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Iraq’s top court rules to oust the speaker and a rival lawmaker from Parliament

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court ruled Tuesday that the speaker and a rival lawmaker should be ousted from Parliament, following a high-profile feud between the two men. The Federal Supreme Court said in a statement it decided to terminate Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s membership in Parliament along with that of lawmaker Laith al-Dulaimi. It did not elaborate on why it was issuing the decision.Halbousi called the ruling unconstitutional, while his party said its members would protest the verdict by withdrawing from key positions in government and the Parliament. Halbousi, a former governor of western Iraq’s Anbar province who has maintained close ties to Gulf countries, was the highest Sunni official in Iraq. Under the country’s sectarian power-sharing system, the parliament speaker is always Sunni, the prime minister Shiite and the president Kurdish.The court decision came against the backdrop of a dispute between Halbousi and Dulaimi, also Sunni. Dulaimi had filed a la...

Big 12 quarterbacks have taken more than their fair share of lumps; 8 teams have lost starters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

Starting quarterback has been a precarious position in the Big 12. Whether due to injuries or coaching decisions, staying on the field has been a challenge for many of the league’s quarterbacks who started the season No. 1 for their programs. Injuries have knocked out starters at some point in the season for Texas, Kansas, BYU, Baylor, Texas Tech, TCU, West Virginia and Central Florida — more than half the league. Oklahoma State’s quarterback carousel lasted through the first few games before coach Mike Gundy settled on Alan Bowman. Even Kansas State, which won last season’s Big 12 championship game behind veteran Will Howard, put in freshman Avery Johnson when Howard struggled. The senior responded with his best play of the season. The position has been as jumbled as the league standings. Seven teams are within two games of conference leader Texas. Oklahoma and Iowa State have been injury- and rotation-free and the Sooners and Cyclones are still in the mix for the...

Identifican por un tatuaje a mujer asesinada hace décadas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

LONDRES – Una mujer asesinada hace 31 años en Bélgica fue identificada por un familiar que reconoció detalles de su tatuaje, informó la Interpol el martes.La organización policial internacional dijo que se conocía el caso no resuelto como “la mujer de la flor tatuada” debido al tatuaje que ella tenía en el brazo izquierdo. Su cuerpo fue hallado en un río en Amberes en junio de 1992.Se la identificó como Rita Roberts, británica de 31 años, tras un pedido internacional de ayuda con una veintena de casos no resueltos emitida por la Interpol y las policías de Bélgica, Holanda y Alemania.Un familiar en el Reino Unido reconoció detalles del tatuaje —una flor negra con hojas verdes— en un noticiero y contactó a la policía. Arrestan en México a sospechoso de asesinar a mujer en Estados Unidos hace 25 años Hallan muerto a principal sospechoso de asesinar a familia boricua y sus tres mascotas en Illinois El pedido de información abarc...

The White House says US has intelligence that Gaza militants shelter in hospitals and says patients ‘must be protected’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says US has intelligence that Gaza militants shelter in hospitals and says patients ‘must be protected.’Source

What’s pushing inflation down? More goods, workers and housing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

Sale signs are displayed at an appliance store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. On Tuesday, the Labor Department issues its report on inflation at the consumer level in October. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)(AP/Nam Y. Huh) Sale signs are displayed at an appliance store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. On Tuesday, the Labor Department issues its report on inflation at the consumer level in October. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)(AP/Nam Y. Huh) WASHINGTON (AP) — Long past its painful peak, inflation in the United States may be heading steadily back toward its pre-pandemic levels, without the need for further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. Such a scenario became more likely, if har...

