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Two-car crash leaves one dead on Loveland Pass in Summit County

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

A 58-year-old Aurora man was killed in a two-car crash Wednesday on U.S. 6 on the Summit County side of Loveland Pass.The crash occurred at about 5:50 p.m. when the man was driving a Toyota Scion westbound on U.S. 6 collided with a Chevy Tahoe going eastbound, according to Colorado State Patrol. No alcohol or drugs are suspected in the crash, but excessive speed is likely a contributing factor, said Trooper Gabriel Moltrer.Moltrer said the man who died was not wearing a seatbelt.The driver of the Chevy, a 52-year-old man from Missouri, was seriously injured after being ejected from the vehicle. Three other passengers in the car also were transported to a hospital for minor injuries. They all were wearing seatbelts, according to the CSP report.U.S. 6 at Loveland Pass was closed for six hours after the crash. No charges have been filed and Colorado State Patrol is still investigating.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Motorcyclist killed in hit-and-run crash on Speer i...

At the European Parliament, MEPs join Maryam Rajavi in urging EU to blacklist Iran regime’s Revolutionary Guards

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi addressed the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday (22 November), calling on European Union leaders to counter the Iranian regime's impunity and terrorism by blacklisting the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization and shutting down embassies of Iran's regime.Mrs. Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), made the appeal just days after terrorists, suspected to be working for Iran, attempted to assassinate former European Parliament Vice President Dr. Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a long-time supporter of the Iranian Resistance.The chair of the conference, Mr. Zarzalejos, read out a message by Prof. Vidal Quadras, currently recovering in a hospital in Spain following his November 9 assassination attempt on his life.In his message, Vidal Quadras who was a Vice-President of European Parliament from 1999- 2014, pointed to the Iranian regime as the most likely culprit in the attempted assassination of ...

Mother who waited to report her San Jose toddler was dead from fentanyl is apprehended

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

A mother charged with murder in the fentanyl death of an 18-month-old San Jose toddler has been arrested, police said Thursday.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Oakland police arrest suspect in fatal shooting of 28-year-old man Crime and Public Safety | San Francisco resident charged with murder of man whose body was found in the Presidio Crime and Public Safety | A masked man leapt from a bush to kill an East Bay man. Photos, phone records and a Selena Gomez song led to arrest of wife, lover Crime and Public Safety | Man shot to death in East Bay fast-food parking lot Crime and Public Safety | Oakland murder case falls apart after defense raises questions about impugned detective’s investigation Investigators took Kelly Gene Richardson, 28, into custody about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, police confirmed in an email. Police had no other details regarding the arrest.Richardson is the mother of 18-m...

Cal coach says son of Afghan refugee Fardaws Aimaq was called ‘a terrorist’ by fan

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

BERKELEY — Cal basketball coach Mark Madsen says Fardaws Aimaq, whose parents are Afghan refugees, was called “a terrorist” by a heckling fan after a game against UTEP this week in the SoCal Challenge.“Throughout and after Monday’s game, Fardaws Aimaq was allegedly subjected to abhorrent and offensive comments from a fan, including being called a terrorist,” Madsen said Wednesday night after the Bears lost to Tulane in the tournament. “I have asked the SoCal Challenge tournament director that a formal investigation be conducted and that this fan be barred from the premises.”Aimaq went into the bleachers to confront the heckling fan, hovering over him and pointing a finger at his face, in an exchange that lasted about 10 seconds after the loss to UTEP in San Juan Capistrano.“Fardaws and I had an important conversation (Wednesday) about how he needs to maintain his composure regardless of what takes place in a game or what is said to him directly,” Madsen said. “I am disturbed that Fa...

Does turkey actually make you sleepy?

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

Ebony Williams | (TNS) The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIt’s as reliable as the parades and football matches: Come Thanksgiving, you indulge in your family’s traditional feast before settling in for a much-needed nap. But while we may blame the day’s “food coma” on the turkey specifically, i’s more likely a result of overeating.That’s not to say that turkey can’t make you sleepy.“Turkey, which is typically the star of a Thanksgiving meal, is naturally high in tryptophan,” Uma Naidoo, a nutritional psychiatrist and the author of “This is Your Brain on Food,” told Health.What is tryptophan?According to WebMD, tryptophan is an “essential amino acid that plays a role in the production of serotonin, melatonin, niacin, and nicotinamide.”And while tryptophan — and the melatonin it produces — can make us sleepy, it’s also helpful in breaking down food, growing and repairing tissues, producing hormones and brain chemicals, and maintaining a healthy digestive system.But laying the blame on tur...

