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Firefighters battling massive fires at 2 apartment buildings in Hollywood

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

Firefighters are responding to a "major-emergency" fire in a two-story apartment building in Hollywood where at least one person was in need of rescue on the second floor, authorities announced Wednesday. Crews responded to the 7700 block of Hollywood Boulevard at around 5:20 p.m. after receiving reports of two vehicles on fire in the carport of the garden-style apartment building, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.  Crews work to extinguish a greater-alarm fire at an apartment building in Hollywood on July 12, 2023. (KTLA)At the scene, fire personnel discovered the flames had extended into the building’s attic and began working, with assistance from L.A. County Fire, to extinguish flames in the 32-unit, 18,900 square foot building, which has been structurally compromised from the heat of the blaze. Crews worked to rescue a woman on the second floor, who was described as being in fair condition and was taken to a nearby hospital for unspecified injuries, LAFD said. Aerial footage...

Salinas man killed in crash on Highway 101 near Gilroy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

GILROY – A 21-year-old Salinas man was killed in a solo-vehicle collision over the weekend on Highway 101 near Gilroy, according to the California Highway Patrol.The crash was reported at 11:25 p.m. Saturday just north of State Route 25, the CHP said in a statement.The man was driving northbound when he veered to the left off the roadway and lost control of his 2004 Honda Accord, according to the CHP. He then traveled across all northbound lanes of the highway and hit a tree on the right-hand shoulder.The CHP said the man died of his injuries at the scene.As of Wednesday, it remained unclear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the collision.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | San Jose: Bicyclist dies from injuries in June hit and run Crashes and Disasters | Stolen car strikes, kills bicyclist in Oakland; driver flees scene, remains at large Crashes and Disasters | Family whose son was killed on California freeway sues Uber, saying driv...

Suspect arrested in killing of Russian submarine captain

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

Associated PressA 64-year-old man has been arrested in southern Russia for the shooting death of a former submarine commander who is alleged by some in Ukraine to have killed more than 20 civilians in a long-range missile strike last year.Sergei Denisenko was detained on suspicion of shooting former 2nd Capt. Stanislav Rzhitsky, reportedly during a morning jog in the city of Krasnodar on July 10.Denisenko was found in possession of a pistol and silencer, officials said. Some Russian media outlets identified him as a native of Sumy, a city in Ukraine.Rzhitsky, 42, was attacked near the city’s Olimp sports complex where he often followed the same 4-mile path, according to the Russian online news outlet Baza, which didn’t specify the source of its report.Baza reported that Rzhitsky often posted screenshots from a fitness app, leading to speculation the attacker could have used social media data to track his route. The reports could not be independently verified.At the time ...

Man arrested for throwing bricks at cars in Berkeley: police

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

(KRON) -- A man was arrested on July 4 for allegedly throwing bricks at cars in Berkeley, the city's police department announced Wednesday.The department received a report of a male suspect throwing bricks at several cars in the 2400 block of Blake Street. The suspect was detained shortly after officers arrived, police said. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Officers investigated the case and discovered six cars with damage. The total damage cost thousands of dollars, per police. The Berkeley Police Department shared an image of a car with a smashed windshield from one of the bricks.

Allisha Gray score 19, Cheyenne Parker adds 18 as Dream beat Storm 85-75 for 6th straight win

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 19 points, Cheyenne Parker added 18 and Atlanta beat the Seattle Storm 85-75 Wednesday night for the Dream’s sixth straight win.Rhyne Howard added 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals, but made just 5 of 15 from the field and tied her season high with five turnovers for Atlanta (11-8). Kia Nurse hit a 3-pointer to give Seattle its first lead at 9-7 with 6:41 left but Howard answered with a 3 of her own just 13 seconds later and the Dream led the rest of the way. Howard followed with a runner in the lane before Gray made back-to-back baskets to make it 21-12 late in the first quarter and the Storm trailed by double figures the rest of the way. Jewell Loyd, the WNBA’s leading scorer this season (25.7 per game), did not play (foot) for Seattle. The five-time All-Star tied the WNBA record of nine 3-pointers during a 93-86 road loss to the Washington Mystics on Tuesday. Jordan Horston, the No. 9 pick in the 2023 WNB...

