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Kim says N Korea finishes development of 1st spy satellite

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country has completed the development of its first military spy satellite and ordered officials to go ahead with its launch as planned, state media reported Wednesday. During his visit to the North’s aerospace agency Tuesday, Kim stressed it’s crucial to acquire a space-based surveillance system in the face of what he called U.S.-led security threats, the Korean Central News Agency said. North Korea says its spate of weapons tests, including its first test-launch of a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland last week, are a response to joint military exercises between the United States and its regional allies South Korea and Japan. At the National Aerospace Development Administration, Kim said military reconnaissance was crucial for North Korea to effectively use its methods of war deterrence, according to KCNA.Kim said “the military reconnaissance satellite No. 1” had bee...

7-Eleven bringing back 'Bring Your Own Cup Day'

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

CHICAGO -- Attention Slurpee fans!7-Eleven will host their "Bring Your Own Cup Day" on Saturday, April 29 at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes locations.Customers will be allowed to fill up their any leak proof cup with their favorite flavor of Slurpee drink for $1.99. Mega Millions mints millionaire in Elgin “From cowboy boot to fishbowl, the more creative the cup, the better. We can’t wait to see what our customers come up with this year," according to the company website.Each customer will be able to receive one cup during the promotion.7-Eleven was founded as the Southland Ice Company in Dallas, Texas in 1927. They were known as Tote’m Stores between 1928 and 1946.In 1946, the company changed its operating hours so that stores would be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week, leading them to change their name to reflect their new hours, 7-Eleven.For more information, click here.

Wisconsin state archaeologist dies after training dive

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s state archaeologist has died after being found unresponsive during a training dive in a Madison lake.Rescuers pulled 63-year-old James Skibo from Lake Mendota on Friday morning, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.Wisconsin Historical Society Director and CEO Christian Overland said Skibo was with two other divers training for the upcoming season. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office said the cause of death is still under investigation. Jessie James Decker slams United Airlines, saying pregnant sister ‘humiliated’ on flight Skibo was named state archaeologist in 2021. He recovered a 1,200-year-old canoe in Lake Mendota in June 2021 and a 3,000-year-old canoe in the same lake this past September.The Wisconsin Historical Society said on its Facebook page that Skibo was looking forward to more dives in Lake Mendota this spring to continuing exploring the canoe sites.Skibo previously worked as chair of the anthropology department at Illinois...

Teen killed, 3 others injured by car fleeing California stabbing scene: police

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

THOUSAND OAKS, Cali. (KTLA) - One teenager is dead and three others have been injured after they were struck by a car believed to be fleeing the scene of a stabbing in California, according to authorities. Shortly before 3 p.m. PT Tuesday, Simi Valley police said they were called to an area Walmart for reports of a customer stabbing an employee. “The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, but witnesses provided information about the suspect’s vehicle,” a news release from Simi Valley police stated. The Walmart employee was taken to a trauma center with at least one stab wound. While Simi Valley police were investigating the stabbing, Ventura County Sheriff's deputies responded to reports of an “injury collision” at around 3:40 p.m. in Thousand Oaks involving "the same suspect vehicle involved in the Walmart stabbing." One killed, five injured after parking garage collapses in Lower Manhattan Details are limited but officials with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office told N...

Trump rails against Musk for saying he supported Biden in 2020: 'Elon is just trying to make friends'

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

Former President Trump is railing against Twitter CEO Elon Musk for telling Fox News's Tucker Carlson that he voted for President Biden in 2020. Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday that he does not believe “for a minute” that Musk voted for Biden in 2020, alleging that Musk told him he voted for him. “Elon is just trying to make friends with the absolutely horrible Biden Administration because of all the government subsidies he gets, and all the permits he needs,” Trump said. SpaceX and Tesla, both of which Musk leads, have reportedly received millions of dollars in federal subsidies. “I didn’t vote for Donald Trump. I actually voted for Biden. Not saying I’m a huge fan of Biden because I would think that probably would be inaccurate,” Musk told Carlson in a Fox News interview that partially aired on Monday. Musk said presidential elections pose a “difficult” decision and he would prefer a candidate who is a “normal person with common sense and whose value...

