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‘Vampire straw’ confiscated from traveler at Boston airport

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

A traveler at Boston Logan International Airport was arrested after he was found to have in his carry-on luggage a so-called “vampire straw,” which can be used as a weapon.The 26-year old man was headed to Chicago from Boston on April 23, according to an email from Daniel Velez, spokesman for TSA New England. On Twitter, Velez explained that Massachusetts State Police confiscated the straw from the man’s carry-on bag and eventually arrested him.Velez told CNN that while vampire straws may be permitted in checked luggage in some states, they are illegal to carry in Massachusetts.The man was charged with carrying a dangerous weapon, according to a statement from Massachusetts State Police. His name was not released by police.What is a vampire strawThe image Velez posted of the item shows a metal straw with a tapered end labeled “szaboinc.com.” He told CNN that the straw’s “strength, length and dagger-like point make it a defense weapon” and that the “company’s website labels it as suc...

Backcountry skier killed in Colorado avalanche

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) — A backcountry skier was buried and killed by an avalanche near Colorado’s Breckenridge ski resort, authorities said Sunday.The spring avalanche was on Bald Mountain, a popular destination for ski touring, the Colorado Avalanche Information Center said. It happened at about 13,000 feet elevation, according to the center, which said the slide was “small but long running.”The center said the avalanche is believed to have happened on Saturday, but it had no further information.The death marks the 11th avalanche fatality this year in Colorado and the 24th nationwide.The winter of 2021-2022 had the most avalanche deaths on record, with 37 across the U.S.

Oakland A’s reliever opens up about anxiety: ‘It’s something I’ve struggled with’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

OAKLAND – Oakland A’s reliever Trevor May opened up Sunday about the anxiety issues he’s faced this season and at times throughout his career, saying it’s only recently that he’s been better able to recognize symptoms and deal with his mental health struggles in a more positive fashion.May, in his first public comments since he went on the injured list on April 19 for anxiety, said the decision to step away from the team less than two weeks was a necessary one, both for himself and everyone around him.“I think I know enough about myself that if I’m feeling a certain way, I’m going to bring it into this clubhouse with me and that’s the last thing,” I want, May said before the A’s played the Cincinnati Reds in the three-game series finale.“There’s enough on these guys’ plate. They don’t need me being a storm cloud walking around, and I definitely don’t want to have it at home with me. So, it was just in everyone’s...

McGlaughlin nabs IndyCar win at Barber over Grosjean

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Scott McLaughlin finally got an opening to surge past Romain Grosjean, took advantage of it and was scarcely challenged the rest of the way to his fourth IndyCar win on Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park. It was the second time this season they’ve battled for a potential win, but this time McLaughlin and Grosjean avoided getting tangled up in the process. McLaughlin, from New Zealand, wound up with Team Penske’s seventh win in 13 races at the permanent road course — and his first since breaking out with three victories last season.“It’s been coming. We’ve been close,” McLaughlin said. Grosjean had been furious with McLaughlin when the two touched heading into a corner at the opening race in St. Petersburg, Florida, both slamming into a tire barrier. McLaughlin drew an avoidable contact penalty. McLaughlin said “there’s no hard feelings” between the two.This time, it was clean racing for the win.Grosjean started on the pole for the secon...

Jung 1st-inning slam sparks Rangers over Cortes, Yanks 15-2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung hit a first-inning grand slam against Nestor Cortes, Nathanial Lowe and Adolis García added home runs off the All-Star, and the Texas Rangers routed the Yankees 15-2 Sunday and sent slumping New York to its sixth loss in eight games.Cortes (3-2) had the worst outing of his Yankees career, allowing seven runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings along with four of New York’s eight walks. His ERA climbed from 3.49 to 4.91, double his 2.88 last season when he became a first-time All-Star.Fellow All-Star Martín Pérez (4-1) gave up one run and six hits in six innings for Texas, which has won three straight following a four-game losing streak. Jung tied his career high with five RBIs.New York allowed its most runs since a 19-5 defeat to Cleveland on Aug. 15, 2019. The Yankees are 15-14 following a 2-5 trip, tied for last in the AL East.Yankees captain Aaron Judge missed his third straight game with a mild hip strain, joining Giancarlo Stanton (left hamstring st...

