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Agreement reached to end strike that shut down a vital Great Lakes shipping artery for a week

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A deal was reached Sunday to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada. Around 360 workers in Ontario and Quebec with Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union, walked out Oct. 22 in a dispute over wages with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. Seaway Management said ships will start moving again when employees return to work at 7 a.m. Monday. “We have in hand an agreement that’s fair for workers and secures a strong and stable future for the Seaway,” CEO Terence Bowles said in a statement Sunday. Unifor said a vote to ratify the deal will be scheduled in the coming days. “Details of the tentative agreement will first be shared with members and will be made public once an agreement is ratified,” said a union statement.The strike shut down 13 locks on the seaway between Lake Erie and Montreal, bottling up ships in the Great Lakes and preventing mo...

Sunday Forecast: Chance of showers, freeze warning

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

Sunday Night: Chance of showers early, then clearing. Freeze Warning 12M - 9A. NW 10-15 mphLow near freezingChicago Weather | Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center's Forecast (wgntv.com)Monday: Sunny & colder. NW 5-10 mph. High: 42Extended outlook calls for a cold Halloween with a chance of snow showers in the morning and rain/snow showers in the afternoon and evening. High temps only around 39 degrees. We warm up by the end of the week to the upper 50s-- each day getting a bit warmer after Halloween. 

More than 1,000 pay tribute to Maine's mass shooting victims on day of prayer, reflection on tragedy

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — More than 1,000 people packed a cavernous church Sunday night, and hundreds more spilled outside, to hug, sing, weep and seek comfort in the wake of Maine’s most deadly mass shooting.The crowd gathered for the vigil at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, where days earlier a gunman fatally shot 18 people. Some people put their heads in their hands and wept when the names were read aloud. At one point, members of the crowd raised their hands to say “I love you” in American Sign Language in honor of the four members of Maine’s deaf community killed in the shooting.“We will not be defined by the tragedies that happened,” said the Rev. Todd Little from the First United Pentecostal Church. “Fear, anxiety and trepidation will not dictate our present or our future.”The vigil came two days after the body of suspected gunman Robert Card was found. The 40-year-old's body was discovered in a trailer at a recycling center in Lisbon Falls. Card died of an ap...

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — At least 48 people died when Category 5 Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, most of them in Acapulco, Mexican authorities said Sunday as the death toll continued to climb and families buried loved ones.Mexico's civil defense agency said in a statement that 43 of the dead were in the resort city of Acapulco and five in nearby Coyuca de Benitez. Guerrero state's governor had earlier raised the number of missing to 36 from 10 a day earlier. The death toll increased after authorities had raised it to 39 on Saturday.In Acapulco, families held funerals for the dead on Sunday and continued the search for essentials while government workers and volunteers cleared streets clogged with muck and debris from the powerful Category 5 hurricane.Katy Barrera, 30, said Sunday that her aunt’s family was buried under a landslide when tons of mud and rock tumbled down onto their home. Her aunt's body was found with the remains of their three children ran...

Confident and relaxed, Maalik Murphy steps in to lead the Texas Longhorns offense

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Maalik Murphy isn't trying to be anybody but himself while he has the reins of the high-powered Texas Longhorns offense.As the backup quarterback coming into the season, Murphy filled in admirably for Quinn Ewers against BYU on Saturday, throwing a pair of touchdowns to Adonai Mitchell and completing 64% of his passes for 170 yards. He threw an interception that he admitted was a "young mistake" and lost a fumble after getting hit from his blind side, but in the end, he was still dancing around the field and keeping it loose. After Houston comeback, Texas defense made sure that wouldn’t happen vs. BYU "That's just my personality," he said after the game. "The coaches told me not to change and just to be me, so that's what I did. I was dancing and enjoying my time out there."Support from his teammates is something Murphy said helped him adjust to being the main guy while Ewers is, according to head coach Steve Sarkisian, "week-to-week" with a shoulder injury. Person...

