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A quick-thinking police officer averted a significant tragedy Thursday when a 12-year-old boy fell through the ice on the Wisconsin River and the officer rescued him, according to a video. The video from an officer’s body camera captured the moment the officers were able to throw a ResQ Disc to the child and pull him to safety. According to the manufacturers of the ResQ Disc , the frisbee-like device can be thrown up to 100 feet away to rescue people trapped in swift currents or deep waters. WDJT reported that authorities discovered the 12-year-old 20-30 yards away on the ice, along with another child who fell closer to shore. Once the police brought these two children back to shore, first responders treated them and took them to a local hospital as a precaution. The Portage Police chief praised the officers for their actions that day. “I am very proud of the officers’ actions which prevented a tragedy,” Portage Police Chief Keith Klafke wrote in a Facebook post … [Read more...] about WATCH: Police Save 12-Year-Old Who Fell Through Ice on the Wisconsin River

CLEVELAND (AP) — A former U.S. attorney has joined a legal team trying to free a man convicted of killing three people, who has long proclaimed his innocence. Justin Herdman, appointed by former President Donald Trump in 2017, stepped down as U.S. attorney for northern Ohio in January. Herdman wrote in a federal court filing this week that 57-year-old Kevin Keith should be given a hearing to consider his arguments after 27 years in prison, cleveland.com reported. READ MORE: COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Health Dept. Announces 2,789 New Coronavirus Cases, 55 Additional Deaths Keith’s death sentence in 2010 was commuted to life in prison in the 1994 murders of two women and a 4-year-old girl in what prosecutors said was retaliation for his arrest in a drug sweep in Bucyrus. He has proclaimed his innocence and argues that there are alibi witnesses, another possible suspect, and inconsistencies in the evidence against him. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected Keith’s arguments, but … [Read more...] about Ex-U.S. Attorney Trying To Help Free Man Convicted Of Killings

close Video NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars after seven-month journey FOX News correspondent Phil Keating has the details from Miami on 'Special Report' NASA got its Perseverance rover rolling on Mars , as the space agency celebrated the rover's first drive and other milestones Friday. The rover drove 21.3 feet over a span of 33 minutes on Mars' landscape Thursday, the first time it has moved since landing on the red planet two weeks ago. Over the course of 33 minutes Thursday, Perseverance went 13 feet forward, rotated 150 degrees, then backed up eight feet. (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Perseverance's six wheels propel it forward at a top speed of .1 miles per hour, which sounds like a snail's pace by Earth's standards, but is lightning fast on Mars 141 million miles away. "The rover’s six-wheel drive responded superbly," said Anais Zarifian , Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mobility test bed engineer. "We are now confident … [Read more...] about NASA celebrates Mars rover Perseverance’s first steps, other milestones

A political cartoon showing Representative Preston Brooks beating abolitionist senator Charles Sumner in the Senate chamber in 1856. Photo: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive Going into the 2020 elections, Democrats had high hopes that Joe Biden would win the presidential contest by enough of a margin to ensure solid Democratic majorities in Congress. That was a pretty big deal: After all, in a period of interconnected public-health and economic crises, having one of our two highly polarized parties in a position to get legislation through Congress provided a much better prospect for effective governance than the bipartisanship everyone supports in principle but no one (least of all today’s Republicans) actually practices. As it happens, Democrats did manage to pull off a trifecta (just as Republicans did in 2016), but by the narrowest possible margins. That outcome, alongside the existence of the Senate filibuster, has forced President Biden to pursue the cramped and complicated … [Read more...] about Today’s Gridlock Is Like a 19th-Century Nightmare

Oddsmakers aren’t giving the Rockies much of a chance to win their first World Series title this season. After two straight losing seasons since making back-to-back playoff appearances and trading away star third baseman Nolan Arenado, Colorado’s odds are at the bottom of several sportsbooks. Bovada puts the Rockies at +15,000 — meaning a $100 bet would win $15,000 — ahead of just the Pirates (+25,000). Sportsbetting.com also has them at +15,000 in a three-way tie for last with Pittsburgh and Texas. Meanwhile, BetMGM has a more optimistic look, placing them at +8,000 in a six-way tie for 21st. The Dodgers are favored to repeat as champions, ranging from +300 to +350. Here’s a look at some of the current odds in the world of sports. +15,000 The odds the Rockies will win the 2021 World Series, according to Bovada. It’s tied for the second-worst odds ahead of just the Pirates (+25,000). +2,000 The odds Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s next team will be the Broncos … [Read more...] about Pick 6: Odds Rockies win World Series, Russell Wilson is traded to Broncos, Von Miller stays in Denver