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Daryl Hall obtains restraining order against John Oates amid confidential lawsuit

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

(CNN) — Daryl Hall filed a lawsuit Thursday against former bandmate John Oates in Nashville’s chancery court, according to court records.The two musicians are famous as the members of the eponymous Hall & Oates rock duo that had tremendous success in the early 1980s with hits like “Private Eyes” and “Maneater.”The suit by Hall against Oates as an individual and Oates’s trust is listed as a “contract/debt” dispute, but the details of the case are sealed, court records show.On Friday, the court granted Hall’s motion for a temporary restraining order to take effect November 30, according to records.Because the file is largely sealed, the nature of the restraining order is not apparent. Such an order might typically be entered in a business dispute to keep one party from harming the other party’s economic interests.CNN has reached out to representatives and attorneys of both Hall and Oates for comment and more information.The hitmakers me...

‘Everybody is pretty darn helpful’: Boat operators rescue about 20 people after deadly Alaska landslide

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

(CNN) — After a Monday landslide that authorities say killed at least three people near a remote community in southeast Alaska, a group rescued about 20 people from the affected area, a resident involved in the effort said.Search efforts for three people who remain missing have finished for the evening, and a search strategy will be announced Thursday, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a Wednesday news release.The landslide was reported around 9 p.m. local time Monday on the Zimovia Highway near Wrangell and walloped three homes in its path, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said. The state’s transportation department said the path grew to an estimated 450 feet wide and had a significant debris field.A girl was found dead during initial search and rescue efforts Monday night, and the remains of two adults were recovered after they were located by a drone operator Tuesday, according to the department of public safety.Nearby r...

Sources: Deadly crash at US-Canadian border bridge involved husband and wife in a Bentley, investigators believe

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

(CNN) — Investigators think a deadly crash Wednesday morning at the Rainbow Bridge, which links the US and Canada, involved a man who was traveling with his wife in a Bentley at a high rate of speed, law enforcement sources told CNN.The speeding vehicle hit a curb, then a guardrail that sent the vehicle airborne and into a secondary screening area, the sources said.The man, who lived in New York State, had plans to attend a KISS concert in Canada but when it was canceled, went to a casino in the US instead, investigators believe. The crash occurred after the couple left the casino, the sources told CNN.The vehicle had entering the bridge area on the US side, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation said. Earlier reports had indicated the car was traveling from Canada to the US.The explosion on the eve of the US Thanksgiving holiday led to closures and delays on a busy travel day and early on, prompted concerns it might be a terror attack, but the incide...

4 killed in Thanksgiving morning crash on SR-94

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Four people were killed in a crash on State Route 94 in Mount Hope Thursday morning, California Highway Patrol confirmed.First responders, including San Diego Police, San Diego Fire-Rescue and CHP, were dispatched to the scene around 2:30 a.m.The incident occurred eastbound near Home Avenue, prompting authorities to close the freeway and divert traffic to the Interstate 15 south. The section of the 94 freeway where the accident happened dips down underneath an overpass. A mangled up black car and debris could be seen in the area.No further information about the cause of the collision or vehicle involved is available at this time. Traffic investigators will release updates at a later time.Caltrans has since reopened all lanes in the area. Check back for updates.FOX 5's Elizabeth Alvarez contributed to this report.

Witnesses describe ‘terrifying’ scene following deadly Rainbow Bridge car explosion

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

As local law enforcement continues to investigate the cause of a fiery fatal crash at the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, some Canadian witnesses who were at the customs checkpoint on Wednesday morning are describing the “terrifying” scene.The FBI has ruled out terrorism and says there was no evidence of explosive materials in the crash debris after a Bentley sedan reportedly sped out of control and exploded on the American side of the bridge.Toronto resident Paola Tamang was at the U.S. customs office when the blast happened and says she felt the entire building shake.“It felt like an earthquake,” she says.The driver and passenger inside the vehicle in the crash were both killed. The identities of the deceased have not been released, but sources have told The Associated Press they were a husband and wife.“It was sideways, the trunk had blown off, there was debris everywhere,” said Tamang. “It looked really terrible.”The U.S. Customs ...

