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Migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast, leaving 5 dead and 7 missing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A migrant boat sank off Tunisia’s port city of Sfax, leaving five people dead and seven others missing, officials said Tuesday. The dead included a child.Sfax is the starting point for most attempts to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Italy.Twenty-three migrants were rescued out of 35 people on board, most of them Tunisians and a “small number of sub-Saharan nationals,” said Faouzi Masmoudi, a Sfax court spokesperson.The boat sank on Monday shortly after leaving from the Sfax area, Masmoudi said.The Sfax court opened an investigation to determine the cause of the accident, which occurred two days after another migrant boat sank off Gabes, a port in southeastern Tunisia, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Sfax, killing a child and a 20-year-old man. Five other people remain missing.A number of boats have capsized, shipwrecked or otherwise been in distress in recent days off the North African coast and near Italian shores. Tens of thousands of migrants have...

Some athletes with a fear of flying are leaning on greater resources than their predecessors

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants star Joc Pederson is scared to fly. Outfielder Seth Brown of the Oakland Athletics, too.They are hardly the only ones. Longtime manager Dusty Baker would bet that anxiety in the air has shortened more than a few careers. He recalls watching terrified teammates and coaches cling tightly to photos of their loved ones during bumpy flights.“There’s no helping them,” Baker said. “A lot of times they have a couple drinks more than they should on the plane. I’ve had guys I played with, they had like four or five kids, and the plane was having turbulence and they would start kissing their kids, like they were kissing them goodbye, like it was the last time they would see their kids.”In big-time sports, there’s no getting around regular flying. Major League Baseball players might crisscross the country several times in a single week. NBA and NHL teams frequently play on consecutive nights in different cities and time zones. Even 300-plus-pound ...

Retirees face $17,400 hit in Social Security if fund isn't bolstered: analysis

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – The average retired couple would see a $17,400 Social Security cut in 2033 if the program is allowed to continue on its current path, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB).The CRFB's analysis found that politicians' promises not to touch the program would actually ensure a reduction in benefits across the board when the trust fund behind Social Security goes insolvent in a decade.That fund, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund, is set to run through its reserves by 2033, just when people who are currently 57 years old retire at 72. Odds of a ‘strong’ El Niño grow again: Will you feel it locally? According to the analysis, once the OASI becomes insolvent, it will only be able to pay out an amount equivalent to what it receives in funding, meaning a 23% drop in Social Security benefits.That would mean an annual $17,400 loss for the typical dual-income couple and a $13,100 reduction for those with...

How a law associated with mobsters is central to the latest charges against Trump

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis opened her investigation into Donald Trump after the release of a recording of a January 2021 phone call between Trump and Georgia’s secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger.Trump suggested during the call that Raffensperger, a Republican and the state’s top elections official, could help “find” the votes needed to overturn his narrow loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Meet the co-conspirators charged with Trump in the Georgia indictment More than two years later, the indictment brought Monday by a grand jury went far beyond that phone call, alleging a web of crimes committed by Trump and others. Willis used Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, law to charge Trump and 18 associates for allegedly participating in a wide-ranging conspiracy to overturn the state's 2020 election results.She told reporters late Monday that she intended to try all 19 defendants together and noted her pros...

What San Marcos CISD wants parents to know about school marshals on campus

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) -- In the middle of San Marcos CISD's Miller Middle School sits the library, the busiest area in the school.“The library is the literacy hub,” SMCISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Cardona said. NEXT: Set for School KXAN met Cardona in the open space library as he greeted incoming sixth-grade students transitioning from elementary school to middle school.“We want kids to check out books. We want kids to read. We want kids to be active learners. We want them to be self directed," Cardona said.When it comes to school safety, San Marcos CISD is doing something new this school year. Every elementary school will have a school marshal on campus.“At the end of the day, I want parents to understand we are not arming teachers, that was never in the discussion here in San Marcos,” Cardona said. “We are pretty confident we have some exceptional individuals that have the law enforcement background that will benefit not only the kids but the staff and the greater San Marco...