Muslim community calls for peace in Gaza Strip

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y (NEWS10) -The Muslim Community of the Greater Albany area came to the Capitol asking for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. As more lives are lost on both sides, advocates of human rights came with demands for those in power."To bring attention to our cause both at the state and the federal level. So that our elected officials can see the pain and suffering of the people of Gaza. That is why we are here," said Vice President of the Latham Al-Hidaya Center, Taiymoor Naqi. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! So far in the conflict that was ignited by the militant group Hamas three weeks ago, more than 1,400 people have died on the Israeli side, and an estimated 8,000 Palestinians have died. Protestors say peace is most important as citizens and children are caught in the crossfire."The mass killing of civilians, over 7,000 dead, and we came here because we want to stand up for justice for these people," explained O...

St. Louis County woman receives unpaid unemployment benefits after FOX 2 highlights case

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Nearly two weeks after highlighting a north St. Louis County woman’s fight against Missouri unemployment officials over unpaid benefits, FOX 2 has learned those benefits have been paid!Taylor Brown lost her job in a call center in June of this year. Her employer said it was for bad conduct related to the job. At the time, the Missouri Department of Employment Security denied her benefit based on that allegation from her employer.Brown appealed the case and, in September, won her appeal. But a month later, she still hadn’t received her unemployment funds.Brown contacted our You Paid For It team, who brought the issue to unemployment officials. She’s now breathing a sigh of relief. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW “...

LIVE BLOG: St. Louis CITY SC vs. Sporting KC - MLS Playoffs

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

ST. LOUIS - For the first time since 1985, pro sports teams from Missouri's two biggest metros (St. Louis and Kansas City) meet head-to-head in a playoff setting.St. Louis CITY SC hosts Sporting KC for a historic occasion: Its first playoff game in its inaugural season. Match One has a late start time of around 9:30 p.m. CT. It's the first match of a best-of-three series. Follow FOX 2's coverage with this live blog and updates below:

Justin Simmons, Broncos’ stunning defensive turnaround at center of ending 16-game losing streak to Chiefs: “We’ve got full confidence”

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

The Front Range froze over.The Underworld? Who can say.This much is certain: A pre-Halloween winter storm that blanketed the region checks in no better than second on the 2023 list of October surprises around here.The Streak is over.The Denver Broncos beat the Kansas City Chiefs.For the first time in 17 tries.For the first time in 2,964 days.For the first time since this franchise last won a Super Bowl.For the first time since that franchise drafted Patrick Lavon Mahomes II.Stranger Things? There hadn’t been many scarier than this divisional mismatch in a league that prides itself on parity. But the pendulum finally swung West in a 24-9 Broncos win Sunday thanks to a dominating defensive performance, five Kansas City turnovers and a trio of Russell Wilson touchdown passes.“It meant the world,” outside linebacker Baron Browning said of knocking off the Chiefs at Empower Field, where snow filled in the seats for 12,281 no shows but the stadium pulsed with energy down the stretch. “The...

Kiszla: Broncos shake off losing streak to Chiefs and learn they don’t need Russell Wilson to be $245 million game manager

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 03:48:06 GMT

With “Shake It Off” blaring over the stadium loudspeakers, the Broncos finally gave a Swiftie kick to that 16-game losing streak to Kansas City that we thought might never end.“Smiles!” Broncos president Domani Leech exclaimed Sunday as he departed a happy locker room with something sweet to finally show the crazy-rich Waltons for their $4.65 billion investment in a downtrodden NFL franchise:Denver 24, Patrick Mahomes 9.Your eight-year nightmare is over, Broncos Country.Celebrate? Darn skippy. Let’s party like it’s 1989 (Broncos’ version).Not to suggest the Chiefs had stopped taking our local NFL team seriously, but on his way to Colorado, Taylor Swift’s boyfriend stopped off at Game 1 of the World Series in Texas, where tight end Travis Kelce was caught on camera dancing badly to “Shake It Off.”So as Kelce and his teammates walked off Empower Field being trolled by the same Swift song, that little piece of snark tasted as sweet as Prosecco. As Denver linebacker Alex Singleton...