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At least 5 killed in mysterious north Iraq helicopter crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — A mysterious helicopter crash in northern Iraq has killed at least five people, allegedly including militants belonging to an outlawed Kurdish insurgency group, according to statements Thursday from the Iraqi Kurdish-run counterterrorism agency and the regional government. The AS350 Eurocopter crashed in the district of Chamanke in Dohuk province in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region on Wednesday night, the counter-terrorism agency said in a statement posted on social media. At least five passengers were killed, said Lawk Ghafuri, spokesperson for the government of northern Iraq’s Kurdish semi-autonomous region. “The investigations are ongoing by security officials to determine the ownership of the helicopter,” Ghafuri said in a post on Twitter. At least seven were on board, according to an investigator at the crash scene speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation with the media.The helicopter was carrying militants belonging to...

WGN Morning News St. Patrick's Day party returns!

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

CHICAGO — The WGN Morning News team is taking their show on the road Friday for a St. Patrick's Day Extravaganza! Join us for a LIVE broadcast from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. at 115 Bourbon Street, located at 3359 West 115th Street, in Merrionette Park. Lots of fun is planned from Chicago cops in kilts, the Trinity Irish Dancers, Comedian Pat McGann, The Shannon Rovers, Boy Band Night, the Jesse White Tumblers —  and more! Paul’s list of 6 fun events for the St. Patrick’s Day party Hope to see you all there!

WATCH LIVE | Gov. Pritzker continues community college tour to promote proposed budget

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

CHICAGO — Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is bring his community college tour to Chicago Friday to continue promoting proposed higher education investments.The governor has been making stops across the state in recent weeks to try and garner support for his fiscal year 2024 budget. In addition to higher education, his proposed budget includes the Smart Start Illinois plan to support early childhood education and universal preschool. WGN Sports brought Michael Jordan and the ’90s Bulls to Chicago — and beyond His Friday event will be held at Malcolm X Community College, part of City Colleges of Chicago.WGN plans to livestream the event in its entirety within this story beginning at approximately 9:30 a.m.

Dean shares St Patrick's Day recipes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

In honor of St Patrick's Day, Dean Richards is sharing some of his favorite recipes from the holiday! And we had our first corned beef and cabbage eating contest! Mini “Pepper & Egg Quiche” Muffins Ingredients:2 pkgs, ready-made pie crusts8 Large eggs1 cup, Half and HalfSaltPepperRed pepper flakes1 cup grated Swiss cheese1 Green Pepper, diced and sauteed1 Red Pepper,  diced and sautéedDirections:Bring the ready-made pie crusts to room temperature.  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray the mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.Using a 2 ½ inch floured biscuit cutter, cut 24 pastry circles and press into the bottom and up the sides of each mini muffin cup.In a bowl,  whisk together the eggs, half & half, and salt & pepper to taste until fully combined. Transfer to a glass measure with a spout.  Set aside. Fill each of the mini muffin cups with a little shre...

March Madness bracket totally busted? You're not alone

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

From No. 13 seed Furman beating fourth-seeded Virginia to No. 15 Princeton defeating second-seeded Arizona, most NCAA Tournament brackets were busted Thursday before the sun went down.The NCAA March Madness Twitter account posted after Thursday's late games concluded that only 787 brackets of unspecified millions remained perfect.Numbers were similar elsewhere.In ESPN's Tournament Challenge bracket game, only 658 perfect brackets remained by the end of the first day. More than 20 million had gotten at least one of the 16 games wrong.Furman received a decent amount of support. The Paladins were picked to win their opener in 18.2% of ESPN's brackets. Only 6.6% picked Princeton to beat Arizona, and the Wildcats going down did tremendous damage to many brackets. They were picked in 4.9% of brackets to cut down the nets at the national championship game.Arizona was a popular pick at CBS Sports, too, appearing on 96.9% of brackets win its opener, 84.9% to make the Sweet 16, 55.2% to make ...

