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St. Louis County Officers to West Florissant for a shooting

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY --Officers from the North County Precinct in St. Louis County responded to a report of a shooting at around 11 a.m. in the 11600 block of West Florissant Avenue. The St. Louis County Police Department's Crimes Against Persons detectives are investigating a homicide in St. Louis County. At 11:13 a.m., officers from the North County Precinct responded to a shooting at the 11600 block of West Florissant Avenue. They discovered a man inside a business with a gunshot wound. Despite being sent to a nearby hospital, the man died of his injuries.Police chased a suspect, and then they were caught and taken into custody. The investigation is ongoing, and further information will be shared as it becomes available.For anyone with information about the incident, please contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak with investigators. To remain anonymous, contact CrimeStoppers at 1-866-371-TIPS (8477).

SBSD shot man after he stabbed deputy in Victorville, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has released more details about the violent encounter between deputies and a man who allegedly made threats at a Victorville gym Thursday morning.Both Jesse Hernandez-Valle, the 25-year-old Hesperia man accused of making the threats, and a SBSD deputy sustained wounds and were airlifted to a local hospital after the altercation at In-Shape Gym at 14601 Valley Center Drive, the department said in a news release.The SBSD initially responded at about 11:15 a.m. after Hernandez-Valle "was threatening people inside the gym," and when deputies arrived, Hernandez-Valle stabbed one of them in the arm, authorities said. Attempted murder investigation underway after violent altercation at Victorville gym Hernandez-Valle was then shot at least one time before he tried to flee on foot through a parking lot and was captured, according to the SBSD.Hernandez-Valle remains hospitalized in stable condition and was "absentee booked for attempted murder...

These California cities had the largest population decreases

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

California cities like Santa Ana, San Jose, Pasadena and Inglewood have experienced a population decrease, according to a new study from Smart Asset.The study from the financial technology company looked at cities nationwide to determine which areas have had the largest population decreases within five years, beginning in 2017 and ending in 2022. These states have the highest car theft rates: Here’s where California ranks Data from the U.S. Census Bureau was used in the report. California cities made up 40% of the top 25 places where the population decreased most, according to the report.Ten cities with the highest population decline RankCity2022 Population2017 PopulationFive-year change1Paradise, Nevada183,321235,123−22.03%2Jackson, Mississippi146,019167,250−12.69%3East Los Angeles, California112,965125,542−10.02%4Aurora, Illinois182,336202,548−9.98%5El Monte, California105,307116,110−9.30%6San Francisco, California808,437884,363−8.59%7Hialeah, Florida220,274239,682−8.10%8Detroit...

Suspect arrested for alleged assault of former Sen. McSally

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

By Andy Rose | CNNA Nebraska man was arrested early Friday after allegedly assaulting former Arizona Sen. Martha McSally while she jogged along the Missouri River, police said.The Council Bluffs, Iowa, Police Department identified the suspect as Dominic Henton, 25, of Papillion, who was charged with one count of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse.“I was just assaulted while I was out running along the Missouri River,” McSally said in a video posted to Instagram Wednesday. She was in the area to speak at an event in Omaha, Nebraska, which is across the river from Council Bluffs, McSally said.“A man came up behind me, and he engulfed me in a bear hug, and he molested and fondled me until I fought him off,” McSally said in the video.The former senator, who has stated that she was a victim of sexual assault while serving in the Air Force, said in the video that she chased her attacker but he was able to get away.McSally, the Air Force’s first female pilot to fly in combat after ...

Mailbag: Arizona’s financial crisis, impact of the House case, ‘Pac-2’ legal affairs, UW’s perfect run, Taylor’s good work and more

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

The Hotline mailbag publishes each Friday. Send questions to [email protected] and include ‘mailbag’ in the subject line. Or hit me on Twitter: @WilnerHotline.Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity.On the House vs. NCAA case: While I have little doubt the richest schools can afford to pay $46 million, what about smaller Power Five programs like Wake Forest or Washington State? Could this cause them to shut down sports, even football, and have athletic departments go bankrupt? — @DavidJBrown19Great question, because there’s so much ground to cover with this topic.Let’s start our response in Tucson, where Arizona president Robert Robbins recently told the faculty that ‘draconian’ budget cuts were coming because of financial challenges rooted in a $240 million accounting mistake.The school has 97 days of cash on hand, instead of 156. (It’s the kind of whopper you’d expect from the Pac-12.)Arizona...

