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Cahokia Heights Police search for 'persons of interest' in Thanksgiving homicide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

CAHOKIA, Ill. --Police are searching for two persons of interest in a Thanksgiving homicide. They are looking for Scorian Cortez Johnson Jr., 21, of Granite City, Illinois and Michael T. Hunter, 20, of Belleville, Illinois. They are considered armed and dangerous.Police were called to the 300 block of Adele Street on November 23 at around 4 p.m. They found two teens with gunshot wounds inside a stolen black sedan.One of the victims, showing signs of life, was taken to a hospital. He died later from his injuries.Police attempted to find a suspect using police dogs but were unable to find anyone in the area. The Illinois State Police are also assisting with the investigation.Anyone with information about their location should call Cahokia Heights Police at 618-825-2681

14th Street in downtown Denver to close Thursday to Sunday during Israel conference, Parade of Lights

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

A portion of 14th Street in downtown will close starting Thursday through Sunday evening for several large events, the Denver Police Department reported.The street will close from Stout Street to Welton Street in front of the Colorado Convention Center at 6 a.m. Thursday and will reopen about 8 p.m. Sunday.The days of the closure coincide with the Global Conference for Israel, expected to attract around 2,500 people to downtown Denver.A pro-Palestinian group called for activists to “shut down” the conference, a four-day gathering in Denver of prominent Jewish leaders and supporters of Israel at which Gov. Jared Polis is expected to speak.The annual conference has become the latest focal point of local reaction to Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip, which it launched in response to Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israeli soil. The conference, organized by the Jewish National Fund-USA, is set to begin Thursday and last until Sunday.It is the 22nd annual gathering, according to Sa...

Nearly 100K gallons of sewage spills; Orange County beach closed

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

A stretch of the Orange County coast has been closed due after tens of thousands of gallons of sewage was spilled in Laguna Beach.The Orange County Health Care Agency closed the coastal area from Laguna Avenue to Blue Lagoon in Laguna Beach, officials announced Wednesday morning."The spill volume is an estimated total of 94,500 gallons, and was caused by a break in a force main sewer line in Laguna Beach," the agency said in a news release.The water is closed to swimming and water-contact sports until water monitoring meets "acceptable standards," officials said.For information regarding Orange County ocean, bay or harbor postings and closures, call 714-433-6400 or visit OCBeachInfo.com. To report a sewage spill, call 714-433-6419.

Armed Uber passenger taken into custody after hourslong standoff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department arrested an armed Uber passenger after a standoff L.A.'s Mount Washington neighborhood that lasted over three hours. According to LAPD officials, the original call came out around 7:35 a.m. Wednesday in the 4500 block of Marmion Way near Museum Drive.An Uber driver contacted LAPD to report a passenger in the vehicle with a gun, police said. An armed Uber passenger being taken into custody after an hourslong standoff in Los Angeles, CA on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)LAPD in a standoff with an armed Uber passenger on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)LAPD in a standoff with an armed Uber passenger on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)LAPD in a standoff with an armed Uber passenger on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)LAPD in a standoff with an armed Uber passenger on Nov. 29, 2023. (Sky5)A train was being held at the station, and an LAPD officer was seen speaking with the train's conductor. (Sky5)The driver made it out of the vehicle safely, telling authorities that the armed p...

Arrest made in Pomona fatal stabbing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

The Pomona Police Department has made an arrest in the murder of a 27-year-old man last week.Edmundo Salvador Guerrero, 36, was arrested in Pomona on Nov. 22, one day after Brian Terraza was found in an alley in the 700 block of Hawthorne Place after he was stabbed multiple times, police said in a news release.Terraza was declared dead at the scene. Man found stabbed to death in Pomona alley Investigators connected Guerrero to the killing, but police did not detail what evidence led them to this conclusion.He has been charged with murder and is being held without bail by the Pomona Police Department.He is due to appear in Los Angeles Municipal Court on Dec. 12.Anyone with information is encouraged to call 909-622-1241. To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Subway to add footlong cookies to menus nationwide

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

Subway’s famous footlong sandwich just got a whole lot sweeter.The sandwich chain announced that it will add chocolate chip cookie footlongs to menus nationwide beginning in December.Subway will soon be the exclusive home of the footlong cookie, arriving next month to restaurants nationwide. (Subway)Subway first introduced its footlong cookies during National Cookie Day 2022 at a special pop-up location in Miami, Florida. Subway Footlong Pass is back — here’s how to get it "The overwhelming response we received from fans around the country last year let us know that we needed to make the footlong cookie a permanent addition to our menu," Paul Fabre, senior vice president of culinary and innovation at Subway, said in a statement.Select Subway fans in Chicago, Dallas, Miami and New York can try the new cookie footlong on Dec. 4, or National Cookie Day, when they visit a “Cookieway” location and purchase any footlong sub. Heinz to release Pickle Ketchup in 2024 These locations wil...

