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New Jersey imam in stable condition after being stabbed during morning prayer service, local officials say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

(CNN) — An imam is in stable condition after being stabbed during a Sunday morning prayer service at a mosque in Paterson, New Jersey, according to local officials.Imam Sayed Elnakib was stabbed during the first prayer of the day, around 5:30 a.m., at Omar Mosque in south Paterson while the congregation was kneeling for prayer, mosque spokesperson Abdul Hamdan told CNN.The suspect, who was unknown to congregants prior to Sunday’s incident, was performing prayers and “lunged forward with a knife and stabbed Imam Sayed multiple times — at least twice,” Hamdan said.After the incident, the suspect attempted to flee from the mosque but congregants “were able to bring him down and apprehend him and hold him” until police arrived and arrested him, he said.There were more than 200 congregants in the mosque at the time of the stabbing, Hamdan said. The spokesperson said he strongly believes that this was an isolated incident and assured all congregan...

Investigation continues after twin teens drown in embankment at local park in NW Miami-Dade

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

Police continued their investigation after a set of 13-year-old twin boys lost their lives in a tragic incident.On Friday afternoon, children were playing near an embankment at Arthur Woodard Park, located along the 1200 block of Northwest 99th Street.According to police, one of the teens in the group fell in when his twin brother jumped in after him. When rescue crews arrived, three divers worked for hours to locate both boys, but neither would survive. They would later be identified as Andrew and Alex Paul.The family of the twins mourned their loss and set up a memorial near the body of water, Saturday. They said Andrew and Alex wanted to help people when they grew up. Their father, Joinel Louis, said one wanted to be a firefighter and the other a police officer. Neighbors of the family comforted them as they suffered their tragic loss. As the family continued to cope with the unimaginable loss, the family wants to help others by asking the city to block off the embankment, which ...

Gov. Healey to announce plans to protect access to abortion medication

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey is set to announce Monday her plans to protect access to abortion medication in Massachusetts. Healey will outline how her administration will make sure residents can get mifepristone after a federal court ruling Friday blocked the FDA’s two-decade-old approval of the use of the drug.United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra slammed the court’s ruling. “What you saw by that one judge in that one court in that one state, that’s not America,” he said. “America goes by the evidence, America does what’s fair, America does what is transparent and we can show that what we do is for the right reasons.”The ruling is now on a seven-day hold due to impeding appeals. The DOJ has filed an appeal and is waiting for its day in court.

Cold Start, Mild Week Ahead

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

It was bright, but certainly a bit chilly over the Easter weekend as temps started each day in the 20s and 30s and topped off in the 50s. This week, we’ll start chilly, but watch temps warm up quite nicely through the week. By Thursday and Friday, it’ll feel more like summer. Even this afternoon, the recovery is respectable with highs in the mid 60s inland, 50s at the coast. Sunshine and light winds win out today. Tomorrow, it’ll be a mix of sun and clouds, but it won’t be as chilly of a start with morning temps near 40. The fact that the atmosphere is very dry and enough sunshine is still with us, will allow temps to warm into the low to mid 70s during the afternoon. The breeze is a bit gusty too, so the fire danger is elevated thanks to the winds and low humidity. Best to hold off on burning the yard waster/brush over the next few days. Wednesday will be a touch cooler, but still breezy with highs in the mid 60s to low 70s. Thursday, into Friday, that’...

Phillip Eng begins new position as MBTA general manager

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

Monday is the first day on the job for MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng, who comes to Boston with decades of experience leading transit systems.Gov. Maura Healey, Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll and Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca announced last month that they would appoint Eng to the role, which has been filled by Interim General Manager Jeff Gonneville since the departure of former GM Steve Poftak in January. Eng brings with him 40 years of experience as a transportation leader, including time as the president of the Long Island Railroad and the COO of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. He also worked for the New York State Transportation Department. Eng says his top priorities are safety and speed, as he knows those things are at the top of the list for many riders.“They’re looking for improved speed,” Eng said at a press conference in March. “They’re looking to make sure we improve the safety. But they use the T quite frequently and they rely on the T.”“We’re going to work ...

