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Fire breaks out at Marathon refinery in Texas; 1 worker dead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston on Monday caused visible flames and left at least one worker dead, the company said. Marathon said the cause of the morning fire was under investigation. Aerial footage from Houston television stations showed crews trying to put out flames at the Galveston Bay refinery, which is along a stretch of Texas coast that is heavily populated by petrochemical facilities. Neither the company nor authorities immediately said whether anyone else was injured. “The safety of our workers and the community is our top priority, and a full investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the incident,” Marathon said in a statement. Texas City police said that by Monday afternoon the fire was under control and contained in the facility. The company had earlier said it had accounted for all workers. Fires at refineries in the area are not uncommon. Earlier this month, a fire at a Shell facility in nearby Deer Park s...

Indianapolis officer pleads guilty to federal charge for kicking handcuffed man

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer accused of kicking a handcuffed man in the face during a 2021 arrest pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge.Sgt. Eric Huxley pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release after prison, The Indianapolis Star reported.A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled for Huxley, who was suspended from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department after the September 2021 confrontation. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in October 2022 for alleged use of excessive force during his arrest of Jermaine Vaughn.Body camera footage police released of Vaughn’s arrest shows an officer forcing Vaughn to the ground at downtown Indianapolis’ Monument Circle. Seconds later, the video shows Huxley thrusting his foot down onto Vaughn’s face as he is in handcuffs.Vaughn, whose la...

Man with baseball bat attacks 2 staff members in Congressman Gerry Connolly’s Fairfax office

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

A man armed with a baseball bat showed up at the Fairfax, Virginia, office of Rep. Gerry Connolly Monday morning, asked for the congressman and then attacked two staffers.“This morning, an individual entered my District Office armed with a baseball bat and asked for me before committing an act of violence against two members of my staff,” Connolly said in a statement.The U.S. Capitol Police identified the man as 49-year-old Xuan Kha Tran Pham, of Fairfax. He is facing charges of one count of aggravated malicious wounding and one count of malicious wounding.Capitol Police said they have launched a joint investigation with local police.“At this time, it is not clear what the suspect’s motivation may have been,” Capitol Police said in a statement. “Based on what we know right now, investigators do not have any information that the suspect was known to the USCP.”The attack happened in Connolly’s district office in an office park on Main Street i...

Tiroteo en evento de club de motociclistas deja dos muertos y cuatro heridos en Georgia

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

Dos personas murieron y cuatro resultaron heridas cuando se realizaron más de 150 disparos en un tiroteo entre clubes de motociclistas rivales en una ciudad de Georgia, dijo el lunes un alguacil. La Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Richmond acusó a 12 personas de asesinato y agresión con agravantes en el tiroteo en Augusta el sábado por la noche, incluidas las cuatro personas heridas, dijo el alguacil Richard Roundtree. La violencia estalló en la casa club de uno de los grupos de motociclistas en un área principalmente residencial, dijo el alguacil. Los agentes recuperaron más de 150 casquillos de bala gastados, dijo, algunos de ellos encontrados a una cuadra de distancia. Reportan disparos en un restaurante; tres, con lesiones graves Joven pierde la vida en tiroteo en Georgia; dos menores y 7 adultos resultaron heridos “Con la cantidad de potencia de fuego y la carnicería que vimos en la escena, este podría haber sido u...

At least 3 killed, others wounded in New Mexico shooting, police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — At least three people were killed and several others, including two police officers, were wounded Monday in a northwestern New Mexico community before law enforcement shot and killed the suspect, authorities said.The shootings occurred at around 11 a.m. in Farmington, a city of about 50,000 people that serves as a modern-day trading post to the adjacent Navajo Nation reservation and is a supply line and bedroom community to the region’s oil and natural gas industry.The city's police department said in a Facebook post that at least three members of the public were killed and that officers confronted and killed a suspect at the scene. It also said two officers, including one of its own and a State Police officer, were wounded and were in stable condition at the San Juan Regional Medical Center.“The suspect’s identity is unknown and there are no other known threats at this time,” police said, adding that city, San Juan County and State Police were involved.Polic...

