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El papa Francisco recibe antibióticos para tratar una bronquitis infecciosa y podría salir del hospital en “los próximos días

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

(CNN) — El papa Francisco recibió antibióticos para tratar una bronquitis infecciosa y podría recibir el alta hospitalaria “en los próximos días”, informó este jueves el portavoz del Vaticano, Matteo Bruni, en un comunicado.“En el contexto de los controles clínicos programados para el obispo de Roma, se constató una bronquitis infecciosa que requirió la administración de una terapia antibiótica por vía intravenosa que produjo los efectos esperados con una clara mejoría del estado de salud”, dijo Bruni.“Con base en el resultado previsto, el papa podría ser dado de alta en los próximos días”.“El papa Francisco pasó la tarde en Gemelli para dedicarse al descanso, a la oración y a algunas tareas de trabajo”, añadió Bruni.¿Qué problemas de salud ha tenido el papa Francisco?Este miércoles, el portavoz del Vaticano dio a conocer que el papa, de 86 años, tenía una infección respiratoria y debía pasar “unos días” hospitalizado...

Nico Hoerner looking forward to long-term future with Cubs

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nico Hoerner thinks the best is yet to come — for him and the Chicago Cubs.Hoerner is looking forward to his future with the Cubs after finalizing a $35 million, three-year contract with Chicago. The deal begins with the 2024 season, covering his last two years of arbitration and the first year that he would have been eligible for free agency.“I hope that it’s not the last deal with this team,” Hoerner said Thursday in his first public comments since the contract was completed. “This is where I want to be.”Hoerner, who turns 26 in May, was selected by the Cubs in the first round of the 2018 amateur draft out of Stanford. He made his big league debut the following year, batting .282 with three homers and 17 RBIs in 20 games.He is coming off a breakout season, batting .281 with a career-best 10 homers, 55 RBIs and 20 steals in 135 games. He played in a total of 112 games over his first three years in the majors.“Nico is such a great kid. Such great makeup. Works h...

FBI documents show gunman who killed 60 people in 2017 Las Vegas shooting was angry about how casinos were treating him

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — FBI documents show gunman who killed 60 people in 2017 Las Vegas shooting was angry about how casinos were treating him.Source

Pope showing ‘marked improvement,’ could leave hospital soon

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis showed a “marked improvement” Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the coming days, the Vatican and his doctors reported.The 86-year-old pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man, ate breakfast, read the newspapers, rested and worked from his hospital room at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, according to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.An additional update provided late Thursday by doctors revealed Francis had been diagnosed with bronchitis. The infection “required the administration of antibiotic therapy on an infusion basis which produced the expected effects with a marked improvement in his state of health,” the doctors’ statement said.“Based on the expected course, the Holy Father could be discharged in the coming days,” it concluded.The timeframe brought into question Francis’ participation in Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square this weekend, as well as his pres...

Agreement in place to return Lolita the orca to the Pacific

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — An unlikely coalition of a theme park owner, animal rights group and NFL owner-philanthropist announced Thursday that a plan is in place to return Lolita — an orca that has lived in captivity at the Miami Seaquarium for more than 50 years — to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest.“I’m excited to be a part of Lolita’s journey to freedom,” Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said during a news conference announcing the agreement. “I know Lolita wants to get to free waters.”The time frame for moving the 57-year-old, 5,000-pound (2,267-kilogram) orca could be six to nine months or even longer, Irsay said. He added that he became part of the mission because “the story of Lolita is near and dear” to his heart.Irsay is partnering with Eduardo Albor, who heads The Dolphin Company which owns the Seaquarium, and the nonprofit Friends of Lolita, co-founded by environmentalist Pritam Singh, to move Lolita from her marine park tank that measures 80 feet by 35 feet (24...

