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'Coroner to the stars' Ed Winter dies at 73 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

Ed Winter, the Deputy Los Angeles County Coroner who handled the death investigations into some of Hollywood’s biggest celebrities, has died at the age of 73, according to TMZ. Winter handled several high-profile death cases during his tenure, including Whitney Houston, Paul Walker, Tom Petty, Brittany Murphy, and most notably, Michael Jackson. He signed Jackson’s death certificate after Jackson’s doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, who was supposed to sign it, reportedly fled the hospital. He famously said that Jackson had "enough Propofol in him to put down a rhinoceros or an elephant."Winter’s first assignment on his first day on the job was the investigation into the 2003 death of actress Lana Clarkson inside the mansion of famed music producer Phil Spector. A jury found Spector guilty of Clarkson's murder in 2009.Winter retired from his position as Deputy L.A. County Coroner in 2019 after nearly 17 years on the job. 

Woman killed in shooting inside East Oakland home

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

A 26-year-old woman was fatally shot early Saturday morning inside her East Oakland home, according to Oakland police.The woman, whose name has not been released, was killed shortly after 5 a.m. at a home in the 1400 block of 84th Avenue, near International Boulevard, Oakland police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.No arrests have been announced, and a motive for the killing remains unclear.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Oakland man ‘executed’ by FBI agent while in ‘surrendering position,’ lawsuit claims Crime and Public Safety | Fremont woman killed in crash after assailant left her stranded on I-880 center divider Crime and Public Safety | Two men shot in Oakland Crime and Public Safety | Mountain View art studio owner arrested on suspicion of molesting teen girl Crime and Public Safety | East Bay man charged with vehicular manslaughter in teen’s death A rew...

Oakland Restaurant Week kicks off

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland Restaurant Week is back from now until March 26.Derreck Johnson, owner of Home of Chicken and Waffles, joins KRON4’s Stephanie Lin to share what to expect.

Niinistö: Sweden security OK if Finland joins NATO first

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Sweden won’t be in a vulnerable security situation even if Finland joins NATO first, the Finnish president said Sunday, as both Nordic membership candidates negotiate bilateral military pacts with the United States.“It is possible that Finland joins NATO before Sweden,” Finnish President Sauli Niinistö said in interview published by the Swedish public broadcaster SVT on Sunday. “Should we have refused Turkey’s offer to ratify? That sounds a bit crazy. It would have been a terribly difficult situation if we had said ‘no’ to Ankara.”Niinistö referred to his Friday visit to Ankara where Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc, but wouldn’t ratify Sweden’s bid before disputes between Ankara and Stockholm are solved.Both Finland and Sweden applied to become NATO members 10 months ago in the wake of Russia’s ...

‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ stumbles with $30.5 million debut

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

“ Shazam! Fury of the Gods ” felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from over 4,071 theaters.The “Shazam!” sequel fell short of its modest expectations ($35 million) as well as the first film in the series ($53.5 million in April 2019), and earned a place on the very low end of modern DC comics movie launches, between “Birds of Prey” ($33 million in February 2020) and “The Suicide Squad” ($26.2 million in August 2021), both of which were R-rated.Directed by David F. Sandberg, “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” brought back Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody and Djimon Hounsou, and added Helen Mirren, Rachel Zegler and Lucy Liu. Critics, many of whom found the first film charming, were largely underwhelmed by this outing. It currently holds a 53% Rotten Tomatoes critic score.Audiences were more positive about the sequel, giving it a B+ CinemaScore...

CNBC: las personas con este tipo de trabajo tienden a ser las más infelices, según estudio de Harvard

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

Los trabajos más infelices también son algunos de los más solitarios, según un estudio de 85 años realizado por investigadores de Harvard. Si bien los roles particulares no se pueden correlacionar de manera confiable con la insatisfacción y el agotamiento, ciertas características del trabajo pueden serlo, Robert Waldinger, MD, profesor de psiquiatría en la Escuela de Medicina de Harvard y director del Estudio de Desarrollo de Adultos de Harvard, uno de los estudios más antiguos. sobre la felicidad, le dice a CNBC Make It. Los trabajos que requieren poca interacción humana y no ofrecen oportunidades para construir relaciones significativas con los compañeros de trabajo tienden a tener los empleados más desdichados, encontró el estudio. Amenazas con deportación y abusos físicos: acusan a dueño de pizzería de trabajo forzoso México y EEUU acuerdan recuperar salarios de 13,000 trabajadores temporales Desde 1938, los investigadores de...

