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Rigazzi’s sold to local ownership group

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Rigazzi's, the oldest operating restaurant in The Hill neighborhood, has been sold. And while the beloved Italian eatery is no longer a family-run business, it will remain a locally owned establishment.Corey Christanell and business partner Donn Ganim bought the restaurant from Joan Aiazzi, whose late husband, Mark, ran the restaurant with her until his death in 2013.Rigazzi's opened in 1957 at the corner of Daggett Avenue and Boardman Street. It was the brainchild of friends and business partners, Lou Aiazzi and John Riganti. The name of the restaurant is a portmanteau of their last names.Joan Aiazzi said she did not want to sell her family's restaurant to just anyone. "“It was important for me to ensure the next owner of Rigazzi’s was someone with deep ties to The Hill," she said. "...I can rest easy knowing they will keep the traditions we created on our little corner of The Hill alive and well, and I can’t wait to come back and enjoy a glass of wine on the guest side...

Mother files wrongful death lawsuit against now-closed Christian boarding school in Missouri

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A mother is suing a shuttered Christian boarding school in Missouri, blaming her son's death on a gang rape and other abuse he endured there.Agape Boarding School has been subjected to a wave of litigation as a series of abuse allegations emerged, but the case filed this month and amended Monday in federal court by Kathleen Britt is believed to be the first wrongful death suit.The suit said that mental health problems plagued Britt's son, Jason Britt, after he left the private school, where several staffers subsequently were charged. The suit said he lifted weights obsessively and ingested copious steroids so he would become so strong that he never would be victimized again.He grew so despondent that he wrote a suicide note. But heart and kidney failure were what claimed his life in February 2022. When will Missouri see the first freeze of the season? “The saddest part of his case is he finally found a cause to live when the circumstances of his...

Over 2,000 participate in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Thousands of people attended the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk this weekend. The event, with over 2,000 participants, raised over $275,000 for the American Cancer Society and donations will still be accepted through the end of the year.The walk is a celebration of courage and hope, supporting survivors and emphasizing the importance of early screening. FOX 2 sponsored the event, with strong community turnout.The people who took part in the one-mile walk are supporting breast cancer survivors, patients and their caregivers. There were 160 teams registered for the event and 130 breast cancer survivors came to the walk.

NFL suspends Broncos safety Kareem Jackson four games for string of unnecessary roughness penalties

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

The NFL on Monday brought the hammer down on Broncos safety Kareem Jackson, suspending him for four games without pay for a series of unnecessary roughness penalties.The latest in a string of hits that have drawn penalties and fines came Sunday against Green Bay when Jackson hit Packers tight end Luke Musgrave high.Jackson made contact shoulder pad to shoulder pad, but also got the crown of his helmet across Musgrave’s facemask.Regardless of the helmet-to-helmet contact, too, Musgrave was ruled to be a defenseless receiver because he had not yet turned into a runner after the catch.In informing Jackson of his suspension, NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan wrote, “On the play in question, you delivered a forceful blow to the head/neck area of a defenseless receiver, when you had the time and space to avoid such contact. You could have made contact with your opponent within the rules, yet you chose not to.”According to the league’s announcement, Runyan and the ...

Passenger describes frightening scene when JetBlue plane suddenly tilted backward

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

A California woman is recounting the terrifying moment when a JetBlue flight suddenly tipped backward at New York’s JFK Airport on Sunday night.JetBlue Flight 662 had just landed from Barbados around 8:30 p.m. local time and passengers were in the process of disembarking. That’s when, according to Ulli Haslacher from Claremont, California, the plane suddenly became unstable.“We heard a noise and we felt falling,” Haslacher told KTLA on Monday. “I was standing at the time and fell back.”Video posted to Citizen App shows the JetBlue plane tilted backward at New York's JFK Airport. Oct. 22, 2023. (Citizen)Unsure of what was happening, Haslacher said she immediately feared for her safety and thought about her family.“I was thinking that I’m not going to see my grandchildren … I’m not going to see my kids again. It was very stressful.”The plane, which Haslacher believes still had around 80 people onboard, had shifted due to a weight imbalance. Video posted to Citizen App shows the front ...