Indigenous women in Canada forcibly sterilized decades after other rich countries stopped

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — Decades after many other rich countries stopped forcibly sterilizing Indigenous women, numerous activists, doctors, politicians and at least five class-action lawsuits say the practice has not ended in Canada.A Senate report last year concluded “this horrific practice is not confined to the past, but clearly is continuing today.” In May, a doctor was penalized for forcibly sterilizing an Indigenous woman in 2019. Indigenous leaders say the country has yet to fully reckon with its troubled colonial past — or put a stop to a decades-long practice that is considered a type of genocide.There are no solid estimates on how many women are still being sterilized against their will or without their knowledge, but Indigenous experts say they regularly hear complaints about it. Sen. Yvonne Boyer, whose office is collecting the limited data available, says at least 12,000 women have been affected since the 1970s.“Whenever I speak to an Indigenous community, I am swamped with wome...

Tribunal de Guatemala suspende la personería jurídica del Movimiento Semilla, el partido del candidato presidencial Bernardo Arévalo

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

(CNN Español) — En Guatemala, el jefe de la Fiscalía Especial Contra la Impunidad (FECI), Rafael Curruchiche, informó este miércoles que el Tribunal Séptimo de Instancia Penal ordenó la suspensión de la personería jurídica del partido político Movimiento Semilla.En un video publicado en la cuenta de Twitter del Ministerio Público de Guatemala, Curruchiche explica que investigan a Movimiento Semilla por la presunta falsificación de firmas de ciudadanos para el proceso de autorización del partido ante el Tribunal Supremo Electoral.“Existen indicios de que posiblemente más de 5.000 ciudadanos fueron adheridos ilegalmente al Movimiento Semilla falsificando su letra y firma. Además, la firma y huella de una persona le fue puesta a varios ciudadanos”, sostiene Curruchiche en el video.La Corte Suprema de Guatemala avala que el Tribunal Electoral oficialice los resultados de las elecciones presidencialesCNN consultó a Movimiento Semilla para conocer sus comentarios. La respuesta fue u...

ESPN’s Dick Vitale diagnosed with cancer for a 3rd time

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

Longtime ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale says he has been diagnosed with cancer for a third time.Vitale tweeted Wednesday that he had surgery in Boston this week, and tests revealed that he has vocal cord cancer. He said he will undergo six weeks of radiation treatments.“I plan to fight like hell to be ready to call games when the college hoops season kicks off in the fall,” Vitale tweeted, adding that his doctor “feels that scenario is entirely possible.”The 84-year-old Vitale has previously been treated for melanoma and lymphoma. He celebrated being cancer-free in April of last year.Vitale has been with ESPN since 1979, the year the network launched. He called ESPN’s first college basketball broadcast. He’s also a longtime fundraiser for cancer research.Vitale helped friend Jim Valvano to the stage at the 1993 ESPYs, where Valvano delivered his famous “Don’t give up” speech. Valvano died of adenocarcinoma less than two months later.___AP college basketball: https...

Patrick Mahomes, Mikaela Shiffrin win top athlete honors at The ESPYS

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Patrick Mahomes was honored as best men’s sports athlete at The ESPYS, while skier Mikaela Shiffrin received the women’s sports honor on Wednesday night.The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has won two Super Bowls in his five seasons and was named MVP of the game each time, including this past February. He turns 28 in September.“It was an incredible season. There was many ups, many downs,” Mahomes said. “I appreciate my teammates, my coaches, the guys that are here. I go back to camp next Tuesday, so this is a great award. But we’re going to do this thing again, we’re going to keep this thing rolling.”Shiffrin won her 87th World Cup race in March, breaking the mark set by Ingemar Stenmark for the most such wins by any skier. She went on to win an 88th Cup race, as well as the overall season title.“This season was absolutely incredible and there was a lot of talk about records and it got me thinking, why is a record actually important?” Shiffr...

Twitter enfrenta tremenda demanda de unos $500 millones por parte de sus exempleados

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:39:22 GMT

NUEVA YORK – Twitter y su propietario, Elon Musk, fueron demandados este miércoles ante la Justicia estadounidense por exempleados que les reclaman al menos $500 millones de dólares por indemnizaciones de despido que supuestamente les correspondían y que no recibieron.Encabezados por Courtney McMillan, una antigua responsable del área de recursos humanos de la empresa, los empleados despedidos presentaron la acción en un tribunal de San Francisco (California).La demanda argumenta que Twitter ha despedido aproximadamente a 6,000 trabajadores desde su adquisición por parte de Musk y que a ninguno de ellos se le han pagado las compensaciones a las que tenían derecho bajo el plan de indemnizaciones de la compañía. Juicio por la demanda entre Elon Musk y Twitter empieza en octubre; en vilo la compra por $44,000 millones Twitter demanda a Musk para obligarlo a completar su adquisición de $44,000 millones Según McMillan, ese plan e...