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The Hunt: Impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on terrorism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

On this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,” Green talked with WTOP anchor Dimitri Sotis about Hamas’ tunnels, its collaboration with other terror organizations and the future of terrorism. toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP National Security correspondent J.J. Green on the latest on the Israel-Hamas war $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); if( typeof gtag === "function" ){ gtag('event', 'post_audio', { 'play': audio_filenam...

It’s Greenbelt: Maryland site picked for new FBI headquarters

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

FILE - The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, home to the FBI headquarters, is seen Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. The General Services Administration announced changes in criteria for choosing a location for a new FBI headquarters on Friday, July 14, boosting two potential places in Maryland, which has been competing with Virginia for the bureau's new home. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)(AP/Alex Brandon) FILE - The J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building, home to the FBI headquarters, is seen Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. The General Services Administration announced changes in criteria for choosing a location for a new FBI headquarters on Friday, July 14, boosting two potential places in Maryland, which has been competing with Virginia for the bureau's new home. (AP...

Colorado funeral home stockpiled bodies for 4 years, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday in Oklahoma on charges linked to the discovery of 190 sets of decaying remains at one of their facilities, including some that apparently had been languishing there for four years.Investigators entered the Return to Nature Funeral Home building in the Rocky Mountain town of Penrose in early October to find “abhorrent” conditions with dozens of stacked bodies, according to a federal affidavit that’s under seal in Colorado but available in Oklahoma. Some bodies had 2019 death dates, according to the document.“Law enforcement now knows the cremains each family was given could not have been their loved one,” reads the documents alleging funeral home owners Jon and Carie Hallford had fled Colorado to avoid prosecution.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The owner of a Colorado funeral home and his wife were arrested Wednesday...

Associated Capital: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Associated Capital Group Inc. (AC) on Wednesday reported a loss of $16,000 in its third quarter.The Greenwich, Connecticut-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis.The asset manager posted revenue of $2.2 million in the period.Associated Capital shares have fallen 21% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $33.35, a decline of 18% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on AC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ACSource

Colorado funeral home stockpiled bodies for 4 years, gave families remains that weren’t their loved ones, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado funeral home stockpiled bodies for 4 years, gave families remains that weren’t their loved ones, police say.Source

Carriage Services: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Carriage Services Inc. (CSV) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $4.6 million.The Houston-based company said it had profit of 30 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 33 cents per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 51 cents per share.The provider of funeral and cemetary services and products posted revenue of $90.5 million in the period, which also fell short of Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $93.2 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CSV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CSVSource

Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation’s first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced a Jan. 25 execution date for Kenneth Eugene Smith using the new method. Smith was one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett in northwestern Alabama. “The execution will be carried out by nitrogen hypoxia, the method previously requested by the inmate as an alternative to lethal injection,” Ivey spokesperson Gina Maiola wrote in an emailed statement. The statement referenced how Smith’s attorneys noted the state was developing the nitrogen method when fighting previous efforts to execute him by lethal injection.The announcement of the execution date moves Alabama closer to becoming the first state to attempt an execution by nitrogen gas, although there will be a legal fight before it is used. Nitrogen hypoxia has been author...

McEwen: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — McEwen Mining Inc. (MUX) on Wednesday reported a loss of $18.5 million in its third quarter.The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 39 cents per share.The gold and silver mining company posted revenue of $38.4 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MUX at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MUXSource

Bryce Harper to play first base full-time for Phillies as franchise moves on from Rhys Hoskins

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies have decided two-time Most Valuable Player Bryce Harper is the team’s first baseman of the future, which means the franchise also is moving on from slugger Rhys Hoskins.Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Tuesday the front office and manager Rob Thomson came to the conclusion Harper was the best option at first base. The 31-year-old made 36 starts there this season after Hoskins tore his ACL during spring training.“We think he projects to be an outstanding first baseman,” Dombrowski told the AP at the GM meetings. “He’s willing to do whatever for the organization, and we just think for us, it makes us a better club now and as we go forward.“It gives us a really good, athletic infield that can be together for years.”Harper, an outfielder his entire career until Tommy John surgery last Nov. 23, made first base a good fit. Returning earlier than expected on May 2, he hit .293 with 21 homers and 72 RBIs ...

Waffle House shooter who refused COVID mask sentenced to prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:49:00 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- An Arapahoe County judge sentenced a man to 13 years in the Department of Corrections for a 2020 Waffle House shooting stemming from a COVID mask dispute.According to the Aurora Police Department, Kelvin Watson, 30, entered an Aurora Waffle House on East Mississippi Avenue on May 14, 2020, without a COVID mask. Ultimately, Watson left the restaurant and returned a day later, when he shot a cook in the stomach for refusing him service. Who murdered this South Dakota man in 1987? Watson entered a guilty plea this month to one count of attempted second-degree murder and a sentence enhancer for committing a violent crime with a weapon, according to the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office. The judge sentenced Watson to 13 years in prison and three years of post-release mandatory parole.“While restaurants and stores are public places, businesses have the right to refuse service or ask customers to leave their establishment," 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kel...