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Fruit grower who opposes same-sex marriage wins ruling over access to public market

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The rights of a Michigan fruit grower were violated when a city barred him from a seasonal market because of his opposition to same-sex weddings at his orchard, a judge said.East Lansing’s decision to exclude Steve Tennes and Country Mill Farms in 2017 “constituted a burden on plaintiffs’ religious beliefs,” U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney said Monday, applying a U.S. Supreme Court precedent to the case.“Plaintiffs were forced to choose between following their religious beliefs and a government benefit for which they were otherwise qualified,” Maloney said.Tennes grows apples and other fruit in Eaton County, 22 miles away from East Lansing. He also had made his farm available for weddings. But Tennes wasn’t allowing same-sex weddings, citing his religious beliefs. When he expressed his views on Facebook, he said he wasn’t invited back to the East Lansing market for the 2017 season.Maloney issued an injunction that year, ordering the city to re...

Cargo spill from truck causes lane closures at Sheridan Street and I-95

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

A cargo spill from a City contractor’s truck has prompted lane closures and traffic disruptions at the intersection of Sheridan Street and Interstate 95. The spill occurred in the north lane of Sheridan Street.https://twitter.com/cohgov/status/1694018859068461541?s=20As a result, two westbound lanes have been closed to facilitate cleanup operations by crews on site. Motorists are advised to find alternate routes to avoid delays over the next several hours. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Passengers shaken after plane’s rough landing amid Tropical Storm Hilary in Santa Ana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

SANTA ANA, Calif. (WSVN) — A flight that arrived in Santa Ana on Sunday night, coinciding with the passage of Tropical Storm Hilary, left passengers rattled as they experienced a rough landing due to the challenging weather conditions.The incident unfolded as the plane touched down in the midst of the storm, causing significant unease among those on board. Donna Delfin of Long Beach, a passenger on the flight, recounted the experience. “I saw white sparks coming out as we were screeching to a halt,” said Delfin. “I stood up and I saw that the left side of the plane was tilted up and the right side of the plane was tilted down and I was thinking ‘oh my gosh,’ you know, what had happened.” The landing left passengers visibly shaken and seeking answers about the circumstances that led to such a challenging arrival. As the plane came to a stop, passengers were confronted with the aftermath of the turbulent landing. “A lot of fire trucks on the g...

Day 2 of trial for ex-Hialeah PD officer accused of beating up homeless man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

The trial of a former Hiaeah officer accused of kidnapping and beating a homeless man enters day two of testimony, where a responding officer took the stand. Hialeah Police Officer Rafael Otano is accused of kidnapping and beating a homeless man along with former Officer Lorenzo Orfila on December 2022. Witnesses who found the man were heard for the first time on Monday.The officers were dispatched to the shopping center on the afternoon of Dec. 17 regarding a homeless man who was known to frequent the area.Instead of taking him into custody, they handcuffed the man, put him in a patrol car and drove him to a remote location several miles away.The victim alleges he was taken out of the marked car and while handcuffed, he was beaten and thrown to the ground by the officers. The victim, Jose Ortega Gutierrez, told investigators that he was left there, unconscious and unhandcuffed. He began walking and was spotted by an off-duty Hialeah police officer who was walking his dog,...

An Ohio school bus overturns after crash with minivan, leaving 1 child dead and 23 injured

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said.Trooper Tyler Ross of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said there were 52 children from Northwestern Local Schools and a driver on the bus at the time of the crash shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday on Route 41 in Lawrenceville.He said an eastbound minivan went into the lane of the westbound bus, which veered onto the shoulder but was unable to avoid contact with the minivan and overturned. One student ejected from the bus was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.Thirteen children were taken to hospitals by emergency medical personnel and 10 others were brought to hospitals by family members or other personal means. Of the 23 total injuries among those on the bus, 22 were described as non-life-threatening and one child was seriously injured and was taken to Children’s Hospital.The minivan driver and a passen...

