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Oakland police have a year to speed up 911 response times — and a lot to lose if they don’t

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

OAKLAND — The Oakland Police Department has one year to speed up its notoriously slow emergency response times, California officials have warned, or the city risks losing important state funding — and even the authority to answer 911 calls at all.The department’s slow 911 response has been the subject of public scrutiny for the past several years, including in two recent civil grand jury reports and a 2017 city audit.“The situation is at a crisis point given the volume of calls and the level of crime that’s reported,” Barry Donelan, the head of the city’s police union, said in an interview. “It just seems to be us pedaling like mad on a stationary bicycle.”Now the critiques have caught the attention of the California Office of Emergency Services, which provides funding to the city’s police and formally recognizes the department as a “public safety answering point” that dispatches 911 calls.Every agency receiving state...

As Republicans Thirst for War With Mexico, Democrats Push to Make Them Vote on It

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

As invading Mexico becomes a mainstream Republican Party position, a group of Democratic lawmakers introduced a measure on Thursday that would bar a U.S. president from unilaterally taking military action against the country.The response to the war powers resolution from the office of Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. — who has led recent efforts to reduce the U.S. military’s foreign entanglements — highlights populist Republicans’ growing pains in their emerging anti-war coalition with progressive Democrats.At first, Gaetz’s office told The Intercept that he would oppose the amendment. In a follow-up statement attributed to the lawmaker, a spokesperson wrote: “Mexico is a captive narco state. I support the amendment and support passing an Authorized Use of Military Force against Mexico.”The measure was introduced by Democratic Reps. Jesús “Chuy” García of Illinois; Joaquin Castro of Texas; and Nydia Velázquez of New York as an amendment to the 2024 Department of Defense appropriations ...

Strike zone at Triple-A to get slightly bigger starting Tuesday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The robot strike zone will be getting slightly bigger at Triple-A starting Tuesday in an attempt to make it better reflect individual batters rather than averages, and the pitch clock will be altered, too.The robots this season were programmed to call a two-dimensional zone based on where the ball crosses the midpoint of the plate, 8 1/2 inches from the front and the back. MLB reduced the top of the zone to 51% of a batter’s height from 56%. The system averaged batter heights, rather than accounting for body shapes and stances.Starting Tuesday, data for each player from the Hawk-Eye pose-tracking system of cameras installed at each ballpark will be used to set the bottom of the strike zone at an individual’s back knee for the automated ball-strike system. The top will be 5 1/2 inches above above the midpoint of the measurements of a player’s left and right hips. MLB projects that top to be one baseball above the bottom of a batter’s belt.The change, first...

Patriots place receiver Tyquan Thornton on injured reserve with shoulder injury

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots receiver Tyquan Thornton will be sidelined to start his second straight NFL season. New England placed Thornton on injured reserve Thursday with a shoulder injury. Thornton was injured early in training camp and dressed for only one exhibition game. He will miss at least the first four games.His first opportunity to play will be Oct. 8 when the Patriots host the New Orleans Saints.Despite his injury, the 2022 second-around pick earned a spot on the initial 53-man roster, joining an improved group of receivers that includes free agent signee JuJu Smith-Schuster, veterans DeVante Parker and Kendrick Bourne, and rookie sixth-round picks Demario Douglas and Kayshon Boutte.Thornton sat out the first four games last season after he broke his collarbone during training camp. He returned to appear in 13 games, including nine starts, and finished with 22 catches for 247 yards and two touchdowns. He also had one rushing TD.The Patriots open the regular season...

La leyenda de ABBA Agnetha Fältskog lanza nuevo sencillo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

(CNN) — Agnetha Fältskog, del legendario grupo pop sueco ABBA, relanzó su carrera en solitario con un nuevo sencillo.“¿Entonces, a dónde vamos desde aquí? Estreno mundial de ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ en @bbcradio2 con @zoetheball – Sintonízalo el jueves 31 de agosto a partir de las 8:30 a.m. (BST)”, escribió la cantante en una publicación en una página de Instagram recién creada.Hablando con la presentadora de BBC Radio 2, Zoe Ball, antes de que se reprodujera la canción el jueves, Fältskog dijo que el sencillo se hizo con “un buen sentimiento”.Benny Andersson (izquierda), Agnetha Fältskog (centro-izquierda), Anni-Frid Lyngstad (centro-derecha) y Bjorn Ulvaeus (derecha) de ABBA. Crédito: Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesLa canción es una versión reinventada de su álbum “A” de 2013.Hablando de cómo surgió la idea de lanzar el nuevo álbum “A+”, Fältskog dijo: “Surgió como una idea de repente”.Fältskog, de 73 años, dijo que habló con el compositor y productor Jörgen E...

