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Lawyer criticizes Panera's caffeinated lemonade after wrongful death lawsuits

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

(NewsNation) — An attorney representing the family of a man who allegedly died from consuming Panera Bread’s popular caffeinated “charged lemonade” told NewsNation the drink is no ordinary highly-caffeinated beverage.“We have a situation here where we have a drink that has 390 milligrams of caffeine, it also has gharana. And what it is, is it contains as much caffeine as three Red Bulls,” said Elizabeth Crawford, a lawyer for the families of the deceased.The family of a 46-year-old Florida man filed a wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against Panera, claiming the beverage contributed to his death. Quaker Oats recalls granola products over concerns of salmonella contamination David Brown had high blood pressure and didn't drink energy drinks, but the lawsuit said he believed the Panera Charged Lemonade was safe since it was not advertised as an energy drink. It was offered in the same place as the restaurant chain’s non-caffeinated or less-caffeinated drinks, according to the l...

PHOTOS: 49th annual TubaChristmas at Denver’s Sculpture Park

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

The 49th annual TubaChristmas 2023 took place at the Sculpture Park outside of the Denver Center of the Performing Arts in Denver on Dec. 17, 2023.Hundreds of tubas, euphoniums and other low-register brass instruments helped to spread holiday cheer under sunny skies and warm temperatures. The event was part of the TubaChristmas 2023, a nationwide series of free concerts performed by local, volunteer musicians who play tubas, euphoniums, sousaphones, baritones and other brass instruments.Conductor Bill Clark joked that two tons of heavy metal took part in the concert. The very first tuba Christmas took place 50 years ago at Rockefeller Center in New York City. This is the 49th year for the event in Denver. It has moved around the city as it has grown in size from Larimer Street to Skyline Park and now to the outdoor sculpture garden at DCPA.Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

Fatal plane crash involved 'experimental homebuilt' aircraft, feds say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

Authorities with the National Transportation Safety Board announced on Sunday that a single-engine plane that crashed Saturday, killing one person aboard, was an “experimental homebuilt vans RV-8" aircraft.  The crash occurred around noon near the intersection of Auburndale and West Rincon streets, the Corona Fire Department tweeted on X, formerly Twitter. Video of the scene captured by independent news agency OnSceneTV showed the plane collided with a tree. The crash sparked a small vegetation fire that was extinguished, fire officials said.  A small plane is seen after crashing in Corona on Dec. 16, 2023. (OnScene.TV)An investigator with NTSB arrived at the site Sunday morning and began the process of documenting the scene and examining the aircraft, federal officials confirmed to KTLA via email. The investigation into the crash, according to NTSB, will focus on the pilot, aircraft itself and the “operating environment.” Investigators will look at the foll...

49ers Studs and Duds: Purdy and McCaffrey make the Niners’ offense the NFL’s best

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

Can the 49ers play the Cardinals every week?The Cardinals used to be the 49ers’ in-division bugaboo. San Francisco might have been the better team, but Arizona had their number.Now it’s the Niners putting up big numbers on the Cardinals.After a near-flawless offensive game earlier this season in Santa Clara, the 49ers turned in another elite offensive performance in Arizona in front of a partisan Niners crowd to win the NFC West again.The Niners averaged 7.8 yards per play, put five offensive touchdowns on the board, and remained perfect against the NFC West this season with a 45-29 win, setting up a massive Christmas Day showdown with the Baltimore Ravens at Levi’s Stadium.Here are the studs and duds from the game:STUDS Related ArticlesSan Francisco 49ers | Instant analysis of 49ers’ NFC West-clinching, 45-29 win over Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers | 49ers-Cardinals pregame: Defense will have Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius Ward ...

