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16-year-old boy arrested in Santa Cruz County juvenile’s fatal shooting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

WATSONVILLE — The morning after a 15-year-old boy was gunned down near the intersection of Rodriguez and Main streets, police investigators arrested an unidentified juvenile, a Watsonville police spokesperson announced late Tuesday afternoon.The teen’s death constituted Watsonville’s third homicide of 2023 and the fourth to date across Santa Cruz County.The suspected shooter, according to Watsonville Police Department spokesperson Michelle Pulido, was a 16-year-old boy. Investigators arrested the teen around 11:30 a.m. Sunday in unincorporated Santa Cruz County, more than 17 hours after the shooting occurred, according to Pulido. Public release of the arrest details was delayed more than two days, Pulido said in a text to reporters, because of the “complex” nature of a juvenile case.This week’s arrest is the second homicide in the county to identify a 16-year-old juvenile as the suspected shooter. The earlier case involved Rowan Parham, an 18-year-old Soquel man who was fatally shot...

Barabak: Lefties never liked Feinstein, now seek to hijack her seat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

Dianne Feinstein wished to make a statement.The former San Francisco mayor was running for California governor and, knowing she would never win the endorsement of the far left, chose instead to stick those activists in the eye.“Yes, I support the death penalty,” Feinstein told fellow Democrats at the party’s state convention. “It is an issue that cannot be fudged or hedged.”A chorus of boos sounded like thunder. Feinstein stared straight ahead, unblinking, for nearly 30 seconds as the fury washed over her. (Meantime, cameras rolled to capture the made-for-TV moment, intended to dispel the notion of Feinstein as some kooky San Francisco liberal.)That was in 1990. But for some Democrats, the anger never let up.Now, with Feinstein ailing, some of her ideological foes hope to exploit the moment by agitating for the senator’s resignation and replacement with someone more to their liking, further to the political left.A favorite is Oakland’s Rep. Barbara Lee, a declared candidate to repla...

Prosecutor: Defendant in deaths of 3 California boys ‘used his car as a weapon’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

Anurag Chandra, incensed at being the victim of a teenage prank, was not content to run his agitators’ car off the road, a prosecutor said.Instead, after briefly forcing the boys to stop, Chandra made a U-turn and tailed the six close friends at speeds up to 99 mph before ramming their car at 88 mph on Temescal Canyon Road in Temescal Valley on Jan. 19, 2020, Riverside County Deputy District Attorney Kevin Beecham told jurors on Tuesday, April 18, during his opening statement in Chandra’s murder trial.Their car careened into a tree and pole, killing Daniel Hawkins, 16, of Corona; Drake Ruiz, 16, of Corona; and Jacob Ivascu, 16, of Riverside. The three others — Sergio Campusano, 18, Joshua Hawkins, 13, and Joshua Ivascu, 14 — suffered broken bones and other injuries.“The kids didn’t have a chance,” Beecham said in Superior Court in Riverside, where family members of the boys attended the trial.Chandra has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder ...

Ruling in lawsuit on California police shooting that killed girl in Burlington store must wait, judge says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

A decision on a bid by the City Attorney’s Office and a lawyer for a Los Angeles Police Department officer to stay a lawsuit by family members of a 14-year-old girl accidentally shot by the officer inside a North Hollywood clothing store was delayed on Tuesday, April 18, because the judge hearing the motion deferred any ruling until May.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Cherol J. Nellon is on a temporary assignment filling in for Judge Daniel M. Crowley, who heard all motions in the civil case involving the death of Valentina Orellana-Peralta before Tuesday. Nellon postponed the hearing until May 31 so Crowley can hear the motion when he returns.The police commission ruled in November that LAPD Officer William Dorsey Jones’ first rifle shot at a suspect, Daniel Elena-Lopez, who was attacking a woman inside the Burlington Coat Factory on Victory Boulevard on Dec. 23, 2021, was within the department’s policy regarding the use of deadly force.However, the commission found Jones’ second ...

