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Coolio’s collaborators and track list announced for rapper’s posthumous album, ‘Long Live Coolio’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coolio ‘s posthumous album includes guest appearances from Naughty By Nature’s Treach, Da Lench Mob’s J-Dee, and Ras Kass on a project that was not intended to be the rapper’s last.Titled “Long Live Coolio,” the forthcoming LP is a celebration of the Grammy award-winning MC, best known for his ’90s classics “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage.” His representatives on Friday exclusively shared with The Associated Press the 11-song track list and who will be heard on the album when it is released later this year.“A Star Is Born”, the latest track from the release — a collaboration between Naughty By Nature’s Treach, MC Shan, and Coolio’s long time producer/collaborator DJ Wino — premiered on Friday, a track that doubles as a history lesson in Coolio’s path to superstardom. The video was filmed in Las Vegas.“When I heard Coolio’s verse, I’m like, ‘Yo, it feels like the homie is still here,” he said, showing off a large...

Este jueves fue el día más cálido registrado en el planeta, lo que amplía la alarmante racha a cuatro días

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

(CNN) — La temperatura del planeta se disparó de nuevo este jueves hasta niveles nunca vistos en la era moderna de los registros, marcando el cuarto día consecutivo de temperaturas récord. Estos nuevos récords alarmantes son probablemente las temperaturas más altas en “al menos 100.000 años”, dijo un científico a CNN.La temperatura media diaria mundial ascendió este jueves a 17,23 grados Celsius (63,01 grados Fahrenheit), según el Reanalizador Climático de la Universidad de Maine, que utiliza datos de los Centros Nacionales de Predicción Medioambiental de Estados Unidos.Ha sido una semana de temperaturas récord. El lunes, la temperatura media mundial alcanzó los 17,01 grados Celsius (62,62 grados Fahrenheit), la más alta en los datos del NCEP, que se remontan a 1979. El martes subió a 17,18 grados Celsius, donde se mantuvo el miércoles.El planeta registró su día más caluroso esta semana y el récord se romperá una y otra vez, advierten los científicosAntes de esta s...

$4,000 reward offered after 13-year-old's murder in Aurora

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) -- A $4,000 reward is being offered after the murder of a 13-year-old boy in Aurora earlier this year.Phoenix Day was shot and killed in the parking lot at the Town Center at Aurora mall on March 26. Police catch 18-year-old driving 108 mph near Boulder Investigators said they have spoken to some witnesses, but believe there were other people in the area who saw what happened and haven't come forward yet.Phoenix had moved from Arizona to live with his mother and her husband shortly before he was killed. His mom, Tabatha Denney, also spoke at the news conference and pleaded for people to come forward.When we spoke to her back in March, she told FOX31 the teen had just left for the mall with his friend and said, “I’ll see you later, mom.”Investigators have been trying to figure out what led to the shooting and who shot him.

Pelicans sign forwards Jones and Lidell, and center Zeller to contracts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans signed forwards Herb Jones and E.J. Lidell, and veteran center Cody Zeller, the club announced Thursday.Jones, a 2021 second-round draft choice out of Alabama, was a starter throughout last season after emerging as the club’s most decorated defensive player as a rookie. His four-year extension is reportedly worth about $56.3 million.Zeller’s one-year deal, worth a reported $3.2 million, comes after the Pelicans let go of reserve centers Willy Hernangomez and Jaxson Hayes in free agency, creating the need for a reserve to spell starter Jonas Valanciunas.Lidell was the Pelicans’ second-round draft choice out of Ohio State in 2022, but was lost to a right knee injury for his entire rookie season. He has returned in time to join the Pelicans’ Las Vegas NBA Summer League squad, which opens play on Friday night. Lidell was on a two-way contract before the Pelicans opted on Thursday to give him a three-year contract report...