Photos: Road washed away at Cherry Creek Reservoir

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A road at Cherry Creek Reservoir buckled and collapsed after several days of rain hit the Front Range.Photos of the damage show a road that was totally washed away where it was submerged in runoff flood water. Watch out for damaged, flooded roads near Cherry Creek State Park The road buckled just days after a storm broke rainfall records across the Centennial State. Both the east and west boat ramps were closed because of road damage, so boats could not get on the water. As of Monday morning, small hand-launch vessels could still get on the water. Denver weather: Cloudy, below average start to workweek FOX31 Pinpoint Weather Meteorologist Carly Cassady said the Pinpoint Weather team will continue watching road and rain conditions, and updates will be on the weather page.

Colorado mushroom season is early this year, experts say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Mushroom hunting season came early in Colorado thanks to a good snow year and spring moisture. You might see mushrooms start to pop up in plain sight — in the park, walking the dog, on a hike or even in your garden. The mushroom season is typically short in Colorado, thriving from the end of June to the middle of August, according to mycologist and president of Colorado Mycological Society Jon Sommers. However, this year the experts are starting early. Jennifer Bell, president of the Pikes Peak Mycological Society, said she is already scouting for upcoming club forays. She’s looking for oyster mushrooms and morels.“When we get snow in the winter, that moisture doesn’t just appear and then go away, that builds a base for what’s to come in the summer,” she said. “It’s looking good now, so all you need is a couple days of heat.” Mushroom hunting is one more reason to get outside. Though mycology is the scientific study of fungi, Bell said it is fun for anyone...

A man arrested for DUI in Colorado tried to change places with dog, police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

SPRINGFIELD, Colo. (AP) — A driver, who was pulled over for speeding, tried to switch places with his dog to avoid arrest, police in Colorado said.An officer watched him maneuvering inside the car before he got out on the passenger side on Saturday night in Springfield, a town of about 1,300 people on the state’s Eastern Plains, police said in a Facebook post Sunday.The man said he was not behind the wheel and clearly showed signs of being drunk, police said. He ran from the officer when asked about how much he had had to drink and was caught within about 20 yards (18 meters), police said.After being taken to the hospital to be checked out, the man was arrested on suspicion of charges including driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs and driving while ability impaired as well as for previous warrants for his arrest.

Biden backs ‘whoever wins’ in Turkish election

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

When he ran for president, Joe Biden called Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan an “autocrat” and said the U.S should support Erdogan’s opponents.Now, with Erdoğan leading in a tight runoff race for the Turkish presidency, Biden and his aides are a chastened bunch. When they’re willing to comment at all, they insist they’re not picking sides.“I just hope … whoever wins wins,” Biden said Sunday of the first-round vote in Turkey, a situation he subtly compared to his own 2020 election. “There’s enough problems in that part of the world right now.”The Biden team’s awkward ambivalence reflects an uncomfortable reality. Yes, Erdoğan may be an illiberal ruler who has damaged his country’s democracy. But Turkey is also a strategically located NATO ally, and Russia’s war in Ukraine and ongoing strife in the Middle East means Washington can’t simply turn its back on the strongman.Pressed on the topic during a briefing with journalists Monday, National Security Council spokespe...

Zelenskyy blitzes Europe with fighter jet diplomacy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:41:44 GMT

LONDON — Ukraine has no permanent seat at the G7 leaders’ summit. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has already made sure his talking points will dominate discussions at the G7’s annual get-together in Japan this weekend.Zelenskyy arrived in the U.K. unexpectedly Monday morning after visiting Italy, Germany and France as part of a diplomatic blitz designed to ramp up military support for his country and — crucially — to build the case among Western allies for modern jet aircraft to be shipped to Kyiv.And with the G7 summit now just days away, Zelenskyy spoke optimistically of a new “coalition of jets” — countries committed to providing Ukraine with modern fighter aircraft — following talks with U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at his country residence, Chequers.“We can’t control the sky,” the Ukrainian president told broadcasters. “We want to create this jets coalition, and I’m very positive with it. We spoke about it and I see that in the closest time, you will hear s...