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19-month-old boy adopted by South Florida couple after difficult and lengthy deportation battle

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

A 19-month-old boy at the center of an international deportation debate was officially been adopted by a South Florida family.After a difficult and drawn-out battle on Thursday, the toddler legally became Angel Simmons by his foster family, who will be able to keep him in the U.S. Simmons was officially adopted, in a very short but emotional ceremony at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.His adoptive mother, Tamara Simmons, read a beautiful message to the newest member of her family.“Dear Baby Angel, I wonder if you can even begin to grasp how loved you are,” she said as she fought back tears. “You are everyone’s baby.”His adoptive father, Gerald Simmons, said it took a lot of time and effort to see this day.“We really wanted to fight for this boy,” he said.Angel has been cared for by Tamara and Gerald since late 2021, when he was just a few days old. His biological mother’s parental rights were terminated, and according ...

FBI searching for man who robbed Truist Bank in Hialeah

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

Federal authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a robber who targeted a bank in Hialeah.According to the FBI, the subject went inside the Truist Bank along the 7700 block of West 33rd Avenue, at around 1:10 p.m., Thursday.Investigators said the masked man, captured in surveillance images, demanded money from a teller and left with an undisclosed sum of cash.The bank remained closed for the remainder of the day.Officials urge anyone with information about this robbery or the subject’s whereabouts to call the FBI at 754-703-2000.

Mets Notebook: Starling Marte’s return ‘not imminent’ after migraines, Buck Showalter says

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

Starling Marte was eligible to come off the injured list Thursday but the Mets are not ready to activate the right fielder. Marte is still dealing with migraine headaches and his child is due any day now, which has also complicated the matter.“Not imminent,” manager Buck Showalter said Thursday at Citi Field ahead of the series opener against the Washington Nationals. “I know they’re talking about making sure they’ve got the right diagnosis with the migraines.”Marte worked out at Citi Field over the weekend when the Mets were in Boston for a three-game series against the Red Sox. He was also with the team this week at Yankee Stadium for the Subway Series and was able to do baserunning drills ahead of Tuesday’s game in the Bronx. However, Marte has not been completely migraine-free. The 34-year-old has had more headaches this week but “on a lesser scale.”The key concern is that the headaches are occurring so closely together. Mart...

Dorchester Father’s Day murderer convicted, will spend rest of life in prison

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

A New Hampshire man has been found guilty of gunning a man down as he celebrated Father’s Day in a Dorchester park with his family two years ago.A Suffolk Superior Court jury on Thursday convicted Ira Grayson, 37, of Manchester, N.H., of first-degree murder and related weapons charges for the death of Stacy Coleman, 33, of Dorchester, on June 20, 2021. At the time of the shooting, Grayson was on federal supervised release following a conviction in New Hampshire for being a felon in possession of a firearm.“Today when he walked out of the courtroom, he told his family members that he loved them,” Rhonda Adams, the aunt of the victim, told the Herald following the verdict, which came on her birthday. “But I can’t tell my nephew that I loved him anymore.“I’m going to tell him he took my nephew away from his kids,” she continued. “My poor sister. He’s killing her, too. She won’t eat anymore. She says all she want is justice. Maybe after today it will ...

Indictment alleges that Trump, aides asked staffer to delete camera footage at Mar-a-Lago to obstruct document probe

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

WASHINGTON — A new indictment alleges that Former President Donald Trump and his aides asked a staffer to delete camera footage at Mar-a-Lago to obstruct a document probe.The allegations were made Thursday in an updated grand jury indictment that adds new charges against Trump and adds another defendant to the case.A Trump spokesperson dismissed the new charges as “nothing more than a continued desperate and flailing attempt” by the Biden administration “to harass President Trump and those around him” and to influence the 2024 presidential race.The charges against the individual, identified on the court docket as Carlos De Oliveira, were not immediately revealed Thursday.Trump and valet Walt Nauta were charged last month by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith in a 38-count indictment with conspiring to hide classified documents at his Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago, from government investigators who were demanding them back.The records were taken by Trump to the Palm Beach com...

