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The 1975 cancels shows after band's same-sex kiss controversy

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — British pop rock band The 1975 announced on Sunday it was canceling its shows in Jakarta and Taipei after the Malaysian government cut short a music festival in the wake of the band's lead singer slamming the country’s anti-gay laws and kissing a male bandmate during their performance.The 1975 was scheduled to have a performance at We The Fest, Indonesia’s annual summer music festival, in Jakarta on Sunday night, part of their 2023 Asia tour.“The 1975 regret to announce that their forthcoming shows in Jakarta and Taipei will no longer be going ahead as planned,” the group said in a statement posted on We The Fest’s social media platforms on Sunday. They added that the decision was not made lightly "but unfortunately due to the current circumstances, it is impossible to proceed with the current shows.”Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, does not prohibit LGBTQ rights except in the conservative Aceh province.Matt Healey, the lead voc...

Austin artists create 50-foot Burning Man art piece

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A group of Austin artists are spearheading an approximately 50-foot art installation heading to the 2023 Burning Man festival late next month.The installation, entitled "1000 Hands," is a fabric-based art piece designed to reflect the effects of our "climate reality" amid ongoing environmental impacts due to climate change. Where to go, what to do in Texas when it’s too hot to handle "Knowing how we were going with materials led us to create the narrative that felt the most pressing to us — something that's on the forefront of what we care about and what we try to put out into the world," said Maria Gotay, the lead producer behind "1000 Hands."The piece entirely comprises hand-woven and dyed fabrics to reflect the abstract landscapes of the desert, with vibrant colors reflecting the rising sun and mountain ranges in the distance. In the evening, the piece will illuminate courtesy of hundreds of LED lights interwoven into it, the project's tech lead Janitha Karunara...

Twins rally back twice, beat White Sox in 12 innings

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

It looked like so many of those games in the first half where the Twins wasted so many of their opportunities and spent much of the day striking out.For eight innings, that was the case on Sunday.But the second-half Twins, who are now 8-2 since the all-star break, instead showed some fight, rallying back from a three-run deficit in the ninth inning, coming back after the White Sox scored in the top of the 10th and walking it off in the 12th on a Ryan Jeffers single to win 5-4 at Target Field.Jeffers’ hit came with a pair of outs after Christian Vázquez had bounced into a double play with the bases loaded right before him.Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, right, misses a foul ball hit by Minnesota Twins’ Ryan Jeffers in the 10th inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 23, 2023, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)The furious rally in the bottom of the ninth started with Matt Wallner, who drew a six-pitch walk from Kendall Graveman to lead off the inning. Jeff...

Ala Errebhi's mission to make information accessible to all

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- In the world of journalism, Ala Errebhi is in the pursuit of the truth and in her desire to make complicated things easier to understand for her viewers.California State University Northridge, which is in Southern California, was the setting for Errebhi college years. During her time at CSUN, her got a chance to work in her chosen field. Her first job in the real world was at the college radio station.Errebhi said that she was tasked with not only playing the music, but also have a half-hour evening update newscast on the weekdays."I got to not only help cut sound bites and put things onto the rundown, but also help the students that come in through the program," she said. "I helped them with their writing and check their scripts before we put them into the rundown."Errebhi's first job outside of college, happened in her home state of Minnesota at KTTC-TV in Rochester. She covered politics in the capital, education, and breaking news. After gain...

Broncos put WRs KJ Hamler and Kendall Hinton, OLB Baron Browning, DL Mike Purcell on injury lists ahead of camp

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

Denver on Sunday placed wide receiver Kendall Hinton (knee) and outside linebacker Baron Browning (knee) on the physically unable to perform list and wide receiver KJ Hamler and defensive lineman Mike Purcell on the non-football injury list, the team announced.All four will count against the Broncos’ 90-man roster as veterans report for training camp on Tuesday and the club holds its first open camp practice Friday. They are eligible to return to participation at any point during training camp.Related ArticlesDenver Broncos | Broncos training camp roundtable: Strengths, weaknesses, Russell Wilson and bold predictions Denver Broncos | Broncos position preview: Specialist overhaul just one part of trying to improve ST units overall Denver Broncos | Broncos signing veteran kicker Brett Maher to one-year deal, source says Denver Broncos | Rules have changed since Sean Payton’s 2006 “Junction Boys” trainin...

