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Prayer vigil held for mother murdered in San Diego

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- A prayer vigil was held downtown Saturday in honor of a woman who was murdered in San Diego seven years ago.Krystal Mitchell, a 30-year-old mother of two, was visiting the region from Phoenix, Arizona with her boyfriend in 2016 when the unthinkable happened: she was strangled to death in a friend's apartment in Allied Garden. Mother of murder victim speaks out after suspect captured The person accused of her murder is the man who traveled with her on that fateful vacation. Krystal's boyfriend, Raymond McLeod, reportedly used her car to escape to Mexico after the tragic incident.The incident prompted authorities to consider McLeod a fugitive, who was then put on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted list. McLeod remained on the run for six year until authorities found him in the Central American country of El Salvador in August 2022, following a tip that the he was teaching at a school in Sosonate. He was arrested extradited to San Diego from there. Authorities say McLeod h...

Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” died of suicide: AP Sources

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.Kaczynski, who was 81 and suffering from late-stage cancer, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday. Emergency responders performed CPR and revived him before he was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead later Saturday morning, the people told the AP. They were not authorized to publicly discuss Kaczynski’s death and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.Kaczynski’s death comes as the federal Bureau of Prisons has faced increased scrutiny in the last several years following the death of wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein, who also died by suicide in a federal jail in 2019.Kaczynski had been held in the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado, since May 1998, when he wa...

Tories to work with NDP, Bloc to set terms on potential foreign interference inquiry

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

OTTAWA — The Conservative Party is willing to work with other opposition legislators to set the terms of reference for a possible inquiry on foreign interference. Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will reach out to the New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois next week and begin the work. The Liberal government says it is willing to hold a public inquiry on allegations that China meddled in two recent federal elections, but it wants the opposition parties to come up with its terms of reference, timeline and potential leader.The government is undertaking work to find possible gaps in how it handles allegations of foreign interference, and initially appointed former governor general David Johnston as a special rapporteur to probe the issue. But Johnston resigned from the role on Friday, citing the highly partisan atmosphere around his work.Poilievre says he wants the government to call a public inquiry quickly, and before the next federal election. This report by The Canadian Press was fi...

Hospitalized Pope Francis walks a bit, follows Mass on TV, lunches with medical personnel and aides

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

ROME (AP) — Sticking to doctors’ advice, Pope Francis on Sunday skipped his customary weekly public blessing as he convalesces from abdominal surgery in a Rome hospital, but walked a few steps, followed Mass on TV and did some work, the Vatican said.Francis also ate lunch in his 10th-floor hospital apartment with doctors, nurses, other medical staff and members of his security detail, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a written statement.The surgeon who performed the three-hour surgery Wednesday to repair an abdominal hernia and to remove painful internal scarring that had resulted from previous operations said the 86-year-old pontiff had begun a semi-liquid diet.Dr. Sergio Alfieri also told reporters that medical staff had made clear to Francis their concerns that if the pontiff delivered the noon public blessing and greeting from a balcony down the corridor from his hospital room, he might over-exert himself and tear a prosthetic mesh that was inserted as part of the he...

Airline employee injured after emergency slide deploys in plane

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) - A Delta crew member was injured by an emergency slide Saturday after the flight made a diverted landing due to mechanical issues. The plane, flying from New York's JFK International to Los Angeles International, was diverted to Salt Lake City for a mechanical problem, according to a Salt Lake Airport representative.While flying to California, the captain reportedly announced to the 168 passengers on board that there was a problem with the backup system's temperature instrument, according to the New York Post and a passenger who spoke with Nexstar's KTVX.The Post reported the flight landed without incident and the issue was fixed quickly. After passengers were reboarded and the flight was about to take off, the emergency slide accidentally deployed inside the plane. That's when the crew member was injured, according to Delta representatives. The employee was hospitalized and has since been discharged.A passenger recounted the incident to KTVX, saying they were...

