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Missouri man charged in Indiana trooper’s traffic death seeks change of venue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) — An 18-year-old Missouri man charged with murder in the traffic death of Indiana State Police Trooper Aaron Smith requested a change of venue Tuesday for his upcoming trial, online court records show.The request Tuesday seeks to move the trial of Eddie Jones of Sikeston, Missouri, to another county or to bring a jury in from another county, news outlets reported.Jones also is charged with auto theft and resisting law enforcement.Jones is accused of driving a stolen vehicle and leading police on a chase that killed Smith on June 28 as he was trying to deploy stop sticks on Ronald Reagan Parkway, north of Interstate 70 in Plainfield, state police have said. Smith, 33, of Franklin, died after being taken to an Indianapolis hospital.The Associated Press

Border Patrol fails to assess medical needs for children with preexisting conditions, report says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

Border Patrol does not have protocols for assessing medical needs of children with preexisting conditions, according to an independent report made public Tuesday on the death of an 8-year-old girl from Panama who was in federal custody.The girl’s death was “a preventable tragedy that resulted from” failures in “medical and custodial systems for children” within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that includes the Border Patrol, the report found.It’s the latest damning finding in the May 17 death of Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez, who was on her ninth day in custody with family in Harlingen, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley, one of the busiest corridors for migrant crossings. She had a chronic heart condition and sickle cell anemia.An internal investigation found Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the girl’s file. The report made public Tuesday was conducted by an independent monitor working to enforce compliance with the latest terms of the Flores set...

Florida county reports its 7th case of locally contracted malaria

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A southwest Florida county has document a seventh case of malaria, state authorities said.The Florida Department of Health reported a new locally acquired case of malaria in Sarasota County during the week of July 9-15. That’s in addition to five cases last month and one case in May. Sarasota County and Manatee County directly to the north have been under a mosquito-borne illness alert for nearly a month. The area is located on the Gulf of Mexico, just south of Tampa Bay.Sarasota County officials have been been using aircraft, trucks and ground crews to apply insecticide to the area where the malaria cases were reported. Mosquito control workers are trapping the insects and sending them to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for evaluation.About 2,000 U.S. cases of malaria are diagnosed each year — the vast majority in travelers coming from countries where malaria commonly spreads.Since 1992, there have been 11 outbreaks involving malar...

Pennsylvania woman who used bullhorn to direct Capitol rioters is convicted of Jan. 6 charges

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

A Pennsylvania woman who used a bullhorn to direct rioters attacking the U.S. Capitol was convicted on Tuesday of charges that she joined the mob in an attempt to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth heard testimony without a jury before he convicted Rachel Marie Powell of felony charges stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, siege. Powell, who was convicted of all nine counts in her indictment, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 17, according to court records.Powell, wearing a distinctive pink hat and fur-lined jacket hoodie, joined a mob of rioters who confronted police officers at bike rack barriers on the west side of the Capitol. She used her back to push against the police line, prosecutors said.A video captured Powell using a bullhorn to encourage other rioters to “coordinate together if you’re going to take this building.” She also gave them “very detailed instructions” about the layout of the Capitol, according to an FBI...

Natalie Beach steps out of the online drama and into ‘Adult Drama’ with her memoir

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Beach is “not bothered” by the constant correlation of her name with her former best friend, Caroline Calloway.“Caroline is an incredibly interesting person, and she’s really talented and a wonderful writer,” said Beach, who rose to fame in 2019 after writing the viral essay “I Was Caroline Calloway” for New York Magazine’s The Cut. In it, she details a toxic friendship and unveils her role as the influencer’s ghostwriter. Calloway had become popular for her diary-style Instagram captions about her time as an American at the University of Cambridge, gaining a six figure book deal for a memoir that never quite materialized. That, along with questionable creativity workshops and Beach’s essay, eventually earned Calloway a reputation as a scammer.Calloway leaned into that, finally self-publishing “Scammer” just days before Beach’s own memoir was set to be published by HarperCollins’ Hanover Square Press.Stepping out of the shadows with “Adul...

