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Today in History: October 14, Martin Luther King wins Nobel Peace Prize

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

Today in History Today is Saturday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2023. There are 78 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. On this date: In 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. In 1586, Mary, Queen of Scots, went on trial in England, accused of committing treason against Queen Elizabeth I. (Mary was beheaded in February 1587.) In 1933, Nazi Germany announced it was withdrawing from the League of Nations. In 1939, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the HMS Royal Oak, a British battleship anchored at Scapa Flow in Scotland’s Orkney Islands; 833 of the more than 1,200 men aboard were killed. In 1944, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took his own life rather than face trial and certain execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler. In 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first test pilot to break ...

Stolen dog reunited with owner after 40-mile police chase ends in crash

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (KDVR) — A dog that was part of a scary ride is now back with its owner thanks to the quick work of two Douglas County women.Early Wednesday morning, authorities say two suspects led law enforcement on a nearly 40-mile chase from Thornton to Castle Rock. The two were accused of driving a possibly stolen vehicle, with one suspect accused of shooting at Thornton Police officers. Related: Driver shot after 40-mile police chase that ends with crash into 7-Eleven The suspects were eventually stopped and taken into custody after crashing into a convenience store in Castle Rock.Shortly thereafter, Kaddie Rima said she noticed a dog, named Major, sitting behind the mini-mart near some railroad tracks.Thanks to her sister-in-law, Carly Rima, the two were able to coax the dog to safety, have a local veterinarian scan him and get Major back to his owner in Thornton.“For his owner’s sake, she wouldn't have imagined this is how she would get her boy back,” Carly Rima said.Ma...

Despite freezing temps, DU students camp out for Pioneers hockey tickets

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The freezing temperatures did not stop students at the University of Denver from camping outside for a chance to get their hands on Pioneers hockey tickets.Tents were set up around lunchtime Friday afternoon. That was when the sun was out and it was much warmer — overnight, Denver was expected to get its first freeze of the season. Stolen dog reunited with owner after 40-mile police chase ends in crash Under the tents, coeds had their sleeping bags and blankets, just the supplies they would need to keep warm overnight. Dozens of tents were set up outside of the Ritchie Center on campus.DU provided free meals to the students, with games to pass the time while they camped out.Students pitched their tents on the University of Denver campus to hold their line for tickets to Pioneers men's ice hockey games. (KDVR)As soon as the sun started to set, a stiff breeze dropped temperatures at the campout. DU advised students to bring as many layers as they could to keep warm o...

Suspected intoxicated driver smashes truck into Kohl’s, leads police on pursuit  

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

A typical Friday evening took a turn when a truck crashed through the front of a store at a mall in Huntington Beach. According to the Huntington Beach Police Department, officers received calls about a truck that crashed into the Kohl’s at the Bella Terra Mall shortly before 8 p.m. Three people were injured as a result of the crash and were all transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Kohl's at the Bella Terra Mall after a truck smashed through the front of it on Oct. 13, 2023. (KTLA)Video posted to the Citizen App shows first responders sorting through the damaged storefront, with display cases, advertising signs and merchandise strewn about the entryway. ‘The Sandlot’ actor Marty York’s mother murdered in Northern California, suspect apprehended The vehicle then fled from the mall, leading police to initiate a pursuit through Huntington Beach. A PIT maneuver was executed, and the truck was brought to a halt in the 16000 block of B...

As Mexico expands abortion access, activists support reproductive rights at the U.S. border

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

By María Teresa Hernández | Associated PressTIJUANA, Mexico — It’s Sunday night and Crystal P. Lira is not answering her messages. Inside the headquarters of Colectiva Bloodys y Projects, an organization that has supported reproductive rights near the U.S.-Mexico border since 2016, her only concern is for the woman she has provided with a safe space to get an abortion.Lira, who lives in Tijuana, in northern Mexico, is one among dozens of Mexican “acompañantes” — volunteers who support women wanting to terminate a pregnancy. Located all over the country, most acompañantes offer virtual guidance through an abortion protocol in which no clinics or prescriptions are needed.Developed by activists after decades of facing abortion bans and restrictions in most of Mexico’s 32 states, the protocol encourages women to trust self-managed medication abortions following guidelines established by the World Health Organization.“Accompaniment means that we facilitate information, medications and ev...

