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Biden says debt deal ‘very close’ with default deadline now set at June 5

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

By LISA MASCARO, SEUNG MIN KIM, KEVIN FREKING and FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government’s debt ceiling crisis seemed “very close” late Friday, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans into another frustrating week.The later “X-date,” laid out in a letter from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, set the risk of a devastating default four days beyond an earlier estimate. It came as Americans and the world uneasily watched the negotiating brinkmanship that could throw the U.S. economy into chaos and sap world confidence in the nation’s leadership.Yet Biden was upbeat as he left for the Memorial Day weekend at Camp David, declaring, “It’s very close, and I’m optimistic.”With Republicans at the Capitol talking with Biden’s team ...

Division 4 state track: Pembroke’s Sarah Claflin wins competitive 200-meter race

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

HINGHAM — It was pretty clear before the fact just who would finish in the top three of the girls’ 200-meter dash in Friday’s first day of competition in the Div. 4 Championships at Notre Dame.Pembroke’s Sarah Claflin, Grace Hanafin of Burlington and Tewksbury’s Jayani Santos all cruised to easy wins in their respective heats and each girl dipped under 26 seconds, seemingly setting up a close battle in the final.It was Claflin, though, who saw to it wouldn’t be as close as advertised. The defending champion burst out of the blocks and put plenty of distance between herself and runner-up Hanafin for the win in a scintillating 24.58. Hanafin was clocked in a quick 25.10 and Santos garnered the bronze medal in 25.33.“I got out good and was strong off the turn,” said the junior. “We all had good trials and I had a good sense about it. You can always work on something. I’d like to get faster and shave that time down.”Tewksbury&#...

Family mourns death of 20-year-old father shot, killed outside library

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A growing memorial outside of San Diego Central Library shows how much Trey Walker meant to people who knew him. The 20-year-old was shot and killed near the East Village building shortly after noon on Tuesday, according to police.Shelley Jameson remembers her son as an amazing friend and father. Woman dead after cement bags fall from overturned truck on I-805 "The most important thing to him was his daughter, she's 10 months old," Jameson told FOX 5.Jameson and two of Walker's sisters visited the memorial on 11th Avenue Friday morning. "The last time I saw him was two and a half weeks ago," said Jasmine Walker, Trey's older sister. "Exactly two weeks from the day that he passed."Two days after the shooting, police arrested 21-year-old Kenneth Chaney on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon, Lt. Jud Campbell with San Diego Police Department said in a news release. Southwest pilot climbs through cockpit window after getting locked o...

Veterans share what Memorial Day means to them

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Memorial Day weekend is here, and people have already made their plans. But the meaning of the holiday can oftentimes be overlooked.It's marked as a time to honor and remember fallen service members. It's also linked to barbeques, retail discounts, plus extra time off work."Honoring the fallen, however, you do, is what's important," Shawn VanDiver, a Navy veteran, told FOX 5 on Friday. "I've lost a lot of folks, and you think about them throughout the year but especially on this day." Woman dead after cement bags fall from overturned truck on I-805 VanDiver served 12 years, from 2001 to 2013. He was deployed to South America, the Middle East and worked as a Navy instructor in San Diego. He now runs a nonprofit, Afghan Evac, which helps Afghanistan refugees. VanDiver said he has seen the focus of Memorial Day change."I think there is a long time where we were at peace, and the war got really far away from folks, from their daily psyche," VanDiver said.Kazou Nimori, a V...

Indiana man center of gambling probes involving Alabama, Cincinnati baseball, AP sources say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

An Indiana man whose son is a member of the University of Cincinnati baseball team is the bettor at the center of separate investigations that led to firings of Alabama coach Brad Bohannon and two members of Bearcats baseball staff this month, two people familiar with the inquiries told The Associated Press on Friday.The people who identified Bert Neff of Mooresville, Indiana, as being connected to both the Alabama and Cincinnati cases spoke on condition of anonymity because neither was authorized to speak about ongoing investigations.A number listed as Neff’s cell phone was not accepting calls Friday.No details were disclosed by Alabama on why Bohannon was let go after five years on the job. However, the firing came three days after a report warning of suspicious wagers on an LSU-Alabama baseball game prompted Ohio’s top gambling regulator to bar licensed sportsbooks in the state from accepting bets on the Tide’s games. Pennsylvania and New Jersey followed suit.ESPN reported ...

