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Today in History: July 23, Amy Winehouse dies at age 27

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

Today in History Today is Sunday, July 23, the 204th day of 2023. There are 161 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History: On July 23, 1983, an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel while flying from Montreal to Edmonton; the pilots were able to glide the jetliner to a safe emergency landing in Gimli, Manitoba. (The near-disaster occurred because the fuel had been erroneously measured in pounds instead of kilograms at a time when Canada was converting to the metric system.) On this date: In 1958, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II named the first four women to peerage in the House of Lords. In 1967, five days of deadly rioting erupted in Detroit as an early morning police raid on an unlicensed bar resulted in a confrontation with local residents, escalating into violence that spread into other parts of the city; 43 people were killed. In 1982, actor Vic Morrow and two child actors, 7-year-old Myca Dinh Le and 6-year-old Renee Shin-Yi Chen, were killed when a helicopter crashed on...

Montgomery Co. police shoot suspect dead after ‘completely random’ stabbing spree

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

Police are investigating the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Silver Spring. (WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Police are investigating the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Silver Spring. (WTOP/Matt Kaufax) Montgomery County, Maryland, officials and community members are searching for answers after a suspect stabbed four random people in Silver Spring on Saturday morning. That suspect was shot to death by police shortly after the stabbings happened.Police said the first victim was a woman stabbed at the Unique Thrift Store in the 12200 block of Veirs Mill Road at around 10:30 a.m. Two additional women were stabbed in the neck along the 4100 block of Colie Drive — less than a half mile away from the thrift store.T...

Copper ties her career-high with 29 points, Sky beats Storm 90-75 to snap skid, extend Seattle’s

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Kahleah Copper matched her career-high with 29 points, making all 11 of her free throw attempts, to help the Chicago Sky beat Seattle 90-75 on Saturday night, extending the Storm’s losing streak to a franchise record nine games.Marina Mabrey added 22 points, including hitting four 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had nine points, a career-high 17 rebounds, a career-best tying four steals and three blocks for Chicago (9-13). The Sky snapped a four-game losing streak. Copper hit a 3-pointer to cap Chicago’s 7-2 opening, Ruthy Hebard scored inside to make it 24-10 late in the first quarter and the Sky led by double figures the rest of the way.Ezi Magbegor led Seattle (4-18) with 14 points. Jewell Loyd, the league’s leading scorer (24.9 per game) and the MVP of the WNBA All-Star Game earlier this month, scored 12 points, tying her season low. Loyd, who also scored 12 points in a loss 79-63 loss to Las Vegas on Thursday, has made just 5 of 24 from the field over the pa...

Chicago White Sox fall a season-high 18 games under .500 — and 11 out of 1st place — with a 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

The Chicago White Sox played their 100th game of the season Saturday.Add the 3-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins to the long list of ways they’ve come up short in 2023.A walk and an infield hit sparked a two-run rally that put the Twins ahead in the seventh inning. The Sox couldn’t capitalize on opportunities the final two innings on the way to falling a season-high 18 games under .500 at 41-59.“We did some good things except win a game,” manager Pedro Grifol said. “And at this level, the bottom line is to win baseball games.”The Sox received six strong innings from starter Dylan Cease. They used their legs to generate two runs, including Tim Anderson swiping home on a double steal.But the big hits eluded them late, losing in front of 30,894 at Target Field.“Disappointing loss,” Cease said. “We stayed in it to the end, we battled and, unfortunately, we didn’t come away with it.”The Sox led 2-1 entering the seventh. With o...

Family of mountain biker who died while saving hikers speaks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- The family of a mountain biker Kai Torres Bronson, who died in Jacumba Mountains last weekend, spoke to FOX 5 Saturday.  Cal Fire described Torres Bronson as a hero. “You made your family proud," said Jenn Rico, the aunt of Torres Bronson.  Torres Bronson’s family took time on Saturday to remember their loved one who died while trying to help hikers in extreme heat.  “He was empathetic at a very young age, he was very sensitive to how you were feeling. Auntie Jenn, how are you today?” Rico said.  Torres’ family shared an uplifting social media post from Torres. In it, he wrote, “JUST BE A GOOD PERSON.” “At an early age, you could tell Kai was very special,” Rico said.  On July 15, Torres went mountain biking with three friends in the Carrizo Gorge area in the Jacumba Mountains. Torres' family said mountain biking is one of his favorite activities. Man shot, killed in City Heights “And being surrounded by family and friends...

