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The Hunt: The fallout of the Israel-Hamas conflict

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

We’re learning more about how Hamas’ invasion into Israel was planned and some of the events that unfolded during and after the attack.On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Green joins WTOP anchor Dimitri Sotis to take a closer look at how Hamas militants planned and executed their attack on Israel. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio Israel-Hamas conflict: The fallout and the latest on protests as a result of a hospital attack in Gaza $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-ur...

Friends of 7th grader killed on bike wear his favorite color

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

LITTLETON, Colo. (KDVR) — Dozens of friends and classmates of seventh grader Liam Stewart gathered about a block from Euclid Middle School on Wednesday to grow a memorial where he was struck and killed on his bike.“As a parent, you think about the unimaginable of losing a child," said Adam Long, a close friend of the Stewart family. "Just the deep anguish and heaviness of thinking of Liam’s parents.” FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox Long said his son and Liam were best friends. “Liam was my son’s best friend for a number of years," Long said. Liam was on his everyday commute to school with just a little more than a block left when he was hit and killed.Liam loved Scouts, cello and the outdoorsLong and dozens of others set out flowers, cards and stuffed animals to show their love and support for Liam. FOX31 also learned through people at the memorial that Liam loved his Boy Scout troop, loved to play the cello and really enjoyed being outdoors. “Th...

Denver joins White House initiative to address homelessness

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday that federal help is on the way to bring more solutions to their goal of getting more people housed.The work city leaders in Denver are doing to get more people in housing is getting national recognition. The White House wants to help Denver with that goal by giving the city a direct line to the federal government. BNSF: Tracks inspected day of deadly Colorado train derailment The leader of the nation's Interagency Council on Homelessness commended Johnston on his plan to get 1,000 people housed by the end of this year."Denver gives me hope right now," Jeff Olivet, USICH director, said about Denver's efforts to get people off the streets."Yet this is only a first step. It's a really important first step, but it's only a first step. We have to scale the work beyond just those first thousand people, and we have to ensure the permanent solutions of housing and wraparound supports are also being developed so that people ne...

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue captain deployed to Israel shares firsthand account amid war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

A South Florida firefighter on a mission in Israel shared his firsthand account after he answered the call for help amid the ongoing conflict.Just outside of Tel Aviv, firefighters heard sirens in the distance and missiles passing above them.Among them was Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Capt. Jason Friedman. He spoke with 7News via Zoom on Wednesday.“It was a little nerve-racking, to say the least,” he said.Heart-stopping video showed what the the first responder experienced while he was looking for shelter shortly after he arrived in Israel.Friedman is there with Emergency Volunteers Project, or EVP, and on day 6 of his deployment, he was stationed in Jerusalem, where he described it as eerily quiet.“I’m at a station that normally runs numbers between 10 and 15 calls a day. We’ve been running maybe, like, three to four calls a day,” he said.Friedman is helping respond to fire calls.“Here in Jerusalem, we’ve only had, I think, one or two ...

President Biden wraps up visit to Israel after meeting with leaders, pledging support

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit Wednesday that produced a heaping dose of vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, likely by the end of the week, and a plea for Israelis not to allow rage over the deadly Hamas attack to consume them.“I understand. Many Americans understand,” Biden said as he wrapped up his stay in Tel Aviv, likening the Oct. 7 Hamas assault to the attacks against the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, that killed nearly 3,000 people. “You can’t look at what has happened here … and not scream out for justice,” he said.“But I caution this: While you feel that rage, don’t be consumed by it,” he said. “After 9/11, we were enraged in the United States. And while we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes.”Biden urged Israel to step back from the brink, not just to ease growing tensions in the Mideast that threaten to spiral into a b...

