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☆ Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 U.S. Open
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-22 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

For much of the year, the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens is mostly quiet. But for two weeks late in the summer, the place becomes the center of the tennis world as thousands of fans flock to Flushing Meadows for the U.S. Open. Qualifying matches are already underway, and the main draw of the U.S. Open begins on Aug. 26. The Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon Championships and the Olympics are in the books, so this is the last chance for the world’s top tennis players to win a major title this year. A few are favored to win this year, but the U.S. Open has been known for upsets, thrilling matches that can run late into the night.

Persons: Billie Jean King Organizations: Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, U.S ., Wimbledon Locations: Queens, Flushing Meadows

☆ Ohio Officer Is Charged With Murder in Shooting of Pregnant Black Woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A police officer in Ohio was indicted on Tuesday on murder charges in the fatal shooting last year of a pregnant Black woman in the parking lot of a supermarket. The officer, Connor Grubb, 29, faces four counts each of murder and felonious assault and two counts of involuntary manslaughter, Franklin County court records show. Police body-camera footage from Aug. 24, 2023, showed two unidentified officers walk up to Ms. Young’s vehicle and tell her not to leave. Within a few moments, Ms. Young is seen in the video turning the wheel, and the car inches forward, appearing to hit a police officer. One of the officers then fired a single a shot through the windshield, striking Ms. Young, the video shows.

Persons: Connor Grubb, Ta’Kiya Young, Young Organizations: Kroger, Police Locations: Ohio, Franklin County, Blendon Township , Ohio

☆ Hurricane Cleanup Effort Reaps ‘Treasure’: A 1945 Letter in a Bottle
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A letter written in 1945 from a naval base in Virginia wound up in a glass bottle more than 800 miles away in Florida, where it was found last week — nearly eight decades later — after Hurricane Debby swept a swath of the state. The letter was addressed to someone named Lee from someone named Chris. But it was Suzanne Flament-Smith, 46, of Tampa, Fla., who found it on Wednesday. By then, the storm had passed Florida, leaving a trail of debris in its path. “There was so much trash,” she said, “water bottles, sunscreen bottles, Crocs, a lot of random articles, too.”

Persons: —, Debby, Lee, Chris, Suzanne Flament, Smith, Flament, ” Locations: Virginia, Florida, Tampa, Fla, Safety Harbor

☆ Illinois State Police Release Footage of Deputy Fatally Shooting Woman
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a case that has drawn the attention of President Biden, the Illinois State Police on Monday released disturbing body camera footage that showed a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting a woman in the head in an exchange over a pot of water. Ms. Massey, who was Black, had called the police early that morning because she believed an intruder had entered her home in Springfield, Ill., according to her lawyers. The deputies followed Ms. Massey inside and asked her for identification while she sat on a sofa, footage shows. Ms. Massey then got up to remove a pot of hot water from the stove. As she was handling the pot, several feet away from the deputies, Ms. Massey said twice to the deputies, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus.”

Persons: Biden, Sean Grayson, Sonya Massey, Massey, Grayson, Massey’s, “, Jesus, ” Organizations: Illinois State Police Locations: Sangamon County, Springfield , Ill

☆ Terrell Davis, N.F.L. Hall of Famer, Says He Was Unjustly Detained on Flight
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Terrell Davis, a Pro Football Hall of Fame member, said he was detained by the authorities on Saturday in California after he “lightly” tapped a United Airlines flight attendant’s arm to ask for a cup of ice — an episode that he said left him feeling “humiliated, embarrassed, powerless and angry.”Mr. Davis, 51, was traveling from Denver to Orange County, Calif., on a United Airlines flight with his family, he wrote in a statement released by his lawyers. During the flight, Mr. Davis said, his son asked for a cup of ice, and that the flight attendant “either didn’t hear or ignored” his son. Mr. Davis said he then “lightly tapped” the attendant on the arm to get his attention, and that the attendant shouted, “Don’t hit me,” and rushed to the front of the plane. “I was confused, as were the passengers in front of me who witnessed the exchange,” Mr. Davis wrote. “I thought nothing of it other than this particular employee was incredibly rude and blatantly wrong in his accusations of me hitting him.”

