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Scotland’s Humza Yousaf wanted a fresh start. Then came another SNP arrest

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

LONDON — Humza Yousaf reached for the reset button Tuesday. But, with a police probe engulfing the Scottish National Party he now leads, it looks like he’ll need a bigger button.In a key speech to the Scottish parliament, the devolved nation’s new first minister set out his platform for the next three years at the helm of the governing SNP. Yet all the attention was on both his absent predecessor Nicola Sturgeon — and another high-profile arrest in the party ranks.On Tuesday morning, just as Yousaf prepared to deliver his plan, the SNP’s treasurer Colin Beattie was taken into custody in connection with an ongoing police investigation into the SNP’s finances.It’s the latest twist in a near-two-year inquiry by Police Scotland, which began after complaints were made about the party’s use of a £600,000-plus fund raised by activists and intended to be ring-fenced for campaigning on its biggest prize: Scottish independence. And it came in the week Sturgeon — a key ...

Police: Gunfire on Maine highway linked to 4 bodies in home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

YARMOUTH, Maine (AP) – Gunfire that erupted on a busy highway in Maine is linked to a second crime scene where four people were found dead in a home about 25 miles away in the town of Bowdoin, state police said Tuesday.Three people were injured in the shooting that followed on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth. One person was in custody after the highway shooting. At least one of the injured people was seriously hurt.Some police at the scene along I-295 carried rifles or peered inside the trunk of a car that had apparent bullet holes in the windshield. Witnesses told reporters they saw one person in handcuffs.Yarmouth is a community of 9,000 about 12 miles north of Portland, the state’s largest city, which I-295 connects to the state capital, Augusta.Traffic backed up on the interstate as police halted traffic, and state, county and local police canvassed the area, state police spokesperson Shannon Moss said. Representatives for the Maine Department of Transportation said they ...

Patriots owner Kraft joined by Meek Mill for Holocaust march

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft led a delegation that included rapper Meek Mill on a march in Poland on Tuesday to honor victims and survivors of the Holocaust.The 3-kilometer “March of the Living” is an annual commemoration that covers the Auschwitz-Birkenau complex, the largest Nazi concentration camp during World War II.The event is being attended by Kraft as part of his Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, which he started in 2019 to address hate against Jews. Kraft lit the first torch at the outset of the march, a Patriots team spokesman said.Kraft was one of several celebrities who helped advocate on behalf of Mill, who was released from prison in 2018 after initially being sentenced to two to four years in jail for probation violations in decade-old gun and drug convictions.Kraft has since joined Mill, rap mogul Jay Z and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin in the Reform Alliance, a group that lobbies for changes to state probation and par...

Police look to ID woman who allegedly abandoned puppy in a Groveland alleyway

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

Police in Groveland are looking to identify a woman who allegedly left a puppy behind in an alley, prompting an animal cruelty investigation. Groveland Police Chief Jeffrey T. Gillen said his department received a report on Monday afternoon about an apparent abandoned puppy being discovered near a business on Main Street.Reviewing evidence, including surveillance footage, police found that an Australian Shepherd puppy had been abandoned in an alleyway by a woman driving a black SUV. The dog was found to be uninjured, but police are now seeking the suspect, described as a blonde female, on suspicion of animal cruelty.“Officers have determined that the suspect in the incident is a blonde female driving a black Mazda SUV and was last seen wearing a black Maine School of Law sweatshirt,” Gillen stated in a news release.Anyone who may have information on the incident is asked to contact the Groveland Police Department at 978-521-1212.

Dolphins Deep Dive: Can Miami’s team ‘culture’ keep new WR Chosen Anderson focused?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones talk about newly signed Dolphins wide receiver Chosen Anderson and if he can stay focused on and off the field in Miami. ()

Pioneers Run Crew at the Boston Marathon was surrounded by police in Newton: ‘This is racially targeted overpolicing’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

Members of the running community are alleging ‘racially targeted overpolicing’ after officers at the Boston Marathon surrounded a predominantly Black running group and blocked them from giving out high fives at their electric cheering spot in Newton on Monday.Pioneers Run Crew, a Black- and Brown-led running group in Boston, sets up a tent every year along Heartbreak Hill at Mile 21 — helping power marathoners up the toughest stretch of the 26.2-mile course. It’s a highlight of the race for many runners to pass by Pioneers Run Crew, and get that extra lift when they desperately need it.On Monday, a group of police officers with bicycles lined up at the running group’s spot in Newton, restricting their cheering access to the road and their ability to give out high fives. Police officers also took positions behind the group’s tent.This doesn’t happen at other parts of the course, the members said, showing in a video how the opposite side of th...

Dolphins Deep Dive: Will Miami pick for need, or select best available player in NFL draft?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss what the Miami Dolphins may do with their first pick of the upcoming NFL draft, No. 51 in 2nd round. ()

Ralph Yarl’s mom: ‘Buckets of tears,’ but he’s coping well

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

By MARGARET STAFFORD and JIM SALTER (Associated Press)KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The mother of Ralph Yarl, the Black teenager shot when he mistakenly went to the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, home to pick up his younger brothers, said her son is crying “buckets of tears” as he comes to grips with what happened to him.Meanwhile, the 84-year-old man charged in the shooting turned himself in Tuesday at the Clay County Detention Center, the sheriff’s office said. Andrew Lester surrendered a day after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Some civil rights leaders urged a hate crime charge but Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said first-degree assault is a higher-level crime with a longer sentence — up to life in prison.“Ralph is doing considerably well,” Cleo Nagbe told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King on Tuesday. “Physically, mornings are hard, but his spirits are in a good place. I b...

Dolphins Deep Dive: Should Miami make a trade in NFL draft to move up, or back?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

The South Florida Sun Sentinel’s Chris Perkins and David Furones on whether the Dolphins will make a trade in NFL draft to move higher, or further back to fill more needs. ()

Former NFL player Chris Smith dead at 31

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:56 GMT

Chris Smith, a former NFL defensive lineman who played for five teams across an eight-year career, died Monday. He was 31.Smith’s death was announced Tuesday by his agent and one of his former teams, the Cleveland Browns. His cause of death was not released.“Chris was one of the kindest people, teammates and friends we’ve had in our organization,” the Browns said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.”Smith last played in the NFL in 2021. In March 2023, he joined the XFL and signed with the Seattle Sea Dragons. He most recently appeared in a Sea Dragons game on April 9.“Rest in Peace Chris,” said his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. “Condolences to all his family, friends and loved ones. We will miss you.”Smith played in college at Arkansas from 2010-2013, performing well enough for the Jacksonville Jaguars to select him in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.Across three seasons w...