Two in custody after allegedly bringing gun to bar fight in Menlo Park

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

(KRON) -- Two suspects were taken into custody after allegedly brandishing a firearm after a fight at a bar in Menlo Park early Sunday morning, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. PHOTOS: Car veers off dead end, overturns on Sanchez Street Stairs A fight at Club San Luis was reported to police around 2:40 a.m. The bar is located in an unestablished area of Menlo Park. Witnesses told the sheriff's office that two people were ejected from the bar, but they both later returned with a rifle. The two suspects then began threatening the crowd that was outside of the bar. Witnesses managed to provide a vehicle description and license plate number as both suspects fled the scene. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now KRON4 Breaking News SIGN UP NOW Deputie...

‘Beetlejuice 2’ filming set in Vermont is haunted by souvenir seekers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

EAST CORINTH, Vt. (AP) — Souvenir hunters are haunting the “Beetlejuice 2” movie set in Vermont.State police are investigating two thefts, one of a large lamppost topped with a distinctive pumpkin decoration and the other a 150-pound abstract art piece taken from the vicinity of a cemetery.Someone bundled up the lamppost, covered it with tarp and fled at a high rate of speed in a pickup truck on July 14, while the theft near the cemetery took place several days later, state police said Thursday.The sequel to the 1988 movie is filming in East Corinth, near the New Hampshire border.The original Tim Burton horror comedy about a home haunted by ghosts played by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin, and also starring Winona Ryder, also was filmed in East Corinth. For the new movie, Michael Keaton is reprising his role as the “bio-exorcist” Beetlejuice. The sequel also features “Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega and others. The movie is due to be released next year.

Boat crashes into Lake of the Ozarks home, injuring 8 on board, troopers say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

(CNN) — A boat crashed into a home near the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday night, injuring all eight people on board and extensively damaging the house, according to Missouri law enforcement.The boat’s occupants were thrown from the vessel when it crashed at the 1.5-mile mark of the main channel, Missouri State Highway Patrol said on Twitter.“The boat ran aground and struck a home, causing it to overturn, ejecting all eight passengers,” the tweet read.The driver of the boat, aged 46, was arrested for boating while intoxicated, the highway patrol said. His passengers were all adults, according to the incident report.All eight people were transported to Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach. Six sustained serious injuries and two had moderate injuries, the report said.The boat involved was a 2014 Nor-Tech, it said.“The home sustained extensive damage,” according to the highway patrol.Troopers are reconstructing the crash scene using a drone, the highway patrol said...

Unarmed Black man attacked by K-9 despite surrendering with his hands in the air

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

(CNN) — An unarmed Black man was attacked by a police officer’s K-9 as he surrendered to authorities with his hands up, despite an Ohio State Trooper repeatedly urging officers not to release the dog.The July 4 incident followed a lengthy pursuit as officers tried to pull over a commercial semi-truck that failed to stop for an inspection, a video released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol shows.According to a redacted Ohio State Highway Patrol case report obtained by CNN, a Motor Carrier Enforcement inspector tried to stop a semi-tractor trailer traveling west on US 35 in Jackson County because “the vehicle was missing a left rear mud flap.”The inspector turned on his marked patrol vehicle lights and the “suspect vehicle continued west on US 35 and made eye contact” with the inspector, according to the report.When the vehicle’s 23-year-old driver, Jadarrius Rose, failed to stop, the inspector notified dispatch to send a marked patrol unit to assist, according to the case report.The v...

Sanbornton, NH crash leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:05:50 GMT

New Hampshire state police are investigating a rollover crash in Sanbornton on Sunday afternoon that left one person dead and another injured, officials said.Troopers responding to a reported crash on I-93 southbound found a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado that had rolled over, according to state police. As a result of the crash, the passenger was ejected and sustained fatal injured, the driver was taken to the hospital to be evaluated, according to police.The name of the person who died has not been released.The cause of the crash remains under investigation.This is a developing news story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest details.