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Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara issues apology in wake of crashing into Jamaica Plain home

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

City Councilor Kendra Lara has issued an apology for crashing into a Jamaica Plain home, an incident that has sparked fierce reaction from officials and residents.“We’re all accountable for our actions, and I’m no different, so I offer my sincerest apologies to everyone, especially the people of D6,” Lara said in an open letter attached to a Saturday morning tweet. “As your Councilor, I will continue to steward our collective vision at City Hall and work hard to earn and maintain your trust.”The statement comes more than a week after Lara drove what she calls in her tweet a “friend’s car” into a Centre Street home in Jamaica Plain on June 30. A Boston Police report alleges that the vehicle was unregistered and that Lara’s license was revoked.Authorities filed a 51A child abuse or neglect report with the Department of Children and Families, due to her 7-year-old son, Zaire, not being in a car seat as required, according to the police report. The bo...

Missing 14-year-old girl found at Camp Pendleton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing was recently found on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, authorities confirmed.The San Diego County Sheriff's Department told FOX 5 that the juvenile was reported missing by her grandmother on Tuesday, June 13.A deputy with the Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station responded to the grandmother's home in Spring Valley on the same day to take a missing person report, the department explained.The grandmother allegedly told the deputy her granddaughter ran away from home on Friday, June 9. Meet the pitmaster balancing fire and smoke at this craft BBQ joint in Oceanside The teen's information was entered into multiple missing person databases, including the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). SDSO says these databases informed other law enforcement agencies of the juvenile's disappearance. Family Protection Detail Detectives received the case for follow-up investigation and continued working the ...

A Vermont police officer, aged 19, died in a crash with a burglary suspect she was chasing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont police officer was killed and two other officers were injured when a burglary suspect crashed into two police cruisers pursuing him, Vermont State Police said. Rutland City Police Officer Jessica Ebbighausen, 19, was killed on Friday afternoon. The crash happened as police chased a vehicle driven by Tate Rheaume, 20, a suspect in an attempted break-in at a house, state police said. Evidence indicates that Rheaume crossed the centerline and collided head-on with the Ebbighausen’s cruiser, police said. The suspect’s truck also hit another police cruiser. Ebbighausen was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other officers and Rheaume were taken to Rutland Regional Medical Center for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Rheaume was transferred to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington.State police said they are investigating the role impairment and speed played in the crash and are working with the Rut...

Home destroyed, no one injured after fire in Vaughan

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

A residential fire in the area of Langstaff Road and Weston Road in Vaughan completely destroyed a home on Saturday morning.Vaughan fire crews arrived at the scene just after 11:00 a.m. to put out the fire.FIRE – Residential house fire in the area of Langstaff Rd & Weston Rd in #Vaughan on Fifth Ave. Please avoid the area as Vaughan Fire works to put the fire out. Bystanders are asked to return to their residence and remain at a distance as officers evacuate nearby area. @YRP— YRP Duty Office (@YRPDutyOffice) July 8, 2023Inspector White of York Regional Police told CityNews that the fire is out but the house is completely destroyed.Nobody was inside at the time of the fire and no one has been injured.Gas lines were turned off for neighbouring houses and the fire did not spread to any of them.

Struggle to certify results of Guatemala’s June 25 presidential vote suffers another setback

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The struggle to certify the results of Guatemala’s first-round presidential election has suffered another reverse after the chief justice of the Supreme Court issued an order blocking the certification. Chief Justice Silvia Valdés Quezada issued the unusual order late Friday. She stipulated the process could not go forward until the electoral authorities that conducted a review of vote tally sheets from the June 25 election reported back to her on their methods and any inconsistencies found. Valdés Quezada said they had to do that within 12 hours.The reviews witnessed by the AP found improperly marked or counted votes amounted to less than 1% of the total, not enough to change the results.Experts said Saturday that Valdés Quezada’s order was strange because she was the only justice to sign it. According to normal procedure, it should have been signed by all 13 justices.“She alone is suspending the electoral process,” said constitutional lawyer Aleja...

