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Vikings opt for caution and rule Jefferson out ahead of game vs. Bears for his 7th absence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings ruled wide receiver Justin Jefferson out of their Monday night game against Chicago about four hours ahead of kickoff, taking the cautious route and keeping the All-Pro sidelined for a seventh straight game.The Vikings listed Jefferson as questionable on the final scheduled injury report for the third straight week, but the 2022 NFL Offensive Player of the Year was officially downgraded to out.Jefferson returned to practice on Nov. 8, but with Minnesota’s bye on the schedule this weekend, the opportunity to give him extra time for his hamstring injury to heal clearly was appealing.If Jefferson is not activated from injured reserve next week, he’d be ineligible to play the rest of the season. The Vikings next play Dec. 10 at Las Vegas.The Vikings also elevated linebacker Anthony Barr to the practice squad for the game against the Bears. Starting cornerback Akayleb Evans (calf) was inactive, along with third quarterback Jaren Hall, ...

Bengals QB Joe Burrow has right wrist surgery, expected to make full recovery

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow had surgery Monday to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist.“The procedure went as planned and he is expected to make a complete recovery,” the Bengals said in a statement.Burrow was lost for the season when he injured his wrist during a 34-20 loss at Baltimore on Nov. 16. Backup Jake Browning started in his place Sunday as the Bengals lost their third game in a row, 16-10 to the Steelers.The team didn’t disclose where Burrow had surgery, but it said he was returning to Cincinnati to begin the recovery and rehab process.The franchise quarterback was forced to miss training camp with a strained calf muscle that limited his mobility early in the season.Browning is expected to start Monday night when the Bengals (5-6) visit Jacksonville. ___AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLSource

Blinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to see further extensions of the Gaza cease-fire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return this week to the Middle East as the U.S. hopes to find a way to extend a cease-fire in Gaza and get more hostages released, the State Department said Monday. It will be his third trip to the region since Israel’s war with Hamas began last month.Blinken will travel to Israel and the West Bank after attending Ukraine-focused meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels and Skopje, North Macedonia, where foreign ministers from NATO and the Organization for Peace and Security in Europe are gathering. Israel has agreed to pauses in its military operations in exchange for the gradual release of hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. The agreement had been due to expire Monday but was extended for an additional two days, meaning the extension will be expiring just as Blinken is arriving in Israel.White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday the U.S. hopes to see the pau...

Velan a Rosalynn Carter en Atlanta mientras el mundo le da su última despedida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

(CNN) — La ex primera dama Rosalynn Carter será velada en Atlanta, Georgia, mientras el público presenta sus respetos y comparte sus últimas despedidas, como parte de tres días de ceremonias para conmemorar a Carter y su legado.Carter murió en paz en su casa de Plains el 19 de noviembre, a la edad de 96 años, dos días después de que el Centro Carter anunciara que iba a recibir cuidados paliativos en su domicilio. Defensora incansable de la reforma de la salud mental y de la desestigmatización de las enfermedades mentales, Rosalynn Carter pasó la mayor parte de su vida dedicada a labores humanitarias, siempre al lado de su marido durante más de 77 años, el expresidente de Estados Unidos Jimmy Carter. En mayo, el Centro Carter informó que Rosalynn Carter padecía demencia.Se espera que Jimmy Carter, expresidente de EE.UU., asista al funeral de su esposa, Rosalynn CarterEl matrimonio había regresado a su casa de Plains, a unos 190 kilómetros al sur de Atlanta, tras dejar la Casa B...

Saints seeing signs of patience wearing thin, frustration growing as mistakes continue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — During each of Alvin Kamara’s first four NFL seasons, the New Orleans Saints were a playoff team and even the NFC’s top playoff seed during the dynamic running back’s second year on the club.So Kamara knows what it feels like to be on a team of such quality, and it’s not a feeling he has now.The Saints (5-6) missed a chance to take control of the NFC South when they lost to Atlanta on Sunday and enter Week 13 plagued by numerous injuries and lingering red zone issues that are sinking their season. “We don’t have an identity as a team,” Kamara said. “We’re a team that says we want to do and we don’t do — and it shows.“It gets to a certain point where all the talking in the world doesn’t matter,” he added. “You have to find a way to do it.”Second-year Saints coach Dennis Allen on Monday disagreed with the notion that the Saints lack an identity. He sees a team that is “explosive” on offense and “opportunistic” on defense. Two intercepti...

