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Maui wildfire death toll now 99, likely to rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

The death toll in the Maui wildfire, the deadliest fire storm in the United States in more than a century, has risen to 99 in the past hour and officials warn it will grow. More than 2,000 buildings were destroyed, most of them homes, in what state officials are saying is the worst natural disaster in Hawaii history. "All the houses behind the store were on fire, burning to the ground," said Nathon Holder, owner of the popular VigiLatte coffee shop on Front Street in Lahaina. Holder was on Front Street when the wildfire erupted and says his business and home, as well as his employees’ homes are destroyed. "We run back in and we empty all the cash from the safe, grab some hard drives, the fire was already caught in the building we were in," he said. "It literally felt like a blow torch to the face. Couldn't see at all, it was mid-day, but there was no light in the sky, couldn't see, couldn't breathe, the smoke was so thick."Fortunately, Holder made it safely back to his Los...

Alameda County District Attorney Price's boyfriend hired by her office

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

(KRON) -- Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price's boyfriend was hired by her office and given the job title of Senior Program Specialist.Antwon Cloird formerly worked as a volunteer for Price's transition team, and as a Richmond community organizer. His new job is part of the district attorney's Resentencing and Re-Entry Unit for incarcerated people.The unit's mission is to improve public safety by reducing recidivism, according to Price's office. The unit is supervised by a former public defender, Demarris Evans.A spokesperson for the District Attorney’s Office wrote, "We are very proud that we have re-established a resentencing unit and also created a re-entry unit under the direction and supervision of Senior Assistant District Attorney Demarris Evans. The process by which that team selects cases for resentencing and reentry is a thorough one mandated by California law, including the Racial Justice Act. To be clear, a team of lawyers makes those decisions, not A...

Police say brother of a Colombia women’s national soccer team player is shot dead at a nightclub

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The younger brother of a Colombia women’s national soccer team player was killed in the early hours of Monday in a nightclub shooting, local police in the city of Cali said.Paulo Andrés Carabalí was the brother of Jorelyn Carabalí, one of Colombia’s key players in the South American team’s run to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup. Colombia was beaten 2-1 by England in Sydney on Saturday.The country’s soccer federation said in a statement that welcome-home festivities for the squad’s return from Australia will go ahead as scheduled on Tuesday despite the incident.Local media reported that Carabalí’s 23-year-old brother died after a gunman shot him in a Cali nightclub, where police said he worked as a DJ.Colombia’s soccer body said Carabalí thanked her teammates for their support after her brother’s death, but did not say whether she will attend the celebrations on Tuesday.___AP soccer: https://apn...

Late homers from Soler, Arraez and Bell lift Marlins to 5-1 series opening win over Astros

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler, Luis Arraez and Josh Bell hit consecutive homers in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Houston Astros 5-1 on Monday night.Houston starter Framber Valdez (9-8) limited the Marlins to four hits and two runs – one earned – through 7 2/3 innings before Soler and Arraez connected with solo shots to make it 4-1 and end the left-hander’s outing.Hector Neris relieved and allowed Bell’s blast over the wall in right. Bell extended his on base streak to 12 games since he joined the Marlins Aug. 2.It was just the second time in franchise history — the first was in 1998 — the Marlins hit three consecutive home runs.Marlins starter Braxton Garrett (7-3) threw five scoreless innings and was lifted after 75 pitches. The left-hander gave up four hits, walked two and struck out one.Consecutive doubles from Nick Fortes and Jon Berti in the third gave Miami an early lead. Berti stole third and scored on catcher Martin Maldonado’s passed ball to make it 2-0.The As...

Jurado investigador aprueba 10 acusaciones en el caso electoral contra Trump en Georgia, según documentos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

(CNN) –– El jurado investigador de Georgia a cargo del caso de subversión electoral de Donald Trump en el condado de Fulton en 2020 aprobó 10 acusaciones, según documentos firmados en cámara.La decisión se desprende de la investigación que lideró la fiscal Fani Willis, del condado de Fulton, en el área de Atlanta.Los documentos indican que el gran jurado no votó en contra de ninguna de las acusaciones presentadas el lunes por el equipo de la fiscal Willis.Noticia en desarrollo…The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Trump is indicted in Georgia over 2020 election meddling, the 4th criminal case against him

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and several allies were indicted in Georgia on Monday, accused of scheming to illegally overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. It’s the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president and the second to allege that he tried to subvert the results of the vote.The Fulton County grand jury indictment of Trump follows a two-year investigation ignited by a January 2021 phone call in which the then-president suggested that Georgia’s Republican secretary of state could help him “find 11,780 votes” needed to reverse his narrow loss to Democrat Joe Biden.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.ATLANTA (AP) — A grand jury in Georgia heard from witnesses into the evening Monday in the election subversion investigation into Donald Trump, a long day of testimony punctuated by the mysterious and brief appearance on a county website of a list of criminal charges against the former president that prosecutors later ...

Does the renter have to pay for new appliances?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

A couple of appliances kept breaking in their rental. The landlord replaced them and then sent the renters the bill, blaming them for the breakdown/ Why? It’s why they called Help Me Howard with Patrick Fraser.When you see people make that dangerous lonely journey across the Florida Straits, they are best at explaining why they risk their life.Ralph Theodore: “You come to freedom. You’re going to work and have your stuff, so we just running for a better life.”And for Ralph and his family, they found the freedom they were looking for in America.Ralph Theodore: “Yeah, we did. We did. And we appreciate that too.”For 15 years, they have enjoyed the highs of South Florida, and of course the headaches.Ralph Theodore: “The problem was that we started having issues with the stove and microwave since last year.”Their owner of the duplex they rent sent out a repairman, again and again, who would tell Ralph the same thing, again and again.Ralph T...

Hollywood man suffers second-degree burns after boat explodes during vacation in Greece

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

A boat explosion caused a man’s trip to turn terrifying after he smelled and saw leaking gasoline.The victim from Hollywood suffered second-degree burns during what was supposed to be a dream getaway in Greece.“It was really awful,” German Gomez said. Gomez, his girlfriend and another couple said they found the perfect spot in Greece, which had sparkly water, rocky cliffs and all. He told 7News that getting the perfect Instagram post was a top priority for the group.“It’s amazing, we’re taking pictures,” said Gomez. “We see boats, so we’re like, ‘We have to do all this. It’s gonna be an amazing day.'”Their Mediterranean adventure was set to be kicked up a notch on board a boat like the one they had, which came with a great Trip Advisor review. “We realized it didn’t have one with the captain, so we had to do a self-driven boat, but that’s OK because I’ve driven boats before,” he con...

Police search for 3 suspects accused of stealing jeweler from man at gas station in Miami

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

Several pieces of jewelry were taken after a trio of thieves pulled off a gas station steal.The incident happened on Biscayne and 36th Street in Miami.According to police, the victim was pumping gas when three men, who were armed and wore masks, demanded his jewelry.The thieves took off with three chains and a watch.The victim wasn’t hurt.If you have any information on this crime, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

Britain’s ‘failing’ asylum system in numbers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:13:34 GMT

LONDON —  Rishi Sunak has pledged again and again to “stop the boats.” It’s easier said than done.The British prime minister is staking his political reputation on making the simple slogan real, vowing to reduce the numbers of asylum seekers making the perilous journey across the English Channel.But the data tells a more complex story. POLITICO crunched the numbers to illustrate the pressures on Britain’s asylum system — recently described as “failing” by one of the Conservative Party’s own top figures — and the challenges Sunak must confront as he tries to convince the public he is getting a grip.