Coroner: Missing Navy sailor died by drowning, manner undetermined

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — A missing Navy sailor who was found last month in Lake Michigan in Waukegan died by drowning, the coroner's office said, but the manner of his death is still undetermined.Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner Steve Newton said Seamus Gray died by drowning and toxicology testing found he had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.14. Shots fired on Chicago’s North Avenue Beach hours after opening for the summer Based on investigations by Waukegan police, Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the coroner's office, the manner of death is undetermined, Newton said in an email.The coroner's office previously said an autopsy found there was no significant injury which would have contributed to his death. Gray, a U.S. Navy sailor stationed at Great Lakes Naval Base, went missing on March 18 after he and his friends were escorted out of Ibiza Bar in downtown Waukegan because they were intoxicated.His body was later recovered on April 19 when ComEd workers doing routine work fou...

President honors NCAA champions UConn at White House

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Joe Biden honored the 2023 NCAA men's basketball tournament winners UConn Huskies at the White House Friday. "This team is proof that there's no quit in UConn," Biden said. "Just like there's no quit in America. None."UConn won its fifth national title as it topped San Diego State 76-59 in April. The president highlighted the Huskies' ability to defy expectations, noting less than 3% of brackets had UConn taking home the national championship trophy. "You're a fourth seed, and you won every single game by double-digits and the final blowout of the fifth national championship," Biden said. "Congratulations, Congratulations. Nothing like a comeback, man."This is the fifth White House visit for the UConn's men's team since 1999, and the Huskies have now met four of the last five presidents. "When I committed to UConn, I definitely thought about winning a national championship, but I didn't think about the other things that come along with it, like being...

Dell Seton opens new unit to care for 'neurocritical' patients

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dell Seton Medical Center has opened a first-of-its-kind in Central Texas specialist unit designed to care for patients with neurocritical needs.The unit will provide "advanced, multidisciplinary and compassionate care for patients with the most complex and highly acute neurological conditions," according to a press release from Ascension Seton.The hospital hopes the unit will become a destination for neurology and neurosurgery services in the region.The 15-bed unit will allow for comprehensive treatment of patients in need of neuroscience services, including those suffering from seizures, strokes, brain injuries and brain or spinal tumors."The benefits of a neurocritical care unit in our community are significant," said Dr. Alan Nova, interim director of the unit. "The opening of this unit not only enhances the team's ability to compassionately care for patients and aggressively treat neurological conditions, but also opens doors for research endeavors within the ne...

Road construction near Rosedale mall slated to begin soon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

Construction crews will be rebuilding the ramps and Minnesota 36 and Fairview Avenue in Roseville beginning Thursday, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.Crews will rebuild and realign the ramps and loops at Minnesota 36 and Fairview Avenue near the mall in Roseville in summer 2023. (Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Transportation)That interchange, a major artery to the Rosedale Center mall, will be rebuilt and realigned to prevent potentially dangerous traffic backups onto the highway due to traffic taking the exits during rush hours, according to a press release from MnDOT.Other improvements to Fairview Avenue to help prevent traffic jams will include removal of concrete medians, relocating signals on northbound Fairview Avenue, rebuilding the mall’s west entrance from Fairview Avenue, drainage improvements and rebuilding existing sidewalks to meet Americans with Disability Act standards.Ramps will be closed at times during construction. Work is ex...

Twins’ Royce Lewis, eligible to return on Monday, ‘tracking in a really good direction’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:12:33 GMT

Derek Falvey stopped short of declaring the team’s intentions for infielder Royce Lewis once he’s eligible to come off the injured list on Monday. They haven’t even communicated to Lewis whether or not he’ll be coming with them on their upcoming road trip to Houston, Falvey said.But the Twins’ president of baseball operations sounded fairly optimistic about the progress that Lewis has made, saying he had “checked every box” during his rehab process.“I think the key for us is just to make sure he’s healthy and responding well every day,” Falvey said. “He keeps saying that he feels really good. And so the progression is well-built. It’s in consultation with the surgeons and the medical staff and then the coaches, so I think he’s tracking in a really good direction. That’s all we can ask for.”Lewis, who is rehabbing from his second anterior cruciate ligament surgery in his right knee, was transferred to the 60-day injured list before the season started, which is why he is not yet...