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Live updates | Deep-sea robot found debris field possibly linked to missing Titan

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

Follow along for live updates on the submersible that vanished while taking five people down to the wreck of the Titanic.___DEBRIS FIELD DISCOVERED BY DEEP-SEA ROBOTOfficials say a remote-operated robot discovered the debris field near the Titanic that could be linked to the missing Titan.The robot is one of several remotely operated vehicles, known as ROVs, scanning the sea floor for clues of the missing submersible.The ROVs are outfitted with cameras and travel to depths many other vessels cannot and have been used for undersea exploration for decades.The Coast Guard’s post on Twitter gave no details, such as whether officials believe the debris field is connected to the Titan.The Titanic wreckage is located at a depth of 12,500 feet (3.8 kilometers) in the North Atlantic waters.The Coast Guard has scheduled an afternoon news conference in Boston to discuss the ROV's findings.___What to know:— What we know so far about the submersible, what may have gone wrong, and what’s being do...

Aventura Police officer accused of kidnapping, aggravated assault with deadly weapon appears in court

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

An Aventura Police officer who was arrested on multiple charges stemming from an incident in Pompano Beach appeared in court. Thirty-year-old David Esteban Delgado faces two counts of kidnapping, two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of being armed while engaged in a criminal offense and one count of battery.During his court appearance on Thursday, Delgado claimed that his wife’s cellphone was stolen and used tracking technology from the phone to pinpoint a location. He then began to follow a vehicle, initiated a stop and confronted two men who he allegedly unlawfully detained at gunpoint. Delgado’s arrest came after a complaint was was filed Tuesday with Aventura Police by the two individuals regarding the incident that occurred on Saturday, May 20, at approximately 10:15 p.m.Internal affairs at the police department quickly investigated the incident and Delgado was suspended without pay. Due to the incident taking place in Pompano Beach...

Wife of missing submersible pilot is a descendent from Titanic couple who perished

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

(CNN) — Wendy Rush, the wife of the executive who piloted the submersible that has been the subject of a desperate search after it went missing during a dive into the Titanic wreckage, has a personal connection to the ship.Rush is the great-great-granddaughter of retailing magnate Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, who were part of the group of more than 1500 people who died during the Titanic’s maiden voyage, according to New York Times archive records.The couple was fictionalized by Lew Palter as Isidor and Elsa Raven as Ida in the Oscar-winning 1997 film “Titanic,” directed by James Cameron.While several of the scenes focusing on them in the movie were cut, a scene featuring the characters clutching each other on a bed as the ship went down became notably memorable.In reality, the couple, who were traveling first class back home to the United States from their native Germany, was last seen by survivors standing together on deck holding hands before they were swept overboard by a wa...

Hail pummels concertgoers before Louis Tomlinson show near Denver, injuring dozens

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Seven people were taken to the hospital and up to 90 were treated for injuries after hail pummeled concertgoers at Red Rocks Amphitheater near Denver on Wednesday, firefighters said.None of those hospitalized suffered life-threatening injuries, West Metro Fire Rescue said. The injuries included cuts and broken bones, it said.The hail piled up like snow at the amphitheater in Morrison before a scheduled show by the singer Louis Tomlinson, formerly of One Direction, as strong to severe thunderstorms blew through the Denver area.The show was initially delayed because of the weather, with fans told to take shelter in their vehicles, according to tweets from the amphitheater. It was later canceled.Tomlinson tweeted that he was “devastated” about the show and promised to return.“Even though we didn’t play the show I felt all of your passion! Sending you all love!,” he said.

DeSantis sues Biden administration over university accrediting system

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Education over accreditation agencies, which control federal aid for students.The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale federal court, challenges a federal law that requires colleges and universities to submit to private accreditors to qualify for federal funding. It targets the U.S. Department of Education, Secretary Miguel Cardona and other federal officials.DeSantis, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said refuses “to bow to unaccountable accreditors who think they should run Florida’s public universities.”“We’re asking the court to find this arrangement to be unconstitutional,” DeSantis said.Under federal law, the private accrediting agencies decide which universities and colleges are eligible for approximately $112 billion in federal funding. The agencies provide a standard of re...

