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Accidente de autobuses en Nueva York deja a decenas de personas heridas, según las autoridades

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

NUEVA YORK – Una gran colisión entre dos autobuses en Manhattan dejó decenas de pasajeros heridos. Un total de 18 fueron trasladados a hospitales del área el jueves por la noche.Funcionarios del Departamento de Bomberos de Nueva York (FDNY, por sus siglas en inglés) dijeron que dos autobuses, un autobús de la MTA y otro turístico de dos pisos, chocaron cerca de East 23rd Street y 1st Avenue, alrededor de las 7:00 p.m.El recuento total de pacientes seguía fluctuando, pero los funcionarios del FDNY dijeron que los socorristas estaban evaluando a un total de 81 personas. Ninguna de las lesiones de los involucrados parecía poner en peligro la vida, agregaron.Los esfuerzos para rescatar a las personas a bordo del autobús turístico se vieron dificultados por el tamaño del vehículo, indicó el cuerpo de bomberos en una rueda de prensa. Había que sacar a las personas por las ventanas y sacarlas de la cubierta superior con la ayuda de una escalera.La mayoría de las lesiones parecen ser ...

Denver weather: Severe thunderstorms again on Friday

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Thursday was a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day as thunderstorms moved across the Front Range in the Denver weather forecast. Some storms were strong to severe, bringing hail and wind, lightning and heavy rain.A severe thunderstorm watch was issued across northeast Colorado, including the Denver metro area, until 10 p.m. The watch included Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Jefferson, Larimer, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Washington and Weld counties.Possible thunderstorm threats from Pinpoint WeatherWeather tonight: Showers could continue lateThe chance for showers and thunderstorms could linger until midnight along the Front Range and in metro Denver. The threat of severe storms will quickly diminish around sunset.Storms could stay strong on the far eastern and southeastern plains of Colorado and last into the early morning hours on Friday.Weather tomorrow: More storms possibleFriday will bring another round of late-day showers and thunderstorms. S...

Wheat Ridge veteran reunited with man who saved him from Clear Creek

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR) -- A Wheat Ridge man is thankful to be alive after falling into Clear Creek west of Golden on Tuesday. Jim Collins shared the ordeal with FOX31's Evan Kruegel Wednesday, hoping for a chance to say thank you to two boaters who pulled him from the creek."I am so thankful and so lucky," Collins said. "These guys are real heroes, and I hope we get to find out who they are."It didn't take long for FOX31 viewers to identify one of the men, Garrett Downs. Veteran searching for heroes who pulled him from Clear Creek Downs routinely kayaks down Clear Creek and said he and a friend were nearly finished with their Fourth of July run when they happened to see Collins fall in.“My friend was maybe 100 yards in front of me, and I see this big splash just off of his bow,” Downs said. “Within a second or two, I realized someone was in trouble.”Downs said he raced downstream and helped his friend corral Collins and push him to shore.He routinely films his kayak...

Chatfield State Park swim beach closed due to E. coli

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A second state park's swimming areas in metro Denver have been closed due to higher levels of E. coli detected in the water, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a release Thursday. Chatfield State Park's swim beach has been temporarily closed after tests showed elevated levels of E. coli in the water, CPW said. The levels registered unsafe bacteria levels above the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment requirements. High E. coli levels close Cherry Creek swim area Signage has been put up around the park informing visitors of the closure but boating access and hand-launched vessels are not restricted, CPW said. Cherry Creek State Park swim areas were also temporarily closed Thursday after routine tests showed elevated levels of E. coli in its waters. Neither state park's swimming areas will be reopened until tests indicate the levels are safe, CPW said.