Delta flight canceled after passengers suffer heat illnesses amid triple-digit temps in Las Vegas

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Delta Air Lines canceled a flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta on Monday after extreme heat led to illnesses among passengers.The number of passengers who were sick was not disclosed in a statement from the airline. Reports that the passengers were in the cabin on the ground for four hours could not be confirmed."We apologize for the experience our customers had on Flight 555 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 17, which ultimately resulted in a flight cancelation. Delta teams are looking into the circumstances that led to uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin and we appreciate the efforts of our people and first responders at Harry Reid International." Teen banned for 3 years after ‘skip lagging’ flight hack: family The apology to customers came along with a "compensatory gesture," the airline said.Multiple people were reportedly wheeled off the plane by paramedics, and multiple flight attendants were also said to have fallen ill. The official high temperatur...

Photos show freezer section chained shut at San Francisco Walgreens

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

(KRON) - Walgreens appears to be taking new steps to combat theft at one of its San Francisco locations. In photos posted to social media, chains can be seen locked around the freezer section of a Walgreens located at 16th Avenue and Geary Boulevard.In one photo posted by Richie Greenberg over the weekend, the chains can clearly be seen across the front of the section with locks securing it to the wall.(Photo courtesy of Richie Greenberg)KRON4 reached out to Walgreens and received the following statement from a spokesperson:"Retail crime is one of the top challenges facing our industry today. We are focused on the safety of our patients, customers and team members. We continue to take preventative measures to safely deter theft and aim to deliver the best patient and customer experience. And we are working closely with law enforcement, elected officials and community leaders to draw greater attention to and improve our response to retail crime."A subsequent visit to the Walgreens lo...

Woman says she called retired officer when she couldn't get through to Austin 911

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A woman said she was put on hold Sunday while trying to call 911 to report a man on a bike getting hit by a car in the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard and Toomey Road. The Austin Police Department confirmed officers responded to a crash around 12:15 a.m. and said the cyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. APD: Latest average 911 hold time was roughly 3 minutes Ken Casaday, a former APD officer and former president of the Austin Police Association (APA), said the woman called him saying she could not get through to 911 and asked him for help instead."I called an officer downtown.. to help dispatch someone," Casaday said. APD said the woman's call that ultimately went through was on hold for about three minutes. The department did not confirm whether officers were dispatched because of the 911 call or because of Casaday's call. Police said once a unit was assigned to the scene, crews got to the intersection in about four minutes. ‘Felt li...

Abbott responds to report that troopers and soldiers were ordered to deny migrants water, push children into Rio Grande

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- Texas lawmakers said they plan to ask the Department of Justice to look into reports that Texas troopers and National Guard members have been ordered to push migrant children back into the Rio Grande and deny asylum-seekers water even in extreme heat.According to the Houston Chronicle, a verified email from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper described his orders under Operation Lone Star and called them "inhumane."Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in March 2020 launched Operation Lone Star, a border-security initiative that sent DPS troopers and Texas Army National Guard members to the border, where they have set up concertina wire to prevent migrants from entering the country. Most recently, the governor has deployed a string of large buoys to serve as a floating barrier in the middle of the river in Eagle Pass, Texas.That's where the DPS trooper said they witnessed a pregnant woman having a miscarriage and writhing in pain while caught in the wire; ...

'It's inhumane:' Dangerous TDCJ heat conditions on display at Texas Capitol

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:50:06 GMT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Tears streamed together with sweat as Tona Naranjo stepped inside a mock prison cell under the record-hot Texas sun. Sending prayers up to her son, she imagined his final moments spent inside bare walls trapping unbearable heat."Jon Anthony Southards, I'm doing this for you, son... I need to know exactly what my son faced in his last moments," she said. "No human being deserves this."Her son Jon Anthony was found unresponsive in his cell at TDCJ's Estelle Unit near Huntsville on June 28. He died suddenly at 36 years old. According to the Texas Attorney General's custodial death report, the cause of death is pending autopsy results.Naranjo and dozens of other advocates protesting the dangerous heat in TDCJ prisons believe air conditioning could have prevented Southards' death. They are advocating for temperature regulation to keep cells between 65 and 85 degrees.As Texas experiences an oppressive heat wave, 70% of TDCJ facilities do not have air conditioning ...