Former Presidente supermarkets owner found guilty of hiring hitmen to kill ex-wife’s lover

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

A jury has ruled the former owner of several Presidente Supermarkets guilty of orchestrating the murder of his ex-wife’s lover.The verdict was reached Thursday afternoon, around 3:30, when Manuel Marin was found guilty of second-degree murder, conspiracy of kidnapping and kidnapping.Jury deliberations began Wednesday evening. Marin was accused of hiring hitmen to kill 43-year-old Camilo Salazar back in June 2011.When Salazar’s body was found in the Everglades, police said, officers discovered that his throat was slit and his head was beaten.According to police, Marin commissioned Roberto Isaac and former MMA fighter Alex Vila Perdomo to carry out the murder.Isaac and Perdomo were found guilty of conspiracy of second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. Isaac was also found guilty of second-degree murder and kidnapping.Marin did not take the stand in his trial. Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Taking Work Home with You: Former New Bedford Whaling Museum worker indicted for alleged theft of artifacts

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

A former employee of the New Bedford Whaling Museum has been indicted by a grand jury after being accused of stealing artifacts from his previous place of work, according to authorities.The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment of Robert M. Burchell on Thursday. According to a news release from the DA’s office, the 42-year-old New Bedford man allegedly stole dozens of “pocket-sized items” from the museum he worked at for two years, and would sell the items to local antique and pawn shops.He was eventually caught after authorities said a shop owner in West Bridgewater tipped off police, believing items that he purchased from Burchell were likely stolen.The 42 year old was later arrested by New Bedford police on Jan. 5 and was charged with Larceny from a Building. Following his initial arraignment, the court imposed a $5,000 cash bail on Burchell while ordering him to stay away from both the museum and museum employees.Months later,...

FBI documents: Las Vegas mass shooter lost tens of thousands of dollars gambling, was mad about how casinos had treated him

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The high-roller gambler who opened fire on concertgoers on the Las Vegas Strip had lost tens of thousands of dollars while gambling weeks before the mass shooting and was upset about how the casinos had treated him, according to FBI documents made public this week.The documents reveal the strongest indication of a motive for the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. They paint a detailed account of gunman Stephen Paddock’s final days before the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting that killed 60 people and injured hundreds more.A gambler whose name is redacted from the hundreds of pages of documents told the FBI that Paddock “was very upset at the way casinos were treating him and other high rollers.”Neither the FBI nor the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the lead investigating agency, presented an official motive for the shooting. Both agencies have said Paddock acted alone.The 10-minute massacre un...

Pope showing ‘clear improvement’ after antibiotic treatment for bronchitis infection, could leave hospital soon

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

(CNN) — Pope Francis showed a “clear improvement” on Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the next few days, according to the Vatican.The 86-year-old pontiff, who as a young man had a small part of his right lung removed, was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Wednesday after complaining of breathing problems. Following clinical checks and tests, the doctors identified that he had bronchitis and were administering antibiotic therapy to treat him.“Based on the predictable outcome, the Holy Father could be released in the next few days,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a statement, adding that Francis had spent the afternoon resting, praying and carrying out some work.“His Holiness Pope Francis rested well during the night. The clinical picture is progressively improving and the planned treatments continue. This morning after breakfast, he ...

Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision trial ends, jury deliberates

Published Mon, 03 Mar 2025 20:56:48 GMT

By SAM METZ (Associated Press)PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon in Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial over a 2016 ski collision at a Utah resort.The eight-person jury received the case following closing arguments in which attorneys delivered dueling versions of who was at fault in a crash that left retired optometrist Terry Sanderson with four broken ribs. Both sides have argued that their client was the downhill skier, making the other culpable according to a skier responsibility code.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Attorneys for Gwyneth Paltrow and the 76-year-old suing her over a 2016 ski collision used closing arguments to describe their clients as aggrieved victims participating in a yearslong legal battle to take a stand for truth, sending the case to the eight-member jury to make a decision.During closing arguments, Paltrow’s attorneys asked jurors to disregard the opp...