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Could AI help find trends in mass shootings?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — The debate over mass shooting prevention is usually centered on guns, building security, the actors themselves, and law enforcement. One University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor believes artificial intelligence should be part of the conversation.Sheldon Jacobsen is a data scientist who looks at trends in a variety of things including mass murders. He has used AI to find possible trends in mass killing incidents with the goal to save lives and possibly even prevent them. Affidavit: 15-year-old shot at officer, had Glock with automatic switch So far in 2023, there have been 13 mass killings which Jacobsen defines as four or more people dead, totaling 77 people killed. He said AI uses models to analyze data and then make observations on trends and patterns. It looks at the venue, the shooter, the deaths, the law enforcement response, and more. In analyzing the data of these incidents over the last several years, he's made a few observations. Jacobsen...

Florida principal resigns after sending $100K to scammer posing as Elon Musk

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

OAK HILL, Florida (WESH) — A principal of a charter school in Volusia County resigned after writing a $100,000 check to an internet scammer posing as Elon Musk.Dr. Jan McGee worked at Burns Science and Technology Charter in Oak Hill since its inception. The school and McGee have always been well thought of. Burns Science and Technology is A-rated with just under 1,000 students and a huge waiting list. The principal who has guided it all these years is a superstar in many circles, but a huge lapse in judgment has cost her her job.“I am a very smart lady. Well-educated. I fell for a scam,” McGee said.McGee told a packed audience she was taken in by a fake Elon Musk, someone posing online as the space pioneer. Someone she’d been talking with for at least four months despite being warned by staff that the person was a fraud. She claims he groomed her.“Grooming is when you talk to somebody and you believe in them, and they get you to trust them that this is really real, and s...

Citizens Insurance looking to raise rates in Florida

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

Buying or renting in Florida may come at a higher cost. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation announced they are looking to raise rates by 14.2% after Hurricane Ian took a big part of the company’s reserve. The company also announced they are considering a yet-to-be-determined hurricane tax if a big storm hits the state. It is estimated that Citizens Insurance has about 1.2 million customers in Florida. The rate hike requested by the corporation still needs state approval.

Red Sox to celebrate Opening Day at Fenway Park with game against Baltimore Orioles

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

The Red Sox are celebrating Opening Day at Fenway Park Thursday with a game against the Baltimore Orioles. The team posted a time-lapse video of the opening day logo being painted behind home plate. The team gets to start the season within the friendly confines of their home stadium, with game one out of 162 getting underway at 2:10 p.m.After last season’s disappointing last place finish in the AL East, the Sox are ready to rebound after revamping their roster during the offseason…“Any time we don’t make it to October and play baseball in October, it’s a disappointment, we know that, but we have definitely turned the page,” said Red Sox President and CEO Sam Kennedy. “It’s been a great vibe at spring training and [we are] really looking forward to getting going here.”Despite losing a few mainstays from last year’s roster, including Xander Bogaerts, JD Martinez, and Nathan Eovaldi, the Sox say they are optimistic that this s...

9 killed in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash in Kentucky

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Nine people were killed in a crash involving two Army Black Hawk helicopters in Kentucky, a military spokesperson said.Nondice Thurman, a spokesperson for Fort Campbell, said Thursday morning that the deaths happened the previous night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission.A statement from Fort Campbell says the two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, part of the 101st Airborne Division, crashed around 10 p.m. Wednesday in Trigg County, Kentucky. The 101st Airborne confirmed the crash about 30 mile (48 kilometers) northwest of Fort Campbell. The crash is under investigation.“Right now our focus is on the Soldiers and their families who were involved,” the statement added.Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear had said earlier that fatalities were expected, adding that police and emergency officials were responding.“The crash occurred in a field, some wooded area,” Kentucky State Police Trooper Sarah Burgess said at a news briefing. “At this time, there a...

Patriots host Vietnam veterans for pinning ceremony at Gillette Stadium

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

The Kraft family, New England Patriots Foundation, and Cross Insurance hosted 100 Vietnam veterans for a special pinning ceremony at Gillette Stadium Wednesday.The Veterans in attendance received special pins for their service in recognition of Vietnam War Veteran’s Day.“We always say, without their sacrifice and their commitment, we can’t tailgate in the parking lots on Sundays, we can’t fill stadiums for concerts soccer games or, of course, football games, it’s because of their commitment to sustaining American values,” said Joshua Kraft, President of Kraft Family Philanthropies. The event was part of the Commemorative Partner Program, an initiative to thank and honor Vietnam veterans and their families.Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the last American troops leaving Vietnam.

Transit Police: Man arrested in connection with sexual assault at Haymarket MBTA station

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

Transit Police have arrested a man in connection with a sexual assault at the Haymarket MBTA station.Police say 19-year-old Henry Nolasco Ramirez allegedly assaulted a woman while at the station around 6 p.m. Saturday.No additional information has been released. https://twitter.com/MBTATransitPD/status/1641428649298501632

CT firefighter becomes first Black female fire chief in New England

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

An accomplished Connecticut firefighter has become the first Black female fire chief in New England.Chief Shelly Carter was honored by Gov. Ned Lamont at a pinning ceremony on Wednesday. “Today I stand before you as an example of the many women and men, women of color, who serve without recognition every single day,” Carter said. “Today I honor you.”Carter will lead the Southbury Training School Fire Department. She has been a firefighter in Hartford since 1999.

Bill Madden: Yankees need Anthony Volpe to provide spark as AL East should be much tougher to navigate in 2023

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

What was clear in Brian Cashman’s offseason game plan — above and beyond securing Aaron Judge for nine more years at $360 million — was to adhere to the same formula that enabled the Yankees to run away with the AL East the first four months of 2022, never to be seriously challenged: Superior starting pitching.We can talk about Judge’s record 62 homers and how that won him American League MVP honors, and that will be what 2022 will forever be remembered for. But the 70-34 record the Yankees had carved out by Aug. 1, with a 12-game lead, was largely the product of remarkably consistent starting pitching from the quintet of Gerrit Cole, Nestor Cortes, Jameson Taillon, Luis Severino and Jordan Montgomery who, combined, had only four starts in which they gave up four or more runs into mid-July. That the Yankees went 10-20 from the July 31 trade deadline to Sept. 4, watching their lead dwindle to 4 ½ games over Toronto at one point, could be reflective o...

Omer Yurtseven was thinking big; turns out Heat were thinking something else

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:20:52 GMT

It was all in front of Omer Yurtseven in October.There he was, in the Bahamas, at the Baha Mar resort in Nassau, routinely running first-team reps alongside Bam Adebayo on the makeshift ballroom courts during training camp.The two even started the preseason opener side by side, each converting a 3-pointer in that exhibition.Then an ankle injury. Then ankle surgery. Then sidelined until March 11, opportunity deferred.And then a morsel, nominal playing time behind Adebayo, after buyout-deadline addition Cody Zeller suffered a broken nose.Launching pad? Hardly.Instead, something closer to last season, when the 6-foot-11 big man emerged as a supernova during the seven weeks Adebayo was sidelined by thumb surgery, only to disappear in the midst of the 2022 playoff race.This time around, more of the same for the member of Turkey’s national team, mop-up duty or no playing time over the two weeks. Footing hardly regained.“Definitely not expected,” Yurtseven said of again b...