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It’s Met Gala time again — here’s what we know so far

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, it took 275,000 bright pink roses to adorn the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala, the biggest night in fashion and one of the biggest concentrations of star power anywhere.It remains to be seen how the museum’s Great Hall will be decorated come the first Monday in May, but one thing is not in question: those entering it will look spectacular. The theme centers on the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, who made an indelible mark on luxury fashion in his long career at Chanel, Fendi and elsewhere. It is a theme not without controversy — Lagerfeld was known for contentious remarks about everything from #MeToo to curvy bodies.Want to know what to expect as the big day approaches? Not to worry. We’ve dusted off our annual guide for you here, with some key updates.WHAT IS THE MET GALA ANYWAY?It started in 1948 as a society midnight supper, and wasn’t even at the Met.Fast forward 70-plus years, and the Met Gala is something totally different, one of the most...

Canadian professor convicted in 1980 Paris synagogue bombing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A Paris court convicted a Lebanese-Canadian professor in absentia on terrorism charges Friday and sentenced him to life in prison over a deadly Paris synagogue bombing in 1980 that was for decades one of France’s biggest unsolved crimes.The court issued an arrest warrant for suspect Hassan Diab, who lives and teaches in Ottawa, Canada, and denies wrongdoing. He was convicted of terrorist murder for an attack that killed four and wounded 46.For victims, the ruling means justice at last, more than four decades after a bombing described as the first antisemitic terrorist attack in France since World War II.But for Diab and his supporters, the decision is a shock and a judicial error. His lawyers say he was in Lebanon studying for university exams at the time of the attack and is a victim of mistaken identity, a scapegoat for a justice system determined to find a culprit.French authorities accuse Diab of planting the bomb on a motorbike outside the synagogue on Rue Co...

Noticias Telemundo emitirá una entrevista con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

Noticias Telemundo transmitirá esta noche una entrevista exclusiva con la vicepresidenta de Estados Unidos, Kamala Harris.Partes de la entrevista saldrán al aire durante la emisión del noticiero de Telemundo, que comienza a las 6:30 pm hora del Este.La vicepresidenta hablará con la periodista Vanessa Hauc en el Telemundo Center en Miami, donde está la central de la cadena.La entrevista podrá verse en NoticiasTelemundo.com y en las propiedades digitales de Telemundo como YouTube, Facebook y Twitter.Source

¿Dónde está el oro? Canadá investiga robo de cargamento valorado en $15 millones

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

NUEVA YORK – La policía en Canadá está investigando un presunto robo luego de que un cargamento valorado en casi $15 millones que contenía oro y otros artículos desapareció el lunes del aeropuerto internacional de Toronto. Lo que ocurrió con el cargamento que llegó al aeropuerto luego de ser descargado con normalidad es un misterio, dijo Stephen Duivesteyn en conferencia de prensa, aclarando que el contenedor fue removido del lugar por “medios ilegales”. Las autoridades no aclararon la cantidad de oro que había en el contenedor; tampoco dieron detalles sobre la aerolínea que transportaba el cargamento ni de dónde venía el vuelo. “Contenía oro, but no exclusivamente oro también habían otros artículos de valor monetario”, explicó Duivesteyn. Para el viernes en la mañana todavía no se habían hecho arrestos en relación al caso. Para leer el artículo completo de NBC News, haz clic aquí. ¿Fáciles de robar? Piden el retiro del mercado de ...

Bandimere Speedway closing at end of drag racing season

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

MORRISON, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Bandimere family announced in a YouTube video Friday that it will be shutting down after the end of the drag racing season this year. The race track has been open since 1958 in the location at the base of Hogback Mountain under the ownership of the Bandimere family for its entirety. John Bandemere Jr. posted the video explaining the roots of the speedway and how his parents built it with the intention of allowing people to utilize and appreciate the speed and performance of the automobile, he said. Nearly 100 dogs removed from Weld County residence The drag racing season ends in October and that will be the last use of the speedway, Bandemere said. He cited the surrounding development over the years as part of the reason for surrendering the property. "Knowing that continued growth in the Rooney Valley would likely impact the future of our present location, our family has been proactive over the past several years in an effort to locate another possi...