‘Uplifting’: Youth football league cheers on 8-year-old fighting inoperable brain tumor

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

If you’re looking for a shining example of sportsmanship – look no further. 8-year-old AJ Congdon of the Charlton Dudley Rams football team stole the show and a lot of hearts at a game last weekend. An inoperable brain tumor recently sidelined the second grader.“It was very uplifting,” his mom Jamie Congdon said. “It was something we all needed, he needed.”“Not so well without me,” AJ said when asked how the team is doing this year.Last weekend, AJ brought his fighting spirit to make a touchdown unlike any other. In the video, you can see a teammate hand him the football, and then AJ runs to the endzone.The idea for the memorable play actually came from the opposing coach of the Leicester Spencer Raiders. In the video, his players also cheered AJ on toward the endzone.“We’ve always known and loved this community so much but. to have them have that outpouring of support for our kids and us is definitely overwhelming,” Jamie said. “We are just truly appreciative over everything.”...

Suspect arrested in deadly Chula Vista shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A suspect was arrested Wednesday after a deadly shooting in Chula Vista, authorities said.Kai Espinoza, 20, turned himself in to police and was placed under arrest, Sgt. Anthony Molina with the Chula Vista Police Department said in a news release.The shooting happened Tuesday evening at a mobile home community, Brentwood Park, at 1100 Industrial Blvd., according to police. The caller who reported the shooting said they saw a white Jeep leave the area. Police say the two shooting victims, a 21-year-old man and 17-year-old boy, were in the Jeep and able to flag down a police officer at the intersection of Broadway and Palomar Street. Body found as crews respond to brush fire off Interstate 5 When first responders arrived on scene, they took the man and boy to a hospital. Police confirmed the 21-year-old died due to his injuries while the 17-year-old was listed in stable condition.During the investigation, detectives identified Espinoza, a Brentwood Park reside...

North Island sailor arrested on child porn charges

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to a squadron at Naval Air Station North Island was arrested last week on suspicion of possessing child pornography, a Navy official confirms.Cameron Bradley Hoffman faces two charges: attempted receipt of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and possession of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to a complaint obtained by FOX 5.The complaint alleges that on Sept. 22, Hoffman's roommate reported Hoffman "spoke about a child in a way that prompted him to be suspicious of his activity on his cellphone." The complaint alleges that Hoffman told the roommate "that he didn't want kids, but that he liked the child, liked hanging out in the child's room and liked hanging out with the child at the park."On the night of Sept. 15, the roommate went to the barracks room while Hoffman was sleeping in the room, the complaint alleges. That's when the roommate opened Hoffman's cellphone and found several photos and videos o...

Thousands of Palestinian protesters rally in downtown Chicago

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

CHICAGO -- Thousands of protesters from the Palestinian American community called an emergency protest in Chicago after Tuesday's hospital explosion in Gaza.Just after 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Chicago after meeting at Federal Plaza and began walking towards the Israeli Consulate.The organizers of the rally said they don't believe Israel when it says it didn’t strike the hospital, even though the current U.S. intelligence assessment is that Israel was not responsible. For more coverage of the Israel and Hamas Conflict, click here Israel claims the Islamic Jihad militant group misfired a rocket within Gaza and caused the blast that killed hundreds of innocent people. Roughly 2,800 Palestinians have been reported killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza. An additional 1,200 people are believed to be buried under the rubble, alive or dead, health authorities said. Those numbers predate the explosion at the ...

LCSO: Deputy shoots, kills meat cleaver-wielding man in Round Lake

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:48:00 GMT

ROUND LAKE, Ill. — A man is dead after being shot while charging at a sheriff's deputy with a meat cleaver in Round Lake Tuesday afternoon, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO).LCSO officials said deputies were called to a residence in the 34200 block of Barberry Court around 4:05 p.m. in unincorporated Round Lake on a report of a man bleeding and in need of help.When deputies arrived at the residence, they found a man unconscious and unresponsive on a blood-stained mattress in the living room of the home. According to the LCSO, a deputy discovered the man had a pulse and started to remove pieces of his clothing to find where he was wounded and provide aid. 1 of 2 former DCFS workers found guilty in connection to death of 5-year-old AJ Freund As the deputy was trying to save the man's life, he woke up and immediately grabbed a meat cleaver sitting next to him, and lunged at the deputy.LCSO officials said the deputy and another person in the home immediately retreat...