidate seeking GOP nod

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana secretary of state is appealing a ruling that a law stipulating voting requirements for a candidate’s party affiliation is unconstitutional in a decision that lifted the hopes of a U.S. Senate hopeful who wants to run as a Republican.The Indiana attorney general’s office filed the notice of appeal Friday with the Indiana Supreme Court on behalf of Secretary of State Diego Morales. The filing came a day after a Marion County judge granted an injunction sought by John Rust, former chair of the egg supplier Rose Acre Farms who is running to replace Sen. Mike Braun. Rust filed a lawsuit in September against Morales, the Indiana Election Commission and Jackson County Republican Party Chair Amanda Lowery to challenge the law and ensure the possibility of his place on the ballot. The law in question says a candidate’s past two primary elections must be cast with the party the candidate is affiliated with or a county party chair must approve the c...

Fox News pushes back against reporter’s suit claiming he was fired for challenging Jan. 6 coverage

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fox News pushed back Friday against a former reporter’s lawsuit saying he was targeted and fired for challenging false claims about the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.The network argued that Jason Donner had not shown he faced illegal discrimination. The nation’s capital bans discrimination based on political party membership or endorsement, but Donner hasn’t shown he joined a political party, nor that his bosses knew and fired him for it, Fox lawyers said. “That law does not protect employees of news media organizations based on their differences of opinion over reporting and commentary on matters of public concern,” Fox attorneys wrote.Donner said in his lawsuit he was a longtime Republican who affiliated with Democrats more recently.The network also questioned whether he had properly informed managers when taking sick time after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, and whether he filed the lawsuit within the time allowed by the law. Donner’s lawsuit s...

US, South Korean and Japanese national security advisers meet to discuss North Korean threat

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will meet with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts Saturday in their latest three-way talks on the North Korean nuclear threat and other regional challenges.The meeting in Seoul comes at a time when tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest in years, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerates the expansion of his nuclear and missile program and flaunts an escalatory nuclear doctrine that authorizes the preemptive use of nuclear weapons.The United States and its Asian allies have responded by increasing the visibility of their trilateral security cooperation in the region and strengthening their combined military exercises, which Kim condemns as invasion rehearsals.U.S. and Japanese officials said Saturday’s three-way talks would include discussions on North Korea’s recent launch of its first military reconnaissance satellite, which Kim has described as crucial for monitoring U.S. and South ...

11 dead in clash between criminal gang and villagers in central Mexico

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:53:07 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Eleven people were killed in a clash Friday between gunmen from a criminal gang and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico, authorities said. Dramatic video of the fight posted on social media showed villagers in cowboy hats with sickles and hunting rifles chasing down suspected gang members amid bursts of automatic gunfire.Police in the State of Mexico, which abuts Mexico City, said the clash occurred in the hamlet of Texcaltitlan, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southwest of the capital. State police said eight of the dead were members of the criminal gang, while three were village residents. Police did not identify the gang, but the violent Familia Michoacana drug cartel has been dominant in that area for a decade.The video appeared to show the attackers wore military-style uniforms, some with helmets. Villagers apparently set their bodies and vehicles on fire.Local media said Familia Michoacana gunmen had shown up in the village earlier deman...