American dentist sentenced to life in prison for murder of wife while on African safari

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

(CNN) — An American dentist has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife of 30 years while the couple was on a safari in Zambia, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado said in a news release.A jury last year found Lawrence Rudolph guilty of murdering his wife, Bianca, while they were on a hunting trip in the southern African country. Rudolph shot his wife through the heart with a 12-gauge shotgun on the last day of their hunt, scheming to make the murder look like an accident, Monday’s release said.Rudolph then filed over $4 million in fraudulent life insurance claims after returning to the US, the release said.“The defendant in this case thought he could murder his wife overseas and get away with it. He was wrong and will now be held accountable for his actions thanks to the relentless pursuit of justice by the dedicated men and women of the FBI, DOJ, and the family of Bianca Rudolph, who never lost faith in the judicial system,...

Column: Would the Chicago Cubs be in the playoff hunt had they re-signed Javier Báez?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

When the Chicago Cubs dealt Javier Báez to the New York Mets during the great summer sell-off of 2021, many fans hoped they’d bring him back as a free agent that offseason.While President Jed Hoyer reportedly spoke with Báez’s agent about a return, the Cubs had no intention of paying the kind of money the Detroit Tigers did when they reeled him in with a six-year, $140 million deal.As Báez faced his old team Monday at Comerica Park, the Cubs were in the middle of a playoff hunt while the Tigers remained in their usual mode — perpetually rebuilding. The Cubs took the first game of the series, 7-6.So would the Cubs be in the same place had Hoyer re-signed Báez?The obvious answer is “no chance.”Báez’s .592 OPS going into Monday’s game was second-worst in the majors among qualified hitters, ahead of only White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (.568). He’s hit a combined .231 with a .637 OPS in his two seasons in Detroit,...

Two years after catching COVID, patients still risk getting sick

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

Jason Gale | (TNS) Bloomberg NewsThe risk of new disease, disability and death remains elevated in some patients as long as two years after catching COVID-19, according to a large study showing the infection’s prolonged heath impact.People who were never sick enough to be hospitalized for acute COVID still had a higher risk than uninfected people of developing long COVID-related disorders such as dangerous blood clots, diabetes and lung, gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal disease two years later, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.Some 65 million people globally are estimated to be living with so-called post-COVID-19 condition — a number reported to be steadily increasing in the absence of approved treatments and continuing viral spread. The research from the Clinical Epidemiology Center of the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System in Missouri shows how longterm ailments that afflict COVID survivors add to the disease burden of the pande...

James Harden fined $100K after calling 76ers’ Daryl Morey a ‘liar’ and demanding trade

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

James Harden has been fined $100,000 for publicly demanding to be traded through comments that included ripping the Philadelphia 76ers’ Daryl Morey as “a liar,” the NBA announced Tuesday.The 10-time All-Star asked for a trade in June, the same month he picked up his $35.6 million option for the 2023-24 season. But a deal never happened, and ESPN reported this month that the 76ers were ending trade discussions for the 33-year-old guard.Harden then expressed his displeasure with Morey, the 76ers’ president of basketball operations, during an Aug. 14 event for Adidas in China.“Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of,” Harden said at the time. “Let me say that again. Daryl Morey is a liar and I will never be a part of an organization that he’s a part of.”Harden shared a similar sentiment in an interview that Houston’s KHOU 11 published Aug. 17, saying “I think so”...

Shooting death of California shop owner over pride flag still under investigation

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:25:16 GMT

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has identified the man who shot and killed a business owner after a confrontation over her hanging a pride flag outside her shop.According to the department, on Friday, Aug. 18, Travis Ikeguchi, 27, of Cedar Glen, California, tore down a pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs before shooting and killing Laura Ann “Lauri” Carleton, 66, outside her Mag.Pi clothing store in Cedar Glen.San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus called Carleton’s killing “senseless” at a Monday afternoon news conference.According to witnesses, Carleton confronted Ikeguchi in the street outside of her Hook Creek Road shop. Ikeguchi reportedly shouted homophobic slurs at Carleton before shooting and killing her.According to Carleton’s family, pride flags hanging outside her Cedar Glen store — she owned another store in Studio City — had previously been torn down and she had responded by hanging up even larger flags.San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies ar...