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Challenger wins close race to lead United Auto Workers union

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — A challenger defeated the president of the United Auto Workers in a close election and vowed Saturday to take a more confrontational stance in negotiating with the big automakers.A court-appointed monitor declared challenger Shawn Fain the winner over incumbent Ray Curry. Fain’s slate of candidates won control of the big union, as workers rejected most incumbents in the wake of a bribery and embezzlement scandalIt was the 372,000-member union’s first direct election of its 14-member International Executive Board, which came in the wake of the wide-ranging scandal that landed two former presidents in prison. The vote count had been going on since March 1, and the outcome was uncertain going into Saturday because of challenges against several hundred ballots. Curry had filed a protest alleging election irregularities and campaign-financing violations. But he conceded Saturday and said Fain would be sworn in on Sunday.Fain said members clearly wanted the union to b...

Search on for missing in deadly chocolate factory explosion

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left five people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled alive from the rubble overnight.Rescue crews using dogs and imaging equipment continued to search through the rubble Saturday — hours after the blast that erupted just before 5 p.m. Friday at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in the borough of West Reading, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.West Reading officials on Saturday confirmed two fatalities. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency had earlier said there were five fatalities, citing county emergency management officials, but after an update from the county also indicated that two had died and five were missing.Chief of Police Wayne Holben said the rescue of one person from the rubble “provides hope that others still may be found.” Rescue workers were continuing a thorough search using specialized equipment and techniques. Officials s...

Mourners gather for American killed by cartel on Mexico trip

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

LAKE CITY, S.C. (AP) — Photos of a peewee football player flashed across a slideshow. The image of a smiling young man adorned memorial T-shirts. But the body of the American gunned down three weeks ago by the Gulf cartel in Mexico was kept shielded from funeral-goers.Over 100 people gathered Saturday to remember Shaeed Woodard at the first funeral service for the two people killed in the attack that heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The sendoff came at the end of a month that should have featured birthday celebrations for the man slain just days before he turned 34 during a tightknit group’s road trip to help Woodard’s cousin get cosmetic surgery.Instead, friends and family shuffled across the maroon carpeting of Good News Deliverance Temple on an overcast afternoon in Lake City, South Carolina. The 6,000-person town was thrust into the international spotlight when reports circulated early March that Woodard and three friends with ties to the are...

15-year-old shot in the groin in West Englewood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old boy is in the hospital after getting shot in the groin late Saturday afternoon, according to the Chicago Police Department.Police said a 15-year-old boy was in an alley around 4:46 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Wood Street when he suffered a gunshot wound to the groin by an unknown offender.The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition. Man dead after hit and run crash in West Loop Police have no one in custody. Area One detectives are investigating.If you or someone you know has information that could help detectives make a breakthrough in the investigation of this case, anonymous tips can be filed online at cpdtip.com.

Cuban migrants land in Florida airport in hang glider

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

KEY WEST, Fla. (WFLA) — Typically when Florida law enforcement has to intervene in migrant landings, it's usually from the sea.However, two Cuban migrants showed some ingenuity when they managed to make it all the way to the Key West International Airport on a powered hang glider, according to the U.S. Border Patrol. Florida babysitter arrested after putting lit cigarette in 1-year-old’s mouth: deputies Chief Patrol Agent Walter Slosar said no one was injured in th landing. However, the migrants were taken into Border Patrol custody.This isn't the first time a Cuban migrant made it to the Sunshine State by air. Last October, a Cuban migrant landed a Russian plane in South Florida.

Career day lets students see the possibilities

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

CHICAGO — Young people in Chicago had a chance to hear from a variety of professionals during a career day Saturday on the West Side of Chicago.Marillac St. Vincent Family Services held the annual event for students in 5th to 12th grades in underserved communities. Highest-rated Mexican restaurants in Chicago, according to Tripadvisor The students got to hear from people in various professions.The century-old human services organization started holding career days five years ago to help give young people some direction and show them the possibilities.

Texas Longhorns trying to make 1st Final Four in 20 years, Miami Hurricanes vying for 1st ever

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns are one win away from advancing to their first Final Four in 20 years, but they'll have to go through a team that's flying high after upsetting a No. 1 seed in the Sweet 16.No. 2 Texas, the highest seed left in the tournament, takes on a fifth-seeded Miami Hurricanes squad at 4:05 p.m. Sunday that upended top-seeded Houston 89-75 on Friday behind a huge game from guard Nijel Pack. He's a player the Longhorns are familiar with since he played for Kansas State and was a first-team all-Big 12 selection last season. Longhorns are Elite: Texas runs away from Xavier in Sweet 16 with 83-71 win Pack drilled seven 3-pointers against the Cougars to score a game-high 26 points for the Hurricanes, and he's just one of the many weapons Miami has that the Longhorns have to worry about."We can't play open gym with teams," Longhorns senior forward Timmy Allen said. "When we come down and focus our energy on getting consecutive stops and converting those to bask...

Our warm weekend continues

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Mainly clear and calm overnight with low temperatures dipping down into the middle 50s. A warm front on Sunday could trigger a few spot showers especially east of Austin. While the chance of rain is low, expect a lot more clouds to roll in through the day Sunday.Sunday afternoon showers east of I-35Sunday Forecast at COTAA cold front slides across the area Monday morning leading to cooler temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday. The week ends with warmer air as most highs return to the lower 80s. Wednesday will be the coolest morning when lows fall to the upper 40s to low 50s.Low rain chances are in the forecast each day next week. There will be another chance for showers and thunderstorms Thursday and Friday with the potential for some strong to severe storms. Stay with us for updates. Forecast rain totals Monday to Friday BLOG: April showers: Here's the outlook for Central Texas FIRST WARNING WEATHER: Stay up to date with your Central Texas forecast, sign up for our ...

‘[It’s like] a family reunion’ Thousands of Texans attend Waco Trump rally

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

WACO, Texas (KXAN) — Thousands of excited Texans attended Trump's first major rally of the presidential cycle in Waco Saturday. One Trump fan in the crowd was Karen Girsham, who drove an hour and a half from the Dallas area to see Trump speak for a second time. She attended another rally in Conroe, Texas, in Jan. 2022."It was like you were at a family reunion," Girsham said. "You were with like-minded people that made you feel like you knew everybody there [and] we were all there for one reason: That's Donald Trump."Girsham said that she looks forward to Trump's run for a second term in office. She said she thinks Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has hinted at a presidential run, could beat Joe Biden in the general election but that Trump is her pick."He had us going in the right direction -- best president in American history," she said.Also in Waco from Dallas was Republican activist Brian Bodine. He said it makes sense that Trump chose the Lone Star State to have his first majo...

Kiszla: Why go to trouble of building new Broncos stadium if we don’t put a roof on it?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:51:02 GMT

At a time when too many people are forced to live on our streets, the Broncos are exploring the idea of abandoning a perfectly good, 22-year-old football stadium to build a new multibillion-dollar sports palace in Denver.We are loud and proud, wild and crazy, unapologetic Broncomaniacs.But do you think perhaps our priorities are messed up?Listen, I think it would be cool to hang out at a new stadium with a retractable roof and a plaza where anything an orange-and-blue beating heart desires, from spicy street tacos to a snazzy sportsbook, could provide fans with sweet sensory overload.But with the Denver we love at a crossroads, when candidates for mayor seek solutions for the thorny issues of people living in tents, KIA sports utility vehicles being stolen in broad daylight and the ridiculous cost of renting a one-bedroom apartment, I wonder if all this talk about a new football stadium is more than a little tone deaf.I appreciate that the crazy-rich Waltons who own the Broncos have...