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Baltimore’s new anti-violence strategy targets drug gangs

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore leaders announced criminal indictments Tuesday against 33 people accused of operating a violent drug trafficking organization, saying the prosecution illustrates the continued success of an anti-violence program launched last year in one of America’s most violent cities.Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy uses an individualized “focused deterrence” approach to target potential shooters and victims, offering them services and support where possible, in lieu of law enforcement action. But officials said some people, like the 33 defendants facing indictment, are a serious risk to public safety.Nineteen of those indicted have already been arrested, according to a news release from the state attorney general’s office. The others were still being sought Tuesday.They said the arrests should serve as a warning to other people contributing to Baltimore’s high homicide rate.“Don’t let this be you,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott said at a news confere...

Greece: 2 held in alleged plot to attack Jewish restaurant

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Two men accused of planning an extremist attack on a Jewish restaurant in central Athens and possibly other targets that would produce mass civilian casualties have been arrested on terrorism charges in Greece, police said Tuesday. The suspects were charged with membership in a terrorist organization and were being held at police headquarters in the Greek capital, authorities said. A third man, who is not in Greece, was wanted for questioning and charged in absentia. Government and police officials told the Associated Press that both suspects were of Pakistani origin. The officials asked not to be identified pending official announcements.The two suspects both entered Greece illegally from neighboring Turkey and have been in the country for at least four months. As part of their investigation, police searched multiple sites in Athens as well as in southern Greece and on the island of Zakynthos. The arrests were made because the attack at the Jewish restaurant w...

Philadelphia: Still no sign of chemicals from upriver spill

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia water officials say they continue to see no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River upstream of the city and are confident that drinking water will be unaffected at least through Wednesday night.Health officials in Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia, said Sunday that between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons (30,700 and 120,000 liters) of a water-based latex finishing solution spilled into the river late Friday due to a burst pipe at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township.Officials said it is non-toxic to humans, and no known adverse health effects have been reported in the county.Philadelphia officials say they have been testing samples from as many as a dozen locations, and contaminants related to the discharge haven’t been found so far. They announced Tuesday morning that the water in city taps will be unaffected until at least 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, based on the time it takes for water to be treate...

Column: End of the WGCs with more to come, minus Match Play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Nick Price and Rory McIlroy are footnotes in World Golf Championships history.Price hit the first shot when this series began in 1999, at La Costa in an opening match against Frankie Minoza of the Philippines. McIlroy hit the last one, a 6-foot par putt on the 17th hole at Austin Country Club to beat Scottie Scheffler.Too bad it was only for third place.That was the last of 2,022 matches over 24 years on six golf courses in two countries. Match Play started and ended the WGCs. In between were 57 others played on 13 courses.The eulogy requires an asterisk.The WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai has a contract through 2025. It was last played in 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the PGA Tour hasn’t said what will happen. The China Golf Association ultimately decides if it gets played, though there is a clear sense the tour would love for this one to quietly go away.But is this really the end of the WGCs? Only in name, or initials.Cameron Young grew up aro...

Armed suspect arrested after barricade situation lasts 12 hours

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

BOULDER, Colo. (KDVR) — A shelter-in-place was issued for a barricaded armed person who was inside a north Boulder home for several hours. According to the Boulder Police Department, a woman called officers at 8:09 p.m. Monday to report a man outside of her home who was not allowed to be there due to a protection order. The woman told BPD she was not home at the time, but saw the man break in through surveillance footage. The man barricaded himself inside the home near 17th Street and Yarmouth Avenue in the North Broadway-Holiday neighborhood. BPD arrived at the home and saw the man inside with what appeared to be a firearm. The suspect was identified as 47-year-old Milton Rodriguez. Loved ones of East High shooting suspect speak out After several hours, the Boulder Police SWAT team was activated at 11 p.m., and a shelter-in-place was issued to surrounding homes.BPD said that during the barricade situation, Rodriguez caused extensive damage to the inside of the home as well as pol...