Out-of-state group files civil rights lawsuits against University of Colorado

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A group based out of Rhode Island is bringing a legal complaint against the University of Colorado in Boulder and Denver, claiming the universities violated people's civil rights by participating in a federal program for students from underrepresented groups."We just started in February of this year, and we filed about 20 complaints wherever we see programs that, by their terms and conditions, discriminate on the basis of race," William Jacobson said. Suspended Aurora officer back to work after acquittal in Elijah McClain’s death Jacobson is the founder of the Equal Protection Project, a project within the Legal Insurrection Foundation based out of Rhode Island. The group brought civil rights complaints against each of the schools."If a student is Black, Hispanic, Native American in one or two other categories, that student is automatically eligible to apply. That doesn't mean they'll get the scholarship, but they're eligible. But if a student is not one of those c...

Ex-judge in Colorado censured for ethical, sexual infractions

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A former judge has been publicly censured for actions and communications he had during his tenure as a district court judge in Arapahoe County.John E. Scipione, formerly an 18th Judicial District Court judge, was suspended without pay from his position on Aug. 9, 2022, rendering his status to "lawyer and judge disability inactive status." On Jan. 20, the Colorado Supreme Court accepted his resignation, according to Jessica Yates, attorney regulation counsel for the Colorado Supreme Court. Suspended Aurora officer back to work after acquittal in Elijah McClain’s death On Nov. 13, Scipione was publicly censured, with the order taking into account "significant mitigating factors."Per court documents, Scipione was serving as a district court judge during the summer of 2021 and had a legal assistant and law student interning as a summer law clerk.During the summer internship, Scipione referred to his legal assistant with a derogatory gendered term, which was not named ...

Crash sends 2 cars into closed Saugus restaurant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

Emergency crews responded and a driver was taken away in an ambulance after a crash sent two cars into a closed Boston Market restaurant in Saugus Monday. The crash happened Monday evening on Route 1. Witnesses later speaking with 7NEWS said the driver of one car appeared to drive off the road before smashing into a parked car and throwing both vehicles into the building. “I was a little shocked,” said Lucas Fernandes, describing the scene around him. Fernandes works close to the crash site. He said he heard a loud bang and came outside to find his parked car had been the one that was hit in this crash. “Mostly, I was concerned about the guy because I don’t know what happened,” he said. “I don’t know how fast he was driving to get two cars inside the store.” Fernandes said he watched as first responders worked to get the driver out of his car and take him away from the scene. Fernandes’ car was also eventually towed away with heavy damage. Sti...

Police investigate deadly shooting in Wareham

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

An investigation got underway Monday after a man was shot and killed in Wareham, officials said. The shooting happened on Main Street Monday afternoon. Wareham police subsequently said part of Main Street was closed to thru-traffic between Pierceville Road and County Road “due to an active crime scene” under investigation. Police said the scene was contained and there was no threat to the immediate public.The Plymouth County District Attorney’s office in a post on X confirmed the shooting was fatal.The DA’s office described the investigation as “active and ongoing” as of around 6:45 p.m. and said the incident was not believed to be a random act of violence. No further information was available as of around 9 p.m. Monday. Police were still asking community members to avoid the area around the crime scene.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Week 12 updates: Chicago Bears’ Tyrique Stevenson and Minnesota Vikings’ Justin Jefferson are out for tonight’s game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:22 GMT

The 3-8 Chicago Bears will play the 6-5 Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in a Week 12 matchup. Here’s what you need to know before kickoff Monday (7:15 p.m., ESPN).Inactives: Vikings’ Justin Jefferson and Bears’ Tyrique Stevenson outThe Bears won’t have to face Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson for a second time this season when the teams meet Monday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.Jefferson will miss the game as he continues his recovery from a strained right hamstring. Jefferson, the 2022 AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year, has been on injured reserve since the week leading up to the Bears’ first game against the Vikings this season, a 19-13 Minnesota victory Oct. 15.That means the Vikings will be without their two most important offensive players, as quarterback Kirk Cousins is out for the season after Achilles surgery.The Vikings’ top wide receiver without Jefferson is rookie Jordan Addison, who has 48 catches for 647 yards and seven to...