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Framingham-based retailer HomeGoods to end online shopping

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

Framingham-based HomeGoods is getting out of the online shopping business after only two years.Final orders from customers will be taken today, the company said in an email.The site isn’t going away. HomeGoods.com will continue to provide décor inspiration and trends for customers, said Andrew Mastrangelo, a spokesman for TJX Cos., which also owns TJMaxx, Marshalls and Sierra.“We’ve made the decision to focus our resources on our more than 900 brick-and-mortar stores across the United States,” he said.The company boasts 25 locations in Greater Boston. Its online store locator shows four locations in the immediate area including Boston itself, Chelsea, Somerville and Cambridge, and dotting the landscape west toward Northborough; north to Salem, N.H.; and south to Marshfield.Off-price brands were late to online shopping. The unpredictability of closeout merchandise and the quantities available makes offprice retailing more difficult. Competitor Burlington uses its website to promote d...

Carlsbad police, suspect exchange gunfire

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

CARLSBAD, Calif. -- A Carlsbad police officer exchanged gunfire with a suspect overnight near Carlsbad Village.According to Lt. Steve Shebloski with the San Diego Police Department, the officer pulled over a white Ford van at Madison Street and Oak Avenue in the City of Carlsbad after seeing thedriver commit multiple traffic violations. This occurred around 10:54 p.m.The vehicle was driven by a 25-year-old man with no other occupants. Domestic violence suspect arrested after police chase When approached by the officer, Lt. Shebloski said the driver pulled out a handgun and fired at least one round without warning. The officer immediately sought cover from the gunfire and returned fire with his service weapon.According to police, the suspect drove south about one-eighth of a block before stopping. At that time, the officer called for additional units and a high-risk vehicle stop was conducted once additional officers arrived. A police dog was also on scene.Lt. Shebloski said the s...

Canadian trapped in Gaza says first load of aid barely helping humanitarian crisis

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

A Canadian man trapped in Gaza says the first truckloads of aid let into the enclave today since the latest Israel-Hamas war began two weeks ago will barely make a dent to the humanitarian crisis Palestinians are experiencing all around him.Mahmoud Nasser, a 30-year-old who relocated to Gaza City from Mississauga, Ont., in 2021 to take care of his aging father, is among the people in the Palestinian territory under bombardment from Israeli airstrikes since Hamas’ bloody and shocking rampage in southern Israel two weeks ago.While sheltering with 50 others in the southern city of Khan Yunis, Nasser says in a phone interview the aid that trickled into Gaza on Saturday for the first time since Israel sealed the region off from food, water and electricity does very little to help people who are already starving and desperately hunting for safe drinking water.He says he is privileged enough to get a bottle of water a day but expects to see many people who are still not dead from the...

Sevilla expels fan from stadium for racist behavior during game against Real Madrid

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Sevilla expelled a fan from its stadium and filed a complaint with police after the spectator allegedly displayed “xenophobic and racist behavior” in Saturday’s home game against Real Madrid in the Spanish league.In a statement Sevilla did not specify what the behavior was, or any intended target. Madrid star Vinícius Júnior, who is Black, has been targeted by racist abuse by rival fans on several occasions.Sevilla’s statement was issued shortly after it drew 1-1 with Madrid at its Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in Seville.Sevilla said that it “condemns any xenophobic and racist behavior, even an isolated case, like this one was, and expresses its predisposition to work with authorities to eradicate these attitudes.”___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/SoccerThe Associated Press

Man transported to trauma centre after stabbing near Yonge-Dundas Square

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

Toronto paramedics have transported a man to a trauma centre after being found with stab wounds near Yonge-Dundas Square on Saturday afternoon.Toronto police received a call at approximately 2:27 p.m. and arrived on scene where they located a man with a stab wound to the back.The location of the actual altercation is still unknown. The suspect fled the area and is described as a male, white, 6’0, wearing a black leather jacket, last seen going westbound on Dundas Street West.The adult male victim was transported with serious injuries to a trauma centre.

