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An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home after being reunited with relatives in Belarus on his 18th birthday Sunday.Bohdan Yermokhin was pictured embracing family members in Minsk in photographs shared on social media by Russia’s children’s rights ombudswoman, Maria Lvova-Belova. Andrii Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, confirmed that Yermokhin had arrived back in Ukraine and shared a photo of him with a Ukrainian flag. Yermak thanked UNICEF and Qatari negotiators for facilitating Yermokhin’s return.Yermokhin’s parents died two years ago, before Russia invaded Ukraine. Early in the war, he was taken from the port city of Mariupol, where he lived with a cousin who was his legal guardian, placed with a foster family in the Moscow region and given Russian citizenship, according to Ukrainian lawyer Kateryna Bobrovska.Bobrovska, who represents the teenager and his 26-year-old cousin, Valer...

31 premature babies 'very sick,' 291 trauma patients remain at Gaza hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thirty-one “very sick” premature babies in critical condition have been transported to another hospital in and 291 patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces raided the hospital.The fate of the newborns at Shifa Hospital had captured global attention after the release of images showing doctors trying to keep them warm. A power blackout caused by Israeli airstrikes had shut down incubators and other equipment, and food, water and medical supplies ran out. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media that the “very sick" babies were evacuated along with six health workers and 10 staff family members. They were taken in ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent to a hospital in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where they were receiving urgent care.The babies suffered from dehydration, vomiting, hypothermia and some had sepsis because they didn’t receive any medication, and they had not been in “suitable ...

Butterball turkey talk-line expert

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

Butterball turkey talk-line expert Michael Maddox joins WGN Weekend Morning News with on how to prepare for Thanksgiving.Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your inbox every weekday morning. Sign up and subscribe to our WGN Morning News newsletter.

31 'very sick' babies evacuated from Gaza's largest hospital, trauma patients remain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thirty-one “very sick” premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza's main hospital to another in the south on Sunday, and will be moved to Egypt on Monday, health officials said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces entered the compound.The fate of the newborns at Shifa Hospital had captured global attention after the release of images showing doctors trying to keep them warm. A power blackout had shut down incubators and other equipment, and food, water and medical supplies ran out as Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants outside the hospital.World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on social media that the “very sick" babies were evacuated along with six health workers and 10 staff family members. They were taken in ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent to a hospital in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where they were receiving urgent care.The b...

What is Illinois' preference for frozen pizza?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – When Americans give up on making dinner and settle for a frozen pizza, which types of frozen pizza do they most often settle for?It might depend on where they’re located.A new analysis from Instacart suggests that America is a nation divided by its favored frozen-pizza varieties. The findings, as determined by Instacart’s recent online-ordering data, appear to indicate that varieties like pepperoni, supreme and even veggie pizza have their own little strongholds over certain sections of the country.It’s important to note, however, that Instacart’s analysis doesn’t indicate which pizza varieties are the top-selling in each state, but rather which varieties each state’s customers are ordering at the highest rate over the national average. (When considering sales volume alone, an Instacart analyst confirmed with Nexstar that the actual top-selling pizza varieties, in each state, were either pepperoni or cheese across the board, with nearly 40% of Instacart’s frozen-pizza pu...

Austin police investigating death in east Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department is investigating a death reported in the vicinity of Art Dilly Drive in east Austin.APD Watch Command confirmed to KXAN they aren't investigating it as a suspicious death at this time. However, officials added the investigation is ongoing.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

U.S. circuit court upholds Texas pornography age verification law

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals voted in favor of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a case surrounding age verification on pornography websites, according to an AG release Friday.A group of pornography distributors filed the initial suit in an effort to prevent Texas from enacting a new law that would require pornography websites to verify the users are at least 18 years old. Per the release, the latest ruling "stayed a district court's injunction against the law." PAST COVERAGE: Federal judge strikes down a Texas law requiring age verification to view pornographic websites The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1181 earlier this year, with the legislation requiring adult content websites both verify a user's age and incorporate a warning "describing the harmful medical and societal side effects of pornography consumption," per the release. The owners or operators behind Pornhub, XVideos and XNXX filed a lawsuit in response to try and halt the law. Unde...

Why Gophers football has taken steps backward this season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

P.J. Fleck has bristled at the length of his Gophers tenure being used as a marker for where others believe his program should be this season.“This has nothing to do with Year 7,” Fleck said after a 37-3 loss at second-ranked Ohio State on Saturday. “The last two years are completely different than anything that college football has ever seen. It’s not like, ‘Hey, Year 7, you should be reloading.’ ”Fleck points to the way the NCAA transfer portal and name, image and likeness (NIL) compensation for players have changed the landscape in the past two years.This fall, the Gophers (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) have fallen off the pace and failed to win the West division championship in its final year of existence.Beyond graduations, the transfer portal and NIL — often combined to one factor — have pinched the Gophers’ overall roster talent and depth. When injuries hit this season, the ramifications of the new landscape are exposed in jarring ways.“There are freshmen running all over that field,” Fl...

Police chief’s first year: Tackling gun violence, recruiting officers, forging community links

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry talks to graduates of the St. Paul Police Department Civilian Academy at the Richard H. Rowan Public Safety Training Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov., 8, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry, left, takes a selfie with Alan Dereje a student at Metro State University who graduated from departments Citizen Academy at the Richard H. Rowan Public Safety Training Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov., 8, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry explains how the police are a part of the community to graduates of the St. Paul Police Department Citizen Academy at the Richard H. Rowan Public Safety Training Center in St. Paul on Wednesday, Nov., 8, 2023. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)St. Paul Police Chief Axel Henry, left, shares a story with Nolan Puleo who is with the department’s Law Enforcement Career Path Academy (LECPA) at the Richard H. Rowan Public Safety Training Center in St. Paul on Wednesda...

Where people in St. Louis are looking to buy homes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:48:48 GMT

Home prices are largely starting to normalize across the country, but remain high even as the number of homes for sale continues to decline.Record-high mortgage rates are keeping homes largely unaffordable for most buyers. Even a percentage point increase can increase a monthly mortgage payment by more than $100.That's causing potential homeowners to expand their searches outside costly urban cores, especially when they can work from home.Stacker examined data from Realtor.com's Cross-Market Demand Report to see where people in St. Louis are looking to buy homes. View share is based on page views of active listings during the third quarter of 2023 on Realtor.com. It does not include international viewers.Continue reading to see where people in St. Louis are shopping for their next house.Roberto Galan // Shutterstock#10. Carbondale, Illinois- Makes up 1.6% of all page viewsCanva#9. Dallas, Texas- Makes up 1.6% of all page viewsostreetphotography // Shutterstock#8. Minn...