Ski resorts are embracing a new role: climate activist

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

ASPEN, Colorado (AP) — Snow falls thick as skiers shed their gear and duck into the Sundeck Restaurant, one of the first certified energy efficient buildings in the U.S. – this one at 11,200 feet (3,413 meters) above sea level atop Aspen Mountain in Colorado. Skiers in brightly colored helmets jockey for a spot at the bar, their bodies warmed by thick, insulated walls and highly efficient condensing boilers.Overhead, WeatherNation plays on the television, looping footage of last year’s mega storms and flashing a headline: “2022 billion dollar disasters.”Aspen Skiing Company’s vice-president of sustainability, who sits nearby eating a slice of pizza, says it’s not enough for resorts to just change their on-site operations to become “green.”“If you’re a ski resort and you care about climate change or you profess to care about climate change, it absolutely has to go beyond reducing your carbon footprint,” said Auden Schendler. “If your CEO hasn’t spoken out on climate...

Cómo obtener un nuevo seguro si pierde la cobertura de Medicaid; pasos importantes a seguir

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

La cobertura de Medicaid terminará para millones de estadounidenses en los próximos meses y empujará a muchos a un territorio desconocido: el mercado de seguros de salud. Los estados comenzarán a eliminar a las personas de los planes financiados por el gobierno cuando ya no califiquen en función de los ingresos, un proceso que se detuvo poco después de la pandemia de COVID-19. El momento de estos cortes variará. Pero todos los estados tienen mercados de seguros donde las personas que pierden Medicaid pueden comprar una nueva cobertura con la ayuda de subsidios. Algunos estados incluso conectarán a los compradores con un nuevo plan potencial. CNBC: Obamacare abrirá periodo de inscripción especial para aquellos que perderán cobertura de Medicaid A partir de esta fecha, millones podrían perder su cobertura de Medicaid bajo el plan del Congreso Comprar un seguro asequible que cubra médicos regulares y recetas puede ser desalentador, ...

I-96 reopens in Michigan after pileup of up to 100 vehicles

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

PORTLAND, Mich. (AP) — An interstate highway has reopened in central Michigan following a massive pileup involving up to 100 vehicles in whiteout conditions.I-96 in Ionia County reopened about 10 p.m. Saturday, about five hours after authorities reported the pileup in the eastbound lanes near Portland, a city more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Detroit and roughly halfway between Lansing and Grand Rapids.Michigan State Police officials said they closed both eastbound and westbound lanes just after 5 p.m. on Saturday following the pileup.The MSP First District in Lansing said some people were injured but had no details. The MSP Sixth District in Grand Rapids later tweeted: “Thankfully it appears that there are no serious injuries.” Officials posted photos of cars backed up along the frigid roads after the crash. Source

Long-serving Montenegro president seeks reelection

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:32:36 GMT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Voters in Montenegro are casting ballots Sunday in a presidential election marked by political turmoil and uncertainty over whether the small NATO member state in the Balkans will unblock its bid to join the European Union or instead seek to improve ties with Serbia and Russia.Analysts predict that the first round of Montenegro’s presidential election will not produce a clear winner and that incumbent Milo Djukanovic, 61, will face one of several challengers in a runoff vote in two weeks. Though the presidency is largely ceremonial in Montenegro, the ballot is seen as a key indicator of popular sentiment ahead of a parliamentary election set for June 11.“I don’t plan to lose this election and it can be expected that I lead my party at the parliamentary vote,” Djukanovic said after casting his ballot. “I believe there will be a runoff … and that we will have a fair duel. I am convinced of my superiority.”Djukanovic’s opponents incl...