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“Everyone is safe” following Facebook video of person put into van in Aurora

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

The people shown in a widely shared Facebook video of a group putting someone into a white van in Aurora on Wednesday morning are all safe, the Aurora police department announced Wednesday.The since-deleted video was shared more than 3,000 times on Facebook on Wednesday, with the caption of a “kidnapping caught on camera,” and Aurora police asked for help from the public in obtaining more information in social media posts at 5:30 p.m.Less than two hours later, Aurora police announced on X that the department had identified the people involved and confirmed everyone was safe.Investigators are still obtaining more information about the incident, according to the department.The video appeared to show at least four people forcing another person into a white van before closing the door, and Aurora police confirmed the incident occurred around 9 a.m. near South Chambers Road and East Hampden Avenue.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Burglaries at over 40 Denv...

Suspected DUI driver plows through smoke shop in Orange County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

Surveillance video at a local smoke shop captured a woman violently crashing through the front of the store in a white Mercedes, driving through and crashing out the back wall, narrowly missing one of the shop’s employees.  The incident at Cobra Smoke Shop occurred at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 500 block of Euclid Street in Fullerton.  Security footage of the incident shows the woman pull in front of the store, briefly stop and then plow through the storefront glass as a startled employee behind the counter watches.  Without slowing at all, the woman’s car shatters what appears to be a glass humidor before crashing out the rear wall and stopping in the back parking lot, causing heavy damage to the smoke shop.  A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after she crashed through a smoke shop in Fullerton on Dec. 13, 2023. (OnScene.TV)A woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after she crashed through a smoke shop in F...

Suspect wanted for deadly Metro stabbing in South L.A.

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

A suspect remains at large after allegedly stabbing a man to death on a Metro train in South Los Angeles on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Jalil Sosa Illera, 27, by the Los Angeles Police Department.Police responded to an assault with a deadly weapon on the 2400 block of South Flower Street at around 3:44 p.m. The victim was boarding the E-Line train from the LATTC/Ortho Institute Station.Investigators later discovered that onboard, Illera and the suspect were involved in an altercation. During the confrontation, Illera was stabbed multiple times by the suspect, police said.The victim was able to drive himself home after the stabbing. Emergency crews responded to Illera’s residence and transported him to the hospital. He later died from his injuries, authorities said.Suspect wanted after allegedly stabbing a man to death aboard a Metrro train in South L.A. on Dec. 12, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department)A man was killed after being stabbed on an E-Line Metro train in Sou...

Coastal town in Mexico being destroyed by the rising seas

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

By Daniel Shailer | Associated PressEL BOSQUE, Mexico (AP) — People moved to El Bosque in the 1980s to fish. Setting out into the Gulf of Mexico in threes and fours, fishermen returned with buckets of tarpon and long, streaked snook. There was more than enough to feed them, and build a community — three schools, a small church and a basketball court on the sand.Then climate change set the sea against the town.Flooding driven by some of the world’s fastest sea-level rise and by increasingly brutal winter storms has all but destroyed El Bosque, leaving piles of concrete and twisted metal rods where houses used to line the sand. Forced to flee the homes they built, locals are waiting for government aid and living in rentals they can scarcely afford.The U.N. climate summit known as COP28 finally agreed this month on a multimillion-dollar loss-and-damage fund to help developing countries cope with global warming. It will come too late for the people for El Bosque, caught between Me...

Four-bedroom home sells in Pleasanton for $1.5 million

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

7850 Meadowbrook Court – Google Street ViewA spacious house located in the 7800 block of Meadowbrook Court in Pleasanton has new owners. The 2,040-square-foot property, built in 1970, was sold on Oct. 18, 2023, for $1,500,000, or $735 per square foot. This two-story house offers a spacious layout with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The home’s exterior showcases roofing materials crafted from wood shake roofing / shingles. Inside, a fireplace enhances the ambiance of the living area. The property is equipped with forced air heating and central A/C. Additionally, the house is equipped with a garage. The property’s backyard also includes a pool.These nearby houses have also recently changed hands:In August 2022, a 2,792-square-foot home on Mount Tam Circle in Pleasanton sold for $2,150,000, a price per square foot of $770. The home has 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.A 3,020-square-foot home on the 7900 block of Stonehurst Court in Pleasanton sold in July 2023, for $2,200,000, a price per...

