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Court date postponed for Trump’s valet Walt Nauta in the classified documents case

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A court appearance was postponed Tuesday for a Donald Trump valet who’s charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back.A lawyer for the valet, Walt Nauta, told a judge that Nauta had been unable to find a Florida-based attorney. He also said that Nauta was stuck in Newark, New Jersey, after his scheduled flight down to Florida for the arraignment sat on the tarmac for hours and then was canceled.The lawyer, Stanley Woodward, said Nauta expressed his apologies to the court for not being present.“Mr. Nauta takes very seriously the charges that he is facing,” he said.As a result, a federal magistrate judge, Edwin Torres, pushed Tuesday’s scheduled arraignment back until July 6.Nauta was charged earlier this month alongside Trump in a 38-count indictment filed by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith. Trump pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 37 counts related to the alleged mishandling of...

Miami gravesite of 2 killed in New Year’s 2021 crash vandalized again

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

Grave concern once again for a South Florida family after a video captured an act of vandalism at the Miami cemetery on the gravesite of two people killed in West Miami-Dade on New Year’s in 2021.Last month, a similar cellphone video showed someone defacing a gravestone with a white spray instead of the black spray that was used in the previous act of vandalism.Ingrid Diaz, a sister of one of the victims, spoke with 7News about the recurring act of vandalism. “It happened again about two weeks ago,” said Diaz. “They did the same exact thing, posted up on social media, sending the video harassing all of the families, all of the friends, posting locations and everything. Now I am here because I need something to be done.” Moments later, the vandal is seen spray-painting the flowers, hammering the grave and a memorial honoring the victims. The person repeatedly kicked everything that was placed on the grave at the Caballero Rivero Woodlawn North Cemetery. ...

Barbie’s DreamHouse available to rent on Airbnb ahead of movie’s release

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

(CNN) — Pack your bags Barbie fans, this summer’s holiday destination is clear: The Malibu DreamHouse.The pink pad will be available to rent in California this summer, but the house has been given a twist by Barbie’s beau Ken.The “life-size toy pink mansion” sits above the beach and boasts “panoramic views,” according to an Airbnb listing purportedly written by Ken.“Welcome to my Kendom! While Barbie is away, she has handed over the keys to her Malibu DreamHouse this summer and my room could be yours for the night,” reads the listing.“I’ve added a few touches to bring some much-needed Kenergy to the newly renovated and iconic Malibu DreamHouse,” it adds.The house is fitted out with cowboy gear, an outdoor disco dance floor, an infinity pool and a wardrobe full of clothes.Guests can book from 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET) on July 17, with two one-night stays for up to two guests available on July 21 and July 22.Those selected will also be able to take home Ken-style yellow and pink Impala s...

Woman rescued after falling overboard on Royal Caribbean cruise

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO – A 42-year-old woman narrowly escaped after falling overboard from the tenth deck of the Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas cruise ship earlier this morning. Passengers aboard the vessel watched in suspense from their balconies as crews executed a water rescue operation, bringing the fortunate woman to safety within 45 minutes.The incident unfolded as the cruise ship was en route to Willemstad, Curacao, when the woman fell from the tenth deck. The quick response and coordinated efforts of the rescue team ensured her swift retrieval from the water. Once aboard, she was promptly transported to the ship’s medical facility for initial evaluation before being transferred to a local hospital in Curacao for further medical attention.Amid the tense atmosphere that enveloped the ship, passengers held their breath, anxiously witnessing the dramatic rescue unfold before their eyes. “It’s like the whole mood, even the cruise director was … y...

Police arrest 33-year-old man accused of stealing police cruiser from Jackson Memorial Hospital

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

Miami Police arrested a man accused of stealing a police cruiser from Jackson Memorial Hospital.The suspect, 33-year-old Joshua Lee Marlow, who was driving the stolen cruiser, was stopped by police along Northwest 27th Avenue and 41st Street in Northwest Miami-Dade, Monday night. Marlow is facing four charges, which include grand theft of a law enforcement vehicle.