Leaked Pentagon documents provide rare window into depth of US intelligence on allies and foes

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

(CNN) — Highly classified Pentagon documents leaked online in recent weeks have provided a rare window into how the US spies on allies and foes alike, deeply rattling US officials, who fear the revelations could jeopardize sensitive sources and compromise important foreign relationships.Some of the documents, which US officials say are authentic, expose the extent of US eavesdropping on key allies, including South Korea, Israel and Ukraine.Others reveal the degree to which the US has penetrated the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group, largely through intercepted communications and human sources, which could now be cut off or put in danger.Still others divulge key weaknesses in Ukrainian weaponry, air defense, and battalion sizes and readiness at a critical point in the war, as Ukrainian forces gear up to launch a counteroffensive against the Russians — and just as the US and Ukraine have begun to develop a m...

ASK IRA: Will Heat embrace the reality of play-in desperation?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

Q: Ira, Erik Spoelstra said that the play-in “is our reality and we must embrace that.” It may be our reality, but I ain’t gonna embrace it. – Bill, Palm Beach GardensA: The beauty is that it doesn’t matter if Bill from Palm Beach Gardens embraces it (no offense, and keeps those cards and letters coming). It matters if the Heat choose to seize on the opportunity. Remember, if you don’t advance out of the play-in tournament, then you become a lottery team. To some fans, that might seem like a good thing, even with the scant opportunity to move up in the draft order. But few players want to exit a season saying they were on a lottery team. That said, it takes more than pride to take a win-and-in game. It takes skill. So now we again see if the Heat are up to the challenge of the Hawks and Trae Young. To a degree, that matchup also will show whether the Heat are up to the challenge of showing that they are at least in the same discussion as last seas...

Lucas: Desperate case against Trump built on porn and perjury

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

Who said God has no sense of humor?Who else would see to it that porn star Stormy Daniels is required to pay Donald Trump $122,000 in legal fees stemming from a defamation lawsuit?Better than that for Trump and his followers is that the news broke the same day that the former president was arrested and arraigned in Manhattan on dubious hush money charges.The charges consist of falsifying business records over a $130,00 hush money payments to Daniels to cover up an alleged affair. Trump has denied the affair.Daniels was a star witnesses who testified before Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s grand jury that handed down the hush money indictments against Trump.The civil litigation and the $122,000 is unrelated to Bragg’s charges, which Trump pled not guilty to, but both involve Daniels.Daniels had sued Trump in 2018 after he called her allegations that an unknown man had threatened her to keep quite about the alleged affair a “total  con job.”Her attorney at the time was the di...

Herald goes on the street with immigration enforcement

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

At 4 a.m. in a Chelsea strip mall parking lot, ICE officers checked weapons one last time and tightened their bulletproof vests as they prepared to target illegal immigrants charged with rape, assault and weapons offenses in a series of early morning raids.Members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations team takes a Brazilian national with extensive firearms charges into custody on Tuesday, in Holbrook. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)Members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations team takes Brazilian national with extensive firearms history including ghost gun charges and gang affiliations into custody on Tuesday, in Holbrook, MA. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald) April 4, 2023Members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations team takes Brazilian national with extensive firearms history including ghost gun charges and gang affiliations into custody on Tuesday, in Holbrook, M...

‘Violent’ suspect sought following unprovoked assault in North York

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:52:06 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a suspect wanted in an unprovoked attack in North York last week.Police say a man was assaulted by another man on April 6 at Jane Street and Grandravine Drive, south of Finch Avenue.The suspect fled the area. There is no word on the victim’s injuries.The suspect has been identified as 37-year-old Elmer Jiron Morales. He is wanted for aggravated assault.Morales is described as five-foot five inches tall, 160 pounds, with a small build and receding black hair.Police say “he is believed to be violent,” and are asking anyone who spots him to call 9-1-1.