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Interim director of East St. Louis Housing Authority suspended

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – The interim executive director of the East St Louis Housing Authority has been suspended following a You Paid For It expose on horrendous conditions in an apartment in the Gompers Housing Project.Meanwhile, Serria Hall, the mother of three whose bug-ridden apartment was featured in the FOX 2 report, has been moved to new residence in the Gompers development.Interim Executive Director Angela Russell-Perry came under heavy fire after the story aired. The Housing Authority Board of Directors met Wednesday and decided to suspend her.FOX 2 could not get hold of any members of the board. However, KaKeesh Branigan, a spokeswoman for East St. Louis Mayor Charles Powell III, said Russell-Perry would remain “suspended until further notice.” Lawmaker to review law ‘in-depth’ after cars with expired tags towed from driveways The East St Louis City Council, which includes Mayor Powell, appoints the members of the Housing Authority board, but the board itself hires and fi...

$50,000 reward offered in armed robbery of U.S. Postal carrier in North Hollywood

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

A reward of up to $50,000 is being offered by the United States Postal Inspection Service for information leading to the arrest and conviction of several suspects involved in an armed holdup of a letter carrier in North Hollywood, officials announced Thursday.  The incident occurred on July 11 at around 10 a.m. near 5522 Vineland Avenue, across the street from East Valley High School, according to a USPS bulletin.  Surveillance images released by the postal inspection service show one of the suspects holding the letter carrier at gunpoint.  That suspect is described as a Black male, approximately 25-35 years old, standing between 5 foot 11 inches and 6 foot 2 inches tall, wearing a black hoodie, black jeans and dark sneakers.  The second suspect wore a white face mask, a grey hooded sweatshirt, dark jeans and white sneakers.  A third suspect, for which there is no description, was the driver of a black BMW, possibly a 2019 X6 SUV with black rims, officials said i...

Skimboard riders battling Laguna Beach officials over Aliso Beach sand berm

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

A battle is brewing between the city of Laguna Beach, which recently took control of Aliso Beach from the county, and skimboard riders who claim the officials are unfairly considering a new law that would cut into some of their fun.  One of the biggest attractions at Aliso Beach for the wave riders is a naturally occurring sand berm that separates Aliso Creek from the ocean. When it’s breached under the right conditions, it’s an excellent wave for skimboarding.  “It does break naturally more often than not,” Greg Viviani told KTLA. “Also, the wave riders like to break it as well because it does create a standing wave and it creates sandbar out front, which creates better waves to ride as well.”  However, the city is looking at a new ordinance that would ban skimboard riders and others from digging out the berm over concerns about polluted water from upstream going into the ocean too often.  Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen spoke to KTLA last month about the issue.  “Firs...

Trayce Jackson-Davis makes Summer League debut, but Warriors drop fourth straight game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

LAS VEGAS — Trayce Jackson-Davis had been waiting for this moment since draft night last month.After missing the first five Summer League games with a sore hamstring, Jackson-Davis finally made his summer debut Thursday afternoon in the Warriors’ 118-101 loss to the Houston Rockets.Jackson-Davis, the No. 57 pick in this year’s draft, started at center in place of Santa Cruz big man Jayce Johnson. He admitted to having some jitters early on, which might explain a failed dunk and layup attempts as well as two early turnovers.But a two-hand slam off a pick-and-roll with Brandin Podziemski at the 6:44 mark of the first quarter helped him settle in.“You know I like tearing the rim down,” Jackson-Davis said after the Warriors dropped their fourth straight game in Las Vegas. “So getting that as a dunk was a pretty cool experience.”Jackson-Davis, 23, appeared more comfortable as the game went on. He scored six points in the first half before finishi...

Santa Clara: Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by driver

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

SANTA CLARA — A driver hit and seriously injured a pedestrian Thursday afternoon in Santa Clara, police said.The collision was reported around 1:20 p.m. at Lafayette Street and Great America Way.The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with major injuries, said Santa Clara police Lt. Cuong Phan.Phan said the driver remained at the scene.Additional details about the collision were not immediately available.Northbound Lafayette Street was closed until about 4:50 p.m. for an investigation.Check back for updates.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | San Mateo: Hazardous liquid spill on Highway 92 forces lane closures, shelter-in-place order Crashes and Disasters | Bay Area man who went missing in Yosemite is found dead Crashes and Disasters | 3 dead, 14 hurt in Illinois crash between Greyhound, tractor-trailers Crashes and Disasters | Free-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain ...