What to know in the latest Israel-Hamas war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a million people in the northern Gaza Strip have been ordered to evacuate to the south as the latest Israel-Hamas war entered its seventh day Friday and Israel appeared to be preparing a ground offensive. Hamas urged residents to stay put.The orders sent panic through civilians and aid workers already struggling under Israeli airstrikes and a blockade of the Hamas-ruled area. International aid groups warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis after Israel prevented the entry of supplies from Egypt to Gaza’s 2.3 million people. The latest Israel-Hamas war has claimed more than 3,000 lives on both sides in the week since Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Oct. 7. Some key takeaways from the war:WHAT’S HAPPENED IN THE WEEK SINCE THE LATEST ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR STARTED?An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in southern Lebanon on Friday, killing a Reuters videographer and leaving six other ...

NHRA Fall Nationals Qualifying

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

FridayTexas MotorplexEnnis, TexasFirst RoundTop Fuel1. Steve Torrence, 3.636 seconds, 336.62 mph; 2. Doug Kalitta, 3.642, 334.70; 3. Billy Torrence, 3.660, 334.57; 4. Justin Ashley, 3.670, 338.40; 5. Brittany Force, 3.675, 333.85; 6. Mike Salinas, 3.675, 328.30; 7. Antron Brown, 3.679, 335.62; 8. Shawn Langdon, 3.684, 332.57; 9. Clay Millican, 3.687, 334.52; 10. Tony Schumacher, 3.690, 333.46; 11. Leah Pruett, 3.694, 331.66; 12. Spencer Massey, 3.723, 327.49; 13. Austin Prock, 3.738, 327.11; 14. Josh Hart, 3.746, 326.44; 15. Buddy Hull, 3.780, 321.11; 16. Jacob McNeal, 3.848, 273.16. Not Qualified: 17. Doug Foley, 3.874, 251.57; 18. Krista Baldwin, 4.130, 209.88; 19. Mitch King, 4.170, 228.75.Funny Car1. Bob Tasca III, Ford Mustang, 3.822, 335.55; 2. Matt Hagan, Dodge Charger, 3.848, 319.24; 3. Ron Capps, Toyota GR Supra, 3.851, 333.95; 4. John Force, Chevy Camaro, 3.871, 325.71; 5. Robert Hight, Camaro, 3.879, 328.37; 6. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, 3.881, 327.61; 7. Tim Wilkerson, Must...

Woman found dead in Mission Bay near SeaWorld

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A woman was found dead Friday in Mission Bay near SeaWorld, authorities said.Around 3:11 p.m., officers responded to a vehicle in the water at 404 Sea World Drive, according to the San Diego Police Department.FOX 5 was at the location where authorities could be seen towing a red minivan out of the water. Parents sue Hyatt Hotels Corporation after death of 1-year-old son Police say a fisherman found the vehicle along the dock, which officials believe has been there at least since overnight.Homicide detectives are at the scene investigating the incident.The victim's identity has not been released at this time.FOX 5's Christelle Koumoué contributed to this story.

Gunmen kill 6 construction workers in volatile southwestern Pakistan

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen shot and killed six construction workers overnight in the volatile southwestern Baluchistan province, Pakistani police said Saturday.Police officer Hidayatullah Dashti said gunmen opened fire overnight at eight construction workers in the city of Turbat, about 377 miles (about 606 kilometers) south of Quetta — the capital of the province. Two survived, he said, and were hospitalized for treatment. Dashti said the workers were part of a private construction project in the city.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.For nearly two decades, Baluchistan has been the scene of a low-level insurgency by the Baluchistan Liberation Army and other separatist groups demanding independence from the central government in the capital, Islamabad. Baluch separatists also often target people from Punjab. Punjabi and Sindhi workers were previously targeted. Although the government says it has quelled the insurgency, violence in the province has persi...

Live updates | Day 8 of the latest Israel-Hamas war

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:46:09 GMT

Israel’s military ordered hundreds of thousands of civilians living in Gaza City to evacuate ahead of a feared Israel ground offensive. The directive came Friday on the heels of what the United Nations said was a warning it received from Israel to evacuate 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza. Palestinians and some Egyptian officials fear that Israel ultimately hopes to push Gaza’s people out through the southern border with Egypt.Currently:1. People are scrambling to evacuate northern Gaza even as Hamas told Palestinians to stay home2. No decision on a ground offensive has been announced, although Israel has been massing troops along the Gaza border3. An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in southern Lebanon on Friday, killing one and wounding six4. The war has claimed at least 3,200 lives on both sides since Hamas launched an incursion on Oct. 75. United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has assured Israel: “We...