Home

Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys facing civil lawsuits in Vegas alleging sexual assault decades ago

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has won a favorable ruling in one of two civil lawsuits filed against him in Nevada, one by a woman who alleges he raped her on his tour bus in Washington state in 2001 and another by a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her on his boat off Florida in 2003.A state court judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss a countersuit that Carter and his attorneys brought alleging defamation by three people in the first case, which was filed last December by a Nevada woman, now 40, who alleges that Carter attacked her on his tour bus after a concert in Tacoma, Washington, when she was 17 years old.“He told plaintiff she would go to jail if she told anyone what happened between them,” the woman’s lawsuit said. “He said that he was Nick Carter and that he had the power to do that.”The other case involving the Florida allegations was filed Monday in Clark County District Court.Carter, now 43, lives in Las Vegas. He has denied the allega...

Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee reportedly laughing and talking after collapsing on minor league field

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee collapsed on the field during pregame ceremonies before a Triple-A game between the Worcester Red Sox and the Norfolk Tides. He walked off on his own and was laughing and talking in the dugout after, MassLive.com reported.Lee was scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch and sign autographs. MassLive.com reported that the 76-year-old left-hander was playing catch in the outfield when he put his hands on his knees and fell backward. The website said that Lee was immediately assisted by WooSox medical personnel and walked off the field to the dugout on his own. He appeared to be laughing as he sat in the dugout for about an inning into the game before he was taken to a hospital, it reported.In a statement from the WooSox that was also read over the public address system at Polar Park, the team said that Lee “had a health scare.”“While he seems to have recovered quickly, doctors have recommended checking ...

1 killed in glider aircraft crash in Larimer County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- One person died in a glider crash Thursday afternoon in Larimer County.Deputies responded around 1:45 p.m. after the crash was reported on private property in the Rawhide Flats area, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. The location is south of Soapstone Prairie Natural Area, near the Wyoming border.One adult, who was in the glider, was found dead, the sheriff's office said. The coroner will release that person's name at another time. Get the FOX31 App: Breaking news alerts & Pinpoint Weather The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash and its cause.The NTSB said the aircraft was a Schleicher Alexander glider.Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Investigator Pete Mesecher at 970-498-5144.

Trump pleads not guilty in Georgia election subversion case, seeks to sever his case

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty on Thursday and sought to sever his case from some other defendants who are accused along with him of illegally trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia.Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee had set arraignment hearings on Sept. 6 for Trump and the 18 others charged in the case. Trump's court filing entering a not guilty plea also waived arraignment, meaning he won’t have to show up for that.The decision to skip an in-person appearance averts the dramatic arraignments that have accompanied the three other criminal cases Trump faces, in which the Republican former president has been forced amid tight security into a courtroom and entered “not guilty” pleas before crowds of spectators. Georgia courts have fairly permissive rules on news cameras in the courtroom, and this means Trump won't have to enter a plea on television.McAfee said Thursday that he planned to allow live-streaming of the ...

Florida Missing Child Alert issued for 15-year-old girl who may be accompanied by 21-year-old man

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

PLANT CITY, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities seek the public’s help in their search for a 15-year-old girl who went missing in Plant City and who may be in the company of a 21-year-old man.The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a Florida Missing Child Alert for Kimberly Nolasco Fernandez on Thursday night.Investigators said the teen was last seen in the area of the 600 block of West Ball Street in Plant City.Nolasco Fernandez stands 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weights around 140 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.She was last seen wearing who was last seen wearing a blue crop top, SpongeBob SquarePants pajama pants and light-green Crocs. She may also be carrying a pink jacket.Detectives said Nolasco Fernandez may be in the company of Abraham Lopez-Iglesias.Lopez-Iglesias stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs around 170 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a light pink shirt, gray pants and white tennis shoes.Authorities urge anyone with...

Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning on a visit to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities.It’s the first time a pope has visited the landlocked Asian country and comes at a time when the Vatican’s relations with Mongolia’s two powerful neighbors, Russia and China, are once again strained.Francis arrived in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar after an overnight flight passing through Chinese airspace, affording the pontiff a rare opportunity to send a note of greetings to President Xi Jinping. Vatican protocol calls for the pope to send such greetings whenever he flies over a foreign country.In his message to Xi, Francis expressed “greetings of good wishes to your excellency and the people of China.”“Assuring you of my prayers for the wellbeing of the nation, I invoke upon all of you the divine blessings of unity and peace,” Francis said.Speaking to reporters en route to Mongolia late Thursday, Francis said...

The yacht life: Kiki at Sea takes diners on a Greek-flavored cruise with spectacular views of the Magic City

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

Kiki on the River Restaurant is using the river how it’s meant to be used … by letting you go with the flow on its custom-designed Kiki at Sea yacht. They want you to taste the yacht life — because someone has to live it.Drake (singing): “Kiki, do you love me?”Drake might have coined the question, “Kiki, do you love me?” But MIA’s Kiki on the River proves there’s love for Greek food on the water.Caroline McDonald, Director of Events and Sales, Kiki on the River: “Kiki on the River is extremely well-known, not only because we really provide the essence of being in the Greek islands, but we also have one of the most infamous parties. We have live entertainment, we have dancers.”So why not move the Kiki way to the way of the sea?Caroline McDonald: “Kiki at Sea is a very exciting project that we just came up with, because we really want to extend the experience from Kiki onto the water.”You can lounge, party and say...

China’s international students and a tale of two fears

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

Jianli Yang is founder and president of Citizen Power Initiatives for China and the author of “Its Time for a Values-Based “Economic NATO.” Leslie Fu is a legal analyst for Citizen Power Initiatives for China. Western politicians and educators have observed that a significant number of overseas Chinese students are unwilling to engage in conversations about China, particularly about the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). And even if they do, when faced with criticism directed at the government, they often perceive the West, especially the United States, as intentionally trying to stifle China’s ascent. Yet, time and again, Chinese youth are unable to adequately defend the CCP, making it extremely difficult for these institutions to initiate genuine dialogue. However, their reluctance isn’t surprising, as it is shaped by two concerns: fear of being discriminated against abroad, and fear of persecution in their home country. The first of these worries rev...

Germany’s undertaker-in-chief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

BERLIN — Olaf Scholz was dressing the corpse.“We’ve had a very successful track record this year and last,” the German leader insisted at the outset of a two-day retreat for his fractious Cabinet north of Berlin this week.No one bought it, least of all Scholz.As if to acknowledge as much, the chancellor wore a somber expression as he delivered his monotone “why can’t we all just get along” plea to the cameras.  “It would be good if everyone could use their communications strategies to contribute,” he concluded, with a lifeless functionality.  Standing at dusk in a dark raincoat next to a centuries-old linden tree, Scholz looked more like an undertaker than the chancellor of Germany.It was an apposite choice of clothing: Scholz might have another two years in office, but for all intents and purposes his government is a goner, its ambitious agenda bled dry.It was never going to be easy to mesh the priorities of Germany’s first multiparty national coalition in decades, espec...

Grant Shapps is Britain’s new defense secretary. What does it mean for Ukraine?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:58:02 GMT

LONDON — With Ben Wallace’s exit as U.K. defense secretary Thursday, the original power duo who came out fighting for Ukraine are now both gone. While Boris Johnson gained grudging respect across the world for his rapid response to the Russian invasion — and bromance with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Johnson’s old pal Wallace was equally lauded for standing four-square behind him and doing much of the legwork.Now Wallace’s replacement at the Ministry of Defense, Grant Shapps, must show he’s just as tough.Shapps is a well-established figure at the top of British politics, yet a surprise pick for defense secretary all the same. With the exception of one junior role in the department for international development, he has only ever held domestic portfolios over a long career in office which began back in 2010 under David Cameron’s leadership. The former business and energy secretary is also one of only three ministers without some form of milita...