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With holiday season underway, DC police are reminding people to drive sober or get pulled over

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

With Christmas and New Year’s approaching, D.C. police are sending out a message in the name of safety: drive sober or get pulled over.The department said it’s working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to put a strong emphasis on stopping distracted and drunken driving.The goal is to make sure that everyone is safe on the roads.The reminder comes amid a rise in traffic deaths across the District. Forty-seven people died in D.C. crashes this year, according to the most recent numbers from Vision Zero. It’s the highest number of deaths the city has seen in over 15 years.From Dec. 15 through Jan. 1, there will be officers on the streets “working on a special high-visibility enforcement campaign” to promote the message about how much harm drunken driving can do, according to a police news release.“The holidays are a time for celebration and joy. Drunken driving jeopardizes not only your own life, but also those on the road with y...

Gigantesca llamarada solar interrumpe señales de radio en la Tierra

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

CABO CAÑAVERAL, Florida — Un telescopio de la NASA ha capturado la llamarada solar más grande de los últimos años, la cual interrumpió temporalmente las comunicaciones por radio en la Tierra.El Sol escupió la enorme llamarada junto con ondas de radio el jueves, causando dos horas de interferencia de radio en partes de Estados Unidos y otros lugares del mundo que en ese momento eran iluminados por el Sol.Científicos de la Oficina Nacional de Administración Oceánica y Atmosférica de Estados Unidos (NOAA por sus siglas en inglés) dijeron que fue la mayor llamarada desde 2017, y que la ráfaga de ondas de radio fue extensa, afectando incluso a las frecuencias más altas. NASA descubre luna diminuta al pasar cerca de pequeño asteroide Marte registró un enorme temblor en el 2022 La combinación dio lugar a uno de los mayores eventos de radio solar jamás registrados, dijo el viernes Shawn Dahl, del Centro de Predicción Meteorológica Espacia...

Canucks acquire Cicek and 2024 6th-round pick from Sharks for Studnicka

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks acquired defenseman Nick Cicek and a 2024 sixth-round draft pick from the San Jose Sharks on Friday for forward Jack Studnicka.The 23-year-old Cicek has a goal and two assists in 18 this season for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League. He has four assists in 16 career NHL games, all last season with the Sharks.Studnicka has a goal in five games for Vancouver this season and a goal and six assists in nine games for Abbotsford in the AHL. The 24-year-old center joined Vancouver in an October 2022 deal with Boston. He has six goals and 10 assists in 90 NHL games over parts of five seasons with the Bruins and Canucks.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlSource

Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Friday said it was opening a military police investigation into the killing of two Palestinians in the West Bank after an Israeli human rights group posted videos that appeared to show Israeli troops killing the men — one who was incapacitated and the second unarmed — during a military raid in a West Bank refugee camp.The B’Tselem human rights group accused the army of carrying out a pair of “illegal executions.”The security camera videos show two Israeli military vehicles pursuing a group of Palestinians in the Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank. One man, who appears to be holding a red canister, is gunned down by soldiers. B’Tselem identified the man as 25 year-old Rami Jundob.The military jeep then approaches Jundob as he lies bleeding on the ground and fires multiple shots at him until he is still. Soldiers then approach a man identified by B’Tselem as 36-year-old Thaar Shahin as he cowers underneath the hood of a car. They shoot ...

US Space Command reaches full operational capability

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS (KXRM) — Various community leaders are celebrating the U.S. Space Command reaching full operational capability.Army General James Dickinson, the commander of U.S. Space Command, made the announcement at a headquarters town hall on Friday, Dec. 15. The decision followed an in-depth evaluation of the command's capabilities, including the ability to execute its mission on "our worst day, when we are needed the most," said Gen. Dickinson. Colorado designated as federal technology, innovation hub The criteria for full operational capability included:Accomplishing the Unified Command Plan mission alongside global campaigning, exercising, and responding to crises.Having the right number of skills across the human capital.Having the infrastructure needed to support command and control across mission and business functions.Having the necessary command processes and functions in place.Being able to set the conditions and requirements for the future fight.“As the command has...