Instant analysis of 49ers’ NFC West-clinching, 45-29 win over Arizona Cardinals

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

GLENDALE, Ariz. — An hour into his homecoming, Brock Purdy was flat on his back. He’d just taken a helmet-to-helmet hit from 232-pound linebacker Dennis Gardeck. The crowd, dominated by 49ers fans, tried to rally Purdy by chanting his name.Was he knocked out? Did his surgically repaired elbow get wrecked? Was the 49ers’ season in peril?Purdy would miss only three snaps because of a nerve stinger in his left shoulder, and he’d finish off that same drive with one of his four touchdown passes en route to a 45-29 victory over the Arizona Cardinals.The 49ers (11-3) thus clinched their second straight NFC West title and their 23rd division crown in franchise history. They remain in position for the NFC’s No. 1 playoff seed with three regular-season games to go, their next being on Christmas next Monday night against the Baltimore Ravens at Levi’s Stadium.When Purdy’s fourth touchdown pass found Deebo Samuel on a 17-yarder to the front left pylon, offensive linemen gave Purdy a...

McCaffrey scores 3 TDs and 49ers roll past Cardinals 45-29 for 6th straight win

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey scored three touchdowns, Charvarius Ward had two interceptions — including a pick-6 — and the San Francisco 49ers pushed their winning streak to six games with a 45-29 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.San Francisco's Brock Purdy — making his first NFL start at State Farm Stadium, which is about 45 miles from where he grew up — completed 16 of 25 passes for 242 yards and tied a career high with four touchdowns. He also shook off a hard hit in the second quarter that caused him to miss a few plays.During their winning streak, the 49ers (11-3) have won all of their games by at least 12 points. They've also won 12 straight against divisional opponents in the NFC West.With the win, the 49ers clinched their second consecutive NFC West title. McCaffrey scored his second touchdown early in the third quarter, sneaking out of the backfield for a 41-yard score and a 28-13 lead. The running back was so wide open that he leaped for the catch, fe...

Person dies after car crashes on CA-84 in Newark

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

(KRON) -- A person died after a car crash Sunday afternoon on the westbound lanes of CA-84 in Newark, according to California Highway Patrol's incident log. The crash happened around 1:22 p.m. in the area of Ardenwood Historic Farm and CA-84 where a car spun out and crashed.CHP says multiple people were inside the vehicle. The condition of the vehicle's other occupants is unknown. 1 hospitalized after Amtrak train crashes into car in Oakland Two westbound lanes were temporarily shut down. As of 4 p.m., all lanes have reopened on CA-84. A coroner from Alameda County was called to the scene. The circumstances of how the crash happened are unknown at this time.

Proposed conservative constitution rejected by voters in Chile

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Proposed conservative constitution rejected by voters in Chile.Source

Real Madrid beats Villarreal 4-1 to take Spanish league lead. Alaba injured before halftime

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid lead the Spanish league after beating Villarreal 4-1 but lost defender David Alaba with a serious knee injury on Sunday.Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo, Brahim Díaz and Luka Modric scored for Madrid, which moved one point ahead of Girona ahead of the Catalan club’s home game against Alaves on Monday. Madrid is seven points ahead of third-place Barcelona. The defending champion drew 1-1 at Valencia on Saturday.“It’s always good to open a gap to Barcelona,” Rodrygo said. “But seven points is not a lot, there is still a lot of league left. We have to keep this mindset and keep trying to win every match.”Alaba had to be helped off the field at the Santiago Bernabeu before halftime when his left knee buckled while he tried to steal the ball from an opponent near midfield. The Austria defender fell and immediately called for help while grabbing his knee. He couldn’t put weight on his left leg while being carried off the field in the 34th mi...

MOP Skinner, freshman Swindel help Texas defend volleyball title with sweep of No. 1 Nebraska

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:52:16 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Madisen Skinner had 16 kills and Ella Swindle became the fourth true freshman setter to lead her team to a national championship as Texas defended its NCAA Volleyball title by dominating No. 1 overall seed Nebraska 3-0 on Sunday.With Skinner, named the Most Outstanding Player with 34 kills in the Final Four, the Longhorns (28—4) ran their tournament winning streak to 12 by becoming the first team to win consecutive championship matches 3-0. Texas won its fourth NCAA crown 25-22, 25-14, 25-11 by sweeping the Cornhuskers (33-2), who had lost just one set in the tournament.“My teammates, oh my gosh, just the support,” Skinner said. “Just the belief we have in each other. Ever since I’ve been here I just knew it was the place to be. I felt I’m part of a family, something bigger than myself. The people surrounding me made this all possible.Texas returned 11 players off its championship team, although MVP Logan Eggleston graduated. The experience showe...