Tennessee can enforce ban on transgender care for minors, court says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth can go into effect — at least for now — after a federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily reversed a lower court ruling.Late last month a district court judge in Tennessee found that the state’s new law banning transgender therapies like hormone blockers and surgeries for transgender youth was unconstitutional because it discriminated on the basis of sex. The judge blocked large swaths of the law from taking effect.On Saturday, however, the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati granted an emergency appeal from Tennessee. In a 2-1 ruling, the majority wrote that decisions on emerging policy issues like transgender care are generally better left to legislatures rather than judges.“Given the high stakes of these nascent policy deliberations — the long-term health of children facing gender dysphoria — sound government usually benefits from more rather than less debate,” wr...

Militants in southeast Iran attack a police station and kill 2 security forces, state TV says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Four militants attacked a police station in southeastern Iran and killed two security forces, state TV reported Saturday.The assault took place in Zahedan, a city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the border with Pakistan. It triggered a shootout that left two security forces were killed, the report said.Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that the four militants were killed. The report quoted Alireza Marhamati, the province’s deputy governor, as saying the militants were trying to gain access to the police station and were equipped with grenades, but did not elaborate.The state-run IRNA news agency on its Telegram channel said a Sunni separatist group affiliated with al-Qaida and known as Jeish al-Adl, or Army of Justice, claimed responsibility for the attack.IRNA also reported that authorities Saturday hanged two men involved in the October 26 deadly attack on Shah Cheragh mosque in the city...

Does a higher SPF really provide more skin protection?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Wednesday marked an unofficial heat record as the average global temperature reached 62.9 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the Associated Press.With over 38 million Americans facing some kind of heat watch in recent days, staying safe from the warm weather is on the minds of many.But although the high temperatures might seem like the main focus when it comes to avoiding harm from extreme conditions, your skin is a lot more concerned with the high UV ratings — something sunscreen is crucial in protecting from.Does sunscreen really matter?The answer is a resounding "yes."Sunscreen is a daily essential in protecting yourself from skin cancer and other forms of skin damage, said the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.That includes both the recent record-hot days and those when you aren't even going outside — even during the wintertime.If you spend time next to a sunny window or drive during the daytime hours, you're still likely exposed to rays that can ...

It was a popular national monument, until it was robbed to extinction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

(NEXSTAR) — For decades, national parks have served to protect sites with some sort of natural or cultural significance. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always go smoothly. That’s especially true for one former site. In the late 1800s, ranchers in South Dakota’s Black Hills, near Minnekahta, stumbled upon fossilized prehistoric plants from the Cretaceous period — and lots of them. It wasn’t long before scientists from institutions nationwide caught wind of the discoveries and came to the area to buy up the fossils, Atlas Obscura explains.Among the scientists was Yale University paleontology student George Reber Wieland, who had already gained recognition for discovering the largest marine turtle ever documented, the Achelon ischyros.  A national park site can lose NPS status: Here’s how that happens He also had a special admiration for fossilized cycads, even placing some among his backyard plants at his Connecticut home. Wieland was so interested in the fossilized cycads foun...

Would-be robber completely ignored in Atlanta nail salon, video shows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:34:12 GMT

ATLANTA, Ga. (WFLA) – An attempted robbery at an Atlanta nail salon resulted in crickets after everyone in the store ignored the thief.The would-be robber entered the salon Monday, holding what appeared to be a bag with his other hand concealed inside it. Brandishing the bag as if it contained a weapon, the man demanded money from several people seated near the door, video posted to the City of Atlanta Police Department's Facebook page shows. Thief cuts hole in roof of Los Angeles wine shop, steals $700,000 worth of rare bottles "Everybody get down! Get down everybody! Empty out your pockets! Give me all your money!" the suspect shouted.But no one moved, the video shows.(Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta via Storyful)The suspect continued to demand money, approaching a man behind a point-of-sale machine. That man instead answered an incoming call. Video: Ohio store clerk grabs sword, fights back against armed robber The suspect, seemingly growing exasperated, then approached what a...