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Baltimore block party shooting victims include more than a dozen minors, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

By JULIO CORTEZ and HOLLY RAMER (Associated Press)BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore on Sunday — killing two people, wounding 28 and leaving an extensive crime scene that marred the U.S. holiday weekend, police said. Three of the wounded were in critical condition and more than a dozen were under 18. The shooting took place just after 12:30 a.m. at a block party in the Brooklyn Homes area in the southern part of the city, said Richard Worley, Baltimore’s acting police commissioner.The shooting comes amid gatherings around the country leading up to the July Fourth holiday. Elsewhere, a shooting in Kansas left seven people with gunshot wounds and two more victims hospitalized after being trampled as people rushed out of a nightclub early Sunday morning, police there said.The violence in Baltimore comes as federal prosecutors there this week touted their efforts to reduce violent crime in the city. Police have reported nearly 130 homicides ...

Orioles rally for 2-1 victory over Twins to end four-game losing streak, avoid series sweep

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

Jordan Westburg brought in Sunday’s game-winning run with a ball into the stands. But instead of coming off his bat, it went off his left hand.A 101 mph fastball from Minnesota Twins right-hander Jhoan Duran nailed the Orioles’ rookie infielder with the bases loaded in Sunday’s eighth inning at Camden Yards, bringing in what proved to be the game-winning run in Baltimore’s 2-1 victory. The ball ricocheted off Westburg’s hand into the seats behind home plate.The pair of runs scored in the decisive inning was double what the Orioles (49-33) managed in their previous 27 offensive frames. With the rally, Baltimore ended its four-game losing streak and avoided what would’ve been its first sweep since May 2022.The Orioles have not been swept in 66 series since promoting Adley Rutschman, a catcher then ranked as baseball’s top prospect, to the majors. His arrival has been transformative, with Baltimore overcoming a slow start without him to finish ...

Beep, beep! This popular e-shuttle service is coming through

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- 'Beep, beep!' A neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV) shuttle program is coming through for this growing beach town in North County.The gO’side is making its return to Oceanside starting Monday and will, once again, be serving the downtown area with a fleet of five-passenger electric shuttles. The service will be available Monday through Wednesday from noon to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The City of Oceanside say hours will be adjusted based on demand December through April. Hike atop this extinct volcano in San Diego County Locals and tourists alike looking to catch a quick lift to the beach or bar scene can now count on this e-shuttle service to help them get to their destinations. The shuttle service area includes Oceanside Harbor south to Vista Way in the area west of Interstate 5, in addition to the East Side neighborhood and Country Club Lane.Catching a ride is as easy as downloading the the Ride Circuit smartphone app and c...

Drug cartel violence flares in western Mexico after vigilante leader’s killing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

APATZINGAN, Mexico (AP) — The drug cartel violence that citizen self-defense leader Hipolito Mora gave his life fighting flared anew on Sunday, just one day after he was buried, as shootings and road blockades hit the city of Apatzingan, a regional hub in Mexico’s hot lands. Roads in and out of Apatzingan were blocked Sunday morning by trucks and buses pulled across the road by cartel gunmen, as the vehicles’ owners stood by helplessly. “They told me to park my truck across the road. They said if I moved it, they would burn it,” said one truck driver, who asked his name not be used for fear of reprisals.And in the city of Apatzingan, the regional hub where the area’s agricultural products are traded, gunmen carjacked a family, took their auto at gun point and used it to shoot another driver to death just a few blocks away. The victim’s car was left dangling from a bridge as he lay dead inside, slumped onto the passenger’s side seat.The execution was so quick that his car...

South Africa Women’s World Cup team sits out game in pay dispute as 13-year-old player called in

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A standoff between South Africa’s Women’s World Cup squad and the national soccer association over pay and other issues forced officials to field a makeshift team of little-known players that included a 13-year-old for a game against Botswana on Sunday.The game was supposed to be the final warm-up match for the African women’s champion on home soil before it headed off to the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, but it turned into an embarrassment on and off the field as the entire World Cup squad sat out the game.South Africa’s team of replacement players hastily pulled together from local clubs lost 5-0 to Botswana at the Tsakane Stadium near Johannesburg. They were 4-0 down at halftime in a game that was delayed for an hour at the request of the South African Football Association (SAFA) so it could scramble and put together a team.South Africa coach Desiree Ellis said one of the players she had to draft in wa...

