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Saudi Arabia’s MBS to visit UK: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

LONDON — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — known as MBS — is set to visit the U.K. later this year, it was reported Friday.According to the Financial Times, the trip is set to take place around October or November and comes amid a wider Western push to re-establish ties with the nation following the 2018 killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bin Salman has been accused of coordinating the murder.Pressed on the reports of a visit Friday, Downing Street declined to confirm details of a foreign leader’s trip. But they repeated condemnation of Khashoggi’s killing. “We’ve been clear the murder was a terrible crime and the Saudis should ensure it never happens again,” the prime minister’s official spokesperson said. Khashoggi, who was also the editor-in-chief of the Al-Arab News Channel, was assassinated in 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. Bin Salman has had meetings with a number of Western leaders recentl...

Video shows shooting on Hanover Street near popular North End bakery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

New video obtained by 7NEWS shows the moment a man on a bicycle shoots at another man in the North End. Police swarmed the area around Modern Pastry on Hanover Street shortly before 11:15 p.m. on Wednesday night. The business, police said, was closed at the time and no one was hurt. 7NEWS obtained the video of the shooting and details from a police report, which explains the suspect and the victim have a years-long feud. Police said there have been no arrests.In the video, a bicyclist shoots at the victim in the street, who hides behind a car. After an exchange, the victim runs away. The shooter then pedals away. The victim was not injured, but the bullet shattered Modern Pastry’s window.A man inside the shop was about 15 feet away when shots were fired.“It was a very terrifying experience in that it could have hit any of us. I mean, God forbid one of us was taking out the trash at that time, one of us could have been hit,” the worker said. “It’s a scary experience. ...

Jack Eichel brings Stanley Cup to Tyngsboro, Chelmsford

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

Stanley Cup Champion Jack Eichel received a hero’s welcome Friday as he brought the Stanley Cup to the ice rink he grew up playing at in Tyngsboro. A massive crowd of people were on hand to see the legendary trophy. Speaking outside the rink, Eichel said the opportunity to bring the cup home is a dream come true. Eichel’s visit happened at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro, where Eichel started skating on his fourth birthday. The hockey star grew up in North Chelmsford, just a few miles from Skate 3.After his won won the Stanley Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights this year, Eichel’s father, Bob Eichel, said it was important to bring the trophy back to the spot where his hockey journey started. For the 26-year-old Eichel, who led the NHL with 26 points in the playoffs this year, bringing the cup to Tyngsboro was also a no-brainer. “It’s always your dream to do this and win the Stanley Cup and have the opportunity to bring it back to your community that meant so much to me,” he...

Man struck by lightning in Leominster, Tewksbury home in flames as storms roll through the area

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

Lightning wrecked havoc in Leominster and Tewksbury Friday, with one man struck by lightning and a home ablaze.Mary Gallagher was in her Leominster home while an electrician worked on the spotlight above her townhouse. People who live on Berrington Road said one man was up on a lift as storms rolled through the town. An employee at Di-Rock Electric confirmed to 7NEWS that one of their workers was struck by lightning on the job.“It sounded like it was going to come through the house,” she said. “They are wanting to put up new lights. They want to put up a solar light. That’s what he was working on but it came down hard, and the lightning was unbelievable.”The Leominster Fire Department said the worker was awake and alert when they transported him to the hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery.“I said he’s crazy,” Gallagher said. “He shouldn’t be up there on that thing with the weather the way that it is.” Just a few towns over in Tewksbury, firefighters worked to put ou...

Norwood man accused in death of infant daughter appears in court after indictment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

A Norwood man charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of his daughter in 2021 will remain in custody following a court appearance on Friday. Anthony Decosta, 36, was recently indicted in the case related to the death of his five-month-old daughter. In addition to manslaughter, Decosta has also been charged with reckless endangerment of a child and witness intimidation, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office. The DA’s office said Decosta was arrested following the grand jury indictment on Tuesday. He was ordered to undergo a competency evaluation. A judge has now called for a second evaluation based on the results of the first evaluation.Decosta is due back in court for a bail hearing on Aug. 3.  