Striking actors, studios to resume talks Tuesday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

It's been more than 100 days since actors joined writers in striking against movie and television producers, and while writers are back to work, the actors have yet to reach a deal. But that's not to say it's a hopeless situation.SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers are set to resume discussions on Tuesday. An impasse led to a halt in talks earlier this month.The most daunting issue appears to be revenue sharing from streaming, something studio executives have rejected. Another issue that's proven contentious is the use of artificial intelligence. Specifically, SAG-AFTRA is worried studios will enable the "reuse of actor likenesses using cutting-edge rendering technologies" without compensating the performers for what would have been more work in the past, Variety reports.Americans generally support the strikers, but that public sentiment has thus far not been enough to bring the sides together.It remains to be seen if the time away from the negotiat...

When will it feel like winter in California? NOAA updates holiday season forecast

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

Californians know better than to dream of a white Christmas, but many Golden State residents might not need to bust out a coat this holiday season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its predictions Thursday for the next three months, showing most of California is in for above-average temperatures through the end of the year. A large swath of the country, seen on the map below, is shaded in orange, indicating a higher probability of above-average temperatures between November and January. Far northern California is most likely to see a warm winter. The Bay Area has a 40% to 50% chance of above-average heat, while most of Southern California has a 33% to 40% chance. The parts of the U.S. most likely to be unseasonably warm are New England and the Pacific Northwest, which is consistent with the El Niño pattern we're expecting.El Niño can also make for a wet winter in California, especially the southern half of the state. However, this year the rain chances ar...

Indian cricket great Bishan Bedi dies at 77

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

Associated PressNEW DELHI — Bishan Bedi, the India cricket great whose dazzling left-arm spin claimed 266 test wickets, has died. He was 77.The death of Bedi, who underwent multiple surgeries over the last two years that included a knee operation a month ago, was confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Monday.“The BCCI mourns the sad demise of former India Test Captain and legendary spinner, Bishan Singh Bedi,” the BCCI wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and fans in these tough times. May his soul rest in peace.”Born in Amritsar on Sept. 25, 1946, Bedi was part of the famous Indian spin quartet with Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivas Venkataraghavan in the 1970s.Indian bowler Bishan Singh Bedi, foreground, competes in a match in 1971. (Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Hulton Archive via Getty Images)Bedi earned his 266 wickets in 67 test matches, at an average of 28.71, with best innings figures o...

Sen. Menendez pleads not guilty to new espionage charge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

By Larry Neumeister | Associated PressNEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to court Monday and entered a not guilty plea to a charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Menendez, 69, made the plea during his first appearance before Judge Sidney H. Stein at Manhattan federal court. Stein is expected to preside over a trial tentatively scheduled for May.Stein said the plea was the sole purpose for the hearing and adjourned the preceding after about five minutes.The New Jersey Democrat stepped down from his powerful post leading the Senate committee after he was charged last month. Prosecutors said the senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez, accepted bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car over the past five years from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for a variety of corrupt acts.The other defendants entered not guilty charges to a superseding indictment last week. The senator w...

49ers RB McCaffrey to play vs. Vikings; Chris Conley to help replace Deebo Samuel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:51 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS — Running back Christian McCaffrey is expected to play through an oblique injury tonight for the 49ers, who’ve called up Chris Conley from the practice squad to help cover the absence of Deebo Samuel.McCaffrey is listed as questionable, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the NFL’s leading rusher would play in the ESPN-televised game that kicks off locally at 7:15 p.m. CT.  McCaffrey has started has scored in a franchise-record 15 consecutive games, two shy of Lenny Moore’s NFL record. Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported Sunday that McCaffrey is dealing with a slight tear to his oblique.Left tackle Trent Williams is expected to miss his first game of the season because of a right-ankle injury in the 49ers’ last game, a 19-17 loss at Cleveland last Sunday. Jaylon Moore figures to start in Williams’ place.Conley made his 49ers’ debut in their Week 3 home opener, with the sixth-year veteran playing nine snaps (no catches)...