Heavy rains flood Chicago roads and force NASCAR to cut short its downtown street race

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Heavy rains flooded Chicago streets Sunday, trapping cars and forcing NASCAR officials to cancel the last half of an Xfinity Series race set to run through the city’s downtown.The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for multiple counties in the Chicago area, saying up to 6 inches of rain had already fallen in suburban Cicero and Berwyn by midday. The NWS website warned the flooding could be “life-threatening” through 3 p.m., with numerous impassable roads, overflowing creeks and streams and flooded basements. The Illinois State Police said portions of Interstate 55 and Interstate 290 have been closed because of flooding, with at least 10 cars trapped in water on Interstate 55 near Pulaski Road, a major north-south thoroughfare in the city, WLS-TV reported. Trains were stopped in some parts of the city as well. NASCAR officials had planned to complete the last half of an Xfinity Series race through the city’s downtown on Sunday morning aft...

Guilty pleas entered in burglary ring that stole art, other items including Warhol, Pollock

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Three of nine people have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a burglary ring that authorities in northeastern Pennsylvania say stole artwork — including works by Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock — as well as antique weapons, sports memorabilia and other items from museums and other institutions over two decades.Ralph Parry, 45, and Francesco “Frank” Tassiello, 50, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit theft of major artwork, concealment and disposal of major artwork and interstate transportation of stolen property, The (Scranton) Times-Tribune reported. Daryl Rinker, 50, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit concealment and disposal of major artwork and interstate transportation of stolen property, the paper reported. Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced charges in June against nine Lackawanna County residents in 18 heists from art, historical and sports museums and other institutions in six states between 1999 and 2019.The thefts included And...

Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California are on strike, demanding better pay and benefits

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of hotel workers in Southern California walked off the job on Sunday, demanding higher pay and better benefits in what the union is calling the largest strike in its history. Cooks, room attendants, dishwashers, servers, bellmen and front desk agents at hotels were picketing outside major hotels in Los Angeles and Orange counties just as the summer tourist is ramping up. Last month, members of Unite Here Local 11 voted 96% in favor of authorizing the strike. The union is seeking better wages, improved healthcare benefits, higher pension contributions and less strenuous workloads.In addition, the union wants to create a “hospitality workforce housing fund” to help workers deal with the soaring costs of living in greater Los Angeles. Many employees report commuting hours to work because they can’t afford to live near their jobs. “Our members were devastated first by the pandemic, and now by the greed of their bosses,” union co-president Kurt Petersen...

Trump’s South Carolina rally attracted crowd in range of 50,000 to 55,000, police chief estimates

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump marked a return to the large-scale rallies of his previous presidential campaigns, speaking to a massive crowd gathered in the streets of a small South Carolina city on a blazing summer weekend.“There’s nowhere else I’d rather be to kick off the Fourth of July weekend than right here on Main Street, with thousands of hardworking South Carolina patriots who believe in God, family and country,” Trump said Saturday to a roaring crowd in downtown Pickens as temperatures climbed into the 90s.Randal J. Beach, the police chief in the conservative Upstate community of about 3,400 residents, told The Associated Press on Sunday that his estimates of the crowd “were somewhere between 50-55,000.”The heavily Republican area is a popular one for GOP hopefuls as they aim to attract support for South Carolina’s first-in-the-South presidential primary. In recent months, other candidates including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former V...

Woman pleads guilty to tampering charge in connection with 2018 murder investigation

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:25:39 GMT

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A Buda woman submitted a guilty plea May 22 in Hays County for a tampering with physical evidence charge related to a 2018 murder investigation.With the charge, 42-year-old Jeanette Stevens could receive a maximum prison sentence of 10 years, with a minimum sentence of two years, according to court documents. RELATED: Bodycam video shown during first day of Hays County murder trial Stevens was arrested in 2018 on two charges in connection with the murder of 36-year-old Brandon Fontenette. She was released on bond in 2019, according to Hays County court records.The original charge for murder was dismissed due to insufficient evidence, according to court documents. Stevens is set to have a punishment hearing on July 12, per court records.