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Slaves’ descendants seek a referendum to veto zoning changes they say threaten their Georgia island

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Two weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected a tiny Georgia island community populated by slaves’ descendants, its Black residents hope to force a referendum that would give them the chance to override the zoning changes.Hogg Hummock, a group of modest homes along dirt roads on largely unspoiled Sapelo Island, is one of the South’s few surviving Gullah-Geechee communities. Residents vowed to fight after McIntosh County commissioners Sept. 12 doubled the size of homes allowed in the community, stoking fears that wealthy buyers would build large houses that would cause taxes to rise and force Black landowners to sell.Hogg Hummock residents and their supporters launched a petition drive Tuesday aimed at forcing a referendum on the zoning changes. They need to collect an estimated 2,200 signatures from registered voters in the county to put the issue on a future ballot.“We’re trying to get this done quickly as possible...

Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to clarify fraud ruling’s impact on ex-president’s business

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Does a judge’s fraud finding spell the end of Donald Trump ’s real estate empire? The former president seems to think so. He decried Tuesday’s ruling, which shifts control of some of his companies to a court-appointed receiver, as the “KILL TRUMP” decision.But the judge himself isn’t so sure, telling Trump’s lawyers at a hearing Wednesday that he isn’t ready to discuss what the ruling — which strips Trump’s entities of their New York-issued business licenses — will mean for his company and the marquee properties bearing his name.Judge Arthur Engoron, who will preside over a non-jury trial next week on issues remaining in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil lawsuit against Trump, acknowledged that the “contours of the case (have) changed significantly,” but declined to elaborate on the real-world impacts of his fraud finding.Engoron, in a blistering 35-page opinion Tuesday, found that Trump and his company, the Trump Organization, ro...

Stock market today: Wall Street swings as the oil and bond markets crank up the pressure

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding firmer Wednesday, but only after swinging through the day as pressure from the oil and bond markets cranked even higher. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in late trading following several U-turns from the morning into the afternoon. It’s coming off a 1.5% tumble from the day before that dragged it to its lowest level since June. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 58 points, or 0.2%, as of 3 p.m. after earlier bouncing between a gain of 112 points and a loss of 312. The Nasdaq composite was 0.3% higher.September is on track to be the S&P 500 ‘s worst month of the year as the stock market tries to absorb a recent leap by Treasury yields to heights unseen in more than a decade. High yields mean bonds are paying more in interest, which makes investors less willing to pay high prices for stocks and other riskier investments.The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose further Wednesday, to 4.63% from 4.55%. That’s up from about 3.5...

Man who was rescued after falling overboard from tanker has died

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — A man who was rescued by the crew of a commercial fishing boat after he fell overboard from a tanker has died, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday.The crew of America pulled the man from the water Tuesday morning, and Boston Fire Department and Coast Guard personnel came aboard to assist as the boat headed to shore where an ambulance was waiting, officials said. The man’s condition was not known.The District Attorney’s office had no further comment about the case.The mayday from the tanker MTM Dublin went out shortly after 4:30 a.m., reporting a crew member had fallen overboard, the Coast Guard said.The Coast Guard said the man was swept overboard while a ladder was being lowered in anticipation of a Boston Harbor pilot coming aboard.The search took place in pitch-dark conditions and rough seas near Boston Harbor, and the America found the crew member after being the first vessel on the scene, said Petty Officer Lyric Jackson, a Coast Gua...

Police issue restroom alert after body piercing operation discovered in Northwest Indiana school

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. — The LaPorte County Sheriff's Office took to Facebook Wednesday morning to warn parents about school restrooms after a body piercing operation was discovered in a high school.The incident, which took place last week at an unnamed high school, was highlighted as the agency lamented restrooms being "the common denominator" in school "disruptions.""Over time, SRO’s have investigated fights, countless vaping incidents, and viral social media challenges that have all occurred in restrooms. Even though these disruptions are being caused by a very small percentage of the student population, they have a ripple effect throughout the school," LaPorte County police wrote.In the post, authorities said privacy reasons make it "incredibly difficult" for school resource officers and administrators to police restrooms. Revamped 3 Floyds taproom coming back to Munster The post stated, along with pictures of equipment, that an investigation revealed a student was performing bo...

