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Coroner says blunt force injury killed worker at Amazon warehouse in Indiana

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A worker who died after being hurt at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne suffered a blunt force injury, a coroner said Wednesday.The death of Caes David Gruesbeck, 20, of Fort Wayne, has been ruled an accident, Allen County Coroner Dr. Jon Brandenberger said.Emergency medical crews were called around noon Monday to the Amazon Fulfillment Center, Allen County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Cpl. Adam Griffith said. Gruesbeck was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.The death is under investigation, the sheriff’s department has said. Additional details about the death or what Gruesbeck was doing at the time have not been released.The warehouse remains closed and employees continue to be paid, Amazon spokesperson Maureen Lynch Vogel said. She did not say when it would reopen.Source

Trump participa en un foro de CNN en Nueva Hampshire

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

(CNN) —  El expresidente Donald Trump participa en un foro presidencial de CNN en Nueva Hampshire.Durante el evento, que conduce la presentadora de “CNN This Morning” Kaitlan Collins, Trump responde preguntas de los republicanos de Nueva Hampshire y los electores indecisos que planean votar en las primarias presidenciales del Partido Republicano de 2024.Esta es la primera aparición de Trump en CNN desde la campaña presidencial de 2016.Jurado determina que Trump agredió sexualmente a E. Jean Carroll, en decisión sobre juicio civilEl foro de CNN ocurre mientras Trump se ha posicionado rápidamente como el principal favorito en la carrera por la candidatura republicana. Un puñado de republicanos se han sumado a la contienda de 2024 hasta ahora, aunque el mayor rival potencial de Trump, el gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis, todavía está evaluando una posible campaña. La campaña de Trump y sus aliados políticos han seguido intensificando sus ataques contra DeSantis, a medida que el...

All-NBA Teams

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

(Voting on a 5-3-1 basis by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters)First Team1st2nd3rdTotalF Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil100––500F Jayson Tatum, Bos928–484C Joel Embiid, Phi8713–474G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC63295407G Luka Doncic, Dal60334403Second TeamC Nikola Jokic, Den3268–364G Donovan Mitchell, Cle453616349G Stephen Curry, GS172043188F Jimmy Butler, Mia15221182F Jaylen Brown, Bos14529169Third TeamC Domantas Sabonis, Sac–2669147G De’Aaron Fox, Sac13340144G Damian Lillard, Por–3629137F Julius Randle NY–3035125F LeBron James, LAL–163381Others receiving votesGuards: Ja Morant, Memphis 44; Jrue Holiday, Milwaukee 39; Jalen Brunson, New York 23; Devin Booker, Phoenix 10; James Harden, Philadelphia 6; Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana 1; Trae Young, Atlanta 1.Forwards: Lauri Markkanen, Utah 49; Kevin Durant, Phoenix 35; Pascal Siakam, Toronto 15; Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers 15; Anthony Edwards, Minnesota 14; Jaren Jacks...

Woll stops 24, Maple Leafs avoid elimination by topping Panthers 2-1 in Game 4

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots in his first playoff start, Mitch Marner and William Nylander had the goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs staved off elimination by beating the Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night.Nylander was the beneficiary of an odd bounce for a power-play score in the second period, Marner scored midway through the third and Woll did the rest as he took the place of injured starter Ilya Samsonov.Sam Reinhart scored for Florida, which got 23 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky. The Panthers still lead the series 3-1, with Game 5 in Toronto on Friday night.Woll, who turns 25 on July 12, was bidding to become the youngest Toronto goalie to have a playoff shutout since Felix Potvin — then 23 — stopped 42 shots to beat Chicago 3-0 on May 9, 1995.He was 7:47 away from pulling it off.Reinhart — who had the OT winner in Game 3 — took a quick pass from Matthew Tkachuk and found a way to just get the puck throu...

Crews put out small brush fire in Miramar

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

Crews put out a small brush fire that sparked in Miramar.Miramar Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze near Flamingo Road and Southwest 43rd Terrace, at around 5 p.m., Wednesday.Firefighters managed to quickly put out the flames.Nobody was hurt.Officials did not specify how many acres were burned.