2 dogs rescued in 2 days by Aspen firefighters

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Two canines were rescued in the span of two days by the Aspen Fire Protection District this past week.The rescues showcase the department members' skill and dedication, as well as the holiday season's spirit: hope, joy and community."I am so proud to be a part of this team. Aspen Fire was at its finest these past two days!" firefighter Drew Barr said, which was echoed by the team.Aspen Fire said on Facebook that it is "deeply grateful that no humans attempted to save these animals.""Many people have died or been seriously injured attempting to rescue pets," the department shared. Judge yet to rule on industry request to delay wolf reintroduction Complicated rescues, even of pets, should be left to trained experts, Aspen Fire said.Bailey is pictured here with some of her rescuers (Credit: Aspen Fire)This Bernese Mountain dog was rescued by Aspen firefighters. (Credit: Aspen Fire)A skunk and a dog, trapped undergroundThe first call was on the evening of Dec. 12: A p...

Festive traditions: Celebs share how they’re celebrating Christmas 2023

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

Maybe you dream of celebrating the holidays like a star, but maybe you already are, because some celebrities say they’re just doing regular down-to-earth things. You know, like us. Maybe it’s a load of bull, but in the spirit of the holidays, let’s hear them out.Character in “Candy Cane Lane”: “It’s beginning to look like Christmas.”Hollywood celebs are feeling the holidays with some must-sees. Some of their fave traditions?Keegan-Michael Key: “I love going to see the tree [at] Rockefeller [Center].”Timothée Chalamet: “Seeing the Times Square ball drop on TV, ’cause I grew up close to it. I just rewatched “Love Actually,” though, on a flight to Brazil, and I was sobbing the last 10 minutes.”Paul Giamatti (as Paul Hunham): “I’d like to propose a toast.”Paul Giamatti: “This 1970 musical version of ‘A Christmas Carol,’ called ‘Scrooge,’ that actually...

Lindsay Clancy child murder case returns to court

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

The Lindsay Clancy case was back in court, but the mother accused of strangling her three young children to death in the basement of their Duxbury home was not.Clancy’s appearance at Plymouth County Superior Court in Plymouth Friday afternoon would have to have been from the Zoom internet video conferencing service because she’s still being held without bail and on an extended six-month stay at Tewksbury Hospital, as ordered during her last hearing, which took place from the hospital, in October.The logistics of hearings from the hospital are difficult, as the privacy of other patients there is paramount, as discussed at the October hearing, and so Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington waived her appearance in court on Friday and has already wavied her appearance for the next court date.That new date will be Jan. 17 at 9 a.m. at the other Plymouth Superior Court location in Brockton.Friday’s hearing had to do strictly with document sharing and timeline planning ...

Boston City Council slammed for ’embarrassing’ vote to block $13M counter-terrorism grant

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

A state senator is seeking a change in Massachusetts law that would strip the Boston City Council of its authority to approve public safety grants, after the body’s “embarrassing” vote to reject $13.3 million in federal counter-terrorism funding.Nick Collins, a South Boston Democrat, filed a bill Friday that would allow that funding to be allocated to the intended cities and towns, upon approval of the state Legislature and governor, thereby bypassing local bodies like the Boston City Council, as “no approval from the intended grant recipient shall be necessary.”“The bill would ensure access to federal and state funds designated to assist our municipal partners in providing the highest level of public health and safety services in a dangerous world,” Collins told the Herald. “We can no longer allow politics to come before public health and safety.”If the bill is approved, the changes would apply statewide, but it was filed in direct response to this week’s 6-6 vote from the Boston C...

National Grid worker Roderick Jackson’s family seeking justice in hit-and-run that killed their ‘everything’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:32:43 GMT

Tucked inside a law office conference room, Roderick “Kito” Jackson’s family remembered their beloved son and brother’s love for Christmas, his favorite holiday, and how he always got the best gifts for them, expecting nothing in return.This Christmas, the family will be spending their holiday seeking justice and answers. They will be laying Kito to rest Saturday.Jackson, a gas technician for National Grid, a company the 36-year-old Cambridge resident had worked for since 2021, died on the job Dec. 6 when suspect Peter Simon allegedly crashed into him at a construction detail in Waltham.Jackson died alongside Waltham police officer Paul Tracey.Jackson’s family for the past week, living what his mother Norma Asprilla called a “horrific nightmare that I cannot wake up from,” has been considering filing a civil lawsuit against Simon, a New Hampshire man who had a lengthy criminal record before he took away their “everything.”“Why does this happen to our family? We are good to peo...