Comic-Con brings welcomed boost to local economy

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Since its inception in 1970, Comic-Con has grown into one of the most significant events in the entertainment industry, but it also has a profound impact on San Diego's economy.Last year, 135,000 people attended the convention and that generated $3 million in hotel and sales tax for the city. That doesn't include the money spent at stores and restaurants in the area.In 2019, the San Diego Tourism Authority estimated that Comic-Con brought in $150 million to the region. This year it's estimated at $160 million.Every year Comic-Con attracts hundreds of thousands of pop culture fans from all over the globe. They come dressed to impress -- ready to spend their hard-earned cash in San Diego.“We probably spent $500 just on marching the con," said Jill who attended this year's convention "That doesn’t count you know hotel stay, restaurants we’ve gone to, so we're definitely helping the economy here in San Diego.” Don’t have a Comic-Con badge? Check out these events that don’...

Spaniards vote in an election that could oust a leftist coalition and herald a return to the right

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

MADRID (AP) — Spanish voters go to the polls in a general election Sunday that could make Spain the latest European Union member to swing to the right. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called the early election after his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party and its far-left partner, Unidas Podemos, took a beating in local and regional elections in May. Sánchez has been premier since 2018.Most opinion polls for Sunday’s voting have put the ring-wing Popular Party, which won the May vote, ahead of the Socialists but likely needing the support of the extreme right Vox party if they want to form a government. Such a coalition would return a far-right force to the Spanish government for the first time since the country transitioned to democracy in the late 1970s following the nearly 40-year rule of dictator Francisco Franco. Opposing them are the Socialists and a new movement called Sumar that brings together 15 small leftist parties for the first time ever. With no party expected to garner an a...

Covering the heat wave in sizzling Phoenix, an AP photographer recounts a scare from heat exhaustion

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Heat never scared me before. I’ve spent 23 years covering Phoenix as a photographer for The Associated Press, shooting golf tournaments, baseball games and other outdoor sporting events, the city’s growing homeless population, immigration and crime. And, of course, heat.Like most people around here, I talk about temperatures being in the teens as if it’s a given that people know to always put a one in front of that number.But this summer’s record-shattering heat wave has been like no other. No amount of water or Gatorade can keep you going in these conditions without adequate cool-downs throughout the day. My phone and cameras continually glitch out and stop working. Even my car’s air conditioning has struggled to keep up.In my car, I keep a thermometer that I once used to check the temperature of chemicals in a darkroom. The heat inside when the air conditioner is off is way hotter than the air outside, and the thermometer often goes up to 125 degre...

Calf rescued from Orange County drain canal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

Fire crews rescued a calf that was trapped in a drain canal in La Habra on Saturday.The calf was found near Sonora High School on the 400 block of Palm Street around 6:15 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.The young animal had jumped from the high school’s farming area before landing in the canal, officials said.Video from the scene showed multiple fire crews making their way down into the drain area and securing the cow onto a harness. A rescue truck was used to lift the calf out of the canal before placing it safely back on land.Fire crews rescued a baby calf that was trapped in a storm drainage canal in La Habra on July 22, 2023. (Key News)Fire crews rescued a baby calf that was trapped in a storm drainage canal in La Habra on July 22, 2023. (Key News)Fire crews rescued a baby calf that was trapped in a storm drainage canal in La Habra on July 22, 2023. (Key News)Fire crews rescued a baby calf that was trapped in a storm drainage canal in La Habra on July 2...

Hazardous 'coke dust' released from Martinez refinery again

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:09:07 GMT

(KRON) -- Another "coke dust" release was reported coming out of the refinery in Martinez Saturday evening, the Bay Area Air Quality District said on Twitter. Air quality officials teamed up with Contra Costa Health (CCH) to investigate further.Upon review, CCH hazmat crews and the Bay Area Air Quality District did not find evidence of the coke dust in the surrounding neighborhoods of the refinery located at 1801 Marina Vista Ave.Coke dust is a byproduct of refining petroleum. The release of the coke dust was reported to be at 6:04 p.m. Paramore concert at Chase Center rescheduled two hours before show Earlier in the month, hazmat crews responded to a similar incident on July 11. A petroleum coke release was reported at the refinery.