COP28 delegates agree to transition away from fossil fuels

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

By Seth Borenstein, David Keyton, Jamey Keaten and Sibi Arasu | Associated PressDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time they’ve made that crucial pledge in decades of U.N. climate talks though many warned the deal still had significant shortcomings.The agreement was approved without the floor fight many feared and is stronger than a draft floated earlier in the week that angered several nations. But it didn’t call for an outright phasing out of oil, gas and coal, and it gives nations significant wiggle room in their “transition” away from those fuels.“Humanity has finally done what is long, long, long overdue,” Wopke Hoekstra, European Union commissioner for climate action, said as the COP28 summit wrapped up in Dubai.Within minutes of opening Wednesday’s session, COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber gaveled in approval of the central document — an evaluati...

San Francisco landlords rented storage units as homes, city attorney says

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- For years, landlords in Ingleside Heights rented storage units and windowless basements as homes for profit, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said.Chiu announced Wednesday that the city won a lawsuit against two landlords who "profited off of renting illegal and unsafe units to immigrant tenants."Judge Suzanne Ramos Bolanos found that Naim Jamali and Sana Jamali, the owners of a 22-unit building at 333 Randolph Street, violated multiple laws by renting commercial and storage units to tenants."These landlords put profit over the safety of their tenants," Chiu said. "That behavior is unacceptable and illegal."The property at 333 Randolph Street consists of four residential units and 18 commercial and basement storage units. The owners allowed at least 13 of the commercial spaces and windowless basement rooms to be used as residences. The Jamalis charged tenants thousands of dollars per month, according to the City Attorney's Office.Several tenants alleged...

No. 15 Florida Atlantic rolls past Florida International 94-60

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Johnell Davis scored 16 points and Alijah Martin had 14 as No. 15 Florida Atlantic rolled past rival Florida International 94-60 on Wednesday night.Bryan Greenlee and Brandon Weatherspoon each scored 12 for the Owls (8-2), who opened the game on a 12-2 run and never looked back.Jaidon Lipscomb scored 17 points for FIU (3-8), and Javaunte Hawkins added 12.FAU shot 64% to FIU’s 36%, outrebounded the Panthers 43-27 and held a 48-20 edge in points in the paint. Owls center Vladislav Goldin, who entered the night as the national leader in field-goal percentage at 73.7%, made all three of his shots and grabbed nine rebounds.It was FAU’s seventh consecutive win over its regional rival; the campuses are about 60 miles apart. They were both members of Conference USA through last season, and kept the rivalry going this season with FAU now having joined the American Athletic Conference.The Panthers fell to 0-26 against ranked opponents, including 0-2 this se...

Trump rails against opponents while urging Iowans to ‘put big numbers up’ in caucuses next month

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump on Wednesday made his third trip to Iowa this month and urged his supporters to turn out in “big numbers” when Republicans cast the first presidential nomination votes in 33 days.The former president, who has remained far ahead of his rivals in national polls and those of likely Iowa caucusgoers, pressed his supporters not to be complacent despite his frontrunner status.“We have to put big numbers up, really big numbers,” Trump said. Addressing Iowa voters directly, he said: “We are leading by a lot but you have to go out and vote. That margin of victory is so, so powerful.”He also insulted his GOP rivals and President Joe Biden and boasted about everything from keeping Iowa at the forefront of the Republican nominating process to bringing back the phrase “Merry Christmas,” though he didn’t offer details explaining when he thought it had gone missing.He vowed that if he won the November 2024 election, the economy would be thriving again by Christ...

Poison centers getting huge increase in calls about Ozempic, Wegovy

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:12:12 GMT

Semaglutide, a drug that is sold under brand names like Ozempic and Wegovy, has led to a huge increase in calls to poison centers nationwide.It is an injectable medication that patients use for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss, but some have been using it incorrectly, leading to accidental poisonings.“You really should just be following the dosing titration, increasing the dose as is recommended,” said James Leonard, director of clinical services at the Maryland Poison Center. “You’re more likely to reduce your side effects and be able to tolerate the drug and keep taking it.”The poison center is located at the University of Maryland Baltimore and is an emergency hotline for people with questions about poisoning treatment.It is staffed by pharmacists and nurses who are certified as specialists in poison information.According to Leonard, one of the main issues with semaglutide is the fact that it’s supposed to be taken just once a week. That confuse...