‘It was over 40 rounds’: Mother, daughter describe shooting at Fort Lauderdale apartment complex that injured 5

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

A mother and daughter who live in an apartment complex in Fort Lauderdale where, police said, a shooting involving minors took place, said bullets came into their unit, as detectives continue their search for the people responsible.Speaking with 7News on Thursday, the 42-year-old mother showed 7News the bullet holes in her front door, window, and concrete wall of her unit, where she’s lived for 20 years.“It went through my door, through the outside to the door jamb, and I guess the bullet is inside,” she said. “When it was all said and done, it was over 40 rounds.”According to Fort Lauderdale Police, Wednesday night’s shooting left five people injured. Four of those victims are minors.Three of the victims remained in Broward Health Medical Center on Thursday following the incident, which took place in the area of Northwest 29th Avenue and 19th Street, at around 8:40 p.m. The mother, who asked not to be identified or show her face on camera, said s...

Stranded manatee rescued from Daytona-area beach

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

PONCE INLET, Fla. (WSVN) — It took a team effort to save a manatee stranded on a Florida beach.More than a dozen people put in the back-breaking work to carry the sea cow to a truck in Ponce Inlet, near Daytona Beach, Wednesday afternoon.Body camera video from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office captured rescuers as they carried the marine mammal into the back of the truck.It was no easy feat. Adult manatees weigh around 1,000 pounds.The manatee was driven to the SeaWorld Manatee Rehabilitation Center, where it is now receiving care.

The dark arts of politics

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Google Play EN_Google_Podcasts_Badge Created with Sketch. Stitcher .st0{fill:#EB8A23;} .st1{fill:#FAC617;} .st2{fill:#612368;} .st3{fill:#3792C4;} .st4{fill:#C33727;} Acast In the final episode of the season, host Aggie Chambre explores the clandestine operations, secretive briefing wars and campaign stunts that make up the darker side of politics — and asks if there is still ...

Tackling severe asthma, one step — and breath — at a time

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

Living with severe asthma means living with the fear that a serious — even life-threatening — attack could strike at anytime, anywhere.It is trying to avoid a situation where, “I’ll have an attack someday and I’ll be in a place where nobody will know what to do about me,” explained Lynn, a Canadian who has lived with the illness for 28 years.Asthma carries an immense personal toll, and, with around 16 million people living with a severe form of the disease globally, it also carries a significant impact for healthcare systems and society.1With around 16 million people living with a severe form of the disease globally, it also carries a significant impact for healthcare systems and society.1While those living with severe asthma make up approximately only 5-10 percent of global cases, they account for more than 50 percent of the healthcare costs associated with the condition.1,2And, given the steady increase in the number of people worldwide living with asthma, a growing imperative exi...

Dozens injured after a double-decker bus and a city bus collide in Manhattan, officials say

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

(CNN) — A collision between a double-decker bus and a city bus in Manhattan on Thursday left dozens injured and at least 18 people requiring hospitalization for non-life-threatening injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department.First responders received notice of the crash on the borough’s east side shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday, said FDNY Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy.“The first two units arrived to find two buses involved in what appeared to be a serious accident, complicated by the fact that one of them was a double-decker bus,” Murphy said at a news conference at the scene.Ropes and ladders were used to assist passengers with getting off the buses, officials said.“Any time you have two buses involved you have a significant number of patients that likely need to be treated,” Murphy said. “So seeing that quantity of people right away, I think the units did a very good job getting them off the bus quickly and taken to the appropriate resources.”Eighteen patients we...

Red Sox rally late to spoil Nathan Eovaldi’s Fenway return

Published Thu, 13 Feb 2025 22:23:57 GMT

Nathan Eovaldi is having a spectacular season. The former Red Sox right-hander has emerged as a Cy Young contender since joining the Texas Rangers, and while he wasn’t at his best Thursday night, he still walked off the mound with a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning, earning a polite applause from the Fenway Faithful as he exited.Then, with their former teammate out of the picture, the Red Sox offense feasted.Boston scored seven straight runs from the sixth inning onwards and delivered the knockout blow in the form of a six-run avalanche in the bottom of the seventh. Kiké Hernández came through with the go-ahead two-run single and from there Boston kept pouring it on in what wound up a decisive 10-6 win.The comeback began after Boston cut the deficit to 5-4 in the sixth on an RBI single by pinch hitter Rob Refsnyder to score Hernández, who reached on a fielder’s choice and an error on Eovaldi’s last batter faced. Then in the seventh Boston loaded the bases with one out ...