AMBER Alert canceled after 4-year-old girl found safe in western Mass. following alleged kidnapping

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

Massachusetts State Police say a 4-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped by her non-custodial, biological mother in Springfield has been found safe in Berkshire County.According to an update from the MSP Twitter account just before noon, authorities say Cortana Goncalves was found safe in Cheshire, Mass.An AMBER Alert was activated at 11:30 a.m. after MSP officials said Goncalves was kidnapped in Springfield by her biological mother, Brandee Arnold, 32, who was last seen in Blandford, Mass. around 9:30 a.m. on the Mass Pike.In another update, MSP spokesperson Dave Procopio said Goncalves was found unharmed and with her mother.“The child and mother were located by MSP patrols inside a trailer at a trailer park on Fifth Avenue in Cheshire,” Procopio stated. “The mother/suspect, BRANDEE ARNOLD, 32[,] is in custody and will be transported to Springfield Police, who have jurisdiction over the kidnapping incident.”

Wife of missing submersible pilot is a descendant from Titanic couple who perished

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

(CNN) — Wendy Rush, the wife the executive who piloted the submersible that has been the subject of a desperate search after it went missing during a dive to the Titanic wreckage, has a personal connection to the ship.Rush is the is the great-great granddaughter of retailing magnate Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, who were part of the group of more than 1500 people who died during the Titanic’s maiden voyage, according to New York Times archive records.The couple were fictionalized by Lew Palter as Isidor and Elsa Raven as Ida in the Oscar-winning 1997 film “Titanic,” directed by James Cameron.An image from the 1997 movie “Titanic.” Credit: Paramount PicturesWhile several of the scenes focusing on them in the movie were cut, a scene featuring the characters clutching each other on a bed as the ship went down became notably memorable.In reality the couple, who were traveling first class back home to the United States from their native G...

Portion of Green Line to close for 12 days in July to replace track where trolley derailed last week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

A defective stretch of the Green Line near Packard’s Corner in Allston will be closed for 12 days in July in order for crews to fully replace the track, the MBTA announced Thursday.Shuttle buses will replace Green Line trains between Kenmore and Boston College from July 17 through July 28, more than a week after the Sumner Tunnel’s summer-long closure goes into place, presenting even more challenges to Boston’s transit network.The project on the Green Line’s B Branch already had been scheduled for this summer, but officials say they decided to accelerate the timeline after a trolley derailed near Packard’s Corner on June 12.Roughly 30 passengers were aboard when the derailment occurred that afternoon before safely exiting the westbound train, without injury.“The recent derailment is a stark reminder that we have work to do, and accelerating this work when schools are out is the best way to address a long-standing issue,” MBTA General Manager Phillip Eng said in a release. “This 12-d...

China formally protests Biden’s depiction of its leader as an out-of-touch ‘dictator’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

By SYLVIE CORBET and ELLEN KNICKMEYER (Associated Press)WASHINGTON (AP) — China said Thursday it had registered a formal protest over President Joe Biden’s reference to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a “dictator,” while Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed the critical importance of the two rival powers maintaining relations despite their disagreements.Biden’s remarks at a 2024 reelection fundraiser Tuesday opened a new rift just after Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a visit to Beijing that was meant as a step toward stabilizing ties and improving communications with China.Biden called the Chinese president a dictator, depicted him as out-of-touch during last winter’s tumult over a Chinese spy balloon, and dismissed China as having “real economic difficulties.”China’s embassy in Washington said it had delivered a formal protest, with Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng telling senior White House and State Department officia...

Get an AMBER Alert? ‘Kidnapped’ Springfield-area girl has already been located, Massachusetts State Police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:49 GMT

Within a half hour of phones buzzing throughout Massachusetts, the 4-year-old Springfield girl the State Police issued an Amber Alert for has been located.Cortana Goncalves, who the State Police said was kidnapped by her “non-custodial biological mother” at a family gathering earlier Thursday morning, was located just before noon at a mobile home park on Fifth Avenue in Cheshire.The child was found with the mother, Brandee Arnold, 32, inside a trailer in the park. Arnold was arrested by the State Police troopers and will be transported to the custody of the Springfield Police Department, which has jurisdiction over kidnapping, according to the Massachusetts State Police.The State Police issued the Amber Alert sometime after 11:20 a.m., and it showed up on this reporter’s phone at around 11:45 a.m.State Police say that Arnold took Cortana away from a family gathering Thursday morning against the specifications of her custody agreement.“Arnold has previously ma...