Marlins CF Jazz Chisholm Jr back from IL, LHP Trevor Rogers out through All-Star break

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. was activated Monday by the Miami Marlins after the center fielder spent the past month on the injured list with a right toe turf injury, but left-hander Trevor Rogers will remain sidelined through at least the All-Star break with a partial tear in his right lat.Rogers told the Miami Herald that he “felt and heard a pop” when he was warming up in the bullpen before a June 10 rehab start, but added that he doesn’t believe he will need surgery for the injury.The Marlins placed Rogers on the 15-day injured list on April 21 with a left biceps strain and on June 14 put him on the 60-day IL. Rogers, who last pitched in an April 19 start against San Francisco, is 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18 innings.Chisholm hasn’t played for the Marlins since May 13, when he collided with the center-field wall while attempting to catch a drive hit by Henry Ramos in a loss against Cincinnati. He remained down on the warning track for a cou...

Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Belarus, Lukashenko says

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, the country’s authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday.“Yes, indeed, he is in Belarus today,” Lukashenko said, according to Belarusian state-owned news agency BELTA.A private jet belonging to Prigozhin had reportedly landed at a military airstrip near Minsk on Tuesday morning.Prigozhin was exiled from Russia — under a three-party deal between the Kremlin, Wagner and Belarus — after leading an aborted mutiny by his Wagner Group forces against President Vladimir Putin last weekend. The mutinous warlord resurfaced Monday afternoon, posting a defiant message on social media in which he defended his troops’ rebellion against Russia’s military leadership.In his message, Prigozhin said Minsk had offered ways for his men to continue work from Belarus.Earlier Tuesday, Lukashenko said Belarus could benefit from the presence of Wagner troops on its territory.“They will tell us about the ...

City releases recordings of 911 calls made after equipment fell on woman at Harvard T station

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

The city of Cambridge has released 911 calls made from the MBTA’s Harvard station moments after a piece of electrical equipment fell on a woman standing on a platform last month. The incident happened on May 1. Now, call recordings show callers said they could not find any T employees nearby to help in the immediate aftermath. “Hi there,” a caller says in one recording. “I didn’t know where to call. It’s in the Harvard MBTA station — on the lower platform — on the inbound platform. There’s equipment that fell and hit a person. So, there’s a lot of us who saw it. Somebody needs to get here. I don’t know the MBTA 911 number, but there’s nobody here.”The city of Cambridge only agreed to release recordings after altering the voices of the callers. In calls, a good Samaritan can be heard telling a dispatcher they could not find any T employees nearby. Another caller told Cambridge police the same thing when they dialed 911.&n...

Kansas City teenager Ralph Yarl recounts being shot after he rang the wrong doorbell

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There was no way, Ralph Yarl thought, that the white man pointing the gun at him through the glass door would shoot him. But the Black teenager, who had gone to the wrong house in Kansas City looking for his younger brothers, was wrong a second time.Yarl’s brothers were actually at a home a block away, and he said in an interview with “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts that aired Tuesday that he hadn’t met the family of his brothers’ friends, “so maybe it was their house.”After ringing the doorbell, he said, he waited a long time on the porch before the door opened.“I see this old man and I’m saying, ‘Oh, this must be like, their grandpa,’” said Yarl, now 17. “And then he pulls out his gun. And I’m like, ‘Whoa!’ So I like, back up. He points it at me.”Yarl, whose brothers were actually at a home a block away, braced and turned his head.“And then it happened, and then I’m on the ground. I fall on the glass, the shattered glas...

Court date postponed for Trump valet Walt Nauta in classified documents case

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 06:49:34 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — A court appearance was postponed Tuesday for a Donald Trump valet who’s charged with helping the former president hide classified documents that the Justice Department wanted back.A lawyer for the valet, Walt Nauta, told a judge that Nauta had been unable to find a Florida-based attorney and that he was stuck in Newark, New Jersey, and unable to fly down for the arraignment because of a flight that sat for hours on the tarmac before being canceled.The lawyer, Stanley Woodward, said Nauta expressed his apologies to the court for not being present.“Mr. Nauta takes very seriously the charges that he is facing,” he said.As a result, a judge pushed Tuesday’s scheduled arraignment back until July 6.Nauta was charged earlier this month alongside Trump in a 38-count indictment filed by Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith. Trump, a Republican, pleaded not guilty earlier this month to 37 counts related to the alleged mishandling of classi...