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Flooding displaces 10,000 across China

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

Associated PressBEIJING — Heavy flooding has displaced thousands of people around China as the capital had a relative respite from sweltering heat.Beijing reported 9.8 straight days when the temperature exceeded 35 C (95 F), the National Climate Center said Monday.Such a streak was last recorded in 1961 — decades before most Beijing residents had air conditioning or even fans. A lack of rainfall may be contributing to the heat, with the typically dry capital receiving even less than usual this year.While temperatures have since moderated — Monday’s temperature at midday was 33 C (91 F) — they are expected to rise again this week to as high as 39.6 Celsius (103 Fahrenheit) in Beijing and other parts of the country, authorities said.Meanwhile, more than 10,000 people were urgently moved to safety due to flooding in the central province of Hunan, the Xiang’xi Emergency Management Bureau on Sunday.Around 70 houses collapsed, 2,283 were damaged and farm fields were flooded. L...

Person stabbed at Levi's Stadium soccer game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

(KRON) -- A victim is recovering at a hospital after being stabbed at a Gold Cup soccer game at Levi's Stadium on Sunday, the Santa Clara Police Department confirmed.Police were called to the stadium at 8:47 p.m. for the reported stabbing near the seating area. SCPD said the victim was stabbed with a knife near their collarbone. Police did not provide an update on their condition. The stabbing happened during a contest between Mexico and Qatar, part of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition. Levi's Stadium hosted that match and another between Jamaica and St. Kitts & Nevis on Sunday. KRON ON is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Information is limited at this time. Check back later for more.

Sutro Tower lasers to illuminate San Francisco with 'sea of lights'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Sutro Tower, the iconic San Francisco television and radio tower, will be illuminated on the Fourth of July.Twelve multi-colored lasers stationed at the base of Sutro Tower will create a "sea of lights" emanating from foggy Twin Peaks, organizers said. The installation, called "loveAbove," was created by Illuminate.The laser exhibit was designed to celebrate San Francisco and mark the 50th anniversary of Sutro Tower. The tower broadcast its first transmissions on July 4, 1973.Lights will be visible throughout San Francisco between July 4-8, from sunset to midnight.In the mid-1960s, local television stations conceived a project to improve reception throughout the Bay Area and build a tower taller than the 588-foot structure that previously stood on the site. Sutro Tower was designed to accommodate most of the stations in the Bay Area, standing 977 feet high and located southeast of San Francisco’s Mount Sutro, with its base at an elevation of 834 feet. The hig...

Environmental scientists team up to find Kristin Smart's remains

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

A pair of scientists, along with a former analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have joined forces to find the missing remains of Kristin Smart, 27 years after her disappearance and murder.  While Smart’s body has never been located, the case has gained renewed interest from the true crime podcast, "Your Own Backyard." Now, in a mission dubbed “Project Homecoming,” two scientists believe soil in a backyard may be the key to finding the missing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student’s remains. Dr. Steve Hoyt is a Cal Poly graduate and an environmental scientist whose business tests soil samples. Timothy Neligan, an environmental engineer who also attended Cal Poly, had an actual run-in with 19-year-old Smart.Kristin Smart“She came knocking at our door a week before she went missing to use the telephone to call somebody,” Neligan explained. “We followed the case ever since and wanted to help the family.” Paul Flores, the last person to see Smart alive, is serving 25 years to ...

NASCAR thinking big after exciting finish to Cup Series’ 1st street race in its 75th season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Moments after NASCAR’s daring adventure was over — a soggy day in downtown Chicago rescued by a compelling Cup Series race — they were all thinking big.Shane van Gisbergen pondered a move from Australia’s Supercars to a regular NASCAR ride. Justin Marks contemplated the promising future of Project 91. Steve O’Donnell talked about holding a NASCAR event on another continent.“I think we’re all confident at NASCAR that we could take the Cup Series anywhere we want,” said O’Donnell, who became the chief operating officer of NASCAR in March 2022.O’Donnell and Ben Kennedy, the 31-year-old great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France and a key engine behind the sport’s evolving schedule, were buoyed by Sunday’s exciting finish to the Cup Series’ first street race in its 75th season.After hours of rain flooded the 12-turn, 2.2-mile course and scuttled the end of the Xfinity stop, it cleared up in time to get the Cup Series on the tric...