Red Sox top Guardians 7-1 behind Wong, Verdugo home runs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — Connor Wong hit a two-run homer, Jason Verdugo singled home a pair of runs and added a late solo homer and the Red Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 on a cold and rainy Sunday at Fenway Park.Chris Sale (2-2) struck out five, holding the Guardians to three hits over 6 1/3 innings. Boston took two of three from Cleveland in the three-game series and climbed one game above .500 at 15-14.“Today was a good day, but it takes the whole squad to get there,” Sale said. Christian Arroyo added a two-run double during a three-run seventh inning that sealed it for the Red Sox, who overcame a strong start by rookie Logan Allen (1-1) and piled on late runs against Cleveland relievers.Amed Rosario drove in Cleveland’s only run with a single in the sixth inning, one of just four hits for the Guardians. There was some question whether the game would happen, as clouds dipped low enough to conceal the Boston skyline and the game-time temperature was just 51 degrees. The light rain was ...

La vida en la “zona crepuscular” del océano podría desaparecer debido a la crisis climática

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

(CNN) — Uno de los mayores hábitats de la Tierra podría ver reducida su rica diversidad de vida a finales de siglo debido a la crisis climática.La zona mesopelágica del océano, también llamada “zona crepuscular”, está situada entre 200 y 1.000 metros bajo la superficie.Esta región marina, que representa aproximadamente una cuarta parte del volumen del océano, alberga miles de millones de toneladas métricas de materia orgánica y parte de la biodiversidad más asombrosa de la Tierra, a pesar de estar fuera del alcance de la luz solar.La zona crepuscular también es un hábitat crucial para la vida marina que se sumerge en busca de presas, como los tiburones, o los peces linterna que se esconden en la zona crepuscular durante el día y nadan hasta las aguas superficiales para alimentarse por la noche.Pequeños crustáceos conocidos como Megacalanus princeps viven en la zona crepuscular del océano a 1.000 metros de profundidad en el Atlántico nororiental. (Crédito: Natural V...

Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by 'zero leads'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who killed five neighbors continued turning up nothing Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI acknowledged they had “zero leads” after nearly two days of searching.“What we need from the public is any type of information, because right now we’re just we’re running into dead ends,” James Smith, the FBI's special agent in charge, said during an afternoon news conference. “I can tell you right now, we have zero leads.”The search for the suspect has grown in scale since the Friday shooting, with more than 200 police from multiple jurisdictions searching for Francisco Oropeza, many going door to door, looking for the 38-year-old suspect and asking for tips. Local officials and the FBI also chipped in reward money, bringing the total to $80,000 for any information about Oropeza's whereabouts. Oropeza is considered armed and dangerous after fleeing the area Friday night, like...

No. 3 House Republican defends party’s debt ceiling bill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

(CNN) — House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Sunday that President Joe Biden “doesn’t have to negotiate” over the debt ceiling, saying that “Republicans in the House, led by Kevin McCarthy, have passed the solution.”House Republicans last week narrowly passed their bill to raise the nation’s $31.4 trillion debt limit by an additional $1.5 trillion. But the measure faces nearly impossible odds of passing in the Democratic-led Senate. Emmer disagreed with that contention in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union.”“To say that it’s dead on arrival in the Senate, when you’ve got even Joe Manchin suggesting support for this type of approach, I think that’s not exactly accurate,” the Minnesota Republican said. “If you don’t like something in it, if you have ideas of your own, our speaker is more than willing, I’m sure, to listen to those.”The House GOP measure ...

Michael J. Fox calls Parkinson’s disease ‘the gift that keeps on taking’ in candid new interview

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:35:26 GMT

(CNN) — Michael J. Fox is focused on optimism and gratitude as he discusses living with Parkinson’s disease in a new interview with Jane Pauley for “CBS Sunday Morning.”The “Back to the Future” star, now 61, told the anchor that Parkinson’s “is the gift that keeps on taking,” and did not shy away from the more sobering effects of the incurable degenerative disease, which effects the nervous system and motor skills including walking and speech.“I’m not gonna lie. It’s getting harder,” Fox said, adding, “Every day it’s tougher.”His life with his family, and how living with Parkinson’s affects their day-to-day reality, will be covered in the new documentary “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” coming to Apple TV+ next month.The actor, who first found fame as conservative Alex P. Keaton 35 years ago when the hit sitcom “Family Ties” premiered, explained in the interv...