Secretary of State Blinken: ‘Far too many’ Palestinians have died

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

By Matthew Lee | Associated PressNEW DELHI — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that “far too many” Palestinians have died and suffered as Israel wages a relentless war against the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. He urged Israel to minimize harm to civilians and maximize humanitarian assistance that reaches them.Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Blinken said recent Israeli moves to improve dire conditions in Gaza as its military pushes deeper into the strip — including pauses in military operations to allow Palestinians to move from northern to southern Gaza and the creation of a second safe corridor — are positive but they are not nearly enough.“Much more needs to be done to protect civilians and to make sure that humanitarian assistance reaches them,” he said. “Far too many Palestinians have been killed, far too many have suffered these past weeks, and we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and to maximize ...

Fire at Mountain View apartment complex causes $25K in damages

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

(KRON) -- A fire at a 24-unit apartment complex in Mountain View Friday morning caused $25,000 in damages, according to the City of Mountain View. A 9-1-1 call came in at 1:54 a.m. reporting a fire in the hallway of the multi-family complex, located on the 500 block of West Middlefield Road.Mountain View Fire Department units were dispatched and arrived on the scene at 1:54 a.m. to find smoke and flames coming from the wall between a hallway and one of the apartment units. Occupants of the complex self-evacuated before firefighters arrived. $350K of stolen goods recovered in Oakland, Sacramento County fencing operation Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the flames before the fire could spread into other units, the city said. Firefighters performed "an extensive overhaul" of the affected unit and hallway, by cutting open the walls to ensure the flames were completely out.The fire was put out with no injuries, the city said. Building management temporarily located the occu...

New nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, takes first test flight in California

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The B-21 Raider took its first test flight on Friday, moving the futuristic warplane closer to becoming the nation's next nuclear weapons stealth bomber.The Raider flew in Palmdale, California, where it has been under testing and development by Northrop Grumman.The Air Force is planning to build 100 of the warplanes, which have a flying wing shape much like their predecessor the B-2 Spirit but will incorporate advanced materials, propulsion and stealth technology to make them more survivable in a future conflict. The plane is planned to be produced in variants with and without pilots.“The B-21 Raider is in flight testing,” Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek said.Such testing is a critical step in the campaign to provide "survivable, long-range, penetrating strike capabilities to deter aggression and strategic attacks against the United States, allies, and partners,” Stefanek said. Let it pour: First wet season event to bring moderate to heavy rain next week The B...

Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground to close what’s been a mostly quiet week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is gaining ground Friday to close what’s been a mostly listless week following its fireworks since the summer.The S&P 500 was up 1.3% in afternoon trading and on track to end the week with a solid gain. That would follow its best week of the year, which itself came after months of sharp losses.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 327 points, or 1%, as of 2:28 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.9% higher.More companies reported better profits for the latest quarter than analysts expected, but the focus is swinging toward what companies will do later this year and beyond amid high interest rates and expectations for a slowdown in economic growth.Illumina tumbled 9.5% even though the maker of DNA-sequencing and other technology products reported better results for the third quarter than expected. It cut its financial forecasts for the full year and said “the environment remains challenging.”Wynn Resorts also topped analysts’ expec...

Live updates | Thousands of Palestinians flee Gaza’s north as fighting nears hospitals

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:05:00 GMT

Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza as Israel’s military pushed deeper into dense urban neighborhoods in its battle with Hamas militants. Officials in the besieged enclave said the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 11,000 people.The search for safety in Gaza is growing more desperate as combat intensifies. Residents who escaped to the south and Palestinian health officials reported strikes in and around Gaza City’s main hospital overnight. Israel said at least one was the result of a misfired Palestinian rocket. The World Health Organization said Friday that 20 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are no longer functioning, including a pediatric hospital that has stopped operations after a reported Israeli strike in the area. “If there is a hell on earth today, its name is northern Gaza,” the U.N. humanitarian agency spokesperson, Jens Laerke, told reporters in Geneva. More than two-thirds of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million have fled their homes since the war began. Gaza...