close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 24 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The Houston Rockets have released DeMarcus Cousins after just 25 games. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Cousins was waived this week after signing a $2.3 million contract with Houston in the offseason. He returned to the court this season after missing all of last season while recovering from a torn Achilles tendon. The 30-year-old Cousins was averaging 9.6 points and 7.6 rebounds this season playing in a reserve role. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The four-time All-Star has averaged 20.8 points and 10.7 rebounds in an 11-year career in which he also played with Sacramento, New Orleans and Golden State. … [Read more...] about Houston Rockets release DeMarcus Cousins after 25 games
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University Of Michigan Shuts Down Campus Library For 2 Days After Discovering Venomous Spiders
(CNN) — It’s like something straight out of a nightmare — venomous spiders were found inside a University of Michigan library, causing the building to be shut down for two days last month. The “small number” of venomous Mediterranean recluse spiders were uncovered in the basement mechanical room of Shapiro Undergraduate Library in late January during a routine building check, said university spokesperson Kim Broekhuizen. READ MORE: I-75 Modernization Project In Oakland County Resumes Friday With Weekend Closure Closing the library was a misunderstanding, and there haven’t been any other spider sightings since then, she said. “Based on what we all know now, library managers agree that it was a mistake to close the building and they apologize for the inconvenience to the university community,” Broekhuizen said in a statement issued Tuesday. But the spiders have also been identified in basements and remote areas of other buildings on campus due to low occupancy. Broekhuizen … [Read more...] about University Of Michigan Shuts Down Campus Library For 2 Days After Discovering Venomous Spiders
South Dakota Attorney General Reported Hitting a Deer But Fatally Struck a Pedestrian
South Dakota attorney general Jason Ravnsborg speaking in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in September 2020. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/Shutterstock South Dakota attorney general Jason Ravnsborg’s initial story about his accident on the night of September 12 left several key questions unanswered. Ravnsborg initially claimed that he hit a deer on U.S. Highway 14 on his way back to Pierre, the state capital, from a fundraiser 110 miles away. But the next day it emerged that he had struck and killed 56-year-old Joe Boever as the man was returning to his pickup truck, which was stuck on the side of the road after a prior collision with a hay bale. “A human doesn’t look like a deer,” said Boever’s cousin, a former South Dakota legislator, in September. “The whole thing stinks to me.” The investigation into the crash, including interviews released by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety this week, further undermined the claims of the state’s top legal official. Among … [Read more...] about South Dakota Attorney General Reported Hitting a Deer But Fatally Struck a Pedestrian
Woman Reunites With Quincy Police Officers Who Lifted Car Off Her On Christmas Eve
QUINCY (CBS) – Jacqueline Massua is lucky to be alive, and on Wednesday, she got to meet the people who saved her life. “I honestly didn’t know if I was going to make it,” Massua said with tears in her eyes. READ MORE: Video Shows Crash, Shooting On Route 138 In Canton Massua was hit by a car on Christmas Eve morning in Quincy and was pinned under the car. Fortunately, several Quincy Police officer s were at the right place at the right time. “I truly believe that if you guys weren’t there that day, I wouldn’t be standing here today,” Massua said. Police helped lift a car off Jacqueline Massua in a Quincy Stop & Shop parking lot on Christmas Eve. (WBZ-TV) The officers lifted the car off Massua in the busy Stop & Shop parking lot. READ MORE: Woman, 2 Children Injured In Webster, NH House Fire “They lifted the vehicle, it was a bunch of them – lifted it with a group effort. Lifted it and saved her life,” said Quincy Police Chief Paul Keenan. Massua’s … [Read more...] about Woman Reunites With Quincy Police Officers Who Lifted Car Off Her On Christmas Eve
Authorities Identify Warda Syed, Uzair Syed As Mother, Child Found Dead In Pond In Boonton, N.J.
BOONTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Authorities have identified the mother and child who were found dead in a pond in Morris County . Exactly what happened, though, remains a mystery. READ MORE: Former Aides Karen Hinton, Lindsey Boylan Accuse Gov. Andrew Cuomo Of Bullying, Sexual Harassment As CBS2’s Andrea Grymes reported, there is a picturesque park that was marred by tragedy in Boonton. Leftover police tape was near the swings, and a makeshift memorial on the bridge over the pond where investigators say the bodies of 35-year-old Warda Syed and her 11-year-old son, Uzair, were found. Warda Syed and Uzair Syed. (credit: Image via CBS2) “There’s a family in deep pain today and we as people in Boonton need to say we’re thinking of you and praying for you,” one woman said. Authorities said they were initially called to Grace Lord Park around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. They found Syed’s 6-year-old son unharmed, but alone in a car, calling for his mother. Police followed footprints … [Read more...] about Authorities Identify Warda Syed, Uzair Syed As Mother, Child Found Dead In Pond In Boonton, N.J.