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Nashville school shooter sent alarming messages before the massacre

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale sent alarming messages to a former middle-school basketball teammate shortly before Monday’s deadly massacre, the ex-classmate said.Hale wrote she planned to commit suicide and that she’d likely be covered on the news in a series of direct messages to Averianna Patton over Instagram at 9:57 a.m. Monday, Patton told the Nashville news station WTVF.“One day this will make more sense,” Hale wrote, according to the messages published by the TV outlet. “I’ve left behind more than enough evidence behind. But something bad is about to happen.”Police say they received an active-shooter call at the Covenant School, where Hale was a former student, at 10:13 a.m. The shooting left three 9-year-old students and three adults dead, and Hale was fatally shot by police, officials said.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Covenant School shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say Crime and Public Safety | ...

10-year-old American boy injured in shark attack while on spring break vacation in Mexico

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

A Colorado boy is recovering after a shark attack while on spring break vacation in Mexico.Denver7 spoke with 10-year-old Dillon Armijo who says he was bitten by a shark while visiting Cancún, Mexico, on March 17.“We went to the beach and wanted to swim or jump in waves and then like, five minutes after that, like a shark just came into like, a wave and just bit my leg,” said Dillon.Related ArticlesNational News | How to survive a shark attack — or better yet, avoid one entirely After spending four days in the hospital in Mexico, he was airlifted to Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora.He had to undergo several surgeries but his mom, Abby Armijo said he will be able to walk again.Read the full story from our partner at denver7.com.  

Bay Area storm: Rain, wind continues causing damage

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

(KRON) -- The rain will continue on and off through Wednesday with parts of the Bay Area experiencing possible 30-mile-per-hour winds and pea-sized hail. San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley are under a special weather advisory, according to the National Weather Service, while the mountain communities should expect more snow.Previously saturated soil could lead to downed trees and branches and power outages, as the area has seen from recent storms. More rain means more money for East Bay MUD customers Stay up to date with the latest storm-related news.Wednesday, March 298:50 a.m. -- Sonoma County under flood watchThe National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in Sonoma County near Santa Rosa. Residents should expect potential flooding of streets, underpasses and highways until 4 p.m.8:45 a.m. -- BART delayed due to wet weatherBay Area Rapid Transit said it was running about 20 minutes slow due to wet weather conditions Wednesday.8:15 a.m. -- Tree down in San FranciscoA fallen...

Oakland firefighters respond to house fire on 39th and West

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

(KRON) -- Crews with the Oakland Fire Department are on the scene of a two-story residential fire at 39th and West streets, according to a tweet from Oakland Firefighters. The fire is reportedly under control, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Spike strips deployed in arrest of Cupertino catalytic converter thieves A photo from the scene showed a lot of smoke billowing from a two-story house in a residential neighborhood with several fire vehicles outside.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Spike strips deployed in arrest of Cupertino catalytic converter thieves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

(KRON) -- Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies used spike strips in the apprehension of a group of alleged catalytic converter thieves on Tuesday. The deputies responded to a catalytic converter theft in Cupertino early Tuesday morning, the SCC Sheriff's office said in a social media post. Frank Somerville makes first TV appearance since DUI crash: Exclusive The suspect vehicle was located, and it led the deputies on a short pursuit. It was then that deputies deployed the spike strips -- tire deflation device -- and the vehicle was disabled on Interstate 280.Four suspects fled the vehicle on foot but were later apprehended by deputies, police said. Multiple catalytic converters and burglary tools were located by the deputies.The four suspects were booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on charges that ranged from felony vehicle evading, assault with a deadly weapon, conspiracy, vehicle tampering, grand theft and resisting arrest.