“Massive Protests in France as Government Increase Retirement Age from 62 to 64”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

St. Pat's cats? APA! kitties sport green for St. Patrick's Day

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Cats at Austin Pets Alive! are dressed in green for Saint Patrick's Day, in hopes it will bring them good luck to get adopted, the shelter said. Cats like Semicolon, Joe and Juan Derful dressed in green scarves and other accessories. Cats at Austin Pets Alive! are wearing green for Saint Patrick's Day, hoping it'll bring them luck to get adopted. (Photo courtesy: APA!) Cats at Austin Pets Alive! are wearing green for Saint Patrick's Day, hoping it'll bring them luck to get adopted. (Photo courtesy: APA!) Cats at Austin Pets Alive! are wearing green for Saint Patrick's Day, hoping it'll bring them luck to get adopted. (Photo courtesy: APA!) The shelter adopted out more than 993 cats so far this year, and it's hoping St. Patrick's Day will bring luck to help the shelter cross the 1,000 threshold. There are more than 55 cats available for adoption at the shelter right now. Visit APA!'s website for adoption and fee information.

BLOG: Severe storms move through Central Texas Thursday night, impacting SXSW

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Strong to severe thunderstorms moved though Central Texas Thursday evening, which put SXSW music venues on pause due to lightning. A cold front is expected to move in and drop temperatures Friday.Severe Weather Resources:How to talk to your kids about severe weatherLive Central Texas radarCentral Texas rainfall totalsLocal forecast and what's nextTraffic mapDownload KXAN Weather AppSign up for KXAN daily forecast newsletter and severe weather alerts newsletterEditor's note: This live blog is no longer being updated. 12:12 a.m. The Austin Energy power outage map showed 20 active outages affecting 522 customers. 10:17 p.m.As of the latest check, the Austin Energy power outage map showed 10 active outages and 696 customers without power. It appears there were more than 400 customers without power in south Austin near the South First and Slaughter Lane area.9:56 p.m.Moody Amphitheater canceled all event programming due to severe weather in the area, according to a tweet....

Man arrested on suspicion of murder in shooting of pregnant woman in St. Paul

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in a shooting that killed a pregnant woman in St. Paul.Officers took the man into custody in Jordan in Scott County on Thursday and he was booked into the Ramsey County jail on suspicion of murder, a jail log shows. The Ramsey County attorney’s office is reviewing the case Friday for potential charges.The 21-year-old woman was early in her pregnancy and the fetus also died, according to police. The police department said they will release the victim’s name after the Ramsey County medical examiner’s office confirms her cause of death.Investigators determined the woman was shot inside a vehicle near St. Anthony Avenue and Marion Street before she was rushed to the hospital in the vehicle on Monday shortly before 5 p.m. Police have said they’re investigating the circumstances of the shooting.Related ArticlesCrime & Public Safety | St. Cloud woman admits to leading drug distribution network from Mexico Cr...

Lakeville lineman Brent Laing nearing NFL future after flashing his speed at UMD

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:38:53 GMT

Scouts for the Vikings and Bears made a side trip to Duluth two years ago and it altered itineraries for the other 30 NFL teams.In front of them and their stopwatches, Minnesota Duluth’s 6-foot-4, 295-pound offensive lineman Brent Laing ran a sub-5-second 40-yard dash.Both scouts predicted the future for the prospect from Lakeville. Bulldogs head coach Curt Wiese recalled being told, “You are going to have more traffic here than you are going to know what to do with.”That proved true. Every NFL team made up to as many as five visits to the shores of Lake Superior to see whether the Division II All-American could play at the next level.Over the past 20-plus years, UMD’s D-II program has had success on a national level, but they haven’t had a player selected in the NFL draft since 1990, nor has an undrafted free agent signed with a franchise since 2014. The NFL’s interest in Laing piqued because his 40 time was well below the 5.21 average for offensive linemen at the NFL Scoutin...