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Making a splash: ‘The Little Mermaid’ nets $95M at opening

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

LOS ANGELES — “The Little Mermaid” made moviegoers want to be under the sea on Memorial Day weekend.Disney’s live-action remake of its 1989 animated classic easily outswam the competition, bringing in $95.5 million on 4,320 screens in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.And Disney estimates the film starring Halle Bailey as the titular mermaid Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as her sea witch nemesis Ursula will reach $117.5 million by the time the holiday is over. It ranks as the fifth biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever.It displaces “Fast X” in the top spot. The 10th installment in the “Fast and Furious” franchise starring Vin Diesel has lagged behind more recent releases in the series, bringing in $23 million domestically for a two-week total of $108 million for Universal Pictures.In its fourth weekend, Disney and Marvel’s ” Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ” made an estimated $20 million in North America t...

Woman hit, killed by COASTER train identified

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A woman who died after being struck by a train in the Bay Park neighborhood last week has been identified by authorities.According to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office, 44-year-old Cherie Crick was walking on the east side of the eastbound railroad tracks, north of the Clairemont Drive Trolley Station, when the collision occurred around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. 4 arrested at DUI checkpoint in Chula Vista Authorities say the engineer of a COASTER train saw the woman and honked the train's horn before applying the brakes. Despite his efforts to gain the attention of the woman and prevent collision, the COASTER struck Crick who was then thrown by the train. A 911 call was placed and emergency services personnel were dispatched to the scene, which was in the 2700 block of Morena Boulevard, said the medical examiner's office. Upon their arrival, paramedics contacted the woman who authorities say was unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene due to multiple ...

Josef Newgarden gives Roger Penske his 19th win in dramatic Indianapolis 500

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden finally captured his long-awaited Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and gave team owner Roger Penske his 19th victory and first since buying Indianapolis Motor Speedway, making an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson during a frantic 2.5-mile sprint to the finish.After the race was red-flagged for the third time in the closing laps, Newgarden was moved from fourth to second by race control. The two-time IndyCar champion, who had been 0 for 11 in “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” took advantage of it by slingshotting around Ericsson on the restart and holding him off through the last two turns for the win.Newgarden brought his Chevrolet-powered car to a stop on the front stretch, jumped out and found a hole in the fence, diving into part of a crowd estimated at more than 300,000 to celebrate. Then, Newgarden climbed the fence to mimic longtime Team Penske driver and four-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves.“I’m just so thankf...

Man in police custody falls to death after breaking California hospital window with oxygen tank

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A man in police custody died Thursday in Northern California after he broke a hospital’s window with a metal oxygen tank and fell off a ledge following an altercation with an officer and a nurse, authorities said.The man was in custody because he had allegedly violated a court order, according to San Jose police. Officers took him to the hospital for an unspecified pre-existing medical condition.The man is accused of assaulting an officer and threatening to hit the officer and a nurse with the oxygen tank, police said. They left from the room and called for more help.The man broke the window with the oxygen tank while he was alone in the hospital room and jumped out onto a ledge, the police department said. The officer and two hospital security guards went back into the room to stop the man’s escape attempt, but he fell 20 feet (6.10 meters) from the ledge. The man sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at a different hospital...

Turkey’s Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities.A third term gives Erdogan an even stronger hand domestically and internationally, and the election results will have implications far beyond Ankara. Turkey stands at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, and it plays a key role in NATO.With more than 99% of ballot boxes opened, unofficial results from competing news agencies showed Erdogan with 52% of the vote, compared with 48% for his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The head of Turkey’s electoral board confirmed the victory, saying that even after accounting for outstanding votes, the result was another term for Erdogan.In his first comments since the polls closed, Erdogan thanked the nation for entrusting him with the presidency for five more years.“We hope to be worthy of your trust, as we have been for 2...