Dog found alive with missing hiker's body after 72 days in San Juan mountains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Members of the Taos Search and Rescue team recovered the body of Rich Moore on Oct. 30, 72 days after he went missing. His dog, a Jack Russel terrier, was still alive and by his side.Moore was reported missing on Aug. 19 after making plans to summit Blackhead Peak, just east of Pagosa Springs. According to missing posters posted in the area, his dog, Finney, was with him. Colorado hiker wearing hoodie rescued after getting stuck in snowstorm Finney was recovered by the Taos Search and Rescue team and later reunited with the family.The Taos Search and Rescue team consists of only volunteers. One member, Delinda Vanne-Brightyn, shared that she was part of the initial search along with her certified search K-9, AkioYodasan. Vanne-Brighten said the team searched from just under the peak-top of Blackhead Peak and headed west down the mountain, where 71-year-old Moore's car was located."It was so steep, we were inserted in by a helicopter," Vanne-Brightyn wrote in a Ta...

Deion Sanders addresses Texas A&M position and his time at CU

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Deion Sanders has had a massive impact on the University of Colorado at Boulder. Not just as the school's football coach, although the team's turnaround is worth noting, but also in terms of money and attention being paid.As the NCAA Division-I Football season comes to an end, some schools have vacancies and there's speculation that Sanders may be a one-and-done coach for the Buffs.His name was mentioned again on Sunday after coach Jimbo Fisher was fired from Texas A&M. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith brought up Sanders' name as a possible replacement.“Deion Sanders in the SEC," Smith said on an episode of ESPN's GetUp. "With that vault that they have available to them. Them hogs that he could recruit. He doesn’t have them at Colorado, and he ain’t going to get them. I don’t think they’ll do it. Texas A&M, Prime Time, Deion Sanders in the SEC? That needs to happen.”Coach Prime, as he's often referred to, was asked about this head-on during a press conference on Tues...

Arrest made in North Miami triple shooting that left father, 2 sons dead

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a triple shooting that claimed the lives of a father and his two sons in North Miami, according to officials.Pierce Hoempler was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center early Tuesday following the incident at 12240 NE 5th Ave., Monday afternoon.According to the police report, Hoempler was fighting with one of the victims, Hector Rivera, in the front lawn area of their apartment complex. The altercation escalated, leading both men to continue fighting on the ground, with Hoempler pinning down Rivera.Upon witnessing the fight, Hector’s two sons, Jeremy and Frank Rivera, came to their father’s aid. Hoempler then allegedly pulled out a semi-automatic pistol from his waistband and shot all three victims. Hector sustained multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body, while Jeremy and Frank sustained one to two gunshot wounds each.All three victims succumbed to their injuries, with Hector and Jeremy being ...

George Santos campaign fundraiser who prosecutors say impersonated former House speaker’s aide pleads guilty in federal court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

(CNN) — The campaign fundraiser for embattled New York Republican Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge as part of a plea deal Tuesday.Sam Miele – who worked for the Santos campaign during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles – was indicted by a federal grand jury in August and accused of soliciting contributions from more than a dozen potential contributors using former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy aide’s identity in phone and email communications.In addition to the guilty plea, Miele also stipulated to committing access device fraud, in a loss of approximately $100,000, according to a spokesperson for Eastern District US Attorney’s office.He was initially charged with four counts of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft in the alleged scheme to defraud prospective donors.Miele did not plead guilty to identity theft as part of the plea agreement.CNN previously reported prosecutors said Miele created an email account purporting to b...

2024 Oscars shaping up as a ‘Barbenheimer’ sequel

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:24:50 GMT

Glenn Whipp | Los Angeles Times (TNS)A long time ago — relatively, in this short-attention-span age — and at multiplexes not so far away, the simultaneous theatrical release of “Barbie “ and “Oppenheimer” was pretty much all anyone could talk about. Admittedly, this was before Travis Kelce crafted a friendship bracelet for a certain someone, before we were well-versed on SAG-AFTRA interim agreements, before we were rewatching “Friends” through our tears.And now, nearly half a year and three bags of bite-size Halloween candy later, we’re starting to talk about “Barbenheimer” again. This time, the focus isn’t on the propriety of quoting the Bhagavad Gita during sex or how “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig worked in references to “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg” and “The Red Shoes” into what, on paper, could have been an extended toy commercial. The conversation has turned to the Oscars, a ceremony that’s shaping up as a sequel to that magical opening weekend.How big a sequel? Let’s just say ...