Persons: Terrell Davis, “, ” Mr, Davis, Mr, “ Don’t, ” Organizations: Pro Football Hall of Fame, United Airlines Locations: California, Denver, Orange County, Calif

☆ $1 Billion Bloomberg Gift to Hopkins Makes Tuition Free for Most Medical Students
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A $1 billion gift from Michael Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins University, announced on Monday, will allow most students at the university’s medical school to attend free of cost and will also increase financial aid for other students in the university’s schools of nursing and public health and other graduate programs. Bloomberg Philanthropies, which oversees Mr. Bloomberg’s charitable efforts, said in a statement that the gift would ensure that “the most talented aspiring doctors representing the broadest range of socio-economic backgrounds will have the opportunity to graduate debt-free” from the university. Starting with the fall semester, Johns Hopkins will offer free tuition for medical students from families that earn less than $300,000 annually, Bloomberg Philanthropies said. The university will also pay for living expenses and other fees for students from families earning up to $175,000. Mr. Bloomberg, a former mayor of New York City and a graduate of Johns Hopkins, said in a statement that the high cost of medical school and graduate school “too often bars students from enrolling” at a crucial time when the United States faces a shortage of medical professionals.

Persons: Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Johns Hopkins, “, ” Organizations: Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg, Johns Locations: New York City, United States

☆ New Jersey Gamer Flew to Florida to Attack Rival With Hammer, Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A New Jersey man who the police said had flown to Florida and attacked a fellow gamer with a hammer over an online dispute was charged with attempted second-degree murder on Sunday. Sheriff Leeper said that Mr. Kang had never met the gamer he attacked in person, but that they knew each other from playing ArcheAge, a fantasy online game where players pursued their own adventures of exploration and conquest in a mythical world. An arrest report identified the target of Mr. Kang’s attack as Zachary Dinh, who declined to comment on Tuesday. It was unclear what interactions Mr. Kang and Mr. Dinh had online. Sheriff Leeper said that the episode “originated from an online altercation.”

Persons: Edward Kang, Bill Leeper, Sheriff Leeper, Mr, Kang, ArcheAge, Zachary Dinh, Dinh, ” Locations: Jersey, Florida, New Jersey, Nassau County, Fla

☆ 2 Dead and 8 Injured in Shooting at Arkansas Grocery Store
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Two people were killed and eight others injured in a shooting on Friday morning at a grocery store in Fordyce, Ark., the police said. A shooter opened fire at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce in Central Arkansas about 11:30 a.m., the Arkansas State Police said in a statement. The shooter, whose name was not released, was shot by the police and critically injured before being taken into custody, the police said. Eight people, including a law enforcement officer, were injured in the shooting. The officer had injuries that were not life-threatening.

Persons: Mad Butcher Organizations: Mad, Arkansas State Police Locations: Fordyce, Ark, Central Arkansas

Steady rain showers were falling for the fourth consecutive day across South Florida on Friday morning, capping a week in which the soggy weather pattern caused major travel disruptions and flooded homes and roadways. The threat of heavy rain was expected to slowly diminish over the next couple of days, according to the National Weather Service, with forecasters still cautioning that lingering showers may cause problems. Renewed areas of flash flooding remained possible into the afternoon across that part of the state. At times through Friday morning, the storms were expected to drop another two to three inches of rain an hour on top of the foot or more of precipitation that had fallen this week. The already saturated and vulnerable soils across the region will certainly be sensitive to any additional rainfall and so, a flood watch remained in effect until Friday evening in several counties.

Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: South Florida

☆ Johnny Canales, Tejano Music Singer and TV Host, Dies
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Johnny Canales, the Mexican television host whose program introduced new musical acts to wide audiences, including a young Selena Quintanilla in the 1980s, has died. His death was announced on Thursday by his show’s Facebook account. His wife, Nora Canales, said in a video update on May 20 that he had been ill. Mr. Canales was believed to be in his late 70s or early 80s, though his year of birth was unclear. Some acts that performed on his show went on to become household names. He also became a popular TV host, known for introducing performances with his catchphrase: “You got it.