Vegas man who used dating apps is suspected in series of California rapes, assaults

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

Los Angeles police are seeking possible victims of a Las Vegas man who they say used dating apps and social media to target and sexually assault women.Matthew Werner, now 46, was arrested in February on suspicion of multiple rapes around the Los Angeles area dating back to 2015, Los Angeles police said on Tuesday, April 18.Werner is thought to have used various aliases to avoid detection, they added.Five women were identified as sexual assault victims as of Tuesday evening, but LAPD said there could be additional ones. Police listed North Hollywood, Woodland Hills, Hollywood, and Midcity as locations where assaults are believed to have occurred.As of Tuesday evening, Werner was being held at Twin Towers Correctional Facility with bail set at $3 million, according to jail records. He is next due in court May 19.LAPD urged possible victims or witnesses to contact them at 213-473-0447. Those who wish to send anonymous tips can LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.Related Articl...

Politics, Not Science, Will Win the Battle for Mifepristone

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

Since April 7, when Amarillo, Texas, federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk nullified the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, reproductive rights advocates have been decrying (among other things) his ignorance, intentional or not, of science.“It is clear that the judge disregarded the strong medical argument that we presented in our amicus brief,” declares the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in a statement typical of this line of argument. “Medication abortion has played a critical role in helping people continue to access needed abortion care. It also provides people with an alternative to an abortion procedure; in fact, more than half of people who receive abortion care choose medication abortion.”Now it is true that abundant medical evidence is on the side of the defendant, the FDA. Mifepristone is safer than penicillin. Serious side effects occur in a fraction of a percent of medication abortions. Carrying a pregnancy to term i...

Ally Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — DETROIT (AP) — Ally Financial Inc. (ALLY) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $319 million.The Detroit-based company said it had profit of 96 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 82 cents per share.The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 88 cents per share.The auto finance company and bank posted revenue of $2.1 billion in the period, topping Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.05 billion.Ally Financial shares have risen almost 10% since the beginning of the year. The stock has declined 39% in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ALLY at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ALLYSource

Escándalo de corrupción, acusaciones de favoritismo y franquismo: Real Madrid y Barcelona, en guerra de palabras por el pasado fascista de España

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

(CNN) — Las tensiones entre Real Madrid y FC Barcelona, dos rivales acérrimos dentro y fuera del campo, dieron un giro inesperado e incendiario con los dos clubes envueltos en una guerra de palabras sobre qué institución estuvo más cerca de Francisco Franco durante el gobierno de 36 años del dictador en España.El trasfondo del embrollo es lo que se conoce como el ‘Caso Negreira’, un presunto escándalo de pago de árbitros que ha llevado acusaciones de corrupción a las puertas del Barcelona.Más de ocho semanas después de que se hiciese público el escándalo, el presidente del FCB, Joan Laporta, salió este lunes a defender al club catalán.Durante una conferencia de prensa de dos horas, que fue convocada para responder públicamente a las acusaciones de que el Barça pagó US$ $ 7,8 millones durante 17 años a José María Negreira, el exvicepresidente del Comité de Arbitraje del fútbol español, Laporta se apegó en gran medida a su guión en un principio.Hubo las esperadas neg...

Morgan Stanley: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Morgan Stanley (MS) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $2.98 billion.The company, based in New York, said it had earnings of $1.70 per share.The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.67 per share.The investment bank posted revenue of $22.55 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $14.52 billion, also surpassing Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $13.91 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MS at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MSSource

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day: DC-area residents can offload unneeded meds this Saturday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:50:52 GMT

Combing through your medicine cabinet might be a part of your spring cleaning, and there’s an opportunity to offload those unneeded medications Saturday at dozens of drop-off locations around the D.C. area.In partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), D.C.-area agencies are encouraging residents to drop off needed prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.Drop-offs are free and confidential.The DEA says offloading those unwanted or expired meds can help reduce overdoses and make the community healthier.Dozens of locations in the D.C. area are participating, including those in:Fairfax CountyLoudoun CountyPrince William CountyArlington CountyMaryland Takoma ParkThere’s also a drop-off site locator on the DEA’s website.Participants can drop off tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of drugs. E-cigarettes and vaping devices (with the batteries removed) can be offloaded.However, needle...