Canada beats Germany to win gold at men’s world hockey championship

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

Sammy Blais scored twice as Canada beat Germany 5-2 to capture gold at the men’s world hockey championship on Sunday.Lawson Crouse, captain Tyler Toffoli and Scott Laughton also scored, and Peyton Krebs pitched in two assists for Canada.JJ Peterka and Daniel Fischbuch had the goals for Germany, which was in the gold-medal game for the first time since 1992 when the playoff format was introduced at the world championship. Moritz Seider added two assists.Goaltender Samuel Montembeault made 21 saves for Canada, while German netminder Mathias Niederberger turned away 23 shots.Canada won gold for the second time in three years after losing to Finland in overtime in last year’s world championship gold-medal game.Latvia beat the United States 4-3 in overtime in the bronze-medal game earlier to earn its first-ever medal at the tournament.Peterka opened the scoring for Germany at 7:44 of the first period with a wrist shot from the top of the left circle off a breakout that beat Montembeault....

Newgarden holds off Ericsson for thrilling Indy 500 win

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS – Josef Newgarden captured his first career Indianapolis 500 win.He couldn’t contain his excitement, running into the crowd to celebrate and then climbing a fence.“Finally!” he could be heard saying on the broadcast. Newgarden started 17th and steadily worked his way up through the field. He stayed within striking distance during an Indianapolis 500 whose ending was marred by crashes and red flags.The 32-year-old Tennessee native is a two-time IndyCar champion. One thing missing from his racing resume: an Indianapolis 500 title.Newgarden fended off a hefty challenge from Marcus Ericsson, who looked to win his second straight Indy 500. It took a late restart for the Team Penske driver to take the checkered flag.Newgarden passed Ericsson during the race’s final restart. Ericsson stayed right on his tail as the two jockeyed for position, with Newgarden barely holding off the 2022 champ.Newgarden swigged from a bottle of whole milk in Victory Circle and then poured it over ...

Bill increasing power to TCOLE passes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The legislature has passed a bill to give the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement more authority to set law enforcement standards and more control over the creation of new departments. The measure now heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law.The TCOLE reforms in Senate Bill 1445 by Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, were years in the making. Paxton is a member of the Sunset Advisory Commission, and her bill was created from recommendations made by that agency after years of review. Years-long struggle to reform TCOLE may end this legislative session In a January 2023 report, the Sunset Commission described TCOLE as “toothless” and said it “had relatively limited authority to set or enforce anything but minimum licensure standards and had no meaningful role in setting or enforcing standards of conduct for law enforcement personnel or holding them accountable.”Under the new law, TCOLE would develop new minimum standards — with the help of an advisory...

Texas nonprofit sets sail in global race to highlight veteran mental health

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Since 2016, a Texas-based nonprofit has provided "adventure therapy" sailing trips around the globe, utilizing the healing powers of the sea to help veterans and other first responders navigating with post-traumatic stress disorder.Now, Skeleton Crew Adventures has set its sights on the Ocean Globe Race 2023, serving as the only team from the United States to partake in this year's race. Its race team includes:Taylor Grieger: U.S. Navy, Houston, TexasMarc Vital: U.S. Marine Corps, Kemah, TexasRicky Gonzalez: U.S. Marine Corps, Dallas, TexasSam Radoff: U.S. Navy, San Diego, CaliforniaTJ Bulgerin: Brother of U.S. Navy Corpsman, Austin, TexasTroy Minchew: U.S. Navy, Houston, TexasBartholomew Timm: U.S. Navy, Kemah, TexasColm Walker: U.S. Army, San Diego, CaliforniaDane Hylen: U.S. Army, Croghan, New YorkClayton Young: U.S. Army, Muskogee, OklahomaEmma Walker: Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, Merseyside, United KingdomThe Ocean Globe Race doesn't feature the glitz and gla...

Man opens fire at police, suffers self-inflicted gunshot wound

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:45:41 GMT

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – One man was hospitalized with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fleeing police in Fairview Heights late Sunday morning.The situation unfolded just after 11:40 a.m. at the O’Fallon Plaza parking lot in the 1900 block of West Highway 50.Officers from the O’Fallon and Fairview Heights police departments attempted to make a traffic stop in the parking lot. Police did not specify why they made the traffic stop. Crews continue putting out Saturday night warehouse fire hotspots Police claim the driver of the vehicle stopped, got out of the car with a handgun, and opened fire in the officers’ direction.The driver then ran toward a gas station at the corner of Highway 50 and Old Collinsville Road, where he allegedly turned the gun on himself.The man was rushed to a local hospital. His condition is unknown.Illinois State Police and local authorities closed West Highway 50 while investigating the shooting.