Quebec tuition hike for out-of-province students already weighing on high schoolers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

MONTREAL — Quebec’s decision to raise university tuition for out-of-province students starting next year is already weighing on high schoolers and their families.17-year-old Gage Crouchman from Ottawa says he was interested in applying to McGill and Concordia universities, but the roughly $8,000 tuition hike would be an insurmountable financial barrier.Though 16-year-old Kes Lokker and his father from Grimsby, Ont. say their family would be able to afford the new tuition — around $17,000 — Kes worries the sum will eliminate opportunities for his friends.Kes is considering the renowned engineering and aerospace programs in the province, but his father says the increase will encourage them to more seriously explore options in Ontario, the U.S. and Europe.Coco Clement, a 17-year-old who travelled from Vancouver to Montreal to visit Concordia, says the new tuition makes her less interested in Quebec because of the additional financial burden.Concordia director of student recruitme...

As strike deadline looms, St. Lawrence Seaway authority says little progress in talks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

MONTREAL — The organization employing workers at the St. Lawrence Seaway says there has been little progress in labour negotiations with a major union just hours before workers are poised to walk off the job.Unifor, which represents some 360 workers with the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp., issued a 72-hour strike notice to the employer earlier this week, saying seaway workers were ready to strike as of midnight Saturday.A potential halt would likely affect cargo shipments immediately along the St. Lawrence corridor, which runs between Montreal and Lake Erie and carried $16.7 billion worth of cargo last year.The seaway authority says Unifor continues to demand wage increases patterned after automotive negotiations, but asserts that while automotive workers had fallen behind inflation following givebacks, seaway workers have not.It says workers have negotiated salary increases over the past 20 years and now take home wages that are 10 per cent ahead of inflation.Negotiations beg...

Iowa woman who made fake cancer claims on social media must pay restitution but stays out of prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who falsely claimed to have cancer and documented her “battle” on social media will stay out of prison after a judge gave her probation and a suspended sentence.Madison Russo, 20, never had pancreatic cancer, leukemia nor the football-sized tumor wrapped around her spine she that claimed in postings on TikTok, GoFundMe, Facebook and LinkedIn. But over 400 people sent her donations. As part of the 10-year suspended sentence handed down Friday, she was ordered to pay $39,000 in restitution and a $1,370 fine. If she stays out of trouble for three years of probation, she’ll stay free.The Bettendorf woman pleaded guilty in June to first-degree theft. In court on Friday, Judge John Telleen declined a defense request that would have wiped the conviction off her record if she completes probation successfully. He said people who deal with her in the future should know that she once engaged in a “criminal scheme,” and that “serious crimes must have s...

The vehicle has been found but the suspect still missing in the fatal shooting of a Maryland judge

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Authorities found the vehicle used by the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Maryland judge but asked the public to remain vigilant Saturday as they continued searching for the man. Pedro Argote, 49, is suspected of gunning down the judge in his driveway hours after he ruled against him in a divorce case. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on Facebook that the silver Mercedes SUV that Argote was believed to be driving has been located in Williamsport, about 8 miles (13 kilometers) southwest of Hagerstown, where the judge was shot outside his home. The sheriff’s office planned a news conference late Saturday afternoon.“Anyone with information on Argote’s location should immediately notify law enforcement,” the sheriff’s office said in its statement.Circuit Court Judge Andrew Wilkinson, 52, was shot Thursday night, just hours after he awarded custody of Argote’s children to his wife. Washington County Sherif...

Who is Speaker candidate Mike Johnson?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:21:55 GMT

(The Hill) — Just one day after the House GOP abandoned Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as its Speaker nominee, multiple lawmakers have officially jumped into the race. The House has been without a Speaker for nearly three weeks, after former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was outsted from the position earlier this month in a historic vote. While House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) was the conference's first nominee, he withdrew a day later, citing concerns he couldn't garner the 217 votes needed to be elected. Jordan, the second nominee, also failed to reach a majority — even after three ballots. Concerns grow over spread of anti-Muslim violence House Republicans will meet again on Monday evening before hopefully announcing a new nominee on Tuesday. Sunday at noon is the deadline for candidates to file candidacy.House Republican Vice Chairman Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Saturday joined the now-crowded field of candidates vying for the gavel. Here’s what you need to know about him...