Massachusetts man dies after motorcycle collision, other motorcyclist charged with OUI

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

A Danvers man died after a motorcycle collision on Route 1 in Newbury Thursday night, while the surviving motorcyclist riding next to him was arrested and charged with operating under the influence.James Turcotte, 63, was pronounced dead at Anna Jacques Hospital in Newburyport following the crash.Scott Dambrosio, 55, of Boxford, has been charged with OUI, negligent operation and leaving the scene of a personal injury collision resulting in death.On Thursday at about 7:45 p.m., police received a report that two motorcycles riding together on Route 1 South collided just south of 96 Newburyport Turnpike.Turcotte was seriously injured and taken to the hospital, where he later died. Dambrosio was arrested by Boxford Police and charged with operating under the influence.Dambrosio was arraigned on Friday in Haverhill District Court, where he pleaded not guilty to operating under the influence of liquor.He was held on $5,000 bail, as well as an outstanding warrant from the Newbury Police De...

ICE seeks to detain Lawrence man who allegedly assaulted a Massachusetts State Police trooper

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

The Lawrence man accused of assaulting a Massachusetts State Police trooper, sending the statie to the hospital last week, is now expected to face ICE removal proceedings.Hernan Aybar-Romero, 25, was arrested on Tuesday after he was wanted for a “brazen” assault on a trooper on Interstate 495 in Tewksbury last week, State Police reported.Months ago in February, U.S. Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston had filed an immigration detainer request with the Lawrence Police Department following Aybar-Romero’s arrest on local charges. ICE was seeking custody of the illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic.Lawrence District Court ended up releasing Aybar-Romero on bail on April 3, without notifying ICE.Then last Friday, Aybar-Romero allegedly assaulted a statie before getting arrested on Tuesday.“On July 12 (Wednesday), ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer with the Lawrence District Court and Essex County House of Corrections on Aybar-Romero afte...

Long Island architect charged in 3 of the Gilgo Beach serial killings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO (Associated Press)RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A Long Island architect was charged Friday with murder in the deaths of three of the 11 victims in a long-unsolved string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after detectives pursuing a new lead say they matched DNA from a pizza he ate to genetic material found on the women’s remains.Rex Heuermann, who has lived for decades across a bay from where the remains were found, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman and Amber Costello. He is also considered the prime suspect in the death of a fourth woman whose body was bound and hidden in thick underbrush along a remote beach highway, authorities said.Heuermann, 59, was arrested late Thursday amid a renewed investigation that tied him to a pickup truck a witness reported seeing when one of the victims disappeared in 2010. In March, detectives tailing Heuermann recovered his DNA from pizza crust in a bo...

Dead Beatles, Fake Drake and robot songwriters: Inside the panic over AI music

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

August Brown | (TNS) Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Inside the Mayk.It app, I don’t have to work hard to sound nearly perfect.Mayk.It is an AI-powered music startup, funded with an initial $4 million investment from major venture capital firms like Greycroft, former Spotify executive Sophia Bendz and celebrities like YouTuber MrBeast and voice-tweaking enthusiast T-Pain. The Santa Monica-based company hopes to do for singing and production what Instagram did for photography and TikTok for video editing — make it uncannily easy to express yourself at a semiprofessional level on social media.Artificial intelligence is the talk of governments and industry today. In the arts, screenwriters, illustrators and musicians are nervously eyeing the tech’s potential and the possibility of being outmatched (and laid off) in favor of such software.On the roof deck of Mayk.It’s office, co-founder Stefán Heinrich Henriquez played a video from a forthcoming version of its app, Covers.ai. The clip sh...

Man killed in La Mesa trolley station stabbing; police searching for suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:30:51 GMT

LA MESA, Calif. — A man was killed Thursday after a stabbing at a trolley station, La Mesa police said.According to LMPD, police received a 911 call around 8:40 p.m. reporting a man down at the 70th Street Trolley station at 7255 Alvarado Road.A Metropolitan Transit System employee began CPR on the suspect until police officers and medical personnel arrived on scene, LMPD Public Information Officer Katherine Lynch said in a news release. Juvenile stabbed in North County; suspect at large The victim, a 47-year-old man, had suffered an apparent stab wound to his chest and was transported to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.During their initial investigation, investigators learned that the victim and another man got into an altercation at the trolley station that led to the stabbing, Lynch said.Police released the following picture of the suspect, who is believed to be a man in his late 20s to early 30s.Suspect in a deadly stabbing at a La Mesa trolley stat...