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Browns QB Deshaun Watson practices after missing 2 games with a shoulder injury; could face Colts

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson tested his injured right shoulder in practice for the first time in nearly weeks on Thursday, moving him closer to starting this week after he missed two games.Watson has been dealing with a strained rotator cuff, an injury that has prevented him from throwing with much velocity.The three-time Pro Bowler couldn’t put any timetable on his return Wednesday, but Watson was back on the field with his teammates for the first time since Sept. 29 as the Browns (3-2) continued to get ready for the Colts (3-3).As coach Kevin Stefanski and coordinator Alex Van Pelt watched, Watson threw roughly two dozen passes during the portion of practice open to media members. He threw the ball with some zip, but seemed to hold back on deep throws.Several of Watson’s passes were underthrown.It’s possible Stefanski could announce Friday whether Watson will play this week. If he can’t go, veteran P.J. Walker will make his...

ACC showdown: No. 16 Duke and 4th-ranked Florida State vying to remain unbeaten in league play

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

No. 16 Duke (5-1, 2-0 ACC) at No. 4 Florida State (6-0, 4-0), Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET (ABC).Line: Florida State by 14 ½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.Series record: Florida State leads 21-0, including 10-0 in Tallahassee.WHAT’S AT STAKE?An unblemished record in Atlantic Coast Conference play. Duke and Florida State are two of three remaining unbeatens in league play, along with 10th-ranked North Carolina. The Seminoles have won 12 in a row overall, the third-longest streak in the country, and have scored at least 30 points in each of those. That’s the second-longest 30-point streak in ACC history.KEY MATCHUPDuke CBs Al Blades Jr. and Porter Wilson versus Florida State WRs Keon Coleman and Johnny Wilson. Blades and Wilson, both experienced starters, have a combined 42 tackles this season. They should have their hands full with Coleman and Wilson. Coleman has 29 receptions for 418 yards and seven TDs. Wilson, returning from a one-game absence, has 20 catches for 357 yards and two ...

Biden to pitch Americans on need to fund Israel, Ukraine wars

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Joe Biden will deliver his fourth prime-time address to the nation Thursday night in an effort to pitch the American public on the need to continue funding the wars in Israel and Ukraine.Israel continues to pound the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, including in the south where Palestinians were told to take refuge. The long-expected ground invasion has not yet happened, but the country's defense minister has told troops to “be ready” to invade.Palestinian militants fired rockets into Israel on Thursday from Gaza and Lebanon, and tensions flared in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Jim Jordan to support empowering temporary speaker Patrick McHenry: source Biden’s funding request is likely to be around $100 billion over the next year, according to people directly familiar with the proposal who insisted on anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.A senior White House official told The Associated Press that Biden continued to develop his remarks on Thu...

BSO seeks help from public in locating missing 23-year-old woman

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help in locating 23-year-old Danielle Marie Germaine, missing from Pompano Beach.Germaine was last seen around 5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, near the 1000 block of Northeast 25th Avenue in Pompano Beach. Germaine is described as standing approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes, and a nose piercing, Germaine is known to have medical conditions that require medication.Anyone with information on Germaine’s whereabouts should contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).

Man airlifted to hospital after being struck by train in Hialeah

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

A man was rushed to the hospital after being struck by a train in Hialeah.7Skyforce hovered over the scene, located in the vicinity of East Fourth Avenue and 22nd Street, around 4:30 p.m., Thursday, where the train was seen at a standstill. The man was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Ryder Trauma Center. His condition is unknown at this time. As a result of the accident, East Fourth Avenue is closed in both directions. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Jewelry store in Aventura boarded up after suspected burglars crash into it; subjects remain at large

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

A South Florida jewelry store was damaged after suspected burglars crashed into it.7News cameras on Thursday captured crews boarding up the front of International Jewelers Exchange, located at 19275 Biscayne Blvd.Security at the jewelry store told 7News that that suspects used a stolen flatbed truck to drive through the front of the store. “They backed the flatbed into the area where you see it’s all boarded up, backed in through the store,” said Tony Austin, head of security. According to Aventura Police, a call came in at 6:14 a.m. in regards to an attempted burglary. When officers arrived, they were able to quickly thwart the suspects from committing a theft. “Nothing was taken, they fled the scene, they left the original flatbed over there and they fled by some other needs,” Austin said.At around noon, workers returned to the store to board up a massive hole. “I was shocked to come and see it like that, it’s terrible,” said Matild...

