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Parents of BU professor who died after falling through MBTA staircase pushing for officials to address safety issues

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

The parents of a BU professor who died after falling through MBTA staircase are pushing for officials to address safety issues within the system. David Jones’ parents attended a Transportation Committee meeting Monday to voice their concerns. The group discussed possible changes to make the T safer, including a proposal to establish a new safety agency to oversee the T. In September 2021, Jones was killed when he fell through a crumbling set of stairs at the JFK/UMass station. His parents say they don’t want that to happen to anyone else. “David’s mother and I are asking our state legislators to stop the deaths, stop the injuries, stop the pain and suffering caused by the lack of effective leadership and oversight,” said Jones’ stepfather Kent Hamilton. “We strongly hope David will not have died in vain and that his loss will help create the conditions to ensure a safe transportation system for Massachusetts,” Hamilton added. Another p...

Stock market today: Wall Street slips as earnings are mixed

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping on Wall Street following some mixed earnings reports. Several beaten-down banks are also dropping more after a brief respite from a brutal run. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in early trading Tuesday. The Dow fell 100 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.5%. So far this earnings reporting season, the majority of companies have been topping forecasts for first-quarter results. That’s largely because expectations were set quite low due to a slowing economy and high interest rates. Companies in the S&P 500 are still on track to report a second straight quarter of weaker profits from year-earlier levels.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Wall Street drifted lower in premarket trading Tuesday ahead of more corporate earnings and new data on inflation in the U.S.Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and S&P 500 each fell about 0.3% before the bell.Regional banks are under pressure again after ...

Kitten season: What to know before helping an unattended kitty

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Although taking an unattended kitten to a shelter is a caring thought, it may result in a mother cat losing her offspring.Unaltered outdoor cats usually give birth to litters of kittens during this time through September every year, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.The San Diego County Department is advising the public to not "kitnap" as mother cats typically leave litters alone for stretches of time; neonatal kittens are four weeks and under and cannot survive on their own. If you find a kitten litter, first observe the kittens from a distance to not scare the mother off, according to animal experts. Those who want to help can step in only if the kittens are in immediate danger from such things as traffic or predators, if they are visibly sick or injured or if the mother cat doesn't return after six hours and feel the kittens need care. San Diego among cities with the most ‘house poor’ homeowners: study The County of San Diego r...

Danny Elfman bringing career-encapsulating show to San Diego

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Imaginative composer and recording artist, Danny Elfman, is coming back to Southern California.Know for his vast catalogue of film scores like "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and "Beetlejuice," the four-time Oscar nominee will be bringing his biggest hits to San Diego and Irvine this August as part of a two-stop tour across the region.The shows are a continuation of his career-encapsulating live show "From Boingo to Batman to Big Mess and Beyond!", which was last staged at Coachella and the Hollywood Bowl in 2022.The first stop on his Golden State encore will be in San Diego on Aug. 3 at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre. From there, he'll head north to Irvine on Aug. 5, where he'll take the stage at Five Point Amphitheatre. 4 castles within driving distance of San Diego In both shows, Elfman will be playing some of the most known songs from his band, Oingo Boingo, and film scores he composed. Among the scores featured will be "Edward Scissorhands," "Batman," "D...

Highest-rated restaurants for chicken wings in San Diego, according to Yelp

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

A staple of backyard parties, family gatherings, and watch parties, chicken wings have brought family and friends together for decades with its hot sauces, sweet coatings, and ever-so-satisfying bites.These days, if you do a search for chicken wings in restaurants, you're likely to come up with a choice of sports bars, sandwich shops, food trucks, Korean restaurants, and Southern shops. It's clear that the wings have transcended cultural barriers, which is why when we talk about origins, there are many to investigate.Buffalo wings are the first to come to mind. This popular chicken wing style was born (where else?) in the city of Buffalo. The prevalent story is that Italian-born Frank and Teressa Bellissimo first served these sauce-covered avian parts to their son in 1964 and eventually in their restaurant, Anchor Bar. But another story says that John Young, a Black Buffalonian, was there serving wings on a busy Jefferson Avenue way before then. Young's wings were served with a momb...

Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan arrested, sparking protests

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in court to face charges in multiple graft cases, a dramatic escalation of political tensions in the country that sparked demonstrations by his supporters in at least three cities.Khan, who was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022 but remains the leading opposition figure, was dragged from the Islamabad High Court by security agents from the National Accountability Bureau, said Fawad Chaudhry, a senior official with his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Khan was shoved into an armored car and whisked away.Chaudhry denounced the arrest of the 71-year-old former cricket star as “an abduction.” Pakistan’s independent GEO TV broadcast video of Khan being hauled away.Afterward, a scuffle broke out between Khan’s supporters and police outside the court. Some of Khan’s lawyers and supporters were injured in the melee, as were several police, Chaudhry said. Khan’s party complained to the c...

Sheriff: Louisiana man shot child playing hide and seek

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

STARKS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery after shooting at children who had been playing hide and seek outside his home, striking a 14-year-old girl, officials said.The girl suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head early Sunday, and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media Monday. Investigators learned that several children were playing hide and seek in the Starks neighborhood and were hiding on the neighbor’s property. David Doyle, 58, told detectives that he got his gun when he saw shadows outside his home and shot at people he saw running away, unknowingly hitting the girl, officials said. It’s the latest in a series of recent shootings sparked by seemingly trivial circumstances.Doyle was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and illegal dischar...

Lionel Messi’s next move fuels frenzy of speculation

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi’s next stop could mark his return to Barcelona. Or he could make a hugely profitable move to Saudi Arabia. Staying at Paris Saint-Germain is the most unlikely of outcomes.Increasingly fevered speculation continued to build Tuesday into where the World Cup winner from Argentina will play next season. Inter Miami in Major League Soccer is also chasing the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner.French media have reported that Messi has a verbal deal with an unnamed Saudi club, a move that would put him back into the same league as Cristiano Ronaldo. But one soccer transfer gossip specialist, Fabrizio Romano, was quick to update his 14.6 million followers on Twitter that there will be no decision until after the season.Both Barcelona and Al Hilal clearly want Messi, who turns 36 next month and also wants to keep playing for Argentina. South American qualifying for the 2026 World Cup starts in September, with Argentina at home against Ecuador.Messi’s tr...

The end of an era for the Sisters of Charity of New York

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Through more than 200 years, the Sisters of Charity of New York nursed Civil War casualties, joined civil rights and anti-war demonstrations, cared for orphans, and taught countless children.They’re proud of their history of selfless service. But they can’t ignore their current reality: The congregation continues to shrink and age — and not a single new sister has joined their U.S. group in more than 20 years. After much prayer and contemplation, they made a tough decision that marked the beginning of the Catholic congregation’s end. They will no longer accept new members, and announced in an April 27 statement that they are now on a “path to completion.”Sister Margaret Egan recalled that day and the emotional silence that filled the meeting room on their leafy Bronx campus when she and the other members of the order’s executive council accepted their reality and charted a new future. Grasping a roster of every sister who had ever served the congregation,...

Dozens injured in Polish bus collision in eastern Germany

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:51:14 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — A highway collision between a long-distance Polish bus and a truck injured dozens of people in eastern Germany, police in Poland and German news agency dpa reported.The crash happened Tuesday on the A 12 highway in the state of Brandenburg between the towns of Storkow and Fredersdorf.German police said 35 people were hurt, including six with severe injuries, dpa said. Three helicopters, ambulances and police officers were on the scene, and the section of highway was closed. Police said the truck, which was traveling in the direction of Berlin, collided with the side of the bus when it tried to change lanes. Polish police confirmed on Twitter that a bus from Poland was involved in a crash in Germany and that many people were injured. Polish police personnel were deployed to the scene to aid the injured. The Associated Press