Round Rock ISD superintendent may ask voters to pay for teacher raises

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) -- The Round Rock Independent School District is exploring a new way to retain teachers and give them a pay raise.“We'll go to our voters,” RRISD Superintendent Dr. Hafedh Azaiez said. NEXT: Set for School Round Rock ISD will ask the school board to consider a voter-approved tax rate election in November.Leander and Pflugerville ISD asked the same of its residents in November 2022.“If they approve it, that will add three golden pennies, three extra pennies that will allow us to raise about $21 million. That is not subject for recapture. We don't have to send it back to the state,” Azaiez said.Details are still being ironed out with the proposed tax rate but, Azaiez said, if voters approve the measure, the money would go directly toward pay raises for RRISD teachers.“Our raises for our teachers will go from 3% to 6%,” Azaiez said.“The last legislative session, unfortunately, there was no pay increase,” the superintendent said about public education funding....

Round Rock ISD to start school day 5 minutes earlier in 2023-24

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) – The Round Rock Independent School District said all elementary, middle and high schools will begin five minutes earlier in the 2023-24 school year. According to a July 17 district announcement, the instructional times will be: Elementary School – 7:35 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. Middle School – 8:15 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. High School – 9:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Elementary Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (EDAEP) – 7:10 a.m. to 2:25 p.m.Round Rock Opportunity Center (RROC) – 7:25 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. GOALS Learning Center – 8:35 a.m. to 3:55 p.m. Start times for Pear and Apple Sessions, VISTA, Together We Can (TWC), Child Development Center(CDC) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) will not change, according to the district.Updated bus route information for the 2023-2024 school year can be found on SMART Tag and the Transportation website, the district said.The schedule changes came after the Round Rock Board of Trustees voted in March to add five instructiona...

98.3 TRY Social Dilemma: Do I Have to Offer My Cousin a Place to Stay When He Visits?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Today's 98.3 TRY Social Dilemma is about unwanted houseguests. Here's the email: Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Hi Jaime. My name is Conner and I had to email you this morning to get your opinion on something. My cousin texted me last night that he’s coming to town on Thursday for 3-4 days. That’s all he said, no other details were given, which is very like him. When I told my wife, she immediately said, “He can’t stay here”, because he really is a lot and brings a ton of drama with him. Then my mother called me to tell me that my aunt, my cousin’s mom, said he was looking for a place to stay. I asked if he thought I’d offer a place and she said yes. Well now what do I do? I told her I didn’t want him staying here. Is it a little pushy to text me “I’m coming into town” and then expect my response to be “Come stay with me”? I didn’t ask him to come to town. Am I in the wrong here because my aunt is appa...

5 things to know this Tuesday, August 15

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Happy Tuesday! Per Meteorologist Jill Szwed, we can expect this rain to taper off later this afternoon. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! In a press conference Monday, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Police Chief Eric Hawkins said violent crime in the city is down significantly since 2020. Meanwhile, law enforcement is investigating a fatal car/motorcycle crash that happened in Stillwater around 4:54 p.m. on Monday on County Route 70. These stories, and more, are covered in your five things to know this Tuesday morning. 1. Gun violence down ‘significantly’ in AlbanyThe Albany mayor and police chief said violent crime in the city is down significantly since 2020. At a press conference on Monday, they noted drastic decreases year after year. 2. Gloversville man convicted of murdering estranged wifeOn Monday, Michael Darling pled guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the murder of his estranged wife, Krist...

Law enforcement investigates fatal crash in Stillwater

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:49:49 GMT

STILLWATER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Law enforcement is investigating a fatal car/motorcycle crash that happened in Stillwater around 4:54 p.m. on Monday on County Route 70. Deputies from the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office say, Tyler Desnoyers, 20, was pronounced dead on the scene. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Deputies say Desnoyers was traveling eastbound on County Route 70 when he lost control of his 2007 Yamaha motorcycle and hit a westbound car. Debris from the motorcycle ultimately hit and caused damage to a second westbound car. Desnoyers was declared dead at the scene by the Assistant Saratoga County Coroner. The two drivers of the damaged cars were uninjured. Law enforcement says a preliminary investigation indicates speed and limited sight distance were factors in the crash. Cohoes community reacts to deadly shooting Both drivers of the westbound cars are cooperative with the investigation. The accident is being investi...