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Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says war against Hamas will not stop after a cease-fire

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in the hospital in Khan Younis, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, in the hospital in Khan Younis, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)(AP/Fatima Shbair) JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Wednesday appeared close to a deal that would temporarily halt their devastating six-week war and release dozens of hostages being held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for Palestinians in Israeli prisons.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his Cabinet for a vote late Tuesday. The meeting stretched ...

The start of the Argentina-Brazil World Cup qualifying match has been delayed due to a fight among fans in the stands

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The start of the Argentina-Brazil World Cup qualifying match has been delayed due to a fight among fans in the stands.Source

Girl dead, woman rescued, 5 missing after landslide hits small Alaska community, official says

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A landslide that ripped down a heavily forested mountainside in southeast Alaska killed a girl, injured a woman and left five other people missing as it smashed into three homes in a remote fishing community, authorities said Tuesday. Crews resorted to a cadaver-sniffing dog and heat-sensing drones to search for those still unaccounted for hours after the disaster. The slide — estimated to be about 450 feet (137 meters) wide — occurred at about 9 p.m. Monday during a significant rainstorm near Wrangell, an island community of 2,000 residents some 155 miles (250 kilometers) south of Juneau.Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Austin McDaniel said at a news briefing that three adults and two children are missing and that a girl was found dead during a quick search Monday night. Authorities said they did not immediately know the girl’s age.Crews on Tuesday morning rescued a woman who had been on the upper floor of a home that was struck, McDaniel said. She was...

4 found shot to death in Adams County home

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Four men were found shot dead at an Adams County home on Tuesday afternoon, investigators say.It happened in the 8400 block of Franklin Drive, according to an Adams County Sheriff's Office spokesperson. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Someone reported a gunshot victim at 4:25 p.m., the spokesperson said. Responding deputies found a locked-up house, only to get inside and find four adults dead with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.Investigators believe the shooter is among the dead and died by suicide, according to the sheriff's office."This appears to be an isolated incident and there is no outstanding danger to the public," the sheriff's office posted on social media.Deputies were interviewing family and neighbors and were waiting to obtain a search warrant Tuesday night.FOX31 has a crew headed to the scene. Check back for updates.

Luminosa at Jungle Island returns after 4 years to light up your world with art

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

Missed seeing Luminosa at Jungle Island?Well… They’re back.The last time Luminosa was in Miami was back in 2019.Lauren Inderbitzin: “Luminosa is a completely immersive cultural experience where you can come enjoy the work of over 150 different artists who have created different lands using silk and steel. And they’ve built all these things by hand.”All of Jungle Island is covered in lights. That’s over a mile long.Lauren Inderbitzin: “There are four different lands guests can come and experience at Luminosa”Take a walk on the wild side with their Animalia AreaLauren Inderbitzin: “That’s going to take you into the jungle with animals that are larger than life.”Then it’s time to hit the ocean…Lauren Inderbitzin: “Get up close to Neptune’s Castle to really see the full immersion feeling.”You’ll have a “whale” of a good time getting up close to the marine life. Don’t worry, these ...

Former St.Thomas Aquinas High School football player gives back to community in Miami Gardens as Thanksgiving nears

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

As Thanksgiving approaches, former St. Thomas Aquinas and now Alabama football star, Dallas Turner, made sure people in Miami Gardens had something special to eat this week.Turner’s family and Drew Rosenhaus lent a helping hand at at the Flat Tops Forever Barbershop in Miami Gardens, Tuesday.Even though he is still at school, Tuner had to make sure to help spice up Thanksgiving for the community that helped raise him.“Dallas has been a part of our life at this barbershop, he grew up at the barbershop and he’s very familiar with the neighborhood,” said Devon Tuner, Dallas’ father. “He plays for the Ravens, so it’s a real special for him to kinda come back and be able to gave back to the community as he sees, as he ascending in college and becoming an adult, it’s a part of who he is.”

Israeli government agrees temporary cease-fire and hostage-release deal with Hamas

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

Israel and Hamas have agreed a temporary cease-fire and prisoner-exchange deal, after Israel’s Cabinet voted to back the agreement overnight.Haaretz reports that under the deal, Hamas is expected to release 30 Israeli children and 20 women, of the around 240 hostages its militants kidnapped during their October 7 mass attack on Israel. In exchange, Israel would release 150 Palestinian prisoners being held in Israeli jails. An official told Haaretz that Hamas may also release foreign national hostages under deals reached with their countries.Under the deal, which was brokered with officials from Qatar acting as intermediaries, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said hostages who are not released will receive medicine and be visited by the Red Cross.The cease-fire is expected to last four or five days, according to reports. Netanyahu’s office also said that the release of every 10 additional hostages would see one additional day added to the pause in fighting. Howev...

Israel approves deal to release at least 50 hostages held by Hamas

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

(CNN) — Israel’s cabinet has approved a breakthrough deal that would see the release of at least 50 hostages – women and children – from Gaza, according to an Israeli government statement, in what is expected to result in the first sustained pause in fighting and major de-escalatory step since Israel’s war with Hamas began.The freeing of the hostages will come in exchange for a four-day truce in Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza, the statement said. It made no mention of the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, though it is understood this is also a key part of the deal. Earlier reports suggested about 150 Palestinian prisoners, also predominantly women and children, would be released.The deal was approved by the Israeli cabinet by a significant majority, a government source told CNN.The statement held out the potential for the truce to extend beyond the original four-day period, saying that an extra day would be added to the truce for each t...

Former Patriots captain Devin McCourty focused on championing fight against injustice after retirement

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

Devin McCourty is best known for being a champion on the field. Now retired from the Patriots he is focused on championing the fight against injustice. McCourty retired earlier this year. Speaking to 7’s Amaka Ubaka, he detailed efforts to make an impact off the field and more.“Being a part of this, that was everything that we kind of worked hard and built up, it was the top of the mountain,” he said.McCourty was recently honored for his work in the case of William Allen, who had been in prison for 27 years serving a life sentence for murder and armed robbery. While Allen was involved in the crime, he was not the man who fatally stabbed the victim. McCourty learned about Allen’s case and knew he had to help. “I was blown away from there and told everybody, ‘I’m in, let me know how I can help, what we need to do, but I’m all in on this,” he said. McCourty moved fast, signing a letter to then-Gov. Charlie Baker pleading for Allen’s release. McCourty also appeared a...

Substitute teacher arrested after suspected 'inappropriate activity' with teen: police

Published Tue, 11 Feb 2025 11:53:23 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- A 27-year-old Vista Unified School District substitute teacher suspected of inappropriate activity with a 13-year-old girl was arrested over the weekend, authorities said.Conner Chanove, who is also a coach for the all-girls Seaside Water Polo Club in Carlsbad, was arrested Monday after the teen's mother allegedly found him with her daughter in a vehicle at Guajome Lake Park in Oceanside, Sgt. Josh Morris with the Oceanside Police Department said in a news release Tuesday."The mother noticed inappropriate activity was taking place and removed her daughter from the vehicle and confronted the suspect," Morris said. Encinitas removes benches at Swami’s beach, frustrating locals Authorities were unable to find the suspect when they received the report Saturday, but two days later found and arrested him. Police also conducted a search of Chanove's home in Carlsbad.Chanove was booked into the Vista Detention Facility on multiple charges, according to police. His bai...