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Pentagon review calls for reforms to reverse spike in sexual misconduct at military academies

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing and shift behavior training into the classrooms, according to a Pentagon study aimed at addressing an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct.U.S. officials said the academies must train student leaders better to help their classmates, and upend what has been a disconnect between what the cadets and midshipmen are learning in school and the often negative and unpunished behavior they see by those mentors. The review calls for additional senior officers and enlisted leaders to work with students at the Army, Navy and Air Force academies and provide the expanded training.Several U.S. officials described the report on condition of anonymity because it has not yet been publicly released. They said that too often discussions about stress relief, misconduct, social media and other life issues take place after hours or on the weekends. The report recommends that th...

Driver slams into restaurant in Lynn

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

Police are investigating after a driver left the road and slammed into a restaurant in Lynn on Thursday morning.Officers responding to a reported crash on Commercial Street found a vehicle against Pollo Royal and significant damage to the front brick wall.The vehicle has since been removed from the scene and the city’s Building Inspector is checking the stability of the restaurant.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.

With AL’s best record, baseball’s best farm system, Orioles ‘set up for many, many years’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

The start of Ryan O’Hearn’s major league career in many ways coincided with the beginning of the Orioles’ rebuild. His debut for the Kansas City Royals came July 31, 2018, the same day Baltimore completed its series of teardown trades. O’Hearn’s first full season was 2019, the same year the Orioles and Royals respectively made the first two picks in the draft.Four years later, Kansas City remains one of the majors’ worst teams, while O’Hearn is a key member of a Baltimore team that has grown into one of the best. This week, MLB Pipeline recognized the Orioles as baseball’s No. 1 farm system for the fifth straight rankings — with Baltimore once again possessing the top-ranked prospect — while the major league team holds the American League’s best record. Despite five straight top 10 draft picks, Kansas City was 29th of 30 teams in the rankings and is second worst in the AL standings.“When a team struggles for a f...

Another free 'Dump Day' event takes place this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Finishing up some summertime cleaning and clearing projects? Dispose of your unwanted items for free at this upcoming "dump day" event in San Diego County.On Saturday, Aug. 19, Caltrans says the public is welcome to bring non-hazardous, unwanted household items to their Clean California Dump Day in Kearny Mesa.Officials say staff will be on-site at the Caltrans Kearny Mesa Maintenance Yard to accept approved waste and debris free of charge. That address is 7179 Opportunity Rd. in San Diego. Former Santee USPS mail carrier sentenced for stealing mail The "dump day" event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon, or until capacity is reached at the site.San Diegans are asked not to bring hazardous waste like batteries, paint, oils or flammables. Other undesired items include e-waste like televisions, computers, microwaves, stereo equipment and electronics, or construction debris like concrete, dirt, asphalt and asbestos.More information on prohibited items can be found&...

Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Defense Ministry said Thursday it has secured its largest-ever defense deal selling a sophisticated missile defense system to Germany for $3.5 billion after the United States approved the deal. Although Israel has long had close economic and military links with western European countries, the deal with Germany could draw the attention of Russia, which Israel has maintained working relations with throughout the war in Ukraine. Israel has repeatedly rebuffed requests to sell arms to Ukraine for fear of antagonizing Russia. Germany will buy the advanced defense system, coined Arrow 3, which is designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles. Israel sought approval for the deal from the U.S. State Department because the system was jointly developed by the two countries.“The American approval marks a momentous milestone in the strategic relationship between Israel and the United States,” Israeli defense official Daniel Gold said in a statement. “The jo...

Blue Jays’ Kevin Kiermaier rushed to help young fan who fainted

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

While he’s arguably been the Toronto Blue Jays’ best offseason signing, Kevin Kiermaier continues to prove that he might be an even better person off the field.The 33-year-old is known for making superman-like catches in centerfield, but he made a different kind of heroic effort this week when he rushed to help a young fan who fainted.CityNews sports reporter Lindsay Dunn recalled the scene at Rogers Centre on Tuesday ahead of the team’s home game against the Philadelphia Phillies.“There was a large group of fans watching batting practice and it was pretty hot out,” recounts Dunn. “While Kiermaier was signing autographs there was a bit of a commotion.”“I’m about 100 feet away and I look over. A kid, around 10 to 13, had fainted.”Just a quick note on how truly nice Jays' Kevin Kiermaier is. Today during BP a young fan fainted while he was signing autographs (it was hot out). He ran and got help and water for the kid and ...

Stock market today: Wall Street begins to bounce back after a slow start to the week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

BEIJING — Wall Street pointed modestly higher before the opening bell Thursday after two straight days of losses with the U.S. economy appearing to chug along despite the odds that the Federal Reserve is not done raising interest rates.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% before the bell Thursday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 0.1%.Minutes from the Fed’s latest meeting released Wednesday suggested that board members are unsure of their next move after raising their key lending rate to a two-decade high. Traders had hoped the board would decide inflation was under control and last month’s rate hike was the last.Inflation has slowed significantly since the central bank started its rate-raising campaign a year-and-a-half ago, but with consumer prices up 3.2% year-over-year, it’s still higher than the Fed’s target of 2%. Despite the furious pace of rate hikes, the labor market is robust and Americans remain the economic engine for the U.S. as the...

U.S. jobless claims applications fall as labor market continues to show resiliency

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

The U.S. labor market continues to flex its muscle as applications for jobless claims fell again last week and remain at healthy levels in the face of high interest rates and inflation.Applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 11,000 to 239,000 for the week ending August 12, down from 250,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week moving average of claims, which softens some of the week-to-week volatility, rose by 2,750 to 234,250.Jobless claim applications are seen as a proxy for the number of layoffs in a given week.Overall, 1.72 million people were collecting unemployment benefits the week that ended August 5, about 32,000 more than the previous week.——Matt Ott, The Associated Press

The return of schedules: How parents can make the most of back-to-school energy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

Olivia Dreizen Howell has spent the summer running her online business, Fresh Starts Registry, from her Long Island home while caring for her two sons. At ages 9 and 7, they are full of energy. “So many times,” Howell says, “I’ll be on a radio interview that’s live and my kids are banging on the door asking for string cheese.”Howell isn’t wishing her final weeks of summer away, but she’s eagerly anticipating the moment when classes begin and her kids are occupied all day on a predictable schedule.Summer can be difficult for the growing community of parents who now work partly or fully from home. And experts say that just like kids, adults can benefit from the energy and new possibilities that the start of the school year brings.Especially if they do some planning. Desiree Martinez, a marketing consultant for small businesses and a mother of two young kids in Ann Arbor, Michigan, says parents should aim to harness the fall’s momentum, and not let any time that’s opened up...

Out-of-control wildfire scorches Spain’s Tenerife island, affecting thousands

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:56:49 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — An out-of-control wildfire on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife has burned thousands of acres and affected some 7,600 people who are either evacuated or confined, Regional President Fernando Clavijo said Thursday.He said some 250 firefighters and members of the Spanish army are tackling the blaze, located in the north of the island. Clavijo said the fire had a nearly 30-kilometer-long (19-mile) perimeter.“This is probably the most complicated blaze we have had on the Canary Islands, if not ever, at least in the last 40 years,” Clavijo told reporters. Extreme temperatures in the island, he said, added to “specific meteorological conditions” caused by the fire that turned the area into a virtual oven.The seven-island archipelago is located off the northwest coast of Africa and southwest of mainland Spain. Spanish authorities said their main goal is to contain the fire and prevent it from reaching more populated areas. The island’s main town, Santa Cruz, is ...