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Skelton: 56 years after mental health reform failures, California tries again

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

There’s a bipartisan attempt in the state Legislature to finally finish the mental health reform that Gov. Ronald Reagan and lawmakers began 56 years ago. They botched the job back then.Their failure is a major reason why so many homeless people are living on California streets today.The 1967 reform was a splendid idea. It just didn’t get implemented as promised. Now it needs to be updated — altered to address the realities of mental health care — and given more money.The reforms under Reagan eliminated warehousing of mentally ill patients — frequently against their will — in depressing, oft-oppressive state hospitals. Everyone was told that the patients could be better treated in their local communities, close to family and friends.Great concept — except that neither the state nor local governments kicked in enough money for the treatment. Former patients — and thousands who should have been patients — wound up sleeping on downtown streets or in city parks or under freeways.The ref...

UFC fighter Tony Ferguson arrested on suspicion of DUI following rollover crash in Hollywood

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

By Wayne Sterling and Ben Morse | CNNUFC fighter Tony Ferguson was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his truck hit other vehicles and rolled over in Hollywood, California, on Sunday morning, the Los Angeles Police Department told CNN.According to the Los Angeles Times, citing police, Ferguson’s Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck flipped onto its side after hitting at least two parked vehicles on Wilcox Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. local time.Police said Ferguson initially refused to take a Breathalyzer test when he was taken into custody, the LA Times reported.Neither Ferguson’s representatives nor the UFC responded to CNN’s request for comment.Ferguson’s court date is set for June 1 in Los Angeles Municipal Court.Related ArticlesOther Sports | California woman gets 40 years in prison for sexually abusing young children, filming the crimes Other Sports | Party shooting in Southern California leaves 2 dead, 5 m...

Warriors find hope to overcome 3-1 deficit in the way they lost Game 4

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

LOS ANGELES — The scene at Crypto.com Arena was wrought with emotion following a Warriors’ Game 4 loss.On the court, LeBron James and Anthony Davis embraced Lonnie Walker IV, a role player who ripped the win away from Golden State with 15 fourth-quarter points to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 3-1 series lead.The feeling within the Warriors’ locker room was strange, in contrast — as hopeful and even-keeled as it has been through every high and low this season with a tinge of tension hanging overhead. How could they not feel tense with their title defense season now one loss away from ending? At least they have a few players in the locker room who’ve faced (and conquered) 3-1 deficits before.“I remember saying the same thing I did now,” Klay Thompson said. “Taking one day at a time and enjoying the process of chasing greatness.”The clear silver lining is the way in which the Warriors lost. It wasn’t Davis or James who beat th...

5 injured, 8 displaced in residential fire in San Francisco

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

(BCN) — San Francisco firefighters contained a fire early Tuesday in a high-rise building a few blocks southwest of the Parnassus Campus of the University of California at San Francisco. Five people were injured, including two who jumped from windows, according to Capt. Jonathan Baxter, speaking in a video the department shared at 3:52 a.m. on Twitter. All the injured people were taken to local hospitals and are expected to survive their injuries, he said. The fire is believed to have been ignited by a lithium-ion battery. Crews were dispatched at 1:04 a.m. to 6 Locksley Avenue. The American Red Cross is assisting eight people who were displaced by the fire, which damaged two units in the building. Copyright © 2023 Bay City News, Inc.

White Mountains: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (WTM) on Tuesday reported profit of $179.5 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the Hanover, New Hampshire-based company said it had net income of $69.83. Earnings, adjusted for investment gains, came to $8.95 per share.The insurer posted revenue of $531.9 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $333.8 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WTM at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WTMSource

DC firefighter shot and killed after reportedly assaulting girlfriend in Charles Co.

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

A D.C. firefighter was shot and killed by a man out walking his dog early Monday after reportedly assaulting his girlfriend in Charles County, Maryland.The shooting happened at around 3:30 a.m. Monday after deputies say Carl Braxton, 30,  reportedly assaulted his girlfriend inside their town house in the 2900 block of Sedgemore Place in Bryans Road.His death is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies were originally called to the Bryans Road area for a reported domestic assault in progress.After the assault, deputies said the woman escaped and saw a man who was walking his dog.Witnesses told deputies that Braxton threatened to harm the man and “aggressively” walked toward him.The man, who has a permit to carry a firearm, shot Braxton, deputies said.Braxton was found near the intersection of Sedgemore Place and Matthews Road after being shot. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.The man who deputies sai...

Corebridge: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Corebridge Financial Inc. (CRBG) on Tuesday reported a loss of $459 million in its first quarter.The Houston-based company said it had a loss of 70 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 97 cents per share.The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 84 cents per share.The financial services company posted revenue of $5.36 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $4.21 billion._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on CRBG at https://www.zacks.com/ap/CRBGSource

Imran Khan, Pakistan’s ex-prime minister, arrested in court

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested Tuesday as he appeared in a court in the country’s capital, Islamabad, to face charges in multiple graft cases. Security agents dragged Khan outside and shoved him into an armored car before whisking him away.The arrest, which marks a dramatic escalation on Pakistan’s political scene, drew nationwide condemnation from supporters of the popular opposition leader and former cricket star turned Islamist politician. Khan was dragged outside the Islamabad High Court and pushed into a police vehicle by agents from the National Accountability Bureau, according to Fawad Chaudhry, a senior official with Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party. Chaudhry denounced the arrest as “an abduction.” Pakistan’s independent GEO TV broadcast images of the 72-year-old Khan being pulled by security forces towards an armored vehicle, which took him away. Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022. He has claimed...

Ardmore Shipping: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) — Ardmore Shipping Corp. (ASC) on Tuesday reported first-quarter net income of $44.1 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.The Hamilton, Bermuda-based company said it had net income of $1.04 per share.The shipping company posted revenue of $118.2 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $81.7 million.Ardmore Shipping shares have declined 6% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 94% 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 ASC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ASCSource

L.B. Foster: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:31:28 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — PITTSBURGH (AP) — L.B. Foster Co. (FSTR) on Tuesday reported a loss of $2.2 million in its first quarter.The Pittsburgh-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 5 cents per share.The railroad track manufacturer posted revenue of $115.5 million in the period.L.B. Foster expects full-year revenue in the range of $520 million to $550 million._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FSTR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FSTRSource