Persons: Johnny Canales, Selena Quintanilla, Nora Canales, Canales, ” Organizations: Facebook

☆ Slovak Prime Minister Speaks Publicly for First Time Since Assassination Attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | Sara Cincurova | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia spoke publicly for the first time since being shot three weeks ago, blaming the opposition in a video released on Wednesday for what he described as a politically motivated assassination attempt. In the recorded video address, which was posted to the official Facebook pages for Mr. Fico and his political party, Smer, the prime minister detailed his recovery and said it would be “a minor miracle” if he could return to work in a few weeks. Mr. Fico was shot multiple times at close range on May 15 in Handlova, in central Slovakia, and required several rounds of surgery before he was released from a hospital on May 30. He said in his address that the attack seriously harmed him, adding that he was receiving outpatient care. He said he hoped to return to work gradually by the end of June or early July “if everything goes as planned,” according to an English translation provided by Mr. Fico and Smer.

Persons: Robert Fico, Fico Organizations: Mr Locations: Slovakia, Handlova, Bratislava

President Biden on Friday outlined a road map put forward by Israel that would begin with an immediate, temporary cease-fire and work toward a permanent end to the war and the reconstruction of Gaza. Israel would withdraw from major population centers in Gaza, and a number of hostages would be released, including women, the elderly and the wounded. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinian civilians would also be allowed to return to their homes in northern Gaza. During the first phase, Israel and Hamas would continue to negotiate to reach a permanent cease-fire. If the talks take more than six weeks, the first phase of the truce will continue until they reach a deal, Mr. Biden said.

Persons: Biden, Mr Organizations: Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, U.S

☆ Person Is Killed in Running Jet Engine at Amsterdam Airport
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A person died on Wednesday after they “ended up” inside a running plane engine at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, officials said, although the circumstances of the person’s death remained unclear. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, said in a statement that the episode involved its Flight KL1341, which had been scheduled to take off for Billund, Denmark. “We are currently taking care of the passengers and employees who witnessed the incident at Schiphol,” the airline said. It was unclear whether the person who died, whose name had not been made public, entered the plane’s engine or whether they were pulled into it. KLM did not say whether the person who died was an airline employee or airport worker.

Persons: “ Organizations: Schiphol, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM Locations: Amsterdam, Netherlands, Billund, Denmark, Schiphol

☆ How FaceTime Calls With Mom Became a TV Hit
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

At 87, Pat Seftel has a thought to share about almost everything. On Tinder: “If you want to meet somebody for a real relationship, that’s not the way to do it.”On artificial intelligence: “It could get out of control.”On climate change: “This is destroying our planet.”For more than 10 years, Ms. Seftel has shared those opinions, and others, on “CBS Sunday Morning,” appearing in semiregular segments that have become popular with viewers, who look forward to her life advice and seasoned perspective on the modern world. In the segments, Ms. Seftel usually appears from her home in Sarasota, Fla., in conversation via FaceTime with her son, Josh Seftel, a documentary film director who lives in Brooklyn. The two catch up briefly, and then he poses a question, such as how she felt about quarantine, which he asked during the height of the pandemic.

Persons: Pat Seftel, that’s, Seftel, Josh Seftel Organizations: CBS Locations: Sarasota , Fla, Brooklyn

☆ A Fan Was Hit by a 110-M.P.H. Foul Ball. Now She’s on a Trading Card.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Liz McGuire was at a Blue Jays game in Toronto on Friday night, sitting on the third base line and talking with a friend, when a foul ball suddenly hurtled toward her at 110 miles per hour, striking her in the head and leaving a large lump above her right eye. McGuire, 40, didn’t get to keep the ball that hit her, but now, 110 personalized Topps baseball cards bearing a picture of her swollen forehead have been mailed to her. Bo Bichette, the Blue Jays shortstop, was up to bat during the late innings of Toronto’s game on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays when he fouled off a pitch. The ball was fired over the protective netting in the lower bowl of Rogers Centre and behind the third base line, where McGuire was sitting with her friend. McGuire said she briefly turned her head away from the field to talk to her friend and didn’t see the ball barreling toward her.

