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Fighting has plunged Sudan into a humanitarian catastrophe, senior UN officials say

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The conflict in Sudan has left 24 million people — half the country’s population — in need of food and other assistance, but only 2.5 million have received aid because of vicious fighting and a lack of funding, two senior U.N. officials said Friday.Eden Worsornu, director of operations for the U.N. humanitarian agency, and Ted Chaiban, deputy executive director of the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF, who just returned from Sudan, painted a dire picture of devastation and upheaval in Sudan, with no peace talks in sight.Worsornu said hotspots, such as the capital of Khartoum and the southern Kordofan and western Darfur regions, “have been shattered by relentless violence.” Nearly 4 million people have fled the fighting, facing scorching heat up to 48 degrees Celsius (118 F), and threats of attacks, sexual violence and death, she said.The now nearly four-month conflict has killed more than 3,000 people and wounded over 6,000 others, according to the last gover...

Reps. Higgins, Stefanik call on CBP to address staffing shortage at northern border

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- Democrats and Republicans are demanding attention at the border between the U.S. and Canada."A number of inspection booths that are manned by customs and border protection agents, that are closed, that are vacant," Rep. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.) said.Higgins said there is a problem with long lines at the northern border."People have to wait up to an hour and a half to cross into the United States from Canada," Higgins said.Higgins said this is because Customs and Border Protection agents are getting redeployed from the northern border to the southern border and fewer border agents make it harder to cross from Canada into the U.S."You know what's going to happen," Higgins said. "People are going to turn around and go home."About 21 million people cross over from Canada every year and spend nearly $21 billion in the U.S. Higgins fears the border delays will slow down the flow of that money into the communities that rely on it."Our economies are deeply interdepende...

Twins hold off Diamondbacks, 3-2

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

Bailey Ober bounced back from the worst start of his young career, and three Minnesota players hit solo home runs as the Twins held off the Arizona Diamondbacks, 3-2, in front of an announced crowd of 29,408 at Target Field on Friday.Ober, who last was touched for career highs of six earned runs and 11 hits in four innings of a 10-7 loss at Kansas City, rebounded with five solid innings against the Diamondbacks, who started the day a game out of the last National League wild card spot.“I definitely felt good today, and the execution was a lot better,” Ober said. “Still, I just would like to put some at-bats away a little sooner, so I can go a little deeper into the game. Maybe go six or seven innings.”In a good battle of right-handers, neither starter figured in the decision. Arizona’s Merrill Kelly gave up two runs on six hits in six innings. He walked only one batter and struck out nine, but among the hits were game-tying, solo home runs by Jorge Polanco in the third and Max Keple...

Local man praised as hero for brave river rescue

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

HADLEY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - A local man is being praised as a hero after helping to save people from a Saratoga County river when their whitewater river raft came under stress. NEWS10 catching up with the hero and has more on the rescue. Allies For Justice of Schenectady County host donation drive for asylum seekers New York State Police are calling 18-year-old Devin Robarge a brave civilian for quickly jumping into action to help rescue two people from the Sacandaga River after their inflatable boat failed just below the Hadley Parabolic Bridge.“There was a raft that was wrapped around a rock, stuck from the water. There was a, one of the customers had been freed from the boat and was standing on top of the rock and there was a younger girl that was stuck on the side, and she was the one trapped,” said Robarge.Robarge says he missed the rock the first time he tried to get to the stranded rafters.“I headed further upstream so that I could get more centered in the rock, swam out and al...

Severe storms, heavy winds & flood risks likely overnight in St. Louis metro

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Get ready for another round of severe storms. The latest system rolling through the St. Louis region could hit hard late Friday evening and pose risks overnight. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for St. Louis City and many nearby counties as of 10 p.m. Friday evening. This is all in anticipation of a round of thunderstorms coming in from the west. St. Louis radar: See a map of current weather here Impacts may begin around 11 p.m. Friday, but the biggest threats could come around midnight or shortly after that. There have been tornado warnings in some parts of Missouri. Lincoln, Montgomery and Pike counties in the northern part of FOX 2's viewing area are also under a flood watch. The National Weather Service says the upcoming storm system could generate speeds up to 70 mph, but the chance for tornado is low. Heavy rainfall and hail are also threats. For a tornado, it means conditions are favorable for a tornado to form, but it has not yet been indicated by ra...