Peru: Suspect in 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway to be temporarily extradited to US

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Peru’s government issued an executive order Wednesday allowing the temporary extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.The Peruvian Embassy in Washington told The Associated Press the order allows for the extradition of Dutchman Joran van der Sloot to be prosecuted for alleged extortion and wire fraud, charges stemming from the Holloway case.Van der Sloot is serving 28 years in prison in Peru for being convicted of murdering 21-year-old Peruvian student Stephany Flores after meeting her in a Lima casino in 2010.The slaying occurred five years to the day after Holloway disappeared during a high school graduation trip to Aruba, where Van der Sloot lived. She was last seen leaving a bar with him.Holloway’s body was never found, and no charges were filed against Van der Sloot in the case. A judge later declared Holloway dead.Prosecutors in t...

Amazon, Spirit Airlines among companies seeking candidates at Miramar job fair

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

Dozens of top companies will be interviewing prospective employees at a job fair that is taking place in Miramar.The Miramar Job and Career Fair is being held Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Miramar Cultural Center, located at 2400 Civic Place.Among the more than 50 companies that will be on hand seeking applicants are Amazon, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Spirit Airlines, Sam’s Club and Tropical Financial Credit Union.People looking to join the Miramar Police Department will also be able to apply at the fair.The event, which is being hosted by Miramar Vice Mayor Alexandra P. Davis and sponsored by WSVN and CareerSource Broward, will also feature workshops and career counseling.Some of the companies will also be giving opportunities to veterans and seniors looking for part-time employment, as well as people with special needs.Paid internship positions will also be available through the Waste Pro Apprenticeship Program for people between the ages of 18 and 26.Organizers...

Marlboro school bus strike over, normal bus service to resume Thursday morning

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

A school bus driver strike that began on Monday in Marlboro is over, a union official announced Wednesday night. Teamsters Union Local 170 Business Agent Jim Marks said in a statement that all drivers will report back to work in the morning. Bus drivers went on strike amid contract negotiations with their bus company, NRT Bus. School officials on Monday said the strike sidelined about two thirds of the buses that would normally take middle school and high school students to and from school Monday. Beyond the limited number of buses in operation, volunteers and police helped some students walk to school via walking routes published ahead of time by the Marlborough Public Schools as classes continued for students.The union said pay, health care, and benefits were among the issues with their previous contract.Picketers gathered outside multiple locations in Marlboro this week as part of their strike. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest...

Appeals court tosses convictions of 2 parents in ‘Varsity Blues’ college admissions scandal

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court overturned all fraud convictions Wednesday of two parents who were found guilty of paying bribes to get their kids into elite universities as part of a sprawling college admissions scandal.The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed all convictions against Gamal Abdelaziz and all but one conviction of another parent, John Wilson. The Boston-based appeals court upheld Wilson’s conviction on a charge of filing a false tax return.A jury in Boston’s federal court found the pair guilty in 2021 of buying their kids’ ways into school as athletic recruits in the first case to go to trial in the so-called “Operation Varsity Blues” scandal that embroiled prestigious universities across the country.Abdelaziz, of Las Vegas, was accused of paying $300,000 to get his daughter into the University of Southern California as a basketball recruit even though she didn’t even make it onto her high school’s varsity team.Authorities alleged that...

Fossil Fuel Protesters Arrested After Day Of Holding Empty Chamber “Hostage”

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:40:16 GMT

Nine climate activists demanding that top lawmakers move to halt the construction of new fossil fuel projects were arrested at the State House Wednesday after more than six hours of protesting in the largely empty House Chamber.Members of Extinction Rebellion Boston and Scientist Rebellion began chanting from the House spectators’ gallery around 11 a.m., moments after lawmakers gaveled in and out of a sparsely-attended Constitutional Convention session. Activists threw papers down onto the House floor, as they also tried to attach a banner — which read “no new fossil fuel infrastructure” — to the gallery railing before a court officer managed to wrestle it away from them.Activists said their act of “civil disobedience” was designed to urge House Speaker Ronald Mariano and Senate President Karen Spilka — neither of whom were present in the chamber — to file legislation to place a moratorium on new fossil fuel infrastructure and st...