Persons: Liz McGuire, McGuire, didn’t, Bo Bichette Organizations: Blue Jays, Topps, Tampa Bay Rays, Rogers Centre Locations: Toronto

☆ After Outlawing Public Zoos, Costa Rica Relocates Hundreds of Animals
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Costa Rica announced last week that it would close its two remaining state zoos, more than a decade after it passed a law to ban keeping wild animals in government-sponsored captivity but was met with legal blowback. Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and Energy said in a statement on Saturday that it would not renew its contract with Fundazoo, a foundation that had run the zoos. The move will close the country’s last two state zoos: the Simón Bolívar Zoo and the Santa Ana Conservation Center. Some of the animals have been in captivity for more than 30 years, the ministry said. Franz Tattenbach, the minister of environment and energy, said on Saturday that Costa Rica would move toward running sanctuaries for animals that cannot return to to the wild.

Persons: Costa Rica, Franz Tattenbach Organizations: Rica’s Ministry of Environment, Energy, Fundazoo, Santa Ana Conservation Center Locations: Costa, Rica’s, Costa Rica

For decades, Munch’s Make Believe Band at Chuck E. Cheese has performed for countless birthdays, end-of-season Little League parties and other celebrations. There’s been Chuck E. Cheese and Helen Henny on vocals, Mr. The band of robot puppets has been a mainstay at the colorful pizzeria-arcade chain where children run amok and play games for prizes in between bites of pizza slices. By the end of 2024, the animatronic performances — endearing and nostalgia-inducing, if perhaps slightly creepy to their audiences — will be phased out at all but two of the chain’s more than 400 locations in the United States: one in Los Angeles and another in Nanuet, N.Y. The departure of the band comes as Chuck E. Cheese undergoes what its chief executive, David McKillips, recently described as its largest and “most aggressive transformation.”

Persons: Chuck E, There’s, Helen Henny, Munch, Jasper T, Jowls, Pasqually, David McKillips Organizations: Little League Locations: United States, Los Angeles, Nanuet, N.Y

☆ 2 Skiers Die and 1 Is Rescued After Avalanche in Utah
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Three skiers who had been skiing for hours through the backcountry near Lone Peak in Utah on Thursday were engulfed by an avalanche that ultimately killed two of them, the authorities said. One person survived and was rescued by helicopter, while search-and-rescue crews looked for the two others after the avalanche was reported near the peak, southeast of Salt Lake City, Sgt. The two skiers were found dead in the afternoon by search-and-rescue crews, Sheriff Rosie Rivera of Salt Lake County said at a news conference. The names of the skiers were not released, but Sheriff Rivera said they were both men, one a 23-year-old and the other 32. One of the skiers was from the Salt Lake City area and the other was from out of state.

Persons: Rosie Rivera, Sheriff Rivera Organizations: Unified Police Department, Greater Locations: Lone, Utah, Salt Lake City, Greater Salt Lake, Salt Lake County

At least one person was killed on Wednesday as strong storms moved through Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee on Wednesday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and hail in some areas. The severe weather arrived a day after widespread storms pummeled the Midwest, with tornadoes that tore through Michigan. As storms continued to move through a swath of the Midwest and the Eastern United States on Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a string of tornado warnings in cities across Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. More severe storms were expected through the evening, according to forecasters. About 18 million people were under either an enhanced or moderate risk of severe weather — the third and fourth levels of intensity, out of five — on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center.

Organizations: Midwest, Eastern, National Weather Service, Prediction Locations: Missouri , Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Michigan, Claiborne County, Eastern United States, Missouri , Kentucky

☆ Man Killed His Wife Because He Couldn’t Pay Her Medical Bills, He Tells Police
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Missouri man charged with strangling his wife told the police that he had killed her while she was lying in a hospital bed because he could not take care of her or pay her medical bills, prosecutors said. The man, Ronnie Wiggs, 75, of Independence, Mo., appeared in court on Monday on a second-degree murder charge, records show. About 7:30 p.m. Friday, Ms. Wiggs, was seen in her room “alert and oriented,” according to court records. (Code blue is a hospital announcement that typically means a patient is in cardiac or respiratory arrest.) She was unresponsive and did not have a pulse, according to charging documents.