Worker airlifted after injury at wood facility in NW Miami-Dade

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

A worker needed to be airlifted after they were injured on the job. The incident occurred at a wood production facility along 63rd Street and Northwest 74th Avenue, Friday. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue airlifted the victim to Jackson Memorial Trauma Center. Details of the incident are limited as police continue their investigation.

AMBER Alert: 12-Year-Old boy missing, possibly with adult male suspect

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for 12-year-old Leon Scarborough, who went missing from the 6500 block of Nuevo Lagos in Fort Pierce, Florida.Authorities are concerned for his safety as he may be in the company of Tracey Scarborough, a 54-year-old male. The public is urged to be vigilant and report any information that may assist in locating the missing child and the suspect.Leon Scarborough, described as a 12-year-old white male with blonde hair and blue eyes, was last seen wearing a dark-colored shirt, dark-colored shorts, and yellow Crocs. He stands at approximately 5’06” and weighs around 130 pounds. Leon has a mole on his left shoulder blade and is known to wear a large silver chain around his neck.Tracey Scarborough, the suspect in this case, is a 54-year-old white male with a bald head and hazel eyes. He is approximately 6’00” tall and weighs about 180 pounds.Law enforcement authorities are urging the public to exercise caution and not approach t...

Driver suffers minor injuries after crashing into Weston lake

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

A car plunged into a lake leaving one person with minor injuries.The incident occurred on Friday morning near Racquet Club Road and East Mall Road in Weston. Live video footage showed the car partially submerged in the lake.Broward Sheriff Fire Reacue said the driver exited the vehicle on their own. The driver was then taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.

EU moves to quit energy investment treaty

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

The European Union on Friday moved to pull the plug on the bloc’s membership in the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) — an investor protection pact that’s seen as hampering decarbonization efforts.Brussels had led a push to reform the treaty and make it more difficult for fossil fuel companies to sue over changes in policy like banning offshore drilling or coal phaseouts that affect their investments. But that effort stalled and eight EU countries —  Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia and Spain — threatened to quit.“Keeping an unmodernised Energy Charter Treaty is not a viable option for the EU,” Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson said in a statement. “The Treaty in its current form is not in line with the EU’s investment policy or our energy and climate goals.”The Commission said it “is also withdrawing its previous proposal to ratify the modernised Treaty, which did not gather the required majority among Member States.̶...

Man barricaded in house in Worcester after shooting 2 family members, shooting at officers, police say 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

Hostage negotiators were on scene in Worcester as of around 12 p.m. Friday after police said a man shot two of his family members and then shot at police before running into a nearby home. The incident happened on Colby Avenue. Police said the man shot at his family members and later opened fire on police when they tried to arrest him. The man, 21, then barricaded himself in the home, according to police. Police said the family members who were shot were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The officers who were shot at are also OK, according to police. Still, the scene in Worcester remained active early Friday afternoon with other fire crews, Massachusetts State Police troopers and Worcester Police officers on scene alongside negotiators. Worcester police, officials said, had the home where the man was barricaded surrounded. Some residents in the area were evacuated from their homes.One neighbor earlier in the day Friday told 7NEWS he heard si...

Texas gunman in Walmart shooting gets 90 consecutive life sentences but may still face death penalty

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 07:08:34 GMT

By MORGAN LEE and PAUL J. WEBER (Associated Press)EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A white gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in a Texas border city was sentenced Friday to 90 consecutive life sentences but could still face more punishment, including the death penalty.Patrick Crusius, 24, pleaded guilty earlier this year to nearly 50 federal hate crime charges in the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, making it one of the U.S. government’s largest hate crime cases. Crusius, wearing a jumpsuit and shackles, showed no visible reaction as the verdict was read.Police say Crusius drove more than 700 miles from his home near Dallas to target Hispanics with an AK-style rifle inside and outside the store. Moments before the attack began, Crusius posted a racist screed online that warned of a Hispanic “invasion” of Texas. In the years since the shooting, Republicans have described migrants crossing the southern U.S. border as an “i...