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Touching photos shows injured K9, deputy recovering from crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

A Ventura County Sheriff’s Office deputy and his K9 partner will be back on the job soon after recovering from a collision involving an alleged DUI driver, officials announced Monday.The crash occurred Saturday night when Deputy Castaneda and his K9, Danny, were responding to a call of a possible DUI driver near Neptune’s Net, a popular seafood restaurant along Pacific Coast Highway between Malibu and Oxnard.As they were traveling southbound on PCH, they collided with a white Mercedes sedan that was driving into oncoming traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol.A Ventura County Sheriff's vehicle is seen resting on rocks near the ocean after a crash on Dec. 16, 2023. (VCSO)"Deputy Castaneda saw the Mercedes approaching him and took evasive measures to avoid a crash; however, the front of the Mercedes subsequently struck the patrol vehicle," CHP said in its report.The impact sent the SUV flying off the roadway and down a rocky cliff where it came to rest in a precarious spo...

Woman missing after walking her dog along North Bay highway

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

(KRON) -- The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is searching for a woman who was reported missing on Tuesday.Donnita Hall, 76, was last seen around noon Tuesday in Windsor walking her dog on Highway 101 between Arata Lane and Shiloh Road. She is considered at-risk due to her age and dementia. Antioch police search for missing man Hall is a white woman who stands 5-foot-6 with long, gray hair and brown eyes. An image of Hall is at the top of the story.Hall was last seen wearing a blue, long-sleeved shirt and dark jeans. Her dog is small with black-and-white fur. Anyone who sees Hall or knows where she might be is asked to call (707) 565-2121.

Judge orders release of over 150 names of people mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit documents

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the public disclosure of the identities of more than 150 people mentioned in a mountain of court documents related to the late-financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying that most of the names were already public and that many had not objected to the release.The people whose names are to be disclosed, including sex abuse victims, litigation witnesses, Epstein’s employees — and even some people with only a passing connection to the scandal — have until Jan. 1 to appeal the order, signed Monday by Judge Loretta A. Preska.For several years, Preska has reviewed documents sought by the Miami Herald from a civil case, filed by one of Epstein’s victims, that eventually was settled. Many of the records related to that lawsuit were publicly released in past years, but on Monday the judge made determinations about some portions of the records that were initially withheld on potential privacy grounds and what can be made public about certain peopl...

New York man who served 37 years in prison for killing 2 men released after conviction overturned

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who served 37 years in prison for the shooting deaths of two people in the 1980s has been released from prison after his conviction was overturned. The Democrat and Chronicle reports Michael Rhynes left the Attica Correctional Facility on Tuesday afternoon following a court appearance in Rochester.His daughter, Michelle Miller, who was born three months after Rhynes was arrested, told the newspaper she’d never seen her father outside the confines of prison. “This will be my first birthday, my first Christmas, my first New Year’s with my father on the outside,” she said. “I think today is the first day I’ve experienced joy. I mean, ever. It’s like a dream.”Acting state Supreme Court Justice Stephen Miller tossed Rhynes’ 1986 murder conviction last week after two key witnesses, who previously had been in jail with Rhynes, recanted their testimony.The now-62-year-old was charged in connection with the killing of two people during a botched ro...

An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 131 people and is the deadliest in 9 years

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

In this photo provided by Wang Xi, students gather outdoor after evacuating from their dormitories at the Lanzhou University Yuzhong campus in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, after an earthquake hit the area. At least 100 were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday. (Wang Xi via AP)(AP/Wang Xi) In this photo provided by Wang Xi, students gather outdoor after evacuating from their dormitories at the Lanzhou University Yuzhong campus in Lanzhou in northwestern China's Gansu province Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, after an earthquake hit the area. At least 100 were killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in northwestern China, the country's state media reported on Tuesday....

