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Chicago man charged in connection to string of armored truck, ATM robberies in suburbs

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

CHICAGO — A man from Chicago was charged in federal court Wednesday with conspiring to rob armored trucks and ATMs across the Chicago suburbs on more than a half-dozen occasions.According to the FBI, 24-year-old Brian Snyder was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Chicago.The complaint said Snyder conspired with others to rob two armored trucks in Country Club Hills and Chicago Heights, and three ATMs in Lansing, Blue Island, and Homewood. The conspirators also later attempted to rob a second armored truck in Country Club Hills, but did not obtain any money. COPA releases bodycam video from fatal South Shore shooting involving police In the armored truck robberies, two-to-five robbers armed with handguns took cash from the truck drivers as they were servicing ATMs or stores, and the group often drove vehicles they stole with a key re-programmer to the robbery locations and abandoned the vehicles afterward, the compl...

Haley on Trump's Muslim ban: Ban people from 'certain countries'

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

Watch the full fourth Republican presidential debate only on NewsNation. View our Voter Guide to find all the information you need to make an informed choice at the polls. Not sure how to find us on your TV? Use our ChannelFinder and download our app to get fact-based, unbiased news for all America.  (NewsNation) — Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley appeared to endorse an immigration ban similar to the one that was in place during the presidency of Donald Trump on Wednesday night during the NewsNation GOP primary debate.Responding to a clip of Trump saying that "if you empathize with radical Islamic terrorists and extremists, you're disqualified" from coming to America, Haley at first rejected the idea of a purely religious litmus test."I don't think that you have a straight-up Muslim ban as much as you look at the countries that have terrorist activities that want to hurt Americans. You can ban those people from those countries," she said.She pointed to recent mig...

Div. III transfer Raheem Anthony scores 23 in St. Thomas’ 75-71 win over Milwaukee

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

The Tommies opened the season at the University of California on Nov. 6, and the one player they pulled from the transfer portal, former Division III player Raheem Anthony, took one shot and didn’t score as a member of the starting lineup.First impressions proved to be inconsequential.The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Anthony, who played the past four seasons at Division III St. Mary’s in Winona, continues to show he belongs on the Division I level. In his latest effort, he had 23 points in the Tommies’ 75-71 win over the Milwaukee Panthers on Wednesday at Schoenecker Arena.Just as significant as the points were Anthony’s hustle, physical play and rebounding, the things he did at St. Mary’s and has continued to do for the Tommies since the season opener.“That was a good learning moment for me,” Anthony said of the game at Cal. “I kind of had the jitters a little bit. I remembered about a year ago being in St. Paul playing against Hamline. Then to be on the Pac-12 logo, it was different....

Without Dawson Garcia, Gophers stake big comeback to beat Nebraska

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

Gophers men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson knocked on wood when asked about the health of his team in the Williams Arena media room on Tuesday. As he shared no concerns, he tapped his knuckles on the table a few times.The U’s luck didn’t carry over to Wednesday in the Big Ten home opener at The Barn.And it ran out with their best player.Dawson Garcia played only seven minutes with an injured left ankle, and without their all-Big Ten forward, the U fell into a 17-point hole.But the Gophers didn’t let it derail them in a 76-65 win over Nebraska.In his third season, Johnson was carved out any way he can think of for his team to experience winning. And Wednesday’s conference win resilient and significant one, given who they were without.Less than three minutes into the game, Garcia had crumpled onto the court after going up for a rebound and landing awkwardly. He tried to walk it off, but was subbed out and headed to the locker room.Garcia returned to the court nearly 15 minutes later b...

Office of Cannabis shares CAURD plan for 2024

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10) -New York’s Office of Cannabis Management is back on track to grant CAURD licenses after the injunction that blocked dispensaries from opening has been lifted. More than 400 prospective business owners can pick up where they left off, some opening as early as the end of the year.As the legal battle filed by veterans who attempted to get into the cannabis industry early has now been settled, the agency has a message for business owners continuing to grow in the budding industry.“Get open as soon as possible. We are here to support you. We need your businesses to succeed," said Executive Director of OCM, Chris Alexander. Cannabis industry reacts to CAURD block lifted Four dispensaries in Albany, Rensselaer, and Montgomery counties are set to open by the end of December 2023. These locations are run by people who were directly harmed by cannabis prohibition. This group is targeted by the CAURD program to have first access to legal marijuana sales."We sou...