Five people, including three young children, injured in Dublin with suspected stab wounds

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

Irish police said Thursday that five people were injured, including three young children, in the heart of Dublin in what they termed a serious public order incident.Irish media say the five casualties have been taken to various hospitals in the Dublin region with suspected stab wounds.A police spokesperson said the casualties include an adult male, an adult female, and three young children.One child, a girl, is said to have sustained “serious” injuries while the other two children are being treated for “less serious injuries.” An adult female is also being treated for “serious” injuries and an adult male for “less serious injuries.”The spokesperson said police are following a “definite line of inquiry” and that they were not looking for any other person at this time.The incident took place in Parnell Square East shortly after 1.30 p.m. local time. The scene remains sealed off.In a statement posted to social media, Ireland Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Micheál...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams accused of 1993 sexual assault in legal filing

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1993, according to a legal summons filed Wednesday.The three-page filing does not contain details of the alleged assault but names Adams, the transit bureau of the New York Police Department and the New York Police Department Guardians Association as defendants. “Plaintiff was sexually assaulted by Defendant Eric Adams in New York, New York in 1993 while they both worked for the City of New York,” the summons reads. The filing seeks a trial and $5 million in relief. It was filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. The woman’s attorney did not immediately return an emailed request for comment on Thursday. In a statement, a City Hall spokesman said “The mayor does not know who this person is. If they ever met, he doesn’t recall it. But he would never do anything to physically harm another person and vigorously denies any such claim.” Adams, a Democrat, was a New York City police of...

‘Our reaction is very important:’ Mosque, rabbi unite to condemn hateful attacks

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

After a man allegedly yelled slurs and threw a rock at Muslims standing outside a Toronto mosque last week, a local rabbi felt the need to send over a message expressing sympathy. Rabbi Shaanan Scherer says it was important for him to contact the Toronto Islamic Centre and speak up against the attack, particularly as the Israel-Hamas war has led to a rise in aggression and violence against Muslim and Jewish communities across Canada. Scherer — who teaches at a local Jewish school that has also been the subject of two bomb threats in recent days — says he was disgusted that somebody would attack innocent Muslims.RELATED: Toronto seeing rise in antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes amid Israel-Hamas war, police chief saysPolice arrested and charged a 28-year-old man in the incident outside the mosque.Investigators charged the same man in separate attacks on a Muslim taxi driver and a woman wearing a hijab, where both victims were allegedly sprayed in the face ...

English FA council member resigns after inappropriate social media post on war in Gaza

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

LONDON (AP) — A council member at the English Football Association who made an inappropriate post regarding the war in Gaza resigned from his position on Thursday.Wasim Haq had been suspended for the comments he made this month on the social platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which reportedly referred to Adolf Hitler and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The post was deleted and Haq apologized.The FA, the governing body of soccer in England, was conducting an investigation.“This morning I have resigned from The FA. I have also reiterated my apology to the Jewish community,” Haq posted on X. “This war has left thousands dead, many of us are in despair and deeply troubled.“I hope football can play a future role in easing tensions between communities.”Haq joined the FA Council in 2019 as a representative for the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community. He was removed from a similar role on the Lawn Tennis Association Council last week.On Thursday, Haq shared his r...

Sunak is under pressure to act as the UK’s net migration figures for 2022 hit a record high

Published Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:10:59 GMT

LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faced heavy pressure from his own Conservatives to take swift action to bring down migration, as new data published Thursday showed net migration numbers were higher than previously thought.The Office for National Statistics revised its estimates for net migration to the U.K. — meaning the number of people arriving minus those leaving — in the year to December 2022 to 745,000. That is a new record and significantly higher than the previous estimate of 606,000 for the same period.The more hard-line wing of the Tories called for Sunak to “act now” as a general election looms next year. “The word ‘existential’ has been used a lot in recent days but this really is ‘do or die’ for our party,” said a statement by a group of lawmakers known as the “New Conservatives.” “Each of us made a promise to the electorate. We don’t believe that such promises can be ignored.”The Conservatives were reelected in 2019 on the back of a manifesto to “tak...