Servicio Postal de EEUU aumenta el precio del sello a 66 centavos

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

Los precios de las estampillas están aumentando nuevamente, uno de los varios cambios que el Servicio Postal de Estados Unidos (USPS, por sus siglas en inglés) implementará este mes.A partir del domingo, el costo de las estampillas “para siempre” de primera clase aumentará de 63 a 66 centavos. El precio más reciente se produce solo unos meses después de que las estampillas para siempre subieran de 60 a 63 centavos en enero, luego de una serie de aumentos similares en los últimos años.Al anunciar su intención de aumentar los precios de los sellos para siempre a 66 centavos a principios de este año, el USPS citó el aumento de los “gastos operativos impulsados por la inflación” y los impactos de “un modelo de precios previamente defectuoso”, y señaló que los cambios en los costos del servicio de correo “son necesarios para proporcionar al Servicio Postal los ingresos que tanto necesita”.Más allá de los sellos para siempre, un puñado de otros servicios de c...

Dodgers place Clayton Kershaw on the injured list due to left shoulder soreness

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw was placed on the 15-day injured list by the Los Angeles Dodgers before Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates due to left shoulder soreness. The Dodgers recalled right-handers Michael Grove and Gavin Stone, and optioned left-hander Victor González to Triple-A Oklahoma City.Kershaw was selected to his 10th All-Star team Sunday, which tied him for the most in franchise history. He said he was planning to attend next week’s game in Seattle despite being unable to pitch.The left-hander picked up his 10th victory, which is tied for the NL lead, with six scoreless innings in his last start against Colorado on June 27. He is 10-4 this season with 105 strikeouts and a 2.55 ERA.Grove will start the opener of a four-game series against the Pirates. The right-hander is 0-2 with a 7.54 ERA.With Kershaw’s stint, every member of the Dodgers’ starting rotation has spent time on the injured list this season.___AP MLB: https://apnews....

Una avioneta atropella y mata a dos personas durante su aterrizaje en Honduras

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

(CNN Español) — En Honduras, dos personas murieron este lunes cuando a bordo de una motocicleta trataban de cruzar una pista en el momento que una avioneta aterrizaba en Puerto Lempira, departamento de Gracias a Dios, en el este del país.De acuerdo con el reporte de los bomberos en la zona, un hombre conducía la motocicleta y llevaba a una mujer de pasajera.La pista sirve como terminal aérea y también como carretera, no tiene cerco perimetral y está rodeada por viviendas.Muere un piloto en accidente aéreo durante un ejercicio militar en VenezuelaEl sargento de los Bomberos, Douglas Espinal, dijo a CNN que es habitual que su equipo ronde la pista con un vehículo y un altoparlante para notificar que un aterrizaje se aproxima, pero al parecer este conductor ignoró el llamado y no le alcanzó la velocidad de frenado, agrega Espinal.Tras el accidente, la diputada liberal por ese departamento hondureño, Éricka Urtecho, dijo: “condenamos la falta de inversión en esta terminal aé...

Stoughton woman missing for days found alive, stuck in mud in Easton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

A missing woman from Stoughton was found alive in Easton Monday after being stuck in thick mud for several days, police announced. Stoughton police previously said Emma Tetewsky, 31, was last seen by her family on June 25. She was reported missing the next day.Police said hikers found Tetwesky in Borderland State Park but were unable to reach her without help. Easton police then used ATVs to reach Tetewsky and get her to safety, Stoughton police said.Police said Tetewsky “was conscious and alert” and was taken to a local hospital for observation.Stoughton police asked for the public’s help last week as their search for Tetewsky continued, involving multiple agencies, a state police helicopter, drones, K9s and boats.“The public never gave up hope that she would be located safely,” police said in their update on Monday. “She could not have been located without the public’s help.”

Performers participate in final dress rehearsal before 2023 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 11:12:31 GMT

Performers took the stage at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade on Monday for the final dress rehearsal ahead of this year’s Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular.  Even with fears of bad weather, both the Pops and guest performers for the show said they’re ready. “We have plans in place to make sure we get a show together at some point,” said Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart. “This is my 28th time and we’ve only have one total rainout, so let’s just have collective energy toward fair weather.”“I love this city, it’s one of our favorite cities, it’s one of our biggest fan bases right here in Boston and we’re here for our men and women in uniform,” said Chris Lucas of the Grammy-winning country duo LoCash. “It’s the Fourth of July, we’re celebrating the greatest country in the world.”Special guests performing in this year’s Fireworks Spectacular will include LoCash, Broadway star Mandy Gonzalez and 90s R&B group En Vogue.Spe...