Historic South City Hospital closes abruptly, leaving St. Louis community in shock

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Workers peeled down the sign over the entrance to South City Hospital Friday afternoon, revealing the St. Alexius banner underneath. Quicker than its name changed a few years back, news came late this week the hospital was closing. A sign on the door confirmed it, closing the book on a 154-year history serving the city’s south side.Donna Randall worked at the hospital for 17 years. She’d just finished visiting some former colleagues Friday afternoon. Prosecutor dropping child abuse charge despite daycare video “I think they kind of saw it coming, but I think how fast it happened was a real shock for them," said Randall.On Thursday, the hospital sent a letter to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, saying the hospital was closing Aug. 4. FOX 2 has learned all the hospital's patients have now been transferred to other healthcare facilities.“This is the only emergency room in Southeast City, and it’s another emergency room that’s closing in the city of S...

Wainwright stumbles early, Cardinals fall 9-4 to Rockies

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nolan Jones had four hits and three RBIs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-4 on Friday night in a matchup of last-place clubs.Elias Díaz had two hits and drove in two runs as Colorado won for just the third time in nine games. The Rockies finished with 15 hits.Nolan Gorman hit two solo homers for St. Louis, which has dropped six of eight. Gorman, who has 24 homers on the season, missed Thursday night's 5-3 to Minnesota with a sore foot.Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright (3-6) was tagged for seven runs and nine hits in three innings. He remains stuck on 198 career wins in his final season.Wainwright entered with a 12-1 record and a 1.38 ERA in 18 career outings, including 14 starts, against the Rockies.St. Louis, last in the NL Central, dropped to 48-63. Colorado, in the NL West basement, is 43-66.The Rockies kicked off a 10-game trip by earning their first win in St. Louis since July 31, 2018. They snapped a 12-game losing streak at Busch ...

Rockies finally beat Cardinals, snap 12-game losing streak in St. Louis

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

The Rockies have had a nasty case of the Redbird flu, seemingly forever. They snapped out of it in a big way Friday night.Riding a bounce-back start from right-hander Chris Flexen, and beating up Adam Wainwright early and often, the Rockies beat the Cardinals, 9-4, at Busch Stadium. It was Colorado’s first win in St. Louis since July 31, 2018, snapping a string of 12 consecutive losses at Busch.Wainwright, who’s retiring at the end of the season, was facing Colorado for the final time in his storied career.Friday night, he was just a shadow of the pitcher who had dominated the Rockies for so long. Colorado battered the 41-year-old right-hander for seven runs on nine hits in three innings, leaving him with a 7.81 ERA.Remarkably, it was the right-hander’s first loss to Colorado since June 5, 2009. Wainwright entered the game with a 12-1 record and 1.38 ERA vs. the Rockies, the highest winning percentage and lowest career ERA of any pitcher against the Rockies with at...

Menifee man accused of sexually assaulting minor

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

A man from Menifee was arrested on allegations that he sexually assaulted a minor in Lake Elsinore.Kole Scully-Mims, 23, became the subject of an investigation last month and was arrested on Friday morning by investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office and personnel from the Ben Clark Training Center.Scully-Mims was arrested without incident and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta where he remains in custody with bail set at $10,000.Kole Scully-Mims, 23, of Menifee. (Riverside County Sheriff's Office)He awaits several felony charges, including aggravated sexual assault of a child, forced oral copulation and lewd acts with a minor.He is due in court next Tuesday, according to jail records.The investigation is ongoing and anyone with additional information is urged to contact Deputy Hernandez of the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at 951-245-3300.

Caltrain fatally strikes a person in San Francisco

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:51:08 GMT

An individual was struck and killed by a Caltrain in San Francisco on Friday night, according to a statement by Caltrain authorities.The incident — which marks the seventh fatality related to the transportation agency — occurred between the city’s 22nd Street and Bayshore stations at approximately 7:30 p.m. Ninety-six passengers were on board.As of 8:30 Friday night, emergency personnel were on the scene, and the train’s service was stopped at the incident area. No other injuries have been reported.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.