Suspects use vehicle to rip security gate off Oakland business before burglary

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

(KRON) -- Police are investigating the burglary of a downtown Oakland business that occurred on Thanksgiving morning where suspects used a vehicle to force entry.Three suspects used a vehicle to rip the security gate and a front door off of a secured business just after 6:15 a.m. Thursday, according to the Oakland Police Department. The suspects then entered the business to take items and fled before officers arrived at the scene. Authorities did not say what type of business was burgled or what items were taken. Family of 4 hospitalized on Thanksgiving after car veers off I-580 Anyone with information is asked to contact the Oakland PD Burglary Unit at (510)-238-3951.

Jets activate offensive tackle Duane Brown from injured reserve as his practice window expires

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

The New York Jets activated offensive tackle Duane Brown from the injured reserve list Thursday, putting him on the 53-man roster the day before the team’s game against the Miami Dolphins.The Jets had until Thursday afternoon to activate Brown, whose 21-day practice window was expiring. If he wasn’t activated, he would have had to spend the rest of the season on IR.The 38-year-old Brown started the first two games of the season at left tackle, but was sidelined since with a hip injury.Brown has been practicing fully for most of the past three weeks, but it was uncertain earlier this week if he’d be ready to return to the active roster.“We’re just working through it,” coach Robert Saleh said Tuesday. “Trying to see where he’s at.”Brown’s brief time in New York has been marked by injuries. The one-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection signed with the Jets last year during training camp and played through a torn left rotator cuff for most of the season. New York cre...

“Con un nudo en la garganta”: Di María dejará la selección de Argentina tras la Copa América

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

ARGENTINA – El delantero de la selección argentina de fútbol Ángel di María oficializó este jueves que dejará “con un nudo en la garganta” la Albiceleste tras finalizar la Copa América 2024, que se celebrará en Estados Unidos.“La Copa América será la última vez que vista la camiseta argentina, con todo el dolor del alma y sintiendo un nudo en la garganta me despido de lo más hermoso que me pasó en mi carrera, vestirla, sudarla y sentirla con todo el orgullo”, publicó el rosarino en redes sociales. En imágenes: así fue la histórica victoria de Argentina ante Brasil en el estadio Maracaná Histórico: con un golazo de Otamendi, Argentina le gana a 1-0 a Brasil en el Maracaná Aunque ‘el Fideo’ lo adelantó en octubre pasado durante una entrevista, este jueves oficializó que el de este martes, frente a Brasil en el estadio de Maracaná, fue su último encuentro con la Albiceleste por las eliminatorias mu...

¿Cómo es el acuerdo de rehenes entre Israel y Hamas? ¿Quiénes serán liberados?

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

(CNN) — Israel y Hamas llegaron a un acuerdo para hacer una pausa en los combates y liberar a algunos de los rehenes en poder del grupo militante, a cambio de prisioneros palestinos encarcelados por Israel.La tregua comenzará a las 7 a. m. hora local (medianoche ET) del viernes y los rehenes civiles serán liberados a las 4 p. m. hora local, según Qatar, que jugó un papel crucial en la negociación del acuerdo.El acuerdo se produce tras semanas de minuciosas discusiones en las que han participado negociadores y mediadores internacionales, y supone la primera gran disminución de las tensiones en el conflicto, que comenzó el 7 de octubre tras los brutales ataques de Hamas contra Israel, en los que murieron unas 1.200 personas.Desde entonces, más de 12.700 personas han muerto por ataques israelíes contra Gaza, según las autoridades palestinas, mientras cientos de miles de civiles buscan refugio de los ataques aéreos en medio de una escasez de alimentos, medicinas y combustible.Esto...

Al menos 30 personas han muerto por lluvias del fin de semana en República Dominicana

Published Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:54:56 GMT

(CNN Español) — El Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias de República Dominicana (COE) informó este jueves que se elevó a 30 las personas muertas por los torrenciales aguaceros que afectaron al país durante el fin de semana.“No hay palabras para describir lo que pasó, ni lo que estamos sintiendo”, dijo el puertorriqueño Giordano Martínez, quien este sábado perdió a sus padres, hermana y cuñado, quienes murieron por el desplome de una pared de un paso a desnivel en una de las vías más transitadas en Santo Domingo.Los rescatistas buscan personas atrapadas debajo de un muro que se derrumbó sobre varios vehículos luego de fuertes lluvias en la Avenida 27 de Febrero en Santo Domingo el 18 de noviembre de 2023. Crédito: FELIX LEON/AFP vía Getty ImagesEsos cuatro puertorriqueños muertos fueron identificados como Ramón Martínez, Awilda Vásquez, María Nereida Martínez y Michael Orozco, quienes habían llegado al país para vacacionar. Su funeral está previsto realizarse este próximo viern...