Own a Tesla in Jeffco? How you could help the deadly rock investigation

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is asking for the help of Tesla owners in the investigation of rocks being thrown at cars.The sheriff's office is asking for Tesla owners to check their vehicle's footage for evidence in the rock throwing crime spree and death of Alexa Bartell. ‘Truck of interest’ not involved in rock attack that killed 20-year-old The sheriff's office created this map of the incidents on April 19:Timeline of the crime spreeWednesday, 10:04 p.m. 100th Avenue and Simms Street in Westminster: A rock went through a windshield, but the driver was uninjured10:36 p.m. McCaslin Boulevard and South Indiana Street near the entrance to the Rock Creek neighborhood in Boulder County: Rock went through the windshield and caused minor injuries to the driver10:37 p.m. McCaslin Boulevard and Indiana Street near the entrance to the Rock Creek neighborhood in Boulder County: Rock hit a Toyota 4Runner and caused body damage to the vehicle but th...

Longtime K-State coach, administrator Barrett dies at 93

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

Former Boston Celtics forward Ernie Barrett, who starred at Kansas State and spent 75 years at the school as an athlete, coach and administrator, died Friday in his hometown of Manhattan, Kansas. He was 93.Barrett’s family announced his death. A memorial service is scheduled for Thursday at Bramlage Coliseum, where the Wildcats play their basketball games and where a banner recognizing Barrett’s achievements hangs from the rafters.“He came to visit me before every home game and was incredibly welcoming to me and my staff in our first year,” said Kansas State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang, who led the Wildcats on a surprising Elite Eight run this past season. “No one loved this university and its basketball team more than him.”Barrett was a Kansas schoolboy legend in the 1940s, when he led Wellington High School to its only state championship in basketball. He was recruited by Phog Allen to play at Kansas and Henry Iba to attend Oklahoma State, but he wound up ...

Martin Lawrence shares that Jamie Foxx is ‘doing better’ after medical complication

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

(CNN) — Jamie Foxx is making progress, according to his friend Martin Lawrence.Foxx has been hospitalized in Georgia since April 11 after he experienced a “medical complication,” his daughter Corrine Foxx shared in a post on social media last week.She did not detail what occurred, but added her father was “on his way to recovery.”Lawrence was receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame when he told “Extra” that Foxx is “doing better.”.“My prayers go out for him every night and just wishing the best for him, one of the best that we got in Hollywood,” Lawrence said. “Not only one of the best entertainers, but a good person.”Lawrence was joined at Thursday’s Walk of Fame ceremony by Steve Harvey, Tracy Morgan and Lynn Whitfield. The “Bad Boys” star said he felt “truly honored” to receive the recognition.“I feel so blessed and I thank God for this honor and...

Fatal crash sparks fire on major Connecticut highway bridge

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

GROTON, Conn. (AP) — A crash involving a fuel truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to buildings below and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze. Officials said the truck driver died and other people were injured.The wreck happened shortly after 11 a.m. on the southbound side of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge carrying the highway over the Thames River between New London and Groton. The Gold Star actually comprises two bridges, one for southbound traffic and the other for northbound. The northbound side has since reopened.Videos from the scene showed flames burning and smoke rising from a lengthy section of the bridge and spreading to a construction and marine company below on the Groton side.New London’s mayor and fire chief told news outlets that the truck driver died in the crash and other people were taken to a hospital with unknown injuries. The state Department of Transportation conf...

Nets want justice after Joel Embiid’s flagrant foul: ‘I thought precedent was set’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:58:25 GMT

The Nets are eagerly awaiting word from the NBA’s league office on additional enforcement actions against 76ers star Joel Embiid.Embiid, the presumptive league Most Valuable Player, flailed his legs up into starting center Nic Claxton’s groin area in the first quarter of the Nets’ Game 3 loss to the Sixers on Thursday. The moment was retaliation from Embiid after Claxton stuffed a one-handed alley-oop over him, then stepped over the Sixers’ star big man a la Allen Iverson and Tyronn Lue.Officials assessed Claxton a technical foul and issued Embiid a flagrant foul penalty one. It got the Nets two free throws and possession of the ball, but the Nets felt Embiid should have been ejected from the game for his actions.“Oh, I know my stance hasn’t changed,” Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn said after Friday’s practice, just hours after he expressed frustration postgame with the decision not to eject Embiid. “It is the same as yesterday, m...