Reporte final: concluyen que la muerte de la soldado hispana en Texas fue por un suicidio

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

La División de Investigación Criminal del Ejército ha concluido que la muerte el 13 de marzo de 2023 de la soldado hispana Ana Basaldua Ruiz en la base militar texana de Fort Hood (renombrada posteriormente Fort Cavazos) fue un suicidio, según su reporte final, al que tuvo acceso en exclusiva Noticias Telemundo. La investigación deja ver la cultura tóxica permisiva con el acoso a las mujeres, que Basaldua dijo haber sufrido antes de su muerte, e incidentes como la agresión de un sargento – que intentó asfixiarla – o el haber sido forzada a cambiar de unidad tras una “relación inapropiada” que tuvo con ella un mando, quien no fue castigado.Los documentos a los que tuvo acceso Noticias Telemundo arrojan luz sobre el tortuoso paso de Basaldua por el Ejército. Hermana de Vanessa Guillén se pronuncia tras muerte de joven soldado en base Fort Hood Realizan en California el funeral de la soldado hispana que m...

Disparos cerca de un centro comercial de Austin, Texas, dejan al menos 2 personas muertas y otra herida

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

(CNN) –– Dos personas murieron y una más resultó herida luego de que se reportaran disparos cerca del centro comercial Arboretum en Austin, Texas, este jueves.“Tenemos una gran presencia policial que actualmente trabaja para asegurar el lugar”, dijo a CNN el funcionario de Información Pública de la Policía de Austin, Michael Bullock, en una llamada telefónica.Según Bullock, nadie ha sido detenido en este momento y las autoridades recopilan información de los testigos en el lugar.Según una publicación de los Servicios Médicos de Emergencia del condado de Austin-Travis, los socorristas estaban en el lugar en la calle 1000 de Research Blvd y pidieron evitar el área.“No parece haber ninguna amenaza para el público en general”, decía el comunicado.Una segunda publicación indicó que la información preliminar es que cinco pacientes en total estuvieron involucrados y que un individuo transportado al hospital tenía lesiones potencialmente mortales.Sharif Paget y Amand...

Road rage shooting suspected before fiery crash left field and ambulance in flames

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Deputies were investigating a possible road rage shooting Thursday that led to a crash and vehicle fires, including of a responding ambulance.It happened in Larimer County at Owl Canyon Road and U.S. 287, with road closures expected in the area for the rest of the night. I-70 eastbound closed in Golden for truck fire No one was hit by the gunfire, but six people in the victim's vehicle were taken to the hospital with injuries from the crash, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office."Preliminary investigation determined that unknown suspect/s in a vehicle reportedly fired shots at another vehicle. The victim vehicle crashed and caught fire, and the suspect vehicle left the scene," the sheriff's office said in a release.A possible road rage shooting led to a fiery crash, igniting a field and responding ambulance, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said. (KDVR)A possible road rage shooting led to a fiery crash, igniting a field and responding ambulance, the L...

I-70 reopens at Golden after truck bursts into flames

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A semi truck caught fire near Golden on Thursday evening, shutting down the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70.I-70 was closed between C-470 and U.S. 6 in Golden, according to Colorado State Patrol. Eastbound traffic was being diverted to eastbound U.S. 6. Road rage shooting suspected before fiery crash left field and ambulance in flames CSP first posted about the crash at 6:20 p.m."The engulfed semi was carrying cardboard. The driver able to get out," CSP posted.CSP posted around 7:30 p.m. that the fire was out.Drivers were warned to expect delays. "With some luck," at least one or two of the eastbound I-70 lanes were expected to be open by 8 p.m., and they reopened nearly a half-hour earlier."A tow carrier will be bringing cones & signs to hold lane 3 overnight for the cleanup," CSP posted.Drivers were urged to slow down and give crews space.

Row House fitness studios’ low-impact workouts yield high-impact results

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:43:53 GMT

You’re not in it alone. That’s the point at Row House.Instead of suffering in your own personal hell, you’re going to be united with other like-minded rowers, because here, you’re all in the same boat..Forget rowing your boat. Row House is ready to rock your boat.Georgia Kyroglou: “Rowing is one of the best workouts that you can do. It’s super efficient, and it works your entire body. Some of the benefits are great posture, lower body strength, upper body strength, core work, and it’s all low-impact, so it’s safe on your body.”At this rowing-based fitness studio, you’re not alone on a machine. You’re part of a crew.Georgia Kyroglou: “We are one crew here, and we are very similar to rowing on the water. There’s a place for everybody in the boat. There’s somebody who’s going to call the shots at the front, and that’s your coach; that’s like your coxswain. Then there’s other peop...