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Roller coaster with crack in support pillar set to be investigated today at Carowinds in North Carolina

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

(CNN) — Inspectors are due at a North Carolina amusement park Monday as they continue investigating a roller coaster shuttered shortly after a dad spotted a crack at the top of one of its steel support pillars.“I’m not an engineer, but that’s not right,” Jeremy Wagner thought Friday on his visit to the Carowinds Park in Charlotte, he told CNN.The Fury 325 will stay closed until inspections and repairs happen, park officials have said. It’s one of the tallest and longest rides in a massive park that straddles the North and South Carolina state line.Personnel with the state Department of Labor’s Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau are due there Monday, spokeswoman Erin Wilson told CNN on Sunday. The agency didn’t share anything else about the nature of its inquiry.Wagner knew something was wrong when he spotted the aperture in the coaster’s infrastructure, he told CNN. He pulled out his phone and hit record, zooming in on the crack to show the support pillar move slightly out of plac...

Florida Amber Alert issued for missing 12-year-old girl

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities have issued a Florida Amber Alert for a 12-year-old girl who was last seen with an unknown adult. According to officials, Fernanda Arias was last seen in the 2300 block of Peach Drive in Jacksonville in the company of Jorge Reyes. The 12-year-old was last seen wearing a white shirt and dark pants. Reyes’ description and articles of clothing are unknown.Arias and Reyes may be in a dark-colored two-door Honda with a large rear spoiler. Authorities strongly urged against approaching the vehicle if they are spotted. If anyone finds Arias or Reyes, immediately contact your local law enforcement.

Fundraising for French cop who killed teen reaches €1M

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

PARIS — A controversial fundraising campaign to help the family of the policeman who killed teenager Nahel M. in France has topped €1 million. The campaign was launched on popular U.S. platform GoFundMe by a French far-right figure and on Monday reached the €1 million mark — nearly five times more than a fundraising effort to help the 17-year-old’s mother. Despite the controversy, GoFundMe said it wouldn’t take the campaign down. On Monday, French ministers invited on radio and TV shows painstakingly tried to avoid taking a stance on the subject. “Everyone can express their feelings and contribute to a fund … But I think, in this case, that it doesn’t go in the direction of appeasement,” Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti told France Inter. The killing of the 17-year-old of North African descent by a police officer last week has thrown France into chaos, sparking violent demonstrations across the country and re-igniting long-simmering tensi...

Tyson will stop using its ‘no antibiotics ever’ label on chicken

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

New York (CNN) — Tyson will once again use certain antibiotics in its chickens, eight years after it announced plans to ditch the drugs in some of its production and slapped a “no antibiotics ever” label on its packaging.The company said the antibiotics it plans to use in chicken production are not important to the treatment of humans. Antibiotic use in food has come under intense scrutiny in recent years as some bacteria have become increasingly resistant to treatments as a result of frequent exposure to antibiotics. The Wall Street Journal first reported Tyson’s change.About half of US poultry farmers use some form of antibiotics to help keep chickens healthy, the company noted. In many chicken farms, animals are raised in crowded and unsanitary conditions and can be prone to disease.“At Tyson Foods, we base our decisions on sound science and an evolving understanding of the best practices impacting our customers, consumers and the animals in our care,” a ...

Saudi Arabia and Russia curb oil supply again to try to boost prices

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

London (CNN) — Saudi Arabia and Russia announced Monday that they would make additional cuts to oil supply as a global economic slowdown hangs over the outlook for energy demand.Saudi Arabia — the world’s biggest exporter of crude oil — said it would extend a cut of 1 million barrels a day in its oil production at least until the end of August. The cut, which took effect on Saturday, was initially planned to last for the month of July in an attempt to shore up oil prices.Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that his country would voluntarily cut supplies by 500,000 barrels per day in August by cutting exports. Reuters reported, citing Novak’s office, that Russia would reduce production by that amount, deepening a cut of the same size Moscow implemented in March.The announcements sent prices for Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, up 0.7% to trade at $76 a barrel at 7.15 a.m. ET. WTI, the US benchmark, rose 0.8% to $71. Oil prices have fallen by more ...

Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after hit-and-run in Brampton

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Brampton. Peel police were called to Fairlawn Boulevard and Humber West Parkway just before 10 a.m. for a collision.The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.The driver involved fled the scene. Police are asking drivers to avoid the area as they investigate.

Thai opposition party struggles to take power after stunning election victory

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new Parliament convened Monday nearly two months after a progressive opposition party won a stunning election victory, but there was still no clear sign that its leader will be able to become prime minister and end nine years of military-dominated rule.To form a government, a party must have the backing of a combined majority of the elected House of Representatives and the military-appointed Senate, which represents the country’s traditional conservative ruling class.The Move Forward Party’s unexpected election victory alarmed the ruling establishment, which regards it as a threat to the status quo and the monarchy. Some senators have already announced their opposition to party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, a 42-year-old Harvard-educated businessman.Pita has formed an eight-party coalition holding 312 seats in the 500-seat lower house, which leaves it short of an overall majority without the support of a significant number of the 250 senators....

Pedestrian killed, man charged with impaired driving in Scarborough

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

A 38-year-old pedestrian has died after being struck by an alleged impaired driver in Scarborough early Monday morning.Police were called to the scene on Morningside Avenue near Morningview Trail around 12:15 a.m.The pedestrian had been struck by a red Ford F150 traveling northbound. They were pronounced dead on the scene.The victim has not been identified at this time.The driver involved was arrested following an investigation. Harison Denzil, 27, has been charged with impaired driving causing death.He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday morning,

Iga Swiatek wins on Day 1 at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams and Coco Gauff in action

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek advanced despite a rain delay as Wimbledon got started on Monday with some of the biggest names in tennis in action, including Novak Djokovic, Venus Williams and Coco Gauff.It is the year’s third major tournament — and Djokovic won the first two: the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June. That puts him halfway to the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969. He came close to the feat in 2021, falling just one victory short when he lost in the final of the U.S. Open.He seeks a fifth consecutive title at the All England Club and eighth overall, which both would tie records for men.Djokovic’s title at Roland Garros was his 23rd at a Slam event, breaking a tie with Rafael Nadal for the men’s mark in that category.Swiatek, who owns four major titles but hasn’t been past the fourth round at the All England Club, beat Zhu Lin of China 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 Court, winning the final two gam...

Gunfire at Indiana hospital kills a police officer and a man

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:29:27 GMT

TELL CITY, Ind. (AP) — Gunfire killed two people, including a police officer, early Monday at a hospital in southern Indiana, across the Ohio River from Kentucky, authorities said.Shots were fired after officers confronted Sean Hubert at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, said Indiana State Police Sgt. John Davis.Hubert, 34, and Tell City police Sgt. Heather Glenn died, Davis said.“Our police department suffered a tremendous loss. We are extremely heartbroken,” Tell City police Chief Derrick Lawalin told reporters.Glenn had been a Tell City officer for nearly 20 years.Tell City is 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of Indianapolis.The Associated Press