'I just did what I think anybody would do': FedEx driver on saving man from burning car

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- "I was just going down the 15, you know, just like any other night.”FedEx driver Jonathan Rohrbach was going from Riverside County to Otay Mesa around 3 a.m. Wednesday when he spotted a car that had crashed and caught fire on Interstate 15 in the Miramar area.“Some people get in a car accident, if they're OK they'll get out of the car, grab their phone, they'll be talking to the tow truck, 911, whatever -- walk around the car looking at the damage," Rohrbach said. "But I didn't see anybody walking around, which usually means they're still in the car, plus it was on fire, that could get bad real quick," said Rohrbach.Rohrbach quickly stopped, then grabbed his phone and a fire extinguisher from his FedEx truck.He temporarily knocked down the fire and noticed the driver was trapped after the guard rail had gone through the driver’s door. DUI suspected in deadly crash near border “He kept saying ‘my legs, my legs’ -- so I kind of thought that he might have been pinned be...

Dozens of smuggled people found working in ‘horrible’ conditions at illegal California pot plant

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

MERCED, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of people who apparently were smuggled into the United States were found working and living in “horrible” conditions at an illegal marijuana plant in California’s Central Valley, authorities said Thursday.Deputies served a search warrant Wednesday afternoon at a site on unincorporated land near the city of Merced and discovered the operation. Images posted online by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office showed trays, bags and boxes stuffed with what looked to be marijuana in a run-down interior space. “We literally have thousands of pounds of finished marijuana from an illegal grow and illegal source,” Sheriff Vern Warnke said in a video.Deputies found 60 people working there including men and women who were offered various unspecified resources, plus one juvenile, who was seen by child welfare authorities and released to a parent, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. “Our investigators learned that these individuals arrived at the property...

Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles and singer of ‘Take It to the Limit,’ dies at 77

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and stepped out front for the waltz-time ballad “Take It to the Limit,” has died, the band said Thursday. Meisner died Wednesday night in Los Angeles of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the Eagles said in a statement. He was 77. The bassist had endured numerous afflictions in recent years and personal tragedy in 2016 when his wife, Lana Rae Meisner, accidentally shot herself and died. Meanwhile, Randy Meisner had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and had severe issues with alcohol, according to court records and comments made during a 2015 hearing in which a judge ordered Meisner to receive constant medical care.Called “the sweetest man in the music business” by former bandmate Don Felder, the baby-faced Meisner joined Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Bernie Leadon in the early 1970s to form a quintessential Los A...

After refusing to let Sikh trooper grow beard, New York State Police accused of flouting state law

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper who is Sikh was barred by his supervisors from growing facial hair for his wedding, despite a 2019 state law requiring employers to let most workers follow attire or grooming obligations for their religion.State Trooper Charanjot Tiwana, based in Jamestown, New York, requested permission to grow his beard to the length of one-half inch (1.27 centimeters) in March of 2022 for his wedding.Unshorn hair and beards are a sign of religious commitment for practicing Sikh men, a custom that clashes with State Police grooming rules, which require troopers to shave and cut their hair short.Tiwana’s request was denied on the basis that it posed a safety issue regarding the use of a gas mask, according to his union, the New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association.Wearing a turban is also customary for Sikh men, but Tiwana has not formally asked for permission to don one on duty, in part because his requests to grow a beard were reject...

Panic on Philippine ferry caused vessel to capsize, killing at least 26, officials say

Published Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:02:00 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A small Philippine ferry turned over when passengers suddenly crowded to one side in panic as fierce winds lashed the wooden vessel Thursday, and at least 26 people died, while 40 others were rescued, authorities said.The coast guard and police said search and rescue efforts halted late Thursday but would resume Friday morning. Officials said it remained unclear how many people were aboard the M/B Princess Aya, which capsized in Laguna de Bay in Rizal province. When people rushed to one side of the vessel amid severe winds, the boat tilted and its outrigger broke, then the boat capsized shortly after leaving a wharf in the town of Binangonan for nearby Talim island. The accident happened only about 46 meters (150 feet) from shore, police and coast guard officials said at a news conference.The Rizal provincial police said that they immediately launched a rescue operation with the help of the coast guard and other local authorities, but that at least 26 peop...