Police: Driver killed in rollover crash after fleeing police, slamming into Florida City home; pedestrian hit

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

A chaotic chain of events in Florida City left a driver dead and left one person injured, police said.Miami-Dade Police units arrived at the scene of a rollover crash in the River Oaks townhome community, near Southwest 336th Street and 180th Avenue, Thursday afternoon.According to investigators an officer with MDPD Robbery Intervention Detail was at a nearby gas station and attempted to speak with the driver for an unknown reason.Police said the driver slammed the door of his car and fled, in the process striking a female victim in the parking lot. Her condition is unknown.Investigators said another RID officer tried to stop the driver. Moments later, the motorist made a U-turn, lost control of the vehicle and ran up in the grass outside of a home, flipping over several times before slamming into the wall of the home.The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.7Skyforce hovered above the scene as an officer stood guard near a handgun that was located about half a block away from th...

Elderly woman killed in Malden crash involving federal law enforcement vehicle

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

Authorities say an elderly woman was struck and killed in Malden while trying to cross a street.Malden Police Chief Glenn Cronin said the pedestrian was struck at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and Main Street in a crash that involved two vehicles on Thursday.According to Malden PD, a preliminary investigation found a BMW SUV had been traveling south on Main Street when it collided with another SUV that had stopped at the traffic light.“The BMW ultimately traveled off the roadway striking two telephone poles before fatally striking an adult female who was standing on sidewalk,” a news release from the department stated. “The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead.”According to officials, the victim had just picked up groceries when she was hit, with food items and a crushed grocery cart visible at the scene. Chief Cronin said that the woman was pinned beneath the BMW. He also noted that the other SUV appeared to belo...

State police bomb squad called in after workers discover box of ‘possible pipe bombs’ at Newburyport construction site

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

A bomb squad was called to an address in Newburyport on Thursday after authorities say a box of “what may be pipe bombs” was found.According to the Newburyport Police Department, a box containing four of what were possibly pipe bombs was found at a home under construction on Purchase Street around 2 p.m.Officials said contractors working at the address made the discovery and, per both the police and fire departments, no one had been living at the address at the time. They also noted the property’s owner was not aware of the box before it was found.Police told 7NEWS there was no threat to the public as authorities continued to investigate. In addition to police and firefighters, a Massachusetts State Police bomb squad unit was called it to assist. Authorities said that even after the unit X-rayed the box, it was not clear whether the items were actual pipe bombs or props.“Out of an abundance of caution, the Bomb Squad will be removing the items from the home a...

Jurors hear closing arguments in trial of man accused of killing New Hampshire couple in 2022

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:23:36 GMT

Closing arguments wrapped up on Thursday in the trial for a man charged in the 2022 shooting deaths of a New Hampshire couple.  Logan Clegg, 27, faces charges in connection with the deaths of Djeswende and Stephen Reid, who authorities say were shot to death while out on a hiking trail in Concord, New Hampshire.“When the defendant pulled the trigger of his gun and fired those six shots at Steven and Wendy, he knew what he was doing,” the prosecutor Josh Speicher said. “He caused their deaths. He was aware of the nature of his conduct.”The retired couple were initially reported missing after they left their home in Concord for a walk on April 18. Their bodies were found days later, both with multiple gunshot wounds, setting off an investigation that ended when police arrested Clegg in Vermont in October that year.It took investigators six months before Clegg was taken into custody in a South Burlington, Vermont library.Clegg, dubbed by detectives as the Mountain Dew Man aft...