Man Dies in Bus vs Bicycle Accident on East Tropicana Avenue [Las Vegas, NV]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

33-Year-Old Cyclist Fatally Struck by RTC Bus near South Nellis BoulevardLAS VEGAS, NV (November 29, 2023) – One man died Friday afternoon in a bicycle crash on East Tropicana Avenue and South Nellis Boulevard.The incident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m., on November 17th.Reports indicate that a bus driver from the Regional Transportation Commission failed to stop at an intersection, colliding with a 33-year-old cyclist in the process. The impact resulted in severe injuries to the bicyclist, who was subsequently transported to a nearby hospital. There, the cyclist succumbed to the injuries.In the initial assessments, authorities observed signs of intoxication in the bus driver. Currently, an ongoing investigation is in progress to gather additional information on the incident.No words can mend the broken hearts and sorrow felt during this delicate moment. Deepest condolences and sympathies are with the family and friends of the deceased man.Let the experienced lawyers at S...

2 Killed in Multi-Vehicle Accident on Amar Road [West Covina, CA]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead after Multi-Car Collision near Westport StreetWEST COVINA, CA (November 29, 2023) – Thanksgiving night, a multi-vehicle accident on Amar Road resulted in the loss of two lives. The incident transpired just after 5:00 p.m. in the vicinity of Westport Street.The specifics surrounding the event remain obscure. Law enforcement asserted that the wreckage involved two vehicles and a motorcycle.Emergency responders pronounced the two occupants of the motorcycle deceased at the scene, although their identities have yet to be disclosed to the public. The other individuals involved sustained injuries that are not deemed life-threatening.Authorities shut down all lanes of Amar Road between Temple Avenue and Shadow Oak Drive to facilitate a thorough investigation.As of now, no additional details regarding the multi-vehicle crash on Amar Road have been disclosed. West Covina Officials will furnish further information about the incident as it becomes available.The team a...

Marcus Keshawn Harris and Natalie Jean Gage-Avila Killed in Car Crash on State Highway 46 [Seguin, TX]

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Collision near Cordova RoadSEGUIN, TX (November 29, 2023) – Marcus Keshawn Harris and Natalie Jean Gage-Avila died early Sunday morning in an auto collision near Cordova Road.The incident occurred at approximately 12:54 a.m., on the northbound lanes of Highway 46.Officers say the driver of a southbound Jeep Cherokee veered into northbound lanes and struck a Chrysler 300 head-on. The Chrysler then became engulfed in flames.Two additional vehicles collided with the scattered debris. Emergency responders on the scene pronounced both the Cherokee and Chrysler drivers deceased. Authorities subsequently revealed the identities of the deceased individuals: 37-year-old Marcus Keshawn Harris from Luling and 23-year-old Natalie Jean Gage-Avila from New Braunfels.Presently, the Seguin Police Department is actively investigating the incident.The team at Sweet James offers their warm and sincerest sympathies to the friends and family of the deceased ...

Humanoid robots are arriving. Do we really need them?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:30:06 GMT

By Matt O’Brien | Associated PressBuilding a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction.While the latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave of investments in the quest to build a humanoid, most of the current prototypes are clumsy and impractical, looking better in staged performances than in real life. That hasn’t stopped a handful of startups from keeping at it.“The intention is not to start from the beginning and say, ‘Hey, we’re trying to make a robot look like a person,'” said Jonathan Hurst, co-founder and chief robot officer at Agility Robotics. “We’re trying to make robots that can operate in human spaces.”Do we even need humanoids? Hurst makes a point of describing Agility’s warehouse robot Digit as human-centric, not humanoid, a distinction meant to emphasize what it does over what it’s trying to be.What it does, fo...