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Donald Trump Jr. is returning to the stand as defense looks to undercut New York civil fraud claims

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Foiled in their long-shot bid for an early verdict, Donald Trump’s lawyers will start calling witnesses of their own Monday in the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire.First up: Donald Trump Jr., who’ll be returning to the witness stand two weeks after state lawyers quizzed him during a major stretch of the trial that also featured testimony from his father and siblings Eric and Ivanka Trump.Trump’s oldest son, a Trump Organization executive vice president, originally testified on Nov. 1 and 2. He said he never worked on the annual financial statements at the heart of New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit. He said he relied on the company’s longtime finance chief and outside accounts to verify their accuracy.James alleges Donald Trump, his company and executives including Eric and Donald Jr. exaggerated his wealth by billions of dollars on financial statements given to banks, insurers and others. The documents...

Milestone Pharmaceuticals: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

MONTREAL (AP) — MONTREAL (AP) — Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (MIST) on Monday reported a loss of $15.1 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Montreal-based company said it had a loss of 35 cents.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 38 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MIST at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MISTSource

Jannik Sinner’s carrot-clad fans take root on the tennis tour in their orange-colored costumes

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

TURIN, Italy (AP) — They’ve quickly become some of the most recognizable fans in tennis. And what began as a spur-of-the-moment idea between six supporters of Jannik Sinner to dress up as carrots has turned into a fully sponsored globe-trotting enterprise.After first appearing at the Italian Open in May, the orange-clad “Carota Boys” quickly picked up support from one of Sinner’s sponsors and were sent to cheer for their favorite player at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.Orders for T-shirts featuring the Carota Boys’ logo have come in from Brazil, Greece, Switzerland, France and the United States.“It’s all been far beyond anything we could have imagined,” said Carota Boys member Enrico Ponsi.Last week, the group of six boyhood friends were treated to a private meeting with their idol.“They’re almost more famous than I am,” Sinner said. “I got the names but I still got a little bit confused, because they have these good looking costumes with the carota.”“It’s...

Gas wars in Denver mean lower prices for drivers

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Prices at the pumps have been coming down over the past months in the Denver area, but nothing like the gas war that’s broken out along Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village.A QuikTrip station at Arapahoe and Syracuse Way is selling regular gas for $1.71 a gallon as of Monday morning. Another station just down the road has regular gas at $1.74.The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Denver area has fallen almost 16 cents in the past week. That’s according to the latest Gas Buddy survey released on Monday morning. Freight train derails in Gilpin County, causes Amtrak delays The average price in the Denver area for a gallon of regular now stands at $3.09. That’s almost 47 cents lower than a month ago and 23 cents lower than a year ago.Nationally, prices are falling too. They have dropped about 5 cents over the past week. The national average for regular gas now stands at $3.33. That is about 25 cents higher than the average in Denver.There has been no word ...

Multi-car crash closes I-25 in Broomfield

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A major crash has closed all southbound lanes of Interstate 25 in Broomfield.According to the Broomfield Police Department, a multiple-vehicle crash has closed all southbound lanes of I-25 south of Highway 7. The ara is near the 144th Avenue exit. The crash was reported just after 6 a.m. on Monday. These Colorado towns and events nominated best in the US Broomfield Police did not immediately say how many cars were involved and if any injuries were reported. SkyFOX flew over the scene where several emergency vehicles were blocking the lanes. A huge backup could be spotted. Broomfield Police are asking drivers to avoid the area. For detours around the closure, visit the Denver traffic map.Police have not said how long they expect the highway to be closed.

Massive tree crash leaves Jacksonville homeowner with costly consequences

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — Danger struck from above when a colossal tree crashed through the roof of a Jacksonville home last week. The incident occurred after the homeowner hired a contractor for tree trimming, resulting in a significant mishap.The homeowner, now facing a gaping hole in the roof and a hefty bill, emphasizes the importance of obtaining insurance information beforehand. “You must protect yourself by getting insurance information in advance, especially for something that has potential of of harming your property,” said one expert.The Better Business Bureau reminds homeowners that tree cutting doesn’t require a license and advises to conduct thorough research before hiring tree services to avoid potential property damage.

Taylor Swift changes lyrics to ‘Karma’ in nod to ‘guy on the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

(CNN) — Taylor Swift winked at her romance with Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce during her “Eras Tour” concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday when she changed the lyrics to a line in her hit song “Karma,” and Kelce was in the audience to catch it.According to a video posted to TikTok from the show, Swift sang, “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me,” changing the word originally written as “screen” to “Chiefs.”Kelce is on a break from playing with the Chiefs this week, and was seen in another video posted to X (formerly Twitter) reacting to the moment while watching the concert in a VIP tent with Swift’s dad, Scott Swift.The two-time Super Bowl champ immediately smiled when he heard the “Anti-Hero” singer’s twist on her final song of the night, covering his face with his hands while the crowd cheered.Another video posted to X caught Swift sealing the concert with a kiss when she ran up to greet Kelce at the side of the stage after the show.In ...

Europe opens F-16 warplane training center for Ukrainian pilots

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

The European training center to teach Ukrainian pilots how to operate F-16 combat planes was officially opened on Monday in Romania, according to press reports and posts on social media. “The center will be an international hub for the training of F-16 pilots and will facilitate increased interoperability among allies,” the Romanian defense ministry said. It was inaugurated by Romanian Defense Minister Angel Tîlvăr and his Dutch counterpart Kajsa Ollongren at an air base east of Bucharest.Ukraine has long argued it needs fighter jets to make significant military progress against Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion against it in February 2022. Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Belgium have announced they are willing to give U.S.-made F-16s to Kyiv. Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said in October the first jets would be sent by April 2024. Belgium pledged to deliver the fighters by 2025, as long as the next government agrees after an election next y...

Plymouth family set to return home after escaping war-torn Gaza

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

A Plymouth family is finally heading home after spending weeks stuck in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. The Shafai family is due to arrive back in Massachusetts on Tuesday and family members are sharing their harrowing story.Hani Shafai says his brother, his sister-in-law and their three children managed to escape into Egypt last Monday.“It took about 12 hours to cross the borders and get their paperwork processed and then 12 hours to cross Sinai,” he said, adding that a young child had to be treated by paramedics when they arrived.He still worries for his extended family in Gaza, Shafai said.“It’s sad to see that happen, it’s a very ugly situation and hopefully things will end soon for the sake of all the people involved because you hate see any loss of innocent lives on either side.”He went on the thank the federal government and their friends in Massachusetts in helping them get home.This is a developing news story; sta...

Bill Belichick says Patriots offense has made progress but must ‘eliminate errors’

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 08:49:28 GMT

Every time it seems like the Patriots offense has figured something out, it finds a way to shoot itself in the foot. Whether it’s an ill-timed interception, a dropped pass, a missed block or another issue, the Patriots have been their own worst enemy all season.Asked about the offense’s lack of progress from last season, Belichick said the unit has shown improvement but needs to cut out the mistakes.“There are good things, there are things we can build off of,” Belichick said. “We’re certainly doing a lot of things better than we did earlier in the year, but it doesn’t take much to stop a drive and have bad plays and we have to do a better job eliminating those errors. So that’s what we’re working towards.”Entering Monday the Patriots have managed just 14.1 points per game, which is second only to the New York Giants for worst in the NFL. New England is also tied for fifth-worst in the league with 15 total touchdowns, seventh-worst with 294....