Recent cosmic explosion likely the ‘brightest of all time,’ NASA says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

Watch Video: New image from James Webb Telescope shows star about to become supernovaNASA astronomers recently spotted a burst of radiation that was quickly crowned the “BOAT”: the brightest of all time.The source of the radiation, which NASA said “swept through the solar system” on Oct. 9, 2022, was a gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion. NASA said in a news release that the gamma-ray burst triggered spacecraft detectors. Researchers and astronomers around the world have spent the past several months looking at and understanding the burst, which was so bright that it “effectively blinded” most space instruments used to measure such bursts, NASA said.Information about the burst was reconstructed using data from astronomer in the United States. That analysis was compared with observations from Russian and Chinese astronomers. The data shows that the burst was “70 times brighter than any yet seen,” NASA said.Eric Burns, ...

5 Missouri officers injured; suspected drunk driver arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (AP) — Five St. Louis-area police officers were injured early Wednesday when they were struck by an SUV driven by a suspected drunk driver.Three of the officers were in serious condition and two suffered moderate injuries, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. A 2-year-old girl in the Jeep Cherokee that struck the officers suffered minor injuries.The accident happened at 1:42 a.m. on Interstate 270 in Maryland Heights, Missouri. The officers are part of a regional task force that focuses on auto thefts and other crimes.The officers had chased a suspected car thief who crashed and were handling that wreckage when they were hit. The highway patrol said patrol cars were blocking the two left lanes, waiting for a tow truck to remove the wrecked car, and had their emergency lights flashing.The Jeep Cherokee tried to swerve but struck a Lake Saint Louis police car, causing one officer to be ejected as the police car spun out of control and struck two other Lake Sai...

UK to house thousands of asylum seekers in ex-military bases

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government said Wednesday it was planning to house thousands of asylum seekers in two disused military bases, the latest in a series of measures to discourage migrants from crossing the English Channel to U.K. shores in small unseaworthy boats. Immigration minister Robert Jenrick said the former Royal Air Force barracks in England will provide “basic and functional accommodation” for up to 3,700 asylum seekers and save the government billions of pounds (dollars) a year housing them in expensive hotels.“Accommodation for migrants should meet their essential living needs and nothing more. Because we cannot risk becoming a magnet for the millions of people who are displaced and seeking better economic prospects,” Jenrick said.Authorities say taxpayers are footing a 2.3 billion-pound ($2.8 billion) hotel bill a year to house asylum seekers, who often remain in temporary accommodation for months as they wait for a decision from officials struggling to cope w...

Indonesia stripped of hosting Under-20 World Cup by FIFA

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

ZURICH (AP) — Indonesia was stripped of hosting the men’s Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday amid political turmoil regarding Israel’s participation.FIFA said Indonesia was removed from staging the 24-team tournament scheduled to start on May 20 “due to the current circumstances” without specifying details.The decision came after a meeting in Doha between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Indonesian soccer federation president Erick Thohir.Israel qualified for its first Under-20 World Cup in June. The country’s participation in Friday’s scheduled draw in Bali provoked political opposition this month.Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation and does not have formal diplomatic relations with Israel, while publicly supporting the Palestinian cause.Indonesia’s hosting was cast into doubt on Sunday when FIFA postponed the draw.It is unclear who could now host the tournament, which was scheduled to be played in six stadiums in Indonesia.Argentin...

‘Ultra-rare’ pink diamond expected to sell for more than $35 million at auction

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:30:05 GMT

A pink diamond of “unparalleled color and brightness” is expected to fetch over $35 million when it goes on sale in New York, auction house Sotheby’s announced Wednesday.Weighing 10.57 carats and named The Eternal Pink, the “ultra-rare” gemstone will go under the hammer this June, four years after South African firm De Beers discovered it at one of its mines in Botswana.Officially classed as “purplish pink” in color, it is the most valuable diamond of its shade ever to appear at auction, according to Sotheby’s. The auction house’s head of jewelry for the Americas, Quig Burning, said in a statement that the stone was “joining the ranks of the most important diamonds in history.”The price of diamonds is largely determined by what gemology experts call the four “Cs”: carat, cut, color and clarity. For the latter grading, the stone has been classed as “internally flawless,” meaning any blemishes ar...