Corte Suprema de Colorado retira a Trump de la boleta electoral de 2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

(CNN) — En una decisión sorprendente y sin precedentes, la Corte Suprema de Colorado excluyó al expresidente Donald Trump de la boleta electoral del estado para 2024, al dictaminar que no es un candidato presidencial elegible debido a la “prohibición de insurrección” de la Decimocuarta Enmienda.El fallo fue de 4-3.La sentencia quedará en suspenso hasta el 4 de enero, a la espera del recurso de Trump ante la Corte Suprema de EE.UU., que podría decidir el asunto para el país.Jueza suspende el caso de interferencia electoral contra Trump, lo que podría retrasar el juicio previsto para marzoLa decisión de la Corte Suprema estatal solo se aplica a Colorado, pero la sentencia histórica sacudirá la campaña presidencial de 2024. Los funcionarios electorales de Colorado han dicho que el asunto debe resolverse antes del 5 de enero, que es la fecha límite legal para establecer la lista de candidatos para las primarias del Partido Republicano previstas para el 5 de marzo.̶...

CNBC: cómo aprovechar al máximo tu plan de salud en el lugar de trabajo en 2024

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

La mayoría de los empleados se inscriben en el plan de atención médica en el lugar de trabajo durante la inscripción abierta y luego no piensan mucho en ello.Pero hay medidas que puedes tomar al comienzo del nuevo año para aprovechar al máximo tu cobertura y evitar facturas sorpresa, dicen los expertos.Estas son algunas de ellas.CONOCE TODOS LOS COSTOS DE TU PLANLos costos de tu plan de seguro médico van mucho más allá de su prima, o el monto mensual que se le paga a una aseguradora para participar en un plan médico, que tu empleador generalmente deduce de tus cheques de pago.También necesitas conocer tus deducibles, coseguro, copagos y desembolsos máximos.Es complicado. Entonces, si estás confundido, lo más probable es que no estés solo.Deducible: cuánto tendrás que desembolsar antes de que entre en vigor el plan de tu empleador.Coseguro: la parte que te corresponde por los servicios cubiertos.Copagos: el monto fijo que pagarás por ciertos servicios de atención médica después de ha...

Interim coach Giff Smith keeping Chargers focused on final 3 games of the season

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Giff Smith has received plenty of advice since the Los Angeles Chargers hired him as the interim head coach last Friday.The best though might have come from one of Smith’s former bosses.“Chan Gailey (who had Smith on his staffs at Georgia Tech and the Buffalo Bills) said all those suggestions and thoughts you had are now decisions. Good luck,” Smith said on Tuesday as the Chargers began preparations for Saturday night’s game against the Buffalo Bills.Smith takes over for the final three games from Brandon Staley, who was 24-25 in nearly three seasons at the helm. The Bolts are 5-9 with losses in five of their past six, including last Thursday night’s 63-21 drubbing at the hands of the Las Vegas Raiders.The 55-year old Smith is a 32-year coaching veteran. He has been on NFL staffs for 12 years, including the past eight with the Chargers. Coincidentally, Smith’s first NFL job was with the Bills.Smith said there hasn’t been much r...

Jake Paul to train with USA Boxing fighters in Colorado Springs

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Paul is teaming up with USA Boxing to put a spotlight on the nation's top competitors at the Paris Olympics.Paul announced the partnership Wednesday with the amateur sport's U.S. governing body. The YouTube star and professional boxer will train with Olympic qualifiers and other fighters at USA Boxing's home base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, next year, and he will amplify their stardom on his social media channels while advising them on how to build their own followings. ‘You are the father’: Maury Povich announces paternity results of Denver Zoo orangutan Paul also plans to accompany the U.S. team to the Olympics in July.“My commitment to boxing is much more than my in-ring accomplishments,” Paul wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I am determined to make my impact outside the ring bigger than anything I do within it. I believe the United States has the best boxers. Let’s put it to the test. Anyone who works hard enough to fight for their country in ...

Immigration fuels uptick in US population growth

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:48:04 GMT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The number of immigrants to the U.S. jumped to the highest level in two decades this year, driving the nation’s overall population growth, according to estimates released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.The United States added 1.6 million people, more than two-thirds of which came from international migration, bringing the nation’s population total to 334.9 million. It marks the second year in a row that immigration powered population gains.A decline in the number of deaths since the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic also contributed to the U.S. growth rate.Population gains stem from immigration and births outpacing deaths.After immigration declined in the latter half of last decade and dropped even lower amid pandemic-era restrictions, the number of immigrants last year bounced back to almost 1 million people. The trend continued this year as the nation added 1.1 million people.The last time immigration surpassed 1.1 million people was in 2001, according to Cen...