Self-driving car hits and kills small dog in San Francisco

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A Waymo vehicle hit and killed a small dog on the streets of San Francisco last month, the company confirmed to Nexstar's KRON. The incident occurred on Sunday, May 21, when the dog ran in front of a Waymo vehicle with an "autonomous specialist" in the driver's seat, according to a company spokesperson.The spokesperson said an investigation had been launched and that an initial review indicated that the Waymo's system correctly identified the dog, which ran from behind a parked vehicle. However, the vehicle was unable to avoid hitting the animal.The dog was hit and subsequently died."We send our sincere condolences to the dog's owner," the spokesperson said. "The trust and safety of the communities we are in is the most important thing to us and we're continuing to look into this on our end."The dog was off-leash when it was struck by the Waymo vehicle.KRON reached out to the San Francisco Police Department regarding the incident and was told that officers re...

Why is a s'more called a 's'more'?

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – S’mores — the official treat of people who enjoy having sticky hands — have existed in some form or another for over a hundred years.But the name “s’more”? That came about decades later.One of the earliest known recipes for the s’more was published around 1920, in a cookbook commissioned by the Campfire Marshmallow Company. Much like today’s s’more, the treat consisted of chocolate and toasted marshmallow sandwiched between two graham crackers — but it went by a different and arguably more accurate name: the “Campfire Graham Cracker Sandwich.” What does 'Oreo' mean? It might be a dig at a cookie competitor, according to an expert Even then, the authors of the recipe noted that the toasty treats were already “especially” enjoyed by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. But the latter began calling them by a different name by 1925, as evidenced articles published by newspapers in Alabama, Connecticut and Tennessee, all of which reported on Girl Scout leaders who sampled the sweet ...

Long-lasting heat wave continues with no relief in sight

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Mostly sunny skies are expected today after a cloudy start. Highs jump back up to 100º for the second day this year. Dangerous feels-like temperatures are expected especially south and east of Austin where the humidity is higher.A Heat Advisory is in effect for Fayette countyLuckily we will have a bit of a breeze today with some wind gusts near 20 mph.Another low storm chance exists for Sunday and Monday, which will generally be hot and dry days. Rain chances on those days also favor northern areas with a low severe weather risk too.A ridge of high pressure will build further over the region next week, leading to dangerous levels of heat and humidity, and even several daily record high temperatures.Our best chance for record breaking highs will be Thursday and Friday. Hydrate up! "The future is smoky": Northeast U.S. air quality problems linked to climate change INVESTIGATION: LCRA didn't plan for climate change until KXAN investigation FIRST WARNING WEATHER: S...

BCA asked to investigate after St. Paul police pursuit early Sunday morning

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

The St. Paul police department said it has asked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate a weekend pursuit officers were involved in that ended with the discovery of a man inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound.Authorities gave the following details of the incident:At about 4 a.m. Sunday, someone on the 900 block of Fremont Avenue called 911 to report that a man they knew had kicked in a door and was threatening people with a firearm. The caller said “multiple shots” were fired. A second 911 caller also reported multiple shots.When officers arrived, the man had fled in a vehicle. Nobody at the scene was injured.Police spotted the vehicle and tried to stop it, but the man drove away and officers were authorized to pursue.The driver traveled west on I-94. State Patrol units joined the pursuit. The suspect’s vehicle exited the freeway in Minneapolis and the State Patrol helped to stop it.When officers approached the vehicle, they found a man with...

East Metro baseball player of the year: East Ridge’s Luke Ryerse

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 09:25:42 GMT

Luke Ryerse is a star, uhh, well, everything for East Ridge’s state tournament-bound baseball team.The position he plays very much depends on the day.“He’s played two outfield positions, he’s played third base, he’s played first base, he’s pitched,” Raptors coach Brian Sprout said.That’s it? Anything else?“We even talked to him about catching a little bit and he’s started working on that,” Sprout said. “We haven’t done it. He’s got some catching in his background, so he’s capable of it.”Add it to the list.Sprout knew of Ryerse, a sophomore, and his potential as he watched him rise through the youth ranks. What always remains to be seen, though, is where and how a player will slot into a varsity lineup when the time comes. But Sprout quickly learned during Ryerse’s freshman season that the answer to that question was “anywhere that’s required.”“That’s the great thing about the flexibility is we can write a lineup and fit him in somewhere, knowing that he’ll be comfortable,” Sprout sa...