TikTok trend in which thieves steal Kias and Hyundais getting worse, officials say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

(KRON) -- Earlier this year, KRON4 reported on a disturbing TikTok trend in which thieves posted videos of themselves stealing Kias and Hyundais. California Attorney General Rob Bonta called for recalls to fix the problem, but it seems to be getting worse.In the last week, we’ve seen multiple Instagram posts of people falling victim in the Bay Area. Their car is stolen, found dumped in a parking lot weeks later, stripped and totaled. Online videos of Kias and Hyundai’s being stolen have been seen millions of times.“Steeling the cars, doing joy runs, filming on their TikToks,” said Joey Johnson, whose car was stolen. Reinforce your door, Oakland police say after spike in home invasions He fell victim last week.“Must have happened overnight sometime,” said Johnson.The broken glass is still on the sidewalk where his 2013 Hyundai Elantra was parked in San Francisco when it was stolen.“I then called the police. They sent someone out to do the report and that’s when they, before I had e...

COVID home eviction moratorium ending in Oakland

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

(KRON) -- The City of Oakland’s COVID-19 pandemic-related eviction moratorium will officially sunset on Saturday. If a tenant was unable to pay rent between March 9, 2020, and July 14, 2023 because they experienced a significant decrease in income or increase in expenses as a result of the pandemic, the tenant can never be evicted by property owners over that unpaid rent, according to city officials. "That doesn’t change with this policy sunset," city officials wrote. Starting on July 15, tenants can be evicted for non-payment of rent that became due on or after that date, even if they are still financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.Property owners can still take tenants to court over any unpaid rent accrued between March 9, 2020, and July 14, 2023. However, they cannot evict tenants who were unable to pay because of financial hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Currently, if a tenant lives in a rent-controlled unit, the property owner cannot raise the rent over the an...

Dentista acusado de envenenar a su esposa habría buscado en internet cómo esconder el crimen

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

DENVER, Colorado – El dentista de Colorado acusado de matar a su esposa pudo haber investigado cómo envenenarla y salirse con la suya, buscando preguntas en internet que podrían complicar su caso.Según informó The Associated Press (AP), los investigadores indicaron que James Craig mantenía una aventura cuando buscó en línea respuestas a preguntas como: “¿Se puede detectar arsénico en la autopsia?”.También habría buscado: “¿Cómo hacer que un asesinato parezca un ataque al corazón?”.AP agregó que los fiscales presentaron su evidencia contra Craig el miércoles, con el objetivo de demostrar ante un juez que el acusado debe ser hallado culpable por el asesinato en primer grado de Angela Craig en marzo.La policía cree que James Craig, de 45 años, mezcló arsénico y cianuro con los batidos de proteína de su esposa, para poder entablar una relación con otra mujer, según documentos judiciales. Aún no se le ha pedido que se declare culpable del cargo, indicó la ag...

CNBC: reportan caída de usuarios en Threads desde su debut, según firma

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

Todo lo que sube tiene que bajar, al menos en el caso de la participación del usuario en Threads, Meta, el nuevo competidor de Twitter.La semana pasada, la plataforma de redes sociales basada en texto reportó un récord de 100 millones de suscripciones en solo cinco días, pero según los datos de Sensor Tower y Similarweb, el servicio ha experimentado una caída en el crecimiento y la participación.“El lanzamiento de Threads realmente ‘rompió Internet’, o al menos los modelos de Sensor Tower”, dijo a CNBC Anthony Bartolacci, director gerente de Sensor Tower, una firma de inteligencia de marketing. “En los más de 10 años que Sensor Tower ha estado estimando las instalaciones de aplicaciones, las primeras 72 horas de Threads fueron verdaderamente únicas en su clase”.Sin embargo, agregó, los datos de Sensor Tower sugieren un retroceso significativo en la participación de los usuarios desde el lanzamiento de Threads: el martes y el miércoles, la cantidad de usuarios...

Aspartamo, cáncer y otros riesgos para la salud: lo que debes saber

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:26:52 GMT

(CNN) — Su descubrimiento no fue intencionado, sino un descuido en las prácticas de seguridad. En 1965, el químico James M. Schlatter buscaba en su laboratorio un medicamento contra la úlcera cuando se lamió el dedo para recoger un papel. Sorprendido por el intenso dulzor que percibió en su lengua, pronto descubrió que provenía de un vaso con pruebas lleno de ácido aspártico y fenilalanina, dos aminoácidos naturales.Cuando Schlatter estudió más a fondo la mezcla, descubrió que el metanol, un alcohol simple que también se encuentra en frutas y verduras, parecía ser la clave del dulzor del polvo, y así nació el aspartamo como sustituto del azúcar.El uso de edulcorantes: ¿cuáles son los riegos y beneficios? El Dr. Elmer Huerta lo explica¿Qué es el aspartamo?En 1973, el aspartamo se unió al creciente mercado de los edulcorantes artificiales, y hoy también lo conocemos por marcas como Equal, NutraSweet o Sugar Twin.El aspartamo es un edulcorante no nutritivo, lo que significa que ...