Persons: Ronnie Wiggs, Ellen Wiggs, Wiggs Organizations: Centerpoint, Center Locations: Missouri, Independence, Mo, Kansas City

☆ California Boat Captain Is Sentenced to 4 Years in Fire That Killed 34
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The captain of a dive boat that caught fire off the coast of Southern California in 2019, killing all 33 of its passengers and a crew member, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison after a lengthy hearing that included emotional testimony from relatives of the victims. A federal jury in November found the captain, Jerry Nehl Boylan, guilty of misconduct or neglect of ship officer, a crime also known as “seaman’s manslaughter.”Mr. Boylan, 70, of Santa Barbara, Calif., was the captain of the Conception, a commercial scuba diving vessel, when a fire broke out in the early hours of Sept. 2, 2019, while the ship was anchored near Santa Cruz Island, according to prosecutors. Mr. Boylan and four other crew members were able to escape the fire, but the 33 passengers, who were sleeping below deck, died, prosecutors said. One crew member also was killed. Prosecutors said Mr. Boylan failed to try to save them.

Persons: Jerry Nehl Boylan, ” Mr, Boylan, Prosecutors Locations: Southern California, Santa Barbara, Calif, Santa Cruz

The police killed an armed student after an active shooter had been reported near a middle school in Mount Horeb, Wis., on Wednesday, the authorities said. “This could have been a far worse tragedy,” Mr. Kaul said. The authorities did not identify the person killed, but they said the student was a male, and a minor, who attended a Mount Horeb Area School District school. Officers with the Mount Horeb Police Department fired shots at the armed student, Mr. Kaul said. It was unclear whether the student fired back at the officers.

Persons: Josh Kaul, ” Mr, Kaul Organizations: Mount Horeb Area, District, Mount Horeb Police Department Locations: Mount Horeb, Wis, Wisconsin

☆ Emergency Slide That Fell From Delta Flight Is Recovered From Queens Jetty
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | Isabella Kwai | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An emergency slide that fell from a Delta Air Lines flight just minutes after takeoff on Friday was recovered on Sunday along a jetty in a Queens neighborhood about six miles from Kennedy International Airport, officials said. The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation said that Delta Air Lines had recovered “a large piece of debris” from the jetty near Beach 131st Street in Belle Harbor, southwest of the airport. Delta Air Lines said in a statement on Tuesday that it had retrieved the slide from the jetty. It was unclear whether the slide had landed on the jetty, a small rock pier built to break apart waves, or it had washed up there. The crew also noticed a “non-routine” sound from that wing, the airline said.

Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Kennedy International Airport, The New York City Department of Parks, Recreation Locations: Queens, Beach, Belle Harbor, New York, Los Angeles

☆ Arizona Rancher Accused of Killing Migrant Won’t Be Retried After Mistrial
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Prosecutors in Arizona said on Monday that they would not retry a rancher who was charged with murdering an unarmed migrant on his property last year after a mistrial was declared last week. Judge Thomas Fink of Santa Cruz County Superior Court declared a mistrial on April 22. The Santa Cruz District Attorney’s Office said in a statement on Monday that “because of the unique circumstances and challenges surrounding” the case, Mr. Kelly would not be retried. “However, our office’s decision in this case should not be construed as a position on future cases of this type,” the office said. “Our office is mandated by statute to prosecute criminal acts, and we take that statutory mandate seriously.”

Persons: George Kelly, Gabriel Cuen, Cuen, Buitimea, Judge Thomas Fink, Kelly, “, ” Organizations: Santa, Superior Court, Attorney’s Locations: Arizona, Kino Springs, Ariz, Mexico, Santa Cruz

☆ Flooding Inundates Kenya, Killing at Least 32 and Displacing Thousands
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-24 | by ( Jesus Jiménez | More About Jesus Jiménez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Days of heavy rains have pummeled parts of Kenya, leaving at least 32 dead, 15 injured and more than 40,000 people displaced, according to officials. They said that flooding had killed nearly 1,000 farm animals and destroyed thousands of acres of crops, with more rain expected across the country. The rains began in March during what is known in the country as the “long rains,” but precipitation intensified over the past week, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department. In Nairobi, where some of the heaviest rain has fallen, more than 30,000 people have been displaced, according to the United Nations. On Tuesday, 18 people, including seven children, were stranded, and later rescued, in Nairobi after heavy rain, the Kenya Red Cross Society said.

Persons: Edwin Sifuna Organizations: Kenya Meteorological Department, United Nations, Kenya Red Cross Society Locations: Kenya, Nairobi, Nairobi County

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