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Miami Police search for teen sisters reported missing from downtown area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

The City of Miami Police Department Special Victims Unit is seeking the public’s help in locating two missing teenage girls who are sisters. The sisters are identified as 12-year-old Aniya and 13-year-old Amariya Tyson who were last seen in the downtown area on Sunday. Amariya stands at 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs around 134 lbs and was last seen wearing a black shirt and black leggings. Aniya is described as 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs approximately 150 lbs and was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue shorts. Both sisters have black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to contact the City of Miami police at 306-603-6300 or 305-579-6111.

Le Maire says France is the place to be for Tesla

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire is optimistic about a possible Tesla investment in France as the country competes with other European nations over a potential substantial investment linked to electric vehicles.“We have good hopes” on what billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will decide, Le Maire said in an interview on the TF1 TV channel. “There are several options on the table,” he said.“I think we have brought together all the conditions to be the most attractive country for capital and we have radically transformed the economic image of France in the world,” the minister said. “France is the place to be for foreign investors.”Tesla’s owner is expected to announce a new battery plant by the end of the year and France has been strongly courting him. French President Emmanuel Macron met with Musk on two occasions in June and May.One of the hurdles France has, Le Maire said, is being able “to offer viable land with rail or s...

MBTA tells drivers to brace for heavier traffic during second week of Sumner Tunnel shutdown

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

The MBTA hosted a press conference Sunday to warn drivers of more slowdowns this week since the Sumner Tunnel two-month shutdown began last Wednesday.The shutdown started during a holiday week, so MassDOT officials said drivers should not be deceived. Officials also are urging drivers to plan ahead and use public transportation when possible.“People are going to be back from the holiday, that’s when you’re going to see most of your heaviest impacts,” said Jonathan Gulliver, MassDOT highway administrator.The nearly 90-year-old tunnel is undergoing a $160 million project to repair its ceiling, pavement and lighting. Drivers are being diverted while the construction project continues through August.“We’re hoping that people don’t look at the traffic impacts this week and think well it’s not so bad I’m gonna jump on the road next week it’s gonna be much much much worse. Volumes are way way down this week,” Gulliver said.To ease traffic, the MBTA is offering free or reduced alterna...

Investigations underway after 3 people die in separate water-related incidents in NH, including Lexington boy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

(WHDH) — Officials are reminding residents about water safety as they investigate three separate water-related deaths in New Hampshire on Saturday.A young boy scout died on a lake near Gilmanton after being hurt in a boating accident earlier in the day; the body of a man was recovered from a river in Manchester, New Hampshire; and a Beverly woman drowned while visiting family in Madison.The superintendent of Lexington Public Schools confirmed in a statement that the boy scout was a student at Clarke Middle School in Lexington. She wrote that several other students reportedly witnessed the accident.“Our hearts are with the victim’s family, as well as the Clarke school community and all those impacted by this tragic event.  We are blessed to be part of a loving, caring community, and we come together in times of need,” Superintendent Julie Hackett wrote.State police say all three deaths remain under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-ai...

Unsettled weather to start the week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

The clouds are winning out this morning, and that’ll be the case today. Scattered storms develop this afternoon mainly north and west of the region. This unsettled weather continues through Tuesday. Midweek looks a bit more promising for us!A Flood Watch is in place of areas outside of I-495 this evening through Tuesday morning. Conditions are favorable to produce heavy rainfall that could cause flooding throughout central and western Mass. Far western Mass could pick up 2-4″ of rain. Central Mass and outside of 495 1-2″ of rainfall. Lesser amounts for eastern and southeast Mass.Outside of the wet weather this morning it’s dry. It’s a mild, humid and overcast start. It’ll stay mainly cloudy and humid and feel warm this afternoon. Highs will be near 80/low 80s inland. Coastal towns stay in the upper 70s. Eastern Mass stays mainly dry today. The best chance for scattered storms will be outside of I-495.The Weather Prediction Center highlights New En...

‘Tonight is the final night’: Elton John says goodbye to over 50 years of touring with last show on his farewell tour

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

(CNN) — The Rocket Man is retiring from the road.Elton John performed what he says was the last show on the final tour of his career Saturday night.The iconic, award-winning musician took the stage for purportedly the last time ever as a touring artist in Stockholm, Sweden, according to his website.In the caption for a video posted to his official Instagram Saturday, the British music legend wrote, “What a journey this tour has been and now we find ourselves at the end of it. Tonight is the final night.”The video includes a clip from a 2018 interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper in which the musician announced his retirement from touring. “It’s the last time that I will be touring and traveling the world,” John says in the clip.The five-time Grammy winner’s “Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour” kicked off in 2018 and was originally meant to end in 2021 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The tour has been publicized as his last...

The BBC suspends presenter over claims he paid a teenager for explicit photos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

LONDON (AP) — The BBC said Sunday that it has suspended a leading presenter who is alleged to have paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos.As senior British politicians urged a rapid investigation, the broadcaster said it was working to establish the facts of “a complex and fast-moving set of circumstances.”The U.K.’s publicly funded national broadcaster was scrambling to head off a worsening crisis after The Sun newspaper reported allegations that the male presenter gave a youth 35,000 pounds ($45,000) starting in 2020 when the young person was 17.Neither the star nor the youth was identified. Amid speculation on social media about the identity of the presenter, several of the BBC’s best-known stars spoke up to say it wasn’t them.Though the age of sexual consent in Britain is 16, it’s a crime to make or possess indecent images of anyone under 18.The Sun said the young person’s mother had complained to the BBC in May but that the presenter had remained on the air.The BBC ...

Man accused of crashing into police cars during chase, killing a 19-year-old officer, faces charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont burglary suspect who led police on a high-speed chase and crashed his truck into two police cruisers, killing a 19-year-old officer and injuring two others, will be arraigned Monday on charges related to the crash, state police said. Tate Rheaume, 20, is facing charges of grossly negligent operation and attempting to elude, both with death resulting. Additional charges are possible, state police said. It was not immediately known if he is being represented by an attorney. Rutland City Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen was killed on Friday afternoon. The crash happened as police chased a vehicle driven by Rheaume, a suspect in an attempted break-in at a house, state police said. Evidence indicates that Rheaume crossed the center line and collided head-on with the Ebbighausen’s cruiser, police said. The suspect’s truck also hit another police cruiser. Ebbighausen and another officer riding in the passenger’s seat were not wearing seat b...

Child injured when struck by vehicle in Toronto’s west end

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

A child has been transported to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in the Jane Street and Alliance Avenue area on Sunday morning.Police responded to reports at approximately 9:16 a.m. of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.COLLISION:Jane St and Alliance Ave9:16 am-reports of a Pedestrian struck by a vehicle-unknown injuries -police are responding-Possible delays in the area-consider alternate routes#GO1592591^lm— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) July 9, 2023Paramedics and police arrived on scene to find a child was struck.The child was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.The vehicle remained on the scene and there are delays in the area.

Nine shot in downtown Cleveland, taken to hospital for treatment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:20:01 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — An early morning shooting in a nightclub area of downtown Cleveland sent nine people to the hospital, but no fatalities were reported, authorities said.Police said preliminary information indicates that someone opened fire toward a group of people in the Warehouse District at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, about the time the clubs were closing. The suspect then fled the scene.Officers assigned to the district’s weekly detail arrived quickly and rendered medical aid, police said. Authorities reported that nine gunshot victims were taken to MetroHealth Medical Center, where their conditions weren’t immediately available.Detectives have been talking to victims at the hospital and reviewing video and other evidence, police said. No arrests were immediately reported. Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact them. The Associated Press