Deion Sanders says CU Buffs faithful “best set of fans I have ever experienced” as he debuts season 2 of reality show

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

BOULDER — As the audience roared, the star of the show fought back tears.“You guys are gonna make me cry,” CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders told a crowd of roughly 4,600 at the CU Events Center on Wednesday night for a special screening of the Amazon Prime reality television show “Coach Prime.”“You have been the best set of fans I have ever experienced in my entire life.”After thanking those fans, who sold out CU’s football season despite a 4-8 finish and a 1-8 mark in Pac-12 play, Buffs faithful were treated on the arena jumbotron to episodes two and three of the reality program’s second season, which detailed the NFL icon’s move to Boulder last December and his debut campaign with the Buffs.Episodes 1 and 2 of “Coach Prime” are slated to drop Thursday via Prime Video.Sanders addressed the crowd and thanked Sports Illustrated, which recently named him its 2023 Sportsperson of the Year, via a makeshift stage on the Events...

Colorado weather: Wind gusts up to 70 mph in the foothills Thursday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

Wind gusts of up to 70 mph are expected along the foothills Thursday, though Denver will only see gusts reaching 15 mph, according to the National Weather Service.Mountain passes and towns are forecasted to be the most impacted by high winds on Thursday, with gusts of up to 92 mph on Longs Peak, 67 mph on Berthoud Pass, 58 mph in Estes Park, 55 mph in Nederland and 51 mph on Loveland Pass, according to the National Weather Service’s Boulder office.Related ArticlesWeather | Denver weather: Cold front, snow on the way Friday Weather | Colorado weather: Winter driving conditions continue with snowy, windy weather in the mountains Weather | Colorado weather: Avalanche warning, road closures in place amid Sunday’s snowstorm Weather | Colorado weather: Heavy snow and strong winds create hazardous travel conditions Weather | Colorado snow totals for December 2-3, 2023 Gusts in Denver will range 12 to 17 m...

Alameda County supervisors ask Oakland A's to pay for Coliseum

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

(KRON) -- Last month, Oakland A’s owner John Fisher said Major League Baseball’s decision to greenlight his request to move the team was a great day for Las Vegas. Now, Fisher is being asked to pay up."My hope is we get a check for $45 million, the final payment as soon as possible," said Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert. Haney-Prograis fight sells out Chase Center in SF’s first title bout in years Haubert says by moving out of Oakland, the A’s have sped up the timeline for paying the county for their 50% ownership in the coliseum -- meaning instead of having their final payment in 2026, they must pay that final $45 million in 180 days. "Our staff will be sending a note to the a’s organization apprising them of our reading of the situation and asking them to respond," Haubert said. "I think it begins the pinball machine of okay, now we're getting real, because this is all about money and what do you need half of the coliseum for," said former A's executive Andy Dolich. "Ot...

Dent’s 14 lead Western Illinois past Coe 80-58

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — James Dent Jr. scored 14 points as Western Illinois beat Coe 80-58 on Wednesday night.Dent also added seven rebounds for the Leathernecks (4-6). De’Meiko Anderson scored 11 points, shooting 4 for 7, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc. Jesiah West shot 5 of 6 from the field to finish with 10 points.The Kohawks were led in scoring by Cael Schmitt, who finished with 12 points. Jackson Newell added nine points for Coe. TJ Schnurr also had seven points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Mikal Bridges scores 32, including game-winning basket, as Nets beat Hawks 114-113

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:16:18 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Mikal Bridges tied a career high with 45 points on his last trip to AtlantaIt wasn’t quite enough to pull off the win.This time, his 32-point effort — including a step-back jumper with 4.5 seconds left — capped one of the most back-and-forth games in NBA history.Bridges’ game-winner pushed the Brooklyn Nets to their fifth win in six games, 114-113 over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.There were 43 lead changes — the most since the NBA began tracking play-by-play in 1996 — along with 11 ties. “You’ve gotta love it,” Cam Johnson said. “We were trading blows back and forth. That’s what you love as a competitor.”Bridges held up one finger to signify his first career victory at State Farm Arena after spending his first four-plus seasons with the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference.“It only took six years,” Bridges said with a smile. “I guess it took me getting to the East. I’m so happy to get this dub.”Atlanta, which has lost four of five, reclaim...