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Neighbors help find autistic 3-year-old boy reported lost in Davenport neighborhood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WSVN) — A community’s collective efforts led to a heartwarming outcome as a 3-year-old boy with autism, who had gone missing earlier in the day, was found safe and sound. On Tuesday, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office issued an urgent plea for assistance in locating Thomas, the young boy who had managed to slip out of his house in the early morning hours. As news of the missing child spread throughout the community, the Davenport neighborhood was soon abuzz with concerned residents, including Minchala.“I heard a lot of helicopters going around,” Minchala recounted. Alongside the sheriff’s deputies, she was alerted to the situation through her phone. “It said that someone was missing,” she noted. Thomas had been visiting the neighborhood with his family. When Minchala learned about the disappearance, she took it upon herself to search for the young boy, checking various spots around her home. “Let me go check under the ca...

Putin has strange deep voice in address to BRICS summit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

Vladimir Putin addressed a summit of the BRICS countries on Tuesday — but not in his normal voice.The Kremlin leader didn’t attend the gathering of leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa in Johannesburg, as he risked arrest under a war crimes indictment issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.Instead, he sent a video message, telling the BRICS leaders that Russia would not return to the Black Sea grain deal until its conditions were met. Bizarrely, the version of the video played to the summit in Johannesburg was dubbed by a voice actor who made the Kremlin chief sound like either a Hollywood villain, 1970s soul star Barry White, or a gangster being interviewed for a TV program whose voice had been dubbed to protect his identity.In the original version of the video message, posted on the Kremlin website, Putin coughed several times as he began to read a prepared text. He said Ru...

Construction accident in Bedford sends 5 people to hospital

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

At least five people were taken to local hospitals following a construction accident in Bedford, according to authorities. Police told 7NEWS a crew was putting up a wall at a residential construction site on Dunster Road Wednesday morning when the wall reportedly to fall on several workers.Officials said that of the crew of some eight workers, five were brought to a hospital after the accident was called in around 7:35 a.m.In an update later in the morning, authorities said at least one worker was in critical condition and another had serious injuries after the accident. The remaining three were believed to have possibly minor injuries. By 9:30 a.m., officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were at the construction site and reviewing the scene.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Gallery: Mayor Wu plays drums with children at New England Conservatory

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

Michelle Wu plays the drums with the New England Conservatory’s Free Youth Music Education Program on Tuesday in Boston

Lonzo Ball promises ‘I’m coming back’ while shooting down Stephen A. Smith report — but isn’t expected to play for Chicago Bulls this season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

Lonzo Ball delivered an emphatic message Tuesday as reports continue to fill doubt surrounding the Chicago Bulls guard’s ability to return from a left knee injury: “I’m coming back.”Ball posted a video on social media in response to a report by ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, who claimed on Tuesday’s edition of “First Take” that Ball is still struggling to stand up five months after his third operation to address the knee injury.“I’m incredibly, incredibly sad for Lonzo,” Smith said. “It’s really sad what happened to him. Something went wrong in terms of these procedures that he has had. I don’t think he’ll ever be the same based off of what we’re seeing and hearing. I’ve heard that it’s even hard for him to get up from the sitting position.”Ball’s response was delivered poolside from his home in Los Angeles while standing and sitting repeatedly from a chair on his injure...

Stolen motorhome located with East County license plate-reading cameras

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

EL CAJON, Calif. — A man was arrested after a stolen motorhome was located by license plate-reading cameras in El Cajon, authorities said.On Friday, the c says officers received a "Flock Safety alert" around 3 p.m. which detected a motorhome that had been reported stolen.The motorhome was located  at 181 N Second St. in El Cajon shortly after, and police say the driver -- 59-year-old Gordon Appleton -- was arrested. Motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with vehicle The suspect, a transient man who police say was previously arrested for stealing gas and for damaging/tampering with a vehicle, was recently released from jail on Aug. 15 on supervised probation.Appleton was, once again, booked into jail and is currently awaiting his court appearance, according to the authorities.ECPD says the automated license plate reading cameras, which were approved by San Diego city officials earlier this month, served as an instrumental tool in this vehicle theft case. Forty of these su...

San Diego Lifeguards cracking down on illegal boats, jet skis in Mission Bay

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Lifeguards are cracking down on illegal jet ski rentals following the death of a 12-year-old girl who was killed while paddle boarding in Mission Bay. The girl was hit by a jet skier near De Anza Cove three weeks ago. city officials are now targeting unlicensed jet ski rentals as a part of an ongoing enforcement effort to create a safer Mission Bay.  “We have to achieve it through enforcement, but also education is the best way,” said James Gartland, Chief of the San Diego Lifeguards. SNAP changes coming Sept. 1 He says one of the big issues with wave runners is their counterintuitive control system that can confuse new riders.  “If you are not under throttle, there’s no steer and there’s no brakes," explained Chief Gartland. "So it can be challenging for any new person using one of those skis."Lifeguards say there are currently several companies who are renting out watercraft legally, and they go through all the training prior to renting out their ski...

Motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with vehicle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A motorcyclist was seriously injured Tuesday after colliding with vehicle in San Pasqual, authorities said.A 26-year-old man was riding a BMW S1000 motorcycle northbound around 2 p.m. at 13900 San Pasqual Rd. when for unknown reasons the motorcycle crossed over into the southbound lanes of the roadway, the San Diego Police Department explained. San Diego Lifeguards cracking down on illegal boats, jet skis in Mission Bay At that same time, police say a 46-year-old man was driving a Toyota RAV4 southbound on San Pasqual Road. The Toyota collided with the motorcycle, ejecting the rider. According to SDPD, the rider sustained injuries to his left leg and internal organs. He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with life threatening injruies. SDPD's Traffic Division units responded to the scene and are handling the investigation. Anyone with information related to the incident is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts higher ahead of pivotal profit report from Nvidia

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting Wednesday ahead of a profit report that could show whether the frenzy this year around artificial-intelligence technology is deserved or overdone.The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in early trading and holding steadier for now amid what’s been a dismal August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 73 points, or 0.2%, at 34,362, as of 9:43 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.4% higher. Advance Auto Parts rallied 3.5% for one of the larger gains in the S&P 500. It named a new CEO and stronger revenue for the spring than analysts expected, though its profit fell short.Foot Locker tumbled 34.8% after reporting weaker profit for the latest quarter than expected. It also paused its dividend and cut its financial forecasts for the full year, describing a “still-tough consumer backdrop.”The market’s main event for the day will come after trading ends, when Nvidia will report how much it made during the spring. Expectations are immense...

Uffizi director calls for harsh sanctions against vandals who defaced Vasari Corridor columns

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:28 GMT

MILAN (AP) — The director of Florence’s Uffizi Galleries called Wednesday for stiff penalties against vandals who spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Varsari Corridor connecting the famed museum to the Boboli Gardens.Political and cultural leaders condemned the graffiti, the latest in a summer of high-profile acts of vandalism targeting Italian monuments, including the Colosseum in Rome and Milan’s landmark Vittorio Emmanuele II Galleria. Italian police were examining video to identify those responsible for the Vasari Corridor graffiti, which appeared overnight on the Arno River-facing side of the nearly kilometer-long (half-mile-long) corridor.“Clearly this is not a drunken whim, but a premeditated act,’’ Uffizi director Eike Schmidt said in a statement. He called for harsh sanctions against those responsible, saying that in the United States such cases could bring a prison term of five years.“Enough with symbolic punishments and imaginative extenuating circumst...