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Ozzy Osbourne says he can no longer walk due to Parkinson’s disease

FILE -- Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. (Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP)

Ozzy Osbourne says he can no longer walk as he continues his battle with Parkinson’s disease.

The 76-year-old rock legend discussed the condition of his health on his SiriusXM radio show earlier this month.

“I go on about the way I can’t walk and I can’t do this, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all of my complaining, I’m still alive,” the outlet quoted Osbourne.

He added, “I may be moaning about how I can’t walk as well … but as I look down the road, there are people that didn’t do half as much as me, and they didn’t make it.”

Ozzy Osbourne’s wife Sharon Osbourne spoke to The Sun on Feb. 5 about her husband’s health.

“Parkinson’s is a progressive disease. It’s not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and it’s affected his legs,” she was quoted as saying.

But Sharon Osbourne also said her husband is excited about reuniting with Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years for his final concert in July.

“He’s very happy to be coming back and very emotional about this,” she said.

The BBC reports the heavy metal pioneers will headline a fundraising concert in Birmingham, England, on July 5.

Woman stabs boyfriend in neck after argument over wedding venue, police say

Kailee Brantner is facing a charge of first-degree reckless injury. (Brookfield Police Department)

Brookfield, Wis.

A Wisconsin woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend over a wedding venue dispute.

According to the Brookfield Police Department, Kailee Brantner is facing charges of battery and reckless injury.

Brookfield police said the situation started when officers were called to a residence about a reported stabbing and domestic situation on Jan. 29.

When officers arrived at the home, they found a man on the ground holding a towel to the left side of his neck.

Police said Brantner was spotted sitting on a couch in the next room.

One of the officers at the scene said Brantner told him that the ordeal started over a disagreement about using their house as a wedding venue.

According to an arrest report, Brantner and her boyfriend were exchanging messages earlier in the day that involved his mother and the discussion of possible wedding plans.

However, this led to a disagreement between the couple and she returned home from work to continue the conversation when things turned violent, police said.

Officers said Brantner told them that she grabbed a knife because she was getting scared of what was happening and she put her hands up when her boyfriend came towards her and that’s when he was stabbed.

A detective said the boyfriend told him that Brantner was the one who got physical first when the two were talking and that he was trying to remove himself from the situation.

The man said when he noticed Brantner had a knife he tried to get out of the back door of the house and that’s when he felt the stabbing pain, police said.

Brantner told a detective at the scene she remained on the couch after what happened because she did not want to be accused of leaving the scene.

Authorities said Brantner was taken into custody from the evidence and statements given at the scene.

The 22-year-old reportedly made her initial court appearance in Waukesha County on Jan. 31 and is scheduled for a hearing on Feb. 13.

Man, 20, accused of killing 8-month-old baby with his car following argument with passenger

Justin Golden, 20, is accused of hitting and killing a baby with his car. (Jacksonville Sheriff's Office)

Jacksonville, Fla.

A man in Florida is under arrest following the death of a baby after being involved in an argument over the weekend.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Justin Golden, 20, was driving with a female passenger and an 8-month-old baby Saturday morning when he got into an argument with the woman.

Investigators said he took the child out of the car before leaving the scene and hit the infant with his vehicle.

The baby ended up dying, and Golden was taken into custody on charges that included aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide.

The sheriff’s office did not immediately say if the baby was Golden’s child or what led up the argument that morning.

“We, with our partners at the State Attorney’s Office, will stop at nothing to get justice for the baby,” Jacksonville authorities said.

Officers brave freezing water to rescue 30 cold-stunned sea turtles caught in historic snowstorm

Officers in Florida braved the cold water to rescue 30 sea turtles in Gulf County. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission)

Gulf County, Fla.

Authorities in Florida say officers braved the cold waters to rescue more than two dozen sea turtles that were caught in the freezing temperatures and snow.

According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, two of its officers were undeterred by the recent historic weather event on the Gulf Coast.

Officials said the officers “braved the freezing water in Gulf County” to rescue 30 sea turtles that were caught in the snow and ice.

The agency said it is working diligently to search and rescue cold-stunned sea turtles across coastlines in the county.

Authorities urged anyone who sees a sea turtle in distress to call their Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC.

Coast Guard deploying assets to ‘Gulf of America’ in support of Trump’s executive orders

FILE — The U.S. Coast Guard says it is deploying assets around maritime borders. (U.S. Coast Guard)

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is deploying assets around maritime borders in support of President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

According to the agency, it will work to detect and deter illegal migration among other objectives in support of Trump’s orders issued this week.

“I have directed my operational commanders to immediately surge assets to increase Coast Guard presence and focus [in] key areas,” Coast Guard Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday said.

Some of the key maritime locations mentioned included the southeast U.S. border approaching Florida to prevent mass migration from Haiti or Cuba and the maritime border around Alaska and Hawaii.

Lunday continued, saying specialized forces would also increase their presence on the “maritime border between Texas and Mexico in the Gulf of America” while supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection on maritime portions of the southwest U.S. border.

“The U.S. Coast Guard is the world’s premiere maritime law enforcement agency, vital to protecting America’s maritime borders, territorial integrity and sovereignty,” Lunday said.

The Coast Guard said it would also be targeting the maritime border between the Bahamas and South Florida, and between the U.S. and Mexico in the Pacific Ocean.

On Monday, Trump said in his inaugural address that he would change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”

“A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” the president was quoted as saying about the situation. “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on Earth.”

The Coast Guard’s announcement of deploying more assets regarding maritime security came a day after Trump dismissed U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Lee Fagan.