Colorado women are some of most likely to be married, least likely to have kids

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Women are more likely to be married in Colorado than nearly anywhere in the country, but they are less likely to have children than nearly anywhere in the country as well. Police still looking for man missing since June 2022 Colorado had one of the highest marriage rates in the country in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2021 American Community Survey, lower only than Alaska and neighboring Utah. In Colorado, there were 19.8 marriages in 2021 per every 1,000 women over the age of 15 - the nation's third-highest rate. Arkansas had the next highest rate with 19.7 followed by North Dakota and Oklahoma with 19.6 apiece. Alaska has the nation's highest marriage rate for women with 23.5 marriages per 1,000 of-age women, followed by Utah with 22.3. Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and New Hampshire have the lowest rates - nearly half of Colorado's. Colorado cities have some of the highest shares of remote workers Though Colorado women get married more, th...

Police search for suspect accused of stealing purse from elderly woman in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

City of Miami Police are seeking the public’s help in finding a suspect accused of a strongarmed robbery. Police responded to the scene of the robbery at the intersection of Oak Avenue and Hibiscus Street, Monday. https://twitter.com/MiamiPD/status/1640778151910428672?s=20Surveillance video showed the suspect riding his bicycle as he pulled up to a 74-year-old woman who was walking in the area. The suspect shoved the woman, which caused her to fall to the ground. He then attempted to take her purse. Once the suspect took the victim’s purse, he fled from the scene on his bicycle.The woman sustained minor injuries to her right arm and was transported to Coral Gables Hospital by Miami Fire Rescue for treatment. The suspect has been described as dark skinned male who appeared to be in his 30s. He stands at about 5 feet, 8 inches to 6 feet tall and was last seen wearing a black shirt, black hat, red underwear, gray pants and black shoes with a white sole. He had a dark colo...

Man accused of stabbing Senate staffer after prison release

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Senate staffer remained hospitalized Tuesday after police say he was attacked leaving a restaurant in Washington this weekend by a man who had been released from federal prison a day earlier.The suspect, Glynn Neal, 42, was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to kill after Saturday’s attack. The federal Bureau of Prisons told The Associated Press Neal had been released from a federal prison in Maryland on Friday.Investigators believe the attack was random. The victim, Philip Todd — who works for Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — told investigators he had never seen his attacker before and that Neal didn’t say or demand anything before he stabbed him.He said Neal had appeared from around a corner and attacked him as he was walking with a friend.Neal had been released after earning so-called “good time credit” as part of a bipartisan criminal justice overhaul known as the First Step Act that was signed into law by former President Don...

Animal shelter seeks rescue for pair of pals; goat and dog are best friends

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

WAKE COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — The Wake County Animal Center is looking for the right home for a pair of pals – a goat and a dog who were surrendered to the shelter together.Cinnamon the goat and Felix the dog play, sleep and eat together. Animal center staff are hoping for a rescue partner who can keep them together.“Goats are social animals and so are dogs, so when they’re put together – it makes sense they would find friendship,” said Wake County Animal Center Director Dr. Jennifer Federico. “In many cases of interspecies friendship, the species are not normally seen together, and sometimes, one is of a species that ordinarily preys on the other in nature – whatever the reason for these two bonding, it’s clear what would be best for their well-being is to keep them together.”The duo is not up for public adoption at this time, but the center will reconsider if they can’t find the right rescue by the end of the week.“We’re so thankful that our center has establish...

Germany’s Pyrrhic victory in the war to save the car engine

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:31:24 GMT

No, Germany’s government hasn’t just saved the internal combustion engine.Weeks of threats and bluster that saw Berlin go head-to-head with Brussels ended Tuesday with EU energy ministers approving an agreement that sets a zero emissions limit on the sale of new cars and vans from 2035.That’s exactly the same deal that Germany and a small group of allies — Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic — refused to accept unless the European Commission changed the rules to make room for cars running on so-called e-fuels — a synthetic alternative to fossil fuels made from hydrogen and CO2 that is cleaner than conventional gasoline but still emits some greenhouse gases.It’s being touted as a huge victory by Berlin, but the final effect is likely going to be a lot less than Germany’s auto suppliers, high-end carmakers and the liberal wing of the political establishment — particularly the Free Democratic Party, which controls Berlin’s transport minist...