Damian Lillard traded to the Bucks, reports say

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

MILWAUKEE — One of the Bulls' Central Division rivals is getting a major boost ahead of the start of the 2023-2024 season.Per multiple reports, the first from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, Blazers guard Damian Lillard will be joining the Bucks in a three-team trade that also includes the Suns. This comes after he requested a trade from Portland this past summer, initially hoping to be traded to the Miami Heat.Instead, he's joining two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Milwaukee as they look to get their second NBA championship in four years. Right now, the Bucks are slated to open their preseason against the Bulls on Sunday, October 8 at Fiserv Forum.Lillard would face Billy Donovan's team in the regular season for the first time on Monday, November 13 in Milwaukee. The guard's first appearance in Chicago with the Bucks is Thursday, November 30.The teams have yet to confirm the move. Per the report, here are the full terms of the dealBucksGuard Damian LillardBlazersGuard Jrue Hol...

Mick Jagger floats donating song catalog to charity

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

(The Hill) -- Mick Jagger says he’s considering one day donating his song catalog to charity.“The children don’t need $500 million to live well,” the Rolling Stones frontman said in a profile published Tuesday in the WSJ Magazine.“Come on,” Jagger, 80, said. Late-night talk shows set their return dates after writers strike resolved While Jagger said he didn’t have plans to sell the British band’s post-1971 catalog — copyrights to The Rolling Stones’ music recorded before then are owned by the group’s former accountant’s company — he teased the idea of donating any proceeds to a nonprofit.“You maybe do some good in the world,” Jagger said.Several big-name performers have cashed in by selling their music catalogs in recent years. Justin Bieber sold the rights to his music in January for a reported $200 million, while Bob Dylan cut a deal to sell his entire recorded music catalog to Sony Music Entertainment in 2022. Before her death earlier this year, ...

These are the best and worst cities for women in US, study finds

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Finding the perfect city to call home can be challenging, especially for women looking for a safe place to flourish.A new analysis from WalletHub determined which metro areas in the United States are best for women to thrive and maximize their potential.The personal finance website compared 182 cities, including 150 of the nation's most populous, and scored them based on factors that could shape a woman's quality of life. Experts weighed metrics like job security, poverty, social well-being, safety, suicide rates and healthcare access when ranking each city. These are the 10 most educated cities in the US: study Columbia, Maryland, ranked No. 1 overall on the list. The top city also had the highest median earnings for female workers when considering the cost of living. The analysis noted that living in a city with better earnings potential may help set women up for future financial success because the gender wage gap usually widens with age.Mostly West and E...

AFD crews put out fire in west Austin neighborhood

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN Live’s top headlines for Sept. 27, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Firefighters responded to a fire in a west Austin neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, the Austin Fire Department said on social media.AFD said the fire was in the 8700 block of Oakmountain Circle, which is near Mesa Drive and MoPac Expressway.AFD said the fire started in the garage and spread to the home. Austin-Travis County EMS also responded to the scene.The cause of the fire is undetermined, AFD said.

Wait — are there elks in Central Texas?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:15:48 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) -- Along State Highway 45 near Driftwood, a vibrant yellow traffic sign depicts an animal not typically found in Central Texas' neck of the woods.The sign forewarns of elk in the area. But that begs the question: Since when are there elks in Central Texas?KXAN took that question to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to see if there are any herds dwelling in the greater Austin area. A TPWD spokesperson said while there are elks in the Trans-Pecos and western Panhandle regions of Texas, most found locally aren't naturally residing here."Any free-ranging elk found in Hays County or Central Texas have likely escaped from a high-fenced ranch," the TPWD spokesperson told KXAN over email. Officials added it's not unusual for fences near creeks and river crossings }to become compromised after rainfall events and severe weather." As a result, the official said these animals can be "commonly observed in the Edwards Plateau."Elks can also be mistaken for other ki...