Austin native excelling through adversity for Texas Longhorns tennis

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of Nevin Arimilli's first memories was Vince Young scoring the game-winning touchdown in the 2006 Rose Bowl. An Austin native, he's certainly appreciating his time as a tennis player with Texas."I know not to take it for granted, the opportunity I get," Arimilli said. "And that's kind of helped me really take advantage of when I do get chances on the court to really go for it."MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersGetting those chances on the court hasn't come easy for Arimilli. At St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Arimilli was debating between Texas and a Division III school to play tennis at for the next level.Choosing the one that won a national title his freshman year, Arimilli had immediate adversity with the Longhorns. He suffered a back injury that sidelined him for much of his first season."I knew I needed to get a lot stronger to play at ...

Austin FC opens US Open Cup play in May, round later than 2022

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC will open the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament in May and in the Round of 32, the club announced Tuesday.Verde and Black will play either May 9 or May 10 at a location to be determined against an opponent drawn April 27 after the third round is played April 25-26.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersThe U.S. Open Cup tournament is the country's longest-running soccer tournament, first contested in 1913-14 when a crowd of 10,000 watched the Brooklyn Field Club top Brooklyn Celtic 2-1 at Coates Field in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.For Austin FC, it'll be their second time competing in what is now a 99-team field of teams from professional and semi-professional leagues across the country. Last year, Austin FC lost its first-ever U.S. Open Cup match to San Antonio FC 2-1. Austin FC entered the tournament in the third round last season, but due to its fi...

Netflix will end its DVD service after 25 years

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

Call up your Luddite loved ones and your nostalgic friends who still cherish physical media. After 25 years, Netflix is ending its DVD-by-mail business.Before it was upending the entertainment industry and ushering in the streaming era, Netflix was a company whose business model revolved around sending DVDs through the mail in easily recognizable red-and-white envelopes. At its peak, in 2010, roughly 20 million subscribed to the DVD service. But the practice has long felt anachronistic, and the company said Tuesday that it will ship its final DVDs to customers on Sept. 29.How many customers? Netflix doesn’t break out those numbers anymore. But whoever they are, it’s time for them to dust off any DVDs they might have lying around and send their red envelopes back to Los Gatos, California, where they can be retired to the landfills for good.“Those iconic red envelopes changed the way people watched shows and movies at home — and they paved the way for the shift to streaming,” the comp...

St. Paul district renames two schools as Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

St. Paul Public Schools has announced a new name for two schools that primarily serve Hmong-American students.Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture will have an upper and lower campus, taking the place of Phalen Lake Hmong Studies Magnet and Hmong Language and Culture Middle School, which opened this year in the former Parkway building.Pronounced “tsoo dyee,” the name “refers to the cultural knowledge of a people. It includes everything from the language, cultural practices and beliefs, and the arts and knowledge,” according to a report to the school board Tuesday.A name change committee considered five options, all of which were in the Hmong language.They decided to capitalize the first two letters in HMong as a nod to both dialects: the White, who write the word “Hmong,” and the Green, who write it “Mong.”School leaders said the new name will help with student recruitment and to avoid “misunderstanding among new families who may not know the types of programming offered at each site....

9 migrants found suffering from exposure after crossing U.S.-Canada border in northern Minnesota

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:58:52 GMT

WARROAD, Minn. — A group of nine people who had mostly crossed the U.S.-Canada border illegally were found suffering from exposure to harsh weather conditions near Warroad on Tuesday.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police received an emergency call from a member of the group early Tuesday morning. According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, its agents responded at approximately 4:50 a.m.The group was located in a flooded bog west of Warroad, according to CBP.Agents tended to the group before first responders’ arrived; then the individuals were transported to regional medical facilities for treatment.Agents determined seven of the nine travelers entered the United States illegally and didn’t have any legal documentation permitting their presence in the U.S.When the individuals are medically cleared, they will be transported to a U.S. Border Patrol station, according to CBP, which didn’t specify the nationalities of the nine.The investigation is continuing.The management of ...